Source:
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/the-ps5-is-making-me-hate-pc-gaming
I've owned both a PS4 and a gaming PC for many years now, but my computers have always won the title of being my favorite gaming hardware, often leaving my PS4 gathering dust for months on end. Knowing I could only afford one, I had a decision to make:
do I buy a PS5 now, or save up for a shiny GeForce RTX 3090 and CPU upgrade?
It seemed like an obvious choice at the time. I'm now kicking myself.
Since these GPUs have hit the market we've seen games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Watchdogs: Legion, and The Medium released, giving us the opportunity to test this groundbreaking computing hardware for ourselves. And
each time, be it down to overly demanding software or lack of optimization for PC, I'm left disappointed.
Before the games were even released, we were seeing some fairly alarming system requirements to play the latest AAA titles. It was reported this week by DSOG that the Medium couldn't run at a consistent 60fps on a PC equipped with an Intel i9-9900K and an RTX 3080, even on standard 1080p quality and ray tracing switched off. And the optimization issues faced by The Medium are hardly unique.
PC gaming feels like a constant uphill battle to evolve and accommodate the very latest in computing technology, combining a love for tech tinkering with a gaming hobby for many. You need to put consistent effort, money, or both into being a PC gamer because a large reason people might choose a computer over a console is the ability to experience games in the highest achievable quality.
And yet,
PS5 owners can now experience 4K quality, better game optimization (in some titles), and haptic feedback in the DualSense controller for significantly less than a comparable gaming computer would cost to buy or build. One of the biggest reasons
I (and many others) will also be buying a PS5 is because of the Sony Exclusive titles.
When the PS5 showcase announced Horizon: Forbidden West, Demon's Souls and God of War: Ragnorak, I excitedly noted them as titles to look forward to playing when I could eventually buy the console myself.
Now that the first few months of the Nvidia Ampere and AMD 'Big Navi' hardware have passed, I'm left feeling disappointed and envious of my console playing peers.
This is in no way saying that I'll be switching out my gaming PC in favor of a PS5, but
I'm firmly stepping down from my high horse for the time being. Until games are better optimized for PC or developers manage their hardware expectations,
every game I'm looking forward to in 2021 is currently a PS5-exclusive.