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10/29/2013 4:35:55 AM
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Battlefield 4 Digital Foundry's Xbox One and PS4 comparison

[url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-battlefield-4-next-gen-vs-pc-face-off-preview]Full article can be found here.[/url] Seriously, you should read the whole thing. Some highlights: [quote]Needless to say, there are some basic differences in image quality that need knocking on the head right away. Chief among them is the hot topic of internal resolution, where we determine that the Xbox One code is indeed running at 1280x720. If this is set in stone for release - as is likely - the Microsoft version is poised to give us the most aliasing of the two next-gen platforms by a noticeable degree, and is only a stone's throw from the sub-720p resolutions of current-gen releases. On the other hand, the PS4 version delivers a whopping 1600x900 resolution in all modes, giving it a 50 per cent lead in output pixels overall.[/quote] [quote]As you may notice in our screengrabs, the actual results on PS4 lack the corresponding level of crystal clarity we'd expect of such a significant resolution boost. This should surely be a home run for Sony's console, but what is likely to be a software-based upscale to 1080p delivers less-than-stellar returns, and for better or worse leaves the Xbox One with an often crisper looking, albeit much more aliased image.[/quote] [quote]Having moved ahead in terms of image quality, there's no doubt that Sony's new platform comes out on top overall in the performance metrics too. This is best demonstrated in matching sequences, such as a cut-scene on a Shanghai river where it commands a constant 2-4fps lead, and likewise during the tearing apart of a battleship. In terms of gameplay, the gap widens further during the cannister explosion on the Fishing in Baku stage, with a disparity at well above these numbers - the PS4 regaining 60fps much faster than the fluctuating Xbox One code. We see occasional XO wins in like-for-like testing too, but in our single-player tests, it is clearly the PS4 code that is in the ascendant.[/quote] [quote]Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that, in this near-finalised state, the PS4 offers a superior experience on several fronts. The resolution is higher at 1600x900, as compared to the tried and tested 1280x720 on Xbox One, suffering as it does for more visible aliasing artefacts. Visually, the PS4 has a marked advantage with ambient occlusion effects too, which simply isn't matched on Microsoft's platform with the build we played.[/quote] [quote]On the merits of what we've seen so far, Battlefield 4 is already set to be a formidable launch window effort from DICE. Our observations so far reveal a clear gap in fidelity between PC and PS4, and again to Xbox One, but sub-pixel break-up aside, based on what we've seen so far, the Microsoft console manages to hold up despite the undeniable, quantifiably worse metrics in terms of both resolution and frame-rate.[/quote] *runs*

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  • Edited by Obsric: 10/29/2013 12:43:25 PM
    The Xbox One version is still being finalised. [url=https://twitter.com/repi/status/395138203075633152]Digital Foundary reviewed a version without Ambient Occlusion[/url].

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  • Edited by VIC: 10/29/2013 12:28:58 PM
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    I have no doubt that they will both look good but it sort of sucks that DF handled it the way they did. Doesn't really matter anyway. Come mid-Novemeber, we'll be able to start playing whichever next gen console we enjoy. [spoiler]And we'll surely have more fanboy arguing[/spoiler]

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  • Edited by A Metroid: 10/29/2013 12:08:25 PM
    OMG! A PIXEL IS OUT OF PLACE!

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  • XB1 has jaggies.

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    • Edited by Smarkdow: 10/29/2013 10:51:31 AM
      Here's a comparison by IGN. Apparently, DF botched their comparison. Judging from IGN's footage, I think the PS4 version looks superior, by quite a large margin.

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      • [quote]the PS4 version delivers a whopping 1600x900 resolution in all modes[/quote] HOLY SHIT THE FEATURES

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      • X1 looks better IMO

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      • The Xbox One looks a little better to me, you know, more crisp.

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      • Wow They both look exactly the same except one is darker than the other. Totally newsworthy.

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      • Edited by Quantum: 10/29/2013 9:26:46 AM
        X1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ycN0re_5A http://a.pomf.se/k6aaz.gif PS4 MP 1440p upscaled:Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RPniQC4TG4 PS4 http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/oxobi5/battlefield-4-review Single player comparison. Edit: According to Neogaf, Digital Foundry screwed up the comparison. [quote]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=87932265&postcount=2560[/quote]

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        • Server lists, BABY!

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        • Here are some of the frame rates I'm talking about. http://i.imgur.com/G3i3q7n.jpg http://i.imgur.com/O8qwjc4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rJWYnL5.jpg I'm not meaning this as an attack as I am just showing more of a [i]why[/i] it might look as it does.

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          • Edited by Nohjja: 10/29/2013 6:38:06 AM
            I've had this discussion with my friend. Verdict: Graphical experience is going to be amazing on both. Verdict 2: It would take a true fanboy to actually care about the differences, since it's the same friggin' game. Verdict 3: I need to take a piss. UPDATE: Piss has been taken. UPDATE 2: JUST REALIZED YOU ARE "NEWTANE". WAT.

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          • XO's black levels are so bad.

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          • The only difference I can see is the gamma settings between the two. It's like the PS4 version is rendered in "cool" and the Xb1 is rendered in "warm".

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            • Both look amazing. The games later down the road in like 3-5 years will be breathtaking.

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            • Hmm yes, the images on Xbox one look much more luscious. Though in some parts missing detail, after watching the frame rates for both, ps4 had the advantage in both frame rate and detail. Buuut Xbox has the advantage of looking crisper in many of side by side. It's essentially Image/Detail. Umm, I know it might sound dumb, but.. This actually nothing to fight over.. Because you can say " ooo look, my image looks better" but get flawed by the fact that its lower frames and detail. And you can say " look, picture looks just as good but with better detail and better frames when playing, but get smacked that it doesn't [i]look[/i] as pretty. I was expecting them to have more dramatic differences, but lets see the people who fight over this, that will reveal the true fanboys..

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              • [quote]*runs*[/quote] Get back here you time traveling ninja wizard!

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              • And people that play game for the graphics need to buy a PC that can run Crysis, but Crysis, and play it all day and leave real gamers alone!

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                • [url=http://i.imgur.com/BwmuuAx.gif]Yeah...[/url]

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                  • wat

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                    • Once again, the inferiority of Battlefield 4 is showcased. I will stick to playing the infinitely superior Call of Duty: Ghosts on next-gen and current-gen systems. Unlike Battlefield, Call of Duty runs at 60 frames per second regardless of your console of choice. Call of Duty is completely dominating Battlefield at this point, and EA should just cut their losses and withdraw. You're welcome.

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                      • This one makes them both look like shit! :D

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                        • I like the X1 version it looks way more vivid the PS4 one looks kinda bland.

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                          • The faces in the game look a bit uncanny

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