LostCat wrote:Err, I never said it was the fastest thing on Earth? All I've been saying was I was amused that people still act like it isn't better than the competition.
Right, but no one disputed that it was more powerful than the PS4 Pro. DancinJack even said outright at the very beginning that he didn't even understand how there was an argument. I explicitly agreed, and no one implicitly disagreed.
It's just that, this being a computing technology enthusiast forum, people took polite issue with how you were overstating the case about performance in relation to PCs. It's not anti-console bias. It's not anti Xbox bias. It's just people trying to tell you, straight, the rough equivalent performance numbers. No one is going all PC Master Race, it's not mean to be flames & fanboyism, just the facts. No animus.
LostCat wrote:Then, practically every person who buys one is shocked how good it is and people who already have one roll their eyes at them.
Like, is this sort of statement even necessary? It really just makes it seem like you have a huge chip on your shoulder---even towards people who BUY the thing!
It just... you know, reeks of fanboyism and disdain?
LostCat wrote:I wasn't referring to every gaming machine. I was referring to the market overall. Most gaming PCs in use today are far less capable.
"Gaming PC" is a bit of an amorphous term, but any mid-level card from the last 3-4 years is competitive if not better.
But even that doesn't particularly matter, because regardless of how we define "Gaming PC", the X1X simply isn't out of line historically when it comes to comparative GPU performance of Console/Discrete cards. If anything, it tends towards being less powerful relative to the existing market.
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I'm firmly in the Derfunkenstein wing here, in which the point is the games. But I like accurate information and I dislike fanboyism.
It's a great console. You can't build a comparative gaming PC for the same price.
Can we leave it at that? Without the fanboyism and disparagement?