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Quantum Break To Run At 1080p On Xbox One

A presentation hosted by Remedy Entertainment included a document that reveals Quantum Break will run at 1080p. As you can see in the image below, shadows and lighting within the game are evaluated at a resolution of 720p but the actual image will be in 1080p. This may have been the source of some confusion for other media outlets who erroneously reported that the game will run in 720p on Xbox One. Remedy has also confirmed that Quantum Break will have a frame rate on par with other third person shooters at 30fps.

christocolus3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

http://i.imgur.com/f3QXaFc....

This game looks insane. 1080p or not it still looks stunning and i'm getting it day one. I don't know how Remedy were able to pull this off.The graphics and visual effects are on a whole other level.I think other devs working on Xbox one games need to take some lessons from Remedy,also hats off to Remedy for winning the Best Console Graphics and Best Rendering Technology award at SIGGRAPH 2015 . well deserved...cant wait to play QB.

for those looking for hi-res versions of the Gamescom Demo.check out the link below

http://www.gamersyde.com/do...

AngelicIceDiamond3159d ago

1080p but yet still yet to manage all those ridiculous physics? Very impressive curious on the fps.

Either way I'm glad too see nothing but upgrades from the reveal from 2 years ago. The game literally looked better and better each year.

@Chris yeah the lvl of attention to detail in that pic is impressive. You can see every detail lol.

I can't wait to get this game for sure.

christocolus3159d ago

@Angelice

Spot on. Check out the detail on Jack's hair, the shotgun,the ripple effects and the lighting is awesome. I think they had to work really hard on the graphics because of the live action segments and whatever they did paid off. the entire thing looks really good.

Remedy's Greg Louden worked on the visual effects in the movie 'Gravity" so its no surprise really.

http://n4g.com/news/1469886...

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donthate3159d ago

I am continually blown by this game!

I cannot believe how far ahead Remedy is to other studios around.

I am very surprised by Remedy, and cannot wait to play this game.

It's a great time to be an Xbox One gamer. Jump in!!! :D

Genuine-User3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

Well, I'll be damned. Remedy are a talented bunch!

Day one no doubt.

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freshslicepizza3159d ago

quite impressive how far the xbox one has come and how much better this game now looks. that short image scene looks awesome, thanks.

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NewMonday3159d ago

" shadows and lighting within the game are evaluated at a resolution of 720p"

so its like up-scaling? not much point to 1080p if the image resource quality is lowered

Kingthrash3603159d ago

I got an xbox one for this game..happy it's turning out to be as good as I thought it would.

UkrainianWarrior3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

"NewMonday + 1h ago Bubble vote added
" shadows and lighting within the game are evaluated at a resolution of 720p"

so its like up-scaling? not much point to 1080p if the image resource quality is lowered"

- Uh, no, dummy. This is how most game development works, even on the PS4 titles.

ChickeyCantor3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

" so its like up-scaling? not much point to 1080p if the image resource quality is lowered"

If they are using deferred shading/lightning they are probably rendering shadow and lightning to a buffer that is half the size. They then scale that buffer to target size and apply it to the buffer that has rendered geometry/textures/shaders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

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Kal0psia3158d ago (Edited 3158d ago )

Innovative rendering features abound! Can't wait for other artists to jump on board and go wild with Dx12.

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MCTJim3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

This game is going to push the system to its fullest when it releases. The resolution didnt matter just from looking at it in motion...everything from the textures down to the smallest particle effects screams buy me.

Oh and congrats to Remedy on winning this: Best Console Graphics award at SIGGRAPH 2015 as well a nod for Best Rendering Technology at the same event.

MrSec843159d ago

Remedy hasn't won that award, it's claimed on the SoloXBox forum that they did, but looking on Siggraph's own website there was no such award given.

SoloXbox is a forum, not a source from Siggraph.

MeliMel3159d ago

Wait they won best console graphics and rendering tech? For what game? Because there was another notable exclusive from a rival console at siggraph. So if true mad props to Remedy.

d_g3159d ago

agree this game shows what Xbox one can do even at 1080p resolution

everything in Quantum Break looks amazing the animations,physics,Explosions, Lighting....etc

http://i.imgur.com/5NdhEJu....
http://i.imgur.com/8VaMfHj....
http://fiqueligado.com.br/p...

Kingdomcome2473159d ago

I've always loved that first gif, and the attention to detail with the animations. Notice how whenever he does the time dash how he loses his center of gravity, and only has the one hand on the gun. As soon as he regains his balance to square up, the other hand comes up to the gun.

christocolus3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

@d-g

Man those gifs are pretty cool. The second gif captures the atmosphere perfectly.This game will have an amazing story to go along with the amazing graphics and gameplay.

@Kingdom

Nice catch. I never noticed that until now.cool

Kingdomcome2473159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

The attention to detail is insane. Look at the bits of debri/dust whenever the bullets graze the steel girders that he takes cover behind against that final Monarch enemy with the time manipulation apparatus. This is also two years in a row that an Xbox One game has won best console graphics at the Siggraph awards.

Magicite3159d ago

It looks impressive for x1, but not insane.

Kingdomcome2473159d ago

I'm not sure if you meant that it looks impressive for being on the Xbox One, but I'd say that it looks rather impressive in general. The Siggraph people seemed to be pretty impressed as well.

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Wow between RYSE and Quantum Break winning awards there is no doubt that Xbox One is a more then capable system. To third party developers who have yet to give Xbox One the proper care in regards to developing and resolution take note.

jb2273159d ago

Just hoping that the graphical fidelity of QB doesn't lend itself to being as short of an experience as Ryse was. I'd take a epic compelling campaign with decent graphics over a short underwhelming one w/ amazing graphics anyday. It's always the master class devs like Remedy & Naughty Dog that push the gaming medium early on in the gen, third parties will eventually catch up but it'll definitely take some time. Hard to expect many devs to reach the caliber of Remedy in this day & age in all honesty.

UkrainianWarrior3159d ago

Ryse, Quantum Break and Forza 6 all look amazing.

butchertroll3159d ago

http://i1.wp.com/www.ticgn....

What "final image" actually means? Something like Konami said for PES 2016?

d_g3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

this is remedy not Konami

343_Guilty_Spark3159d ago

Probably blasphemy here but QB looks a bit more impressive than UC4 which prior to GAMESCON I Thought was the best looking game this gen.

Christopher3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

I'll just say I disagree completely with your assessment.

Uncharted 4 looks phenomenal and way and above other games on 8th gen consoles right now (nothing compared to some PC titles, though). Thing is, for me, gameplay in QB looks better than Uncharted 4. Not that many 3rd person shooters don't tend to have better/more diverse/more replayable gameplay than Uncharted.

TheCommentator3158d ago (Edited 3158d ago )

@Christopher

Sorry, dude. Uncharted doesn't look that impressive. Even GTA V looks better and it's a port of last gen. TR and QB are both beyond U4 visually.

ramiuk13159d ago

this is the game thats got me wanting a xb1,but i expect to get one at xmas when tomb raider releases.

really pleased with MS upping there game so much,I had ps4 since launch and Sony needs to do more.

oxybulle3159d ago

Remedy didn't win anything at SIGGRAPH 2015.

This is the list of award.

http://s2015.siggraph.org/m...

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butchertroll3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

What the hell??? Remedy DIDN'T RECEIVED any award at SIGGRAPH :

http://s2015.siggraph.org/m...

LOL!

BallsEye3158d ago (Edited 3158d ago )

People around here have no idea how much processing power is needed for geometry to bend everywhere like it is in QB. This game is already a technical masterpiece.

On a side note. I still would choose 900 60FPS over 1080p 30 as on big screen this resolution makes no difference.

UkrainianWarrior3158d ago

Unfortunately 900/60 needs 1.5 times the resources that 1080/30 does. You're dropping rez by 40% but increasing framerate by 200%.

magiciandude3158d ago

1080p, 900p, or even 720p, this game will be mine either way. :)

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Fro_xoxo3159d ago

Whatever the resolution it would be a day one purchase regardless..

1080p or not, It won't take away from the quality of the overall game.

1080p doesn't equal graphics, it's just another attribute of it.

damn..

jb2273159d ago

Its all about the actual art...the graphical fidelity can only clean up a turd so much. When you have guys as talented at building worlds as Remedy is, resolution is an absolute afterthought. I'm just hoping that the campaign is lengthy and varied in gameplay and that we have a lot of stunning environments to look at, be that in 1080p, 900p or 720p...true artists aren't hindered by the quality of their tools.

JJShredder3159d ago

C'mon people..... A "document" is all that's needed for proof or the disproval of things around here??

Until Remedy states it themselves through a official press release, let's not fuel this anymore than it already will.

Day one buy regardless....huge fan of Alan Wake.

Mystogan3159d ago

It's an official document, if anything an OFFICIAL document is more trustworthy than A statement from remedy themselves. People can lie. Documents don't.

JJShredder3159d ago

Wait, don't "People" create these documents?

Nice logic.

Angeljuice3159d ago

@Mystogan

I have a document fresh from the printer saying that you owe me $50,000. Documents don't lie, PAY UP NOW!

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quaneylfc3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

I've just said this same thing on an anti-Xbox link and I'll say it again...

...Who cares about the resolution? It isn't important.

It has unique gameplay and a concentration in story telling, that is rare nowadays for a AAA game and is enough to warrant a purchase. It could be this gen's Bioshock.

CYCLEGAMER3159d ago (Edited 3159d ago )

Sadly...it is important, but not for the reasons most would think. Its important for public perception. The PERCEPTION is that the xbox one is weak and it cannot do 1080p, but its competition can. As you can see...public perception means everything in this business which is why MS has been focused on changing those negative perceptions since 2013. In REALITY...native 1080p isn't that big of a deal considering most cannot even tell the difference (which is why digital foundry exist).

This is just a classic case of perception vs. reality.

Christopher3159d ago

I agree both can do 1080p. I agree both have their strengths and weaknesses. I disagree that 1080p isn't that big of a deal. Just as I'd disagree that 30/60 fps capabilities weren't a big deal either.

As far as perception vs reality, the reality is still that one struggles to hit 1080p while the other struggles to maintain a locked FPS. That's just the facts. There's no way about it and no perception to it.

The sooner gamers just realize that being different isn't being bad or lesser, the sooner we can get to just playing games based on our preferences and not playing cheerleader for our bias.

CYCLEGAMER3158d ago

@Christopher
I say it's not that big of a deal because in reality it isnt. No one is playing a game in sub 1080p unless you are playing on a pc and have your game set to play at that resolution. These consoles have upscaler chips in them that make the difference between native 1080p and upscaled 1080p almost undetectable to the human eye. Why do you think no one noticed that killzone wasn't 1080p? We need to rely on sites like digital foundry to tell us was the resolution is. Fps on the other hand actually affects gameplay. Gameplay is king for me with these new consoles.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN33d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit33d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead33d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica33d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL33d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit33d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper32d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica31d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer33d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit33d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer33d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit33d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218333d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer33d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218333d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper32d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal33d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood33d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218333d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde33d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion49d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer49d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion49d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning7749d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai49d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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Game Pass seems to have missed its sales target for the third year running

Xbox growth continues to disappoint, and interfere with its exec's pay bonuses, as Microsoft's CEO stops counting Game Pass entirely.

-Foxtrot177d ago

Puts things into perspective when Spiderman 2 managed to sell 2.5 million copies in 24 hours only on the PS5, a single platform.

Gamingsince1981177d ago

Gamepass will never hit the growth they want, its just not a thing the majority of gamers have interest in, it goes to show a console with good games will sell well, that's all you need.

Christopher177d ago

I would honestly be careful saying 'never' when Microsoft just spent $80b more on top of their billions from before to make this happen. They'll spend over $100b more if they can control the gaming market and turn it to all digital and relying on their hardware for others to even compete.

bobtheimpaler177d ago

@Christopher they can't just burn money. Investors have been wanting them to ditch their Xbox division for years for poor performance.

It's the division destroying destroying shareholder value.

neutralgamer1992177d ago

Chris

MS have Better odds of winning the powerball than go buy another big publisher. This boat has sailed and they will buy smaller independent studios but that’s it for them publishers wise

They will literally do the complete opposite of what they were telling the regulators before the acquisition

On topic:

Gamepass isn’t sustainable no matter what the cult of Xbox fanboys will say. It will never reach 100 million and by 2030 MS will be a 3rd party publisher in gaming. They have put their eggs in the wrong basket just like when they backed HD DVD

Ms investors have been wanting them to sell Xbox brand for a while and if spending almost 100 billion won’t resolve anything than this is IT for Xbox. It is kind of funny and sad that the so called savior of Xbox Phil himself would have saved the Xbox brand (according to Xbox fans) and killed it after spending 100 billion

blitz0623177d ago

It sounds like MS set unrealistic expectations which lines up with how out of touch they are with gaming. I wonder what their targets will now be after the Activision acquisition

Godmars290176d ago (Edited 176d ago )

@neutralgamer1992:
"This boat has sailed and they will buy smaller independent studios but that’s it for them publishers wise"

MS doesn't do that. They tend to buy troubled studios with well known IPs, which should be the biggest red flag that their approach is all wrong.

For instance, their involvement with HD-DVD was more about preventing BR from continuing the dominance of physical media, to allow streaming to take over, and yet for such destructive and disruptive effort, they gained little to nothing of direct value or investment.

Well, aside from licensing fees from menu formats for BR. But again that's nothing "direct".

@blitz0623:
"It sounds like MS set unrealistic expectations which lines up with how out of touch they are with gaming."

They seem to be out of touch with reality in general.

MrBaskerville176d ago

I do think there's interest. But 100 million subscribers is a very optimistic target.

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Ninver177d ago

Without review manipulation tactics either.

The3faces176d ago

That 2.5 million copies includes early pre orders and console bundles. Out of 45 million PS5 users 2.5 really isn't impressive. As you said just putting things in perspective.

mkis007176d ago (Edited 176d ago )

While games dont sell their whole load on day 1. It would be remarkable for any game to get a 50% or more attach rate. Heck a 30 percent attach rate is crazy. Its potential is high regardless, the spiderman series on playstation alone sold 33 million before the windows release.

Chevalier176d ago (Edited 176d ago )

Which Xbox 1st party in the last 15 years has matched Playstations records sales?! Oh right NONE. if it's so easy than how come Xbox can't even pull it off in the last 15 years or so?

Plus the first game started slower and has sold over 30 million copies. Again NO Xbox game has even come close to those numbers

MrDead177d ago

...so does this mean MS will punish gamers even more now by taking away even more multiplatform publishers to try and make this turd a viable service model? They have proven over the last two and a half generations to be totally creatively bankrupt to bring anything new to gaming and all they do now is take.

Rude-ro177d ago

Microsoft will flood gamepass with the ips from their acquisitions to see if there is growth due to their investment first.
They will also want to see how foolish said players will be with seasons and micro transactions in games inside said subscription service.
This will take a solid year to incorporate and digest the info.

darthv72177d ago

Missed the goal but still showed growth.
Dom: It dont matter if you grow by a point or a percent... growing is growing.

Jin_Sakai177d ago

Except revenue was down from last year.

gold_drake176d ago (Edited 176d ago )

so by your analogy, less loss, is a plus lol

Hofstaderman177d ago

Imagine theres still miniscule growth after call of duty is on gamepass? That would be hilarious.

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