Posted May 11, 2017
Technically...you can play SP5 Part II on PC. But not the first part.
The PS4 and XB1 utilize the x86 CPU architecture, the same as what powers most PC platforms. Previous console generations had specially tailored hardware - which in turn, made it more difficult to translate a game's code to another platform. For this generation, both major consoles and PCs are functionally the same - making it quite easy to port.
onarliog: What's going on with the games industry, releasing all the console gems that we've been watching from afar for years?
Hardware. The PS4 and XB1 utilize the x86 CPU architecture, the same as what powers most PC platforms. Previous console generations had specially tailored hardware - which in turn, made it more difficult to translate a game's code to another platform. For this generation, both major consoles and PCs are functionally the same - making it quite easy to port.
Post edited May 11, 2017 by Sabin_Stargem