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[poopninjamvc3mk]

Remember when IW was up for all those tech awards for the first MW? And now here we are lol. That studio is in serious trouble and needs help badly. I can't believe what a disaster a flagship title like this became.

Patchin' dem pixels.

To be fair, it's not exactly the same IW anymore since then.

 

[antitrop]

Remember when IW was up for all those tech awards for the first MW? And now here we are lol. That studio is in serious trouble and needs help badly. I can't believe what a disaster a flagship title like this became.

Patchin' dem pixels.

The Infinity Ward that won all those awards is busy making Titanfall right now.

 

[dreamfall]

I just...

Wow.

Resolution woes be damned- reviewers have not a clue.

And Infinity Ward? My goodness, what a mess. On every platform.

 

[Glass Shark]

My brain is too thoroughly melted by all this.

You and me both, brother.

 

[Vdragoon]

Ok, people who do not read the thread claiming Polygon is right. Cute, very cute.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

so now we can all forget those comparations... (ALL those threads) because its going to start again, after that patch. Sad.

The ride never stops.

 

[DaMan121]

I find it highly entertaining that we are reading these new buzzwords that have to define the whole generation (1080/60 duude) and yet no one, not gaf, not the "media" was able to tell the difference. Everyone was just repeating the marketing technobabble of the PR departments.

Hilarious. I love it.

But no one in GAF has played either retail copy.

 

[th4tguy]

Re-quoting this for visibility, Russ is sating that the version he played was 1080p in both MP and SP. So all reviewers must have got the same version, 1080p in MP and SP

There you go.

 

[FinKL]

This is crazy shit... IW purposely sending out PS4720p retail to reviewers to put up against 720p X1......... Lost all respect for them guys

Just above you it says from the summary:

"Activision/IW say that CoD:Ghosts is running at 1080p on PS4 and 720p on Xbox One."

Who knows what the deal is here.

 

[MCD]

All warfare is based on deception.

 

[Glass Shark]

IIRC the Xbone version has colorblind mode activated.

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that only affects the HUD.

 

[PJV3]

IIRC the Xbone version has colorblind mode activated.

Yeah I'd definitely have an eye test if my vision was like that. It's like looking through dirty aquarium glass.

 

[railGUN]

I find it highly entertaining that we are reading these new buzzwords that have to define the whole generation (1080/60 duude) and yet no one, not gaf, not the "media" was able to tell the difference. Everyone was just repeating the marketing technobabble of the PR departments.

Hilarious. I love it.

1080/60 is a buzzword and GAF didn't notice. You're really gonna stick with this?

 

[aravuus]

That Gies dude can't be real, he's probably a persona created by the best troll to ever grace the internet.

Second best

There's still misterxmedia

 

[Vizzeh]

I don't think significantly means what you think it means.

Admittedly I exaggerate. The colors and clarity are better imo

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

So basically common folk really can't tell the difference. They don't even know what the fuck they are looking at.

Ahh, it seems I have been corrected, apparently reviewers did NOT receive a retail version of the game, and both MP and SP were 1080p in their version. So... this news doesn't change anything. Just makes IW look continually less competent by the minute.

 

[sTaTIx]

I find it highly entertaining that we are reading these new buzzwords that have to define the whole generation (1080/60 duude) and yet no one, not gaf, not the "media" was able to tell the difference. Everyone was just repeating the marketing technobabble of the PR departments.

Hilarious. I love it.

GAF were the ones who broke this story. How many times does this need to be repeated?

 

[Metfanant]

I think at the end of the day...the non-tech sites (IGN, Polygon, just about everyone else) need to leave the technical comparisons to those that at least have a working knowledge of what is going on, and the proper hardware to prove it (basically DF)...

The others just muddy he waters when they get involved because they dont TRULY understand what they are reporting on...

Unless there are catastrophic frame rate issues...or smash you in the face problems with missing assets on one platform...then they should as they say "leave it to the professionals"

 

[Interceptor]

Except GAF could tell the difference, there was a multi-page thread about it before this news broke.

Well then i apologize. Missed it. Only saw people bragging about their "superior" version. ^^

 

[coldfoot]

Second best

There's still misterxmedia

Never forget:

LOL

 

[GregLombardi]

Wait -- so now we're saying all reviewers got the 1080p SP + MP version?

 

[Faddy]

Russ Frushtick (who reviewed the game for Polygon) said that the version he reviewed was 1080p.

I hope he has evidence to back this up since I'm not inclined to believe someone who doesn't see a noticeable difference between 720p and 1080p. I assume they captured single player footage, they should post it.

 

[BradleyLove]

The past few weeks have been delicious. But even better, these past few weeks have really shone a focused light on how unprofessional gaming "journalism" really is.

It's quite embarrassing really.

 

[Curufinwe]

So Gies is saying that Xbox One has additional lighting effect, when confronted that Mark Ruben said there's no difference in effects, Gies said Mark Ruben is lying.

This deserves its own thread:

Polygon claims Xbone version of Ghosts has additional lighting effects; implies IW are lying about them

 

[EvB]

I find it highly entertaining that we are reading these new buzzwords that have to define the whole generation (1080/60 duude) and yet no one, not gaf, not the "media" was able to tell the difference. Everyone was just repeating the marketing technobabble of the PR departments.

Hilarious. I love it.

Adam Boyes even stood up in front of a crowd and announced it in Brazil.

I wonder if he knew the version he was playing was 720p?

 

[Booya_base]

Is this the best ARG ever or what?

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Next-gen is off to a great start.

Thanks gaming Gods!

 

[Finalizer]

I find it highly entertaining that we are reading these new buzzwords that have to define the whole generation (1080/60 duude) and yet no one, not gaf, not the "media" was able to tell the difference. Everyone was just repeating the marketing technobabble of the PR departments.

Did you miss the whole other thread where it was GAF members who were the first ones to point out that the PS4 SP footage was 720p?

 

[Sean*O]

His assertion doesn't even make sense. I wonder if the "Additional lighting" he's referring to is a result of the different gamma or levels at video output, and he just mistakes it for "additional lighting".

I think if the dev team would try to stretch the hardware for any reason, it would be resolution not lighting.

 

[coldfoot]

standard on phones and tablets (if not higher on the latter), and standard on televisions.

It's not standard on phones, and it's facetitious to compare a few thousand simply shaded polygons at 1080p on a phone running at 15fps to a true next gen game.

 

[mxgt]

I find it highly entertaining that we are reading these new buzzwords that have to define the whole generation (1080/60 duude) and yet no one, not gaf, not the "media" was able to tell the difference. Everyone was just repeating the marketing technobabble of the PR departments.

Hilarious. I love it.

1080/60 is now a buzzword?

smh

 

[Phades]

The doubletalk and obfuscation in certain sectors of this industry is pretty sickening. I consider myself extremely informed on video games, like pretty much every poster on GAF, and this shit still leaves me confused and bewilered.

But the sad reality is that if people are still going to buy half-finished games, there is no reason for publishers to delay the launch date.

How will anyone less informed know that the product is half finished on purchase if the whole stream of information is borked from the word go?

 

[shandy706]

So what does this mean if the PS4 had framerate issues and was running at 720p wouldn't going to 1080p mean even more framerate issues?

That's actually a really good question if in fact the 720p Single Player was where they were experiencing frame drops.

If it was multi, it would stay the same. However, if it's single player, and reviewers were playing the PS4 version upscaled from 720p, then it's possible a move to 1080p could lower the framerate.

I guess we'll see when we get PROPER/REAL 1080p technical rundowns.

 

[Glass Shark]

Is this the best ARG ever or what?

10/10, can't wait for the sequel.

 

[Lunchbox]

this game will be the end of gaf

 

[Burgess_101]

Reviewers all got 4k versions.

 

[NintendoRev]

So wait, if the resolution is lower on current copies that went out.. Why is the PS4 struggling to keep a steady framerate and the One doesn't? *goes and reads everything ever*

 

[pargonta]

Wait -- so now we're saying all reviewers got the 1080p SP + MP version?

as far as I can tell since the day one patch is not live, no one has played ps4 ghosts SP in 1080...

unless we can confirm that early review copies had the final resolutions on them.

 

[Cat Party]

I'm not going to believe that the review copies were 1080p in SP just because Acti/IW and reviewers say so. At this point, I'm only trusting pixel counters.

 

[SovanJedi]

This reminds me of when the first Wii U footage came out and everyone said it looked worse than PS3 and 360 footage... Before it was then revealed that it actually WAS PS3 and 360 footage.

Sometimes biases just get in the way of fair judgement.

 

[Fruitster]

Pretty damn humiliating for all parties involved in this. Still, Eltorro's gifs and the comedy act from some of the gaming press's finest has kept it all very entertaining.

 

[Minions]

So wait, if the resolution is lower on the review copies that went out.. Why is the PS4 struggling to keep a steady framerate and the One doesn't?



How original.

Something to do with when it autosaves? I think activations day 1 patch was also supposed to resolve that as well...

 

[TTSupra]

Never forget:

LOL

what the fuck is that.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

what the fuck is that.

I would also like to know this

 

[PJV3]

Was there free booze at the review event.

 

[Glass Shark]

as far as I can tell since the day one patch is not live, no one has played ps4 ghosts SP in 1080...

unless we can confirm that early review copies had the final resolutions on them.

Russ from Polygon said the version he played was 1080p, as confirmed by Activision and his captures. He rightly pointed out that the version of games played at these events are not final retail.

 

[Finalizer]

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that only affects the HUD.

Guess I'll just wait to see if someone else wants to clarify then.

Adam Boyes even stood up in front of a crowd and announced it in Brazil.

I wonder if he knew the version he was playing was 720p?

Keep up the good fight, yo.

this game will be the end of gaf

JUST TELL ME THE IPAD VERSION WILL BE ALRIGHT ;_;

 

[Muppet of a Man]

This deserves its own thread:

Polygon claims Xbone version of Ghosts has additional lighting effects; implies IW are lying about them

Haha, what an asshat.

 

[Vizzeh]

Just above you it says from the summary:

"Activision/IW say that CoD:Ghosts is running at 1080p on PS4 and 720p on Xbox One."

Who knows what the deal is here.

I read it as its 720p atm, the patch on release will increase it to 1080p. Perhaps i Miss-read.

 

[dolabla]

So Gies is saying that Xbox One has additional lighting effect, when confronted that Mark Ruben said there's no difference in effects, Gies said Mark Ruben is lying.

This guy is really something else. He has to be the biggest Xbox fanboy (and possibly overall fanboy) in the industry.