I don't know, do you think it can out sell Street Fighter 6? /s
But it had to be, the only real competitor is Resident Evil i think. Capcom is such a solid developer right now, so many of their IPs, big and small, are amazing
The thing I love is that MH was only around 60gb to install. I am so sick of 100+gb games on my hard drive that don't feel justified. I don't play, but heard COD was like 120gb or something and that just feels like they didn't clean or optimize anything
They both use the same engine and both are heavily cpu bottlenecked.
Lot of people with 4070s but 8 year old CPUs getting shocked Pikachu faces they can't run a brand new game on ultra just because they have a relatively modern GPU.
Notably, even on a 4090/7800X3D combo, I’m hitting that CPU bottleneck. I’d be interested to know if the 9800X3D’s faster clocks help with that, or if the issue is thread count.
Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’ve had issues, but it’s interesting that DLSS doesn’t really impact my frame rate much. Since that uses a lower actual render resolution, it typically offsets more of the load onto the CPU.
With DLSS on, my GPU utilization goes down, but my frame rate is mostly unaffected.
I remember this being a known “issue” with the most recent Microsoft Flight Simulator, as well. It can tank performance on a 7800X3D or 9800X3D regardless of GPU because it’s so heavily multithreaded.
to be fair I don't think it was the fault of the devs (as most times) but just higher ups rushing, the devs probably knew that REngine is not for open world and they are working on the next iteration that ks better for open worlds
I bought a PS5 specifically for Wilds. It was literally the cheapest option available to play the game. Even building a rig on sale by picking parts myself would have been more expensive than the base PS5 after the Pro came out.
500USD for the console. Show me a five-hundred dollar PC rig that can run Wilds as well as base PS5 right now. I'll wait.
But at the end of the day you still have something that not only a gaming machine but a actually computer but yes it can be done! You asked and I'm telling you it can be done.
Ebay right now has base ps5 available for just under 400 USD. You're saying that you can build a PC rig at that price with used parts that can get comparable performance to a base PS5 on Monster Hunter Wilds? That's a tall order.
I can probably get base PS5 even cheaper than Ebay by digging at used game stores as well. What parts would you even pull for that rig?
And look, you don't have to sell me on the "but it's also a computer!" angle. That's not part of the comparison. I agree that PC is generally better, especially in the long run, because you can upgrade one part at a time instead of buying a new rig every time. That's not in question. The question is whether or not buying a console automatically means you are getting taken advantage of. Which I don't agree with.
To build a full PC that's comparable to the PS5 Pro (technically, better, thanks to having more space for adequate cooling), it would cost ~$850 by MSRP. This is only $150 more than the PS5 Pro's current MSRP of $700. If we want to go super bare-bones (not recomended), we could get down to ~$700 if we make our own case or go caseless. Knock off ~$100 if we go for used/refurbished parts and sales.
Where the PC has the advantage is that the PC is inherently multifunctional, can be reasonably used to make money, and is modular and self-serviceable.
When the next generation of crap comes out, you don't need to buy another $700+ console to get the all-new performance, just buy the component that you need to upgrade and stick it in there. If something breaks, you can get a replacement part that day. So on and so forth.
Bottom line, so long as it's offered for the PC in the first place, you're able to try to see if a game works on your machine, if you can actually stretch your old components that much farther, rather than being beholden to what Sony allows your machine to download. Also, multiplayer without PS+; no need to pay another company to use the internet you already pay for.
See, I agree with everything you said here. I just don't think it proves that the mere purchase of a console means you are being taken advantage of, which is what the person I replied to was saying.
yeah you right, cod aint doing shit, didnt even want to install the campaign but for some reason it did (?) then i only got multiplayer and zombies its still 187 gbs,
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u/NamasteWager Mar 03 '25
I don't know, do you think it can out sell Street Fighter 6? /s
But it had to be, the only real competitor is Resident Evil i think. Capcom is such a solid developer right now, so many of their IPs, big and small, are amazing
The thing I love is that MH was only around 60gb to install. I am so sick of 100+gb games on my hard drive that don't feel justified. I don't play, but heard COD was like 120gb or something and that just feels like they didn't clean or optimize anything