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Face-Off Preview: Battlefield 4 next-gen vs. PC

Eurogamer writes:

"The wait is, at last, finally over. Having followed a year-long trail of technical titbits on the Xbox One and PS4's silicon and circuitry, the debate over which platform "should in theory" come out top can now be met with some concrete results from actual software. This is courtesy of an exhaustive three-day bout of capturing both next-gen versions of Battlefield 4 - plus PC for good measure - in DICE's home city of Stockholm. Through this, an early triple-format Face Off preview of this year's most ambitious multi-platform FPS is now finally possible, with a set of initial results that may (or may not) surprise."

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TomShoe3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

I had to give it to PS4.

I saw less aliasing and fewer jaggies when it comes to some of the high-demand scenes. Just because a scene is darker, doesn't mean it's better.

EDIT: "Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that, in this near-finalised state, the PS4 offers a superior experience on several fronts."

Welp, there you go.

Also, go to 4:13, and look at the power lines and the trees in the background. Compare them. Do you see all those jaggies when you look at the trees? Also compare the fire sand particle effects. The PS4 looks noticeably better. There you go.

ThatCanadianGuy5143822d ago

Bummed it's not 1080P but 900p will do, i guess.

And yeah, gotta give this one to PS4 for sure."
"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. As well as cutting down on jagged edges, this reduces the amount of pixel shimmer we see in motion on complex shaders or thin geometry, with distant power lines, scaffolding and other elements with sub-pixel elements creating unwanted flickering on Xbox One."

GiggMan3822d ago

I guess it's official then.

combatcash3822d ago

@TomShoe

Did you mean give it to ps4 over the xbox one?
Because the pc version looks better than both.

mikeslemonade3822d ago

At a much larger costs. 680EU just for the cpu, ram, and graphics cards. I'm too lazy to google it but i'm guess it's somewhere in the realm of $1200 US after everything.

With that said, PS4 is the best bang for your buck.

awi59513822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

@mikeslemonade

Well thats a flat out lie i just upgraded and im running it at 60 fps on ultra in multiplayer. With 300 dollar in graphics cards 140 for a new cpu and 130 for a new motheboard. Total upgrade cost to run BF4 on ultra @1080P $570 dollars US.

Now this is why PC gaming is so great! I sold my old cpu for 122 dollars.

I sold my old graphics cards for 222 dollars.

Total cost to me $226 dollars US. Ebay makes you money on PC parts even though they are old. So you can see i sold my old parts almost the same cost as my new ones because they were out of production and sought after.

mikeslemonade3821d ago

You upgraded..

I have a standard laptop. So i have to buy a monitor, keyboard, mouse, controller, and then the computer itself.

awi59513820d ago (Edited 3820d ago )

@mikeslemonade

Gaming on laptops is bad unless your playing world of warcraft. Because its hard to upgrade laptops for the everyday person. I dont deal with them at all now my buddy had a laptop that would run bad company 2 on ultra easy but now its a piece of junk and hes now building a desktop.

Sorry dude but for gaming you should have had a desktop from the start. Even with a 1000 dollar gaming laptop your are on borrowed time with those i hate them.

Nvidia should have followed through with their plans for a external Graphics card that would have changed the whole laptop world. But it seems nvidia got threatened or paid off because the Plan has been buried and has disappeared because being able to plug in a high quality gpu into any laptop and play games would be massive.

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mistertwoturbo3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

"All in all, we can only give a preliminary outline of how Battlefield 4 will run on next-gen consoles, but there's plenty here that should remain the case for the final release in November. 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."

Buying this on PC, changing my pre-order to Killzone Shadow Fall.

WhiteDynamite3822d ago

What? PS4 looks LESS shitty than Xbone? We know.

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kratos_TheGoat3822d ago

pc is in whole another level while sony & ms are little bit catching up

HammadTheBeast3822d ago

Then again, for $400 the PS4 does an amazing job of nearly matching up to a $1500+ computer.

pete0073822d ago

dont worry, in about 5 years ps4 is alot more expensive than a 1500 pc. ask me why?

awi59513820d ago

@HammadTheBeast

Thats some good stuff your smoking there for that delusional comment. My pc didnt cost crap less than the xbox 1 and im running BF4 multiplayer on ultra at 1080P at 60 fps without any BF4 performance drivers.

Blackdeath_6633822d ago

the PC will always set the benchmark sony are not trying to match PC because after all a console that has the same power as PC will have to BE a PC. consoles are consoles for precisely that reason. PC comparisons is just to measure how far we have come.

Pjuice3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

Consoles used to be somewhat close to pc in graphical terms at least for the first few months. Every generation it gets worse. I mean now pc is pulling away before consoles are even released....

urwifeminder3822d ago

PC ultra settings for me will not get another bf game on console until bad company comes back that said still play on pc with a controller most times just more relaxing get a few kills im happy.

smoothop3822d ago

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Xbox One vs PS4, the Xbox smacks it about. Resoultion means nothing without the detail this proves it.

M-M3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

I've looked at the video over and over, and the PS4 has better draw distances and textures. The Xbox One uses post processing techniques to boost the contrast, as well as the sharpness of the image. Both look great though, yet people will still argue about it for days.

For the people disagreeing with me and for those who are confused, I have edited the BF4 version on PS4 to make the processing look similar to that of the Xbox One. The details are better, more crisp, and the draw distances aren't blurry. Microsoft used these techniques to compensate for the Xbox One version being 720p. http://gyazo.com/3b8b3af060...

black0o3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

the res depends on the details lvl .. if the details are low u get lower res, u make no sense

@MM agreed

CGI-Quality3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

You're in serious denial, my friend. Read the article, the PS4 has CLEAR advantages.

Edit: In fact, looks like a couple of your buddies are in denial here. How exactly did the X1 "whoop" the PS4?

tiffac0083822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

Well I guess even official findings can't save the internet from people in denial.

Oh I know, lets wait for the retail release. :D

Edit: But all jokes aside, its not like the X1 version is bad or anything. This is not like Bayonetta level that happened between the 360 and PS3.

Qrphe3822d ago

So we went from "there is no difference between 720p and 1080p" to "720 is actually better than 1080p"

Oh man, N4G is too fun to not browse these days

HammadTheBeast3822d ago

The whole internet at this point lol. Things are tearing up on Neogaf and Reddit.

pete0073822d ago

what do you mean 1080p? nobody claims against pc here!

Riderz13373822d ago

Amazing detail on the Xbone version. I agree. /s

http://i.imgur.com/G8Ik2fL....

reko3822d ago

disagrees incoming man.

watch out!! s/

ShwankyShpanky3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

"Xbox One vs PS4, the Xbox smacks it about. Resoultion means nothing without the detail this proves it."

Breaking: "Xbone super secret sauce upscaler so awesome it ADDS detail to inherently less detailed images!"

...

______... it's not just a river in Egypt, bub.

P.S. So whaddaya folks think is the over/under on this article? I'll say... 8 pages.

Blackdeath_6633822d ago

not sure if you are being serious.

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Godhimself_In_3d3822d ago

ps4 but i have to admit the xbone looked good to both came closer to the pc then i would have expected good times coming

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Battlefield 1, Hardline, BF4 Servers Are Being Taken Offline by Cheaters; EA Silent on Issue

Cheaters & hackers have been causing grief on Battlefield 1, Hardline & BF4 servers, with nonstop DDoS attacks among other things. Unfortunately, EA has remained silent about it.

-Foxtrot749d ago

Course they are silent, they are hoping people flock to 2042

gamesftw250748d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface748d ago

wouldnt be the first time, titanfall 1+2 anyone?

PapaBop748d ago

Not even if they paid me.. EA always do this with old games with less money potential, if this was Ultimate Team, they'd address and sort it faster than stories could spread. Why invest time in their products when they will just dump it in the following years? Then again EA never could see the forest for the trees.

Inverno748d ago

I imagine after those games were given out for free a couple months back through Amazon, anything that makes people go to 2042 is a plus for them

XiNatsuDragnel749d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps748d ago

Nah. I think they can't do anything about it or they want to sink money into fixing it.

Pudge102888748d ago (Edited 748d ago )

EA owns all BF servers so yes, they can do something about it but they refuse to because they dont want ppl playing their old games instead of the new one. Its EA we’re talking about here

pr33k33748d ago

if this happened in 2042, they'd have something to say. which is weird, considering battlefield 1 has more players on steam right now.

Pudge102888748d ago

Its so obvious that EA is doing this or hired ppl to mess up the games so that we’d be forced to have just 1 Battlefield working.

FPS_D3TH748d ago

Honestly it’s probably the devs themselves. They did an update to bf4 way back that kinda made assault rifles doo doo in hopes that people would flock to BF1 cuz BF4 was too perfect

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5 Great Shooter Games on Xbox Game Pass

The shooter genre is one of the most beloved videogame genres in the gaming community, and rightfully so. From DOOM Eternal to Battlefield 4, passing through The Outer Worlds, the Xbox Game Pass has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing shooter experiences. Come check out some great shooter games available on Xbox Game Pass!

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MadLad764d ago

There's a bunch of great shooters on gamepass; both legacy and new.

A recommendation I have is a work in progress preview title called Anacrusis. It's a lot of fun, and has a cool aesthetic.

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5 Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess

KeenGamer: "Sometimes a game starts out as a buggy mess and we all just stop and think, “that definitely could have spent a bit more time in the oven”. This is the case for these 5 games which infamously marked their place in recent game memory."

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KingofBandits856d ago

"Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess - A Bethesda and CD ProjektRed tale"