yes the engine could be better but once again this shows how the new consoles just don't really pack that big of a punch in terms of power. both were designed to be affordable and profitable at an early stage. microsoft took a huge hit on the first xbox which they sold at a loss. same thing with the ps3 for sony, they too took huge losses. this generation has been scaled back and the pc is already way ahead of the technical curve. it's just too bad most of the marketing goes into console gaming which is why the pc does not really have games that show off what it can really achieve.

The engine has nothing to do with the weak hardware the consoles have.

I find it funny that everyone is always blaming the developer when the games might be a bit glitchy, but never blame the hardware. Always comparing the game to other open world games that have supposed "better graphics", but in reality those games are empty and boring.

The fact is, that MS and Sony cut corners to sell this consoles and gain some amount of profit.

Weak hardware is to blame here, not the developer.

Why would the PS4 exhibit worst alpha performance than the X1 when its got much higher pixel fillrate? That is some shoddy a$s programming there. This reeks of a rush job on both consoles.

"What they showed in the earlier analysis was the X1 had a very severe drop (the infamous "0 fps"), though again, I didn't see any conspiracy there."

Yeah and thats probably just a bug with streaming the assets from the HDD. But if something like that exists it should be mentioned just like Digital Foundary mentioned the FPS drops during the Deathclaw battle.

Though I agree with MC about mentioning it, DF should not have sensationalized it without further testing. Seems it was indeed a random bug in the code..just look at all the videos out there disproving it. They made it seem like it went to 0 FPS because the system couldn't handle it...sites wents viral with it. Then in comes NX in the exact same scenerio and nada. Then here comes DF to kinda say, yeah, we messed up..Yes they both suffer from frame rate and stutter....it was damage control. My OPINION, they should have done a better job in the first place and But all in all, the game is fun and I'm enjoying it.

@MCTJim

"They made it seem like it went to 0 FPS because the system couldn't handle it"

The problem here is that your getting DFs claims mixed up with what the fanboys were saying.

"It may only be momentary, but it sticks out like a sore thumb in direct comparison. The cause is also often very self-evident; even with an installation size of 28GB, assets are struggling to stream from Xbox One's HDD on cue. "

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

They never said the XB1 couldn´t handle the game. They just said that this terrible drop in FPS is due to a streaming issue with the HDD.

I suggest that next time you read their articles since you can learn a lot from them.

"Then here comes DF to kinda say, yeah, we messed up"

I just checked the updated article and they still say the same thing. Maybe its because its an issue with an XB1 with the stock hard-drive?

Anyways if you want my opinion on these comparisons. Its that i believe people are latching onto one or the other because it paints their system in a more positive light. Generally im seeing XB1 owners latch onto the NX comparison and PS4 owners latch onto the DF foundary comparison.

If you just ignore the differences between the two and just look at the similarity's you will come to the conclusion that the game runs badly on both systems.

It's the only place to play fallout and elderscrolls games in my honest opinion. I haven't had a console Bethesda game in a long long time.

Yeah as someone who owns all of the game consoles I am considering switching to pc in the future. Certainly next gen if the consoles don't up their game. I think this is the first console generation that I remember them not being on par with powerful pcs on day 1. They should have upped their price and put in more. Hardcore gamers are the ones who buy day 1 anyway and generally the majority would have paid an extra $50-100 for a more powerful console. The extra power also gives the consoles a few more years of life.

I guess the only issue with pcs is that unless I own all consoles I miss out on the exclusives.