I've backed up all my claims with sources. If you believe what I'm saying is wrong (i.e that the CPU's in these consoles are not bottlenecked) then point to the correct sources so I can learn why. Even one of my links directly addressed Obscura's comment about 4K. Resolution is NOT holding the frame rate back. "I mean,…
It's the next gen and beyond I was mostly hinting at. But even then, it's going to be very easy going forward to scale these assets down. Look at the current process of PC Games ported to PS4 as example. PC already uses the highest LOD's and textures. PS4 usually compares to the PC version running on medium-low settings.…
It was in direct reference to what the console is more limited by. PS4 Pro & Xbox One X do have noticeably stronger GPU's compared to the base platforms, but the CPU's are only marginally clocked higher. It's not unbelievable that doubling the resolution is less of a problem compared to handling more complex physics/AI…
When did I say $1000s? This was actually the first generation where the consoles came out drastically weaker than PC. Yet at the same time, PC Gaming actually became increasingly affordable throughout the years. There are many in depth comparisons out there that say the consoles are struggling because of the weak CPU but…
But what is it that I don't understand? I've been playing video games for 20+ years. Why would someone like me, who clearly has a vested interest in game art production and will likely release his own game some day, want to lie or distort something that clearly affects me at the end of the day? If someone has the answer to…
It's why I mentioned a few posts up the next consoles MUST have more powerful CPU's. 60fps needs to make a comeback. We use to have such fluid gameplay from the Sega Genesis to the PS2. But the Jaguar CPUs in PS4/XB1 were very disappointing. They became an obstacle when PC tech drastically outpaced them. Ray tracing tech…
That comes off as arrogance. You can't make predictions about the future or by the same vein, you can make predictions about which console will sell the best. There is definitely speculation because release dates can always be pushed back, or certain breakthroughs happen that catches everyone off guard. If PS4 for example,…
Dumping a 100 million poly model straight from Zbrush might be still ridiculous for years to come. But dumping a model whose main detail is sourced from high resolution displacement/bump maps is more in the realm of believable. It's also about what the next generation of consoles targets too. Maybe Playstation 5 will…
I mean, another reason you probably won't get the jump to insane performance every time we switch console gens is they tend to be running on hardware that had to be locked in a year or so in advance before production. Not only that, but Sony and MS routinely sell their consoles at a loss, I remember reading that sony was…