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Forums - Gaming - 720p vs 1080p, Does Resolution matter? - A Utilitarian Perspective

Goatseye on 23 February 2014
MonstaTruk said:

And the image on the right is on a $100-less system?  Good grief... *smh*

In the words of Roberto Duran, "No mas!  No mas!"  

How's that gonna affect the gameplay?



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Danman27 on 23 February 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
Danman27 said:
Mr Puggsly said:


And as I said in my OP, higher resolution is obviously preferable. If I have both PS4 and X1, I would likely get the multiplat game that looks shaper and/or runs smoother.

Now you're implying you can easily tell when you're looking at 720p or 1080p. Perahps you've trained your eyes well, but you're not the average consumer.

Guessing if you're looking at 720p, 900p, or 1080p is difficult. But 480p is clear as day.


I acknowledge that Im not the same as the average consumer. But the difference is still very clear and apparent. 

Like I said again and again... if you're looking at a game in motion on a TV without knowing the resolution, its difficult to determine what resolution the game is. That alone makes clear and apparent the difference between 720p and 1080p is not as significant as some are trying to lead people to believe.
More than double the res is significant though. 


starworld on 23 February 2014
Goatseye said:
MonstaTruk said:
 

And the image on the right is on a $100-less system?  Good grief... *smh*

In the words of Roberto Duran, "No mas!  No mas!"  

How's that gonna affect the gameplay?


having graphics look much clearer adds to the gameplay experiance, if your used to console gaming your already used to 720p, trying playing the wii or to a lesser extent sub hd games like crysis and halo reach, they look like a jaggie mess, once you get used 1080p gaming going back to 720p will look blurry to you.



Goatseye on 23 February 2014
starworld said:


having graphics look much clearer adds to the gameplay experiance, if your used to console gaming your already used to 720p, trying playing the wii or to a lesser extent sub hd games like crysis and halo reach, they look like a jaggie mess, once you get used 1080p gaming going back to 720p will look blurry to you.

Halo Reach, jaggie mess?

Even if it was jaggie mess, I'd rather play that than Killzone on PS4.

You can invest countless hours on a jaggie mess if it fun but the wow effect of pretty graphics run off pretty  quickly with an average gameplay.



d21lewis on 23 February 2014

As the proud owner of a new PS4, I can notice resolution difference but once the game starts moving, it's the last thing on my mind. Initially, I paused and looked at how sharp thihgs were but after five minutes the novelty wore off and it was business as usual.



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d21lewis on 23 February 2014
ezmanga said:
If the Xbone was $100 less than I could forgive it a little. The fact is it costs $100 more for objectively inferior hardware compared to the PS4. And if resolution doesn't matter why bother getting a new console?

From a gaming perspective.  But I can see where the extra $100 went and I'm kinda excited about the eventual purchase for an Xbox One, now.  I mean the new Kinect (hate it or love it), a real headset, the HDMI Input, and some entertainment features that the PS4 doesn't have, yet--I'm thinking the $100 difference is justified, now.

Of course, we're all gamers first and foremost.  I'm still anxious to see the bonus features that the One has, ethomaz.   



TarHeeLsALLday on 23 February 2014

If you have to pause games or post selected screens of different versions side by side to find a difference than it really doesn't matter. It is nothing but console war nonsense. Right now Ryse is the best looking game on either console so we know Xbox One is more than capable of having great looking games. It is just trickier hardware and no I'm not saying the hardware is equal because its not. PS4 has more raw power but Xbox One still has plenty of power.



freedquaker on 23 February 2014
MonstaTruk said:
FATALITY said:
yikes!

And the image on the right is on a $100-less system?  Good grief... *smh*

In the words of Roberto Duran, "No mas!  No mas!"  


Is that really XB1 vs PS4? There is a HUGE difference between those pics, more than I'd believe, it's like 1/2 generation difference.



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MonstaTruk on 23 February 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
MonstaTruk said:

1) You're comparing two TV's picture quality, but the SOURCE (Xbox One game) doesn't reach native 1080p?

2) 32 inch?  I wouldn't tell too much of a difference, either...


1) Uhhh.... I have X1 games that are native 1080p.

2) Even on a 60" inch it would be difficult to determine the exact resolution. That's why we wait for people on the internet to tell us.

I was playing Gears of War Judgetment on a 60+ inch recently, it actually looked great. Even though its 720p... for some reason it wasn't a jaggy mess.

1) So you're telling me those sports/racers are played on both TV's, you can't tell ANY difference?  NONE?

2) My friend who preordered an Xbox One brought it to my place and played on my 55" HDTV.  We compared COD, BF4 and NBA 2K14.  All games showed a CLEAR graphical upgrade, even NBA 2K14 (it just looked sharper, PERIOD).



MonstaTruk on 23 February 2014
freedquaker said:
MonstaTruk said:
FATALITY said:
yikes!

And the image on the right is on a $100-less system?  Good grief... *smh*

In the words of Roberto Duran, "No mas!  No mas!"  


Is that really XB1 vs PS4? There is a HUGE difference between those pics, more than I'd believe, it's like 1/2 generation difference.

Out of 4 versions of MGSV, 3 have the same resolution (720p), while the PS4 is at 4x theirs (1080p).  Some posters say "resolution doesn't matter".  What do you say?