Metro 2033 Redux GIF Comparison: Xbox One Has Better Image Quality, PS4 Has Better Contrast

Earlier this week, Deep Silver and 4A Games released Metro Redux which includes the remastered versions of Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light.

[GamersHeaven]

Looks nothing like that Gamingbolt is a joke nice low res gifs.

3 disagrees funny I'm playing the game right now on PS4 guess my eyes are deceiving me.

@Enemy-Exactly I was going to write that but it is pointless every one knows this there's no point mentioning it.lol@912p has the better image quality who ever believes that is a moron should not be gaming.

[Enemy]

How is the Xbox One version going to have better image quality when it's not even 1080p?

1920x1080 = 2073600 pixels (PS4)

1620x912 = 1477440 pixels (Xbone)

GamingBolt fails once again.

Here's what Digital Foundry said.

"Overall, it looks like 4A Games has done good work here in balancing image quality presets with resolution in order to lock frame-rate on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Metro Redux. The result is a release that looks impressive on both consoles, with the PS4 occupying the higher ground owing to its native 1080p resolution."

There's also this, in which 4A Games confirms they struggled with the Xbone version. http://n4g.com/news/1574210...

[Dudebro90]

Image quality is not 100% dependant on resolution. Higher res doesnt automatically equal better image.

Here's a quote from 4a themselves:
Counting pixel output probably isn’t the best way to measure the difference between them though. There are plenty of other (and more important factors) that affect image quality besides resolution. We may push 40% more pixels per frame on PS4, but it’s not 40% better as a result… your own eyes can tell you that.”

[Kayant]

@Dudebro90

You are not wrong with things like AA and downsampling but when both versions have feature parity saying the lower resolution one has better image quality is simply BS.

Edit -

Really not seeing this "better image quality" when the only difference between the two gifs is colour levels.

Edit 3 -

@Dudebro90

True that ;)

[Dudebro90]

Infamous

So when the developer of the game says resolution is only one of many factors of image quality, I'm wrong?

Maybe you should look into how games are made before you call people names and look like a petty adolescent.

Kyrant

I'm not saying this piece isn't bs, but some people on here think resolution = image quality. Which is so wrong it hurts.

But I guess this is a losing battle. People on here are just petty jerks.

[gootimes]

^
When digital Foundry, the industry leader in game analyzing and comparisons says "The result is a release that looks impressive on both consoles, with the PS4 occupying the higher ground" that is a pretty good indication that the PS4 version has better visuals, albeit not a huge difference between the two.

resolution does not = image quality, I have never heard anyone say that. It does however contribute to overall image quality. No need to call people jerks just because they don't agree with you.

[vishmarx]

i think digital foundry did its thing already.
why are we even discussing anything other than that

[u got owned]

GamingBolt: "Xbox One Has Better Image Quality, PS4 Has Better Contrast"

N4G members: "Gamingbolt is a joke"

_____________________________ _____________________

Digital Foundry: "PS4 looks better"

N4g member: "Digital Foundry is legit, they really know what they are talking about...

typical N4G... Nothing to see move along.

[user5669510]

If Sony not supreme there will be hell to pay. Why even care they are comparing gifs. That should be enough to take with a grain of salt

[XB1_PS4]

1080p + No AA = OK
912p + AA = OK

There's a trade off. Both platforms are going to say get it to 1080p because of the resolution fiends that want to be able to down talk the other platform.

If the PS4 ran this game at 912p, it could probably get pretty close if not make it to the PC Ultra settings. I would take that over 1080p.
It's all about preference I guess.

[CryofSilence]

U got owned

Unlike gamingbolt, digital foundry does extensive analysis. It doesn't come to a conclusion on low resolution gifs.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

@vishmarx

Although this article seens to be BS and Digital Foundry had been a fair good source for comparisons so far, they are not the owners of the truth and everyone else is allowed to make their test, as we are to discuss those other tests. That's why we'll see other comparisons here, not just DF.

However, if instead of saying "why are we discussing anything other than DF", you had said "why are we discussing this comparison here", than I would totally agree with you. It's 2014 and these sites are still trying to pass crappy low rez gifs as a comparison. Seriously, I can't even see anything for half of those gifs, it's a blurred pixalated mess for the going up the ladder part on all three versions.

[Prime157]

^Here's the thing. Digital foundry has TOOLS and ACTUAL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE that help them to decipher their findings, while gb and some others use terms like, "I feel," and "[I think] it looks" while having NO EVIDENCE to support the SUBJECTIVE claim other than their OPINION...

[masterfox]

God dammitzz we needzz the powerzzz ot teh clouDzzz.

[geddesmond]

@Dudebro

What you said is true between different games with different image qualities. Hell look at some of those crappy pixelated indies that are 60 fps at 1080p. There's the difference in image quality. But when you run the same game at higher resolution which one is going to look better??

FF14 on PS4 gives you the option to play at 720p or 1080p. The game looks clearer, smoother and a lot better with 1080p.

I could grab any gif right now and edit it to have different contrasts and brightness levels which can sometimes make it look better but most times make it look worse. I have the remastered version on PS4 and it looks way better on my tv than that misleading gif.

[Loktai]

@Dudebro90 RE:Image quality does not = resolution.

Correct that image quality is not simply resolution
but since most people are running HDMI cables that
eliminates analog noise as an issue so if the software
is otherwise running the same effects resolution
increase will increase image quality. If all else
is equal resolution DOES = image quality and that
is what most of the time we're looking at. There
arent any solid examples I've seen of a PS4 game
sacrificing things to run at a higher resolution...
so in that case it is exactly an increase in image
quality and nothing less.

Its wishful thinking to imagine that it doesnt matter what resolution a game is rendered at- it isnt what makes the game good but this isnt a new concept, ask
any PC gamer if its better to run the game at a higher resolution or not. The PS4 can, its like having a slightly better video card running the same game, There is no argument for the lower end video card there is only the statement "its good enough for me"... but dont play it off like the lower end video card is going to have some kind of benefit. That is exactly what we're looking at, the XBOX and PS4 have AMD/ATI graphics processors in them and the PS4s is more powerful, thats what makes these articles insane

Most likely the gif was taken off of a video recording or snapshots on the PS4 which compresses them as they are meant to be uploaded to facebook etc. That is the only possible way "image quality" could come into play here.

[u got owned]

@CryofSilence

"Unlike gamingbolt, digital foundry does extensive analysis. It doesn't come to a conclusion on low resolution gifs."

right...

It doesn't matter who does it ,Gamingbolt or Digital Foundry, the reality is, if you say something bad about Sony you have no credibility by N4G members standard.

I wonder what would had happen if the article was saying the other way around... I'm guessing no one would be saying Gamingbolt is a joke.

[fr0sty]

Typical GamingDolt trollbait.

[ShinMaster]

DigitalFoundry said PS4 version ran better.

Gamingbolt is trying do deceive the Xbox fanboys with low res gifs.
Nice try.

[DoubleM70]

I see you all haven't learned nothing yet. RYSE at 900P looked better than anything 1st generation. Quit measure these games by 1080P. It's obvious other are coming into play.

[juggulator]

Everyone knows PS4 has better hardware (GPU, RAM, etc) but 4A is familiar with the Xbox One architecture because they did Metro 2033 and last light on 360 and the Xbox One and 360 have similar architecture. So IF there's any truth to the article I would think that's a good reason why.

[GameNameFame]

I can't believe xbox fanboys are delusional enough to buy this. Lolol

Digital Foundry is the most reputable source for gaming. They made many comparison x360 and said x360 was more superior version of a game.

Now it's gamebolt is more credible? Are fanboys this desperate?

Is it because so called new x1 update only increased res from 900 to 912p. Lol did fanboys get this desperate?

[Azmatik]

sure maybe resolution isn't everything but your all talking as if they had to sacrifice other GFX to get 1080p which is so false buuuuut seriously folks have none of you saw 4K anything? I mean the resolution alone just blows 1080p out of the water by a lot! so saying resolution doesn't have that big of a impact is false too because my god 4K is just ridiculously clear.

[Cyanide85]

I played the game on both Xbone and PS4 and the PS4 version to me looks slightly better.

Why can't people just drop the whole I MUST HAVE 1080p RESOLUTION OR I WILL NOT PLAY THE GAME!! Argument to rest?? I mean it's starting to affect the actual gameplay of certain games when devs are being forced to produce 1080p games.

Don't get me wrong I love my PS4 and it's the only thing I game on and I also love 1080p resolution but I don't want that resolution to come at the cost of more significant things such as keeping a stable fps.

But that's just my opinion

[Gunstar75]

Is it not the quality of the pixels as opposed to how many of them there are? Like my phone camera vs my DSLR. My phone has more pixels, but..... You can see where I'm going....

[Infamazdre]

I'm pretty sure Xbox one version is also 1080p

[XB1_PS4]

No, they're not idiots. It's easy to think you're right when you're looking at numbers. If you have 912p and you put good AA on it, it's going to look better than 1080p with a lot less AA. I'm not saying that in this case that's correct, but either way you're general statement is wrong.

IQ =/= Resolution

[Ju]

The thing is, it isn't 'no AA' on 1080p. There is no sacrifice to run a X1 game - with the exact same features - at 1080p on the PS4. Simply put.

[Kreshi]

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

that´s a much better comparison video. the only difference i noticed is that the x1 version has lens lare while the ps4 version doesnt.

[memots]

A couple weeks ago i could have swore graphic/resolution didnt matter.

Now two days in a row we get article about a lens light a what this supposed image quality and out of a sudden they make top of the page and it matters again?

[n4rc]

Ya.. Ryse looking far better then a lot of these 1080p games must be a myth or something.. Lol

Resolution is almost meaningless when it comes to the visual quality on screen. Its just a direct number people can compare so it becomes the end all be all to the masses

Clock speeds on CPUs, mp count on cameras.. Even horsepower on cars.. Its all the same argument.. Bigger is always better even when we have insane amounts of proof to the contrary

[AKS]

I agree resolution is one of many factors, but it's generally an important factor. Back in 2007 and for the next few years, resolution killed my frames in Crysis, but some other areas of detail and whatnot weren't as much of a problem. I had to experiment to see what worked best overall. With The Witcher 2, ubersampling was the big frame killer, but with that turned off, it ran fine for me with everything else cranked.

With console games, the developers are going to similarly take the mix of settings that make it look and run best, although I'm sure with a much higher level of expertise than I had fumbling with the settings on Crysis. LOL.

[tgunzz]

If anyone really wants to know, run your own test to see (if it matters that much). At the same time anyone on this site with any true skill set in image quality knows that it's alot more than just 1080p that goes into total image quality (and for that matter if you think there is a real visible difference between 900p/1080p, you are sadly mistaken). Why would it offend anyone if in fact the xb1 version pulled together a little better? How does the game play?

[Loktai]

The truth is they're identical apart from resolution, and all else being equal resolution = increased sharpness.

[n4rc]

Both right..

If everything else is indeed equal, then ya.. You'll likely notice its a little sharper..

[nucky64]

it's Rashid sayed submission - big surprise on the content of the article.

[Tsar4ever01]

Gamingbolt is off their freaking rockers, xb1 does NOT have better image quality. PS4 contrast ratio is better on the GIF but it's clearly been tampered with by Gamingbolt.

Why do these vids from DigitalFoundry on YT paints a very different scenario.

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

[esemce]

Yes the PS4 version has slightly more detail in the textures, unless you have a PS4 and Xbone and no decent PC this is a non issue.

And gaming bolt must be run my clowns.

[Azzanation]

You clearly have no idea what your talking about. For starters a game running in a lower resolution means the devs can push more effects, details, Polys etc. 1080p only improves the sharpness on screen, it doesn't improve anything else. Same goes for 60 frames and 30 frames. Only difference is smoothness and at 30 frames the company can push almost twice as much on screen.

How come Ryse which only runs at 900p looks better then 1080p games. Ryse has won visual awards to prove it.

[wcas]

Gaming Bolt has officially earned it's spot as one of the BS sites in my book. All credibility lost. Anything coming from them, I will not believe until more trusted sites can verify. I mean, WOW, out right blatant misinformation. Oh well, for me it's good bye Gaming Bolt. I prefer accurate unbiased information. Game on mofo's.

[tee_bag242]

Lol..I'm all for comparisons but making a 320p gif and comparing them is about as derp as it gets.

[ramiuk1]

me too,my version looks nothing like that
on my 106" projector or my led tv

[xHeavYx]

"Let's compare HD games with GIF images"

[Enemy]

GamingBolt is the laughingstock of N4G and they don't even know it. Their submissions get more and more pathetic by the day. It's like a child just learned how to make gifs and decided he wanted to try and be like Digital Foundry, minus the actual analysis.

[Prime157]

Gaming bolt reminds me of Fox news; no longer worth my time.

[zeuanimals]

The site looks incredibly generic anyway. Pretty sure the person that runs the site is just some dude like the rest of us, except he wanted to be "in" the gaming industry, so he created the site, but nobody really takes it seriously. It might as well be a blog.

[Tsar4ever01]

At Prime157, YOU USED TO ACTUALLY WATCH FOX NEWS!!?? BWAAA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!

http://www.thenation.com/bl...

http://www.huffingtonpost.c...

http://www.poynter.org/late...

http://www.politifact.com/t...

[y7jzdgy]

Well imagine that being the joke of a joke community! Now that's funny. All jokes aside, do you really think that any gamer in their right mind takes N4G seriously? lol!

[AndrewLB]

TSAR- So it seems you're one of those "open minded" liberals who can't handle differing opinions. What's even more hilarious is how you post 4 far-left websites as if they're somehow objective sources that can be validly used in an argument to prove your theory. CNN, MSNBC, and NBC are all owned and operated by far left zealots and their reporting reflects it.

Rated most trusted news organization again! http://newsbusters.org/blog...

The reason the freedom of the press was included in the Constitution was because they were intended to do what the individual lacked the ability to do. Keep tabs on Government and expose corruption. The past 6 years have proven the mainstream left wing news media has become another arm of the Obama Administration. They have completely ignored huge scandals that had they occured during the Bush years, they would have crucified him. They include:

Fast & Furious- Illegal gun running scheme where the ATF/DOJ forced gun shops to sell illegal assault-rifles to straw-buyers for the Mexican Drug Cartels with the purpose of using the resulting deaths as justification for taking away the 2nd amendment (or chipping away further at it). Obama claims executive priviledge to attempt stopping the investigation.

IRS Targeting- Following the orders of the white house chief of staff, the IRS concocted an illegal scheme to stop the tea party movement from functioning by tying up their tax status for 3-4 years, preventing them from operating in the months running up to the 2012 election. This effectively violated their 1st amendment rights AND the intentional leaking of confidental tax returns of republican donors is a felony. Head of the IRS Plead the 5th, illegally destroyed emails, and improperly gave tax returns to the FEC. One of richard nixons articles of impeachment was "attempting" to get the IRS to do this, obama succeeded... a far worse offense.

-Benghazi
-AP Spying
-NSA Spying
-Wiretapping congress
-Trading 5 top taliban for 1 AWOL traitor
-Releasing the leader of ISIS, who's now killed tens of thousands.
-Illegally changing Obamacare
-Not faithfully enforcing the laws of our nation.
-Using executive orders to illegally bypass congress.
-Selling off the Nations gold reserves to manipulate the gold markets keep inflation low, and the federal reserve printing $80 billion per month, resulting in a the stock market as we see it today. Too bad the gold has run out and the FED will eventually have to stop printing money, which will result in the total collapse of the economy. More than likely it will not be recoverable from.

[DanielGearSolid]

Xbox one is brighter, but better image quality? that's extreme BS

In the Ps3 Vs X360 days, xbox fans would've said "Ps3 washed out" if it was that bright

[gootimes]

"In the Ps3 Vs X360 days, xbox fans would've said "Ps3 washed out" if it was that bright"

So true!!

[Kribwalker]

Funny thing is most of those idiots are now the owners of PS4s and doing the same thing the other way this time. They will hop on and off the bandwagon like a bunch of idiots. I for one don't really care. I'm gonna do the same thing I did last gen, use my Xbox for 90% of the games, then buy a PS4 when they get exclusives I like. Like last time, Ratchet and Clank, Heavenly Sword and uncharted were the driving force for me to grab a PS3. I just like the xbox controller and setup much better, so most gaming will happen there

[Alsybub]

The Xbox version does look washed out but this is a gamma issue relating to settings more than anything else. It's the same reason that the PS4 version seems much darker.It's somewhat unprofessional to capture source without ensuring that your reference levels are correct for each device you record from and then to use that as a reason why the versions differ. If they set their gamma, brightness and contrast relative then I would imagine they would look the same.

But hey then it would be harder to write a BS article.

[JP1369]

Why are we approving awful articles from these click-bait sites? Especially confusing when Digital Foundry (the people that actually analyze footage armed with technical knowledge) have already shown the PS4 version to be better in every regard.

[DigitalRaptor]

I know. It's absolutely stonking ridiculous.

But even then, the PS4 gif ( http://giant.gfycat.com/Dop... )
looks closer to the PC gif ( http://giant.gfycat.com/Uni... )
than the Xbone gif does ( http://giant.gfycat.com/Fra... ).

Xbone version is brighter than the PC version, so it looks better? Haha. Cause from these gifs alone, brightness is the only visible difference between the PS4 and Xbone. Eurogamer's Digital Foundry has results that conflict with this obvious doctoring.

[Alsybub]

All I can see is that their gamma, brightness and contrast are off on all three platforms.

PS4 is set too dark
PC is set too dark
XB1 is set too bright

If all three were set to, at least, brightness, contrast and gamma reference then they would look the same. Different devices do give out different levels of each of these and just because one is at reference it doesn't mean that another is. You have to calibrate your display for each device. Obviously it shouldn't be this way but it really is.

How can they seriously say that is a difference in product? They're either stupid or just trying skew their "findings".

[HeWhoWalks]

With Digital Foundry debunking this before it was even written, I advise all reasonable readers not to give this any credence.

[Kayant]

I honestly don't know why they started this analysis thing because they don't go anywhere near in-depth as DF does, none do they do things accurately as shown here using Gifs that are compressed and low quality to show how get and show image quality. Then there is the framerate analysis which they don't have the equipment for to match DF.

Also the constant x version has better contrast sounds more and more like they don't set up their testing station properly and or it's just something to mention to show there is a difference because the different contrast levels have been in every single one of these comparisons.

DF is unmatched for a reason.

[spence52490]

Oh my god please let this die already. Next it's gonna be articles about how the Xbox One's packaging is better because the box it came in was made from recycled cardboard or something stupid like that. Just play the damn games.

[ShowGun901]

ps4 is better because it wraps the cables in higher quality plastic baggies than M$, they cheap out on everything! plus everybody know a blue box is better...

LOL!

[Alsybub]

I couldn't open my XB1 box because it needed an update and my internet was down at the time. My PS4 box doesn't have DRM and the boxart is much higher resolution. No jaggies or anything.

[Ryan741]

Its good to see developers getting to grips with X1 hardware, a year or so from now games on both consoles will look amazing.

[Artista]

How many of you are actually interested in playing Redux?

[ajax17]

I am. I didn't play either last gen.

[Artista]

me too. .

Most here are just arguing. . I doubt they even care about the game.

[Kayant]

Looks like your're in the wrong place. Topic is about technical aspects of the game not how much fun it is or whether u own or want to play the game.

[Illusive_Man]

In my experience the X1 is better at color reproduction. Also, even if the PS4 has more than 40% more pixels that does not equate visually into the image being 40% better. The differences are so marginal that they essentially don't matter. The fact we need DF analyses to discover differences is very telling.

[HeWhoWalks]

What's telling is the amount of people, yourself included, that had a very different tone when this was Xbox 360 vs PS3. With even smaller differences, most of the time, many behaved liked the 360 version(s) were leaps and bounds ahead. Now, all of a sudden, the differences "don't matter".

Besides, and this is something many people need to learn - a system with 40% more power doesn't necessarily have to show it in every release. A GTX 690 is far and away better than a GTX 680 (multi-GPU vs single GPU, of course), but if you play a game on either, that doesn't take advantage of the extra power, the output will be the same, negating the advantages.

In 95% of multiplatform games, that will be the case, despite a PS4 win. Go have a look at individual specs, though.

[JP1369]

"The fact we need DF analyses to discover differences is very telling."

What a fallacious argument. They've done an analysis on every game that they think people will be interested in. For instance, MGS: Ground Zeroes, which runs at twice the resolution on PS4 than it does on X1. They did one for Bayonetta, which looked and ran much better on the 360 than it did on PS3. They do these because that's their business. I click on them to get objective information rather than unproven anecdotes from people that sound like they don't have a clue what it is they're talking about. If you can't see the difference in resolution, then you're either in need of glasses or a better television. The first sentence in your appeal to nonsense seems to indicate that it's the latter of the two.

[ShowGun901]

https://www.rtings.com/info...

the image is 40% "better" but it IS 40% "larger"...

[ziggurcat]

@illusive:

"In my experience the X1 is better at color reproduction."

except it doesn't. both systems have equal colour reproduction. it's all in the video output settings, and your TV's calibration. my TV has been colour calibrated with a colorometer, and i have both systems set with the same video output settings, so there's no difference in the colour at all between my xbone and PS4.

[marcofdeath]

Not the PS4 blow out like at launch. XB1, like a bottle of wine, gets better over time!

[DigitalRaptor]

@ marcoofdeath

Not when the grapes came from a bad batch, just sayin'.

[Paprika]

Did i just read, Xbox one has better......

Enter fan boy war take 9987865....

...ACTION!

Behave kids!

[AngelicIceDiamond]

These low res Gif aren't doing anything for me honestly.

Wow, so it turns out making comparisons between the two console versions isn't as big as it was last gen.

I could swore comparing games would be even bigger this gen then last gen.

People made a big deal last gen when 360 was looking better but it seems people don't wanna bat an eye now this gen.

As soon as say a COD, Elder Scrolls, GTA/Red dead or any AAA was released comparison vids vere immediately made and made such a big deal about it.

ok now.

This is the part where I make a very unpopular statement but it has to be said if I hurt feelings then I apologize in advance.

The reason why all that was going on last gen and the reason it got started is because Sony's outrageous claims of the PS3's power.

30x stronger than Wii and PS2 10x stronger than 360. So naturally once the two systems finally released journalist's challenged those claims.

PS3 was a strong system but its hard to develop and complicated set up held it back multiplatform wise. That's why we had so many comparison vids Sony kinds put themselves in that position.

Fast forward today MS never made any power claims (besides cloud power aside) They new, Journalists new, the system spec sheets showed, we knew MS console outputs a little less than PS4.

So the comparisons are much lighter than last gen.

[russo121]

Yeah, never made any power claims... only that as example....
"...Microsoft's argument seems pretty straightforward then. In theory, Xbox One's circa 200GB/s of "real-life" bandwidth trumps PS4's 176GB/s peak throughput..."

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Russo Your right I forgot about that actually.

They did make power claims and even tried justifying it last summer (Albert Panello).

http://n4g.com/news/1380466...

"You don't need to know the res"

After saying.

http://n4g.com/news/1348120...

Implying it'll hit the parameters.

Last September was a VERY hard month MS. Albert was under attack constantly only because he was making some questionable claim. He even quit quit explaining the X1's set up all together because of high levels of scrutiny.

http://n4g.com/news/1355255...

But at the end of the day when Ghost and BF4 released turns out MS was more out of touch than we thought after all.

Initially at least.

[gootimes]

So you are defending last gens ridiculous amount of comparisons and Xbox fanboy obnoxious diatribes and gloating over multiplats because of Sony talking up their SPU's "potential" power? Obviously Sony could have worded what they said differently and maybe they should have.

Microsoft has made MANY ridiculous power claims, the difference is, Sony talked up actual hardware last gen, Micro talks up software to increase power this gen, which is more annoying?

Last gen there was parity in SOME multiplats, but the 360 had the most in it's favor. The opposite is true this gen, with parity in SOME games but PS4 having the advantage... But it doesn't matter anymore and Micro can say whatever they want and get away with it, hmmm some say this site has a Sony bias, I think it's the other way around.

http://wccftech.com/microso...
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boa...
http://www.cinemablend.com/...
http://www.develop-online.n...
http://www.theverge.com/gam...

Oh and by the way Microsoft claimed 360 was more powerful than ps3, but they worded it more tactfully to come across as the good guys in the media, which paid off for them.

http://www.edge-online.com/...

[Spotie]

Yeah... No.

[typittt69]

I played Thief on PS4 and the demo on xbox one and despite the resolution being different i couldn't tell. I have a 55" tv. Resolution certainly helps with clarity but it's far from the only visual option to make the image better.

[brainfart]

@AngelicIceDiamond

Damn, couldn't of said it better.Time for popcorn cause the show is about to begin!!

[cyclindk]

Confirmed, PS4 version has $hitty 1080p resolution while X1 version boasts 10x better image quality.

...

[PingasoFromHell]

This guy is right, I was in shock of the graphics when I first played it on the Xbox one..it feels like your looking through a super clear window....amazing quality...I'm soo glad i got rid of the ps4 and got me the Xbox one!!

[HeWhoWalks]

Even though on Xbox One, you're playing at 912p vs PS4's superior 1920x1080p image? Not to self: take nothing this person says seriously after today.

[Loktai]

Sure bro.

[ShowGun901]

you forgot your /s...

...you have to be joking LOL!

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

both look terrible vs their pc counterpart.

[oSHINSAo]

i Don't know you guys ,but i've seen a lot of ps4 games with filters... you know, Blur effects, dark effects, that helps the cpu not to process all the detail...

[sirmoneyshot]

the wiiu version is by far the best looking of the 3. even phil spence said it "wiiu is the shiz and i wish the xbox one would look half as good as the wiiu"

:)

[feraldrgn]

Both don't look as good as the PC version, but PS4 is closer to the PC version.
Xbone version looks washed out.
*based on the gifs.

[HanzoHattori]

In reference to the article, even if you polish and spit shine a turd, it's still a turd.

[Silly gameAr]

Gamingbolt is one of the worst blogs on here. These guys constantly write clickbait and bang on about specs and resolution and pretty much try to make something out of nothing.

[Father__Merrin]

LIARS LIARS LIARS!!!

Ive bought the PS4 version today it looks terrific, that gif is absolutely rubbish and clearly looks blurred out & doctored.

GAMINGBOLT...
Get A Bolt Of Bullshit now...

[TheCaptainKuchiki]

That Gamingbolt site needs to go !!

[retro_]

Playing this on PS4 and it looks and plays great and the lighting is amazing. Smooth as butter too

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Where is ADAM SESSLER, when you need him. lol

[1nsomniac]

HAHA is this a satire piece!??

For one, I got the PS4 version today & after previously considering cancelling my pre-order as I have it already for PC & it didn't look all that of an upgrade from what I've seen I was very surprised after playing it for the last 5 hours how good it actually does look compared to PC on Ultra which I did previously.

Plus, the Xbone is at a confirmed lower res how can it have higher image quality!??

PS4 has better contrast? the brightness levels have clearly been set completely differently on each console.

What is it with these absolutely ridiculous GamingBolt articles lately. I never paid attention to the grief it has been getting from people but it's obvious to me now why it has such a bad rep.

I can confirm from having both the PC & PS4 version that neither look anything like these gifs.

[dmonee]

Ughhhh. Who effing cares at this point. As far as I'm concerned, both consoles have under performed at this point.At least the new Madden is a step in the right direction though. Game looks great.... On both platforms. A year or two from now, we will all be laughing at articles like this. The next argument will be, which console can handle 4k in 30fps.

[CocoWolfie]

i ordered by copy on monday and amazon said theyre out of stock and that they cant send it till sep 3rd ;-; i guess its good its selling though :) im excited, but still ;-;

[MattE]

These Playstation kids need to realise that 1080p doesnt equal better quality image overall.. thief was a good example of that..

Lower res will leave more room for other things.. like better texture quality and less pop-in

1080p will make an image cleaner but you will have to sacrafice something to hit it on most games that will be arriving now. PS4 isnt the powerhouse u all have been duped into buying into

[CernaML]

You can keep telling yourself that.

Digital Foundry already came to the conclusion that image quality is superior on Ps4 thanks to the image boost.

Thief is a poor example. The only difference between the two was the lack of anisotropic filtering on PS4 which seems to be more of a bug since it happens on ALL UE3 titles on the PS4 so far.

[stonecold3]

the shame games not released here in australia paid the game off already but can get it on psn and live but the retailers dont have it all while the rest of the world is at retail i think they are denying aussie gamers to play the game supposed to be here on sept 4th now push back sept 5th and nothing heard about it yet as i like my games on disk .

[S2Killinit]

didn't the developers themselves say that the PS4 version was superior?

[Angerfist]

Of course all I see are insecure PS Fanboys.
I enjoy the Game while you cry and just talk Games.
No matter the system, you are missing out on a great Collection if you not get it, and it is even budget priced.

[OldDude]

Get real folks, I love my X1 but any Xbox owner that thinks the X1 is going to have better graphics (assuming of course the developer does their job right on each platform) is fooling themselves. The PS4 has more raw power and is easier to program for. Enjoy the X1 for what it is, a well supported fun box and stop worrying about trying to keep up with the PS4 on graphics, it cant. If graphics worry you that much get a high end PC.

[thexmanone]

As Spock from star trek would say "fascinating". The Xbox Wins Again. Its getting better and better with all the updates and PS4 Fan know it and they are sad.

[ziggurcat]

"The Xbox Wins Again"

not even close. PS4 being closer to PC wins, so sorry.

[thexmanone]

Maybe closer to my laptop, But nowhere near a desktop. so sorry

[Tempest317]

@thexmanone
Can you price me out this magical laptop that is pushing out ps4 quality graphics and framerates? Because the only way youre getting close is by spending a lot more

[T2X]

AHAHAHA! Wins again? And wins what? Wata trollface! AHAHAHA!

[PCBOX]

The media opening their eyes. Good to see this. Oh you are talking about DF They are nothing but bribed dogs. I have both consoles every game looking better sivnificantly in XO.

[ziggurcat]

if you're going to do a comparison, at least have the same output settings across the board. it's clear that the PS4/PC version look close to the same (at least in terms of lighting), and the xbone version is considerably "brighter" - likely due to the fact that it looks like they've set the console to limited RGB mode (while PC/PS4 is full RGB).

so... poor comparison is poor.

[xx4xx]

Who gives a shit anymore if the game is any good?

Not me. As long as it looks better on my console than it does on yours.

Said it once. ... and I'll say it again.... This site has the biggest bunch of babies on here.

[Haki1112]

Positive Xbox one article and the SDF comes flowing in like a tsunami. Any game site is a good site till they post positive news about the xbox one.

[Petebloodyonion]

Again

1) What's the fuss about the difference of power in console?
Is it the 1st time a console is more powerful compare to it's rival?

2) Do you buy both versions of the game so you can compare them side by side or do you record your gaming session at your friends so you can compare it to your own version?

3) Heck is there a big contest where every time you spot a difference you win a chance for a huge sums of money?

The fact a lots of you sounds like my girlfriend when she ask my opinion about 2 identical green and I tell her that both are green and will fit nicely in living room.

[McToasty207]

If people are still using this 1080p thing to determine graphics let alone quality of game then you people are morons. 1080p determines picture quality not graphics (how do you struggle to understand that). Take the Wii U it has most games at 1080p now you tell me the Wii U if the graphics are comparable to PS4 (coming from a PS4 and Wii U owner). Plus as a rule the PS4 games I've enjoyed most other than last of us are Transistor and Swapper, not Killzone Shadowfall (most generic shooter since MW3). If you people keep this graphic argument up your going to kill the whole game industry.

[masterfox]

fellow gamers need your advise, I only got 25 bucks to spend in PSN what should I get first, Redux Metro 2033, Redux Metro Last Light, or Infamous First Light, No Metro game I played yet, and like a lot Infamous SS, so need your recommendation.

[Metfanant]

Funny the guys at DF didn't notice this...oh wait, because Gaming Bolt is a joke site...

They should leave the graphical comparisons to people that actually understand what they are talking about

[urwifeminder]

In some games direct x will have an advantage just by having a broader toolset depends on what tools where used to develop the game. After watching these comparisons maybe a brightness adjustment was needed simple.

[Trekster_Gamer]

Oh the pees4 is so much more powerful????
Systems have been out close to a year and the XB1 still has better games, more games, more features, and better and more frequent updates!
You sony girls keep hoping a game comes along that shows all the supposed power of the pees4 while Xbox keeps releasing more and more awesome titles!

Tis a great time to be an Xbox One owner!

[CernaML]

Name ONE exclusive that released for the X1 since Titanfall.

Oh wait, you can't because:
1. One bubble
2. There hasnt been any

[Qwagy UK]

He's using a 16inch LCD TV.

[DOOMZ]

One word, RYSE!!! ;)

[Dynasty2021]

And they say PC players only care about graphics and resolutions...

I love how this site has become the source of content to prove console owner hypocrisy.

[beereal360]

It looks better on the xbone

[n1kki6]

the quality of a person's television goes a long way as well I have a high end LG that looks a hell of a lot better while gaming tha my low end and RCA

[cruzngta]

It looks alot darker on XB1 as do alot of multiplats. I have both systems and have noticed PS4 on average has a brighter pic - maybe its the way the machines render contrast,etc. Its funny becuz Madden has better lighting on XB1 and now other articles are comng out like this and saying the XB1 version looks better. To me the PS4 puts this game out at 1080p native so that will always be sharper image but the XB1 scales 1080p very well and this games native rez of 912p helps to keep it acceptably close. I will take native 1080p all day long end of story. Cant wait till dx12 is out and we can see some real concrete evidence of just what it will bring to the table for XB1. In the meantime it is nice to see MS updating the systems and sdks to make games compete with PS4 on a graphical level alot better.

[T2X]

I don't really care, as they both look nice anyway. But, to comapre two little 40sec gifs? Those gifs both look like garbage.

[joeorc]

Man there is a ton of science in this part of the industry I wonder if gamingbolt is upto date on Microsofts new advancements in the science of:

http://www.muhlenberg.edu/s...

[NeoGamer232]

Metro reddux is pretty much a straight port from last gen consoles and a piece of crap.

Deep silver joined the game recycling band wagon that has dominated game releases this generation.

I can't believe that gamers have fallen for this crap. This is the last generation I buy a console in year one or two. I didn't pay $400-500 on each console to replay the same games over again. I bought them for new games and new experiences.

[modesign]

the game looks like killzone 3 at best. nothing spectacular here.

[OllieBoy]

Nice try, gamingbolt.

[pop-voxuli]

Hey, I doubt it!

[Varzoth]

Hey! I don't care!

[hkgamer]

why do other sites bother comparing different versions. just let digital foundry do this, they are definitely the pros and arguably less bias.

also like to add that this article was poorly done, didnt explain anything and using animated gifs is a joke,