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Pemalite on 30 November 2013
prayformojo said:
Incubi said:
Sensei said:

PS4 version of Assassin's Creed IV has received a 1080p patch and holy shit... it matters. The graphics are so crisp and detailed I can't help but think how much better this is than 720p presentation.

How come people can't notice this difference? It's absurdly better than 720p.

Bacause 90% of those people who own a HDTV's bought HDReady. HDReady TV's are capped at 720p. Many places in the world TrueHD is regarded as a luxury commodity, and since cable providers only offers 720p broadcasting they end up not caring too much about upgrading to TrueHD.


There is no such thing as "TrueHD". That's nothing more than a marketing slogan to try an get people to buy TVs. Think about it. If 1080P is "full HD", then how can 4K be Ultra HD? By definition, you can't get fuller than full.

There is no cap on resolution apart from the human eye.


Quoted for the truth.

Personally, 720P and 1080P is something I expect from a 5-6" mobile phone, so to me 1080P doesn't matter, it's honestly low resolution to me these days.



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irstupid on 01 December 2013
tgnevermore said:
The resolution difference is really noticeable. When I changed from gaming on my 1280x1020 monitor to my full-HD TV like 2 years ago, it was amazing without any PC upgrade or similar.

1280x1020?

What kind of a weird ass resolution is that?

But I don't notice a change really at all worth mentioning.  I have every AC game but 4 on my PC.  My PC runs them at max settings and would be full 1080p.

I'm playing AC4 on the Wii U and on a tv that only does 720p and they seem the same to me.  I'm not flipping balls over the games on my PC or bummed out on my wii u version.  People make too big a deal about resolutions or a few graphical things.  My preference for PC gaming in most situations is not because of graphics or resolutions its due to other factors, whether it be controls, modding, ect.   AC4 I felt would be best played on Wii U so got that version.

The gamepad map is so damn convenient for looking around on islands for treasure chests, song sheets, enemies, boats, ect.  I love not having to bring up map and pause game.



zarx on 01 December 2013

Us PC gamers have been saying that for years



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Pemalite on 01 December 2013
zarx said:
Us PC gamers have been saying that for years


Unfortunatly, people only think it's important when they actually have it. :P



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bigjon on 01 December 2013

87% completion. And yes I notice a nice upgrade when they patched it



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1337 Gamer on 01 December 2013
green_sky said:
Anyone have input on how game looks at 1440/1600p? Would be interesting to compare.


Ive been playing it a bit on PC at 1440p. Looks BADASS!!!



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tgnevermore on 01 December 2013
irstupid said:
tgnevermore said:
The resolution difference is really noticeable. When I changed from gaming on my 1280x1020 monitor to my full-HD TV like 2 years ago, it was amazing without any PC upgrade or similar.

1280x1020?

What kind of a weird ass resolution is that?

But I don't notice a change really at all worth mentioning.  I have every AC game but 4 on my PC.  My PC runs them at max settings and would be full 1080p.

I'm playing AC4 on the Wii U and on a tv that only does 720p and they seem the same to me.  I'm not flipping balls over the games on my PC or bummed out on my wii u version.  People make too big a deal about resolutions or a few graphical things.  My preference for PC gaming in most situations is not because of graphics or resolutions its due to other factors, whether it be controls, modding, ect.   AC4 I felt would be best played on Wii U so got that version.

The gamepad map is so damn convenient for looking around on islands for treasure chests, song sheets, enemies, boats, ect.  I love not having to bring up map and pause game.

1280x1024, missed a 4



Lafiel on 01 December 2013
Incubi said:
Lafiel said:

lol, no

there have been hardly any non "Full HD" TVs at stores around here for the last 3 or so years, those 90% only exist in your head

Most people dont give a crap. How is it that you cant understand that, hm?

Wow, I never even said they did.

Just this, HDTVs sold hundreds of millions of units in the last years and the by far most of them had "Full HD" displays, because "HD rdy" ones are hardly even in production anymore. Just by that it's plainly obvious that far more than 10% of HDTVs out there are native 1080p, I'd wager it's even the majority.



oldschoolfool on 01 December 2013
Lafiel said:
Incubi said:
Lafiel said:

lol, no

there have been hardly any non "Full HD" TVs at stores around here for the last 3 or so years, those 90% only exist in your head

Most people dont give a crap. How is it that you cant understand that, hm?

Wow, I never even said they did.

Just this, HDTVs sold hundreds of millions of units in the last years and the by far most of them had "Full HD" displays, because "HD rdy" ones are hardly even in production anymore. Just by that it's plainly obvious that far more than 10% of HDTVs out there are native 1080p, I'd wager it's even the majority.

I don't get what your saying. Aren't all T.V.'s HD ready. Don't you have to get HD,through your cable provider? It's not like HD just comes out of the box. lol  I have a  simple 32 inch flat screen,but I don't have HD. resoulution doesn't really matter 2 me. I just care about the game being fun. I don't think I'll ever bother getting HD. I"m just 2 lazy and cheap.



Lafiel on 01 December 2013
oldschoolfool said:

I don't get what your saying. Aren't all T.V.'s HD ready. Don't you have to get HD,through your cable provider? It's not like HD just comes out of the box. lol  I have a  simple 32 inch flat screen,but I don't have HD. resoulution doesn't really matter 2 me. I just care about the game being fun. I don't think I'll ever bother getting HD. I"m just 2 lazy and cheap.

"HD ready" is the label for TVs with a native resolution below 1920x1080. The discussion between me and Incubi is about that he said "90% of those who bought an HDTV("HDTV" is a label for TVs with a native resolution above 1280x720) bought HD ready" (i.e. a set that can't do 1920x1080 natively).

So, he says a game resolution of 1080p isn't worthwhile to the majority, because their TVs can't show it.

That can't be accurate from my point of view, as I am certain that atleast for the last 3 years (probably more) by far the majority of HDTVs shipped had the "Full HD" native res, which is said 1920x1080, so I am certain a lot of people can distinguish the difference on their set, especially those tech-afine console early adopters.

Ofcourse games are about fun, and fun is about immersion and good graphics can improve immersion. For example I really liked Red Dead Redemption, but due to the limitations of my PS3 the picture got really blurry in a short distance making it harder to spot and target enemies, or to explore without using the map (I'm not fond of maps) or to simply enjoy the scenery. I think I would've enjoyed it even more on a system with much higher capabilities.