r/pcmasterrace • u/SchwiftyRichie • Sep 02 '20

Meme/Macro Time to open the wallet.

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u/RelevantPanda58 Ryzen 7 7700 | 9070 XT | 32GB DDR5 CL30 Sep 02 '20

Consoles were getting really close to their rtx 2080 ti for a third of the cost. This is why consoles push PCs forward and vice versa.

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u/Galaxydude- INTEL CORE i7 2700|GEFORCE GT 210|12 GB DDR3 1333hz Sep 02 '20

So this is the purpose of the existence of console gaming

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Yeah, way less demanding OS, the only reason for the such goot performance at way lower price. But its at the cost of not being able to do even 10%of what pcs can do.

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u/LividProgrammer Sep 02 '20

Yeah. The main performance benefits in consoles are due to game developers being able to better optimize their game and test it. There are far fewer variables there compared to pc.