2016 is witness to how game requirements are becoming loftier at fast pace. On the contrary, PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox are slower to pick up speed which results in PC cross-platform and cloud gaming in 3rd quarter this year. GamenGuide will dissect this PC-console disparity issue.
Improvements in game graphics and incorporation of recent technology pushed developers to higher system requirements. Considering that top consoles like PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox has limitation in terms of upgrade flexibility, developers pivot towards PC. Call it resurgence of PC gaming, cross-platform or anything but it will never change the trend.
Gamers suddenly shift to PC as contrast to popular belief that consoles are still kings of the gaming world, according to PCR Sector Spotlight. PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox suddenly suffer being "outdated." Consumers themselves are serving the verdict that PC has an edge of performance when gaming is the topic.
Let us put the PC-console disparity in clearer layman language. If a game requires 16GB of RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card, the gamer will have to run into a tech shop and purchase the two.
Needless to say, this flexibility is not possible with PlayStation, Nintendo nor Xbox. PC became the most logical approach to address system requirement hogs because you can upgrade piece by piece, given the compatibility of parts.
Now going into the virtual reality status in 2016, this technology can be a savior of consoles. High-end headsets Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and soon to arrive PlayStation VR can definitely boost top console brands. Drawback is, VR tech is here but still wanting for decent games, The Verge said.
Saving PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox consoles will rely on how fast developers can introduce hit VR game titles. This issue will boil down to VR tech boosting the $100 billion gaming industry. Just watch out for future GamenGuide analysis!