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Ubisoft: Watch_Dogs will run at 900p on PS4 and 792p on XB1, both at 30fps
- Thread starter nynt9
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Yeah, I guess it is a bit of an unfair comparison. What you mentioned plus the development hell it sounds like this game's been through. I just want a pretty game.
xiaxdragon
Banned
Yes, Fall of 2014..........Fall goes basically till November........if Nintendo has been developing Zelda behind the scenes now for awhile and wants that one game to sell some major consoles this holiday..........Zelda would be in October/November then to get the holiday sales.
Since 1080p has been a standard in both the TV industry and PC gaming for years, I'd say it's pretty disappointing seeing "next gen" consoles unable to pull it off, especially as we even have 4K slowly emerging on the market. Even though these resolution wars can get ridiculous at times, I wouldn't call 1080p a "fanboy milestone."
Is the game a technological disaster, we can't know until the release. But I'd say it's pretty reasonable to find these news disappointing, especially for PS4 owners, who were promised better...
Slappers Only
Junior Member
Botch Dogs.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
That could be the case, but devs will likely decide to use those capabilities for extra shiny instead of IQ.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
I'm dying
Thank you Ubi, made my morning.
Thank you Ubi, made my morning.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I'd say the more likely reason we're acting likely is that the Ubisoft bullshit parade has reached horrible levels. Everytime this game is mentioned something else was graphically reduced in one way or the other for consoles. They talked big and there is a reckoning Mr. Wayne. You think you could leave such little graphics for us while you kept your riches.
The GAF knight Rises.
Starring an angry geek. Also starring Ubisoft as Ubanesoft.
Garcia
Member
no one noticed my update, i'll post again lol
Fantastic.
What difference does it make when most people can't tell the difference anyway? As long as it appears on the screen and looks nice, the resolution doesn't really make any odds.
You say most people have a 1080p display. The game works fine on a 1080p television.
Personally, I don't see the problem with fancy effects against more pixels.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Yeah, but we've seen time and time again developers predict one resolution only to realize they can't do it. At what point did Ubisoft decide to inform everyone they can't hit 1080p/60?
Can't fault that on Sony without proof they were being deliberate.
CerebralTiger
Member
This is also hardly the start of the generation. 900p could eventually become a standard with 3rd party games on the PS4 as time goes by. Although, most 1st party titles will probably stick to 1080p.
footfunghi
Member
I dont think that 2 Zeldas will be out this year... there is that Hyrule Warriors game coming this year.
So no real competition for Watch Dogs
TheSlySoul
Member
iambladders. He warned us of how terrible it will be
For the record just for entertaining people, I've been doing both for the past 3 years just due to moving around, and it's going fine. As an example when Max Payne 3 came out, I played it on my current laptop, a Dell Inspiron 5110n w/1366x768 screen at 800x600 stretched but set with aspect ratio 16:9, everything on medium with a few effects on high, 4xAF, and with some low AA maybe 2 x MSAA just above 40fps avg.
And you know what, I fully enjoyed the game, multiple times.
I made use of the hardware I had and later when I got back to my main computer, enjoyed it maxed out because I had that hardware as well.
Not only is that malleability a great pro of the PC, it's the entire point. Just because you happen to not see the threads that talk about this stuff doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
This churlish behaviour in some of these threads over different platforms that you take a dislike to is utterly pompous, from what ever platform bias it comes from be it any console or PC, it needs to go away
/rant
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Could be, but I don't think Watch Dogs is the beginning of that. The game seems to have had issues for a long time now who knows what's going on.
NullPointer
Member
If they went to 900p to keep a locked 30fps than I'd say it was the right choice.
Now If it still can't maintain a consistent 30fps....
Major B.S.
Neo Member
Meh... I'm gonna go play some of this instead!!!
xiaxdragon
Banned
I dont think that 2 Zeldas will be out this year... there is that Hyrule Warriors game coming this year.
So no real competition for Watch Dogs
Hyrule Warriors is being made by Koei the makers of the Dynasty Warriors and Dynasty Gundam games. They are hack n' slash 1 vs 10,000 soldier games and does not relate to how Zelda is naturally played and pertains to a completely separate crowd.
LyleLanley
Banned
Meh... I'm gonna go play some of this instead!!!
Crappy image isn't even 720p.
Some people might like their fancy effects more but that doesn't in any way invalidate the people that like to have a clear image that isn't blurred to hell and back.
And no the game does not work fine on my 1080p tv, i have a 360 / ps3 and wii-u, i know what a non-native image looks like and it isn't pretty, no amount of up-scaling or other tech can improve what is essentially bad image quality, like your watching some grand movie on youtube, why bother at that point.
OldAsUrSock
Banned
Even then, we have the ability to upgrade to more powerful hardware down the line.
ZehDon
Gold Member
Considering what Rockstar managed to pull out of those consoles, the low framerate could at least be justified. GTAV is a technical miracle for what it achieved on those consoles, and at 720p to boot, and with damn-near console parity. There's a reason it was received as well as it was.
In comparison to Watch_Dogs, whose anticipation seemingly decreases with every new piece of information and footage, GTAV was, and is, absolutely incredible. Watch_Dogs was delayed after GTAV because they realised they needed to compete with what Rockstar's seemingly impossible efforts. So far, even their next-gen versions appear to be barely able to match it, despite a near 10 fold increase in processing power. No wonder the PS360 versions are hidden away.
Is Watch_Dogs "doing" more than GTAV? Judging from what we've seen, what Ubisoft have shown, and hands on impressions we're able to read and see, not really. Unless they're keeping major, game changing details under wraps, there isn't a whole lot going on to justify such a lacking next-gen game. As I said, I'll wait for the word of mouth, but considering how much worse the game looks compared to the reveal - the lighting in particular - 900p30 isn't really justifiable when Rockstar hit 720p~30 with great visuals and comparable scale on last gen hardware. I expect my AU$500.00 to do more.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I would get two Titan Z's just to be safe.
Bornstellar
Member
lol - your PC will destroy the PS4 version.
I'd go with the PC version, definitely. You'll be pulling 1080p with most settings maxed, no problem.
walltowall
Member
You're casting a wide net there and catching some inaccuracies with it. There are games with parity on both consoles. And a team like Guerrilla is very technically proficient and they were not able to do 1080p in half of their game on PS4. So I would say it has more to do with the scope of the game than anything.
The Bookerman
Member
It's all Nvidia's fault.
They still salty from losing those contracts, they'd do anything to fuck this up.
*wipes a tear from eye*
I can't believe that so many people would suddenly lose complete interest in a game and be so indignant about a small fidelity decrease. Oh well, I think the thread provided more enjoyment than the game will for me, anyhow.
Legends, cheers for the responses. Looks like I'll be doing vice-versa.. Getting the PC version then double dipping with the PS4 version if necessary.
You must be kidding right? Right?
Goddamn why are you even bothering with PS4 version? It's PC all the way.
Reallink
Member
Witcher 3 is semi-confirmed or very strongly rumored to be sub-1080 isn't it? Probably wanna put Ubi's MMO Clancy FPS (The Division) on there too.
Course it doesn't invalidate what other people want. If anything, I think the time now for a simple check box on option menus is long overdue now for people to make their own minds up.
To be fair on the X360 and PS3, a lot of the games on that were always sub HD and uprezzed from there. You also have to remember that those things came out in 05 / 06, when televisions weren't quite so huge as they are now.
If you can get an image on the screen and play through the game unimpeded, that to me is working fine
if you can load a film on YouTube and watch it front to back and see everything that happens, that is also fine Maybe your standards are mighty high fella
which is fine, as theirs always the PC choice.Admiral Woofington
Member
footfunghi
Member
its getting ot now. I know who is developing it but Nintendo will publish this title in the west.
My point is, that they will never release two Zeldas within the span of a few months. The next real Zelda will come next year maybe, Watch Dogs on WiiU this year. And i dont care about that Hyrule Warriors thing. If the new mainline Zelda is indeed coming out this year like you said, i will buy you a copy as a present
Have you been watching the the same trailers as I have?! WD looks noticeably better than ACIV from a visual standpoint.
The NPCs look better (in cutscenes and in the open world), the world detail is higher (water, wind simulation, number of NPCs on screen), even the animation seems to be a step up over ACIV (more animation variety, facial nuances, cloth simulation)
I also wouldn't be surprised if the new Batman game is either, at least judging by Giantbombs comments on its performance.
ReplacementPelican
Member
Yes but looking at the trailers for The Witcher 3 I would never expect it to be 1080p unless the graphics are awful.
block tower
Member
so should we start calling this gen the 7.5 generation? seriously this is embarrassing that Sony and MS would release consoles that are unable to hit 1080p/60fps with ease, they seriously expect these consoles to last 5-8 years like previous generations? glad i'm holding off on buying either console.