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Digital Foundry: Anthem Console First Look: Xbox One X/ PS4 Pro Head-To-Head!
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AnotherOne
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Downgrade from e3 footage
Runs like ass on pro but even worse on x
Both seem to be using checkboard res
Summery is unless this game gets a patch hard pass for me.
mejin
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SonGoku
Member
I can confirm, this game looked impressive graphically and massive in scale at the E3 reveal.
After watching the beta it pales in comparison its looks tiny and constrained, graphics wise looks like a generic Japanese coop game very underwhelming. Gameplay boring and repetitive, shitty mechanics
This game will flop hard, what the heck was EA thinking?
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Endless Fluff
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So, another game that needs to be run in 1080p on Pro to get best performance and this even shapes up to be the best way to play it if they don't fix the performance on X. At this point my pro hasn't been running at "4k" for like 7 month because all the games I play run best in 1080p. lol
I might even pick this up used for PS4 if they implement a 30fps cap.
I might even pick this up used for PS4 if they implement a 30fps cap.
JareBear: Remastered
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Have you actually played it?
Unless there is a cap or the game is CPU or bandwidth limited it's always going to run better at 1080P vs 4K
SonGoku
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AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
At least we have a public demo today. They might be able to iron out the technical kinks, what I'm more worried about is the core loop. I'm worried that fly to X, shoot group, collect Y, repeat is going to get stale really quickly without some decent Bioware characters/writing.
JareBear: Remastered
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JareBear: Remastered
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SonGoku
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Did i say it was? i was responding to the poster who hoped good characters/writing will make up for the uninspired shitty gameplay
This game had potential to be huge but its botched now.
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JareBear: Remastered
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I guess I’m just tired of the “we are mad because BioWare made something new. We want Mass Effect” mentality.
If this game was developed by anyone else it would be getting a more fair shake, IMO
If this game was developed by anyone else it would be getting a more fair shake, IMO
DonF
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Lol, less than a week old and this tweet aged like wine....or vinegar.
SonGoku
Member
Heck i was all for anthem at the reveal it looked massive in scale.
This looks paired down in graphics, scale and gameplay
Fake
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I watched. Yeah, downgrade confirmed guys. PS4pro have an advantage of disable SS and force 1080p via PS4 OS. Some areas can reach 60, but very rare.
Not looking good imo, at least in comparsion with the E3 demo. Richard even suggest the E3 demo could be running in a pc hardware and not Xbox X.
Not looking good imo, at least in comparsion with the E3 demo. Richard even suggest the E3 demo could be running in a pc hardware and not Xbox X.
Atworkuk
Neo Member
We get it!!! you don’t like the game
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It would still run better at 1080P but about fp16 that might be one of the reasons for the demo running better on PS4 Pro vs Xbox One X if they are using CBR on both consoles. Things will probably change if they optimize for Xbox One X & take advantage of the higher memory bandwidth & so on.
PC is taking advantage of DLSS so that might be the reason that it is running better on PS4 Pro.
pre-emptive bullshit PR or perhaps a patch
SkinnerSw33t
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Watching now...
About 2 minutes in he criticizes the demo hub area vs. the E3 hub area, but...
I'm pretty sure we don't know what the full hub looks like because it's development is part of story progression.
About 2 minutes in he criticizes the demo hub area vs. the E3 hub area, but...
I'm pretty sure we don't know what the full hub looks like because it's development is part of story progression.
Son_of_Zardoz
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Eh, I had fun and really enjoyed it. Hated Destiny so I'm not worn out on loot shooters and have preferred coop more the last few years.
As for performance, I'll reserve judgment until the game launches, it was just the demo. And speaking of the demo, does the public one go live today?
As for performance, I'll reserve judgment until the game launches, it was just the demo. And speaking of the demo, does the public one go live today?
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Armorian
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Looks like system wide SS option on/off switch was great choice on Pro, another game lets people choose while X1X is locked to SS option only.
It's interesting that both versions looks almost identical and yet Pro performs better (4k output) or much better (1080p), maybe it's infamous FP16 hidden power
It's interesting that both versions looks almost identical and yet Pro performs better (4k output) or much better (1080p), maybe it's infamous FP16 hidden power
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bilderberg
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When you have fps drops like this in a closed environment like the hub, do they just not care about performance? Clearly bioware must know it's dropping. Presumably they come to work from 9-5, the people there must be the least bit competent, but does it just not get brought up? I don't understand how game development just does not fix things like this. Just remove some npc's, lower some shadows; I don't fucking know. This shit drives me mad. I'm convinced developers don't actually play games.
ultrazilla
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Well I'm going to boot my PS4 Pro into 1080p ss mode off and see if it helps with the frame rate/performance.
At this point what the hell do Devs even gain from showing off clearly bullshot reveal demos? Like they know there is going to be a backlash, comparisons and dissection and all that is going to do is lessen people's excitement. Just show us the game as it really is. No one will be mad.
on another note. Shocking to see how bad this game runs with its very average graphics.
on another note. Shocking to see how bad this game runs with its very average graphics.
bilderberg
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The truth is that they would be mad. It's better for them to just get that initial hype and face the backlash later, than to be forgotten about. First impressions matter.
No way, people are way more pissed when the inevitable downgrade gets revealed/confirmed. They set unrealistic expectations and then spend all their development time looking for ways to paper over peoples disappointment. It's not even like target renders or proof of concepts anymore. They aren't saying hey this is what we are going for. It's just hey here is something you and everyone else knows you won't end up getting. Just show us the actual game, and build up the hype slowly and surely.
Lol no
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Why does EA always seem to struggle with shooters?
Freedom Gate Co.
Banned
Anthem seems to be poorly optimized for a multi-million dollar new IP.
I have a feeling EA may have rushed certain parts of this game or at least the engine running it.
I have a feeling EA may have rushed certain parts of this game or at least the engine running it.
DeepEnigma
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thelastword
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PRO was never advertised as a "true 4k console", "none of that checkerboard or upscaling type stuff"...... Actually, if you want that or all you can afford is below 4k level with cb or upscaling, get a pro or an XBONES, which competes and compares to a PRO said Phil.......
In any case, I have not watched the video, I will do so when I get home, need to take in all the details at 4K, I hope my friend John Linneman is on this one.......
BTW, originally it was said that XBONEX would be 4k native and PRO would be CB, how did that pan out? Where are the details? OP you have no summary there, whydon'tyou?
JareBear: Remastered
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It's interesting that both versions looks almost identical and yet Pro performs better (4k output) or much better (1080p), maybe it's infamous FP16 hidden power
It’s the lack of foliage.
(Old thread joke)
bilderberg
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But if this is how the game looks and performs now, what did it "really" look like two years ago? It would probably have been an embarrassment to show it off. Downgrade backlash really isn't important in the grand scheme of things compared to the initial exposure from an e3 unveiling .
Sometimes it's just best to let people see for themselves
VectorVictor
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Hoping there's an option for XBO:X owners to display in 1080p but with a steady, non-ass framerate.
As for story...the missions in the VIP demo were okay. Hard to follow exactly when they drop you into the middle of story progression, but it's wasn't as bad as the original Destiny's launch story/narration (or have we already forgotten about that droll, Dinklage voice telling us there's a Wizard in the moon?)
I'm going to give it a chance, just because it was fun from a co-op standpoint. But it's EA and the shell of what is left of BioWare. I don't have high expectations. At all.
As for story...the missions in the VIP demo were okay. Hard to follow exactly when they drop you into the middle of story progression, but it's wasn't as bad as the original Destiny's launch story/narration (or have we already forgotten about that droll, Dinklage voice telling us there's a Wizard in the moon?)
I'm going to give it a chance, just because it was fun from a co-op standpoint. But it's EA and the shell of what is left of BioWare. I don't have high expectations. At all.
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I think my point is with games like this development starts off at the wrong place. Obviously I'm not working at Bioware or EA so I don't know what the development cycle is really like but they spend a bunch of time making these tech demos they know they will never ever live up to them and then they scramble to put together something that sort of resembles it. Instead of starting at zero and building their way up. It's like they are working backwards from a point that they knew they would never reach in the first place. This is as bad of a downgrade as watchdogs. This game looks nothing like what they showed at E3. It's generations apart. And backlash over downgrades is always substantial. It kills people's interest in a game. It does a company no favors to put out something like the E3 demo and then try to pretend like that's what the game actually looks like.
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