If a game is CPU bound due to the AI and NPC number requirement (as it is the case with this game apparently) increasing the resolution will not cause the CPU to be overloaded with these specified task. If it was to process animation, pathfinding and information for 4000 NPC and the AI for them then that would not change due to an increase in resolution.
Assassin's Creed "Parity": Unity is 900p/30fps on both PS4 & Xbox One
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If a game is CPU bound due to the AI and NPC number requirement (as it is the case with this game apparently) increasing the resolution will not cause the CPU to be overloaded with these specified task. If it was to process animation, pathfinding and information for 4000 NPC and the AI for them then that would not change due to an increase in resolution.
True, but it removes the performance difference between Xbox One and Ps4 as a consideration for me, simplifying my decision.
Wow. If they at least tried to be discreet about it I would cut them some slack, but that quote is insulting. Made me go from getting the collectors edition to maybe buying it used. That way I still get to play the game,save me some money and at the same time make sure they don't see none of my money. I will never support this shitty practices and there's no room for doubt this time. Forced parity straighr from the horse's mouth.
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Pretty sure that the ps4 version will have a slight edge in terms of effects and framerate.
Mass Effect
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that's a fake account
ferrasvansen
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Yeah this is going to be the pr disaster of the winter, ah well in the end at least now we might get a debate on what they didn't want, hahaha.
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Chobel
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Most insiders are the guys who "have a source", "heard some stuff"... etc
However John Harker is "the source" and "I said some stuff" guy. You don't take stuff he says lightly.
ComputerBlue
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That's not official is it?
Krusenstern
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Hey Ubisoft, if you want to completely get rid of debates then lock the PC version to 900p aswell. This whay you make everyone happy! Trust me!
CryTharsis
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Ubisoft's PR department at this very moment
That`s a good one!
I really wanted to play this one on PS4 since PC ports by Ubi are s*** but now I think this is going to be a year without an AC game for me. Don`t want to support such strategies. Already did it with Watchdogs. That`s enough.
Palette Swap
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Somewhere, someone is crunching how much a single sentence is costing them.
Oh good I'm glad you are still here. Don't have any fun video games to play? Instead like to read this "Whine thread"?
You can get more out of the PS4 yes, but that's mainly due to the Xbox One having Direct X 11. Which has a lot of CPU overhead. The actual power of the PS4 CPU is less than the Xbox One CPU however. The Xbox One CPU is 1.75ghz and the PS4 CPU is 1.6ghz
originalself
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Wow. Intentionally gimping a product. That is low.
No, that's what I thought but had to make sure.
SolidSnakex
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1568x882 for the Xbox One version according to DF. That could change in the final game.
If you don't know what you are talking, just stop.
CPU and AI processing has nothing to do with resolution. AI processing is the same, no matter if the game is running at 720p or 4k. They are intentionally gimping resolution on PS4 because Xbone does not have good enough GPU, and they don't want to have "debates and stuff". Purely PR-focused move.
krypt0nian
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Well wasn't there a lot of anger when various publishers decided to gimp the PC version for various games? At least in those instances there was the possibility of modders fixing their bullshit.
haha this. yep.
Probably, but at least it won't be a significant difference if the comments are anything to go by.
IAmRandom31
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This is the front lines of the war against Parity. Bungie got a pass for Destiny because it's Bungie. Ubisoft is not getting a pass.
Fight now or we have to deal with this lowest common denominator shit for the next 5 years.
matrixman92
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joke post? if not....holy shit
IGN has an article about it already.
Garrett 2U
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This is unfortunate.
Another reason I don't want to pick up the game.
Another reason I don't want to pick up the game.
John Bender
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Yeah, but if the CPU is bottlenecking the GPU, you would assume the GPU is being held back right? otherwise the CPU wouldn't be bottlenecking it.
BruiserBear
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Well, according to you I guess we'll see the same thing with Advanced Warefare.
ProvenDeadly
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You can always expect a resolutiongate thread to be the most lively thread on here.
purnoman3000
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What I'm hearing " Don't buy our game because we can't be bothered to optimize the game for your console"
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That is interesting and even plausible.
ComputerBlue
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I wouldn't be surprised. Just because someone made a marketing deal that doesn't mean the dev has to agree with it, they just have to agree to it.
Death Metalist
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Not to say I don't agree with you guys, I do, but for me if a game interests me then i'm going to get it and framerates/resolutions won't matter to me, on any game, especially since in the end the PC reigns supreme even with the stupid ass uplay. HOWEVER and this is a big however, I think there is more to this then just "parity" I mean why now? Why not the other UBI titles? we got ACIV(Patched later) and FC4(going by what is said by journalists) being 1080P on PS4 with Watch Dogs being 900P and 792P on Xbox one.
I just don't get why now? Something tells me that Ubisoft bite off more then they could chew with AC:Unity and now are saying things like this just so it doesn't show they are doing a bad job at the game. Then again why would they say such a thing when the tagline this gen is "1080P/60FPS"? Did somebody sabotage their PR or what lol? I don't know, the whole thing is so bizarre. I guess I'll wait for more confirmation before judging an entire company but anyways, I'm still interested in the game. Can't wait to see what they say about this shit show.
EDIT: Thinking more about it, there are many games already 1080P on PS4 and not Xbox one so why did MS supposedly as what is being said around here, money hat UBI only?
bigboss370
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i wonder if the backlash would have been the same if they hadn't mentioned their reasoning, and just said what the resolution and framerate were.
We don't know at what speed the PS4's CPU is running IIRC, Sony has never published those numbers.
And even though it's Direct X 11's fault (I guess? Never heard of it) , the PS4 CPU is still at an "advantage"
RoyalLaFlame
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Of course they are. Even if both CPUs were the same, the PS4 one would always perform better.
This thread is such a shit show. People cancelling pre orders if the resolution is slightly lower than 1080p? People trying to tweet every major gaming site? Saying it was a ms moneyhat?
It's pretty obvious the ps4 could do 1080p. But making this big of a deal out of it?
This is why gamers get a bad rep imo. Well this and gamergate stuff.
It's pretty obvious the ps4 could do 1080p. But making this big of a deal out of it?
This is why gamers get a bad rep imo. Well this and gamergate stuff.
I can't support this, there isn't even a debate everyone knows the PS4 can push better graphics at this point in every case.
It makes me sick but I can see a business case for this and it isn't pro consumer at all. Essentially their time will be spent optimising the Xbox one version and parity will mean they don't have to do as much to the ps4 version because it's superior processing will overcome the hurdles of the Xbox one. Essentially optimisation will focus on Xbox and ps4 will still handle it with parity with less optimisation. Ubi saves money and it's complete bullshit.
Ubi has officially entered my publisher shitlist now and that was reserved only for EA prior
It makes me sick but I can see a business case for this and it isn't pro consumer at all. Essentially their time will be spent optimising the Xbox one version and parity will mean they don't have to do as much to the ps4 version because it's superior processing will overcome the hurdles of the Xbox one. Essentially optimisation will focus on Xbox and ps4 will still handle it with parity with less optimisation. Ubi saves money and it's complete bullshit.
Ubi has officially entered my publisher shitlist now and that was reserved only for EA prior
"Parity" is a dirty word on Gaf lol.
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