http://ign.com/articles/2013/12/06/eidos-ps4-and-xbox-one-close-the-gap-with-PC

Very interesting.

Not really surprising, I mean, it's more powerful hardware after all. The Xbox 360 and PS3 did the exact same thing back when they were released too, but PC kept running more and more ahead as the years went by.

Well it will obviously close the gap, for now. But there are already computers a lot more powerful than the PS4 and Xbox One. Its not going to take long for the next generation to be outdated again. I say 2015 at the latest.

Now if they do something they've never done before, like release new PS4's/Xbox One's with new(better) hardware every couple years, that could make a difference.

It already is...

It's not so much that I think HURR DURR PC GAMING ELITE, but the consoles did a pretty garbage job with keeping up. The PS3/Xbox 360 cycle was absolutely unnecessarily long. When you have a new game like Skyrim come out that stutters at 30fps, poor texture quality, and moderately long loading times, it's pretty damn clear that the cycle has overstayed its welcome. Hopefully they take the cycle time down a notch (Like at least half). I don't expect them to ever go on par with PC gaming, because come on.. they're trying to run a 400-500$ price. You cannot buy a gaming PC for that. It's not surprising that they underperform when put up against a decent gaming PC. Still, they don't try very hard.

Closes the gap is a relative term. Unless the X Box 1 was a step down from the 360 it would inevitably 'close the gap'. Doesn't mean consoles have caught up (ie closed the gap completely) or that they in any way will keep up, or even intend to keep up. Consoles provide a static platform. That's their purpose.

My son plays Skyrim on PS3 and on a moderately priced laptop...where it runs vastly better and looks vastly better. I think 'you can't buy a gaming PC for that' is actually a console manufacturer's PR stance more than a fact. You can't get a cutting edge gaming PC for that, but getting a PC that is better than a comparably priced console is probably possible.

I agree. I got a moderate laptop from a year ago (like 500 bucks, so nothing special) and it runs Skyrim better then my 360 or my ps3.

Now my room mate has a 3200 dollar alienware laptop from 2 and a half years ago, and that thing is better then the ps4 and Xbox 1 (and if you spent 3200 dollars on a computer that you built yourself, that thing would be like twice as good as the alienware laptop counterpart).

The only thing consoles really got going for them is that they are cheap, easy to use, everything's streamlined and you dont have to be a computer wiz to use them. They're basically there for the suburban family for everyone to use on occasion (especially the xbox1, which really isnt even much of a gaming system anymore as it is an entertainment system for the kids and the parents to both use).

It was part of the recent Community Tech Thread where somebody was looking for a prebuilt gaming rig for roughly that price. So we tried to find one.

Defron stated: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1476405-the-community-tech-thread-no-132/?p=23152005

Also I'm talking about the new generation now. A 400-500$ rig that could perform as well as the new consoles doesn't exist. The old ones are valued far less now.