PS4 Versus PC

[Tolmos]

Just a side note- you CAN hook a PC to a tv and play using a controller. In fact, PS4 controllers can be synced with some PCs, and of course they make Xbox 360 controllers for PC that I personally have used and work great.

I actually use my PC on my 55" whenever I feel like playing on my recliner. It's just like being on console, but with all the perks of the PC!

[Vallug]

Ps4 with a keyboard for typing. And I find I play better than most pc players so there is that. I much prefer a console as I do not have the money to invest in a awesome computer so I would rather just play my console. That and I enjoy the exclusives.

[Kayo]

That's all a lie.
I've ran more games than I can count on an inferior GPU/CPU than what the PS4 has, at 1050-1080P with no issues at 60+ FPS (This my old system from nearly 5 years ago).
The times it'd struggle, a little do it yourself overclock and you're back in the game.
And they do not have a larger library. PC has backward compatibility ranging back to early 1990's and can emulate almost every single console up to the last generation of consoles. So...

lol, you PC Master Race trolls are hilarious. "Thats a lie because I said so and my 5 year old PC played 5 year old games at 1080p blah blah blah"

Yeah great, now play current games on it at near full settings like PS4 can, using 3 year old hardware. Or a game that looks as good as The Last of Us on a computer with PS3's hardware. Better yet play FFXIV on a computer with PS3's hardware. Oh right ... you cant... PS3 had a stripped down 7800GT (more or less) and the minimum PC requirements are 8800 or above. Should I mention the PS3 only had about 512MB total RAM? Or was it 256MB? Oh but im sure itll be a different story with PS4. Nope, my inferior $400 PS4 wont outlive your $400-$600 graphics card at all.

As for the emulation, lol, you never hacked a console before have you? I can emulate games on my phone, whats your point? "No, PC has more games because it can emulate the consoles that played them 10-30 years ago!" (90's? wtf?) The fact of the matter (and my entire point) is that when it comes to playing MOST of the newest and greatest games coming out, PC players fall way behind either waiting for a port (*cough* GTA5 *cough*) or wishing they had the console to play it.

[Edli]

Or a game that looks as good as The Last of Us on a computer with PS3's hardware. Better yet play FFXIV on a computer with PS3's hardware.

Why would anyone do that? The PS3 is 8 years old, you can't even find a PC that old even if you tried. The whole point of PC is that you're not stuck for several years with whatever hardware some company thinks is good enough. You can buy better. Trying to purposefully scale down defeats that point.

As for the emulation, lol, you never hacked a console before have you?

The only console that had emulators was the original xbox and it had up to N64. Even ignoring emulators, PC has a huge library for the simple fact that its library doesn't reset like it does on consoles with every new generation. So you bought a bunch of PS3 games and now have a PS4? I hope they look good on the wall because that's where they're going to stay from now on. If I buy a new PC 4 years from now all my games I bought will still work.

[AngelMoon]

In terms of graphics quality compared to PC. Same. I am running a AMD Radeon HD 7900 single card (which is old now) and no difference in quality of the game during normal play. However when you go into CT for example and start fighting KB, the PC is far more smoother. The screen is choppy on the PS4. It cant seem to handle too much going on. And before you ask, its not lag from the internet. Had 2 accounts logged into same fight. PC was fine, PS4 choppy. My bandwidth is 50MB Down and 15MB up just in case your thinking that.



Will keep playing to see what else there is.

Umm what? Graphics the same? Yeah if you're playing 1080p... please, just stop.

[Zileth]

So I still love to play my PC but my expectations for the PS4 was high due to all the hype. So I decided to try it out. Saw the video that showed the PS3, PS4 and PC graphics for FFXIV and said oh PC and PS4 look the same. But the keyboard is the biggest problem for me. I just cant believe that a slow Keyboard is acceptable to Sony. Either way, this is just for some information. I will still use both.

On the keyboard, I was using Wired. Gonna try wireless today.

This is why you dont buy in to hype.......... Iv played games and watch movies people said it sucks ass and I loved them

[Zileth]

Umm what? Graphics the same? Yeah if you're playing 1080p... please, just stop.

Might wanna reread

[Soulscar]

Well, remote play via Vita kinda trumps any minor performance advantage the PC may have for me. Nothing like being able to log in and take care of business on the go.

[Lemuria]

Wait... what are people arguing about again?

Just as an FYI, I have the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV as well as the PC version. I usually choose to play the PC version more often for a few reasons. Firstly, my kids are more likely to be watching TV, so using the PC means they can keep enjoying their toons. Secondly, having a keyboard I can use effectively makes chatting to people a lot easier. Thirdly, more space for my lovely skill icons.

I don't understand why people are arguing that one is better than the other for other arbitrary reasons. People who are claiming the PC version is 'uglier' clearly haven't actually played the PC version, or are doing so on a rubbish PC because it's actually a bit nicer. People who are claiming the PS4 version is 'ugly' clearly haven't played that either, since it really isn't. The difference really is marginal, but on PC at least I can see more of the action before it starts hiding characters.

Live and let live, guys.

[GemGenie]

Interesting argument....

Also playing both pc version and ps4 version (for my wife).
Honestly my pc version is better and smoother, but my pc cost at least 4, 5 ps4 while the quality gain is not really 4,5x anyway.

If you spend the same money on ps4 to buy a pc, I think then the pc ver will look uglier