JoeTheBro said:
Chrizum said:
JoeTheBro said:
Chrizum said:
If the PS4 is more powerful than the X1 just like the PS3 was more powerful than 360, it means absolutely nothing. |
The PS3 has more theoretical performance than the 360, but to unlock it took loads of clever and time consuming programming. PS3>>360 for theoretical power but 360>PS3 for ease of development making the end result pretty much PS3=360.
This gen the theoretical difference is much greater. More like PS4>>>>>>XB1 and the PS4 also is easier to develop for. This gen is really different than the last but people keep shouting PS360 like that gen was the rule. Much better historical example is PS2 verse Xbox. Xbox was stronger, simpler to code for, and its games looked a lot better. OG Xbox=PS4, PS2=XBox One.
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@ bolded: that is an empty statement, at this time it is impossible to measure this. It may very well be true in the end, but let's just wait and see what happens.
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No, it's not an empty statement. The PS4's SDK is farther along than the Xbox's. Also the PS4 architecture itself is simpler to code for. Not saying the Xbox One is hard on devs just that the PS4 is even nicer.
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It’s still conjecture because unless you coded for both you really do not know who's API is better. We know that MS hardware is more convoluted but we do not know if this is something MS has handled within their API to smooth the transition. The only thing we really know is that the PS4 is easier to develop for than the PS3. Developers have stated its easier but I do not remember hearing any developer stating that its easier than developing for the X1. Actually I have not heard any comparisons along those lines.
