I am trying not to be so cynical about Phil's frequent praise for PS4 related titles. Certainly the image he is trying to project benefitsthe brand a little and seems admirable if not magnanimous. From a gamers perspective I admire the work Phil has done to turn the platform around. From a business perspective, I think the jury is still out on how successful the X1 will be based on their original goals when the platform was designed. Is the platform profitable? I am not so sure. I am glad...
Well being a PS4 and PC gamer I must say I enjoy both platforms very much. Sure my pc is way more powerful than the PS4 but I still truly enjoy the PS4 console as well. But it's not a level field for comparison. So while comparing consoles seems reasonable, a pc versus any console is a bit unfair. Many different pc builds exist and cost can be substantially higher. If one has the means, I'd strongly suggest both platforms. Not flaming you here. PC is great without a doubt. But PS4 ...
@rainslacker I agree with your comments wrt @TheCommentator's comments. I read that post and thought this person has no real clue. As the saying goes, 'be careful of the articulate incompetent'.
Your statement "try to talk with authority on a subject you don't understand based on assumption and PR statements." pretty much nailed it.
Most of the tests I saw were synthetic tests which may be designed to show off the capabilities of DX12. That is not a bad thing but it is not necessarily what we will wee from developers. I am optimistic there will be nice improvements realized with DX12 over time but am also mindful that there is alot of marketing hype as usual.
Is it known that it is the current graphics API which is the main source of the problem? Frankly I'd be surprised is that is the case. Perhaps just other code optimization outside graphics API? Very important to have a snappy UI though.
Well although not an owner of a X1 but as a pc gamer, I like that he is at least out there talking to the public. We'll see how things pan out over time. I won't rule out even getting a X1 if the product has nice pc integration. But for now I am more than pleased with my PS4 and pc. Anything good for gaming is good news to me.
Agreed, the pc images look a bit sharper, esp the background texture. However, the XB1 looks pretty good too. Frankly makes no diff to me as I play this on pc. I do wish that cross platform play was available for the mere fact to increase population in the game. Sadly at least at current MS does not allow for such play in most if not all games. I think Fable Legends may be cross platform so that is cool.
The 'p' in 1080p stands for 'progressive' which refers to the progressive scan of the video. Each line is scanned every cycle. Compared to 'i' for interlaced video whereby each line is scanned every other cycle (odd vs even lines). So a still image being 1920x1080 (no 'p') is accurate.
I have to agree that there is some guerrilla marketing efforts at work here. As this is exclusive I imagine it serves the interests of another company to diminish a competing brand. So the theory goes if you can't prop up your own brand at least diminish that of your rival. Such is life in the business world but it smacks of contrived criticism.
Don't have an xbox But I just built a new pc and nvidia gave code for The Witcher 3 with the gfx card purchase. Looks like a pretty sweet game regardless of platform.
The point of their comments lends credence that these are isolated cases and not wide spread. So you may not care but others do.
I did not read anything in that article about X1 tests. It is inferred that DX12 will boost X1 performance but these tests were clearly done on pc hardware. Does X1 use a modified DX11 today? I am not sure what API X1 uses frankly. But I think MS is intentionally not over or understating DX12 performance benefits to X1. Surely the MS marketing department does not want dispel any myths on potential X1 benefits with DX12. They have said little directly on X1 and DX12 thus letting the rumor ...
Clearly MS knows this is and has been a major issue for them. Look how much money and marketing they are putting into damage control to reach a level of parity. They made some design choice mistakes across the board from less powerful gpu, kinect requirement, DRM, and focus on television entertainment. They have had to pivot away on so many of these decisions. Frankly it's a matter of trust now. MS has a serious trust issue with many people now.
You'd be wrong that PS4 does not hit it more often than X1. Neither console hit it out of the park but PS4 at least hit the warning track. X1 is a shallow fly ball. So good luck with your X1 and keep believing their marketing. If it makes you feel better, good for you.
Here we go. More talk of why something like resolution and framerate matter. Why does it matter? Seriously? Because 1080p and 60fps should be the standard now. All this downplaying of res and framerate is driven by MS todies. Sure PS4 cannot always hit that mark either but I seriously doubt this would be a topic if X1 was hitting those stats. "Oh you don't need 1080p and 60 fps, it's the game that counts". Well duh of course the game counts. And sure the game is more im...
I agree wholeheartedly.
The persistent problem is do you trust MS? If they have rectified a problem that is fine. However, their initial considered business strategy was very restrictive for Indie devs. MS has no choice but to reverse direction on so many of their policies as they are losing market share compared to the previous generation platform. Thankfully robust competition has kept MS in check. Without it, imagine where MS would take gaming.
The market will decide if it is saturated.
IMO, MS has lost credibility. Their initial design and business model was to produce a console not with gaming at it's center but rather a home entertainment system with television and gaming. A jack of all trades (master of none) approach. So to say MS has had a change of heart is not because they care about gamers' interests. They had no choice but to pivot on their marketing and hence engineering efforts as gamers are their best foot in the proverbial living room door. So do I real...
You can clearly see that MS X1 and it's proponents are concerned on the performance difference compared to PS4. The marketing department sure is trying to counter the prevailing wisdom of a weaker console (performance wise) with a constant stream of articles speaking to this or that performance tweak or gain. Whether factual all the time or not, clearly they know it has been their Achilles heel. Does that make the X1 a bad console. No. But is it on par performance wise with PS4. Not exac...