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Resolution, FPS and Graphics Today

There’s been a lot of debate lately about graphics and resolution, particularly as things like Assassin’s Creed: Unity, and the Evil Within come out with locked in 30 FPS with statements such as “It’s more cinematic” or the resolution only getting 900px due to console limitations.

For more or less the first time in memory, game creators are calling for people to stop worrying about the graphics as much. For years, publishers and developers have been selling games based on constantly increasing the resolution, graphical fidelity and other graphic parts… and now it seems they have hit a bit of a wall and are trying to come up with various reasons to say stop worrying about it.

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1stPersonHuman3464d ago

Graphics matter. They can get a player more immersed, and as gamers it is only logical we demand the best that technology can bring us. However, consoles are not the best route to achieve some desires. To get 1080p everytime (and usually more), and get 60fps, a gaming PC is obviously the way to go. I feel as though the resolution debate came from fanboys trying to get their console of choice somewhat more justification for their own personal purchase. I myself am not a massive PC gamer, but I know how pathetic it is to argue 900p vs 1080p when 1440p+ is easily achievable on hardware that is....just better. I mean think about it, consoles are suppose to be cheap and popular to the masses. Under $500, all the time (for the most part). Anymore doesn't sell well, so compromises have to be made.

user56695103464d ago

The funny thing is that Sony and ms could have just released a console with a jump in hardware on the scale of the the Wii to wiiU and gamers wouldn't have no choice but to except it. I'm pretty sure this site would be completely the same. Arguing over little difference and saying better technology out there doesn't matter or is irrelevant.

jhoward5853464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

The last of Us was 720p on the ps3 and still it was one of the best game ever created.

This proves that a game can still be a gem if the res is a bit lower.

Darkwatchman3464d ago

Yes, but it'll be just that much better if it's the exact same game only with better visuals.

jhoward5853464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

I'm pretty sure most devs want to go all out on a game. 1080p, tons of effects, high res textures, dynamic lighting, unique game play, etc.

But when they have a limited budget to work with they can't go all out like we all want them too.

I know I know the ps4 is more than capable to run game at 1080p. But 900p isn't really that bad to be honest.

In the case of unity, I think UBI had to make a hard decision...either they give the ps4's unity 1080p and lose money on the x1 version of unity. or make them both 900p and make money from both platform.

Personally, I think UBI wanted to make as much profit as much as they can and I don't blame them.

As a true gamer I don't want to see another devs go bankrupted like THQ.

ATi_Elite3464d ago

Dude only consolers specifically Sony fan boys think TLOU is the greatest game ever.

Compare to Half Life 2 TLOU sucked. Sure awesome story but game play omg 2 on screen enemies at a time game play felt like QT events and the Ai was the worse ever as NPC would get stuck in walls or just not even acknowledge me even being there.

True TLOU great story but mediocre game play especially with only two on screen enemies at a time.

Half life would have multiple head crabs a consortium of combine solders who would flank you plus flying debris as the environment was active.

TLOU sure great story but even Halo Reach was better with its particle effects and the improved ai in a large sandbox

I think TLOU has a great story but game play wise very dull and no way in heck game play wise is it better than HL2 Halo Reach or Zelda Ocarina of Time.

TLOU story fantastic TLOU game play overrated and I'm sorry but story and game play are two different things.

I rather play God of War for its variable game play than the TLOU and it weak NPC ai and two on screen enemies. Oh but terrific story though.

GhostTurtle3464d ago

Did you just Compare TLOU to HL2, Halo Reach and OoT. Every single one of those are totally different games dude.

NewShadow1013464d ago

@ATi_Elite

Uh... Did you even play TLOU?

Volkama3464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

Uh oh you appear to be stuck in a loop repeating slight variations of "TLOU had a good story but I felt that the gameplay was lacking".

kevnb3464d ago

but the ps4 version is much better

VJGenova3464d ago

TLOU remastered sold 1.5M copies at launch. Yeah, graphics don't matter ...

jhoward5853464d ago

I agreed you by mistake. Anyhow, graphics does matters in a game if you're judging it from a gamers perspective.

From a dev perceptive, everything matters. But like I said before, the devs have to make a decisions based on budget.

They can either spend most of their budget on producing jaw dropping graphics with ok game play or make a game with superb game play with ok graphics.

VJGenova3464d ago

Fair point. Trust me, I grew up with colecovision, atari, aquarius, ti 500 etc. I love games with great gameplay. I love games with great gameplay and great graphics more though. Super Mario All Stars is a good early example of this. Love those updated graphics!

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windblowsagain3464d ago

You won't see massive differences on 900p vs 1080p on a screenshot.

But if you play the game on a 1080p tv, you will. I can tell straight off if a game isn't hd.

As for PC, I have one and play many games on it.

But many games that consoles get do not come to PC.

My PC/PS4 combo works for me.

DragoonsScaleLegends3464d ago

Smooth 60fps over anything in my opinion. But games being set to 30fps is not a drawback for all of them just a lot of them.

IWentBrokeForGaming3464d ago

Isn't it only natural to expect my games to be the 10 year industry standard of 1080p by now? No excuse my 11 month old console can't match my prehistoric TVs image output!

Ghost_Nappa3464d ago

And what kinds of graphically intensive games does your tv run?

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Far Cry 20th Anniversary Celebration

Far Cry debuted on March 23, 2004, meaning that next week, it will have been 20 years since Jack Carver first washed up on the shore of a tropical paradise teeming with hostile mercenaries.

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DefenderOfDoom241d ago

Played and enjoyed Far Cry, Far Cry 3 and 4 campaigns .

-Foxtrot41d ago

4 wasn’t so bad

Pagan Min was pretty entertaining

Skuletor41d ago

Yeah, 4 was good, was hard choosing which Golden Dawn member to side with, when they were both pieces of sh!t.
I've beaten all the main entries except 2 and 6, ended up uninstalling 6 to download something else instead.

Profchaos41d ago

I'd love a far cry pack with the original PC game (not the half assed port on ps360) instincts, predator even a port of far cry 2 to modern consoles back when these games had their own identity and weren't far cry 3 cut and pastel

Demetrius41d ago

Still one of my most favorite franchises along with assassins creed

banger8841d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Same here, I don't know why these games get so much hate. I've thoroughly enjoyed every single one of them, with only a couple of exceptions. I wish they'd hurry up and announce Far Cry 7. The only thing I'm concerned about is the rumoured time limit.

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor42d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy8542d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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5 Terrifying Games on Xbox Game Pass to Play This Halloween

Xbox Game Pass continues to bring quality titles for gamers no matter the genre, but this time we here at CGMagazine have compiled a list of spine-tingling titles to celebrate the spooky season with.

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RavenWolfx183d ago

The Dead Space Remake gets added to GamePass 10/26, definitely worth playing through.