Barkley said:
Not so simple, it depends on the game. The XBO has the same CPU as the PS4 clocked at 1.8ghz instead of ps4's 1.6ghz, by that logic the XBO should have higher framerate than the PS4, However in almost all instances it is the PS4 version of games with the better and more consistent frame rate even though it has a weaker CPU. So we can come to the conclusion that in the majority of console games it is infact NOT the CPU that is limiting the framerate.
The earlier leaked specs suggested the NEO would use the same CPU as the original but clocked at 2.0ghz instead of 1.6ghz.
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Mind that these are generally small differences. Like PS4 at stable 30 fps and X1 with drops to 26 or something. And in a lot of these cases, companies are pushing for similar or equal resolution and that will make the X1 struggle more. 900p vs 1080p has been a sweet spot for multiplats because this difference in pixel count is roughly the same power difference for the GPUs.
Now 30 vs 60 is a way, way bigger problem. You have to halve frame render time. It's not like we are seeing games running at 60 x 30 or 30 x 15 when talking PS4 and X1.
As they are pushing for parity, it's reasonable to have a CPU that's only a bit better. Upgrading the GPU will allow higher res and better effects but without making the regular model look far behind. Remember, they won't stop selling the regular version. You can count on a price cut or even a slim model.
Last gen, they suffered with extremely outdated consoles in the final years. It's impossible to make it cheap and powerful at the same time. So now they will have a cheap model, that runs all the games and is affordable, and a premium one, to make power users happy.
