Is it true we're now running on a console time frame?

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It's perhaps both a good and a bad thing i guess but it seems to me we've now been running in console time for a few years, i upgraded my motherboard, cpu, ram and graphics card early last last year and decided to see what £250 can get me, turns out i can still run everything on high and i've not even overclocked,.

Does this mean we have to wait 5+ years for any real advancements in graphics and physics now?

I think many years ago we could expect respectable improvements maybe every year or two, so i wonder if this slowdown is the result of consoles or hardware, perhaps with less need there will be less progress?

 

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I've had my current system for 4 years and it still runs the latest and greatest PC games on maximum settings with extremely few exceptions.

You make it seem like a bad thing.

I actually think its both, i can run everything i want for a lot less in upgrade costs and games are at a decent enough level that looks fine, i just wonder if consoles are hurting development in the long run as there will be less hardware upgrades needed and i think games have been the biggest reason for pushing progress forward in computing.