PS4 vs. PC side-by-side comparison in Unreal Engine 4
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even though the PS4 footage already looks amazing by itself, the PC makes it look like a pre-rendered cinematic.
and here I sit on my underpowered PC. T-T
and here I sit on my underpowered PC. T-T
I know power is the only real measure of a console when we have so few details (not to mention the 'wow' moments that companies strive for) but I can't think of a generation of consoles in which the most powerful sold the most. Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, 3DO, N64, Xbox, PS3(arguably) - If anything, logic would dictate that companies like Sony and Microsoft should actually avoid being the more powerful next gen, because they always sell less that a console either with a well stocked 3rd party library, or that pushes into a new play style.
I'm not by any means saying that 'powerful consoles are bad consoles' - just that they don't seem to sell as well, and that I'm a bit puzzled by this fixation of visuals, especially when it's getting the to point of having to go over every tech demo to see which direction a demon's pubic hair is pointing.
I'm not by any means saying that 'powerful consoles are bad consoles' - just that they don't seem to sell as well, and that I'm a bit puzzled by this fixation of visuals, especially when it's getting the to point of having to go over every tech demo to see which direction a demon's pubic hair is pointing.
The PS4 is basically an AMD A-Series processor and a big chunk of RAM, so a low level media/gaming PC in current hardware terms.FreedomofInformation said:
It should be much, much simpler to program for than the PS3, which should cut development cost dramatically (or allow more optimisation work for the Triple A games). To me at least, that's far more important than it's graphics output, it presents a serious shot at getting indies and third party developers who normally stick on the PC to come over and publish on Sony's hardware.
Regards it's graphics, it's unlikely ever manage the amount of particle effects and tessellation that even a current mid range card can generate for PC (like an AMD7870), there is a lot of space to expand texture size though, which is more important. In regards to 1080p screens it'll pretty much hit the limit of how good a game can look, the best current graphics cards really need more than one screen at higher than 1080p to make a noticeable difference over the mid range, so it's relative lack of grunt won't be too obvious to user who'll likely just hook it up to a TV.
What is important is that it will look better than the PS3 and it should be a lot more stable!
Forgive me if I'm just completely ignorant on the subject, but I could see almost no difference at all. One was slightly harsher in lighting and brighter in colour, and that was about it.
I can't help but feel the OP is being incredibly biased. There's nothing wrong with the PS4 from what I can see, it's looking great. I'm not expecting to play staring at tiny shadows and shouting to the world if it doesn't look extremely perfect. I mean, seriously?
And I'm not even getting a PS4.
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Exactly.
I can't help but feel the OP is being incredibly biased. There's nothing wrong with the PS4 from what I can see, it's looking great. I'm not expecting to play staring at tiny shadows and shouting to the world if it doesn't look extremely perfect. I mean, seriously?
And I'm not even getting a PS4.
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Exactly.
If you can't see the difference, just watch the part where the door opens 50 seconds in. From the PC we see flurries of snow while the PS4 just makes the screen white. Yeah... so much for a new generation of hardware... I'll take my PC any day (Except for FIFA and such with my mates but that hardly justifies a purchase on its own)
What are the specs of the PC they are showing it on?
That being said, it isn't really surprising. The current hardware you can put into a PC already surpasses the PS4 (Hell, my PC surpasses everything in it except for the GPU and RAM, and those are equal(IIRC, fairly sure though) and just below the PS4 respectively), and I built it about 3 years ago.
I still laugh at my friend who wants to build a computer with his school's financial aid ($5000), when he could just wait til the PS4/XBOX Whatever comes out and buy some older parts(That's what I normally do) and still come out ahead.
Oh, and consoles are STILL easier for the average person to use than a gaming PC. Plug and play, and all.
That being said, it isn't really surprising. The current hardware you can put into a PC already surpasses the PS4 (Hell, my PC surpasses everything in it except for the GPU and RAM, and those are equal(IIRC, fairly sure though) and just below the PS4 respectively), and I built it about 3 years ago.
I still laugh at my friend who wants to build a computer with his school's financial aid ($5000), when he could just wait til the PS4/XBOX Whatever comes out and buy some older parts(That's what I normally do) and still come out ahead.
Console Exclusives -- That's really the only thing that could sell me a PS4/New XBOX, and even than I'll wait until a major price drop, especially if it's anything like the PS3 (being $600 at launch)XMark said:
Oh, and consoles are STILL easier for the average person to use than a gaming PC. Plug and play, and all.
Well I'm not exactly tech savvy, but although I noticed differences here and there with texture resolution and blur the PS4 version looked great to me. Well both looked great but I was expecting PC to wipe the floor with the PS4.
The vast open wastes and the streets of old DC (with a bunch of super mutants including a gigantic one) would run fine on my old PC.
Enter a house and BAM, gone down to about 20fps and a ton of mouse lag. I tried avoiding houses because it was so annoying.
Similar thing happened to me with Fallout 3.Hero in a half shell said:
The vast open wastes and the streets of old DC (with a bunch of super mutants including a gigantic one) would run fine on my old PC.
Enter a house and BAM, gone down to about 20fps and a ton of mouse lag. I tried avoiding houses because it was so annoying.
They both look pretty shitty to me, except the end bit that only appears on PC. Maybe I'm missing something but it doesn't look that spectacular, probably to do with what Inconspicuous Trenchcoat mentioned about compression. I think I'll hold off on buying a next gen console until my PC can't hack the games coming out. On most games I can barely tell the difference between PC and console, except on low where most of the time console looks better than PC. Dudes that pay upwards of £1500 for gaming PCs baffle me, what's the point in 16gb of ram and 8 core processors when games don't need that much power to begin with, is it just future proofing or am I again missing something? I'm just abit of a cheapskate and couldn't justify spending that much on a hobby in a single go.
Why is the PC so foggy and muddy looking?
Moot point anyway, seriously fuck cutting edge graphics, plus I'll only be looking at one screen at a time when playing a game. But I'm sure it impressed someone somewhere, and that's all that matters.
Also a moot point since I'll be going PC anyway, because I see no real reason to get another console.
Moot point anyway, seriously fuck cutting edge graphics, plus I'll only be looking at one screen at a time when playing a game. But I'm sure it impressed someone somewhere, and that's all that matters.
Also a moot point since I'll be going PC anyway, because I see no real reason to get another console.
Wow thats pretty drastic. So much stuff on the ps4 version seemed blurred or hidden or just not even rendered. I expected the differences to be a lot more subtle, that was very noticeable.
One problem with this, if you can find footage of the unreal 3 engine/Gears of War tech demos before it came out you'll see that the visuals were not even remotely close. So while it's insanely impressive I'm not sure you'll see the same visual wow when it comes out. Hell if you look at screenshots of some games they're oddly at 1080p and have full AA and what not when most console games are not even full 720p they're scaled to it. Like GTA4 for the PS3, not 1080, not even 720, so we'll see what happens when the system is out and a game is actually running on it in homes.
I'm not quite sure what this is supposed to prove....
I mean, it isn't exactly BREAKING NEWS that a computer can achieve prettier graphics than a console, but then if consoles were just about graphics alone they would be expensive as shit....
so yeah......while this was definitely....intriguing I guess, still not seeing a point to it
I mean, it isn't exactly BREAKING NEWS that a computer can achieve prettier graphics than a console, but then if consoles were just about graphics alone they would be expensive as shit....
so yeah......while this was definitely....intriguing I guess, still not seeing a point to it
I don't really get why there are such comparisons out there to be very honest with you. No consoles (ever) will manage to reach the power of a high end PC.
Long time PC gamers already have invested so much in their PC rig that is way over the current specs of the PS4 and I don't think they will invest in one except if maybe they are swimming in money and want to waste it.
Consoles are made for convenience for "lazy" people that don't want to bother with installing games and what not and just shove the disc in and play, which is understandable but not my style.
I am doing all of my tasks on my PC (games, surfing the net, getting the news, watching movies). Why would I bother with consoles? I can play all the games with my plug&play x360 controller if I really need to play certain games with that controller. Also I can just plug my PC to my TV if I really wanted that sort of "experience".
My 2 cents about this whole thing.
*flameshield on*
Long time PC gamers already have invested so much in their PC rig that is way over the current specs of the PS4 and I don't think they will invest in one except if maybe they are swimming in money and want to waste it.
Consoles are made for convenience for "lazy" people that don't want to bother with installing games and what not and just shove the disc in and play, which is understandable but not my style.
I am doing all of my tasks on my PC (games, surfing the net, getting the news, watching movies). Why would I bother with consoles? I can play all the games with my plug&play x360 controller if I really need to play certain games with that controller. Also I can just plug my PC to my TV if I really wanted that sort of "experience".
My 2 cents about this whole thing.
*flameshield on*
