DigitalFoundry : [4K] Rise of the Tomb Raider: Xbox One X vs PS4 Pro First Look

[Ariakon]

CGI-Quality said:

Ariakon said:

That first comparison shot is hilariously misleading, however, due to the X's version lacking any DoF. If you look at the comparison with the PC running at 4k added, as well, the effect makes it and the Pro version look much blurrier than they actually are, and likely the X's IQ will become softer if they add the DoF effect into it. The X version will, of course, still look better, but the Pro's 4k cb isn't nearly as blurry in motion as it appears in that screenshot. Honestly, seeing the two makes me wish they would put an option to toggle the effect off for the Pro. 

I noticed this, too. It's the second time I fell like I've seen something misleading regarding this game and the X1X (the first when they compared the Pro's 1080p enrichment mode vs the Xbox One X at full 4K native). No doubt, the system is more capable than the Pro of producing considerably better results, but when you're producing a blurry PC shot, you know there's something else going on.

That said, they still added additional textures missing from either of the two previous versions, seen here:

 

Absolutely, and the X version is certainly going to look better than the Pro version, but that screenshot is hilariously misrepresentative of what that difference is going to be. The Pro (and, obviously, the PC version) do not look nearly as blurry in motion as that screenshot may suggest. It's a shame, though, that the internet is going to run with that, when the improvements the x version actually displays are good on their own, and that people are going to think the pro version is a sham, when it really isn't. It's a very good looking pro enhancement, and that screenshot doesn't do it justice.