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[Toki767]

Ehhh.... Whatever.

Never cared about Assassin's Creed. Will still buy the game. This news doesn't upset me.

Never cared about Assassin's Creed, but you will still buy the game?

Never change man.

 

[Live Free or Die]

edit - to lessen the confusion, this is true version

Amazing, simply amazing. Bravo!

 

[F0rneus]

This is...freakishly stupid IMO. Parity is just a goddamn idiotic concept. And it goes both sides. Games should go as far as they can, on any platform. Only good news, is that I'm poor and needed money for November. And I just cleared 80 bucks right about now. Thanks Ubi.

 

[Patroclos]

edit - to lessen the confusion, this is true version

Soo fucking good. My favorite since El Torro's "lazy shit devs" Braveheart Gif.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

It's a conspiracy theory. People will dodge any logic they can to support their pre-existing assumptions.

I have complete faith this parity is just the result of Ubisoft being unable to hit 1080p on PS4.

Talk about pre-existing assumptions.

 

[Pathfinder]

MS paid to keep Tomb Raider 2 away from PS4, at this point there's nothing they are above suspicion of.

Let's end this diversion from the topic at hand right now. Microsoft is most certainly not the first company to moneyhat a game, and they won't be the last.

These are two completely separate issues.

 

[Draper]

Damn, was kinda looking forward to this game. Guess I'm skipping it. Not going to accept getting a deliberately gimped game.

 

[Key2001]

Why would there be an need to lock specs if it was simply improving the Xbox One version to reach parity? I can only think of one reason to lock specs and that is to limit hardware.

 

[barit]

Ubisoft just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about console gaming culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in PC gaming where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in console gaming, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the gaming public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Assassin's Creed Unity for either system, nor will they purchase any of Ubisoft's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Ubisoft has alienated an entire market with this move.

Ubisoft, publicly apologize and cancel Assassin's Creed Unity for Xbox One or you can kiss your business goodbye.

This gets never old

Bravo to you, sir

 

[Clockwork5]

It's a conspiracy theory. People will dodge any logic they can to support their pre-existing assumptions.

I have complete faith this parity is just the result of Ubisoft being unable to hit 1080p on PS4.

Except Ubi said they did it to stop the fighting. And then blamed the AI. Lol.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Welcome to the French Resolution: 900p for all.

 

[watermelons]

I think you guys looking way too deeply into a press release.

 

[~Kinggi~]

This thread is certainly something.

 

[Always-honest]

It's a conspiracy theory. People will dodge any logic they can to support their pre-existing assumptions.

I have complete faith this parity is just the result of Ubisoft being unable to hit 1080p on PS4.

Well, not so sure about that either .

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Amazing, simply amazing. Bravo!

aaaaah thanks <3 Wish more people saw it though, I'm a little late but that is because it took 6 hours to make by hand

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Not me. this is bullshit for ALL gamers. I doubt XB1 fans would like their games held back for Wii U parity.

Hell the fuck no, but some will surely make it seem like this isn't a problem.

Thinking about it now, Destiny forced Microsoft to get the game better for their customers. All XB1 fans were happy that the actual true parity was reached. Now we are sitting back and saying downgrades to resolution is ok? It should never work like that.

Everyone should want better point blank. I'm not outraged at what ubisoft did but if people are going to be passive about the situation and see it as some console wars issue, then it's time to hop back on the 360. What's the point of getting the one if having a better console wasn't the top priority.

 

[cripterion]

The guys saying "You should go PC" probably have never played a Ubisoft PC port before. Watch Dogs and every single AC game have been a mess on PC even with a Titan setup.



lol

If you're idea of Ubisoft titles on pc is a mess, I'd hate to see what you think of what they deliver on consoles then...

Anyways, too much stupidity/fabricated nonsense in this thread, I'm out.

 

[Aeqvitas]

If MS stays silent it's likely true, because I'm sure they wouldn't want to be associated with this mess if it's false. And Ubisoft can't discuss their deal if it exists, so they won't explain any further.

mmm mental gymnastics and confirmation bias. No matter the outcome, you only believe it says what reinforces your belief. Evidence be damned! You forgot to add that if MS does say they weren't involved, then they are lying! Now you have made sure every outcome is MS fault!

 

[vpance]

And If they do a public statement everyone will magically beleive them?

Some would believe. At the very least it would muddy the waters more..

 

[Alchemist]

Is there nothing Sony can do about this? Ubisoft are openly admitting they're gimping the PS4 version.

 

[Nerix]

Really the best thing about all that is the reason they stated: "to avoid debates". That´s so hilarious, obviously they don´t have a PR department, do they?

 

[Beaulieu]

holy shit what a non issue.
thats why people will never take gamers seriously.

Is there nothing Sony can do about this? Ubisoft are openly admitting they're gimping the PS4 version.

.... lol

 

[Canis lupus]

is it unrealistic to consider this a possibility? what benefit is it to Ubisoft to sabotaged their own product?

Ubisoft must be reasoning "if the media reports xbone version as inferior, we'll have less sales from that platform(which we'll feature in commercials) so we'll go for parity"

But by gimping the PS4 version and creating a bigger debate and stuff they'll now potentially lose more sales.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Seriously people are not thinking MS payed for this, right?.... Right?

It is an odd situation. There is more to it than just resolution and frame rate, so maybe the PS4 version will still wind up looking better. If not, why? Why would they choose to not take advantage of the more powerful system? Who would benefit from it?

 

[slayzz]

Damn, was kinda looking forward to this game. Guess I'm skipping it. Not going to accept getting a deliberately gimped game.

yup me too, and after shadow of mordor I think I have enough assassin creed type game for a while.

 

[DOWN]

It's a conspiracy theory. People will dodge any logic they can to support their pre-existing assumptions.

I have complete faith this parity is just the result of Ubisoft being unable to hit 1080p on PS4.

*writes negativity off as theories*

*throws complete faith in a theory*

 

[jayu26]

holy shit what a non issue.
thats why people will never take gamers seriously.

Déjà vu?!

 

[Amaya]

If they have a deal with Microsoft it makes sense to make the PS4 version 900p. These deals are supposed to make the game more appealing on the Xbone. If PS4 were 1080p, I would buy that version regardless of extra goodies. If they're both 900p, I'm going with the one that has extras. Think about it. Note, I'm not buying either.

 

[Tainted]

I hope this doesn't become the norm as this gen rolls on, I can see The Division being the same unfortunately

 

[Mushroomer25]

Talk about pre-existing assumptions.

There's a difference between believing that Ubisoft is technically incompetent (a statement that can easily be supported with existing information), and believing in a conspiracy that requires undiscovered evidence.

 

[GeoramA]

Is there nothing Sony can do about this? Ubisoft are openly admitting they're gimping the PS4 version.

Hey, I'm sure Sony hates internet debates too.

 

[On Demand]

It's a conspiracy theory. People will dodge any logic they can to support their pre-existing assumptions.

I have complete faith this parity is just the result of Ubisoft being unable to hit 1080p on PS4.

I'll let you figure out what's wrong with your post.

 

[Tubie]

I hope they don't cry and moan about this game's sales being lower than they expected.

I'm definitely just going to wait till this game is used in some bargain bin a year from now to buy it.

 

[Green Yoshi]

"Targeting" is my new favorite word this gen. ;-)

http://gamingbolt.com/assassins-creed-unity-is-targetting-1080p60fps-on-ps4-and-xbox-one

 

[NickFire]

You know you fucked up when a thread about your press release needs 6 hours to get to the amount of pages Gamergate needed 10 days to reach!

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Seriously people are not thinking MS payed for this, right?.... Right?

I could see it more likely they couldn't get the ps4 version to 1080p/30fps and they just recently got the xbox version to 900p. Maybe with some MS help.

 

[EBE]

"This is great stuff. I could make a career out of this guy! You see how clever his part is? How it doesn't require a shred of proof? Most paranoid delusions are intricate, but this is brilliant!"

I don't know if MS forced parity - I don't believe they did. Idk. I just think some of you are being a bit too strong with your reactions.

 

[Stripper13]

Ehhh.... Whatever.

Never cared about Assassin's Creed. Will still buy the game. This news doesn't upset me.

SHOCKING.

 

[slayzz]

It's a conspiracy theory. People will dodge any logic they can to support their pre-existing assumptions.

I have complete faith this parity is just the result of Ubisoft being unable to hit 1080p on PS4.

wow, are you serious? do you even read what u wrote?

 

[Biker19]

Another thing, if Ubisoft truly wanted to "avoid debates," as they claimed, why talk about it in the first place instead of keeping it to yourself?

They made it even worse just by blurting it out. Their PR team did a terrible job on that, & now PS4 owners are going to start questioning & calling out all 3rd party publishers on their games in the near future just to now see if future PS4 games aren't gimped for parity, now that this news has reached all over gaming sites, including on social media sites like Twitter & Facebook.

 

[D i Z]

I'm not sure MS is behind this. Maybe it's just lazy programming. But ps4 produced great graphics with infamous: second son. I think ubisoft could upgrade the resolutiion if they wanted. Also, If there is a marketing deal with MS for Unity, then it's more possible that MS is behind this, as the parity will help the xbox version.

Wut?

 

[OccamsLightsaber]

Is there nothing Sony can do about this? Ubisoft are openly admitting they're gimping the PS4 version.

They should do nothing. From their perspective, they know what their system is capable of and to a lesser extent, PS4 owners know what the system is capable of.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

I don't believe that Microsoft paid for this. I think that, this was just Ubisoft opting out of conversation.

 

[Kiant]

what is the joke about making it darker ?

Xbone had an issue with crushed blacks.

It's like Ubi is running it's own award for worse explanation of something:

"Watch_dogs will look great guys, don't worry, no downgrade"

"We wanted to avoid debates"

The only hope is that the PS4 version doesn't drop down to the low 20's but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Magwik]

Seriously people are not thinking MS payed for this, right?.... Right?

It's fucking ludicrous. The reactions and the images people are making are extremely childish as well.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

holy shit what a non issue.
thats why people will never take gamers seriously.

Oh, no!

 

[ironcreed]

I think you guys looking way too deeply into a press release.

More like people are merely reacting to the stupidity of what was said.

 

[eso76]

They magically got the weaker one to reach parity with PS4 when other devs including themselves said they can't before, rather than doing what OP quotes them as saying, which is that they set a goal of parity at all costs to avoid debate and obviously that means the weaker one has to set the standard for the higher one?

Nah. We don't know at what cost.
We don't know if it's actual, complete parity or its just resolution and target framerate.
If both versions are indeed identical, one could imagine ps4's was somehow capped.
But like I said, I doubt they'll be the same except when it comes to numbers that are easily compared.

Now though, Destiny. That was exactly the same game. Magically o not, Bungie did just reach parity, but I don't see people getting mad at that for not having better AA and whatnot on PS4, although it is safe to assume it could look/perform much better than it does.

 

[sajj316]

Why is Ubi dictating what we can or can not debate on? Just make the best game you can on each platform. This is nonsense.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

That Phil Spencer effect even affected the PS4.