Analog Addiction writes, "The argument about PC graphics being better than console graphics is an unwinable war for either side. PC gamers say their games will always look better, while console gamers try to come up with poor objections that we all know do not suffice. However, is there a bigger issue regarding the PC and console relationship? Could it be an issue PC gamers are neglecting and console gamers do not care about? I think it is. I bet you are wondering what world ending catastrophe I am talking about? It is the idea that the quality of PC games are affected by their console counterparts."
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"PC gamers say their games will always look better"
"but I have never seen anything running on my PC like the clips from the PS4 game trailers."
I'm not trying to take these quotes out of context, but it really is an all too common, yet quite delusional argument to say you are being limited to console quality while still arguing that you are getting better quality.
When you are willing to pay more outright you can get more, but don't act like all PCs are so far beyond next gen when the first thing you are concerned about is how well your new game will run at your goal for resolution and FPS, because in the end your PC is just holding back the guy who is willing to spend $5000+ on his rig.
Console gaming has a huge impact on the PC crowd. Even if the PC is capable of so much more the developers still for the most part design a game for consoles and straight port it to PC. Dark Souls is a good example.
On the other hand the PC has a great community that fix everything.
consoles have there own following and style, same as PC. both sides have a positive and negatives but it all depends on your play style, the only 'War' is the fanboys on both says sayin we are better. normal gamers are just in the game others are well just dicks.
Interesting. Do they mean effect PC-Exclusives? Or just Pc ports? When companies have to worry about developing for multiple platforms than naturally they have to develop for the bare minimum--a design that accommodates the short comings of the weakest system the game is targeted for e.g Final Fantasy being scaled back for 360 accommodation. The PC, forget about cost, will always have a significant edge in power for the simple reason that the PC is a fluid market and highly upgradable--install the technology as it comes out (and if you can afford it.) Consoles on the other hand are designed with a long shelf life and a format for software upgrades only.
While the PS4 and the Xbox 720 (fusion or whatever they decide on) come with an abundance of modern bells and whistles, the reality is technology progresses much faster than console shelf-life, not unlike the ridiculous cell phone market. Pc Gamers who have the coin (a minority) already have computers that far outpower the PS4 and surely the next Xbox as consoles are designed for a market that is in the $499-$599 range--a cost that is just not congruent with the best current hardware (you can spend $599 and well up on a GPU alone).
Console gamers are in a sweet spot as they are the majority--the platform drives the industry. PC, despite its idiosyncratic superiority in terms of the latest hardware and graphical prowess will always play second fiddle to the console as a result. PC-exclusives just don't bring in the cash like console games do.
I don't think consoles hold back PC gaming or affects it all that much, You also can't forget that PC has a huge indie dev scene and a lot of those games wont make it to consoles. I say yes sometimes its affected, but not always. I use to be a console mainly gamer and now i'm a PC mainly gamer I haven't touched a console since last October and I've been really happy with games on the PC more so than I was on a console. I've enjoyed the mods and being able to tweak my games and steam and the all the indie games have been fun! Honestly I can play all games on max settings and that isn't the reason I play games on the PC although its nice to see the games looking as good as they can, however most games I play don't look that great or anything mind blowing, right now I've been playing Cry Of Fear, not the prettiest game but its fun.