You have to remember that when developing a game for a console you have to be aware what you are going to output to and that is a HDTV.

Most HDTV's have a refresh rate of 60Hz although some have refresh rates of over 100Hz so a game that is running at 60 fps may be indistinguishable from a similar game running at 30 fps on a standard HDTV. A PC monitor is different to a HDTV and unfortunately many PC people think that all games should run at 60 fps and above which may impossible for the majority of HDTV's.

Like it or not all game developers have to make compromises on resolution, frames per second and this includes the choice of aspect ratio as well considering the 16:9 ratio which is an industry standard and is still a compromise.

ughhhhh Really ?????

720p HD
1080p Full HD
4k Ultra HD

1080p is still the standard and will be for years to come.

4K is far from being the standard.

I'd say probably by the end of the generation 4K content will be plentiful enough that the older 1080p TV's will start to get phased out, and 4K will become a standard(with the ability to display the lower resolutions).

4K is just not hitting it's stride where it's becoming affordable for those willing to spend a bit of extra money, but the average TV buyer is still going to go with the less expensive TV's which are getting pretty nice for 1080p.

In any case, for games, 4K isn't going to happen on the consoles for AAA games, and I'd imagine even simpler indie games aren't going to push it. As of right now, I believe only DirectTV offers some channels in 4K, and they charge for it. 4K is quite a bit of bandwidth on the cable delivery system, so some upgrading needs to take place. I'm not even aware if Blu-Rays are offering such a high resolution natively.

Otherwise, as others say, 4K is ultraHD, and the next thing will have it's own marketing term.

Same thing as last gen except M$ had over a year head start which killed Sony. Otherwise, last gen would have been the same. Lucky M$, not this gen.

No they didn't its just harder to work with than ps4 due to its hardware being more complex and spread out. The dev even said u can get the exact same results as ps4 its just harder so you have to optimize more.

Did anyone even read the article???

Meh dx12 will make it tons easier to get results and this entire debate will fall flat on its head.

I agree. These articles serve no purpose other than to to parrot a fact that has been known for over two years. Yes we know X1 has more difficulty achieveing 1080P with stable framerates on some games. Yes, we know its not more powerful than PS4. Cool. We heard it a thousand times, Now let me enjoy my games in peace.

besides there are some great games on X1 that really forget about the resolution BS.

I am not thinking about what my xbox can and cant do when I am enjoying FH2, MCC, ori, FM5, neverwinter and a bunch of others. I dont think any other xbox owner is, when it comes down to it and that controller is in your hands.Your racing cars...or killing a giant level 79 dragon with twenty odd other gamers and their companions...your playing that golden MP magic that is MCC...but you aint paying no mind to flaimbait when you got the proof in the pudding in your hands.

If I had to guess I'd say most people don't care about either resolution or frame rate, so long as they're acceptable and don't hamper game play or the end experience.

It's nice to have higher resolution or frame rate, but the whole debate has taken on almost mythical proportions of hyperbole and assumption.

I personally could play games in any resolution, and so long as the frame rate is steady and not too low(below 30fps) then I'm unlikely to notice or even care when actually playing a game. That's the kind of stuff I notice more when I'm building a game, because I'm paid to do that, but for enjoying it, I just sit back and let the game do it's thing.