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Far Cry 4 on Xbox One "Looks Great", PS4/XOne Versions "Identical, Don't See A Difference" says Dev

Ubisoft Creative Director Alex Hutchinson shared some details on Xbox One version of Far Cry 4 and how it looks as compared to PlayStation 4 version which runs at 1080p/30 FPS.

mixolydian_id3489d ago

That second twitter quote made me chuckle

vishmarx3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

"Looks Great"
"Don't See A Difference"
lol shady statement , i smell 900p

or else they would have mentioned it along with ps4's 1080p already, unless its 1080p 60 fps on xb1 lmao

xHeavYx3489d ago

Well, of course he is not going to suggest that one version looks better than the other, he's also trying 'to avoid all the debates and stuff'

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KarmaV123489d ago

^^ None of us skip games based on resolution if that is what you are implying, I have a PS4 but I buy everything for X1. I don't give a damn about resolution, especially when Far Cry is a game that delivers extremely fun gameplay.

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Remy_S3489d ago

@Karma

You go out of your way to buy the worst version of a multiplat? lol

BG115793489d ago

There aren't saying anything about resolution of each version...
What could they be afraid of? I wonder. ^^

Death3489d ago

They are clearly afraid of the PS4 fans that feel anything less than 1080p native is inferior. It's irrelevant that they can't tell a differance with their eyes when in the back of their mind they know it isn't superior.

I have yet to see Xbox fans react like Playstation fans over resolution. If Farcry is 900p upscaled to 1080p on the Xbox One it doesn't matter. When buying a game I look at game play and if it is online I play where my friends are. Most of the time that is on Xbox. Being able to send a message, chat request, party invite, etc and have it work reliably is more important than native resolution. It all comes down to what is important to you.

darthv723489d ago

what if all of a sudden the devs started NOT saying what the res/fps were. Would that make people not buy their product?

they start avoiding the topic all together and just focus on letting the game play speak for itself. People can formulate their own personal opinion but no official statement from them about the subject.

that would make for an interesting social experiment.

MysticStrummer3489d ago

@Death - You haven't seen XB1 fans cry "Lazy devs!" on here? You haven't been paying attention.

OT - "Identical" and "Don't see a difference" aren't the same thing.

DevilOgreFish3489d ago

"lol shady statement , i smell 900p "

And i smell master race.

Christopher3489d ago

***I have yet to see Xbox fans react like Playstation fans over resolution.***

Nope. A lot of Xbox fans love to gloat over everything now being 900p and equal. That's the exact same thing as PS4 fans gloating over the fact it shouldn't be equal.

I mean, how many people said "it's 900p on both because it's so complex and the PS4 isn't as powerful as people make it out to be"? That's the exact same thing as others saying they should be different.

u got owned3489d ago

1080P doesn't guarantee a good game. Im not gonna be naming any games because i'll probably hurt some fanboys feeling but look at latest games that run 1080p and aren't too good. Gameplay over resolution (because its not even about graphics anymore) any time.

dantesparda3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

Sony fanboys dont feel that anything less than 1080p is inferior, and have no problem with a games being 900p if the trade off is worth it (just look at TO). But what they do care about is getting the technically superior version of the game because they know that the PS4 is technically superior to X1. So of course they are going to be upset if they think the game is being held back by the technically inferior X1 for the sake of parity. And you MS fanboys know that but like to act all ignorant for the sake of arguing.

And the only reason that you havent heard the MS fanboys complain when a game is 900p or lower is because they know that their beloved system cant do much better. And no fanboy would ever complain about their beloved systems weakness. They would never admit that it bothers them. And you know this. Im sorry but MS fanboys have been acting real stupid all gen. Coming up with every excuse in the book, to defend your beloved video game box.

Haru3489d ago

They will both be 1080p/30 to achive parity because I bet PS4 could run this game easy at 60 frames per second but the locked it at 30 for parity

starchild3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

I just find all of this to be so strange. For two generations I watched Sony fanboys downplay the importance of graphics and say it didn't really matter that the PS2 and PS3 tended to have inferior versions of multiplatform games. They said over and over that "it's still the same game" and "gameplay is what is important".

But now it has become obvious that they really do care A LOT about these things.

Personally, I'm a fan of Sony's consoles and I have owned every one of them minus the Vita, but it has always been for some of the exclusives. I didn't care about multiplats on those consoles since I usually had a PC that played them better.

I do understand, though, why people want to get the best version that their system is capable of. That's perfectly understandable. I just have to chuckle at all the hypocrisy and flip-flopping. If the next Xbox ends up being more powerful than the PS5 we will probably see both camps flip-flop again.

People should realize that just because you have more powerful hardware than something else doesn't mean it is always going to be fully utilized. Some games aren't pushing super advanced graphics and therefor they can run at full quality on any of the main platforms. It would be stupid, for example, to expect something like Child of Light to push extra graphical features on the PS4 or the PC.

You have to draw the line somewhere when developing a game. You can't just keep working on the game for forever, and budgets are finite too.

On PC we get some games that pack a lot of extra graphical features over the console versions, but we also get some pretty straight forward ports that don't do much to take advantage of the superior hardware beyond things like higher resolutions, better framerates and superior anti-aliasing. But those aren't things the developer really had to do much work to give us, they are basically inherent to the platform.

So, realize that no platform is consistently catered for or fully taken advantage of 100% of the time. Some devs manage to, while others can't. Once again, time and budgets are the usual limiting factors.

Most games will show some degree of advantage on more powerful hardware, but the degree of difference will come down to a lot of factors such as how the engine works, how the game is designed, where the bottlenecks are, development team sizes, skill, budgets and deadlines.

Expecting every game to fully take advantage of your hardware in the most optimal way is only asking for disappointment. If you think skipping good games because they aren't dramatically superior on your preferred platform is a good idea just be prepared to skip a whole lot of games over the generation, because it's going to be very common. It always has been.

DLConspiracy3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

I hope its 900p on the Xbox One at a smooth 60fps. Give Xbox players the fluid gameplay and give ps4 gamers what they want. The flag worthy 1080p only 30fps. They had better not lower the frames down to 30fps on Xbox one because its only 30fps on PS4 though. Or I am going to twitter.

jspsc1233489d ago

its far cry on console. there is the same amount of screen tearing so both look the same

JEECE3489d ago

@starchild

You are right, PS fans downplayed these issues against the Xbox fans who created these debates over minor graphical differences. I only even started thinking about minor differences in framerate and resolution between different versions of a game when from 2006-2007 Xbox fans went crazy every time a multiplatform game ran at a solid 30 FPS/720p on 360 and on PS3 had occasional dips down to 28 FPS. Except in those days the review sites factored the differences in and gave different scores, while now they call it a silly fanboy war.

UltimateMaster3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

@DLConspiracy
LOL
Then you better ready your twitter, because if you think it's capable of running an open-world game in 60fps, you are smoking some strange fumes.
It can't handle 1080p on the Halo 2 remastered edition of the Halo MCC, it'll be 900p, why do this Microsoft?

Foehammer3489d ago

@ Ultimate troll

Halo 2A is running 2 game engines and 2 sound engines

buyakabuyaka61993489d ago

@foehammer

Wow! A troll calling someone else a troll. Nice going fanboy.

ziggurcat3488d ago

@death:

"I have yet to see Xbox fans react like Playstation fans over resolution."

Uh... Last generation says, "hi!"

It wasn't until it was realized that xbone wouldn't be 1080p all the time that Xbox fans suddenly didn't care about resolution. In fact, a lot of tunes were changed when people's expectations weren't being met.

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SpitFireAce853489d ago

I love far cry series day one for me...:-) happy gaming

seanpitt233489d ago

Looks like I won't be buying many ubisoft titles this gen. Big mistake with making games parity

Baccra173489d ago

@seanpitt23

That's what rentals are for. Enjoy the fun while screwing them out $60.

Kidmyst3489d ago

You know now days someone will make an article and say there actually is a tree with an extra leaf with screen compares and it'll be an entire article about it too.

MRMagoo1233489d ago

There where articles last gen about how there was more grass in red dead redemption, it's not a new thing if it happened now, the only difference this time would be that it's the Sony console with every advantage there is this gen.

AgentSmithPS43489d ago

So Ubisoft is so greedy their employees can't even afford glasses?! [PS4/Xbox One Versions "Identical, Don't See A Difference" says Dev] Do people like PR guys treating them like fools?
/s ?

Ubisoft seems to have more than one problem with 'seeing' what's wrong with their games, so I'll just wait and see if it's worth buying and for what price.

Jason_Plays_PC3489d ago

Guaranteed to be a difference now after that statement.

ITPython3489d ago

Here we go again, this is Watch Dogs all over again. You all remember when the devs came out and said the very same thing, that both versions look great and that they couldn't tell a difference? Well that was the case because no matter what version you had, even a PC maxed out at 4k, the game looked average at best.

Devs think they are staying neutral by saying that both versions look identical, but what that really translates to is the PS4 version isn't being optimized fully. It's like saying that a Ford Pinto and a Ferrari both perform identically. No matter how you say it, this means that the Ferrari is gimped beyond belief because a Pinto would never perform like a Ferrari, but a Ferrari could be brought down to the Pintos level.

Bathyj3489d ago

I'm actually very happy with this. All games should be 1080p on PS4 and 30fps is what I would expect for a game like this.

If Xbone suddenly turns up as 1080p@30fps Im not going to whine and say PS4 should have been 60fps, thats an unrealistic expectation. I'm just glad no version was held back because the other version couldnt make it, which is how it should always be.

hiredhelp3489d ago

@ShaikhSehran I would say identical but then some asshat would say a tree had one more leaf on xbone. So let's say I don't see a difference.
2:25 PM - 13 Oct 2014

HA HA this soo true love this guy its true sadly.

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eezo3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

if there is no difference why don't they openly announced resolution for xbox one version, why delaying the announcement

Fireseed3489d ago

Probably because they know people like you will turn it into FAR more than it is.

SilentNegotiator3489d ago

They will when it comes out, now that they're being secretive about it.

famoussasjohn3489d ago

Because they just don't care about the resolution wars. They want people to enjoy the games, not complain over nonsense.

tinynuggins3489d ago

I want to live in this world.

famoussasjohn3489d ago

tinynuggins - You can, join us on our adventures of actually enjoying games on our preferred platforms and not have to worry about nonsense while we play the game.

user56695103489d ago

and this is what these fanboys dont get.

IIFloodyII3489d ago

Because then people would start debating and stuff.

salmon_slapped3489d ago

I'd assume it's because Sony has a deal with Ubisoft similar to what they had with Watch Dogs if so nothing will be revealed for x1 for a while, but could also be they're not done optimizing or don't want s*** to hit the fan.

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AutoCad3489d ago

man this is one of my most anticipated games,cant wait to try it out on the xb1 with some friends

babyhand3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

You got disagrees because its not one of your most anticipated games and you don't want to try it out with your friends. People seem to know your better than you know yourself. LOL

Can someone explain what was to disagree with?

Bubble for you

tinynuggins3489d ago

Two things:
1) maybe it's not THAT persons most anticipated game, hence the disagree. valid, but unnecessary.

2) not a fan of xbox so automatic disagree.

I happen to agree with the lad, I'm looking forward to fc4 more than MCC

babyhand3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

1) maybe it's not THAT persons most anticipated game, hence the disagree. valid, but unnecessary.

Not valid, to disagree with a statement of personal preference. To reply and say its not your game of choice is different.

If he/or she said its everybody's most anticipated game then that would be different.

Death3489d ago

I disagreed with you because I don't think that is what you really think since I clearly know you better than you do.

Welcome to N4G. ;)

Funky Town_TX3489d ago

I only have a PS4 ATM so if I buy it will be on PS4. All games should be 1080p.

Death3489d ago

You are in luck then because all games are 1080p when they hit your HDTV on both consoles. A 900p native game on the Xbox One still outputs at 1080p since it uses the upscaler that is built into both consoles for those games.

MRMagoo1233489d ago

Is that you Aaron greenburg ?

Hey guys upscaled 1080p is the same as native 1080p.

AgentSmithPS43489d ago

More proof of the death of common sense.

Jason_Plays_PC3489d ago

Death just a heads up .. the native res will always look better than the upscaled image.

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Played and enjoyed Far Cry, Far Cry 3 and 4 campaigns .

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4 wasn’t so bad

Pagan Min was pretty entertaining

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nibblo884d ago

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