The issue is less about the resolution as it is about knowing that one console is being artificially limited. It's annoying to know that the game isn't at its full potential for the sake of politics.
Assassin's Creed "Parity": Unity is 900p/30fps on both PS4 & Xbox One
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The issue is less about the resolution as it is about knowing that one console is being artificially limited. It's annoying to know that the game isn't at its full potential for the sake of politics.
You bought a lesser hardware and you expect parity? Since when has this ever been true with other generations?
Night Angel
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Not buying the game. Not that I'd have time to play it anyway, but this made it that much easier.
Fucking idiots.
Fucking idiots.
People keep saying this, but their games on PC still look and run much better on PC than PS4. Basically because of lack of optimization it might run at 1440p 60fps instead of 1440p 100fps.
midasmulligan
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Well, hadn't planned on buying this, but definitely not now. Already had to cater to last gen with aciv, note hampered by xbone with unity...going to vote with my dollars on this one
I wasn't boasting. People assume stating facts is boasting. The PS4 CPU is more capable at this point, but not more powerful. I was just clearing something up.
Lactose_Intolerant
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I wonder if the pc version will be locked at 30 fps too because of the ai.
They're apparently doing Far Cry as well.
I retweeted, now I'm gonna eat some cake.
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PC setting will be the same regardless of card because parity and stuff
KoopaTheCasual
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Do you think Joe Everyman is following gaming news and reading interviews? Nah. This type of news definitely hits the core gamers first, and their reaction conditions the subsequent sentiment from the extended audience.
So it's either:
Ubisoft didn't want to put in the effort and made a lame excuse to have both versions at 900p.
or
MS didn't want more PS4 copies to be sold due to being the better version, and thus "talked" Ubisoft into forcing parity in hopes to have a more equal split in sales for one of the biggest selling games of the year.
I mean, they're bundling CoD, so they're good there. The next biggest franchise was AC, so they made a deal there, got that under wraps. It must be like a checklist of things to do.
It's a shame, because some of the recent videos (the ones showing their procedural engine tools) really had me excited for the game. But screw supporting these kinds of shenanigans.
Ubisoft didn't want to put in the effort and made a lame excuse to have both versions at 900p.
or
MS didn't want more PS4 copies to be sold due to being the better version, and thus "talked" Ubisoft into forcing parity in hopes to have a more equal split in sales for one of the biggest selling games of the year.
I mean, they're bundling CoD, so they're good there. The next biggest franchise was AC, so they made a deal there, got that under wraps. It must be like a checklist of things to do.
It's a shame, because some of the recent videos (the ones showing their procedural engine tools) really had me excited for the game. But screw supporting these kinds of shenanigans.
Lord Error
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Why does it even matter, if you don't even own PS4 (or don't want to play games on it)? It's the same exact thing if you don't own a PC capable of playing this game at better visuals, while other people clearly do. Like literally, exactly the same thing.
Your strawman arguments about caring too much are horse shit.
Someone killing your mother deserves a violent reaction and contacting police.
People in this thread are simply making forum posts.
Lucent
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Yeah I think they're gonna lose a lot of day one money. At least on the PS4 side. Well, from people who read this stuff and care about it...
I definitely will not be buying day one now. If every third party dev did this with every game it'd be insane. Don't do this crap. The people who prefer X1 are gonna play it on there anyway. They should know that their box isn't quite as strong as Sony's. Should just come to terms with that.
QuantumZebra
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.... lol
1. Early adopters of new technology are the hardcore fans and enthusiasts who do post on forums such as these.
2. The opinions of enthusiasts and hardcore fans are usually sought out by their mainstream/casual friends and sometimes simply pushed on them regardless of their desire to hear it.
This kind of news spreads from the core outward, and it will spread quickly because it's complete bullshit.
I think Uplay negates that somewhat, so... flusterrace? Friend of mine has 25 hours playtime logged for From Dust on Steam. That's 25 hours trying to get it to work.
nowheretorun
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Wouldn't be buying anyway.
Can't stand Ubisoft games - talk about same old shitty time and time again....
Laughing at the Fission Mailed though with regards to how stupid Ubisoft are coming across with this statement.
Sorry for those who like their games.
Can't stand Ubisoft games - talk about same old shitty time and time again....
Laughing at the Fission Mailed though with regards to how stupid Ubisoft are coming across with this statement.
Sorry for those who like their games.
It's actually neither of those. Ubisoft could bump up the resolution quite quickly. They just decided to go the Destiny route and aim for parity. Not everything is a conspiracy yknow.
Buba Big Guns
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I'll get this game used next year, only if it is good. Enough games to play anyway, glad Ubi knows how to get rid of customers.
Thats what im wondering.
Riky
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40% seems a significant number, but it depends what the other number is that the 40% relates to. The PS4 is 40% more powerful than something not very powerful.
In PC terms it is approx an R7265 v and R7260, both mid range cards, 265 is better but still a mid range card. I expect to see more sub 1080p games on PS4 as the generation goes on and graphics are pushed further.
Only Ubisoft know if 1080/30 was possible on PS4, people underestimate how much more demanding 1080p is compared to 900p.
Sure you can still buy it in good conscience, this whole thing isn't a big deal. If you're interested in the game, pick it up.
I get the feeling parity is going to be over as soon as Sony release more of their first party games, as the third party games will have to compete with graphics in order to captivate the audience.
Ubi have made a dumb business choice here short and long term. 1080p is important, it's the native resolution of most TVs the are owned right now. All my friends who I rocked Xbox360 with are now ps4 on destiny right now and no one cares about parity, we switched because Sony made the more powerful console and its as simple as that. I will not switch to Xbox one because of this, whatever they were trying to achieve has failed.
Ubi have made a dumb business choice here short and long term. 1080p is important, it's the native resolution of most TVs the are owned right now. All my friends who I rocked Xbox360 with are now ps4 on destiny right now and no one cares about parity, we switched because Sony made the more powerful console and its as simple as that. I will not switch to Xbox one because of this, whatever they were trying to achieve has failed.
I think we tend to forget that controversy on Gaf == controversy for mainstream consumers. In the vein of Machiavelli, better to unleash this controversy more than a month before launch in one big bang so mainstream consumers will forget about it by the time the game comes out, affecting purchases less than if this was leaked or something a week before launch. If you're going to hurt people, do it all at once instead of drawing it out and they'll forget about it with time.
Obviously this was always going to be a big deal on Gaf that people won't forget, but I think this is more damage control for the perception of the mainstream audience.
Tokyo Rain
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Gamefly it is!
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Don't know but ps4 was patched for 1080p
Yeah my bad. Still, I feel like people are hilariously over-reacting in this thread.
Dead Prince
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both launched at 900p. then they post patched ps4 to 1080p. of course there's articles in between launch and post patch about it.
1080p/900p if i remember correct.
moltonasty
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lol, hilarious and sad that they would openly admit something like this. ubi just really doesn't give a fuck. the game will sell millions of copies anyway, so it's a win win situation for them.
So what is it then?
Why? Most gaming PCs now a days feature CPUs 3-5 times more powerful per core than whats on a PS4
Being pissed off at blatant anti-consumerism is "hilarious overreaction" in your book.
RedRedSuit
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I would say "shit" is gamer hyperbole. They are not as optimized as they could and should be, but it's still a good experience and looks good. At least Black Flag was. I had to jump through some hoops with D3Doverrider to get triple-buffering, but the end result was very nice.
Shit = Dark Souls running at 720p without any options... etc.
I wish this was real. Nevertheless, it's brilliant and well-deserved.
woooooooosh
DustyVonEric
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Chill? Reminds me of the "rational" gamers that were saying chill after the X1 reveal and DRM plans.
No. Don't chill. Raise hell in a constructive manner. Spread the word. Cause a stink. Let Ubi feel the heat, just like MS felt it after seeing the preorder numbers when word got out about their original plans.
Staying quiet in these instances usually equates to being complacent. Raising hell doesn't mean rioting in the streets and death threats. It means raising your voice so even game media can't ignore for fear of missing out on the next attention grabbing topic.
And I've seen a lot of people suspect it in this thread, but I don't know if MS had a hand in this. Because if they did, MS really miscalculated the benefit of having the PS4 version gimped to force parity or at least the ability of Ubi to not be blatant about intentionally locking both versions to avoid debates, because this makes MS' hardware look inferior. Again, I don't know if MS had a hand in this. Wouldn't influencing Ubi to gimp the PS4 version be illegal somehow?
A part of me wouldn't doubt Ubi said this just to cover their own butts, so they don't have to put in the extra effort in the PS4 or both versions, with their COD-like release schedule for AC games maybe resulting in less time to optimize.
I grew up on Atari, so if the game was 720p it wouldn't matter to me if that's the game the dev wanted to make. But to intentionally hold a game back to avoid debates and in favor of the company you just happen to have a co-marketing deal with? I can't support that.
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