Console Converts

[Dirk Diggler]

I bought a PS5 last year basically on impulse because it was available. Since then, I've been so impressed that I sold my 3080 and am gaming exclusively on PS5. As it's paired with a 4k OLED with VRR it might be the combination of tech that's made the difference, but I honestly think the console is the better option for me.

It just works. I especially like that I can put it into rest mode and come back later to resume exactly where I left off. I don't need to mess about with any settings, OLED just works as it should. 4k looks great, VRR works fine.

Has anyone else been converted from the Master Race?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

If all i did was game, I would get an Xbox but I use my PC for work so use it for both.

Ah, good point. I still have my PC, I just don't game with it which is why I sold the 3080.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

It’s ok for exclusive games and even then it can be quite bad.
Horizon Forbidden West for example when run at 60fps looks very bad with horrible shimmering and resolution dropping at times so low it looks sub 1080p.
VRR while works is limited to 48hz with no low frame rate compensation and very few games use it correctly at the moment.
Oh and you can put your PC to sleep as well while a game is running.

I run HFW with the other option which I think drops the resolution to 1440 and keeps the frame rate higher and smoother. I think I've started to get used to the lower resolution which is probably another factor.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I think I missed the most important advantage of the PS5 - these things are silent compared to any GPU.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Now that I'm converted to PS5, and considering how well it trades blows with a 3080, it's going to take a lot to tempt me to buy a 4080 this year. The price will be a big factor, especially when I already own the console.

The longer we go the bigger the gap, and obviously a GPU will leave a PS5 in it's wake soon enough - but that doesn't feel like a viable move right now unless the 4080 is a big upgrade at sub £600 with plenty of availability.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

No sure what this thread is doing here it belongs in the dead Console Games & Hardware

It's a thread asking if PC gamers have been tempted to convert to console and it clearly belongs in the GPU section; what would be the point in asking console owners if they've considered owning a console?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Just to throw in a negative of Console gaming - One really strong point of PC gaming is that as new hardware evolves we can go back and play titles that maybe didn't perform so great with the hardware we had on release. Unfortunately, there's very few "legacy PS4" games that I've went back and played on the PS5, mainly because the game needs to be re-written for the new hardware else it just looks and plays crap.

There have been a few exceptions like The Last Of us and God Of War etc. but a random example of a couple of games that haven't benefit from PS5 hardware are Fallout and Batman AK.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

It might belong in the PC games section but that would also be a stretch. You wouldn't go to the console section and ask them if they're switching to PC as you would get reported and your thread locked.

Anyway, if you want to talk about value then PC gaming wins there too with the Steam Deck.

Shh.

Leave the thread to people who are interested in contributing.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Thing is you can’t get high FPS on consoles at 4k. They’ve only just released patches for assassins creed to get it to 60fps lmao.

If I remember correctly, they were struggling to get AC running at high FPS on PC either. Have they fixed the HDR yet?