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Originally Posted by 0utf0xZer0
Not always. A properly configured gaming rig from the past few years? Almost always yes.
Definitely not always - there's tons of PCs out there that struggle to keep up with consoles in games, let along run 60FPS at 1080P. And last I checked AA was used in some console titles, the user just doesn't get a choice in the matter.
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That's because many software companies design video games with console hardware in mind since it is easier to focus on it. When they decide to make their games available for PC they go the lazy way, which is called porting, in which much of the original console code remains intact and therefore creates a lot of redundancies in PC code, which leads to the CPU doing much harder work than it should. Console ports are usually very limited games, even if they end up looking graphically better than their counterparts, they could be so much more if they were designed for PC instead.
The funny thing is, if it wasn't for the stupid marketing gimmicks, all games in existence should be available on the PC. The only reason for buying consoles is because they get exclusive tittles.
It seems Skyrim IS NOT a console port, which is of course great news for us PC gamers.