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Battlefield 4 PS4 runs at 720p native [DICE: Incorrect]
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Deleted member 125677
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just speculating. It seems cost effective to just make one version for both consoles, instead of tweaking and optimizing them to perform the best way possible on both. The structure are more or less the same on both, no?
I tend to doubt that. It doesn't seem like DICE is investing a lot into PS4 and XBOne BF4 and they're dead set on 60fps. I think it's more likely that we'll see a lot of 1080p@30fps
Personally, I can't stand 720p anymore, but 60FPS is a nice trade-off for anyone wishing to still get the console version of the game. If not for the fact it's doing much more than the previous console iterations, but that it's ever slightly closer to what the PC version has to offer instead of being at the opposite end of the spectrum.
That's my take on it too. Back when BF4 was announced people weren't vocal about the console iterations being 60 FPS. In fact, people were looking forward to 64 players much more than the anything else. It was only when 60 FPS was mentioned at E3 that ears started to perk up and it was only assumed that meant that 1080p was a given.
That's my take on it too. Back when BF4 was announced people weren't vocal about the console iterations being 60 FPS. In fact, people were looking forward to 64 players much more than the anything else. It was only when 60 FPS was mentioned at E3 that ears started to perk up and it was only assumed that meant that 1080p was a given.
Yeah, that's why I'm confused. The limited console CPU should have a big effect on framerate, not resolution, or am I torally wrong?
Some of the BF2 remake maps ran like shit on my pc, though.
There are black lines. Some folks may not see it due to overscan?
cobragt4001
Banned
If it's true, which I think it might not be, then you have to factor in the fact that BF has more going on than KZ. KZ doesn't do 64 players on huge maps.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Exactly what I'm expecting for the vast majority of third party games.
Also, remember the days when people were insisting that with PS4/XB1, games would all be 1080p?
Good times.
DerZuhälter
Member
I remember getting promised 1080p back in 2005 by PS3. 8 years later and I'm still waiting.
A few months ago, people on here were suggesting that most next gen games would be 720p with the odd game hitting 1080p. Well the truth is that the majority of games are hitting 1080p with the odd game hitting 720p, in fact Battlefield is the only game hitting 720p i think?.
The point is that if this happens the whole gen (most game hiting 1080p with the odd game 720p) then that is more than fine by me, especially when the said game is hitting 60fps.
Seriously guys, would you rather have a slightly sharper 1080p or 60fps movement?
The point is that if this happens the whole gen (most game hiting 1080p with the odd game 720p) then that is more than fine by me, especially when the said game is hitting 60fps.
Seriously guys, would you rather have a slightly sharper 1080p or 60fps movement?
Opus Angelorum
Member
I'll take 720p/60fps over 1080p/30fps all day.
cobragt4001
Banned
More than likely you have a capable cpu. People really underscore the importance of the cpu.
As they are (apart from this one).
Moon_frogger
Member
Yeah, it kind of sucks. Having said that, people need to manage their expectations. Sony and Microsoft touted hd last gen yet many titles were sub hd and those that weren't either didn't push the tech much or took some engineering wizardry and had to make design sacrifices. Be happy that 720p is the baseline this gen,
Pre-order cancelled?
Sack the hardware engineers!!
I built a new spur from local distribution board just for the PS4 and i want it to be UUUUSSSSSSEEEEDDDD!!!
These kind of comments really make me laugh...
This gen very few games hit true 720.. and if they did the framerate was shaky at best. Most games that were fixed at 60fps had dodgy IQ.
Give me great visuals (IQ) at 720p60 and ill be happy. Give me 1080p60 and i'll be over the moon. Most TV's (not just now, but in the 4-5 year future) will still max out at 1080p.
And i would guess that the majority of gamers wouldn't even consistently be able tell the difference.
It would be nice to have the power, but not the end of the world AARRGGHH!!!!!
John Caboose
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Uno Venova
Banned
There was also a time right before the consoles were announced when the highest a lot of people thought we would get is 720p/30FPS, we're doing much better than those common predections.
Metalmurphy
Member
Was kind of expecting this after the 60fps confirmation.
Did IW confirm it was 1080p native?
60fps says the CPU isn't the bottleneck here. Turning up the res shouldn't affect CPU load (?)
But BF3 isn't BF4 and BF4 on PS4 probably isn't using 'low' settings, and 40-60fps isn't a locked 60. Assuming BF4 is.
Horse Armour
Member
Absolute nonsense that keeps being repeated for some reason. The vast, vast majority of current gen games run at native 720p.
Yet why would any dev leave extra power on the table if both were the Same architecture?.
First of all we don't know how BF4 looks and runs on the PS4, plus any comparison between the two games when one game runs at 30fps and the other at 60fps is completely out of place.
BF4 running at 720p doesn't automatically mean that it's a less impressive game tech wise especially when you consider frame-rate differences and destructible environments among other things (texture quality, AF/AA quality, post-processing effects e.t.c.).
That was never happening.
JordanN
Banned
I think this is a myth.
Ctrl f "720" and select highlight all. There were more than enough 720p games this gen.
http://beyond3d.com/showthread.php?p=1113344
The fewer the pixels, the lower the detail for farther objects due to being fewer pixels allotted to draw said object. You're right in what you said but objects farther away will have less object detail compared to a higher resolution image.
Alcoholikaust
Member
He is not talking about draw distance!
He is pointing out that a lower res means that small objects on screen (like something in the distance) will be harder to make out.
But I thought console optimization!!1! Some people don't really know how much hardware grunt it really takes to run these titles at 10800p/60 in multiplayer, and why these consoles don't have it.
This has nothing to do with cross gen - it scales extremely well all the way to high end PC hardware.
And it won't be the only one.
Kenshin001
Member
KZ:SF is only doing 24 players, no destruction and as far as we know no vehicles. BF4 will be pushing a lot more than KZ.
Metalmurphy
Member
I have my doubts Dead Rising 3 is even 720p.
Red Chocobo
Banned
Good.
Framerate > Resolution for me.
Framerate > Resolution for me.
Apples and oranges. FPS 1 is not comparable to FPS 2 for a number of reasons. But disappointing, if not even embarassing to say the least. If launch already gives us sub-1080p games then I feel sorry for what the future has to offer. Cerny, where is your super-charged PC now? Should've called it super-charged medium spec PC. Boy do I hate Nintendo for this whole mess they created with the Wii. I hope they at least learnt their lession and their next console will run circles around either PS4 and X1 with their abysmal offerings. And now I am again leaning towards a new PC. I want native 1080p for every game, 720p looks like shit on a 1080p panel. Wonder what the game runs at on X1. sub 720p even?
MunkyGaban
Neo Member
I'm fine with this, as long it runs 60FPS.
Can you name other ones?
Every other game is 1080p as far as I've seen. This is the anomaly.
This is shitty, but I kinda expected it.
BF4 is a huge, complex game. Much more demanding than probably every other console FPS out there.
Dice is sacrificing resolution to match COD's framerate.
I bet they could get to 1080P if they had went with just 30FPS.
I'm curious to see the end result, hopefully they have made the right choice.
I trust Jackfrags, dude is a cool guy and really well know on the Battlefield community.
Edit: Hopefully this means that everything else (besides resolution obviously) is turned to high detail.
BF4 is a huge, complex game. Much more demanding than probably every other console FPS out there.
Dice is sacrificing resolution to match COD's framerate.
I bet they could get to 1080P if they had went with just 30FPS.
I'm curious to see the end result, hopefully they have made the right choice.
I trust Jackfrags, dude is a cool guy and really well know on the Battlefield community.
Edit: Hopefully this means that everything else (besides resolution obviously) is turned to high detail.
gundamkyoukai
Member
That is very far from the truth , most of the best looking games were 720p and had a good frame rate .
720p is crap and should die .
EDIT having a big TV and sitting close to it 720p is nonsense.