Its very true.
I have absolutely hated having to rebuy halo on xbox one.
I do love many games, and the PC is my primary gaming platform, so 95% of games are on PC.
I played kotor not too long ago, just applied so patch mods made by the community which improved graphics and ran without a problem in 1080p.
[With the extended bits too]

I have seen the 4k shots on gamersyde. They look fantastic - http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...

As far as mods go, I couldn't care any less for them, So I'm not really the right person to have a say in this matter.

I could as of today play any of my old games on my old consoles. But I would rather have all the software playable on a single platform like a gaming PC.

@Genuine user

"I could as of today play any of my old games on my old consoles. But I would rather have all my games on a single platform like a PC."

True i would like all my games in one place. However consider there are issues with console BC:

1. TV tech advances- in the PS2 era we had SD TVs. PS3 era many people bought 720p TVs. Problem is when you hook up a PS2 to a 1080p TV all you see are Jaggies. Same could probably be said for hooking up a PS3 to maybe a 4k TV. With PC as long as you have the graphics power which for older games should be easy you can easily up the resolution to the new native resolution.

2. Hooking up the old console- Well whoever has a old console plugged in once the new one is out, not many people i know. Hence not only is it a hassle to get the old console out, even the multiplayer community dies once people unplug their consoles or the console maker drops support. No such issue with PC, latest PC will just play the old games.

3. Console dies- As they have become more powerful they also generate more heat and tend to die much quicker. Hence the need to rebuy them when they fail to maintain the old BC.

Hence i dont see console BC as a feasibility just too much hassle and just not worth the effort or quality.

Those pictures are not an accurate representation of the NPC count on PS4. check out this video - https://www.youtube.com/wat...

As far as the lighting goes, it's the same across PC and current gen consoles.

1. The PS4 version is far from a ghost town - https://www.youtube.com/wat...

2. PS4 can handle all three of those things.

3. That I can agree with.

4. Clutching at straws now

5. Depends on your PC build.

Soo you havent played the PS4 version? Keep on moving troll.

PS4 looks hardcore ghost town. Next gen console my a$$.

I'd love to see AC:U numbers of pedestrians in GTA V. That was my only let down with the current gen release. I was really expecting the streets of Los Santos to be teeming with pedestrians. What's worse is looking at the likes of AC:U, you know the PS4/X1 is more than capable of doing that but it's like they held it back. I've been out of pc gaming now for a long long time now but I can't wait to see what modders do with GTA V. Maybe it might persuade me to put a beastly rig together again.

All this resolution talk with no mention of screen size. Good luck with 120 hz 4k with vsync. I'm running a 1080p with down clocking to 120hz on my 27 inch monitor and with a gtx 980 some games won't run flawless maxed out at 60+ frames.

So this whole talk of resolution you got going is nonsense because any real typical desktop distance your eyes are away from your monitor, 1080p should be a sweet spot for years to come. Forget about that 144hz 4k pipe dream you have for a couple of years. Even running quad SLI, the driver and simply game coding these days sucks enough to where you can forget about what you were hoping for.

4k is great, I've heard it enough times. But... is the screen you're using large enough to make good use of all that resolution? Please tell me your not gaming from a 27inch monitor, but instead using something like this... http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw... Whats the point of having gobs of resolution, only to constrain it with a realitivly small screen?

The couch is much much more comfortable than the chair.imo

Gateway MT6706 2008

Thats the million dollar question, isn't it? IF your 'rig' can pull it off. Personally I think mine will struggle. Very mid-range/modest PC. I think I'm better suited to sticking with the PS4 version. Yes, only 30fps, but - from analysis - fairly steady.

Nail on head. The game is launching way after the original version and months after current gen versions, they get to show it off on up to date tech using the most powerful machines in the industry and people keep going on about it as if it's unexpected.

Isn't it great that a 3,5 year old CPU is still mighty sufficient for all games these days?!

It's interesting that people keep saying the PC is a generation ahead.

Here is a question, is the PC producing next gen games or next gen graphics?

I say this because many review sites downgrade PS4/XBONE games as they don't do anything 'next gen', just fancier graphics.

I think it just proves that new generations are about looks and performance and not reinventing the wheel, I wish someone would tell review sites this.

its a hard bet to make. hindsight is always 20/20.

After Driveclub's reception, hard to say it would have done well enough to compete. It's easy to dream of such a thing, but to make it happen? It's taken how long for CoD to be dethroned? And it was dethroned by Hogwart's Legacy and has gained it right back just the next year.

Futbol.

Agree that all you just posted are great games. Expedition 33 is one of my favorites. Spent a large chunk of time on BG3 in 2023. Another for my all-time list.

My point though not well articulated in the OG post is that we would get more of the games of the quality you mentioned if so many valuable resources were not allocated to FTP slop and/or heavy monetization schemes. Some of what used to be my favorite franchises have been ruined by them.

To sum it up, I would like to see games like 33 outperform the profits made by games like Fortnite so more resources are allocated to great games. When heavily monetized FTP games are at the top of the list, we end up being stuck with a significant chunk of games that are not good. Or worst case scenario games that spend years in development, but get cancelled due to industry trend chasing.

Perhaps, and I hope you’re right. A shift is needed IMO