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[Idempotent Button]

My under-powered, budget PC hardware console is perfect in every way. Ubisoft sucks. 0/10.

 

[KOHIPEET]

 

[Koobion]

"To avoid debates and stuff."

Are you kidding me? The level of unprofessionalism is unbelievable. This is going to be an easy game to skip until it's $5 on Steam.

 

[HardRojo]

A lot of people here don't like to play video games and they are waiting for an excuse to avoid buying.

Their loss

You don't even have an XBO nor PS4 of your own. Heck! You don't even play the AC games! Why are you here discussing this? I do play them and I already posted a picture of my AC titles on PlayStation platforms. Parity sucks, just look at all the reactions in this thread.

BTW I know this guy personally, that's why I know he doesn't play AC games.

 

[krypt0nian]

I'm surprised people haven't started lighting up their Facebook page yet.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/ps4noparity?f=realtime&src=hash

And PC gamers will say that consoles are holding back gaming.

If PC games were limited to 1080p or 60fps you'd have a ghost of a point. HAHA

 

[FlamingHawk]

Getting this game used for sure. Who is actually going to buy the game new on PS4? Just wondering.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

You gotta be fucking kidding me Ubisoft, I'm not buying this game, parity my ***
follow me gaf let's protest against this bs

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

No fucking way did he seriously say "to avoid all the debates and stuff".


REALLY?

Couldn't that line could be referring to something other than debates on forums about which console is better?

 

[Aizu_Itsuko]

They are not trying to "avoid all the debates and stuff."

Some controversy is free advertisement for the game.

 

[Nzyme32]

Jesus. And I though it was just PC getting the shitty end of the stick

 

[mejin]

Assassins Creed Unity |OT| Money Equalizes Everything

Money Closed The Gap

 

[GutsOfThor]

https://twitter.com/hashtag/ps4noparity?f=realtime&src=hash




If PC games were limited to 1080p or 60fps you'd have a ghost of a point. HAHA

Ooops.

 

[Bessy67]

Doubtful since that's a Sony co-marketing deal.

There was for Watch Dogs too...

Maybe Ubi got the game running on both platforms and didn't want to spend the time or money optimizing more for the PS4 version.

 

[jiiikoo]

My under-powered, budget PC hardware console is perfect in every way. Ubisoft sucks. 0/10.

Oh wow.

 

[DiscoDave]

Well you can shove parity and the game up your arse.

 

[twobear]

They are not trying to "avoid all the debates and stuff."

Some controversy is free advertisement for the game.

'HEY PS4 OWNERS WE'RE INTENTIONALLY DEGRADING THE QUALITY OF YOUR GAME FOR THE BENEFIT OF XBOX ONE PLAYERS'

free advertisement!! what could go wrong??

 

[eso76]

Of course.

Unite, liberte, EGALITE !

it just makes too much sense



Wait, this doesn't though "we're not gpu bound, if anything we're cpu bound *proceeds to lower resolution to 900p*" How exactly does lowering res help the cpu ?
edit: Yeah, basically what the Penguin said

 

[Natureboy99]

Parity? lol okay.

there's going to be more backlash because of this than one advantage console.

I have to agree. This will make a lot more people mad than not having parity. Early on it was news that PS4 was outperforming XBO on multiplatform games, so it got a lot of publicity. Now it's accepted fact, and everyone expects it.

Developers please, just make every game as good as you can make it on every platform you launch. If the XBO and PS4 launches taught us anything, its that ticking off gamers can kill your product irrecoverably.

 

[SpideySenses]

Doubtful since that's a Sony co-marketing deal.

Watch Dogs had a co-marketing deal too and was 900p.

 

[beercr8te]

Forced parity, ubisoft you can fuckoff, not buying it.

 

[Haint]

Does anyone know if this will affect Far Cry 4? If so I can skip that too.

Well if you don't like or agree with what they're doing, you don't buy any Ubishit game period, but the fact that I'm having to spell that out for you probably says all that needs to be said about the internet outrage. "Fuck you guys, I hate you, not buying your game!! I'm gonna buy all your other games though!" Big success, you really showed them. I'm sure they're really shaking in their boots over this thread.

 

[Dawnbuster]

Cancelled PS4 preorder. I'll wait until it's dirt cheap on PC.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

I thought you were dead!

Not dead, just resting.

 

[iratA]

Cancelling my pre-order tomorrow as I am sure a bunch of my gaming friends will. Hope you enjoy your Parity UBI.

 

[KOHIPEET]

I wonder why they don't limit the resolution for the PC version of the game, that could also be the source for a debate isn't it?

 

[Proxy]

Well at least Ubisoft is being honest about it... That has to count for something. Right?

 

[operon]

How can the Xbox one be cpu bound it has the power of the cloud.

 

[BokehKing]

Not sure why people are pissed at MS.

This is Ubisoft's decision, in the end.

Is it? So Microsoft can initiate then take a hands off "don't look at me they actually agreed to it" approach like they did with Tomb Raider.


End of the day, it's about then not squeezing the most out of the system because the system that has the marketing deal this time around can't hack it.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Pré order cancelled everyone! Unite!

 

[JetBlackPanda]

can we make a gif of a wrecking ball made of money destroying Microsoft's chalk board?

 

[GeoramA]

Getting this game used for sure. Who is actually going to buy the game new on PS4? Just wondering.

I hope nobody. I hope it fucking bombs on PS4 and it wakes this industry the fuck up.

 

[TomRL]

When he says CPU bound, I'm pretty sure he's referring to framerate. You should probably read the whole thing first. He said he could hit 100fps if he wanted if not for the CPU.

 

[Dyno]

It's AC so I don't care but I'm wondering if they're going to pull this shit on Far Cry 4 too.

 

[Randam]

Lol, fuck that.

Imagine if they said the same thing for PC.

I'd boycott ubisoft.

was thinking about getting the pc version, but fuck that..

 

[Portugeezer]

So many of these posts are just... wow.

Don't ever change, GAF.

Another post like this one ^

Except I actually quoted someone.

Don't ever change, GAF.

*dismounts from high horse*

 

[Garrett Hawke]

My under-powered, budget PC hardware console is perfect in every way. Ubisoft sucks. 0/10.

Hope this is a troll post tbh. Extra funny considering Ubi's PC ports aren't the best.

 

[krypt0nian]

I wonder why they don't limit the resolution for the PC version of the game, that could also be the source for a debate isn't it?

I wonder why, huh Duxxy3? LOL

 

[blackdevil]

thanks Xbox One..... -.-"

ofcourse Ubisoft gets the most blame for it. What a STUPID decision.

But i`m pretty sure they will change it. The will get**** every day till release for this and they will change it!


BELIEVE

 

[AmFreak]

Lol, perfect.

 

[Derp]

I wonder why they don't limit the resolution for the PC version of the game, that could also be the source for a debate isn't it?

Their crappy ports and lack of care are the equivalent.

 

[Permanently A]

Parity to "avoid debates" resulting in a huge debate. The fucking irony.

Why would you intentionally gimp your game? Why?

 

[low-G]

And PC gamers will say that consoles are holding back gaming.

At least on PC you are often given at least SOME setting to express graphical horsepower superiority. Ubisoft is effectively denying that with this title.

Yeah... Personally even money exchanging hands & bullshit parity won't keep me from buying the game if it's good. I don't roll on the resolution alone. But this is still not the least bit cool.

 

[ViciousDS]

Does this mean my PS4 version

Spoiler

that I'm not going to buy

will be a fraction of the price of other platforms because less time was spent developing the PS4 version?

I have assumed it took less time to get the PS4 version to its current state.

ooooo, nice one.


This should be a thing lol, no parity means the game should be cheaper as you spent almost no time spicing it up on the more powerful system. So less development time for the other console.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I hope for Microsoft's sake this wasn't a stipulation of their co-marketing deal on this game.

Because if it was, they've given people a legitimate reason to want to see Xbox One do poorly again - something they should have learned to avoid after the summer of 2013, I'd have thought.

#NoForcedParity , amirite

Well after paying to keep Tomb Raider 2 away from PS4, the writing was already on the wall. MS will spend whatever it takes and use whatever tactics they have to in order to keep the Bone alive this gen. I just don't know what Nadella is playing at here, he's supposed to be the anti-Ballmer but with Xbox division he's doing exactly what Ballmer did.

 

[IAmRandom31]

Over 1,000 posts and 41,000 views in just over an hour. Good job avoiding the conversation, Ubi.

I know right lmao. They will have 100x the discussion from this decision compared to any 1080p v 900p discussion would of had which would of been 80% filled with people saying " no shit this is no surprise "

 

[R&R]

So Assassins Creed Parity it is...

Pretty much only thing that would make this debacle even more hilarious would be some MS PR about "how the gap has been closed" etc...lol.

 

[NullPointer]

Thanks for simplifying my holiday gaming shopping list, Ubisoft.

 

[chopstik]

"We decided to lock them at the same specs to avoid all the debates and stuff.."

wow. i'm definitely not buying this game. this is just plain ridiculous and a shitty practice.

at least they were honest about it, but i think they know gamers are very well-informed nowadays and wanted to avoid a PR catastrophe.

 

[Pain]

Forced parity, ubisoft you can fuckoff, not buying it.

Same here. Disgusting business practices.

 

[stryke]

Why are people bringing up Watch Dogs?

There's no parity there.