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Digital Foundry vs. AC4 PS3/360/WiiU/PS4/XB1/PC (Take shelter)
- Thread starter Vashetti
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Does ANYONE really expect the One to hold up to the PS4 in any third party comparisons, unless the developer is incompetent or lazy? It is simply math. Those developers who put some effort into it, will ALWAYS have a superior product on the PS4.
That sharpening filter though... wow
That sharpening filter though... wow
Uh what do trust more? Other gamers experiences and opinions or Digital Foundry? It is pretty simple. Shame there is no demo, but like I said earlier their impressions do not match my or many others experience.
And that hud-less screen is beautiful
I don't know if you are joking or not. If not: your TV most likely has contrast/gamma settings, use them.
On PC, you have even far more intricate and varied methods to blow out your image, with all the wonders of SweetFX.
2-4x msaa plus smaa is what I usually use. I'm on a 4 (over 4?) year old 5870 and that does a great job at very little performance loss. I would certainly use ssaa if I could though.
I have been really impressed with TXAA, some people find it blurry, maybe on a monitor, but on my tv it looks fantastic.
TXAA just doesn't look good in screenshot comparisons, which is how these comparisons are most often performed. That's not what it was designed for. In terms of image stability it's second only to supersampling.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
The game applies FXAA to foliage on PC by default with MSAA settings.
Catchpenny
Member
Parody account, right? Even on GAF, I have a hard time believing this kind of cognitive dissonance is genuine.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yeah, the PS4 version is amazingly solid, haven't noticed a single dropped frame. Sure, 60 fps would be even nicer, but I'd rather take a locked 30 fps over something that keeps fluctuating between 30 and 60 (which I'm pretty sure the PS4 version would if it was unlocked, seeing as it seems to have no trouble whatsoever staying at 30).
Damn, I had a 5870 three cards ago. MSAA still doesn't give me great performance in most games. I suppose most could deal with it, but I cannot stand the small drops it introduces for so little gain.
I like TXAA enough to limit my framerate to 30, though (consistency being key). Of course, that's the beauty of the PC; the user can decide what they like on a per game basis.
Troubleman1990
Banned
Ok wiiu wtf
Wtf is nintendo doing
Seriously they shouldnt even try with this Social media PR they got until they fix thos god damn mess!
A 2 console industry IS BAD!
Wtf is nintendo doing
Seriously they shouldnt even try with this Social media PR they got until they fix thos god damn mess!
A 2 console industry IS BAD!
BibiMaghoo
Member
Grimløck;92663596 said:
I've only played about 30 minutes of the game, but it is immediately noticeable. The worst of it is around the main character when panning the camera, kind of like a shimmering aura that vanishes when the camera is still, and so is invisible from screenshots.
I've seen this only once before on Hitman Absolution on PS3. It did the exact same thing around agent 47, again noticeable in the very first level of the game.
Unknown One
Member
Never really was because it wasn't going to get most of the multi plat games. I'll pay that extra hundred for a much better visual image quality with more multi plat games.
If it wasn't for the choice of picking 720p on the Xbone, I would say Wii-U won over it
Which is great, but most people bitch and moan about fxaa. Fxaa with MSAA works well, but MSAA on its own just isn't adequate for my tastes.
I really don't appreciate the author sticking this inflammatory statement in at the end:
Console is not automatically inferior to PC graphics experience. It's becoming tiring going on internet gaming sites and seeing this statement almost as if to laugh at console people. I will not regret buying a PS4 and people shouldn't be trying to convert others to PC instead. I don't understand why he talks about PC being better value. It's almost like he has done no research into what powerful graphics Sony stuck into PS4 for $399.99:
I'm not trying to say that PC is worse/better than PS4, only an alternative.
I think you are the one that needs to do some research
I think that's just a weird, relatively low quality motion blur effect they have going on, present in all next gen versions.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
What does a subpar port from Ubisoft have to do with Nintendo?
The temporal aspect of it you obviously don't see in screenshots, I think it almost feels like motion resolution has been increased, at least visually as an effect.
Sweet ogly mogly
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Ya before anyone dismisses TXAA they should really give it a go and pan the camera around a bit. The image stability is really nice.
If I get drops I simply only use smaa or lock 30fps as you said.
And ya, this card is ancient. But it still plays almost every game maxed out, with just smaa. I've still got a gtx 260 in an old PC still pounding away as well.
BibiMaghoo
Member
That seems like madness. It ruins the image when playing.
Here's a tip, pick up your TV remote go to colour options, problem solved....
I really hate the overall look of the image coming from the Xbox, and I think I'll be getting everything but Microsoft exclusives on PS4 from now on.
Setting my Xbone to 720p seems like it alleviates the artificial sharpening (somewhat), but not the crushed blacks. Same goes for BF4.
Am I imagining this? Could it be my TV?
Setting my Xbone to 720p seems like it alleviates the artificial sharpening (somewhat), but not the crushed blacks. Same goes for BF4.
Am I imagining this? Could it be my TV?
Having played the Wii U version from start to end, I can honestly say I have no idea what they are talking about with framerate issues in that version. Yes, there was the occasional dip when I had 10 guards chasing me through Havana, but for the vast majority of the game, the framerate was smooth for me. I even remember noticing how not choppy it was after playing all the previous AC games on PS3.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
It doen't change the fact that the option you want is there and will be there for any game that has native MSAA support (just combine it with Nvidia FXAA, the best implementation available.
Hilarious.
Yikes, XB1 version looking strikingly bad compared to PC/PS4.
The only hilarious bit is that there is a man on that distant boat in the Xbox One screen capture, yet that man is absent from all other versions.
Hmm. If I zoom in some more, it looks like an upside-down duck. Or a monkey. Yeah, most likely a monkey.
Dat nextgen
I´m glad to be a PC gamer when i see what MS and Sony have put on the market. My current machine is already like 5x times more powerful then the PS4 (I7 4770k, GTX 780, both OC), so i can play AC4 at 2560x1080 with max. details and antialiasing at >60 FPS. With the 20nm graphiccards next year the difference will be even greater.
Yes, i payed a lot more money for my Hardware compared to the price of the Consoles, but if you buy a lot of games, there is not that much difference in overall costs between console and PC. My AC4 Uplay key charged me 27, while at console it would cost me at least 60. Not to forget the 50/year if you want to play online.
I easily buy 10+ Games a year, so with the money saved at buying the games i can afford to upgrade my hardware every year.
In 1-2 years 4k gaming will be normal on the PC side, while at the PS4/Xbone you stay put at 1080p/60FPS in the best case.
Dont get me wrong, i own a PS3 with like 15 exclusive Games (UC 1-3, GoW 1-3, Heavy Rain, Tlou...) and im pretty sure i get a PS4 in a few years to play some of the exclusives at this platform, but if there is a multiplatform game that is availiable for PC i am getting this superior version.
I think the whole point people are arguing about is that it runs and looks considerably better on $100 cheaper hardware.
Marvel
could never
Looks like a Penguin to me.
wow er cool! Do you stand in Gamestop and tell people buying console versions of AC4 that?
Maybe its that rumored extra GPU core for xboxone.
LowEndTorque
Member
Goodness gracious @ those rope jaggies on the bone version. eww.
It's a seagull.
XBone actually looks the worst here.
No performance at all more like it
Like the hat?
Banned
I have not noticed any frame dips myself, other than when I was swarmed by guards when trying to complete a mission on a sugar plantation. Just that one mission though, and even then, it was completely playable no problem.
But lol wii u more like P-U, amiriteguys
What's up with reflection of the distant boat in the first 3, doesn't make sense.
Might want to get your eyes checked. You can't even see the ropes in the WiiU shot.
jim2point0
Banned
I'm confused. When I look at that image, I can only imagine the person that made it was trying to get a laugh out of people. So it's hard for me tot ell if this a serious post or joke trolling or...?It's almost like he has done no research into what powerful graphics Sony stuck into PS4 for $399.99:
I'm not trying to say that PC is worse/better than PS4, only an alternative.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I believe Ubisoft put their top team on that Wii U version but that little console just could not handle it, so sad
If third parties are going to throw a Wii U port to team C who might be touching a Wii U for the first time, prepare for more of the same
My PS4 will be my 3rd Party port box, my Wii U my Nintendo IP box, this is the only way to do it
If third parties are going to throw a Wii U port to team C who might be touching a Wii U for the first time, prepare for more of the same
My PS4 will be my 3rd Party port box, my Wii U my Nintendo IP box, this is the only way to do it
Yeah, it's pretty disappointing how low-end Nintendo went with this console. Iwata always says that Nintendo can't compete with Sony and MS on tech, but this is ridiculous.