The Crew runs at native 1080p/30fps on both PS4 & Xbox One

Online racer The Crew will run at native 1080p, 30 frames per second on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, creative director Julian Gerighty has confirmed to VideoGamer.com.

[Naga]

I have to say... for a racing game, I think I'd rather have 60fps than 1080p. I get that it's an open world with beautiful vistas, but when you're moving at speed, every frame counts.

[Abash]

What I want to know is if The Crew has a day/night cycle, or you can set the time for night racing

[Naga]

"Right now the [day/night] cycle is two hours long, with 1h30 of day light and 30 minutes of night. This was set to allow the players to enjoy different atmospheres and moods and keep the experience of the game at its best."

Pulled that from one of their Q&A's. Looks like a yes on your first question and probably a no on the second.

[Source: http://thecrewonline.net/fo... ]

[TomShoe]

Ewwwww gimping.

No thanks, I'll wait for Driveclub or GT7 Prologue.

[press-start]

don't matter the game is rigged with microtransactions its a no buy from me.

but to each their own.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Tom These article's are no fun when the X1 is 1080p now is it?

People can discuss the actual game and not the resolution nonsense.

You can go ahead and buy whatever racer you want sine 30 frames scares you so much and you think its "gimping" your gimping yourself for not seeing for what the game is.

A gigantic racer online that's probably locked in 30 frames with no last gen hold backs, pure next gen goodness.

If your not interested in the game that's cool but you think this is a gimp because of frames then you have HUGE issues that you need to iron out.

[TheGreatAndPowerful]

Yeah, no sale.
"The PC version won't differ too much from the console versions, either, he says, adding that Ivory Tower is "really trying to get parity across all versions, so it's something that's important to us not to branch out and not do individual things for individual platforms."

[ZeroX9876]

@TomShoe

If you really think this is gimping, buy a PC not a console!

I have both PC and PS4. My PS4 is there to complete my collection of games, because many great games are exclusive to the playstation platform. I'm also getting a Wii U when super smash is released :)

[AceBlazer13]

Nfs Rivals was a great racer, looked nice and guess what it was 30fps. So maybe the 30fps thing is exaggerated.

[Dee_91]

Man. im a sim racer guy but I am more pumped for this than pcars assetto corsa and drive club.When R* announced they wouldn't make Midnight Club anymore, it felt like a part of my soul died ( thats an exaggeration), hopefully this will fill that void.

[randomass171]

I agree completely. I don't know if this really applies since the games are so different, but the reason I liked Mario Kart 7 more than Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed is because the former had much smoother motion whereas the latter had the HD graphics but a fairly choppy framerate that was on or below 30fps. You're right, with racing, every single frame counts.

[SilentNegotiator]

"The PC version won't differ too much from the console versions, either, he says, adding that Ivory Tower is "really trying to get parity across all versions, so it's something that's important to us not to branch out and not do individual things for individual platforms."

Unfortunately, they aimed for the Xbone and the PS4/PC versions get to suffer.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

That's not it at all but ok.

EDIT: Considering PC is best of the two.

[dantesparda]

@ angelic

What do you mean thats not it at all? They are telling you that they went for parity. And how else you going to achieve parity then by going for the lowest common denominator? And just because a PC can through brute force get it to run at higher res'es and framerates doesnt mean they werent gimped by the lowest common denominator. I tell you, you fanboys/girls are in some serious denial

[SilentNegotiator]

@Ice

Considering that PS4 and PC are both more powerful than Xbone, what I said was absolutely accurate. They're going for total parity and that means they are developing around Xbone's limitations.

[AnimeFreak013]

While I prefer 1080P at 60fps I have no problum with 1080P at 30fps as some of my favorite games of all time r 1080P at 30fps or hell 720P at 30 as well. NFS R wich not only looks great on next gen consoles is at 30FPS and it runs very smooth without any problems whatsoever. I think people care to much about 30 FPS vs 60 humans eyes can only c at 30fps max everything more is just extra that most people wont notice a differences between 30 and 60fps.

[OutcastMosquito]

I agree. 60fps on a racing game would make it feel so damn smooth around those quick corners! I'd love to see that.

[Back-to-Back]

1080/30fps

If its locked at 30 I am happy.

[jessupj]

"The PC version won't differ too much from the console versions, either, he says, adding that Ivory Tower is "really trying to get parity across all versions, so it's something that's important to us not to branch out and not do individual things for individual platforms."

I thought that dirty disgusting word "parity" died with the start of this generation. Apparently not.

Why do developers purposefully gimp one version to be on the same level as a lessor version? It doesn't make sense at all. I bought a PS4 and I expect developers to take advantage of the hardware.

That's 1 less sale they'll be getting now. I don't support parity.

[jerjef]

What other advantages could they have given the PS4 version? It's already 1080p. What, do you think they would've made the PS4 version 4K otherwise?

[Locknuts]

If it's coming to PC then get that version. There'll be video cards that stomp both PS4 & X1 for <$200 by then easily. And by stomp I mean it'll take what they can run at 30fps and run it at 60 with some better AA and stuff.

[DanielGearSolid]

Thought they said targeting

[gamesTM_dom]

They did - http://www.gamestm.co.uk/in...

[ArbitorChief]

PC version it is then.

[aquamala]

"The PC version won't differ too much from the console versions, either, he says, adding that Ivory Tower is "really trying to get parity across all versions, so it's something that's important to us not to branch out and not do individual things for individual platforms.""

[Lior]

60fps at 1440p is quite a difference

[T2]

@lior - did you even read the post directly above yours? do you have another source that states that the pc version is 1440/60fps? , directly in contrast to what the developer says

[elhebbo16]

yea because 60 fps isn't much of a difference, riiiight /s

@Joecanada you do know they dont have to say the game run's at 1440p, this is PC we are talking about here. you can configure the settings to anything that damn well pleases you.

[ArbitorChief]

30 FPS to 60 FPS and 1080p to 1440p is a huge difference.

[tee_bag242]

@Joecanda

PC can always blow past 30 fps, even if the developers try and artificially restrict it by vsync. Hint - turn off Vsync and reset it at 60fps or 120fps in Nvidia or AMD control panel - DONE
As for the Devs saying it will be 1080p on PC is laughable. Anyone who games on PC knows resolution is never locked.

[Xavy]

So they aimed for parity on this one. Lazy not gona buy!

[Drekken]

Lazy or conforming to one companies request?

[Xavy]

Lazy =D

[Software_Lover]

Wow. You guys are terrible. Would it have made you feel better if the ps4 version was 1080p 30 and the XBone version 900p 30/60?

Its the same game. If you like it you should buy it.

This is the exact reason I think game specs should stop being lauded before release. Too many angry gamers won't even take the time to see if a game is good.

Release a game, let it be judged on its good/bad qualities, then one month after release let digital foundry or whomever do their analysis. I would even go so far as to not label which version is which so people can see how silly we as a community have become.

[DeathOfTheFanBoy]

There was recently(ish) a poll with a a visual test on Neogaf, it asked people to identify between several short vids which were 30fps and which were 60fps, much less than HALF correctly identified which was which and many users said they just guessed but weren't sure... Gamer's seem to have become pre-occupied with figures rather than enjoying actual games... it's ridiculous.

[WeAreLegion]

Totally agree there. I'm tired of this crap.

[Xavy]

No, thats not what I'm saying!!

Will spend my money where developers can be bothered to put some effort into each console version.

Next gen racing games should be 60 fps.

PS4/X1 should at least get 1080p/60 and i'm fine with that. IF Xbox can't handle 60 fps well thats not my problem.

[SilentNegotiator]

They don't want their games gimped for the weakest system (excluding WiiU obv), even on PC ("The PC version won't differ too much from the console versions"). That's not a crime.

Now microtransactions...that's criminal.

[voodoochild346]

@deathofthefanboy that's because console only gamers normally can't tell resolutions and framerates. If play on pc for a significant amount of time it becomes apparent what is 60 fps and what isn't. This talk about how you won't be able to tell The difference between 60 fps and 30 and 1080p and 720p is bullshit.

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

Software_Lover, i applaud you.

[firelogic]

Not necessarily happy, but it does show that if it can run at 1080/30 on XB1, it should run better on the ps4. The fact that they're on par means they went for the lowest common denominator.

It's been established beyond any fanboy bickering that the PS4 contains superior hardware.

[JBSleek]

Why are developers called lazy when they have the task of developing games for multiple platforms?

I'm sure they aren't lazy and I'm pretty sure they put in lots of hours to get this done.

Also if you aren't going to buy a game because of that reason that's pretty silly because you won't be getting many games in the future.

[frankdrebin72]

it would seem a large cloud hangs over some peoples heads regarding fps,.1080p...sad really as i am sure a lot of you favorite games do not have 1080p nor the much sought after 60 fps.
And for those that think the version for their ps4 is downgraded??...thats a disgrace to think that a dev is lazy or gimping it.
the fact of the matter forza is the ONLY 1080p 60fps racer available on current next gen consoles,..ahhh but downgraded visuals,..its a racer that should never happen??...so in that respect who has got the gimped version if you feel its been gimped for a console.
to play a game based on graphical prowess,.fps,..over the fact the game is fun is retarded and small minded and with such train of thought you deny yourself of the essance of being a gamer...playing games for fun.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Xavy Well then don't buy the game simple. If you hate it because the number isn't what you want then that's fine.

You are that new breed of gamer that counts pixels and frames and doesn't even look at the game for what it is.

But let me fill you on a secret you won't be able to tell the difference nor will you care once you actually start playing it.

I know it shocking.

[ThatOneGuyThere]

driveclub makes this game irrelevant.

[frankdrebin72]

driveclub???

[Gamer666]

Forza 5 is running at 1080p - 60 fps...

If they are aiming for parity then that would mean the PS4 can't do it... X1 has already proved it can do racing games at 1080p - 60 fps with photo realism.

Sony hasn't even been able to get their first, first party racing game to ship for PS4 yet!

[Hicken]

That doesn't make any damn sense. With all the cutbacks made in Forza, it's silly to even compare.

And photorealism? Don't make me laugh. Even Project CARS isn't photorealistic, and it curb stomps Forza 5 graphically.

You don't seriously believe what you typed, do you?

[badz149]

Photorealism??

LOL cardboard crowd is so photorealistic, right? /s

[ThatOneGuyThere]

the "cardboard" crowd is literally low-res photos of people. so yeah, photorealism. /s

but seriously, an open world driving game is nothing like forza's closed tracks with low detail

[jessupj]

I think a lot of people fail to grasp the simple concept.

Buy a more powerful console, expect better versions of multiplats. You don't need a masters in philosophy to understand this.

I honestly don't care about numbers, it's always been the principle. All I want, and most of the other pissed off people here, is for the developers to take advantage of each consoles strengths. But for some perplexing reason a lot of people are screaming fanboy for believing that. Maybe someone could explain their logic for me, because I certainly don't understand.

The fact is the PS4 is a lot more powerful than the xbone. So if 2 games are the same I know the PS4 version was held back.

If developers are going to do that I'll just be renting. Simple as that.

[gedden7]

ResoHos rejoice its 1080 p lol

I rather it be 60fps @ 800p or something...

[Software_Lover]

ResoHos......... I'm gonna steal that from you lol

[Priestwithgun]

Wow the difference is really narrow both versions identical

[NYC_Gamer]

"he says, adding that Ivory Tower is "really trying to get parity across all versions, so it's something that’s important to us not to branch out and not do individual things for individual platforms."

I'm against holding back performance on machines just because one out of the 3 may not be able to fully support 1080/60

[nicksetzer1]

Well, the PS4 is holding back the PC version by that logic as well .... not to mention he is referring to "FEATURES" graphics are not features, specifically pointed out directly below where it states that the exception would be ps4's ds4 touchpad being used. His parity statement has nothing to do with graphics. How do I know? Mainly because GUARANTEED PC will not be stuck at 30fps and most likely will have a 4k setting, just like pretty much any game.

At most his parity statement may refer to textures, AI, lighting and scale as we already know parity in FPS and resolution WILL NOT exist on PC, which is what he was directly talking about.

EDIT: You do realize there is a difference between holding back and having a budget right? If there was an unlimited budget PC games would dwarf console games in every way. There is only so much time they can spend, that said, you are missing the point, your assumption that XB1 is "holding the PS4 BACK" is both unfounded and incorrect. The PS4 version would be 60fps if it could handle it, it cannot. Proof of that, again, being the exact statement you quoted. He said there would be parity in "FEATURES" referring to the PC version. We know that both resolution and FPS will be higher for the PC version, so clearly those aren't what he is referring to when he says parity.

[NYC_Gamer]

^^^I don't want any version of the game being held back on any platform.It's time for developers to fully use the strengths of each machine in terms of performance and stop doing things half way..The PC edition should be able to support 1080-1440p along with better textures and lighting without a doubt.It's wrong for publishers/developers to downgrade a game on hardware that's able to offer the raw performance needed to run things on max/ultra.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Didn't stop NFS Rivals getting locked to 30fps on PC -_-.

[ThatOneGuyThere]

"the PC version" which "the PC" are you talking about? grandmas? yours? your sisters? your nephews? "PC" is super general and incredibly vague. Nobody is holding back the resolution of a PC game. What PS4 gamers are upset about is that we know from seeing other games that if the XB1 can pull off a game in 720p @60fps, then the PS4 can pull it off at 1080 and 60. The PS4 has 50% more GPU, and much, much faster VRAM. Its really lame to have to settle for 30fps because the XB1 is a piece of electronic excrement.

[No_Limit]

" then the PS4 can pull it off at 1080 and 60"

What PS4 game is 1080p and 60fps so far? Besides maybe a couple of arcade indies titles, non of the big titles are at that performance state on PS4. Speaking of driving games, Forza 5 did 1080p and 60fps and driveclub at its current sate is still at 30fps. The bottom line is there is no conspiracy just fanboys can't acknowledge the fact that a competing system can have similar performance with better SDK updates and drivers to increase performance like what a lot of developers had been saying.

[badz149]

@No_limit

CoD Ghost? That's an arcade indie titles too?

[JBSleek]

Me personally but I rather developers worry about gameplay and such then about the time needed to make sure all versions are fully taken advantage of because if that was the case many games wouldn't be out at a reasonable time but you do have a point.

[jcnba28]

30fps for a racing game? I'd rather 720p/900p at 60fps.

[T2]

oh well it has microtransactions anyway so f this... it will end up being a full price 60 dollar game with grind-fest boredom built in check out the other quotes from these guys

'you can put the time in (if you want) and not pay but for those who don't have the time, you can pay to unlock items" ... F these guys.

[josephayal]

This is awesome news for XB1 owners, DX12 will improve X1 by a ton maybe %200

[avengers1978]

How can ubisoft know the resolution on this game, but not watchdogs?

[Software_Lover]

They should just drop the resolution to get 60fps. I think devs are becoming victims of the sensational headlines. They have to find a way to get 1080p in there.

This is gonna be one of the roughest console generations yet. I thought 360/ps3 was bad. Lets just go back to Xbox and ps2 and let devs make what they want. The good times.

[Activemessiah]

400p 60fps anyday.

pass.

[OutcastMosquito]

So you'd take sub HD resolution any day? Suuuure....

[Activemessiah]

I have a pc for graphics, i don't need to see it elsewhere other than good frame rate.

[FlameWater]

Enjoy your next gen 30 frames

[Belasco]

So I guess the devs for The Order 1886 are lazy as well? I know, I know, two entirely different games, but still.

[Naga]

There's really no "but still" about it. They are two entirely different games in which frame rate carries a completely different weight. Given that theatrical movies are 24fps, we can recognize that 30fps carries a more cinematic feel than 60fps This is much more acceptable in games like The Order, where it could reasonably be argued that its frame rate is a matter of artistic choice.

The same cannot be said for racing games, where you are meant to simulate the experience of driving at speed. Under those conditions, every single frame matters, and every single racing game developer knows this. This is indisputably the result of limitation on the developer side.

[ThatOneGuyThere]

I would argue artists have artistic choice no matter what the genre. I would agree though that 60fps for a racing game is more fluid, and likely more desirable. Its a bummer that this game is likely only 30fps on PS4 for parity. for shame.

[Hicken]

The laziness is questioned because of parity across all platforms, not the framerate. The Order isn't even relevant to the discussion, but I guess you had to jab at Sony somehow, huh?

People are calling it lazy because that's what aiming for parity really is. Not investing the time to take advantage of stronger hardware. Parity doesn't happen when you build the game for each platform. (Unless you're a tight budgeted indie, but that'd not applicable here.)

I mean, not only are they aiming for parity between the two consoles, but with PC as well. That reeks of catering to the LCD, which is- you fussed it- the XB1.

I know it hurts, but The Order doesn't help your case at all here, because it's not a multiplatform racer. There is no parity to be achieved, thus no accusations of laziness can be leveled.

[XboxFun]

So devs are also lazy when they complain about the esRAM and bottleneck for xbox one. Since it has been proven that the X1 can do 1080p and 60fps. But devs go with the easier route which is the ps4.

so according to your logic all devs that didnt take full advantage the X1 are lazy.

but of course this isnt what you meant because it would mean a huge hole in your logic and arguement as you try to defend your most powerful console in human history.

its ps3 all over again. If people dont feel a game is up to their standards its "lazy devs" or "parity clause".

you sony fanboys have more excuses than a hooker in sunday school.

[Fusion_Ninja]

For Pete's Sake, PLEASE don't dumb-down the PS4 version for the sake of "parity" with the Xbox One version. Because that's exactly what I'm reading between the lines here...

[ThatOneGuyThere]

you dont even have to read between anything. thats literally what they're saying.

[tgunzz]

Terrible..... Just can't let it go.

[snp]

Think so. There's no reason the console with double the fill rate of the other, fifty percent more texture units etc (and this is before deducting for kinect), as well as advantages in memory and significant advantages on the maths front (alogrithmic logic units) 'shouldn't' translate some of these advantages to graphical boosts in the real world.

For Xbox fans to be 'celebrating' parity (in this context) is frankly as obnoxious as any of the ps4 fans goading them that goes on.

Likewise the Pc version, if there aren't playing funny buggers, aught to show a step up from the ps4 version (when running on beefy systems).

[OwnageDC650]

Lack of AA to achieve this goal I bet. Lots of jaggies in the trailer. I hate jaggies on my rides!

[OWWO]

30 fps? yuck

[cruzngta]

Secret Sauce delivered!!! 1080p on XB1!!! Those new sdk's are the shit yo! All kidding aside I am picking this up for my XB1 and am personally glad to see devs getting 1080p and not having excuses due to esram holding them back. I understand its a racing game but at this point I will take as many 1080p games as possible. I think Wolfenstein is 1080p also but I will be getting that on my PS4.

[tgunzz]

Looks to be an interesting game..

[Debaitable]

I bet if they said it ran at a lower resolution with higher fps, each one of you here complaining about the fps will complain about the resolution.

[ajspeed_14]

seems pretty cool for a racer

[Derekvinyard13]

Seems good but I think people are pissed about the transactions

[Abromb]

I'm so sick of developers holding back the ps4 version for parity. If this is 1080p/30 fps on the xbone... It should be running 4k/120fps on ps4.

[No_Limit]

Forza 5 can do 1080p and 60fps while Driveclub in its current state is at 1080p and 30fps. What made you think the game was held back due to the XB1? put a /S for Sarcasm next time. LOL

[player002]

lol 4k 120fps on ps4 just no lmao

[Abromb]

/s

[ded1020]

1080p/30 sounds bad as we've been trained to think its bad. IIRC, TC isn't like a normal racer. A lot more physics and destructibility going on. Less defined tracks and more open-worldy roads to drive through. I mean is this not the one letting you drive anywhere you want in the world? Yeah definitely not bad.

Also awesome X1 and PS4 are together again. Maybe DX12 is all it's cracked up to be?

[Ashunderfire86]

Damn for a racing game it should easily run 60FPS. I call BS man.

[CertifiedGamer]

I disagreed with you by mistake but I agree with you. Racing games should all run at 60 fps, I prefer 60 fps @ 900p than 30 fps @ 1080p. I really hope they fix the frame rate problem asap.

[Ashunderfire86]

That's ok I make those mistakes too, at least your honest about it.

[jhoward585]

They're aiming for parity. Thats all i need to know. Sucks.

[player002]

clearly not parity Sony first party has yet to get a game running @ 60fps yet on Ps4 cmon keep it real.Yet Xb1 first party forza 5 runs @1080p 60fps just saying.So the parity thing umm just no

[jhoward585]

MS's had more 1st party games at launch than sony. make a lot of sense since most devs already knew how to use MS's DX well.

Give Sony some time.

Foza 5 was heavily down-graded to reach 1080p/60fps.

I can't wait for Drive Club to come out.

3rd party Devs are going to make as money as they can from their games. So, it makes much sense to make their game look the same way on all gaming platform except PC.

[snp]

What's any of that got to do with anything, though? Pulling a random game out and saying 'see it's 60fps 1080P!', devoid of context.. it's irrelevant. Have to compare like for like or it's pointless - and there is no version of Forza 5 running on ps4, with identical graphics, to gauge how it would run there..

The hardware on the PS4 is more capable, in some cases considerably more capable (eg. double fillrate).. There's no rational reason to think if both were being utilized fully the Ps4 wouldn't have and show considerable graphics advantages. For it not to be... it's hard to argue it's anything but parity.

Again, likewise with step up from ps4 to pc.

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

I'm still getting this game regardless if it's 1080p/30fps or 1080p/60fps. Long as there are no hiccups in framerate, i'm all good.

[Tzuno]

b b but ps4 has powah whyyyyyyy......???/?:(((

[SPARTAN3]

@TomShoe would rather have a 40$ demo than a full game?

[kingduqc]

30 fps

lul consoles

[wcas]

Any game that has a goal of parity is immediately a no go for me. Why? All parity means is that a dev designed a game around the weakest platform, which in essence gimps the game for the superior platforms. Any one with PC or PS4 is being cheated and receiving an inferior product all for the sake of parity. No thanks, Ubisoft I want my games on par with what my system can do. Gimping it like this....well you can keep it. No hard feelings though, have a good day.

[player002]

it is the xbox crowd wo got gimped why is ubisoft not using azure servers it's free yet they go p2p parity for the ps4 thats why .imagine if they used azure on XB1 with both looking the same guess what version would sell more?Seriously P2P servers is so last gen why not use the free superior Azure?

[hello12]

True. Microsoft has servers to run this game better, but because Sony doesn't offer any. We suffer. Not buying a racing game that uses player hosting just no.

Forza runs at 1080p and 60 frames, using Azure. XB1 can do better than this.