Does the PS4 have a weakness?

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

mornelithe said:

Zoombael said:

mornelithe said:
Yes, it has 2 weaknesses:

1) Microsoft's parity clause
2) "Alarmingly, one source has suggested that PlayStation 4 version of cross platform titles could be “castrated” so both versions of the game look identical. This would be done to “avoid ruffling any feathers” and “damage perceptions of a cross platform title, not to mention Xbox One.” <- If true, it doesn't matter whether the PS4 has more resources to work with. Games will be tailored to the lowest common denominator to avoid 'ruffling feathers'.

Have you been living under a rock?

No?  Show me where the PS4 version of a game is VASTLY better than the Xbox One version.  They're not.  Sure, they perform marginally better on the PS4, but largely the games are the same.  I also stated 'If true', since that particular article didn't have a named source.

The problem is your using subjective terms to qualify the disparity. Lets consider the facts here.

Generally speaking for the first half of the previous generation, the 360 out did the PS3 on multiplat games, usually because the games got ported from 360 to PS3 and the Cell was difficult to work with (Unless you're Hideo Kojima)

However, the disparity was within a few frames. Both had resolutions at 30fps 720 or lower for most games, with PS3 being more choppy then 360. For a gap of 200, at the end PS3 tended to have better looking multiplats so the disparity was basically eliminated. 7th gen was arguably the larger disparity in performance for price

Now we have a hardware disparity (which cannot reasonably be overcome with software alone) leading to consistent game disparity of about twice the frames or twice the resolution and the price disparity again.

Thus the Gap b/w the PS4 and Xbox1 is larger than the 360 and PS3, and it would be even larger still if the ps3 didn't cost 600$

Since PS4 has a larger marketshare, is easier develop for (for virtue of not having esram), and fanboyism has no place in business decisions, Xbox1 games will probably be ported from PS4 if not on PC first. Downgrading a game for the illusion of parity damages the perception of the game, this is why the PC version of games will usually be the trailer if it looks better, and why we aren't seeing the 360 version of Titanfall, along with the fact that MS wants it to sell more XB1s