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[Vashetti]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-assassins-creed-4-next-gen-face-off

Wii U:

The Wii U version consistently falls 6-10fps behind the 360 and PS3 releases, resulting in a jerky, often uneven update and a profound, unsatisfying reduction in controller response. Combined with the GamePad's twitchy analogue sticks, the low frame-rate makes frantically running across rooftops and chasing down targets a frustrating affair, the net result being that we'd often have to repeat some missions multiple times - something that wasn't much of a problem on 360, and with no issues at all when playing at 60fps on the PC version of the game.

PS4/XB1:

Thankfully, the performance situation is far more positive when sampling both next generation consoles. While we aren't looking at the 60fps gold standard favoured by enthusiast PC gamers, Black Flag manages to stick closely to a solid 30fps across both formats. In fact, on the PS4 we never felt or noticed anything other than a locked 30fps update at all during our four hours or so of capturing - an impressive feat considering the boost to 1080p rendering. The Xbox One version mostly achieves the same solid 30fps performance at 900p, but there are times when the frame-rate is noticeably compromised, resulting in uneven motion and even the odd torn frame (too few in number to be noticeable).

Illuminating.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Yikes. Worse perfomance than last-gen?

Did Ubisoft outsource the Wii-U port?

 

[Buzzman]

both next generation consoles

Burn.

 

[VanWinkle]

Man, Wii U version sounds rough. Even worse than the PS3/360 versions? Wow, it's going to have a hard time with third-party releases going forward.

 

[Ein Bear]

A completely locked framerate in an Assassin's Creed game in blowing my mind. Ubisoft never give two shits about performance, I hope they keep targetting PS360 for every game they release for years to come. The second they shift to next-gen only, everything's going to run terribly again

 

[B.O.O.M]

wait so AC4 also had a resolution difference between PS4 and XB1? Didn't know that

and lol at that 'both' next gen consoles. Wonder if it's because the wiiu version sucking compared to last gen even

 

[nib95]

Wii U…what have you done. And surprised the PS4 version gets a better frame rate, resolution and AA solution compared to the Xbox One version.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Nothing surprising.

 

[SwiftDeath]

and a profound, unsatisfying reduction in controller response.

Wow when the framerate problems lead to control issues that's not a good thing

Also

So once the day one patch has been applied we're looking at a crisp, native 1080p framebuffer on the PS4, backed up by a new custom post-process anti-aliasing solution that works well in suppressing jaggies across much of the scene. This gives the game a clean look overall, barring issues with sub-pixel detail that can only be resolved on PC, where a vast range of anti-aliasing options are available if you have the GPU power to run them. Moving onto Microsoft's console, there's no special update to boost resolution on the Xbox One game, which renders at 1600x900 while using an older post-process AA algorithm that doesn't provide the same smooth level of coverage we see on PS4. This isn't necessarily a deal breaker though, if you consider how well the stock 900p PS4 game is upscaled - even without the patch, overall image quality still looked remarkably smooth.

That said, it's instantly obvious that the same level of image quality isn't present on the Xbox One release, which looks visibly worse in comparison to the unpatched 900p PS4 game. Essentially this translates to a fuzzier image on screen that highlights the breaking up of fine detail in the distance while smoothing over texture details. As we've seen in other sub-1080p games upscaled by the Xbox One hardware, overall image quality is further impacted by the introduction of an unwanted sharpening filter, directly responsible for the grainy pop that surrounds the texture work and foliage throughout the game and the visibly hard edges on foliage and complex scenery.

So yea sharpening filter at it again

 

[Saty]

Also confirms the MP is 30fps on the PS4 contrary to pre-release reports.

 

[Zombie James]

Gah, that putrid sharpening filter.

 

[AstroNut325]

Thankfully, the performance situation is far more positive when sampling both next generation consoles.

 

[Pyrrhus]

Also confirms the MP is 30fps on the PS4 contrary to pre-release reports.

It's obviously 30fps if you play it. There was controversy?

 

[UNCMark]

The next gen screenshot thread proves that you shouldnt buy games based on screenshots, no matter how good they look. Wii U's AC4 screens look really nice in that thread. Worse than 360 and PS3 is pretty shocking, because it signals that even Ubisoft is done caring about the Wii U.

 

[LycanXIII]

wait so AC4 also had a resolution difference between PS4 and XB1? Didn't know that

and lol at that 'both' next gen consoles. Wonder if it's because the wiiu version sucking compared to last gen even

You missed the whole 1080p patch news?

 

[Anth0ny]

can't even get the best, or even a STABLE, version of 360/PS3 multiplats. what a disaster.

 

[Ricerocket]

This is how all multiplatform comparisons will be.

Wii U after a year seems to still be in ps360 territory sadly and worst at times interestingly enough...

 

[Nafai1123]

I've been very impressed with the consistent framerate on PS4.

 

[shinobi602]

The Wii U version consistently falls 6-10fps behind the 360 and PS3 releases, resulting in a jerky, often uneven update and a profound, unsatisfying reduction in controller response. Combined with the GamePad's twitchy analogue sticks, the low frame-rate makes frantically running across rooftops and chasing down targets a frustrating affair, the net result being that we'd often have to repeat some missions multiple times - something that wasn't much of a problem on 360, and with no issues at all when playing at 60fps on the PC version of the game.

Ouch

 

[Zombie James]

 

[Gator86]

Man, the Wii U is just sad. Sucks for xbone owners too. Pay an extra hundred bucks for a lower framerate and resolution. Much value.

 

[Vashetti]

can't even get the best, or even a STABLE, version of 360/PS3 multiplats. what a disaster.

How are people expecting the console to compete when it can't even run cross-gen games?

God help it when those dry up.

 

[Rich!]

Man, Wii U version sounds rough. Even worse than the PS3/360 versions? Wow, it's going to have a hard time with third-party releases going forward.

I think you'll find that will be impossible.

From early next year onwards, the Wii U simply won't get any third party ports, period. Watch Dogs will likely be one of the very last.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Sucks for xbone owners too. Pay an extra hundred bucks for a lower framerate and resolution. Much value.

And worse (or no?) AA solution but you do get a free sharpening filter....

 

[Stallion Free]

MSAA still so best, even DF can't deny it:

We opted for 4x multi-sampling for a reasonable balance between image quality and performance, providing an instantly noticeable visual boost over the next-gen consoles.

 

[kinggroin]

"Both next gen"


Ha, the console will never catch a fucking break.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Wii U owners just happy to be getting some of those 3rd party scraps

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Is there any multiplat that looks better on Xbox? I know the sports games are even.

 

[Vashetti]

dat XB1 upscaler

wow

so sharp

much crisp

 

[geomon]

Yikes!

 

[GameSeeker]

AC4 on the PS4 is excellent at 1080p at a locked 30fps. It's the easily the best console version and it's the version to buy, unless you have a beefy PC and can run the PC version at higher resolution and/or frame rates.

 

[Vinsanity.]

AC4 at consistent 30fps in 1080p on PS4
AC4 at 900p on XB1 and it drops below 30fps?

Hmm...

 

[belmonkey]

I thought CPU usage was messed up on PC and 60 FPS was really hard to get because of it?

 

[Yoday]

Watching the Wii U version run at a almost constant 25fps with dips in their comparison video was painful.

 

[Freki]

AC4 at consistent 30fps in 1080p on PS4
AC4 at 900p on XB1 and it drops below 30fps?

Hmm...

The truth Major Nelson promised us? He never said it had to be positive...

 

[Various Artists]

Wii U…what have you done. And surprised the PS4 version gets a better frame rate, resolution and AA solution compared to the Xbox One version.

I suspect this will be the case this whole generation, much like 360 games almost always being superior to their PS3 counterparts.

 

[PhatSaqs]

The clarity on PS4 is unquestionable here. X1 footage looks like someone turned the sharpness up to 1000000.

 

[Amused]

That sharpening filter looks so bad... Why did they do this?

 

[Tobor]

Is there any multiplat that looks better on Xbox? I know the sports games are even.

No, and there never will be. The hardware is weaker.

 

[Ricerocket]

X1 version confirmed the best, it pops out more than the others.

 

[Joeki11a]

Flickering on PS4 version not mentioned???

 

[Backfoggen]

They need to somehow remove the sharpening filter from the XB1 version. It's easily the worst case yet.

 

[borghe]

Gah, that putrid sharpening filter.

just set XBONE to 720p output......

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Is there any multiplat that looks better on Xbox? I know the sports games are even.

guessing you're not 100% familiar with the specs of both systems. I'm not sure how you could even make a multi-plat look better on XBONE without intentionally sabotaging the PS4 version.

 

[SwiftDeath]

That sharpening filter looks so bad... Why did they do this?

that's the question isn't it?

Tinfoil hat theory is MS did it much like why floor tv's in electronics stores have super high sharpening etc. to trick regular consumers into thinking the image looks better than it actually does

Doesn't it only work when you upscale to 1080p?

Flickering on PS4 version not mentioned???

What flickering?

 

[Zombie James]

MSAA still so best, even DF can't deny it:

If they really want the best they should be using SGSSAA or other forms of supersampling. MSAA works fine on edges but completely ignores a lot of things in modern games (like transparencies and shader aliasing).

 

[Kaako]

PC and PS4 is where it's at, it seems.

 

[Steel]

Wii U looks like some sort of water-color painting compared to the others >.>

 

[NeoROCK]

With AC4 and COD:G needing patches to be 1080p.

Is it because MS forces resolution parity on release?

 

[1st Course]

Wtf is wrong with the X1 ver?

 

[Joeki11a]

X1 version confirmed the best, it pops more than the others.

They play with the RGB Limited default crap,
Cant believe these comparisons sites dont go to the menu and put RGB Full.

PS4 on my TV looks like the XB1 screen, with better resolution and extreme clearness textures, so sharp I even see flickering but lowering sharpness fixes that.