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Jhonson Baby Oil (Banned) 16 May, 2018 @ 10:10am
consoles vs pc (running games)
why consoles have low ram like psp 64mb but yet they can run good demending games
my pc won't run even at 1gb ram
Last edited by Jhonson Baby Oil; 16 May, 2018 @ 10:34am
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 16 May, 2018 @ 10:12am 
Those games are specifically tailored for consoles and their limitations.

PCs have more than 1 configuration to take into account. Not every PC is the exact same in terms of hardware and software.

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Velstrum 16 May, 2018 @ 10:26am 
no one cares
we have had this conversation. If a person likes one more than the other so be it. It doesn't actually effect the other community thats against them.
Jhonson Baby Oil (Banned) 16 May, 2018 @ 10:28am 
Originally posted by Mr. ansto:
no one cares
we have had this conversation. If a person likes one more than the other so be it. It doesn't actually effect the other community thats against them.
did i want to start drama? no
i asked how consoles with small config can run games
lol triggered
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MADWACZ 16 May, 2018 @ 10:28am 
Can’t I have both?
Jhonson Baby Oil (Banned) 16 May, 2018 @ 10:30am 
Originally posted by MADWACZ:
Can’t I have both?
yea u can
im asking HOW Consoles with low config can run games
Velstrum 16 May, 2018 @ 10:32am 
Originally posted by adrian:
Originally posted by Mr. ansto:
no one cares
we have had this conversation. If a person likes one more than the other so be it. It doesn't actually effect the other community thats against them.
did i want to start drama? no
i asked how consoles with small config can run games
lol triggered

hm.....you make a statement right.
You make a claim to go with it. If you want to note anothers thoughts on the topic take in consideration your title. If you say question or put the way you format your words in a more reasonable way more people will actually try to help you. i think you could of put this in another forum anyway. Your title should change is what i mean
MADWACZ 16 May, 2018 @ 10:35am 
Originally posted by adrian:
Originally posted by MADWACZ:
Can’t I have both?
yea u can
im asking HOW Consoles with low config can run games
Good question, that game it’s optimised for the console. Crafted at around the console processor and video card architecture.
Velstrum 16 May, 2018 @ 10:36am 
better
Space Coward 16 May, 2018 @ 12:52pm 
A PSP would also have severe limitations placed around what it runs. If you go from Metal Gear Solid 3 HD to Peace Walker HD on Xbox 360, you'll find that 3 (an Xbox/PS2 title) has some fairly good lighting and models; meanwhile, Peace Walker has some severely cut down graphics to accommodate a weak platform, to the point where the m16a1 has a square shaped barrel and you can count the triangles on Snake's arms. That's not even getting into dithering and everything else they used to squeeze performance out of it.

Essentially, trying to play PC games on a weak PC involves taking on an engine your computer can't handle; no matter how far you scale it back, the latest titles by Ubisoft and EA simply can't run on Intel HD. They were meant for better hardware.

If you're looking for games you can actually run, there's a plethora of older games you can find that were made for midrange PCs around 10+ years ago. Other than some compatibility issues here and there, Intel HD is usually enough for these.
Last edited by Space Coward; 16 May, 2018 @ 12:54pm
Mikasa Ackerman 16 May, 2018 @ 1:13pm 
Originally posted by aymen:
Originally posted by MADWACZ:
Can’t I have both?
yea u can
im asking HOW Consoles with low config can run games


im no expert but look at mario bros 1 for example , the reason you werent able to go back was because everything you passed got unloaded to get the game to work on the (today) very weak NES

same goes for all games , they make sacrifices all the time , if i recall right , ocarina of time runs at 17 FPS

these games really didnt run well or anything

another example , look at the Nintendo DS , that system had a 256 × 192 Pixel Screen , so the system could focus its power on the games "physics" (which arent any different than in 2D Snes games for most) since the graphics are only around N64 levels

the psp is the same as the DS , tho it has a 480 × 272 pixels screen , thats still very low tho

another thing , a PC has background processes , while this doesnt matter for a gaming pc (for me Steam and Chrome taking 7% of my CPUs power and 7GB of RAM away is no issue )for a very budget pc it can be , also these consoles had OS and user interfaces that were very limited compared to most Windows versions

and lastly very often theres tricks being used to get the games to run , if you force Paper Mario 2 into Widescreen on Emulator , you can see how everything despawns as soon as you move into the other direction , even in small areas like rougeport , as soon as you move to the left the platform with the chest and even buildings despawn (without a forced widescreen this cant be seen obviously)



Last edited by Mikasa Ackerman; 16 May, 2018 @ 1:15pm
Smile 16 May, 2018 @ 1:23pm 
OK circlejerk aside,
Games are very optimized for console hardware, coupled with lower resolution and 30 FPS cap.
Cosoles only have 1-2 types of GPUs they need to support on their platform, making optimization more straightforward.
PC has 100s of different GPUs that must be supported.
Berkut 16 May, 2018 @ 1:31pm 
Optimization and screen resolution
Martin Harris 16 May, 2018 @ 1:34pm 
SImple:

All versions of one console (XBOX 1) will have the same hardware, allowing the devs to make their games COMPLETELY made for this hardware, where as in pc devs have to account for tons of different hardware, but this allows for more config, because on console the settings are on exactly what it can run, whereas on pc it depends on the pc.
McNeely 16 May, 2018 @ 2:40pm 
Originally posted by Mr. ansto:
no one cares
we have had this conversation. If a person likes one more than the other so be it. It doesn't actually effect the other community thats against them.
it does effect the other community. when people keep buying console exclusives it hurts all gamers, games could only be on pc and it would benefit everyone since there's no more buying a seperate platform just to play a game, and having the console's many shortcomings that pc doesnt when you play the exclusives
For the price you pay for a console game way better compared to a PC of the same price, but they still run like crap compared to a gaming PC.

Taking away the price of the four good games and controller that came with the console. Where can you buy a PC that plays Fallout 4 for the price of two $60 dollar games?
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