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[The_Monk]

Don't worry guys, I'm on Gies-Watch

Aw, someone said he's tired of GAF. How is such thing possible?

There's so many good fellow GAFfers in here, besides, nothing wrong by stating the true and celebrating good news. It's a new generation, it is expected for games to have a better performance and I'm glad they managed to get 60 FPS on the PS4.

 

[enanogrande]

I'm late on this, but gad damn!

 

[Quote]

I just wanted everyone to be happy!

Say goodbye to your CPMs

 

[Phire Phox]

Wow. I just don't understand why someone would buy an XB1 over a PS4. It makes no sense to me. Is love of Forza that strong?

I don't know. Maybe it's the amazing online service that is Xbox Live. The innovative Kinect Sensor with its motion tracking and voice recognition capabilities. Or maybe its the slew of amazing first party and third party exclusives coming to console. I really don't understand it either......

 

[i-Lo]

How the hell can still say this bullshit? Unlocked framerates reduces input lag. Did he never hear about G-sync?

Given most average game journalist are not well versed in tech, is it any surprised that a shill would not want to know any better?

The moment he mentioned KZSF it was reminder why he was rightly discredited and admonished by evilore amongst others here.

 

[ShinobiFist]

You know the mocking is getting a little bothersome, but this legitimately made me laugh, and I applaud you for the clever joke.

I like the way you hide your true feelings. You should be in politics....

 

[AgentOtaku]

WTF LOOOL

 

[Jinfash]

Just to clarify, you are not getting the inferior version, you are PAYING for the inferior version because of it.

Paying the same price when he has both systems, no less.

 

[BPoole]

Themes of this gen:

- PS4 getting superior multiplats
- Wii U getting ignored by third parties

 

[op_ivy]

Wow. I just don't understand why someone would buy an XB1 over a PS4. It makes no sense to me. Is love of Forza that strong?

yes. halo too.

it wasnt an easy decision.

 

[alr1ght]

Too bad its a game that literally came out a few months ago and is <$30 on every other system.....would have been much more open to this with a $30/40 price tag

Wait a month.

 

[Soi-Fong]

Too bad its a game that literally came out a few months ago and is <$30 on every other system.....would have been much more open to this with a $30/40 price tag

I can't justify 60 bones for this too. Will wait till it hits 40.

 

[TTSupra]

You know the mocking is getting a little bothersome, but this legitimately made me laugh, and I applaud you for the clever joke.

Nelson brings the mocking to himself.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

How many people posting in here will actually buy this damn game? lol

Well I haven't played it yet, and it'll be a perfect complement to when I pick up a PS4 when Infamous comes out.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Nearly chocked and died

Lol

 

[sn00zer]

Read this post, then see this image

then bish tagged him

Im a bit confused....I mean he does only Xbox videos so.....

EDIT: There are plenty of people out there doing Nintendo only reviews etc.....although Im one to talk getting stuck with the sony tag so whatever

 

[Silky]

Wow. I just don't understand why someone would buy an XB1 over a PS4. It makes no sense to me. Is love of Forza that strong?

No. It's called preferences. Understand that, people have preferences and different tastes. It's not bizarre like you're making it out to be. Same with mobile phone gamers.

Because they have shitty friends that play on Xbox.

You should consider rewording that. Again. /Preferences./

 

[MrMephistoX]

Have you seen Titanfall..?

More like have you played Dead Rising 3, KI and Ryse? If all you're into is Call of Duty and Madden yeah probably no reason to get an Xbox one.

 

[sportz103]

Wow. I just don't understand why someone would buy an XB1 over a PS4. It makes no sense to me. Is love of Forza that strong?

Exactly, it would be like buying a PC when you could buy a SteamBox for less.

 

[Nafai1123]

So how long before Microsoft start paying Devs to not make the PS4 version of games any better than the level they reach on the xbone?

What exactly would give you the impression they have that type of clout to begin with? They're 3rd party developers, and they will do as they please (which usually means flocking to whichever side sells the best).

 

[Jea Song]

holy shit.

lol

 

[alr1ght]

How the hell can still say this bullshit? Unlocked framerates reduces input lag. Did he never hear about G-sync?

somebody tweet him he literally doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[NullPointer]

It's silly because you can't lock it. You can optimize so that it should never drop below the target framerate, but if something crazy happens it happens and it goes below.

Well that's certainly good enough if "something crazy" is truly a rare and unexpected phenomenon.

I just don't like to give outs for people to rationalize sub 30fps, as we've seen so many games unable to even keep to that target.

Killzone Shadowfall was supposed to be 60fps unless there was 24 AI at which point we'd see small drops. Yeah, no. And that was put out there early. Just like we're hearing about 60fps in the same breath we're hearing about dips. Which paints a less rosy picture.

I think we agree overall - you're making a specific technical point which I can appreciate.

 

[Melchiah]

How many people posting in here will actually buy this damn game? lol

I was going to wait until the price goes lower, but seeing it on Gaf's GOTY list kinda swayed my previous stance. Still not sure though, whether I want to pay 60€ for a last gen game. I admit the good word the game has received, together with the now announced 1080p/60fps, and the traditional drought between the launch and March, makes it a very tempting purchase.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

How many people posting in here will actually buy this damn game? lol

I have it preordered, and I'll already beat it twice on 360.

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

I believe it would need to be triple buffered v-sync to run at variable framerates. But yes, it is possible.

you beat me to it. (i had to free my other arm from this cat sleeping in my lap to google it)

i remember a few PS3 games (not that names though) having no screen tearing despite their variable framerates and i thought it was a good idea at the time. maybe it was the first Bioshock?

im glad this was posted because i was a little bummed about the recent 30fps news and was going to cancel my preorder and wait for a lower price.

 

[Lynn616]

Is it really that bad? We know the PS4 is more powerful. Is 1080p/30 really that bad?

 

[TheUnsunghero26]

Wow. I just don't understand why someone would buy an XB1 over a PS4. It makes no sense to me. Is love of Forza that strong?

Because they have shitty friends that play on Xbox. I'd still not buy one even then though, pay more for worse experiences on every game. Not my idea of fun.

Yup those are exactly the reasons. Forza and shitty friends.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

How the hell can still say this bullshit? Unlocked framerates reduces input lag. Did he never hear about G-sync?

Lol, I am not much of an expert on input lag, but I do remember Digital Foundry saying that Killzone Shadowfall benefited from the unlocked framerate with regards to input lag. So one of them has to be wrong, I think we all know who.

 

[No Love]

Man. Nobody from Microsoft can show their face here. Not without feeling massive shame. What a turn of events.

Still not worth 60 though.

Is it worth $30 on Xbox One? $1 per FPS and all

 

[HeelPower]

wow what a controversy.

This is huge.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I don't know. Maybe it's the amazing online service that is Xbox Live. The innovative Kinect Sensor with its motion tracking and voice recognition capabilities. Or maybe its the slew of amazing first party and third party exclusives coming to console. I really don't understand it either......

With all due respect to what Kinect is, it's far from useful or relevant in games right now and I don't want a part of it just like I changed my tune on the PS4 camera which I initially was sold on. The rest does nothing to negate the advantages of this particular port over the XB version.

So what other reasons are there to tout getting this on a machine which costs 500 USD vs the one with a sizable power and price advantage?

 

[Quote]

Now i'm actually excited about buying Tomb Raider this month. I was just going to get it because I had nothing to play on my PS4 and thought it looked good.

 

[sn00zer]

you beat me to it. (i had to free my other arm from this cat sleeping in my lap to google it)

i remember a few PS3 games (not that names though) having no screen tearing despite their variable framerates and i thought it was a good idea at the time. maybe it was the first Bioshock?

im glad this was posted because i was a little bummed about the recent 30fps news and was going to cancel my preorder and wait for a lower price.

God of War 3 had variable framerate and no/minimal tearing....

 

[Parapraxis]

I just wanted everyone to be happy!

Don't worry buddy, every post I read makes my grin bigger.
Thank you for bringing joy to so many!

 

[Piggus]

Japanese 3rd party publishers like Square-Enix & Capcom certainly won't do something stupid like that to appease Microsoft, especially when most Japanese 3rd party games like the Final Fantasy series sells better on Playstation platforms.

Nearly every game is going to sell better on PS4 so it's in no dev's best interest to gimp the PS4 version. The only ones I've seen do it so far are EA with their sports games and we all know they have a marketing deal with MS. I doubt that will last long though.

 

[Mass Effect]

So how long before Microsoft start paying Devs to not make the PS4 version of games any better than the level they reach on the xbone?

Probably never because that would be illegal.

 

[MilkBeard]

If I haven't played this game, should this be an insta-buy? Is it really that good? I haven't played Tomb Raider since the original on PC.


I fapped to pixelated Lara back then. I'm not proud of it. Actually, that's amazing I am proud of that.

It's worth it for the 60 fps

Spoiler

60 faps per second

 

[ramuh]

I have it preordered, and I'll already beat it twice on 360.

Me as well, on the first part. I never beat it. Got to the radio beacon tower part. This news makes it a little less worrisome on the 60 dollar price tag. IMO.

 

[tokyostomp]

I have to ask, Does Rocket Chainsaw have any cred? It's the first time I heard of it as I am U.S. based.

If EatChildren posted it though I believe it to carry some weight.

If in the event it is untrue and both systems run at a locked 30fps can we blame a day one patch?

 

[Later Alligator]

i already planned on getting this for ps4 when it dropped in price as i didn't play it last gen, good to hear i'll be playing the better version of it

$40 = sold

 

[Tsundere]

wow what a controversy.

This is huge.

What controversy?

 

[Surfaced]

Oh boy, really hoping this is just a rumor that will blow over in the next week. Otherwise we may have a shitstorm brewing.

 

[Milennia]

I may buy it now.
I was convinced this was going to be 30 FPS on both platforms, since its not, i may just snag it.

But not at 60$, ill find or wait for some kind of deal.
If i have a choice between 30 fps and 60 fps, I'm going for 60 fps, i already beat this game at 30 fps on last gen, so i wasn't going to buy it just for a visual upgrade and 0 performance upgrade, however this interests me, theres enough here for a purchase in my case now with 60 fps on top of everything else, i prefer performance to visuals.

 

[DoubleTake]

Jack of all trades, master of none, the brand new Microsoft Xbox One.

HEHEHEHE oh goood lolol perfect.

 

[Dragonborn]

Can't believe so many people deluded themselves and actually believed that console would have parity. It was obvious from the start that the PS4 would be more powerful.

Still, the difference between the two consoles have been pretty huge so far. There's got to be something seriously wrong with the X1 when the PS4 gets twice the resolution in some games and now twice the framerate.

Outside of a few games like Ghostbusters and Bayonetta, I don't remember any differences this huge between the PS3 and 360. My fear is that the X1 will hold back gaming, much like going with DVD did with the 360. Hopefully that doesn't happen though.

 

[Azric]

Damn.. might pick it up on ps4. Too bad, was in need of a new X1 game lol.

 

[dugdug]

Jesus @ gies

It's shockingly hilarious how misinformed he is

He isn't misinformed. He's just spreading shit to make the XB1 look better. Watch other people start making those claims as well now.

Its his whole schtick.

 

[matthieuC]

Wow. I just don't understand why someone would buy an XB1 over a PS4. It makes no sense to me. Is love of Forza that strong?

Being a member of XBL for a long time has a bit to do with my choice, as well as exclusives.

This is super disappointing though.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Is it really that bad? We know the PS4 is more powerful. Is 1080p/30 really that bad?

Try the ps4 is massively more powerful.