Infinity Ward: PC Call of Duty Will Look Better Than Next-Gen One

The PC version of November's Call of Duty Ghosts will be getting a little extra development love, according to the game's executive producer, Mark Rubin. As a result, it is probably going to be the best-looking version of the game, which has not been a given with this series.

[vigilante_man]

All depends what PC specs you have...

[GamerSciz]

True but I can imagine this game being nearly as demanding as BF4 with the Frostbite 3 engine. I mean this engine is still the same one from MW/COD4 but it's been upgraded and modified but the foundation is still the same.

[Utalkin2me]

Thats clearly the same with every engine. The Unreal 3 engine still has code from the original unreal engine that debut in 1998. But what sets other engines apart is how much they modify and code for efficiency. Where as i don't think they do as much with the IW engine.

[KazHiraiFTW]

Don't believe the hype it's the same engine they used to make Quake 3 in the late 90's. Graphics will be hideous and more importantly the gameplay will be exactly the same as the last 8 years which means it will be generic crap not worth spending $60 on.

[CerebralAssassin]

@kaz

halo has been the same halo since launch.

battlefield has been the same battlefield since the beginning.

Killzone is the same killzone.

whats your point man. They have an engine that works and hasnt stopped working. Why would they risk scrapping a functioning engine for something that might work? Im not sure why people are expecting something totally different out of a fucking shooting game. The only thing that can change in a game like this is first person or third person. Other then that, they just add more icing to the cake.

[Daoshai]

@kaz

My god, you hipsters that hate a video game are truly pathetic.

[Ritsujun]

CA and DS are mad.

[Benjammin25]

How does this make any sense? I mean, yeah PC is obviously more powerful but Ghosts is barely pushing the PS4 or Xbox One 1 hardware. Surely if they had the time to make the PC version look better than consoles, they had the time to make the Console versions look better than that.

[Neonridr]

PS4 is using a graphics card that doesn't even push the numbers that my 2 year old Radeon 7870 pushes. So I don't expect how you think the PS4 or XB1 versions would look better than the PC version.

[cyborg47]

When they can get maximum profits with minimum efforts, why work hard and revolutionize the engine? Not that I'm insulting IW or anything, but they really don't need to push their engine. Majority of the COD fan base won't give a damn about the engine improvements anyway. Activision is in control, remember ;)

[HammadTheBeast]

And to the top we have another "PC master" who's mother probably got him a a graphics card, who doesn't have a single clue about how console and PC architecture work.

[Benjammin25]

Jesus, how did so many people misunderstand what I was trying to say? All i'm saying is the PS4 and Xbox One versions should look better than that. Obviously I don't expect them to look better than the PC version.

[ritsuka666]

Radeon 7870 '

PS4 uses a 7850 midle range GPU Radeon.

[awi5951]

@HammadTheBeast

When it comes to graphics cards there is very little difference between PC gpu and console GPU. The numbers are the numbers they do vary by in game performance but yea PS4 has a 7850 gpu that flop rates and clock speeds are slower than the 6870.

[starchild]

Fanboys are blind. I don't even plan to buy Call of Duty Ghosts, but fanboys are making it sound like it looks horrible when that simply isn't true.

Call of Duty Ghosts doesn't look quite as good as Killzone Shadow Fall, but it's not that far behind and it runs at twice the framerate. I can guarantee they are using the full capabilities of the consoles as best they can right now.

[xKugo]

I don't think they care about the console versions looking markedly worse than they should and why should anyone care anyway. The game looks like shit and to be quite honest, no amount of engine recoding and optimization is going to change that. The game is nothing to marvel at...actually, it's nothing to even be proud of. It's an old tired look and frankly doesn't even deserve to be called next-gen but it is...so whatever. Anyway, the only reason they are changing the PC version is because the PC community has been vocal about it's unhappiness with parity between it and the current-gen consoles, despite their vastly improved specs. So yea...they're only changing it because PC players were tired of getting shafted.

[H0RSE]

@ritsuka666
"PS4 uses a 7850 midle range GPU Radeon."

No, it doesn't...

The PS4 uses a custom built, integrated, AMD GPU based off the Radeon architecture. PC and other tech sites use cards like the 7850 as a reference point for testing and discussion, because based off specs, its pretty close.

There actually isn't an existing equivalent on the market, due to the card being custom built for PS4. In addition, the way the components of the PS4 work together and process information, differs from that of a PC. And as I mentioned, the card is integrated, not a standalone dedicated card like you would find in a gaming PC.

[LocutusEstBorg]

It's not about the in-game graphics. The exact same game without any graphical improvements will look vastly superior on PC.

The mere output quality from a PC is far superior than on a console. The rendering quality on a console is automatically inferior with poor filtering and jaggies.

[livininsin]

H0RSE is right, it doesn't use a 7850. It'll end up being weaker than a 7850 graphics-wise. Why? Because a chunk of the GPUs processing power will be dedicated to physics. Why? because the CPU is weak.

[Mini0510]

ok.... by your logic, if IW makes the xbo and ps4 versions even better, then PC will still be better that.

I don't know why you don't see this. Graphics PCwith better hardware than console should look better than consoles

[Corpser]

But ps4 is a high end pc with 8gb of gddr5! It can't max out a pc version CoD game?

/sarcasm

Interesting we already seeing parity in the beginning of a new console cycle

[Qrphe]

"Interesting we already seeing parity in the beginning of a new console cycle "

Like we always have.

[thezeldadoth]

all multiplats will look better on a PC. Why do people keep thinking that this generation will be different somehow.

Not just an expensive PC either, any mid-range PC from 2011-2012, high end cards from 2010 even will run games higher setting than PS4.

This isn't news, this isn't a new idea, move on, write about something else.

[awi5951]

The PS4 isnt high end at all actaully its low end. The gpu is dirt cheap you can get one that matches it for 150 dollars the cpu is total crap any 99 dollar PC quad core or Hex core will perform better. And since the cpu is so slow the gpu is going to take a big hit when it comes to physics and A.I. I bet boarder lands 2 with full physics turned on wouldnt even run on these consoles. And man dice has its work cut out for it on BF4 i bet consoles particle effects and physics will have to be towned down for the weak cpu's they arent nearly fast enough no matter how much you optimize it. Its going to cause lag,frame drops, or they will have to drop the quality of the effects to make it fit because you cant put that type of real time effects on such a slow cpu no matter how you cut it.

I would expect microsoft to cheap out on the cpu but not sony. Both companies are crazy they made entry lvl PC's then made the Noob mistake of putting in a crap CPU. And unlike PC you cant fix their mistake by buying a new CPU. This will hurt games down the line and will hold back PC gaming once again. Because developers will be programming for these slow CPUs and all the great Physics,particls, and A.I will be dumbed down on PC games that are multiplatform.

[AlexanderNevermind]

That's great and all but I play my MP shooters on console. Even if I get Ghosts it will be on the PS4. I love my PC and I play my RPG's and Single Player games(ie Skyrim, Metro LL etc). Still great for the PC to finally get some love from next Gen Developing.

[KazHiraiFTW]

Why the f**k would you play MP games on console with a clunky gamepad and 30 fps? It should be the opposite. I play SP games that are exclusive to console such as Naughty Dog games (that's about it) and everything else on PC. BF3 @ 1440p 60fps FTW.

BF3 or any other MP games @ 720p 30fps trying to aim with a thumbstick with massive input lag just makes me cringe...uuuhhhhh...I think I may have nightmares tonight. And ppl actually pay money for that garbage...

[RickHiggity]

@Kaz. Because he just preffers it. No real need for an argument here. Surely, him having different prefferences doesn't bother you THAT much.

[Plyzz]

@Rick.
Apparently, a lot of stuff bothers this guy ._.

[aquamala]

well if a PC with Radeon 7850 (very similar to PS4's GPU) can use these PC assets then I don't know why PS4 can't.

[LAWSON72]

Thanks genius for spreading common knowledge. I highly doubt people think their integrated HD 4000 is going to run this max settings with 60 fps/1080p.

[VaporCell]

Well then I guess this PC version of COD is gonna be better looking than planetside 2 and the witcher 3 right??? If I remember correctly both of those games were already confirmed to be graphically equal on both PS4 and PC...

[BaronVonRhett]

Your treading on thin ice with a comment like that...

[VaporCell]

wow you obviously missed the point there buddy

[VaporCell]

Lol @ the disagrees...So you guys are saying the PS4 is capable of rendering PlanetSide 2 and The witcher 3 just like a PC but not COD ghost? really? Just because IW decided to make the PC version of higher quality it doesn't mean the PS4 Isn't capable of doing it also...you guys are clown

[Gameratheart]

If a developer wants to, they can have the pc versions of games look way better than the ps4/x1 versions.... Because there are graphics cards for pc's that are 5x more powerful... Simple really.

[VaporCell]

@gameratheart the point is that we are talkign about call of duty really...Just like Sourav93 said below, the nextgen version of bf4 will look better than the PC version of COD.

[clrlite]

There is logic in your comments that seems to have been ignored.

The PS4 uses proprietary technology and a unique bus configuration.

Like you mentioned, the Witcher 3 and Planetside are probably going to look fantastic, which is kind of a subjective thing, unless maybe we're speaking technically, which a lot of these people tend to forget.

Also the fact that people are using a comment by IW to back up their opinions about what "version will look better" is kind of hilarious given COD track record.

[sourav93]

Yet the next gen console version of BF4 will look better than the PC version of Ghost.

[thezeldadoth]

wow...really.

any mid-range card from 2011 onward will look better than the ps4.

[Shadonic]

So the cardboard box my modem came in should work for my graphics card at least for COD right ?

[Gamer1982]

I will love to see this as I am not doubting PC hardware blows next gen away and games like BF4 and the like will look so much better on PC than nex gen consoles. However COD on PC in past games have looked freaking terrible.. I mean so bad they have looked as good as the console version even at max settings as they are badly made PERIOD as they are bad console ports.. Time will tell but I wouldn't hold my breath and I think this is a shot to PC gamers as COD may beat BF in the console market but in the PC market BF destroys COD.

[Rageanitus]

PC gaming has always been ahead, and usually by a fair margin in terms of "power".
Just look at EVERY pc gaming rig you need alot of space for cooling. Having said that look at the PS4 and xbox they are similar in size vs the standard slims of this gen.

Don't get me wrong a $400> 500 console will be quite decent on launch just by direct price to performance ratio (maybe cuz both MS and Sony will take a loss selling the console). I am still confident that PC gaming rig between $900 > $1200 can blow away the next gen consoles.

Plus ppl who usually play on PC's have no problem in dishing out this kindov dough.... after all a PC can do alot more than a console in terms of other things than gaming.

[Rageanitus]

Not really, all the COD's that we have seen year after year are REALLY optimized. In all honesty the COD engines are made to be decent enough so they can release the game year after year (not the best looking engine but good enough to please MOST ppl)

I just hope next gen we will finally see all games at 1080p above 45 FPS (its really not that difficult for PCS to do that at mid range level)

[NatureOfLogic]

Good thing I'm skipping COD next-gen. The graphics are already lackluster and then they basically say the consoles versions look like shit compared to PC. BF4 all the way now. Thanks for making my decision much easier IW.

[Benjaminkno]

This video game forum is a bit ironic though right?

[thezeldadoth]

BF4 will look better on PC too.

[Gamer1982]

BF4 is gonna look awesome on my new PC with Haswell and 7970.. Decided on that rather than nex gen consoles.. I reckon I can easily get 60fps too at ultra considering I get over 90fps on BF3 right now average and it peaks over 120fps..

[Rageanitus]

Dont know why so much hate against COD. Yes agreed they are milking it... but just like not to long ago we went through a phase of playing MANY ww2 type games.

Haters should get over it, because ppl do desire these types of games hence the reason why companies are keep making them.

Ppl keep saying battlefield this and battlefield that will beat out COD, but I can give my opinion on battlefield.

YES Battlefield looks MUCH better than COD and thats all it is in the end for me.

I find that the Battlefield games the single player campaign I feel that the AI is cheating much more than COD. Furthermore the events seem much more scripted than COD. Yes COD has a simple algorithm keep spawning AI and rush them towards you but that is what makes it a nice action game.

In terms of multiplayer, COD has kept at a very HIGH stable frame rate, making playing COD much more engaging. Remember the days of Quake 3 where ppl used to reduce the detail on screen just to get maximum frame rates so they can have a higher competitive edge.

[PraxxtorCruel]

I never saw COD as a graphically amazing game, rather I thought it was always the gameplay that made it so much fun.

[shivvy24]

I dont like its gameplay for some reason , prefer killzone and battlefield

[Muffins1223]

Killzone liked for gameplay?Thats a first lol

[Gemmol]

lol I agree with Muffin its weird seeing anyone saying they like Killzone gameplay..

[NukaCola]

Hey guys we can all admit Killzone 2 has a unique and enjoyable MP mode. BTW yiu see KZ Mercs? Oh boy!

[_QQ_]

unique?suuuure.

[shivvy24]

Yea I prefer the mechanics in killzone Better , yea you dont hear it often but I really like it

[peowpeow]

I prefer KZ2 over many multiplayer FPS games, but BF still takes my cake

[Johnsonparts23]

I agree. And in general, graphics are not a huge aspect when it comes to such a fast paced game. The gameplay of COD is still top notch. And I only play FPS's on PC so I'm excited.

[Livecustoms]

no shit lol

[Prcko]

battlefield 4 all the way
destruction,levolution,beauti full graphics,vehicles...

[ATi_Elite]

"Infinity Ward: PC Call of Duty Will Look Better Than Next-Gen One"

Cause the PS4/XB1 versions are just ports straight from the 360/Ps3 while the PC version gets some PC Love!

Also I.W. will use the PC as a learning tool to get themselves ready for Black Ops 3 on Ps4/XB1 next year.

Not a good time for Devs right now as they try to program for PC,PS3,360,XB1,Ps4

install base for PS3/360 too large to just dump them at this time so Devs are gonna be busy.

[NarooN]

Meh, even the PC versions of all the CoD games barely look better than the console versions when they're maxed out. I've played CoD1, 2, 4, WaW, MW2, Black Ops 1 and MW3 on PC, and when they're maxed out, they look pretty much identical to the console versions. The texture quality is probably a tad bit better, but that's it.

They really don't put much effort into it.

[Salooh]

Well , the longer they stay in this old generation the more they suffer . We are witnessing another way of limiting games where they stop focusing on next generation to get more money in this generation ...

They suffer and we get limited games instead of something represent next generation .

[xKugo]

Exactly!!
Nobody seems to be noticing that the current generation of consoles is going to hurt BIG blockbuster titles by a considerable margin due to the lack of focus on the newer hardware. In the interest of gaining more money, games such as Black Flag and Watch Dogs are going to be significantly worse on next-gen consoles than on PC simply because the devs aren't willing to give up the already instilled fanbase in PS3/Xbox360. People are in for a rude awakening when they open up their PS4 version of Watch Dogs and it doesn't even sniff the fidelity of the PC version. Going to be sad because I know that game is going to be amazingly good looking on PC.

[creatchee]

This is kinda stupid for them to say, given the biggest market for COD is on consoles. Everybody knows that PC versions typically look better than console versions, but devs coming out and saying it in this situation is probably not for the best.

[CaptCalvin]

So what? It's not like the console CoD players are gonna give a toss anyway.

[creatchee]

I guess, but it's still odd, given that next gen is around the corner and the impression the public should have is "ZOMG next gen, best evah!"

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

Lol "give a toss"

You can always tell who the Europeans are.

[Pain_Killer]

But i heard devs say that PS4 is better than a high-end PC.

/s

[Benjaminkno]

It's an investment in future hardware I suppose you could say.

[sigfredod]

BF4 for me

[Rodent85]

can my specs run this shit?

said no next-gen console gamer ever

[_QQ_]

I love having so many options.
said no next-gen console gamer ever.

[wtopez]

Cause literally no one has a next gen console yet?

[venom06]

THATS GARBAGE!!! the one they just showed WAS on the PC just using the XBOX 1 controller... thats about as good as its gonna get...

[deadfrag]

Wrong the xboxone controler is not yet compatible with PC,that was already confirm by Microsoft.So what you probably have seen is a development kit of the xboxone running the game.

[BaronVonRhett]

Wrong, it's Microsoft and they can modify Windows to support the new controller. It just isn't compatible with everyone's PC.

[Johnsonparts23]

no. And just no.

[Cmk0121]

thats because the first series of next fen games that are both next and current gen get snubbed on next gen for most part. larger install base on PC and current gen than next gen

[cunnilumpkin]

BF4 will be the same, the pc version will destroy the ps4/xbox1 version
every game will be better on a capable pc as always

this is a given, the new consoles are still a huge jump over the 8 year old ps3/360

console gamers need to STOP comparing the new consoles to pc

its like you finally meet a pretty girl, and you get along great, then you spend the rest of your life comparing her to supermodels and now you think shes ugly

stop thinking ps4/xbpx1 are even in the same class as gaming rigs

xbox1/ps4=ford mustang
modern gaming rig=Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

[AngryEnglish]

obviously they are not, but also stop thinking you can buy your high end gaming rigs for $4-$500

oh and let me fix that for you...

xbox1/ps4=ford mustang
modern gaming rig=Bugatti Veyron Super Sport with the price tag to match

[Corpser]

I doubt you need a high end thousands dollar pc to use these pc assets, more like $700-800

[pandehz]

Stop kidding yourself.

Console fanboys complain so much about price but really gaming in pc is just one aspect of what it can do.

I edit pro on my gaming pc as it pays my living. I do everything I can on my pc along with gaming.

Lets see if ur $450 toy can make a life for you.

A good pc investment is not just for gaming. Your general performance will be better, all tasks will be faster and wont lag and crap, can use multiple software simultaneously and of course all the heavy duty tasks that require higher end cpus n gpus.

[AngryEnglish]

Pandehz are you stupid, or ignorant?, do you buy a console to do anything other than streaming media and video games.... no you do not.... want to talk about $450 toys doing something then why dont you show me a PC from 2005/6 with 10mb ATI 500mhz GPU, a 3.2ghz power pc and 512mb of ram run any form close to the console versions of BF3, Forza Horizon, Gran Turismo, The Last Of Us etc etc....

I also do CAD drawings on a PC for a living, why would i even remotely think that a console would and could do that? what a stupid stupid comparison

[sorane]

^^ My old comp from back then could run all those at the same quality level as the ps3 easily. Not hard to run games sub 720p with no aa and low textures.

[AngryEnglish]

@Sorane, i didnt ask what "your pc could do", i said show me a pc that had the same specs as the 2005 xbox pc running games like Forza Horizon, Alan Wake or any other game on the PS3 or 360.... its funny how nobody to date has been able to do so

[sorane]

Of course noone can show you that because it's impossible. It would take the EXACT ps3 version that would have to be compatible with pc which does not exist. It's not like you can compare the pc version of bf3 and the ps3 version of bf3 because they are totally different. My statement still stands though any pc released around the time of ps3/360 can still run any current console game just fine at about the same settings....

[AngryEnglish]

and my statement still stands that a pc with 512mb of ram, and a 10mb ati card cannot run the ps3, xbox or any other version of bf3 available, it dont matter what your trying to say about the exact this and that, the simple fact is there isnt a pc with a 10mb ati card that could run any of the games i mentioned.... at all

[sorane]

You might as well be asking a legless man to jump a mountain. You're asking to compare 2 things that are impossible to compare. Come up with a reasonable request next time. Of course there isn't a pc that can run ps3 games. They are not compatible. Gimme a cross compatible game though and it'd be no problem at all.

[awi5951]

LOL @AngryEnglish

Pc are not cpu bound my cheap ass computer i got from cyberpower pc cost 411 dollars and when i put in a ATI 4870 for $150 all games looked 4 times better than anything on PS3 and XBox 360 thats just a fact jack. And i paid less than what i paid for my PS3.

Bad company 2 was maxed with my cheap GPU and it made the console version look like crap. FAll out 3 was maxed and it made the console version look like crap. Oblivion and Bioshock was maxed and made the console versions look like crap with Full MOd support. Crysis ran on high and nothing on xbox and playstaion could touch that. Dragon age and Mass effect were maxed and made the console versions look and play like crap. And unlike the Lying PR of the console generation all my games but crysis ran at 60 fps @ 1080P WITH X4 AA OR X8 AA. And that's just the short list.

[Fishy Fingers]

Any of the current gen PC versions of COD look just as good as next gen Ghosts other than the improved lighting.

[starchild]

That's nonsense. If you think current gen games look as good as this: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

...you are hopelessly blind.

I'm sorry, I don't even like Call of Duty but I always want to stand up for the truth and I'm tired of the distortions and outright lies being spread in gaming today.

The backlash against Call of Duty is the same crap that happens to every successful thing and it's just sad.

[porkChop]

Dude. That gameplay doesn't even look good at all. It's no better looking than Black Ops II on PC. You're clearly the blind one. Ghosts doesn't look all that good on ANY platform.

[Tito08]

Well, to be totally honest, I'm glad current gen games does not look as good as this, because that game looks totally like crap.

[Xsilvermist]

Lol like the game look any good to begin with.

[NobleRed]

,,Of the PC edition, he said, "They're actually using an even higher version in many cases than the next-gen consoles, from a texture standpoint."

You must be kidding me. I really hope for them the ps4 version will look as good as the pc version.

I mean common the ps4 has 8gb gddr5 ram. The ps4 version must run with 1080p and 60 frames not sub hd like on current gen consoles. It's still the old quake engine after all.

[Corpser]

Obviously they are not able to just use the pc assets on ps4 with acceptable frame rate

[aquamala]

PC exclusive assets? interesting

[inf3cted1]

Lol I think the Xbone/PS4s Battlefield 4 will look better than COD on PC.

[Pain_Killer]

What a stupid and base less comparison. Battlefield 4 is coming on the PC too, compare that with the 720P limited next gen version.

[porkChop]

What a stupid and base less claim. EA already confirmed in an investor meeting that every one of their next gen games will be 1080p/60fps. Nice try though.

[Pain_Killer]

PorkChop, show me where it says specifically that 1080P/60 FPS on next gen consoles?

It doesn't, Next Gen games including Battlefield 4, SW:BF, Mirrors Edge, Dragon Age: Inquisition are also available on PC.

In case of Battlefield 4, 1080P is only capable on PC. Show me an officai statement by EA where they mention PS4/Xbox One getting 1080P resolution.

The one with the stupid and base less claim is you. You think if they mean 1080P/60 FPS it means directly PS4/Xbox One? Lol It doesn't. PC is a next generation console. Watch Dogs, COD: Ghosts, FrostBite 3 powered games, CryEngine 3 powered games are primarily built for PC.

Go enjoy Killzone:SF with a 30 FPS barrier.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

Current gen will probably look beter thar next-gen at this rate.

[HardcoreGamer21]

MY ASSS !!!!!it won't be better on pc because it is not even an next gen game it was made for the 360 and ps3 then ported to ps4 xbox one.

[Dobgamers]

Couldn't agree more!

[HardcoreGamer21]

edit : MY ASSS !!!!!it won't be better on pc because it is not even a true next gen game it was made for the 360 and ps3 then ported to ps4 ,xbox one with some minor improvements.

[KontryBoy706]

even still... It will look better on PC and have more graphical options as do all the rest of the CODs

[Tito08]

Well, I could careless if it'll look better on PC, because this game already looks terrible anyways, so yeah, glad PC will have the better looking version of that sh!tty game.

[Dobgamers]

BF4 FTW!

Seriously Infinity Ward, the next gen versions look like crap and there are little to no difference from current gen versions, i might buy the current gen one since there isn't any difference from the next gen versions, Ryse, Killzone Shadow fall, battlefield 4, etc look WAAAAY better, heck even some current gen games look better than next gen ghosts.

Maybe the 'FISH AI' maxed out all the power of PS4 and Xbox One LOL!

[ZBlacktt]

So in other words, we can't program is what they are saying. The next Gen consoles have MORE then enough power to have games looking down right awesome. Just look at all the other Dev companies putting out down right awesome looking games.

[sorane]

Of course the most powerful system will have the best looking version. It's common sense.....

[GDDR6_2014]

So nvidia was right.. Ps4 is no high end pc

[NarooN]

Lol, there's no correlation whatsoever. You don't need a high-end PC to run the CoD games on PC at all.

The Xbox One footage they showed of Ghosts literally looks like a current-gen game. Shouldn't be too hard to have "PC exclusive" assets (i.e. textures that are 5% sharper which you won't notice) in this case, lol.

[Pain_Killer]

If you don't need a high-end PC to run Black Ops and if the PS4 is a high-end PC then why does it looks best on the PC?

Because the PS4/Xbox One and all of these so called Next Gen Hype machines are useless. Their hardware which you consolists think came from the future is useless that devs consider developing a game primarily for the PC when the so-called PS4 offers so much ease of development to developers around the globe.

[imXify]

Well it's not like it's hard to get ultra settings on a CoD game with a mid range graphic card.

[xkevmandc]

they will never put a high-end graphics card in a CHEAP CONSOLE.PS4/X1 have a cheap 7000 series that you can get for $40.00 to $80.00....lol....CONSOLE GAMER ARE EAZY TO BRAINWASH....

[porkChop]

Wrong. Here's a fact for you: The PS4's GPU is faster than an HD 7850 2GB which is still around $200, and that's not even accounting for the immense amount of optimization that just isn't possible on PC, and all the extra RAM on PS4.

Nice try but your pathetic attempt at trolling was a complete failure, though I'm sure you're already used to that.

[porkChop]

And how long do you think that laptop will be able to continue playing games with "next gen" visuals? A year or 2 at most. Your laptop will never be able to get the level of optimization that's possible on a console. That's a fact.

And considering how poorly optimized PlanetSide 2 is, and how CPU heavy it is, I don't believe for a second that your laptop can handle it completely maxed.

[xkevmandc]

$399.99 BABY CHEAP...LOL

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

Translation

"We spent the entire last gen shafting PC gamers while making billions"

YOU JUST NOW HAVE PC ASSETS?!!?!?!

[quenomamen]

Woooooow these guys are either smoking that good stuff or straight delusional. Beyond Next Gen, hmmm yea ok, sure. Just keep pumping out your tired game every 2 years abd cash your checks. These guys and Treyarch must just be the laughing stock of the industry at this point and spouting nonsense like this why.

[isa_scout]

This just in, it will still look like crap compared to other PC and next-gen titles.

[kingrev]

Ok so let me get this straight... the reason that cod ghost is going to look better on the PC is because the next gen consoles are already max out and can't do shit to compete with the PC? I mean there should be no way of this crap of what looks better not now and not with a game such as cod ghost...

I guess that fish AI was hard to handle for the consoles :/

[worldwidegaming]

Getting a good graphics card for pc gaming is easier than buying a next gen console.
Being condesending seems to be the way people defend their egos when someone gets
Something they know is better than what they will get.
Why not get yourself a gaming rig too.join the human race. We are as elite as they get on this planet!

[Holeran]

From the look of the multiplayer clips I have seen so far the game looks like crap regardless. No thank you.

[aLiEnViSiToR]

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[cunnilumpkin]

get used to hearing this for the next 8 years

of course the pc version looks better than the $400 console version

[modesign]

Build a $400 PC and tell me if cod is going to look better than a $400 ps4.

[jlo]

$400 PC with $200 graphics card = $600. Free Online. Cheap games

$400 PS4. Pay for online every year. Expensive games.

You'll actually pay more for the PS4. A LOT more (controllers etc)

Have the foresight to look past the initial cost and consider the total cost. It doesn't take that much brainpower.

[Newsman]

Tbh is up there with dumbest fuckin article of the year award. Gunna post this one next year as well

[Phoenix76]

Infinity Ward: PC Call of Duty Will Look Better Than Next-Gen One. Hardly surprising as pc`s are the platforms that most games get developed on before begin ported over to consoles. Bit of a lame article really.

[FreakdoutKid]

i bet cod on mid setting will look better than on nextgen consoles

[Benjaminkno]

ouch...

[Benjaminkno]

It's strange that fanboys don't get this.

If you care about graphics, you get a pc...

duh, ha, huh huh...

I think they call it irony.
There's a market for everything.

[leogets]

wow call of duty'your PCs play it better.. u must b proud of yaselfs.. /sarcasm

[kasser]

We will see...

FYI console players, previous COD games were horrible on PC and worse than Console. That is due to low resolution graphics which is upscaled on your TVs and when that is shown natively on your pc monitor... it pisses you really off

[sorane]

uhhh what?????? My CoD games on pc look much better than the console versions. You may want to go to options and turn everything from low to high.

[Jovanian]

@kasser

Uh dude you are doing settings wrong because even COD looks better on PC when you max it out

[e-p-ayeaH]

CoD games look and play better on PC (w/ the proper specs) that´s a fact.

[jackanderson1985]

I'm a pc gamer and a console gamer before anyone launches into me

Find me an 8 year old pc that can run Bioshock Infinite with even medium level of graphics you'd be hard pushed and that's the difference between consoles and pcs. I know (should they keep making games for it) that a game developed for the ps3or360 will continue to work on my launch console while for the same game to work on my pc I'd have to upgrade some specs in it

Yes pc will always have better graphics no doubt if ur willing to pay for it but I can honestly say I've never picked up a game and went "oh my god I can see that guys arm hairs move that's it take all my money "

Not quite sure why graphics are so damn important these days especially

[wtopez]

Why is it whenever people do comparisons of consoles to PC, it has to be on the consoles terms?

[Scatpants]

Thats a bad sign if the new consoles can't max out a game that looks 5 years old.

[Flames76]

Yet it will sell the least amount of copys.Wow they need new people over these development companys.Not a smart move at all

[Smashbro29]

This just in: Grass is green.

[modesign]

Title should actually read "cod to look better on $2k PC's than next gen consoles." Save up your pennies

[MadLad]

Aww
Are they trying to win back some of that lost good will that the series had originally on PC?
Treyarch did some things right with their PC versions, but that's it. Other than that, this one really is an example of PC gamers being shafted. If they are actually trying to make a decent version of the game on PC, more power to them.

[jlo]

Well, that's what happens when you mix an awful tablet CPU with an average GPU. This is even worse when you consider that COD is hardly a 'demanding' game

BUT MARK CERNY!!! No. OPTIMISATION!!! No. Optimisation doesn't make much difference when you're optimising to cheap weak components.