Dying Light PC vs PS4 vs Xbox One Graphics Comparison

Watch a new video showing a graphics comparison between the PC, PS4 and Xbox One versions of Dying Light.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

PC outshines both.

[vishmarx]

something that costs more outperformed something thats costs less
you figured that out all by yourself?
http://weknowmemes.com/gene...

[Gazondaily]

"something that costs more outperformed something thats costs less
you figured that out all by yourself? "

Err yeah but we know that doesn't always work that way. The X1 used to cost more than the PS4 and the latter console ran games better?

What is it with people who downplay the PC on the cost basis?

[breakpad]

the only reason to include PC into the mix is give an escape justification for the inferior console port (usually Xbox's) ...because a direct comparison between consoles would be more obvious blow for the inferior console port..it is a new trend as when X360 had the superior ports i never saw PC in the comparison

[lemoncake]

At this point last gen the pc couldn't have outperformed the new consoles so easily, last gen the consoles gave us much more bang for our buck especially against the expensive PCs. This gen is strange how the pc is well ahead of the consoles straight out of the gate, it just wasn't the case last gen and took the PC quite a while to catch up.

[Magnes]

@lemoncake Makes you wonder about the next gen after this one will a $200 pc out perform both PS and XB I'm not working with a crystal ball but a trend is a trend.

[user5575708]

clearly the WiiU version looks the best

[vishmarx]

lol look at all the offended pc fanboys.

@lemoncake
thats funny, so according to you pc standard during last gen launch year and a half was 540p(consoles were 720p or less and you said it took a while to catch up)
and by 2014 all of you had 4k and 1080p was last gen?
im sure it sounded a lot less ridiculous in your head while you wrote that.
crysis released in 2007 and was a benchmark for quite some time,hardly any console game of the ps360 gen got there ever in its lifecycle . so no, high quality pc games perfectly existed even at launch.nobody is downplaying your precious pc, but these comparisons are nothing more than a circlejerk for you pc fanboys
a train will always outrun a car and nobody bothers to prove otherwise.but you sound like a lunatic when you laugh at the car for not outpacing the train.

@Magnes
get this game working with 30 fps at 1080p on a new $200 pc with peripherals and i will never show my face on this site again.the goddamn card listed in the min reqs alone puts you down by $200.
your trend is ass.
go get educated before posting trends on the internet.

[NuggetsOfGod]

Lmao if xbox looks similar to ps4 it's parity
If ps4 is close to pc ps4 is just a beast lol

Also

Why are sony offended by the idea of pay more to get more?

I am willing to pay twice the price of ps4 for twice the framerate and twice the resolution.

Why are there never fram rate comparisons?

Ps4 gamers come to love graphics more than anyone lol

Frame rate is seens irrelevant to sony fans.

Witcher 3 has frame drops and is "aiming for 30fps" according to cdpr
Planetside 2 has 1200 players and is 30fps less now on Sony's toaster.

Let's see ps4 compete with star citizen?
Dying light is a console port nothing more.

While sony fans boast about 1080p 24 - 30fps games I am playing 1440p 60fps+ because I am serious about great gaming experiences.

If u can't afford I understand. But I have higher standards for gaming.

Why do people down play that? Should I wait 16-20 from ps3 to ps5 for 60fps and pay for backwards compatibility and online? lol idiots.

4k Dx12 generation is coming and yes it cost more than $400

[hiredhelp]

You know what why dont you think about this before slamming PC cost.
Man builds a £800 / $1000 PC Console guy sais why pay soo much Its a investment.
Console guy walks away very happy with what he has 6 yrears later console guy bumps into PC guy hey i know you hows PC yeh great thanks how about you yeh man good here too just got latest console got great deal when traded in my old one and all my games.
PC Guy sais thats cool Im happy for ya console guy curious to know how investment was?
PC as expected Free online saved £40/$60 a year x6 plus super 50% to 80% soff steam deals over course 6 years Ive paid off my PC and still able play games ive bought.

Fact is you put into a pc as much as you want but be snart about it hardware can pay for itself. Not being a Ass Im lucky have both platforms but this whole $2000 pc and pc elitist thing all crap If the both guys happy with there purchase who cares everyone wins.

[lemoncake]

@vishmarx you do realise that the xbox 360 launched in 2005 and not 2007, why compare launch games to a game that was released 2 years later? In 2005 you are comparing kameo to something like black and white 2 and think we also had doom 3 on pc that year. Kameo was just beautiful, I don't know what res it ran at or fps as no one cared at that point last gen.

[ShottyGibs]

Well it's a graphics comparison video after all..
Not a price comparison video

[Patrick_pk44]

I built two PCs this past year. Both in total costed me around $1000-2000. Three monitors, ULTRA, 60FPS+ and I will save more money than I would have purchasing a next-gen console with games. The Steam sales and sales in general save a ton of money, also piracy itself. I also own a PS4 and PS3, but those are solely used for exclusives. Building a PC costs more money upfront, but saves more in the long run than a console. You'll spend more on a console than I will on my PC, which can also be used for multiple uses. Keep crying.

[starchild]

See, that is such a fanboy way of looking at things. You are so wrapped up in the console war nonsense that you seem to think these comparisons are some kind of competition and that they therefor need to be "fair". Your identity is so tied to your favorite console that it bothers you when it doesn't "win", so you make excuses for why it didn't "win".

But that's not what these comparisons are about. They are a factual comparison between two or more versions of a game. They are simply reporting what the differences are, not trying to provide some kind of "value" oriented judgement of which platform is the better bang for your buck or anything like that.

A value judgement is going to include many other considerations and will be highly subjective anyway. The purpose of these comparisons is to provide factual information, which people can use how they see fit.

[AndrewLB]

you can keep repeating that but it doesn't make it true. The actual cost of a PS4 is $700-$800 since you have to pay for the online service every year, and for that price you can build a PC that would destroy the PS4. I could also factor in how PC games are substantially cheaper, so much so that over the 6-8 years till PS5 is released, it will easily add up to hundreds of dollars.

And stop f**king down-bubbling me for stating the truth. Try refuting what I said instead of acting like a bunch of fascists and silencing me through this stupid bubble system.

[UltraNova]

Ehh this guy^^^ has obviously, never thought that its what and HOW he says shit that gets him downvoted and not these 'bubble fascists'.

Oh my...

[masterfox]

hahah PC outshined both ?, yeah I know a 1000 rig it supposed to outshined the "konsole" easely but is pretty obvious that this comparison fails to do so, if you are nitpicking and call that outshines is even more failure by your comment XD

But don't worry is just another hater gonna hate comment by some PC only gamers oh well ;)

This video only proves again that is not worth right now to build a powerful gaming PC

someone hurt below me lol, at least put a list of what components you need to consider to build a proper PC gaming that it will last you the 5 following years, and NO is not cheap since I build my own gaming rig in the past, you are just another denial PC gamer that don't want to appreciate the price/performance of what the new consoles have achieve mainly the PS4.

[jackanderson1985]

i've had my gaming rig for about 3 years now didn't cost 1k to build and it'll outperform the PS4/X1 for a good few years i suspect... also if i did need to upgrade a part i'm pretty sure it'll be cheaper than the next set of consoles that get released and will likely still be outperforming it.

don't get me wrong i prefer consoles over gaming for a number of reasons, but you can easily get PCs that outperform the consoles (digital foundry built one for less cost than the ps4 and x1 that gave comparable result)

[Caffo01]

and your 455 bucks assembled pc will never beat a console. I know i can build a 600 bucks pc that will outperform PS4 easily but not this one. you have to count the games optimization of fixed hw. A pc with comparable or little better specs won't outperform ps4 or xb1.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

@TDBtrl Well, enjoy playing Uncharted 4, Blood borne, Forza, Drive Club etc on your cheap PC.
Oh wait.
Stop bashing people for liking consoles, if you want your opinion to be respected then start respecting other people's!

[fergy9901]

@TDBtrl,

A PC for 455 bucks without a motherboard. Fascinating.

[BVFTW]

Almost everyone I know has a desktop PC at home, so taking that in to consideration you can cannibalized your old PC adding these components:

Motherboard: Gigabyte AM3+ AMD DDR3 1333 760G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX
price: 50- 60$

CPU: AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core 3.5 to 4.1 GHZ Processor Black Edition (comes with heatsink)
price: 99$

Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 Price: 220$ or the new GTX 960 for 200$

8GB Kingston Ram for 50 bucks as suggested by @TDBtrl

for a total upgrade of: the R9 system: 419-429$ or the GTX system for: 399- 409$

You can use your old ps3-xbox 360 controllers and your 1080p tv set as a monitor, take into consideration that you don't need to pay the extra 50$ annually for the online sub so this array is a terrific deal!

This comment of mine is made as a suggestion that building a great PC to go along with your console(s) of choice is not that big of an investment and you will also save some bucks on your multiplataform games (beware of the steam sales younglings) XD

[fergy9901]

@TDBtrl,

... and no cooling. tut tut, your superb pc will last minutes ;)

[bubblebobble]

TDBtrl your comments are not worth the time you placed into writing them when the ps4 7870 is nearly 40% faster than 260x without the ps4 optimization if your going to write a detailed account of a pc thats better price performance than ps4 at least dont look stupid and get it wrong and jackanderson1985 please tell me your 3 year old pc that outperforms a ps4 that didnt cost you $1000 or do yuo mean you dream its better a 3 year old $1000 pc is not going to even be faster enough to play witcher 3 so out performing ps4 when it wont even play games stupid again i thought pc nerds where supposed to be intelligent

[BVFTW]

@Fergy9901

If you want to troll someone you should educate yourself first, the A8 5500 comes with a heatsink + fan http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

Gosh these is my last comment, the bubble system is awfull, this is my last input on this thread, play nice fellow gamers, gaming ftw ;)

@Fergy9901 you're right on that, the chip is pricer and is also an apu and the initial price was around 120$, but is not that dificult to find it at a lower price nowdays but not at 60$, it's on the used market that it goes for 60$. http://www.amazon.com/gp/of...

[fergy9901]

@BFVTW,

yes - my bad, I can see it does indeed come with HS/F. Though the price of the CPU is considerably more than @TDBtrl quoted.

[BattleTorn]

@TDBtrl

I have a PC, and if the community wasn't enough to drive me away, the performance of games was.

You know, there's a piece of mind to be had with consoles - knowing there is no tinkering possible.

Where as on my PC, the setting may been above, fps higher, but the performance is all over the place.

If I wanted to game Dying Light on my PC, I'd definitely have to upgrade my GPU - and I wouldn't be considering anything less than a $300-400, for sake of longevity.

And while you call us for being idiots, really the fool is whoever thinks a $455 PC isn't going to be a basket of headaches, and outdated in 1 year.
Also, I entered each and every part you listed into NewEgg.com - every price you listed was 25% under, 50% in some cases.

Matter of fact, I'm gonna re-calculate the entire build - the best I can.

"AMD A8 5500 4 Core 3.2GHz = 60 bucks"
http://www.newegg.com/Produ... (acutally $89.99)
"8GB Kingston Ram = 50 bucks"
http://www.newegg.com/Produ... (actually $74.99)
"R7 260X = 90 bucks"
http://www.newegg.com/Produ... (actually $109.99)
Pioneer Blu-Ray Drive = 30 bucks
http://www.newegg.com/Produ... (actually $44.99)
Corsair VS450 Power Supply = 40 bucks
Rosewill PC case = 40 bucks
Logitech Wireless Controller = 40 bucks
Windows 7 64 Bit Professional = 40 bucks
http://www.newegg.com/Produ... (actually $99.99)
Seagate 1TB Momentus 7200rpm HD = 40 bucks
http://www.newegg.com/Produ... (5400rmp*, actually $79.99)
Logitech Keyboard/Mouse Combo = 25 bucks

hmmm, already that's looking more like a $600 build.

[Dynasty2021]

PC outshines both:

https://lh4.googleuserconte...

I'll just let you try and, you know, get out of this one somehow.

Explain THAT.

[Psychotica]

Why do people always mention the price of PC's? One of the primary benefits of a PC is I don't have to replace the entire thing when I upgrade. I am still using the same case, same power supply etc that came with my computer 7 years ago. Three years ago I swapped out the cpu, video card and added more RAM. I plan on doing that again in the Spring.

[Ikki_Phoenix]

like we care 1 and 2 it will sale double on consoles

[Ps4andxb1]

No. It stutters and has performance issues. Just like a lot of other PC games.

Console version is superior.

[rawrock]

Exactly, the console version runs so much smoother than the pc version.

[MelvinTheGreat]

Wrong on so many levels. If you look at yhe pc version the draw distance is mich better while the consoles version, it looks like legos in the distance, plus the 30fps on console

PC >>> ps4, xbone

[ShottyGibs]

As in "24fps filmic effect" kind of superior. Good one.. oh sooo smooth

Love your PC troll history by the way. Epic fail. Shame you can't reply... 1 bubble n'all

[rawrock]

Definitely not in smoothness. The PC version is plagued with performance issues, surprise surprise...

[Stapleface]

Drop the textures to medium, fixes the drop issues. It's a dev issue not a hardware issue. Some devs just need to get better at pc. For some, it's a non issue. The games I play on pc don't have performance issues, surprise, surprise? That's the beauty of options, and settings.

[MelvinTheGreat]

*cough* 30fps

[starchild]

It runs a lot better on my GTX 970 and gsync monitor than on either console, I can assure you.

[blakstarz]

That's a given, nothing new.

[UKmilitia]

background distance detail pc way more detailed but it looks good on all systems imo.

[frostypants]

"PC outshines both"

...on some PCs.

[underwaves75]

spend 349 on an Xbox One OR 600 and up on a PC that can do what looks like pretty much the exact same thing.... I guess the choice is a personal one.

[jc12]

I don't see HUGE differences, but there are differences nonetheless. Perhaps the most noticeable difference for me is in the texture department. The PC has sharper/clearer textures on almost everything - especially the exterior of houses. This becomes apparent at the 26 second mark of the video.

[TheXgamerLive]

Actually no. The Xbox One version seemed to out shine both. Their was one point I saw a better look on PC but it's not a graphic thing they were all equal, it's a lighting issue and they Xbox One had better lighting, the PS4 did seem to suffer a bit in some detail though, but that was also limited. Basically it's all good.

[Fro_xoxo]

You need to see each version in person to tell the difference. . even then, it isn't worth it.

[Gazondaily]

Yeah. Hardly any material difference here to affect your enjoyment of the game (visually anyway)

[BC_Master_Haze]

Then it just comes down to price

[Summons75]

game looks good but what is setting it apart from being just another generic zombie game with generic brown palette?

[menghina]

not bad , anyways got my PS4 mostly for exclusive games can't wait for The Order and Bloodborne :D

[Fro_xoxo]

I'll be getting one too
for exclusive titles..

[Ikki_Phoenix]

no surprises again for consoles
ps4--->xbox

[rawrock]

Xbox One is better as it has the better controller and interface. Graphics are basically the same on both, with some games running better on PS4 and some better on Xbox One.

[hello12]

I had my first go at playing games on the PS4. A friend brought his PS4 over and i tried it out.

First impressions the menus are hard to navigate. To be honest what is the rubbish about x box 1 been hard to navigate i found it worse on PS4. The x box 1 is more flashy and modern i know for a fact now thats true after seeing the PS4 UI.

I was surprised by the sound. The PS4 sound quality coming out off my tv seemed better to me.

The PS4 controller is not as good as the x box 1 controller just have to hold the two of them in your hand and you'll notice fairly quickly the superior build quality for the x box 1 controller.

Games my friend only had Fifa 15 and Minecraft and i can't judge image quality on this. When he gets more games i be able to judge better.

[roland82]

You guys must be wearing fanboy glasses because the ps4 and xbox one are identical

[bubblebobble]

you wish

[jc12]

@Roland: I think they look the same too.

[hiawa23]

I own both consoles, currently my most played is the X1. I think they should compare all 3 platforms. Lets be honest, the PC version should always outshine the PS4 and X1 version. It is a more powerful platform. Why this bothers anyone is hilarious to me. I am playing the X1 version of this game as I do most multiplats, and it is fine as my eyes can see. Same experience as the PS4 and PC versions and that is good enough for me. Why these topics always turn into the usual fanboy, my pc ps4 penus is bigger than yours, I just don't subscribe to. The PC is more powerful than the PS4 which is more powerful than the X1, so I expect every game to be better looking or perform better than the X1. That said, I still buy the X1 version cause it is the platform I like gaming on most and not into PC gaming at all.

[hiawa23]

Surprised by the disagrees, lol...

[Bigpappy]

Same here. PS4 has a better graphics chip with more shaders. This allows for larger graphics files to be painted and displayed at 1080p. Is does however seem to struggle with frame steady rates. I concede the 1080p superiority to PS4.

Having said that, there are many more important graphical and gaming components than 1080 resolution. I look forward to seeing what will be done with DX12, and what Sony is able to do with PS4 in response.

Having the 2 consoles compete is good and fun to watch, if you don't get caught up in the so called war.

At the end of the day, I just prefer to play on the Xbox. It is very comfortable to game on, and the game look and run great.

[hiawa23]

Agreed..

[Are_The_MaDNess]

hmmmm my old ass GTX 580 still runs this maxed out at around 50FPS. looks better and runs better than both consoles with hardware that is now 4.5 years old.
would have gotten better framerate too if it didnt have a CPU problem in the newest patch.

[xfrgtr]

your old gtx 580 cant run this maxed out at around 50FPS.Impossible

[Are_The_MaDNess]

it does with my i-7 3960X. never said stable 50 either, but most of the time its at 50 depending on the shadows. its around 38 when there is alot of trees around.

this game is mostly CPU bound and its bottlenecked from that.

havent checked the performance after the last patch tho as that fixes the 1CPU core usage problem the game had the last patch.
they also give better performance for higher view distances in the new patch.

[bubblebobble]

have you not got outside in the game yet because reviews of your card in dying light say once you get outside the game becomes a unplayable 15 to 20 fps

[blakstarz]

I just noticed minor things nothing drastic, for instance the first screen capture showing the bridge and the radio tower, the satellite dishes are not present on the XB1 or the PS4 and the "cables" on the bridge look more pronounced on the PC version.

But other than that, the rest of the screen captures for the console versions look dead on with the PC.

[sephiroth420]

the foliage is the only real difference and even that is minor, great game, great port,great dropkicks ^_^

[BlackPhillip666]

compassion starts at 25 seconds ends at 50 seconds PC version takes it high detail trees even at distance. Console version resorts to blob trees :).

[Mikey Mike]

This whole comparison thing has gotten out of hand, who really cares. Gamers game, end of story.

[u4one]

Well... The hardcore ps4 fanboys (not all ps4 owners such as myself) loved them last year at gen 8 launch when th Xbox was undercooked, launching games at 720p. It helped them showcase their love of more pixels over just having good games. Nowadays the X1 is running better and the differences are usually more minor. - the pc will always be there to remind those people that no... The consoles (including the ps4) just don't have the power that a pc can have. Fwiw I agree with you. A good game is a good game.

[u4one]

The pc version obviously looks the best, and it can probably do more than 30 FPS too. The consoles still do a good job though considering their price point.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

The best news from that video is... no matter which version you get, its going to look pretty on par with any other version. So really you can't go wrong here on a graphical level.

Now the question and honestly the most important question, even more so than how many P's it has is....is the game any good?

[underwaves75]

Look at how much more the consoles trees are moving.... That's the very first thing I noticed. And it's the Xbox version that are moving the most... crazy

[ironmonkey]

pc has better aa thats it. the difference is very small. witcher 3 will be a better comparison but expect to have good specs.

[LamerTamer]

Um no. The console versions look terrible in comparison. The LOD is awful in consoles as in draw distance less than 0% setting on PC. That means at the lowest possible setting on a PC it STILL is better than the consoles.

I bought this on PS4 as I don't have a gaming PC. I was very disappointed. The shadows pop up right in front of you, there is this awful horizontal line on floor in front of you where textures turn to a blurry mess 1 meter away. I don't know if it is a bad engine or the weakness of consoles, but man the difference is massive:

https://lh4.googleuserconte...

[SwiftArsonist]

the fact that even after all this time we still talking about graphics is beyond me. I have an xbox 1 and im happy with the graphics i get. dying light looks great on the console. the sooner we get over this fps/res BS the better for gaming.

[OldDude]

I personally have a hard time when a console only gamer refers to him/herself as hardcore. To me a hardcore gamer is willing to pay top dollar to experience a game in the way it was meant to be played. Lower framerates and or resolution does not constitute "hardcore" but rather that of an enthusiast. Consoles are an excellent value and I personally own an X1 and WiiU (sold the PS4) but they are strictly for exclusives. My PC's offer the best experience bar none (unless its a crappy port... Ubisoft). So in my book, its hilarious to see all these "hardcore" PS4 gamers bragging about graphics. Struggling for 30fps at 1080p is nothing to brag about.

Enjoy your system of choice for what it is, but if its a console please stop bragging.

[peshkavusCA]

Really, stop comparing PC to consoles.. PS4 elitist eyes are getting hurt.

[Tzuno]

On PC with everything on low the game looks wow.