The Crew: Can You Spot The Differences Between The PS4 & Xbox One Versions

Here is an interesting comparison video between the Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions of Ubisoft’s open-world racer The Crew.

What is interesting here is that the footage is so similar that only the really eagle-eyed will spot the subtle differences of which there are many if you have enough of a trained eye to spot them.

[AudioEppa]

Bad and Bad..

Easy to pick, i know this game has a big world within it but every time i look at it hurts my eyes, if any developer can make a open world racer with DriveClub graphics, it would be glorious.

[TeamVVV]

It does seem a shame that even today we seem to have to sacrifice looks for size in racing games. I'm hoping towards the end of this generation we'll get some great looking large open-world racers.

[AudioEppa]

Hey I don't know if you remember it, but back when the crew first got revealed at e3 2013, the CGI teaser they used, I was so hyped for next gen I actually thought it was going to be the games graphics lol

I hope the game industry eventually evolves into where publishers don't need to create trick demos/trailers to sell a game anymore, they can look just like CGI or better if the games vision calls for it, hopefully we get there sooner rather than a lot later.

[Gamer1982]

Publishers will always try to trick you as a gamer through some means it will never end that but I feel as gamers we learn and hold off nowadays until we see real footage. I know I do.

[ManOfTheYear1]

Forza Horizon 2 is huge open world and everything in it looks fantastic. Only sacrifice was that it had to be 30 fps instead of 60.

Plenty of cars, good physics and the usual ton of customization physical and mechanical..just like the damage.

So I would disagree with your analysis.

[Mikelarry]

Exactly, Burnout paradise on last gen looked better than this POS that ubisoft tried to pass as next gen racing.

[LonDonE]

Agreed I LOVED BURNOUT PARADISE and yearn for a sequel on current gen consoles!
Seriously it was awesome, had great destruction, ran at a silky 60fps, was native 720p, had great art style, awesome mechanics and drifting, and had a seamless online.

I hope they make another one soon, and it defo puts allot of racers to shame!!

[darrenb1988]

i havent seen anyone on my friends list that plays this game...

[Aceman18]

I have a friend on mine that actually plays this, and I was watching him play through broadcast. To me it looks horrible on all fronts for my tastes in racers.

If I ever decide to actually play this I'd wait till this game $10.

[kraenk12]

I loved the older NFS games like Underground and the first Most Wanted. The Crew reminds me a lot of those games and plays very similar which is why I really like the game. I even prefer it to cheesy Horizon 2 (yeah, I know I'm gonna get pubished for that).

[Taylor_Oscar]

Got this game free on PC with a new graphics card and IMO its the most fun driving experience I have had for ages. Some graphics such as the interior of cars or while in the garage are TASTY. However some textures do let it down. On PC I would recommend it however I haven't played it on PS/XBONE is it really that bad??

[Aceman18]

@Taylor

In a word yes. It looks underdeveloped on both consoles

[Dark_Overlord]

My brother bought this on release, played for an hour and hated it. He then bought Driveclub and hasn't touched The Crew since.

[Father__Merrin]

it looked promising when I had it, but tbh it's not worth it as it's a single player game that is online only, it's off putting same with destiny I mainly played single player yet it's online only

[falviousuk]

Can anyone create an open world game with great graphics,

YES, it's called Forza Horizon 2

[johndoe11211]

Could they have done forza horizon 2 with driveclub graphics? NO!

[Dudebro90]

Evolution couldn't make an open world game with driveclub graphics, so what's your point?

Bubble down for completely off topic.

[johndoe11211]

@Dudebro90

Obviously you suffer from some sort of mental deficiency because I was responding to a comment from a poster and not the article. However, knowing your comment history, It really doesn't surprise me that you marked me down. Carry on.

@Messiah

Yes it is and that is exactly why I responded to falviousuk with what I did. The reason FH2 was able to be so open world was because it did not have DC graphics. otherwise it would have had the same limitations as DC did.

All these open wold racing games will be short on top of the line graphics for the early part of this gen. We shouldn't expect much from them until devs really begin to max out the hardware. until then we need to understand that if we want insane level graphics we would need to be contented with limited racers, hence my driveclub remark.

[MysticStrummer]

@Dudebro - I assume you down bubbled falviousuk for the same reason…?

[Dudebro90]

@john

Bubbled fal not you. Wasn't clear.

No need yo attack me with the "comment history"

I simply made a mistake.

[mcstorm]

@johndoe11211 did you even thibk before you put that. DC is a good game but have you played Horizon 2? It is by far the best racing game of this gen for me (Even beating Mario Kart 8) It has 100s of cars and races. Day/night and weather cycles. Open world and the game is massive. DC has nothing in terms of what it offers Horizon 2. Yes it look pritter but it is a closed game where you can only drive a path of each leval and things like trees dont even move.

Horizon 2 is a more complex game and no matter if you dont like the game or not you have to give credit to PG for what they have done with the game.

[johndoe11211]

My apologies dudebro.

[ManOfTheYear1]

Yet DriveClub was missing mechanical damage and physical and mechanical customization. DriveClubs graphics are only slightly better then Forza Horizon 2's yet Forza Horizon 2 offers SO MUCH more in a racer then DriveClub.

DriveClub is really a poor mans racer charged as a full price racer.

[PersonMan]

Who says you can't have Driveclub graphics open world?

Has anyone ever heard of resource streaming? They don't have to load everything at once, it's streamed in as it's needed.

It's naive to think that open world games have to have bad graphics.

GTA V is open world and ran on last gen hardware. I think GTA V is visually the most impressive open world game I've seen on LAST GEN. If Rockstar can do that on LAST GEN, imagine what they could do with the PS4!

@Messiah23: You also have to remember that those invisible barriers are not there because the console is limited, they're there because it's a racer, not a drive-anywhere-you-want game. They want you to drive on the road and not cut corners. Also, I'm glad those barriers are there because if they weren't, you'd go off the road and it would take you forever for you to get back into the race. Trust me, you want those barriers. Plus, if you actually play the game the way you're supposed to, you wouldn't be hitting those invisible barriers now would you?

[Xof]

The Forza games are open-world?

[ThePresentIsAgift]

To be honest that video compression is so frickin bad I can barely see the details in either pane. I would be very shocked if the game looked so poor running on my HDTV.

[LordMaim]

Prepare to be shocked. It looks lackluster on both systems.

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

You got that right! this game seriously needs a graphics boost, challenging A.I., more cars, more online races, more story missions, fix the koenigsegg b/c they nerfed the hell out of it! 2nd gear has no speed, and instead of the top speed being 273 mph (stock), it's going 227 last time i checked, and the saleen S7 TT been nerfed to! top speed on it stock is 249 mph, after tuning it, 225! so actually it needs more than a graphics boost, it sucks b/c i like the game. Thankfully i got driveclub to enjoy where i don't have to deal with nerfed cars!

@Nykamari
If they can get R* san diego going again (if they haven't already) we just might see a new one. Last time i checked, lot of ppl left due the changes that they didn't like that was made there few years ago.

@johndoe11211
Disagrees for be truthful? wow!

[Mikelarry]

I think the demo is still available but trust me it gets worse when it gets on your HDTV

[MysticStrummer]

Yeah I downloaded it not long ago and was amazed at how bad it was, both in visuals and gameplay. I deleted it quickly.

[Moldiver]

I played the trial of the crew, the other day and thought to myself "glad I got FH2". A far more polished open world racer.

[Nykamari]

I'll wait for RockStar to make an next gen Midnight Club....

[corroios]

weak game, last gen graphics...

[uth11]

The Crew may not have Driveclub's graphics, but I played through it, the graphics are not 'horrible' by any means. It has some really gorgeous locales. But it's a huge huge open world, and not every spot on the map can be so polished

[DigitallyAfflicted]

Easy! PS4 look so much better ;) hahahah

[tee_bag242]

No it doesn't. Jokes on you if you compare it to PC. Who's laughing now?

[DougLord]

If they weren't labeled and we did a "blind taste test" we would find only 50% of voters would pick the right one - and that's based on pure luck. Same with pretty much every multi plat this generation.

Yesterday I was playing Halo 1 from the HMCC version where you can swap graphics on the fly between 360 and Xone. Guess what - same game. Better graphics do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to make it more enjoyable. The only reason HMCC or ANYOTHER remake make sense to buy is if you haven't already played it or don't have your old console and want to replay it. I haven't played Halo 2,3,4 so HMCC is great. I have GTA5 and TLOU on PS3 - which is still connected to my living room TV and looks pretty good even at 110".

[ThePresentIsAgift]

Technically you were swapping visuals between the high end PC build of Halo (one) and the tarted up Xbox one build of the 360's Halo Anniversary (superior lighting/shadows/higher native resolution). I see your point though and at times I loved to use the original graphics on MCC, still stunned by how solid they were after all this time.

[PersonMan]

Yup, they both look like ass.

[samchez77]

Yeah, spotted easily.