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globalisateur on 03 December 2013
TruckOSaurus said:
I guess it does matter to some people. It doesn't to me. I checked that GIF of ACIV in the article and I couldn't tell which one was "the better one". When I buy a PS4, it'll be because it has games that interest me, not because of a minor resolution difference.


But that gif was horrible and very badly done. check thoses png on a native 1080p display:

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3647843/AC4-ONE-RIGHT.png

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3647859/AC4-PS4.png

And remember that the sharpening filter is perfect for compressed or downsampled media. But when you compare on a native screen, the illusions are shattered.



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Badassbab on 03 December 2013

The bigger the TV, the closer you sit to it then the more the resolution matters. My friend was playing PS4 BF4 which is 1600x900 on a 1080p 47inch TV up fairly close and you could see a good few jaggies. My TV is alomst the same make as his but 32inch and I sit further away. I'm sure the jaggies would be A LOT less noticeable.






Zekkyou on 03 December 2013
toastboy44562 said:
Once Microsoft unleashes it's secret sauce, cloud, it will be able to produce graphics similar to that of Avatar

lol.....



RazorDragon on 03 December 2013
fps_d0minat0r said:
RazorDragon said:
Great. Let's all get some high-end PCs and 4K monitors then.


we would if we could afford them.

only an idiot would pick 1080p over 4k if they cost roughly the same amount.


But I thought resolution mattered.



toastboy44562 on 03 December 2013
Zekkyou said:
toastboy44562 said:
Once Microsoft unleashes it's secret sauce, cloud, it will be able to produce graphics similar to that of Avatar

lol.....


you laugh now but wait until it comes out. It'll be able to turn your SD tv into and HD one!



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DD_Bwest on 03 December 2013

resolution matters, its just not the ONLY thing that matters. FR + Gameplay + content are also very important.

but if you have the SAME GAME, played at two different resolutions, Why would you pick the lower?



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kirby007 on 03 December 2013
Panicnausia said:
toastboy44562 said:
Once Microsoft unleashes it's secret sauce, cloud, it will be able to produce graphics similar to that of Avatar


Whats stopping the cloud from helping now??? The cloud is not going to do a thing... What happens when you play offline? Graphics will downgrade? never going to happen.  Pure ms pr bs.

tbh, it would have actually done more if microsoft had enforced the allways online policy they were planning on using before the backlash



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Turkish on 03 December 2013
globalisateur said:
TruckOSaurus said:
I guess it does matter to some people. It doesn't to me. I checked that GIF of ACIV in the article and I couldn't tell which one was "the better one". When I buy a PS4, it'll be because it has games that interest me, not because of a minor resolution difference.


But that gif was horrible and very badly done. check thoses png on a native 1080p display:

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3647843/AC4-ONE-RIGHT.png

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3647859/AC4-PS4.png

And remember that the sharpening filter is perfect for compressed or downsampled media. But when you compare on a native screen, the illusions are shattered.


Wow, if people still cant tell them apart there is clearly something wrong with their eyes. Colors are much more vibrant on PS4 and everything is just sharper, I dont even need to zoom in to see the difference.



Zekkyou on 03 December 2013
toastboy44562 said:
Zekkyou said:
toastboy44562 said:
Once Microsoft unleashes it's secret sauce, cloud, it will be able to produce graphics similar to that of Avatar

lol.....


you laugh now but wait until it comes out. It'll be able to turn your SD tv into and HD one!

Oh thank fuck for that, i can tell you are joking now :P You had me really concerned for a moment there xD I've heard such hilarious things about the "secret sauce" that being able to tell if someone is joking about it has become really hard :P I'd give that a solid 8/10.

The secret GPU was my favorite.



Too_Talls on 03 December 2013
DD_Bwest said:
resolution matters, its just not the ONLY thing that matters. FR + Gameplay + content are also very important.

but if you have the SAME GAME, played at two different resolutions, Why would you pick the lower?


In the case of call of duty.

1. existing comunity reationships.

2. history of a better online experience.

3. stable frame rate.

and none of the games with different res are system sellers so getting a ps4 over a bone for the sole purpose that it has a higher res on THAT game is stupid. That goes for every multi plat that is higher res on the ps4. none of the games define this generation. 



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