Hmm, have you played Ryse on a big screen? (genuine question)
I have. (on a 47" LG 1080P TV)
It looks absolutely fantastic. Even at 720P I reckon it would have looked fantastic too.
Personally, I think all of this 'resolution' fiasco is a total waste of time.
Objects rendered close to the 'camera' (players perspective) will be nigh on no different visually between 720, 900, 1080P.
I think the only benefit you will see from higher resolution is in the finer details 'in the distance' (away from the camera / players perspective).
...and those 'in the distance' details (for most games) probably account for less than 10% importance in the overall image.
For instance, trying to locate a sniper / spot an enemy in the distance.
The benefit of 1080P over 720P in this respect - is actually fairly minimal.
But some would have you believe the difference is like night and day. Which is absolutely not the case.
People will state that the graphics on the PS4 are 'significantly' better than the Xbox One's because of 1080P. That's utter BS.
The PS4's graphics are 'significantly' better than those of a say a machine of the N64's era.
Hell, the PS4's graphics are not even 'significantly' better than what we've seen on Xbox360 and PS3 of recent times.
They are better, of course, but not 'significantly' better.
The differences graphically between the Xbox One and the PS4 are negligible at best.
If people are worried about the crispness of a less than 10% distance detail rendered on screen - go buy a PS4.
I've gone the Xbox One route because it does more of the things I like to enjoy. I like Kinect - it integrates nicely into my AV setup and is very convenient to use.
I'm not worried by frankly 'trivial' details like whether that tree over yonder is rendered with slightly more pixels on one compared to the other. Because it is just that - trivial.
I'm more interested in great games. As long as they look good enough, and play well - then I am more than happy.
Obviously, I've replied to a question you were directing to someone else... just felt like responding to your post.