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re: PS4 is like 'a really perfect gaming PC,' says Epic VP
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:32 pm to UltimateHog
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:32 pm to UltimateHog
BTW this was the dumbest thing from the article
Windows may be tied to 2GB of ram but PC vram isn't shared with system ram. Let's also not forget that PC system ram can be upgraded anytime. Also, I don't know many people with an actual gaming PC that run 32 bit windows.
Epic is a console developer 99% of the time though and their biggest money maker is the Unreal Engine so of course they have to pump up the next gen consoles. Can't hate on him for it but he needs to tone down the BS some.
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"The other exciting thing is that... when you think about Windows, even Windows for most people is tied to about 2GB of addressable memory space. This really opens up beyond what most PCs can do, because most PCs are running a 32-bit version of Windows.
Windows may be tied to 2GB of ram but PC vram isn't shared with system ram. Let's also not forget that PC system ram can be upgraded anytime. Also, I don't know many people with an actual gaming PC that run 32 bit windows.
Epic is a console developer 99% of the time though and their biggest money maker is the Unreal Engine so of course they have to pump up the next gen consoles. Can't hate on him for it but he needs to tone down the BS some.
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Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:39 pm to stout
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Windows may be tied to 2GB of ram but PC vram isn't shared with system ram. Let's also not forget that PC system ram can be upgraded anytime. Also, I don't know many people with an actual gaming PC that run 32 bit windows.
Epic is a console developer 99% of the time though and their biggest money maker is the Unreal Engine so of course they have to pump up the next gen consoles. Can't hate on him for it but he needs to tone down the BS some.
Dude was clearly talking out of his arse. Reminded me of a used car salesman. Most gaming PCs are not going to be running on 2gigs of RAM on a 32 bit system. But that makes it harder to argue that the PS4 will be the "perfect gaming PC."
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:42 pm to stout
It seems many here are drawing incorrect inferences about the intent behind Rein's words. I think he was analogizing the PS4 to a "really perfect gaming PC" from a developmental standpoint, positing that most developers would prefer to build a game for the PS4 over a PC (if they were given a choice).
This isn't the case for the PS4, and it appears to be one advantage it has over contemporary (gaming) PCs.
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Windows may be tied to 2GB of ram but PC vram isn't shared with system ram
This isn't the case for the PS4, and it appears to be one advantage it has over contemporary (gaming) PCs.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 4/3/13 at 8:55 am to stout
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Also, I don't know many people with an actual gaming PC that run 32 bit windows.
I don't know any gaming PCs that run less than 8, and most I've seen are 16. This guy makes me lol.
Posted on 4/4/13 at 12:02 am to stout
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"The other exciting thing is that... when you think about Windows, even Windows for most people is tied to about 2GB of addressable memory space. This really opens up beyond what most PCs can do, because most PCs are running a 32-bit version of Windows.
I think he is trying to compare the PS4 with my mom's 2008 Dell laptop. Nice comparison! That sure is the target PC market you want to compare to!
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