So now COD Ghosts is confirmed at 720p on Xbox One and 1080p on PS4

AND

BF4 is 900p on PS4 and 720p on Xbox One.

How does that frame your view of Xbox One hardware wise? 720p is like Wii U and current gen resolution. And from looking at the list of resolutions for games, GAF has a thread, Wii U and X1 seem to have a similar number of 1080p games, both notably less than PS4's list.

Would you be okay with X1 receiving 720p versions of games PS4 can spit out at 1080p? And if so how does that frame your view of Wii U hardware as it's consistently acheiving 720p too?

Of course resolution and framerate are only a couple of aspects regarding visuals but the tech sites tend to use them as metrics.

I HAVE A WII U AGAIN!!!!!!

gamingeek said:

So I played more LA Noire last night, didn't really take to it.

Virtually empty pointless city with nothing to do, awkward controls, half decentish stories. Solved a case. Don't really like the interrogations that much, press X for doubt, Y for lie etc. It's sort of like Phoenix Wright but unlike those games you cannot re-read the whole testimony before deciding where to press or not. You have one chance. Fail and you fail the interogation and get kicked back into it for another go or the story just moves on. So it either feels like trial and error or you feel like you've missed something. So it feels like the game is sometimes using obtuse logic and bypassing you.

Not to be that guy, but you're playing the game wrong. Maybe not wrong, but you're definitely missing stuff. Just to correct a few misconceptions:

1. You can re-read the interrogation. If you go to the menu there's a transcript of it that you can go back to at any time. Additionally if you walk away from the interrogation before chosing lie, doubt, truth you can replay it.

2.  The city isn't really meant to be interacted with. Despite the looks and the publisher, this is not a GTA game. There are still things going on it though. There's an on-going search for golden film reel canisters that are hidden throughout the city (if you bought the game new it comes with clues to find them). Crimes in progress can be heard over the radio and you can take a break from your main story to go deal with those. And in the middle of a case your partner and you will chat. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes good advice is being passed to you. They're worth listening to. And if you find yourself bored of driving you can always have your partner drive and that will automatically send you to your destination.

Also, if you're bored you can rack up city damage. Break enough shit and you'll get a good trophy.

3. The interrogation process isn't perfect and can kind of ruin the game if you're not trying to answer everything correctly. So to fully enjoy the story (which becomes amazing in the second half of the game), you really do need to get the questioning right. The general rule is if they're twitching they're lying. Check what evidence you have very carefully and if you have something you think you can counter with accuse them of lying. Otherwise stick to the doubting. And of course if they're just sitting there, blinking a bit, stick with the truth.

Dvader said:

What clues to find the golden film?

I got a packet that contained film negatives of scenes/sites around the city. I'm assuming that's what they're for.

I love the Wii U.

If they abandon it early I would be super pissed. There's no reason this console can't sell at least as good as the Gamecube...they just need more exclusive AAA games out. And better marketing.

BTW I highly doubt they would abandon it early because they  seem to understand this would kill public confidence in any future machines just like it did with SEGA.

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Edge CONGRATS.

robio said:

Not to be that guy, but you're playing the game wrong. Maybe not wrong, but you're definitely missing stuff. Just to correct a few misconceptions:

1. You can re-read the interrogation. If you go to the menu there's a transcript of it that you can go back to at any time. Additionally if you walk away from the interrogation before chosing lie, doubt, truth you can replay it.

2.  The city isn't really meant to be interacted with. Despite the looks and the publisher, this is not a GTA game. There are still things going on it though. There's an on-going search for golden film reel canisters that are hidden throughout the city (if you bought the game new it comes with clues to find them). Crimes in progress can be heard over the radio and you can take a break from your main story to go deal with those. And in the middle of a case your partner and you will chat. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes good advice is being passed to you. They're worth listening to. And if you find yourself bored of driving you can always have your partner drive and that will automatically send you to your destination.

Also, if you're bored you can rack up city damage. Break enough shit and you'll get a good trophy.

3. The interrogation process isn't perfect and can kind of ruin the game if you're not trying to answer everything correctly. So to fully enjoy the story (which becomes amazing in the second half of the game), you really do need to get the questioning right. The general rule is if they're twitching they're lying. Check what evidence you have very carefully and if you have something you think you can counter with accuse them of lying. Otherwise stick to the doubting. And of course if they're just sitting there, blinking a bit, stick with the truth.

Meh.

aspro said:

As for the the differences between PS4 and XB1 it would doesn't matter to me as a player, I am sure I could not tell the difference.  More interesting to me is the why.  If it is an indicator that the xb1 is actually less powerful, then it's another mark against it (along with it's extra $100 price tag).

I don't think it will make a difference in the long term in terms of gaming, osme will "look" better on xb1, others on ps4, but this news could influence some gamers into the ps4 column.  But I suspect that if they are aware of this level of information they are hardcore, and would have made their choice already anyway.

XB1 is less powerful, there's no doubt about that unless you want to believe the desperate murmering of MS executives. PS4 has a gpu which is 50% more powerful which equates to a 25% performance improvement, but the memory setup helps too. That's why you're seeing this resolution gap. It's doubful any multiformat game would look better on xb1 unless they're not doing it right. But if it's 720p for x1 then it mostly puts it in the same resolution league as Wii U.

Dvader said:

How did you get that?

Actually my mistake. It was for the Badge Pursuit Challenge. I actually was kind of confused about it myself, because when I originally had the game it came with "The Ambassador's Car" as the bonus DLC. This time I had this little packet of film negatives, and DLC codes for Badge Pursuit and The Naked City. It looks like it was part of the original Gamestop preorder bonus. I recently rebought the game, and I think I picked up one of those "never been played before" pre-owned games that Gamestop sells from time to time. Either way it's kind of cool.

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DICE: Second screen not a fad Will play a role in studio's future games

Second screen technology will not be a short-lived fad, DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson believes, but a mechanic the developer will look to take advantage of in all of its games going forward.

"I'm really happy with [Battlescreen]," Gustavsson told VideoGamer.com last week, discussing Battlefield 4's second screen functionality. "It shouldn't be a gimmick, it should be something that ties to the game experience. I feel that the second screen, the Battlescreen, to sit on the next-generation consoles, 64 players, being squad leader, being able to order your squad and always having that overview, it really adds to the experience."

And second screen functionality could soon become an integral part of the Battlefield experience, Gustavsson suggests.

"I think so," he says when asked whether the tech will play an even more important role in Battlefield's future. "We've challenged hard to come up with something cool this time around. There are so many thoughts and ideas that we just didn't get around to realising. We can't do everything."

Gustavsson also refers to the roll-out of public wireless networks across cities as being "one area that's super exciting since it brings so many possibilities.

"I totally agree that there are many times [where there is] big hype about new features or this game is going to do this, and sometimes they hold up and deliver and sometimes they don't.

"In this case - it's not up to me to say whether it's going to hit it, it's up to the consumers - but I do feel that if you're into Battlefield and you want the full experience, [second screen] definitely adds to it. For me and for games made at DICE, I don't see this as something that will go away."

Battlefield 4's Battlescreen lets PC and next-generation players use a mobile or tablet device to access Commander Mode, display a detailed map screen and alter their loadouts.

Battlefield 4 launches on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this Friday, November 1, with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions following at the launch of each console.