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[boredandlazy]

So Ubisoft are sticking to their guns? Good to know in advance. I was waiting on full confirmation either way before I either cancelled my order or kept it.
Once I'm done with DriveClub and Metro Redux I guess I'm picking up Shadow of Mordor instead.

 

[Xando]

So Ubisoft are sticking to their guns? Good to know in advance. I was waiting on full confirmation either way before I either cancelled my order or kept it.
Once I'm done with DriveClub and Metro Redux I guess I'm picking up Shadow of Mordor instead.

To be fair, SoM is a better AC game than everything after AC2.

 

[Patroclos]

To be fair, SoM is a better AC game than everything after AC2.

Yep. Don't wait.

 

[Zoro7]

Shame there wasnt parity last gen where every ps3 multi plat game got shat on.

 

[boredandlazy]

To be fair, SoM is a better AC game than everything after AC2.

Yep. Don't wait.

I try not to play too many games at once.

 

[Acquiescence]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

Microsoft so had a hand in all this business. That is fucking underhanded to sabotage the PS4 version so that it's on equal footing with your own brand-associated version - just shady as hell.

 

[Patroclos]

Perfectly fitting a game about the French Revolution should only have "Workingmans Graphics" available. We don't need to foster classism and elitism in gaming (pc gamers not included, please, continue being superior). Did the entire French Revolution teach us nothing!

 

[dreamlock]

No, you fucking tool, that isn't what gamers are wondering. This line right here speaks volumes about how badly they've missed the point (or how blatant there are about dodging it).

You know, maybe some of the terms in their agreement with M$ prevents them from admitting to anything as that would undoubtedly spawn lawsuits from Sony, not to mention the public outrage and backlash when they start making other excus- oh wait, that already happened in this timeline, sorry.

I hail from the timeline where Ubisoft actually understands and treat their potential customers with respect - it's awesome. You guys have it rough here, huh? WHAT? EA still exist here and they're HUGE? Back "home" they went bankrupt in -02 once people realized what a bunch of tools they were and stopped buying their products. DICE practically owns the world now and every game they've ever released have been 10/10 mostly due to modtools.

Ah well, I should probably be going now, but good luck! You're gonna need it to get out of this mess, lol.

(Apologies, I've watched too much Continuum lately. Good show, 8/10.)

 

[kingocfs]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

Master troll.

 

[thelastcrusader]

How is this a resolution Ubisoft?! Fuck you! 1080p or gtfo.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

<tosses on the conspiracy hat> deep under ground San Diego Sony has a team of engineers working on stability updates that secretly puts games at 1080p without anyone's knowledge but after the game releases and DF checks

Sony Japan Studios spent all last gen pouring LSD into Square Enix ff13 team to try and stop the creation of FF13-3 and LR. Tho they underestimated Square who kept making and releasing the games anyway

 

[Patroclos]

Master troll.

Appealing to the base. You know the type. right? They are the type of people who will celebrate one version being held back graphically to justify purchases and soothe suffering egos. They do exist, to give him the benefit of the doubt that's who the tweet is probably for. Schadenfreude and all.

 

[jim2011]

And what if you are all wrong and it has nothing to do with Microsoft?

Not like you can prove it. Just seems very childish to be hating based on your assumptions.

 

[Doffen]

Microsoft so had a hand in all this business. That is fucking underhanded to sabotage the PS4 version so that it's on equal footing with your own brand-associated version - just shady as hell.

Ubisoft could have reached 902p if Microsoft didn't spend so much money on Driveclub reviews.

 

[Riptwo]

And what if you are all wrong and it has nothing to do with Microsoft?

Not like you can prove it. Just seems very childish to be hating based on your assumptions.

If we're proven wrong, we'll just pretend that we were right to avoid debates and stuff.

 

[Kezen]

Ubisoft could have reached 902p if Microsoft didn't spend so much money on Driveclub reviews.

What.

 

[oni-link]

And what if you are all wrong and it has nothing to do with Microsoft?

Not like you can prove it. Just seems very childish to be hating based on your assumptions.

We have proof the PS4 has better specs, and empirical evidence that so far this gen most games have ran in a better res or framerate on PS4 over Xbone

The anomaly is why this isn't the case with Unity, as the specs haven't changed since launch

 

[alr1ght]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

 

[dreamlock]

Had coffee flying all over the place and had to clean my keyboard, thanks. That Phil Spencer logo, lol.

 

[DustyVonEric]

You know, maybe some of the terms in their agreement with M$ prevents them from admitting to anything as that would undoubtedly spawn lawsuits from Sony, not to mention the public outrage and backlash when they start making other excus- oh wait, that already happened in this timeline, sorry.

I hail from the timeline where Ubisoft actually understands and treat their potential customers with respect - it's awesome. You guys have it rough here, huh? WHAT? EA still exist here and they're HUGE? Back "home" they went bankrupt in -02 once people realized what a bunch of tools they were and stopped buying their products. DICE practically owns the world now and every game they've ever released have been 10/10 mostly due to modtools.

Ah well, I should probably be going now, but good luck! You're gonna need it to get out of this mess, lol.

(Apologies, I've watched too much Continuum lately. Good show, 8/10.)

Love it! Any way to breach the space-time continuum so our worlds overlap?


Edit:

If we're proven wrong, we'll just pretend that we were right to avoid debates and stuff.

Just as good

 

[CLEEK]

One outlet ran a story using some quotes from Senior Producer Vincent Pontbriand to suggest we lowered the resolution on the PlayStation 4.

“Absolutely not,” Pontbriand says. “We’ve spent four years building the best game we could imagine. Why would we ever do anything to hold it back?” Pontbriand goes on to say that he understands why someone might think that’s the case based on a recent interview, adding “I simply chose the wrong words when talking about the game’s resolution, and for that I’m sorry.”

Yeah, he chose the true words. True words which have jeopardised the success of a multi-million dollar product. I'm sure he is sorry for that.

It's not like his original comments were misconstrued. It's not like he just said that both console versions were 900p/30, and people inferred forced parity. He was explicit in his statement and gave clear reasoning behind the fixed resolution.

 

[Mr Moose]

Oh, Ubisoft...

I'm considering cancelling my Far Cry 4 pre-order now.

Had coffee flying all over the place and had to clean my keyboard, thanks. That Phil Spencer logo, lol.

LMAO I didn't even notice that.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

They just had a preview event for the game like a week ago where it was playable, beyond that it was playable in other forms recently and at E3.

Unity was just played by journalists, also two week delay

It's still just a keen observation imo, especially after the disappointing previews that mostly highlighted the poor performance of the game, I think they thought the public wasn't ready for it then.

 

[ymmv]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

Shameless.

 

[funkystudent]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

Disgusting. Utterly Disgusting

 

[Storm Raider]

And what if you are all wrong and it has nothing to do with Microsoft?

Not like you can prove it. Just seems very childish to be hating based on your assumptions.

Microsoft should have made a more powerful console!

 

[DonMigs85]

I guess we'll just have to wait for the final release - maybe the PS4 version actually has better shadows, lighting, more foliage, etc

 

[dreamlock]

Isn't it pretty ironic that their title is called "Assassin's Creed: Unity" considering what's going on?

We're like the assassins, (read: gamers) all part of the same creed (gaming) and now we stand united in a rebellion. Maybe what they really wanted to create was the ultimate next-gen experience, something that none of us could possibly ever imagine, and in fact it is so good that we're actually playing along right now without even realizing it?.......

............and then I woke up. I was back in the real world. I found myself on my knees as I just couldn't stand up straight due to the constant laughter after just pressing the "Cancel" button on my pre-order of AC:Unity.

As I slowly regained my composure I muttered silently: "Requiescat in pace."

Fin.

 

[iNvid02]

Isn't it pretty ironic that their title is called "Assassin's Creed: Unity" considering what's going on?

We're like the assassins, (read: gamers) all part of the same creed (gaming) and now we stand united in a rebellion. Maybe what they really wanted to create was the ultimate next-gen experience, something that none of us could possibly ever imagine, and in fact it is so good that we're actually playing along right now without even realizing it?.......

............and then I woke up. I was back in the real world. I found myself on my knees as I just couldn't stand up straight due to the constant laughter after just pressing the "Cancel" button on my pre-order of AC4:Unity.

As I slowly regained my composure I muttered silently: "Requiescat in pace."

Fin.

never go full desmond

 

[Pop]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

How disgusting. The nerve of this fool.

 

[Jashobeam]

loving this conspiracy shit, this just keeps getting better, next up Far Cry 4.

 

[checkeredknight]

Lock both games at the lower end of the spectrum and boast about it on the Internet.

This is supposed to stop debates?

 

[DangerMouse]

loving this conspiracy shit, this just keeps getting better, next up Far Cry 4.

Nothing conspiracy about it too, when one of the parties accidentally let's it out.

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

Dirty as hell.

 

[Goon Boon]

loving this conspiracy shit, this just keeps getting better, next up Far Cry 4.

Conspiracy means you have a group of two or more people plan to do something harmful, which is really fucking common.

Morons like to confuse the word conspiracy with crazy conspiracy theory shit, like JFK got shot by the moon.

 

[jim2011]

Microsoft should have made a more powerful console!

I don't disagree but still think this has nothing to do with them

 

[fantomena]

Imagining Phil rubbing his hands together with glee.

I want to beat something.

 

[uncledonnie]

Microsoft so had a hand in all this business. That is fucking underhanded to sabotage the PS4 version so that it's on equal footing with your own brand-associated version - just shady as hell.

This thread keeps on giving.

 

[Lion Heart]

Amazing.

 

[thelastcrusader]

I don't disagree but still think this has nothing to do with them

Somehow I just don't believe this and think Microsoft has EVERYTHING to do with this.

 

[Synless]

Is it true the PC version is locked at 30fps as well?

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

Is it true the PC version is locked at 30fps as well?

They better not or I am sure there will be lots of debates and stuff in the PC Performance Thread.

 

[DonMigs85]

I hope Rockstar doesn't do something similar with the next Red Dead and GTA games.

 

[fedexpeon]

Is it true the PC version is locked at 30fps as well?

They stated that they don't believe in 60fps, it isn't for their title, an action adventure game, it also will make the game too unrealistic.
So by giving the PC 60fps, they are lying about these statements.
Their principle and integrity are on the line...why would they want to do that by allowing PC 60fps?
Ubisoft needs to stick to their words this time since gamers are getting tired of their lies and bullshots.
If they really believe that 30fps is best for AC series, then yeah, PC better be locked at 30fps to prove the point.

 

[Synless]

They stated that they don't believe in 60fps, it isn't for their title, an action adventure game, it also will make the game too unrealistic.
So by giving the PC 60fps, they are lying about these statements.
Their principle and integrity are on the line...why would they want to do that by allowing PC 60fps?
Ubisoft needs to stick to their words this time since gamers are getting tired of their lies and bullshots.

They never said it explicitly though did they? Just the console versions (a given anyway) were mentioned correct?

 

[hittman]

I hate this peasant talk

“This is something that the new hardware allows us to do,”

New hardware? Consoles are as good as mid-range PC's now. They could have been doing the big crowds/"next-gen" stuff way before the current gen consoles came out.

Let's be honest, it's just another consoles gimping game development argument.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

I can't wait for the standard def Blu-Ray release of the Assassin's Creed movie.

 

[Synless]

I hate this peasant talk

“This is something that the new hardware allows us to do,”

New hardware? Consoles are as good as mid-range PC's now. They could have been doing the big crowds/"next-gen" stuff way before the current gen consoles came out.

Let's be honest, it's just another consoles gimping game development argument.

You should be happy your getting a version of it at all. I don't see PC exclusives doing this stuff either so take your bullshit somewhere else.

 

[hittman]

You should be happy your getting a version of it at all. I don't see PC exclusives doing this stuff either so take your bullshit somewhere else.

You mean how Diablo 3 was remade for consoles entirely?

Assassin's Creed has been on PC since the series began. Get out of here with 'you should be happy you're getting a version of it at all'

If you can't see that a 30fps PC version is a gimped version thanks to consoles, take your head and remove it from your ass.

 

[Synless]

You mean how Diablo 3 was remade for consoles entirely?

Assassin's Creed has been on PC since the series began. Get out of here with 'you should be happy you're getting a version of it at all'

My implication is most console games don't make it to PC to begin with. Be happy you get to play it at all.

 

[fedexpeon]

They never said it explicitly though did they? Just the console versions (a given anyway) were mentioned correct?

I don't think it was a good idea because you don't gain that much from 60 fps and it doesn't look like the real thing

30 was our goal, it feels more cinematic. 60 is really good for a shooter, action adventure not so much. It actually feels better for people when it's at that 30fps.

They can't be talking about consoles since everything is in a generalize and blanket term for the series.
The genre will always be action adventure, and they concluded that it feels better to set the game at 30.
So if AC is ported to PC, it will still be an action adventure, and 60 will look too unrealistic and that will compromise the series.