[unknownOrigin]

Yea, you're right, I think the previous poster seriouspy underestimates videogames as performance critical (and performance consistent!) apps. In the modern days of desktop Java and C# (and even more in web dev) the vast majority of coders just don't come across the need to "do everything you need to do" in 33ms or less, consistently.

[waste_monk]

That's 16.66ms, if you want to hit 60FPS. Or 11.11ms if you're targeting 90FPS for VR applications.

Big respect to the work (and the people behind that work) that goes into getting modern AAA games to hit these targets.