The PlayStation 5 won't have much of an impact on the future of PC gaming

Next-generation consoles may help push PC gaming forward, eventually, but PCs are already well on their way.

[kungfuian]

90% of the games created for pc will be bound by consoles as the economics of game creation dictats what can get made. The next gen systems will absolutely impact the future of pc gaming.

[rainslacker]

Those bounds are usually determined by the actual GPU/CPU market. Most games are made to run on the lowest common denominator hardware. About the biggest thing that you get any difference on is graphics options.

[Eonjay]

It must be noted that while consoles make up the majority of players the difference between console high and low end is usually not nearly as dramatic as high and low end on PC itself.

I find it odd that people like digital foundry don't do comparisons using the most common PC setups. The only do high end like that represents the actual public.

Consoles are the last thing that PC gamers need to be worried about when it comes to restraining PC.

[rainslacker]

They don't do the comparisons, because PC owners are aware that different hardware is going to be different, and there just isn't much demand for it, since the console wars like stuff in the PC market are over different things. Although NVidia/AMD tends to get heated sometimes, but there are places that do compare those things.

[Born2Game83]

PS5 will be more powerful than majority of PCs. The CPU, GPU and RAM memory increase will have big impact on the kind of games made for next generation. So the bare minimum for AAA games will increase and people will have to upgrade their PCs.

[Razzer]

"people will have to upgrade their PCs."

Sure. Some will. That is always the possibility as hardware gets older. But the most popular current configuration on Steam will suffice for quite some time. Games are going to be cross gen for while now that consoles are PCs.

[EliteComments123]

yes correct

[isarai]

Yes it will, especially when it comes to ray tracing. Hearing that sony has made it a focus means MS HAS to follow suit which pretty much rocket fuels its development and means well see better and more optimized iterations happen faster.

[porkChop]

MS was going to do raytracing regardless. They developed DirectX Raytracing. They were obviously going to find a way to use that in their next gen systems.

[paintedgamer1984]

Honestly though, whats the point of another console from MS?

Theyve already made it to where you dont even need an xbox to play any of their console exclusives to include Halo, one of their beloved series.

Now, they are doing exactly what they chastised Donnie D for doing... like it was ALL his fault lol. What a joke. Ill never understand why anyone defends MS. Is it because they are an American company?

Im so glad more and more gamers that were die hard xbox people are seeing what the rest of us have been seeing since way before the xb1 gen. They literally have to bend over with a thumbs up and a smile to get gamers to go to their platform.

And what was the point of this xb1sad... ive not seen one comment that wasnt negative or trolling... that thing is an abomination. They had MUCH greater positive momentum before the start of the xb1 gen... what type of miracle is it going to take for them to not get trolled out of existence when next gen starts?

Whatever they got cooking up... it better be a hell of a lot better than this entire 6-7 years. but somehow ms is gonna have the more beast console... for the same price or lose more than 100-200$ a console... For what? So 3rd party games can look nicer in 8k? So they can say THEY have the most powerful console... with no games.

When crap gamer started talking shit about xbox... that was something beautiful right there.

Im an avid podcast listener and over the past 3 years these are the xbox diehards that totally went blue over green

Randalthor
Crap gamer
Nxtgen720
Mbg

These were all DIEHARD xbox fans that made cringe at the bs out of their mouth

[Dragonscale]

MS were gonna do a lot of things lol.

[Hurfs]

No one has said what type of Ray-tracing the PS5 will be able to do, will it be hardware or software? will there be a dedicated cores on die for Ray casting like the Nvidia cards? will it use AMD's compute cores in a patched up mess? The fact is we just do not know. I would like it to be Full Fat Hardware Ray casting but we just do not know at this point in time.

Can't wait to hear more.

[joab777]

What I was really hoping for from the PS5 was a move to mobile gameplay in addition to its focus on gaming. They have experience here and have the ability to stream. MS is no longer their only competition.

Right now you can play PS4 games on your phone with an app, why not release an official app that works on PCs, mobile phones and tablets. They could create their own mobile device similar to the Switch but make it a choice for those who would prefer a dedicated mobile gaming device. Those who don’t would have the option to play on anything they wanted. They could sell controllers for mobile platforms, and most importantly, begin to compete with Switch and Stadia.

And the funny thing is, all of this already exists. It wouldn’t take much to move it to the forefront of their platform. They remain the best place to play the best games in the world, and this would only make them that much stronger. And without costing all that much.

[jznrpg]

Switch shows why they won’t go that route . Maybe they will make a Vita2 companion device but you lose waaaaay to much power to do what’s Sony does game wise. Nintendo can get away with it as they don’t go for realistic looking games . But a Vita2 that can stream games from your PS5 would be dope. As soon as 5g is rolled out this will be more likely but even if they do it like the old Vita I’d be happy .

[paintedgamer1984]

Agreed. Im so excited for next gen. 5g is going to be revolutionary.

[1nsomniac]

5G is going to fail. I believe Chicago? Was the first state in America to run it. It eventually went to court and was holted due to safety concerns as it is proven to have adverse effects on your heart. It has also been banned in Brussels because it fails their radiation safety laws. Which means it will probably be banned in Sweden and maybe Brazil also. As I believe they’re quite up on their radiation laws too.

It has been proven that Chinese government has been spending big BIG money to American government and corporations to stop research and to force through policies which would make the details about its safety bypass any regulatory bodies.

Yes the idea of 5G is great but if you’re going to make colossal amounts of money knowingly damaging lives then it should fail before it’s even began.

[paintedgamer1984]

Why would they need to do that when next gen youll most likely have a way more modern version of ps+/now where as long as you own a playstation5 youll be able to stream OR download games to a phone or tablet. I did hear a rumor that the ds5 will break apart to double as psvr remotes, but also have the ability to attach a proprietary sony like tablet for mobile gaming. But like i said, if they put their games on all devices there would literally be no reason for that

[chadwarden]

Depends on how angry the weebs are about their censored underage anime girls

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[chadwarden]

lmao exactly

[badboyz09]

Let's just wait till it's shown

[jznrpg]

OT: Can’t wait til draft night . RN4L

[badboyz09]

I want Carr GONE! He's TRASH never been a fan. until he's replaced we'll be a below .500 team

[Literal_Cringe]

It could if Sony can persuade developers to use it's Raytracing technology, the more developers use raytracing, the more we'll see it in PC games. It would also help with demand for more budget oriented cards with raytracing.

[DrumBeat]

PlayStation over PC for me.

[Jaypi03]

It's hard to tell until we get some definite specs, console gaming will always be a step behind PC gaming because they're made to last for 7+ years, where as PC parts can be swapped as frequently as the user wishes, to take advantage of the newest advances in tech.

Not saying either is better, but one clearly has a definite advantage, really i'd just like to see consoles finally be able to run games consistently at 60 FPS with full HD graphics.

[paintedgamer1984]

What amazes me is when a console can launch and be better than whats on the pc market. The ps3 was like alien technology in 2006 when it launched. Not saying there werent more powerful specs at the time... that would be dumb just not for 500-600$ and the ps5 will do circles around anything on the market for... 500 when it launches.

[Pyrofire95]

That's a comment that either comes from stupidity or denial.

[AK91]

PC gaming won’t have much of a future if the tech industry keeps asking for ridiculous prices for their hardware, console gaming has nothing to do with the success or failure with PC gaming but it’s also true for the other way around.

[Imalwaysright]

?? PS4 and X1 are basically AMD boxes with the Playstation and Xbox logos attached to them and the same will happen with the PS5 and whatever the next Xbox will be called. PC gaming is the backbone of console gaming.

[Razzer]

Exactly

[_LarZen_]

A PC focused site trying to downplay the role consoles have on their platform.... Consoles have always impacted PC gaming. And nothing has changed.

The PS5 will impact PC gaming as all the previous consoles have. The PS5 especially with its 8 core CPU. Millions of PC players are still on dual core systems...

[Razzer]

lol....you have that backwards. Consoles are built with PC hardware. PCs impact consoles so much more than console impact PCs.

PCs have had 8 core CPUs for years. Welcome to 2012!

[_LarZen_]

No I don’t. Consoles have held back PC for years and will continue to do so since PC have a clear advantage with flexibility.

And yes I know there’s been octa-core CPU’s for years. But the reality is allot of PC gamers don’t have a CPU with that many cores.

And as consoles now finally will. Then developers will start to take more advantage of high core CPU’s. Meaning more PC games will start requiring that you need one.

That’s millions of PC gamers needing a hardware update soon...

[Razzer]

"Consoles have held back PC for years and will continue to do so since PC have a clear advantage with flexibility."

Oh....so I haven't been playing the same games as consoles on my PC with better graphical quality and higher frame rates? Nope. I actually have. The high end is and will always be with PCs. DF has shown this to be true time and time again. PC makes steady strives forward every singe console generation while console makes a sudden leap every 7 years......or these days, a shorter leap every 3 or 4 years. So while Xbox One X has the choice of 1080/60 or 4k/30, I've been happily playing FH4 at 4k/60+. How am I constrained by consoles again?

"That’s millions of PC gamers needing a hardware update soon..."

Not really. Consoles will now be restrained by consoles. Devs are not going to abandon the PS4 and Xbox One any time soon and so those consoles, or at least the Pro and One X, are now the lowest common denominator. I mean do you really think that devs are going to mandate 4K+ resolutions across the board for all games? Plenty of PC gamers are happy playing games at 1080p as 4K on a 27" monitor is a waste. These multiple config scenarios have been the norm for PC gamers for decades. Since consoles are now build entirely with PC tech, they are now getting a taste of it.

[TheGamez100]

Uhh what? Most AAA devs do target for consoles so of course next gen consoles will have a huge impact.

[Lionsguard]

Playstation 5....It sounds so strange to me. Not that it's a strange name, it just really hits home the passage of time. It was only yesturday that 10 year old me swapped his Christmas N64 for a Playstation. I can't believe we're about to hit the Fifth system..

[MatrixxGT]

I know how it feels I still feel like ps4/xb1 just came out couple years ago in 2013, then I realize it’s 2019...damn. After 30 time just flys by.

[Malice-Flare]

of course it won't, as long as there are numerous configurations to account for, developers won't prioritize optimization and new programming techniques when it comes to games on PC. they'll still rely on brute-force. low to mid-range PC users are out-of-luck for AA and AAA games...

you didn't get temporal re-projection and checkerboard rendering from PC game devs, and now, console devs will probably take multi-threading seriously now that consoles will have 8-core, 16-thread processors in them...

what it can only do is raise the minimum requirements for AA to AAA games...

[sprinterboy]

I bet there is more pc gamers out there with a console as a 2nd gaming platform than a console gamers having a PC as there secondary gaming device?

[lucian229]

As powerful as pc's are their power is only used for heavy modded skyrim, fallout and gta; the majority of games on pc are Rouge lites that could be powered by an NES

[Shikoku]

The fact PS5 will feature such powerful components if it becomes the target platform next gen PC will benefit.

[xRacer74x]

The PS5 is just not as powerful as my current PC. Does not mean I will willl not get a ps5. Im a gamer I do not want to miss any good games. PC are always ahead of consoles as far as power if you keep them upgraded.

[Fritzwochel]

Rumors has the PS5 will have 24-32GB of ram. If that is correct, it will have a huge impact on PC gaming.

[Giblet_Head]

It's adorable there's people with zero knowledge regarding hardware out there that will believe that. Meanwhile in reality these things need to be cost effective to sell.

[The_Sage]

Out of all the people I know in my personal life I know 2 that game on PC. One only plays the decades old Red Alert. The other constantly bitches about not being able to get Spider-Man.

[The_Sage]

One idiot disagreed. You can not disagree with a true statement unless you are a moron.

[Razzer]

lol....sure they can if they think your statement is bullshit

[Metalfury]

Oh it will have impact alright, this is the machine that will cultivate new generation of fortnite kiddies.

[snoopgg]

Pc gaming has no effect on console players. People who like consoles will have fun on their consoles regardless of what pc gamers are playing. This phenomenon has been going on quite awhile now.