I believe that developers should take full advantage of the hardware that they work with. If system A can only handle the game at a low detail setting but system b can handle it at a Mich higher setting, they shouldnt make the game worse in system B just so systems A owners dont feel bad that they have the weaker system.

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Youre an absolute idiot if you think its correct to undergo this sort of business. Why do you think companies dodge questions about parity? I bought a ps4 for its hardware advantages and I frigging demand that I get what I pay for. Unity is a joke of a game compared to shadow of mordor anyway which takes slight advantage of the diffences. I Wonder why we dont hear about the oh so powerful cloud anymore.

Yes. Sitting there lying down like a fool just to defend your favorite publisher or console company is only progressively going to mess up our past-time. It's never ok to gimp a game, whether to leave more for DLC, for some big corp cash on the side, or to 'avoid debate'.

with the AA techniques used in the consoles and motion blur no one will notice the difference between 900p and 1080p

disagree with me as you like but this is the truth

I have a PS4 and i deserve to play the PS4 version of the game not the lesser xbox one version.

the PS4 is the easiest platform to develop for, the most powerful console and the console whith the most install base. the PS4 is the most profitable platform for all these publishers as well. WE DEMAND OUR VERSION OF THE GAME TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE PS4.

#PCParity is more important and has been a problem for a decade.

Ubisoft could downgrade the game to allow for 1080p on PS4, its sad really.

I prefer to see the game at 900p with more AI. Ubisoft is caving into the pressure. Microsoft we want all the AI for our version and demand it, i hope they do it.

It all depends on the game and developer. If a game is not 1080p this dose not bother me as long as the game play is smooth. I also want developers to stop taking how amazing the graphics are as it always leads to a game being battered by the media when it comes out and dose not look as good as what they showed at E3 ect (Watch Dog) is the game im thinking about off the top of my head.

Look at DC its getting slated by some people for remarks that were said about it by its studio and Sony.

Forza 5, Kill Zone and others have suffered too.

As for other games I do think developers should try and get the games as close to each other as they can across each platform but if they can make one version stand out more without hampering the other version then yeah they should do this too.

But for me I will never buy a game on X console over Y because it has a higher res as I will get the game because I want it on X console.

Why are they scared that one version will be better then the other. I say develop for the most powerful console first then port it to the other, if it can't take it then dumb it down and explain that it's not their fault that it has weaker hardware. They would still be releasing the game on both systems and would sitll be getting their money. Over time people would realise if they want the best version of the game then go with the console which is getting those better versions.

I mean is Microsoft really going to turn around to someone as highly respected as Rockstar with GTA6 or Red Dead 3 and say "Sorry, you made the PS4 version better and dumbed ours down, you can't release it on our system"......I don't bloody think so. At the present time MS needs developers more then they need them

i really find it extremely ironic and pathetic how gamers are so angry at the 180 pixel difference while they completely forgot how underpowered ps4 and especially X1 really are, the entire industry was aiming at 2012 technology and consoles failed them, ps4 is 2011 tech and X1 is 2010 tech, that's why u see all the downgrades, all the delays, all the res problems/framrates problems etc....

people are so into this console war BS that they forgot what's important(gameplay, game quality and proper console technology)

Ubisoft is on everyones sh## list. After the Watchdogs E3 version being gimped and now this 900p gimp they seem to be great at making their games worse, rather than better.

Far Cry 4 is gonna be a wait and see title.

Publishers like this are really doing a number on consumer confidence.

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Yep. It just is. Intentionally making something worse than it can be is unacceptable. Period.

I don't think anyone should make a game run less than it is capable of running, regardless of platform. If the ps4 is capable of pushing out 1080p on this title, it should do so.

That said, the way I understand it is that this was a cpu limitation problem and not a gpu limitation problem. This wouldn't be the first time a cpu bottleneck issue has come up.

I would normally just blow this off as another stupid Ubisoft blunder except for the fact that the person that started this whole debate was a producer (more or less a non technical manager) and the follow up "clarification" was very technical. I also read that it was possible that Pontbriand was confused because the target res/fps was to be at parity on both consoles at launch but the mixup was the current builds were running at 900p even though the target was 1080p for both. They also made mention that its possible it will get patched to 1080p after launch, similar to Black Flag. Unfortunately I can't post links in my comments or I would share.

For me: At worst, its a stupid blunder by Ubisoft and they should correct it ASAP. At best its a miscommunication/confusion. I certainly hope the latter is true - simply to boost my confidence in their ethics.

It sure is ... if publishers try to pull this and get away with it ... others will surely follow.

If consumers show we simply will not support these business practices, then we will be most certainly assured of getting the best product tailored to our console of choice.

It absolutely is. I bought a ps4 give me what the Ps4 can do.

It's important because people buy all the consoles for different reasons. Look, I get it, at the end of the day gaming is about fun. Is a game less fun at 900p than it is at 1080p? Of course not, but we all didn't spend or plan on spending over 400+ dollars on these new consoles because a developer took the road of "parity," instead of maximizing each machine's own individual strengths.

That being said, and unfortunately as I do normally enjoy Ubisoft's games (sans Watch Dogs), I just can't support a practice like this moving forward. I'm done, to everyone else I hope you enjoy their games.

parity is a dumb move, it basically tells your audience that you bought your system for no reason. should have gotten the one that is the weakest( Nintendo wii u ) and we will make all the other games look and play exactly the same.

Both consoles should be reduce to Wii U level to avoid all discussion and debate aswell./s

Heres why they are skipping the Wii U version
http://www.gamespot.com/art...

its important to people who generally browse comment sections like n4g

others not so much.

YES!

If this really is a parity issue, imagine Square Enix locking Tomb Raider's frame rate to 30 FPS and removing tessellation on PC to create parity with the PS3/360 counter parts.

People would call bullshit and probably end up not buying the game.

This is what's happening here and it sets a precedent that no one wants to deal with. If companies can pay publishers to dumb down games for a specific platform, it just invites a whole new unethical business practice.

It seems to me that only xbox crazies are actually happy about this, as now they can continue their BS propaganda. Everyone else should be demanding the very best from developers, otherwise why the hell did we buy and companies make new consoles? As for PC yeah it sucks some games are held back because of consoles, but you guys have mods and can easily upgrade to push ahead.

"But ultimately it’s the game that matters, not the graphics. "

It's trite to say this, obviously the game matters but graphics do as well and so would a sub-30 framerate that fluctuates all the time. It's a lie to say otherwise or there would be no need for better GPUs and new consoles. For a car all that matters is that it goes from point A to B, doesn't mean other features aren't important or improve the experience of going from A to B.

I'd argue that graphics matter a lot in gaming. Not only are they t a fundamental part of immersion, they've been partoof gaming culture since the beginning. The desire for better and better graphics has been a mainstay since Atari and Intellevision. Not saying that best graphics makes the best games but graphics are definitely important.

How many articles does Now gamer have where they gush over graphics anyways?

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Anyone citing last generation's Xbox 360 multiplatform superiority as a reason for PlayStation 4 to make use of it, I'm sorry but if that's the reason you're rolling with, that's petty. Like, really. Yeah, it happened before and we didn't like it, now we say we should do it because Microsoft got away with it last generation and now it's Sony's turn?

SHOULD developers be aiming for parity? No, not if one console can go further. Ubisoft is very much wrong here, but if you want the differences to shine through JUST because you're salty about last generation, then you're not a real gamer, you suck, go home, and shut up.

Facts are facts, if one console can output better, let it do it. Not because Microsoft "had been doing it" all of last generation or whatever, but just because PS4 ***can***.

Yea let all games be equal, make 480p the standard so the WiiU can keep up as well. Hey there's not that big a difference between 480 and 720p, I bet you cant even see it.

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It seems to be important when it happens to PC gamers so why not when it happens to us? the 7th gen was FULL of gimped ps3 ports because of how it 'underperformed' in comparison to the Xbox 360. Why would it be so wrong to put a 'gimped' xbox version out nowadays? could it be because they are in Microsoft's pocket? Is Microsoft immune to ever getting an inferior port?

Is wanting to buy products with best quality that important?

yes,because it not fair for ps4 user who could suffer due to another console lack of power