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Call of Duty, 720p, Albert Penello, NeoGAF, and Twitter: A Dramatic Retelling

Pete Dodd (famousmortimer) writes: "Days have passed and I’ve heard it from many sources now.  This is no longer something I consider flimsy.  If it’s not true I will be shocked at this point because the sources are that strong (I will also lose all credibility – that’s not something I’m oblivious to).  Though, there is a wrinkle to it that I didn’t know about during the initial rumor…  Activision is very hard at work trying to up the resolution.  Whether this comes as a day one patch, or a day 100 patch, or what… I don’t know.  It does point to Microsoft’s tools being behind more-so than just a huge power gap (the gap does exist but the XB1 is powerful enough to run this game at 1080p, clearly).  The point is that Activision is still working very hard on it.  As such they aren’t talking about it.  Microsoft isn’t talking about it.  The press isn’t allowed to talk about it.  It’s a forbidden topic."

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Majin-vegeta3828d ago

The fact that niether M$ or Crapovision have come out and debunked this rumor means they are hiding something.

iamnsuperman3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

The only thing Activision said was it had amazing graphic on the Xbox One (whatever that means)

Here is the issue with the reaction. By not saying anything they make the story last longer as people are going to be speculating right up till launch (which I think could be more damaging as it doesn't exactly improve trust) . If they just came out with it, it would be big (even if true or not) but probably die down quicker

Gazondaily3828d ago

Yeah this continued silence is making me very worried. Someone needs to clarify the position immediately.

SilentNegotiator3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

Yeah, it's hard to see what purpose there would be to not jump right out and say it if it were 1080p on Xbox One.

I would bet a Benjamin that this game will never be patched to a higher resolution. #1 because it pretty much never happens, #2 because unless the drivers and tools were written by a monkey, there's no way they're SO BAD that they're hindering COD that much.

theBAWSE3828d ago

the shit storm is going to get errm well shittier

I've read a few times from various sources COD is not a one off, many multiplat games will be 720 on xbone and 1080 on ps4

xbone owners shouldn't really worry though, it's known the xbone is weaker than ps4..but is that going to stop your enjoyment? it's not like you will have a ps4 running the same game on a TV next to you while playing your xbone to compare the resolutions... just enjoy whatever game on whatever platform you desire

GamerzElite3828d ago

Mark Rubin said to IGN when IGN playing Squad-- while playing at Gamescom He was standing near a wall. And you can see a crack in brick, it means we focused on gfx.

Volkama3828d ago

People speculating on the resolution is a small number, and judging by comments on every Ghosts article it's an even smaller number that actually want to buy it.

COD fans with a basic grasp of what resolution is that would take note of Activision officially saying "the PS4 version is better"... I should think that's a much much bigger number.

Gazondaily3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

@theBAWSE

Yeah but it really is going to dampen my enjoyment. I have already decided that I will keep the PS4 and sell the Xbox One if this is case.

If something like COD, which looks completely mediocre and scarcely what I would call next-gen is struggling on the Xbox One, a game that was showcased on the Xbox One at its REVEAL, then can you imagine the disparity in the quality in future titles like Destiny, The Division etc? I want to get the definitive version of those games and if there is such a big gap (and it is a big gap) in fidelity, at this early stage, then I'm sorry, but I have to go with the PS4.

It really is a problem though because I MUCH prefer the games lineup on the Xbox One. It such a rubbish situation to be in.

Studio-YaMi3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

What boggles my mind,if a game like Ryse which DOES look like a next gen game can achieve 900p,then how come a game that isn't as demanding like COD:Ghosts can't achieve 1080p easily ?

Glad that the game was confirmed to be native 1080p on the PS4 by Activision.

thekhurg3828d ago

^ @StudioYami

Ryse also runs at less than 1/2 the framerate. You cannot compare the two AT ALL.

mikeslemonade3828d ago

You're on rails on Ryse where as in COD you have more freedom. More assets are required to make COD perform the way it does besides just visuals.

Gazondaily3828d ago

@mikeslemonade

How is Ryse on rails?

Gekko363828d ago

@iamsuperman The only people this is going to bother is users on site like this. 99% of the potential the user base don't know / don't care or are totally uninterested.

There is no story here, just romour and innuendo to which I'm bored to tears of.

Can we shift all these sewing circle articles into an unsubstantiated / rumour section so all we read is confirmed news.

Who am I kiddin... it'll never happen while I've got a hole between me bum cheeks

n4rc3828d ago

I dont see the issue...

If IW made the claim.. Then I'd wonder... But it was a Sony rep

Even if hyrb or penello said its 1080.. They'd be called liars...Lol... We all know this

SilentNegotiator3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

@n4rc

Greenberg lied about Ryse being native 1080p; why should you expect people to trust Microsoft with telling the truth with Xbone's games' resolutions?

@gekko
"The only people this is going to bother is users on site like this. 99% of the potential the user base don't know / don't care or are totally uninterested"

Don't kid yourself. Even COD fans will notice and be disappointed that Ghost isn't much sharper than last gen on Xbox One if it really is 720p/900p.

ShinMaster3827d ago

This topic is seriously overblown.

So what if the PS4 version is 1080p and the XboxOne version is 720p or maybe 900p. Who cares. They'll look pretty similar. There's no need to stoop down the PC elite's level.

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OlgerO3828d ago

I still find it hard to believe that a current gen looking game is not able to handle 1080p on xbone. But people have to start accepting that PS4 is the most powerfull console and will have the superior versions of games if not at launch then soon.

President3828d ago

I agree but do we really need a dramatic retelling? MS and Activision not debunking this rumor says enough.

NoLongerHereCBA3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

1440p of course :)

(Just kidding guys, just kidding..)

Really strange that it takes this long for them to let us know what the resolution is. It either means that it is really 720p or that they can somehow still tweak it as stated in the story. Wasn't aware that such big changes were possible through a patch though. Kinda makes me happy that games can get proper optimization after release.

BallsEye3828d ago

MS nor Activision don't have to go out and debunk every retarded rumor started by fanboys on some lame forum like neogaf and n4g which lost it's credibility ages ago.

Studio-YaMi3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

So Neogaf & N4G lost credibility yet MS has it !?

ahahahahaha ..no!

Why are you lurking here anyways ? go on MS pro websites and get your news there with ALL the credibility you want,why moan about places that you yourself are searching for and visiting ?

Some people are really weird I swear ..!

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n4rc3828d ago

@ballseye

No kidding.. I feel the same.. They really give their brand a bad image..

After listening to all the bs for 5 months, would I really want to play with these people? nope

OsirisBlack3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

@Ballseye yes fake Deep Down Gameplay

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Guess you havent seen the newest videos where they actually hit their target marker watch from 1:40 to the end of the vid. Nothing else looks like this on anything outside of a pc period.

Brix903827d ago

@BallsEye
@n4rc

You both have had nothing but negative things to say all summer about PS4. Do us a favor a stick with Xbox and when I get mine I pray I never run into your kind.

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deecee333828d ago

MS may not say anything about this until the very last minute. It may not matter much. COD:G is based on a last gen engine- even the high res videos look like something that could have come out on the PS3 last year. Plus, supposedly the X1 has an upscaler that might make the visuals look like native 1080p in practice. Honestly- why do we care? COD is not a very pretty looking game in comparison to other AAA shooters. 1080p will just stop it from looking old.

H0RSE3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

Yeah. the secret is that it runs at 1440p on X1. OMG, could you imagine the shitstorm that would erupt, lol.

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porkChop3828d ago

If their tools are really THAT bad then I think that confirms the XBO wasn't supposed to launch in 2013. There's no way the tools would be this far behind if they were planning to launch now from the start. I mean, I know developers have been complaining about poor driver/tool support, but I didn't think it was bad enough to make the difference between 720p/1080p.

Anyway, if it's really just because of the tools then a patch should be able to fix the issue down the road.

iamnsuperman3828d ago

I have always thought Microsoft thought they could be sneaky and release early next year (a head of what they thought was a 2014 PS4 launch). Sony played them and have been rather sneaky about it (who would have thought the PS4 would be announced for a release this year when we had big first party games still coming out). I think February surprised them

wenaldy3828d ago

You can't hustle the hustler.

MorePowerOfGreen3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

Wouldn't take this rabid troll seriously. He's just a PS fanboy trolling MSFT reps on twitter. He attacked Albert on twitter. You know you're a loyal troll when you(famousmortimer) praise Knack like it's a system selling AAA.

reko3828d ago (Edited 3828d ago )

post a link that he attacked albert on twitter.

"The thing is that I agree with him on his main points. The resolution doesn’t matter (EDIT: ALBERT DID NOT SAY THIS, I MISINTERPRETED HIS COMMENTS)" this?

did you read the whole thing?

dang cant post a link?

Riderz13373828d ago

"Attacked" Albert on Twitter? You and I have different definitions of the word attacked.

akurtz3828d ago

Knack is actually pretty fun and challenging. Yes ive played it.

Metfanant3828d ago

Pot, meet kettle lol

For the record...famous is not a troll lol

SniperControl3828d ago

Weren't you banging the drum hard a few months ago about the X1 having this hidden mythical DGPU? Weren't you saying that "Sony fanboys" were going to have their eyes opened by the power of X1. Weren't you saying the day before the AMD conference that AMD were going to announce a Volcanic Islands GPU for X1?
Point is, everything that comes out of your mouth is trolling, I would rather believe someone like Famous. This is the same person who said Driveclub would be delayed. Famous has more creds than your xmisterx.

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Metfanant3828d ago

With Sony confirming the game to be native 1080p on the PS4...and MS remaining silent...

Take that for what you will lol

MasterCornholio3828d ago

And all it takes is a tweet from Microsoft that says this.

# COD Ghosts is 1080P on XB1

Seriously how hard is that to do?

Nexus 7 2013

TheFutureIsBlue3828d ago

It has been pretty hard for Microsoft to confirm anything these past few months. They always beat around the bush about EVERYTHING. Even simply things that they could easily confirm in 2 seconds. Pretty annoying tbh.

Metfanant3828d ago

Well its gonna be pretty hard if the game isn't 1080p....lol

Sweep143827d ago

This tweet can't be made...because COD Ghosts is not 1080p on X1. That's all.

Cryptcuzz3828d ago

No brainer to go with the PS4 next gen. If a game like Cod is not able to run at 1080 on both next gen consoles, then that is telling for what the future would hold for its main competitor.

Most if not all multiplats and most if not all first party games would look and play better as well (higher resolution, higher frame rates etc.)

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All Call of Duty Games Ranked from Worst to Best

BLG writes: "Call of Duty has to be the most recognizable franchise on the planet. They didn’t get that way by only making a handful of games.

COD has a long and storied career. Launching as a PC WW2 first-person shooter, Call of Duty has gone through numerous makeovers and been on just about every system. The series has gone through some serious highs and tragic lows. I’ll be looking at each Call of Duty game, the good the bad, and the ugly."

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UnSelf791d ago

Vanguard better be at the fkn bottom. Can’t believe ppl haven’t eviscerated that game with all its lacking

Minimoth791d ago

Yeah, it's close to the bottom. There are a couple of worse ones. Infinite Warfare definitely deserves its place.

KyRo791d ago

There's a number a lot worse than Vangaurd. It's also a lot better than that car crash Treyarch released before it.

XbladeTeddy791d ago

World at War is my favourite. Didn't know the N-Gage had a Call of Duty.

MadLad791d ago

Same for me.
I was never huge into Call of Duty, but I sunk a lot of time into WaW.
Both the campaign and the multiplayer are on point. Wouldn't mind a remaster.

I quit on CoD for a long while. Though I'm the odd man out that actually really enjoyed the campaign for WWII, being I got it through Humble monthly way back when.

TheLigX791d ago

I really enjoyed the Infinite campaign. Multiplayer... not so much.

Yppupdam791d ago

I agree, The Infinite campaign feels more like it's own thing that they slapped the CoD name on. If it stood on it's own, (sans the CoD name) I think it could have been it's own scifi franchise. And a damn good looking game, to boot. I never bothered to play the multiplayer.

victorMaje791d ago

MW 2019 apart from the desastrous file sizes is way better than AW.

MadLad790d ago

That was one I grabbed for Playstation because it pretty much just came out during the Redbox purge of videogames, and I got it for dirt cheap.

It was great coming home to an update every night, and watching one game eat up almost half my console's memory.

Amplitude791d ago (Edited 791d ago )

Will get disagrees but Infinite Warfare campaign was really good. Decent story, set pieces were amazing and if it didn't have the CoD game on it I'm sure people would have been more into it. Advanced Warfare was alright too. Titanfall 2 was just 1000 times better than both but I enjoyed them for their campaigns. I literally barely gaf about the story I'm in it for the set pieces and 5 hours of being stoned watching cool nonsense happen if I'm in the mood to play a CoD campaign. If I'm looking for a deep plot I'm gonna go somewhere else.
Ghosts was the worst story-wise though lol that cliffhanger ending was so bs.

Also MW 2019 was sick and is one of the best CoD games in yeeeears not sure why it's so low on this dude's list. Campaign was great, multiplayer was great and Warzone was fun for a while. Over it now but shrugs.

Beat the Vanguard campaign too but I can't even remember a single thing about it other than that it felt like it was 45 minutes long. Might be the most forgettable thing I've ever played lol just fully erased from my brain

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Call of Duty Multiplayer This Decade Ranked (2010-2019)

Call of Duty multiplayer ranked from worst to best! 2019 is coming to a close and MP1st ranks the best COD multiplayer games this decade.

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Ray Tracing in Monster Hunter World, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Watch_Dogs 2, COD: Ghosts & more

DSOGaming writes: "YouTube’s members Benchmark PC Tech, Jose cangrejo, WillTalksTech, Zetman and MissinInAction have published some videos, showing Monster Hunter World, Black Mesa Xen, Watch_Dogs 2, Call of Duty Ghosts, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, The Sinking City, Remember Me, Deus Ex Mankind Divided and Dishonored 2 with the ray tracing/path tracing effects that Pascal Gilcher’s Reshade mod introduces."

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Pyroxfaglover1752d ago

Wore implementation I've ever seen,.. guess it just does not work all that great on every engine

MarkyMark891752d ago (Edited 1752d ago )

Agree, but this gives me hope that one day Ray Tracing can be a software based feature and not require some type of proprietary hardware to achieve. Software will always outpace Hardware so it could happen, but I feel like its going to take a lot more time to achieve the same level that RTX has already shown glimpses of so far. Really just waiting for Cyberpunk to see if RTX is actually something viable. I think if anybody can truly showcase RTX Features it would be Projekt Red.

zeal0us1752d ago

Too bad it doesn't make Mankind Divided a better game.

starchild1752d ago

It doesn't need to, the game was already fantastic, imo.

zeal0us1752d ago

Human Revolution was a better game and not to mention longer.

isarai1752d ago

Reshade is not raytracing, its a screen space post processing effect. Thats like calling SSAO "global illumination"