PS4 like "the world’s best PC", says Epic boss

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Epic Games vice president Mark Rein seems fairly enamoured with the PlayStation 4, going as far as describing it as a “really perfect gaming PC”.

Rein made this master race-enraging comment in a GDC interview with CVG.

“I think it’s a very smart move on Sony’s behalf to build this sort of enhanced PC architecture and then put so much in it,” he said. “Let’s not forget it has 16 times the memory we had in PlayStation 3 – that’s not insignificant. Knowing that every machine has that, we can do crazy, ridiculous stuff with that.

“The other exciting thing is that when you think about Windows, even Windows for most people is tied to about 2GB of addressable memory space. This really opens up beyond what most PCs can do, because most PCs are running a 32-bit version of Windows. It’s like giving you the world’s best PC.”

Rein said many of the features Sony has announced for the console, like background downloads, are “super convenient”.

“The kind of stuff that they announced that they’re doing, the level of convenience and things like that – they’re making a really perfect gaming PC,” he said.

“I’ve always said that the things in the next-generation that aren’t just brute force hardware are all about the service and simplicity of the experience – the things that make it as fun and easy to get a PS4 game as it is to get a game on your iPad.”

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/03/ps4-like-the-worlds-best-pc-says-epic-boss/comment-page-1/

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SteelSeriesPosted:

"because most PCs are running a 32-bit version of Windows" - Most people who play games on PC have a 64 Bit OS.

Linebacker54Posted:

Yeah...consoles still cant even have multi-display support. PC has had it for years... If anyone ahs ever pplayed a game with 3 surround monitors ina 5760x1080 resolution knows nothing compares to that experience. Also, consoles arent open source which means no mods.. not 10th lobby 1337 hax, i mean actual mods like re-skins and upgraded textures, etc. People, PC gaming cant be topped. Its that simple.

iPlayDirtyPosted:

DGAmaze I might just go back to handheld consoles like (PS vita,PSP and GAMEBOY)


why would you do that and the gameboy?LOOL

-SpaarkyPosted:

I might just go back to handheld consoles like (PS vita,PSP and GAMEBOY)

BradPosted:

Thinking about switching to PC, I'm on xbox at the moment but more and more things are making me want to switch (Can't play 360 games on the 720 for one)

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TakeTheDamnPiLL
Vice Its awesome seeing the competition in action.


lets hope its not a complete fail though.


Its not going to be a complete fail, it will be completely beast...

EqualisePosted:

ME0W Did they really compare the PS4 with a PC? -_-


surprisingly, yes they did even though no console will be better or as good as a PC.

SynybunPosted:

Did they really compare the PS4 with a PC? -_-

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Ioway
Relations I can't wait for this to come out! Give us the release date ASAP :)


Roughly around Christmas most likely


Yeh i think its before christmas i heard its sapose to be out in September is this true?

KelcyPosted:

Relations I can't wait for this to come out! Give us the release date ASAP :)


Roughly around Christmas most likely