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[Flame Lord]

Look around the same to me. I'll be good either way.

 

[simplythebest]

Why are people getting upset about some feeling that x1 looks better?

Just sit back and enjoy the show. It's all gravy baby!

 

[shinobi602]

Someone needs to talk to yosp

 

[Radec]

All these pictures look the same, you picked a horrible comparison pic

Read.

 

[Lord Error]

People really thing the X1 version looks better? Notice anything missing?

It's cool that they were able to add HBAO to PS4 version, but man, after getting used to those ambient shadows in TLOU, even HBAO looks like crap.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Wow at the people actually preferring the Xbone visuals





Wow





I said WOW

 

[FinalStageBoss]

The dark areas of the game look awful on the X1.

 

[cheezcake]

Have you guys noticed that xbone version does not have about half of the shadows?

It's the crushed blacks on the Xbone version that are driving me far more crazy than the jaggies

 

[Klocker]

Thank goodness i wont be playing the games pausing to view AB switching between versions as they are so fing close I will be more than happy with either version

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

I know right?

LOL perfect.
Next gen for me has just gone down the shitter on this day.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Ok, yeah, not sure why they sharpened the shit out of the XB1 version. Makes for an odd image.

Exactly. It doesn't look natural

 

[statham]

Enhance!

Using GIMP
Contrast: +15
Brightness: -10
Sharpenness: 40

For comparison:

I'm sure the differences are there. but for me I wouldn't enjoy one over the others if I was playing this game.

 

[Dart]

XO post processed crushed black makes PC & PS4 look under saturated... Nice move MS.

 

[Derrick01]

So wtf these next-gen games cannot even run native 1080P standard on these next-gen consoles!?

Killzone does and it looks almost as good as this game does.

 

[dolabla]

Don't know if this one has been posted, but more black crush from the XB1:

XB1:

PS4:

 

[Tsundere]

Despite the crushing blacks and higher contrast, Xbox One manages to somehow lose the shadows....

 

[whitehawk]

I'm saying it again

look at that mess.

This is really compressed. Look at these instead:

PS4: http://cfa.gamer-network.net/2013/articles//a/1/6/2/7/9/6/6/BF4_PS4_005.bmp.jpg

XBO: http://cfa.gamer-network.net/2013/articles//a/1/6/2/7/9/6/6/BF4_XO_005.bmp.jpg

 

[fallagin]

I must admit, the contrast totally fooled me. Very tricky

 

[Toki767]

Well, this thread explains how Beats headphones got so popular.

I think I'd equate this visual difference to something along the lines of IPS/LCD vs AMOLED.

 

[Punkster_NY]

Seems like the XB1 version is missing lighting.

Framerate seems really good on both.

Yup!

 

[MThanded]

I need digital foundry to come out and explain why their footage is so drastically different looking than jackfrags. Did they normalize the videos based on the darker xbox 1 version?

 

[NullPointer]

The PS4 version has less aliasing, for sure. But I prefer the XBOX One's sharper image vs the blurrier PS4 footage.

You can adjust your TV settings to get the contrast of the Xbox version on the PS4.
There's nothing you can set to remove the jaggies of the Xbox version.
There's nothing you can set to increase the framerate of the Xbox version.

 

[BruiserBear]

Yup. The thing that's also lost on a lot of people is the difference between looking at these comparison shots on an iPad, or 20 inch monitor, and then actually seeing those games being played on a 40-60 inch tv. That resolution difference will be far more noticeable the bigger you blow it up.

 

[I-hate-u]

Ok just to be clear on my train of thought, I looked at the recent pics and the PS4 has the better aliasing (see steering wheel pic) and textures but with a softer look. MS's version of the game has a darker color contrast bullshit just to fool the eye they have the sharper image.

Am I right or no?

 

[Pryce]

Alright here we go.

Here is the Jack upload vs. the DF upload screens

Top is the DF video, you can see the crushed blacks

Bottom is the Jack upload, same scene you can see the difference in the wheel black

DF did it on purpose from what I see

Holy shit.

 

[AgentP]

Well, this thread explains how Beats headphones got so popular.

OK, I laughed a little hard and woke my wife up, thanks.

 

[Milennia]

You guys do realize they're friends just fucking with each other, right? Altano isn't actually calling Gies a fanboy, seriously. Look at Gies follow up tweet.

I dont understand how what i said implies that i didn't know they were joking lol.

 

[Mr Moose]

Alright here we go.

Here is the Jack upload vs. the DF upload screens

Top is the DF video, you can see the crushed blacks

Bottom is the Jack upload, same scene you can see the difference in the wheel black

DF did it on purpose from what I see

Holy shit, they faked it?

 

[chickdigger802]

crossfire 7970s (~$700) gives better than both console performance.


curious what will give equivalent, 1 7970?

 

[Replicant]

Alright here we go.

Here is the Jack upload vs. the DF upload screens

Top is the DF video, you can see the crushed blacks

Bottom is the Jack upload, same scene you can see the difference in the wheel black

DF did it on purpose from what I see

WOW, BUSTED DF!

 

[Rock Gotti]

Obviously in those hi-res screenies I can tell the PS4 version is superior looking... but if they were both playing side by side you could barely tell. It wont matter to the average Joe Gamer.

 

[DirgeExtinction]

I find it pretty crazy how people think crushed blacks and over saturated colors = better image(!)

Personally, I think the PS4 version looks closer to the PC version than the XB1 version does to the PC version. That, and the PS4 is pushing more pixels while maintaining a higher frame rate.

-edit- So, did DF mess up the XB1 colors on purpose? Or was it their capture equipment?

 

[B.O.O.M]

Alright here we go.

Here is the Jack upload vs. the DF upload screens

Top is the DF video, you can see the crushed blacks

Bottom is the Jack upload, same scene you can see the difference in the wheel black

DF did it on purpose from what I see

oi....this is some shady shit if true

 

[njean777]

Despite DF insisting how superior the PS4 version was, all I saw from the images AND videos was that the XB1 version was the better looking one(too dark though). Shaper looking textures, slightly more vibrant colors, and overall notably less blurry. Well ain't that something...

I do see that peoples' fetish for raw numbers are clouding their judgement a bit. I scoffed at people who were hoping for PS4 to have some huge visual advantage, but didn't expect this. I will have to see even higher quality comparisons, but as it stands right now, the XB1 version gets my nod.

Obviously you don't know your TV has a sharpness setting and you can make the PS4 version look "better" with it. Also FPS on the ps4 is better so it automatically gets my nod just for that, while pushing a higher res.

 

[plasmasd]

It's not his ignorance but yours. Read the Eurogamer article. Sony's resolution is higher but the scaler they used to get to 1080P sucks huge balls causing the image to look blurred. MS scaler is fantastic. It can't hide jaggies, which are abundantly apparent, but it doesn't blur textures like Sony's does and the colors pop and they crush the blacks making it look more cinematic.

Sony wins on resolution and effects rendering. MS wins on texture detail. Stuff like color and black levels are subjective.

I would say this is exactly the opposite. Eurogamer captured this in amateur mode with computer RGB settings 0-255 instead of video 16-235 RGB range settings. The upscaling of the 900p PS4 image looks like correct GPU scaling to 1080p where the X1 footage has a weird unsharp mask looking sharpening filter that is creating "sharper looking" textures and image instead of how it is meant to look.

Use the PC as a baseline - the textures aren't blurred.

 

[Easy_D]

Lower resolution, worse AA and they add a sharpening filter on top of that? That sounds hideous.

 

[gogogow]

XO version has such high contrast and sharpening that the textures are getting that typical jpeg artifacts look. Looks pretty nasty.

 

[CraZed]

Despite the crushing blacks and higher contrast, Xbox One manages to somehow lose the shadows....

Nice catch. Also even the guys uniform lacks the level of detail on the XO.

 

[Black Republican]

XB1 shots look mostly fine, but the PS4 definitely looks a lot closer to the PC version which is the more intended look. People ordering the PS4 version should rest easy, but XB1 people aren't going to be at much of a loss. I fear for those 360 and PS3 buyers.

Agreed. Anyways since a preview/review said the sp was lagging I guess I'm skipping out on bf4

 

[JABEE]

Alright here we go.

Here is the Jack upload vs. the DF upload screens

Top is the DF video, you can see the crushed blacks

Bottom is the Jack upload, same scene you can see the difference in the wheel black

DF did it on purpose from what I see

What is going on?

 

[DragonSworne]

Leadbetter doctored the Xbox One output?

 

[Whiteshirt]

Loving all these 'read the article' posts. Looking at the pics and short comparison vids the Xbone version looks slightly better. Maybe when I see them compared on a big screen TV the resolution will make a difference on the PS4s favor.
I don't know/care what kind of effects/compromises they are using but those saying the PS4 version looks much better should go get an appointment with the eye doctor.

We have.

If you can't see the black crush, then I don't know what to say. Its damn obvious. If you want black crush and sharpness, your TV can do the same thing you know.

 

[HariKari]

Damn Wario bringing the heat here. Best one yet.

 

[darkwing]

So the secret sauce is crushed black???

Well played Microsoft

forgot sharpening

 

[Wario64]

 

[CLEEK]

Seriously, dat over sharpening and crushed blacks on the X1.

It's like when you go into a TV store and you see 2 TVs side by side with one that has the saturation and sharpness turned up to the max.

Looks terrible. And at 720p, all you're doing is emphasizing those fucking jaggies.

The first thing your should do on a TV is turn down sharpness. It accentuates jaggies like nothing else. I can't believe that DICE added this on purpose to the Xbone version as a post-process effect.

 

[Creaking]

Ok, yeah, not sure why they sharpened the shit out of the XB1 version. Makes for an odd image.

Clearly because it fooled a lot of people into thinking the Xbox One version looked more detailed and had richer colors. Just a TV thing really.

 

[Kyon]

Holy shit. The bias in here is fucking ridiculous. LOOK AT THE CONTRAST AND SHARPNESS ON THE XBONE VIDEO. DICE got y'all drinking the Kool Aid hard. I was planning on getting the game for PC anyway, but this is pathetic.

Drag them dowN

 

[sn00zer]

Someone needs to talk to yosp

No Yosp NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[WavekSra]

Alright here we go.

Here is the Jack upload vs. the DF upload screens

Top is the DF video, you can see the crushed blacks

Bottom is the Jack upload, same scene you can see the difference in the wheel black

DF did it on purpose from what I see

Jack should make a comparison vid