The Current State of PC Gaming and the "Sysifos Problem"

Full Disclosure before you start reading this article, I am a computer game in heart. But I'm also a game that is enjoying great games on any platform available.

Full Disclosure before you start reading this article, I am a computer game in heart. But I'm also a game that is enjoying great games on any platform available.

Full Disclosure before you start reading this article, I am a computer game in heart. But I'm also a game that is enjoying great games on any platform available.

Full Disclosure before you start reading this article, I am a computer game in heart. But I'm also a game that is enjoying great games on any platform available.

Battlefield 3 is a good example of a release that flexes its muscles on the PC platform in comparison to the console version.

the current generation of consoles are getting pretty long in the tooth now.
With 5-6 years under their belt, it's no surprise that game developers are trying to squeeze the last drop of juice from these games partially mummified fruits of gaming hardware.

Of course, this also means that the current generation of consoles has a large audience by now, so there is enough incentive to continue to keep pumping out their games on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

No, it does not look as new games are now first shown on the PC, where developers can give a truly stunning view, more toned down version that can run on consoles is proved.

This is a very natural development, and game makers will of course always be chasing those amazing images to the public jaws drop open and do their best "fish-to-earth" feel.

of the womb and the consoles have quite given all that they give you, it becomes almost impossible to get this type of reaction is simply a clever with their coding.

you need more horsepower than you can find in Withering PlayStation or Xbox.
Enter the computer hardware is constantly changing, which is now totally and completely eclipsed that of the console.

This allows game developers to create those images that stand out will get heads turning and rolling preorders.
Even if it turns out to be a little old smoke and mirrors, showing off the PC version of the game at super high end PC, while Joe Mario Kart ordering within the Xbox 360 version which has only half the graphical bells and whistles and none of the PC version.

This is something that we've seen before and it's a cycle that I call "PC Sisyfos problems ".

Figure affinity for PC as a large hill.
At the bottom of the hill is a large rock that is pushed to the top of the hill as a PC game slowly gain momentum against their console counterparts, as well as their technology continues to evolve.

Each new major generation console launch sees the release of hardware that is usually equal to or better than most hardcore gaming PC, which were at that time.
Together with the fact that you work with a fixed platform, this means that developers can churn out some games that put the most modern PC games to shame and makes all the players go, "Ooo, shiny, shiny !".

rocks at the bottom of the hill

This effect begins to wane a bit, but after the first few years it is not so pronounced, because developers can fight with the hardware that is slowly becoming obsolete, but they also learn all the tricks that can be used to cram more power out of the box.

rock slowly pushed up the hill

is inevitable, of course, the development of squeezing more power from the same hardware reaches the border.
This is when you start to notice that the PC game's beginning to look considerably better than its console counterparts, and probably where we were at about 12-18 months ago.

The rock is now very near the top of the hill

Finally, we join in a short period, from which it was obvious to everyone that the computer console just punching in the face and taking lunch money in terms of hardware power.

All things visually impressive showing on the PC and consoles are well and truly hit their performance ceiling.

rock reaches the top of the hill and everyone wipes sweat off his face and enjoyed a brief and ill-advised round of "Hell Yes, in the face of Microsoft / Sony / Sega / Nintendo ".

This is where the next generation console is announced.

is full of new-generation hardware and sports technology video demonstrations that make computer gamers cry salty tears of envy, the game immediately rally the public towards this new beacon of visual splendor.

rock tumbles headlong down the hillside, crushing any PC fanboys stupid enough to try to stop it.

Now we've just come to the top of the hill.

markedly stronger than the computer console, and we have yet to see a response from the two major console makers (Nintendo has pretty much already given up on trying to create a hardware consoles that are powerhouses ).

to all my fellow PC gamers who are pushing the rock next to me say, Enjoy our moment of glory and the spot in the sun.
It was a fun ride, and I'll see everything on the bottom of the hill next Christmas.

Do not stop pushing!