Need For Speed PS4 vs Xbox One Initial Face-off: PS4 Leads The Way With Better IQ & Performance

It’s been two years since we received a new Need for Speed game. Need for Speed Rivals launched on the PS4 and Xbox One back in 2013 and was one of the few titles that achieved a full native 1080p rendering resolution along with a fairly stable 30 frames per second performance.

[pyroxxx]

It is pretty logical that PS4 will look better in any game due to better GPU,..Was known that since they were anounced

It would be shocking even if games get similar performance /IQ,.. It would mean something went really wrong

[gamer7804]

not necessarily, you have to not only look at resolution and fps but filtering, due to running at a higher resolution sometimes, some ps4 games' texture filtering isn't as good as the same title on the xbox one.

Not saying all of the time by any means, but its important to look at each game individually and not make a blanket statement.

[Persistantthug]

PS4's hardware (especially GPU) is more powerful, and therefore for consoles, has the better mulitplatform games. This will continue throughout this entire generation.

We've had 2 years of this, the proverbial honeymoon is over, and There's really nothing to debate.

[dantesparda]

First of all, this game not only has higher res and a better framerate but its also got the same level of AF on PS4.

And would you think a PS4 game looked better than the X1 version if it had better AF but was lower res and had a worst framerate?

And if you are so concerned about AF, then I guess Halo 5 is an issue, as its got no AF at all, just trilinear filtering.

And Forza 5 and 6 don't exactly have much AF going on either. But instead just have the higher res and framerate.

[boing1]

Duh! Of course it does.

[DEEBO]

Yeah it's been almost two years now with these consoles i think we all know with one has the better performance.

I'm already done with 2015.
Nov has cool games coming out but 2016 is what i am focus on now.

VR is the next big thing and if you can play all games on that headset like the guy from sony was hinting at then it's really going to do numbers.

I guess forza 6 wins again but when GT sport comes out with VR support it's a wrap.

What happen need for speed?

You use to be so good.

[Sonital]

Burnout was always my favourite racer. Perhaps that's because I felt rewarded for being terrible (crashing)!

[MRMagoo123]

Burnout was your favorite because it was a fun game and a racing game, that doesn't happen often. Even I loved burnout and I d intend like racers at all and can't think if any genre more boring to me.

[UserNameIsNotTaken]

Who will buy this anyway? The game is missing tons of features. :/

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

I sure won't, and you're right! it's missing tons of features!

[TripleCs]

I remember getting a bunch of disagree's for saying this game would run at a higher resolution on the PS4 but it looks like I was right all along

http://n4g.com/news/1801814...

I mean this was basic common sense.. Idk why I got so many disagree's. Did people really think this game would run at the same resolution on both consoles?

[Lennoxb63]

"Did people really think this game would run at the same resolution on both consoles?"

Tbh I did. The game is not demanding compared to the racers that do hit 1080p on the X1.

This is just the devs trying to apply the same processing techniques that work on the PS4, on the X1. Doesn't work like that. But you know, time is money.

[badz149]

Compare the graphic of Forza and this and you'll see why Forza can hit 1080p60fps!

Gameplay is another story and I don't want to comment too much regarding that and content's wise because this is an article about graphic! The game might got flaked for various reason, but graphic wise, Forza has nothing on it, sorry!

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Must be time to feed the fan boys again

[nix]

nom nom nom nom nom....

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Lol look at our disagrees, nom nom nom

[poor_cus_of_games]

No surprise. The ps4 is the world's most powerful console. Now here comes all the xbox fans playing the victim card lol

[FlameWater]

I can tell the difference at 360p

[Paleblood]

Expected.

[NovaCorps]

stop it already its not funny anymore
we all know the ps4 is superior...enough already

[badz149]

I think the issue here is EA or Ghost games have never said anything about the game will run at 900p on Xbone! That's kinda a dick move IMO.

[GearSkiN]

yall one sided gamers are funny. All you care about is graphics this graphics that.. Both console can't full 1080p 60fps without compromise... Its either or... But I have both consoles so I'm happy no matter what.

[DivineAssault]

The sperm wizards who designed the xb1 didnt put gaming 1st.. Now theyre going to pay for it.. They lost my trust 6 years ago when they adopted the dude/bro image and stopped getting games i like.. PS4 games will almost always have better performance/resolution.. I honestly dont know why devs dont make the games even better on PS4 because the power is there.. Graphical parity maybe? IDK but its not like the game is complete garbage on xb1, so if thats all you have, go for it.. Multiplats are still good, they just wont be as good as PS4.. Its a design error they made initially and every company screws up from time to time..The system isnt selling in other parts of the world for a reason.. Never have blind loyalty to a company that tries to milk you.. I would turn my back on Sony if they did that too

[TheCommentator]

Did you turn your back on PS2?

Sony milked their fans with the internet adapter, multiplayer adapter, 8mb memory cards, and HDD add-on(which they failed to support as promised). So Xbox was 2.5 times more powerful and cost the same as a PS2, but PS2 required around $200 more in add-ons if you wanted the same HW features. If people would have been outraged then, as they should have been, they would have wisely chosen the Xbox and game support would have followed suit.

[DivineAssault]

I didnt play online during that generation.. PS2 was one of the best systems ever made.. I have like 50 games for it.. Gamecube and xbox were both good too.. I have around 15 for each of those..Plus xbox had a deal with sega so i got all the unreleased dreamcast games.. PS2 still killed that gen and all i needed was a couple controllers and memory cards.. Now last gen xbox was my primary system for multiplats but i still had a wii and ps3..

[gangsta_red]

How did they not put gaming first? It has all the features, buttons and designs every other console has. It's amazing how people parrot each other or something they read online and just decide to use it as their own.

"I honestly dont know why devs dont make the games even better on PS4 because the power is there"

Maybe because it's not as powerful as you believe or want to believe. Yes, the PS4 has a resolution edge and maybe a slight framerate which honestly can't even be recognized unless Digital Foundry puts them right next to each other and verbally and visually tells you. But besides that what are you expecting the PS4 with all of it's supposed power to do differently than the X1? Are you expecting the games to have more features, more levels, bigger worlds, different design...what exactly should devs be doing with this extra power you think the ps4 has?

"The system isnt selling in other parts of the world for a reason."

But the X1 system is selling, just not as well as the PS4. But it is still selling and selling well enough for MS to continue support for it.

"Never have blind loyalty to a company that tries to milk you.."

The irony.

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Nailed it. These fan boys think that because a competitor isn't doing well in their book, that they should just give up. Divine says they didn't put gaming first. Still plays games, better online, elite controller, delusional I say, he's delusional

[DivineAssault]

Irony? REALLY? Your going to sit there and tell me the xbox wasnt designed for DRM, the always on kinect, always online, and a glorified cable box that plays games??? Why is the GPU weaker then? Why does it use ddr3 ram? smh then they have the balls to go on twitter and say "#dealwithit" ??? Yeah, they arent getting a dime from me.. Phil is doing good but im not buying the console because i have no reason to.. Theres nothing i want on it

[The93Sting]

I've been playing Need for Speed for 5 hours straight, and I must say I'm REALLY happy with it and kinda disappointed with it on some aspects of the game. I'm definitely happy, extremely happy with the way they're taking this series back to its roots, its what I really want, its what the majority of NFS fans wanted after all! Based on my experience, I'm happy with it, just happy with the way it plays. Sure, there's some issues like the A.I and the handling on some of the cars I tried, it's not perfect, but the awesome customization that lets you change every part of the car to your liking that I even spent 2 hours straight in the garage just customizing my BRZ, tons of options to choose from, front bumpers, rear bumpers, fenders, spoilers, rims, body kits, skirts, and on and on and on! Its just outstanding and similar to Underground customization but this one has more than that, more in-depth customizable parts of the car. Also the great progression system and great graphics (possibly the best looking racing game in 2015! Closely in par with DRIVECLUB graphics! but DC still has the edge on this aspect) makes it stand out from the rest of the recent NFSs.

Its a step in the right direction, and they should continue on it and learn from their mistakes on this one and add more to the game, and they really need to remove the always online its kinda unnecessary to be honest, but what I like was that other players can start races with you (impromptu races - similar to the way it is in GTA V online) and also the normal user-triggered races scattered across the map.

I'm liking it so far, sure you start slowly and with a SLOW stock car, but when you level up it all gets exciting as more tuning and upgrades unlock and it can be a game changer.

All it needs is a little fine tuning like stability and extra parts for some cars and more cars (51 cars atm) and it could very well be a great arcade racer we've been waiting for for ages.

Story - 6/10 ~
Gameplay - 9/10 ++
Graphics - 10/10 +++
Customization - 10/10 +++
Engine sounds - 8/10 +
in-game music - 7/10 ~+
multiplayer - 7/10 ~+

my rating for the game (in its current state): 8.1/10

-its a good game, I'm really happy with it, hopefully with future updates it would get even better if they do it right, who knows. You guys remember DRIVECLUB when it launched? mixed reviews and all, but look at it now, an unprecedented racing game on the PS4 with bikes!

I hope GhostGames would improve their game, since they said they'll be releasing DLCs for free in future updates, I can't wait to see what will they add to the game.