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Selene · Dec 6, 2010

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pjl321 · Dec 6, 2010

Consoles holding hardware back hugely

Watching the preview video the graphics look amazing. It’s great to see what used to be pre-rendered cut scenes before the game are now actual in game real-time graphics. My question is when do you think we will see actual games looking like this?

It my belief that we are currently held back massively by the 6 year old hardware on consoles and that games will only begin to look this good a year or 2 after the release of the PS4 and Xbox720.

I am not sure how much it costs to make a benchmark like this or how long but to make an entire game at the same level of detail would increase this 10 fold I would think. It boils down to the fact that there is little money to be made in PC gaming and so developers make games look as good as they possibly can on the console’s hardware and anything more is a waste.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

kaktus1907 · Dec 6, 2010

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qubit · Dec 6, 2010

TPU rocks. Period

It's a great community, very active and friendly and I like to help people out with their tech problems. W1zz & the mods are critical in allowing this community to flourish, with their even-handed moderation. The product reviews are second to none and finally, I love the Thanks button!

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Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Dec 6, 2010

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manson_ze · Dec 6, 2010

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ozzy · Dec 6, 2010

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PCpraiser100 · Dec 6, 2010

Damn, I can't wait to bench again with these new benchmarks.

plocri · Dec 6, 2010

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ASharp · Dec 6, 2010

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silkstone · Dec 6, 2010

Some very knowledgeable people here. I like drooling of some of the awesome rigs i see. Also, it's a great place to learn about all the latest gear.

kristov_pl · Dec 6, 2010

I love TPU because...

Because you have GPU-Z. My favorite software about GPU info

Tralala · Dec 6, 2010

Hello,

I'm on TechPowerUp! because I love the atmosphere at once serious and fun of this site. Information is treated well, are exclusive news, photos always best, especially the forum is extremely rich in aid of any kind, thanks to more than 2 million messages and almost 55,000 members always willing to give their knowledge to the community.

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RizeAllard · Dec 6, 2010

The most popular reviews in one place. I like to be there!

crazyeyesreaper · Dec 6, 2010

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MopeyMartian · Dec 6, 2010

I originally came here because of the great hardware reviews and continue my regular visits for the great community of PC enthusiasts.

Eternalchaos · Dec 6, 2010

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Meizuman · Dec 6, 2010

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groothof22 · Dec 6, 2010

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Ser-J · Dec 6, 2010

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theubersmurf · Dec 6, 2010

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gnesterenko · Dec 6, 2010

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Some of the best compilations of tech-related news and links. I love anything and everything new tech and TPU is my first stop every morning to see what cool new technologies and products appeared since the prior day.

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Thanks!

The obligatory disclaimer:
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xrealm20 · Dec 6, 2010

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Best site/forum I've been a member of in many years.

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