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[Arulan]

With arms wide open
I'll take an xbox one
Right back to the store
With arms wide open

Temba, his arms wide.

 

[Mrbob]

All this talk about resolution and the bigger story to me is Proelites comments about the XB1 UI being broken at launch.

 

[Massa]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

I'd wait until you get confirmation of someone getting the Xbox One version...

 

[Gemüsepizza]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

Why a PS4 version?

Edit: From where was the reviewer, Europe or US?

 

[betterman]

Resistance was pretty technically savvy for a launch title. Right?

Well remember many PS3 multiplatform titles was delayed on PS3 for 2-3 months and even with that we got some ridiculous differences when they released?

 

[Bsigg12]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

So then the person who said they were part of a special event is bullshitting all this?

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Fantastic.

 

[astraycat]

Right, to me. My question to you (and I can't believe we're doing this) is who was the parable for? The guys going 180 only have said more than once that they are doing so for the sake of exclusives. The parable makes it sound like there's a ton of people here clambering for a 180 to play inferior 3rd party games and that hasn't happened. Like at all.

I suppose it's for people like that one guy on Twitter, and I'm sure there are others like him who have stuck with the XB1 due to brand loyalty.

 

[Gaz_RB]

I feel like if this is wrong GAF is gonna lose some credibility

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Oh god I'm dying here.

 

[The Elite]

As much as I want to say that there is no confirmation. The GAF sources and information in the OP are all pretty good. Yeah, I am probably going to end up switching back to the PS4 version of Ghosts.

Was looking forward to playing it on the Xbone. Maybe shit will work out better next year. Not sure what is up.

Edit: Rumor being thin? There is hope.

 

[Replicant]

Cboat already said 1080p on the xbone would be the exception, not the rule. He said 720-900p would be the norm. #ASSSTROM2013

I have completely forgotten about this. It'd be interesting to see the ramifications of that.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Ok.

Well, fuck being coy, obviously this is the rumor I heard. It's really thin, guys. Really thin. I want two sources on anything I post here or talk about on my podcast but this I really, really wanted two sources on. And there's a few wrinkles to it as well which are interesting (if they are true). I just cannot say whether it's true or not and this is obviously a huge fucking deal. Sales are at stake. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if MS put a goddamn hit out on me.

Anyway, this is the rumor. And it's thin. It's fucking thin. To be completely honest I don't believe it. I mean... it's just weird. Anyway - supposedly Activision is doing a controlled environment review process that only huge ass games can get away with. What I heard was you got to chose a version.... either xbox one or PS4 and you didn't get to see the other one. You then go in and play it at their setup for a certain number of hours and that's it. Someone who saw the Xbox one version claims it's 720p.

Did this person count pixels? Is this known info they are telling people? Is it upscaled? I don't know the answers to any of these questions. It doesn't even make sense to me... CoD is a pretty shitty looking game, why in the hell could it not run at 1080p? I feel like if they took the time they could get the 360 version at 1080p if they wanted to... the engine is older than me. But, that's what was said.

It's impossible to get a second source because everyone is, obviously, under NDA. No one wants to get blacklisted by Activision.


And now for my opinion....

Driveclub being delayed I was pretty damn certain on. It wasn't a flimsy rumor like this. But the one thing that I'm noticing here is that the non-responses are the same. I was nervous about the driveclub thing because I was out here by myself with some random ass site I never heard of (kudos to them for being right though) and if the info ended up being wrong I was going to look like a huge asshole. Each non-answer given made me feel better about being right.

If the game is running at 1080p there's no reason to give non-answers. That's not info you want to hide. So looking at it from this angle - the rumor exists and non answers are given - I feel like that gives credence to the rumor.

But... but... but...! I've been right about a lot of shit. I should have never teased this because this rumor is fucking flimsy. More flimsy than PS4 in October which the entire internet believed. I'm not saying it's true. I expect 900p to be honest. That's a guess. I don't know. I do know there is a lot of chatter about the xbox struggling to hit 1080p.

Also, why the fuck not, Titanfall has been rumored to be targeting 720p on the xbox one as well. I'm sure that probably came up in this thread already by someone... but, yeah, that rumor seems more solid than this CoD one.

thanks man for the run down... even if it does become true I'm guessing it would be an optimization/rushed issue rather then the console not being able to run it

 

[Deleted member 80556]

I feel like if this is wrong GAF is gonna lose some credibility

Can't go lower than Triology! Which was awesome, by the way. So it's not like most people here care about that.

 

[Faustek]

I was preparing for GAF to be down all night after this bomb hit. I'm impressed it's been up the whole time.

Yeah whoever the UpKeeper is I'm buying him/her a beer if I ever get a chance, or send me a Amazon wishlist with different assortments of booze and I'll see what happens.

It wasn't bad during the PS2 era.

Sorry to say that I mostly just glanced at GAF during the early 2000s. Was way to busy with my life at that point. Now I'm old alone so I can do what I please.

 

[Pain]

Have you seen the IGN footage? IDK if it's an old build or a shitty map but... damn it's not looking good.

Saw it. What exactly were you expecting? COD doesn't exactly push polygons....

I think maybe the jump to 1080p exposes some of the games flaws like the poor animation and not so great textures.

 

[Truespeed]

XBone 69 cents per line.
PS4 37 cents per line.

Don't overpay for your lines.

 

[Pimpbaa]

because the development tools are not as mature as the PS4's

Development tools are not going to make a weaker system perform like the stronger one.

 

[ironcreed]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

 

[Paskil]

I completely understand where you're coming from but I needed to get that wall o' text off of my chest. Could I have been a little bit more succinct? Oh yes, but I really needed to say what I needed to say. But again, I know exactly what you're saying. Thanks to your post, I know have this stuck in my head. Cheers.

Fuck them console warriors. If you want to play Halo, play Halo. You want to Fable? Get your Fable on. Prefer Forza? Forza's gonna Forza.

 

[Netherscourge]

How to force details through a NDA:

1. Show a game running on one system at a certain framerate
2. Accuse the other system of not being able to match it
3. Create a 50 page thread on NeoGaf about it
4. Wait for the news to break and become reality

So far, it's happened with DriveClub delay rumors, RYSE texture level downgrading and looks like CoD/BF4 is about to hit the fan.

Get your popcorn ready!

 

[RedAssedApe]

Gosh people...do you really expect Albert to count all the pixels?

 

[Log4Girlz]

Can't wait to play it in 4k when they turn the cloud servers on.

 

[commedieu]

Well remember many PS3 multiplatform titles was delayed on PS3 for 2-3 months and even with that we got some ridiculous differences when they released?

Yea, i remember multiplatforms being horrible, while first party titles showed off the PS3's hardware. Xbone doesn't seem to have that luxury.

 

[Salex_]

Sorry to say that I mostly just glanced at GAF during the early 2000s. Was way to busy with my life at that point. Now I'm old alone so I can do what I please.

Oh, I meant game wise. 1 console dominating isn't bad when it comes to games. I have no idea how the forums were back then.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Saw it. What exactly were you expecting? COD doesn't exactly push polygons....

I think maybe the jump to 1080p exposes some of the games flaws like the poor animation and not so great textures.

Well you were asking how COD looks bad...

 

[Goodacre0081]

So it's been deconfirmed?

Panello pretty much circumnavigated the question. he pretty much told us to compare them on launch day.

Doesn't MS requires games on their platforms to not look and/or perform significantly worse than the competitors (in case of same-time release)? If the XBone version is 720p, it's likely the PS4 version will be nerfed to make MS happy.

they don't enforce tech parity but they do require content parity.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-24-why-microsoft-wont-publish-psn-firsts

 

[Fornaximus]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

It wouldn't be the first time Activision did controlled environment reviewing.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

I feel like if this is wrong GAF is gonna lose some credibility

I'm not trying to appear defensive, but I'm not sure I understand why. I don't think any of the staff have endorsed this rumor other than allowing the thread to exist. And really, the thread strikes me as being more silly than anything at this point.

 

[Tobor]

Temba, his arms wide.

Major Nelson, his eyes closed.

Penello, when the walls fell.

Kaz and Cerny at Tanagra.

Kaz and Cerny on the ocean.

 

[scitek]

If true, then kudos to Infinity Ward for not gimping the ps4 version for the sake of parity.

 

[JaggedSac]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

Do your sources often fart around with you?

 

[coldone]

Once the cloud is turned on it will run at 4K. So dont worry.

 

[crozier]

About buying the "better" CoD? Probably.

Most gamers will never even know unless they see a discrepancy between the two versions on metacritic. Ignorance is bliss.

 

[statham]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

so your saying theirs a chance.

 

[Prompto]

Lol I haven't laughed at salt jokes in a while but this got me.

 

[Gaz_RB]

I'm not trying to appear defensive, but I'm not sure I understand why. I don't think any of the staff have endorsed this rumor other than allowing the thread to exist. And really, the thread strikes me as being more silly than anything at this point.

No I agree with you. But the internet puts a lot of pressure on us.

 

[SeaOfMadness]

Hai gaiz did I miss the feeding frenzy already?

 

[Biker19]

because the development tools are not as mature as the PS4's

So your saying the X1 will never be capable of doing ghosts at 1080p @60fps

I dont know why anyone would think that.

What am I in denial about?

Dude, Xbox One's hardware is weaker than PS4's. PS4 is designed to perfectly handle Native 1080p games, unlike Xbox One. These are well known facts.

While Xbox One can push graphics in Native 1080p, they would have to make some compromises to get there. The reason why Native 1080p on Xbox One will be more of a struggle for games is because you only have 32MB of eSRAM (?) that is fast enough for a framebuffer (except for many games it won't only be used for that) in conjunction with 16 ROPs.

We're already seeing compromises because of that (Ryse at 900p, KI at 720p). Forza 5 is managing 1080p, but only because it has no AA solution or any dynamic lighting engine.

 

[Dead Prince]

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

A good bit of it is brand loyalty, I will fully admit that. I've been with Xbox since Halo CE and I've never had a good enough reason to jump ship since. Other reasons are that all of my friends are getting XB1s, I supremely disliked the PS3 controller and am not convinced that I would enjoy the PS4 controller as a result of it being its successor, and because I have more faith in XBL. I will say this though, the closet that I have gotten to getting a PS3 was when I saw The Last of Us came out. Love the concept, love the story, love the new take on "the infected". I've actually been planning to get a PS3 for years but it just never happened and with the PS4 coming out it doesn't make sense for me to get one at all anymore.

How can someone who loves the flash be so wrong?

 

[commedieu]

so your saying theirs a chance.

 

[Anticitizen One]

I thought Xbox One was going to be "THE ONE" platform for all of my entertainment needs. Clearly not though if I want to play 1080p games

 

[Kysel]

As someone with a 720p TV.... Its allll good...

In all seriousness, I am getting an X1 because I enjoy the Xbox ecosystem and I enjoy their exclusives, also really liking the look of TitanFall.

If these rumors are true, it is downright shoddy and MS have to do a lot to pick it up. On the bright side, I can sell my X1 and get a PS4 with ease if needs be.

We still wont know what is going on until after christmas (with regards to console performance/ANYTHING).

But for now, slightly disappointed pre-order holder.

 

[Wizman23]

The "special controlled event" of it sounds like bullshit. Just talked to someone who has a review copy being mailed out to them. PS4 version.


So... the plot thickens. Or gets less thick. I told you this shit was thin. Nix that part.

Was the person that told you about the review event the same person that told you League of Legends was coming to Xbox One?

 

[RayMaker]

Development tools are not going to make a weaker system perform like the stronger one.

I dont know why your quoting me, I never said a more mature dev environment would = PS4 parity, I said thats why games like cod:ghost are 720p at launch.

Like how the PS3 had lower rez'd and weaker performing titles around launch and beyond.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Interesting, thanks for the follow-up famousmortimer.

Now I'm curious what Bruce has heard and why bish bunkered down?

And the non-response from Penello.

 

[dreamfall]

BAHA- this is the scariest and most brilliant gif I've ever seen!

 

[maneil99]

Why do we expect the Xbox One to play it maxed out, it doesn't even have a 780 GTX

 

[Mahonay]

This has been my night's entertainment.

50+ pages and not slowing down. Thank you GAF. This thread is everything I thought it was going to be.