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PC gaming has “shot by” console systems in terms of graphical capabilities, according to Epic Games VP Mark Rein.
Rein told Eurogamer TV that the PC platform will always be relevant to the industry:
“Don’t forget every game that’s ultimately built is built on a PC. PCs are always going to be the tools through which all games get made.
“With the PC you can simulate the future – you can put enough hardware in a PC to show you what a future console will look like.”
In response to the Samaritan Unreal demo unveiled at this year’s GDC, he stated:
“We hope the console manufactures look at that and go, jeez, if we aim for that in our next consoles we’ll be competitive with what you’ll be able to do on a PC in a year, year and half from now. A reasonably priced PC – obviously you can do it on an expensive PC already.”
It’s been rumoured that Microsoft will show off the Xbox 720 at E3 2012 and that the PlayStation 4 is due in 2012. It’s assumed both systems will sport a substantial increase in graphical performance.
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