Ubisoft: Far Cry 4 to look the same on consoles as PC Ultra

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swbf2lord said:

(First off, if this has already been discussed, my bad. I searched but didn't see anything)

 

Because we develop [Far Cry] on the PC, you’ve never really seen on console the ultra-high PC version before,” said Mr. Hutchinson, “So even out of the box, even day one, we just stuck the code on the new consoles and we were able to dial it all the way up. So as a console player you’re already getting by far the best version we can ship.”

 

There are a few web articles on this, like this link:

 

http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/anton-shilov/ubisoft-far-cry-4-with-ultra-high-settings-will-look-the-same-on-pc-ps4-and-xb1/

 

Ubisoft just dropped majorly in my preference. Maybe lower than EA. What are your thoughts on this? I've always felt Ubisoft butchered any PC releases they made, and released sub-par ports, but I'd be interested in the rest of the community's views. I haven't played Watch Dogs yet.

 

 

Updated:

 

Frostbite 3 dev's comments on Ubisoft's making Far Cry 4 the same across platforms.

 

http://www.gamepur.com/news/15154-frostbite-dev-ubisofts-far-cry-4-ps4xbox-one-equivalent-pc-ultra-setting-cl.html

Yeah... I'm calling BS. Here's why. They said the same about Watch Dogs. The only reason that they looked the same was because the developers went out of their way to downgrad the PC version. Even causing worse performance and vistual downgrades. All locked by E3 mode lol. 

The idea that a console can legitimately keep with with a high end PC is just ridiculous. You can't magically create a console with the same amount of power as an ultra gaming PC for half the price of a high end video card. There is also the fact that PC's go through generational leaps very frequently, about every 6 months to a year. That means that even if the PS4 and X1 came out with the most power they possibly could, comparible to a high end PC, at this point in their life cycle they would already be in the process of being left behind because of how quickly the tech moves for PC's. 

Don't kid yourself. None of the new consoles are anywhere near on par with a high end PC. They are good for what they are, but they just cannot compare to a $2500 PC. That is all there is to it.