But some games are 720p on Xbox one.

I watched a video about God of War remasterd on n4g today. And the interesting thing is most of comments were they could'nt see the difference or very little difference between 720p & 1080p.

"Unthinkable to Go Back to 720p"

yet most xbone games run at 720p resolution

It really depends. If a studio only has the money and resources to get it to 720 then that shouldn't effect the game reviews. Now if it's a dev with virtually unlimited resources and money and are claiming the best thing you've ever seen then yes it should effect the game reviews.

with the rollout of 4k tv's, images, video recording, etc, i cant believe gaming still dips into sub hd 720p. its 2015 guys. though im not saying i expect 4k levels, 1080p should be the standard without a doubt.

theres very little difference from last gen to this gen never mind comparing Xbox One and PS4. both are underpowered. last gen ended just when games were getting good. this gen was rushed only to give us remasters of those last gen games.

The differences are very important

I agree completely. I prefer PS4 but I didnt choose it because of power. If XBOne needs 900p to get a stable 30fps then so be it, but that should be the absolute minimum for this gen. No one wants 720p anymore, I dont care if its 120fps.

I would not buy my only console based on a power difference, but when I do eventually get a XB I will no doubt still buy all my multiplats on PS4 as there is no reason for me not to. They are better looking (if only a little) and I prefer the controller. XB for me will be a machine I have to play XB exclusives, and thats why I dont have one yet, there are no games (for me) to warrant a 2nd console purchase. Im sure a lot of Xbox gamers feel the same way that they would like a PS4 but they need a killer app to justify buying another machine.

Why do PlayStation only gamers cling to this so dearly? Currently there is no game out that is head and shoulders better than ANYTHING THE XBOX ONE HAS TO OFFER! Granted Horizon looks phenomenal as well as Uncharted 4 but Xbone has its own breathtakers regardless if 1080p or frame rate cuts must be made. It's not like last gen where The Last of Us and God of War 3 was clearly something the Xbox 360 was incapable of

Our objective is really to offer the maximum of details in 1080p. And it’s unthinkable for us to go back to 720p

1920x1080 vs 1600x900

close to 50% pixel difference

nothing matches the clarity of a 1080p image, 900p stretched to 1080p results in a blurry image

Of course is important and I assure you that if the x1 was the superior console, their fans would be bragging about it and telling everyone how important it is.

Hopefully a few more years in and you'll see more juice being harnessed from these machines like previous gens.

Get over it.

Power goes to the ps4 features goes to the xbox1 they both have games and good 3rd party support it comes down to preference ppl please stop arguing over machines we suppose to enjoy the games while Sony and ms fight to bring us good content.

“Honestly the differences are not that important. They are present, it’s true, but we are very far from the technical difficulties we usually faced with a cross platform title on the previous generation. There may be subtle rendering difference between the two platforms but that seems unlikely. Our objective is really to offer the maximum of details in 1080p. And it’s unthinkable for us to go back to 720p.”
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I believe he's making a reference to the difficulty of making a game across two platofrms. Last generations the architectures of the PS3 and XB1 were very different from each other which made games difficult to develop from one to the other. But with this generation of systems the differences are reduced due to both using APUs made by AMD. Sure one GPU might be larger than the other and there may be a difference in clockspeed. But the minimal differences in the systems architecture makes games really easy to make across both of them.

I accept that there isn't a massive difference between the two but I also accept that one system is more powerful than the ofhsd. That will never change no matter the amount of software updates that they receive. Hardware is fixed and there's no changing that.

Yes it does matter, you got many who jumped From X360 to PS4. People want 1080p with 30/60fps.

If Xbox cannot provide it all the time then the word gets out to the casuals that Playstation is better because of extra frames or pixels.

People like this guy aren't going to be completely forthcoming and honest. They're going to be coy because their positions call for it.

Devs won't flat out say "PS4 is more powerful" because they just can't. It wouldn't be professional, I suppose. Everyone knows the deal, though. PS4 has an edge.

The library of either next gen console doesn't justify a purchase for me yet. I chose pc as my main platform because in the end it's the cheapest platform if you factor in the cost of games. And it gives you the widest range of games and flexibility.
As a guy that grew up on games in the 90ies graphics are just amazing these days no matter what platform! The only deciding factors are game library and cost. At least for me :)

Still another 6-7 years of development, we always see vast improvements in titles halfway through the cycle

why does it matter witch console is better,im team Sony but i dont go around trashing Xbox fans,people like what they like.This console war is stupid,us gamers need get together and trash the devolopers for keep making these remasters ugh

This subject has become so boring.Does anyone care to invest more time in this discussion,facts are facts coming from an XboX One owner my console has fun and enjoyable games to me that's all that matters.Great for those who own PS4S it's an awesome console but people always manage to turn everything into a senseless fight.Enjoy your respective console and be happy.

As powerful as the PS4 is, there has been nothing to date that signifies a major gap between the platforms. Most games are easily capable of 1080p on PS4, but beyond that the power hasn't shown much in the way of innovation to gameplay or things that actually matter beyond graphics.

It should be unthinkable to go back to 30fps.

There are Sony Fanboys, Microsoft fanboys, Pc fanboys, nintendo fanboys. And then there are gamers. Not many of those left. Seems to be nothing but a bunch of people worshiping a cooperation that is only in business to make money. And in all reality they couldnt give a sh*t about you.
But everyone goes on to defend there errors, or praise when they make the right decisions. I have jumped ship so many times in my 34 years of gaming. One system is always slightly better than the other. And I tend to like that one more. But in all the years of gaming, I have owned every single console except for the 3DO and the lynx. Both crap for gamers. And I will continue to buy them as long as they continue to make good games to play. Last gen the faovirite was the 360. But This gen is a little harder for me. Obviously I have been playing for a long time. So, for me I NEED new experiences. Ive experienced so many different games in all the years, I find most games feel like ive played them before, because they are some clone of something from the past. So I dont jump on the bandwagon to replay all the games from the past. I have them stored in the garage. I could go back and play any time I want. But I dont want to. I want new experiences, Like bloodeborne. That was the reason I bought the ps4 and I am completely satisfied with the choice. I have the xbox1, and I enjoyed it a lot, but lately it is collecting dust. I was a nintendo fanboy, that became a sony fanboy, that became a microsoft fanboy, that finally became the greatest of them all, a GAME fanboy. And I will nefver go back, I am sorry for most of you that feel like you need to say all this crap to convince yourself that one system is the right choice as a gamer.

I risked looking at the comments after reading the article and wow, it's almost WW3 here. Yes the PS4 has the superior graphics capabilities. We all know this. Does it make it superior? Depends, are you a fanboy/girl or a gamer? The superior platform is the one that provides the games and experiences most tailored to your tastes. It does not make the other platform(s) inferior.

What we need to do is come together, PC and console gamers, and demand more from our hobby. More new IPs that are actually worth a damn, less remasters. If you're going to do a remaster, remaster everything (graphics, sound etc) to make it a truly fresh experience. More stable games at launch. No more locked on disc DLC. No more DLC milking (maybe raising games to $70 instead?). All this needless bickering online, rather than civilized discussions, reminds me of that episode of Family Guy where Stewie licks up Meg's tear, telling her her anguish sustain him. If you haven't guessed it, we're Meg and the companies are Stewie. If we want a better gaming experience, and to shake the stereotype that gamers are immature man children, the change starts with us.

In some ways it is and in some ways it isnt meaning some games look terrible and need 1080p to look decent. Both systems offer incredible library of games. There is no wrong choice.

Who else but GamingBolt?

How is this still a thing? PC's running at high end specs cost 3-4 times as much as either console. It's not even a good comparison.

I used to keep upgrading my rig every 2 years dropping another $250 on a good video card to run the latest games. That's just dropping cash and buying hardware for the game; which I have it admit, is a lot of fun getting the games to run as beautifully as the developers intended. Crysis, Farcry, Witcher 3, Skyrim, list just goes on and on.

Hey, without dedicated hardware, developers don't need to optimize, they aim for the sky and expect us to dump a lot of cash on new hardware which many of us did or do. It's like a twisted and costly relationship that serves the hardware industry.

Over time the developers of our puny underpowered consoles really learn to do some incredible things with the hardware. Compared Resistance fall of man a PS3 launch title to Last of Us for example.

I for one, see that as a major value knowing the hardware I bought today is going to produce way better graphics over the next 7 years. Buying a higher end graphics card for PC is like buying a new car; soon as you drive it off the lot it just keeping loosing value and quickly at that.

These PC vs Console arguments are completely pointless. Besides, it's just more comfortable and entertain in the living room with a nice 60" and recliners.

its not science to know by now ps4 is the alpha of all consoles ,the most powerful device ever created..so no match for the competition

Oh noes I can't play Cod Ghosts or Battlefield Hardline at 1080p/900p and what earth shattering significance they both held, redefining the FPS genre.

Hang on a second.....average to middling games and one was a launch title. I'd rather play Titanfall which I actually enjoy, all day long at ~800p then Ghosts at 1080p for even a half hour.

The difference are mminor at best and after Win10/DX12 is installed and used on the XB1, I don't think there will be anymore differences. Especially after several developers took their games running on DX11.* API and switched it to DX12 and saw an increase in performance.

http://www.dsogaming.com/ne...

I expect several developer will upgrade their games after it launches.

I'm fully aware of the spec inside each console yet I chose to game on the Xbox ONE.

On paper, the PS4 has a better memory configuration and GPU. The question is, how much better?

So what does it have to show for this marginal edge?

more pixels (usually a 1080p > 900upscaled)
& sometimes more stable framerates.

There are instances where games run better on Xbox ONE. Better framerates and AF.

The next thing we'd turn to is exclusives..

I've yet to see anything out of the ordinary in terms on performance on both consoles.

Which leads me to believe that they are very close in terms of performance. Too close for comfort.

Until I see a night and day difference like PC-esque ultra settings then you can convince me. Until then, if ever.

I’m hoping greedfall turns out to be a good time-killer rpg, seems like it may have a nice balance of rpg and melee mechanics during battles/fights.

The original Nier was amazing for all of these reasons.

The nice thing about many of these games is they require very little investment. The older games especially can be picked up for under $10 on Ebay and many are part of streaming services like Gamepass or PSNow.

I feel more relaxed playing some of these games because I don't attach the expectations to it in the same way I would with a full priced $60 game.