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A lawsuit accusing Sony of misrepresenting the display resolution of PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall has been given the nod. Game Informer reports that Sony has failed in a motion to get all bar one of the claims dismissed’, meaning that while the outcome is yet to be determined …
Read More »Far Cry 4 dev baffled by fascination with resolution
The creative director of Far Cry 4 has questioned whether the debate surrounding 1080p support on next-gen consoles has any impact on commercial performance. Alex Hutchinson told OPM that the 1080p debate, in face, is far more the preoccupation of the media and a select group of core gamers than …
Read More »"Let’s be clear up front – Ubisoft does not constrain its games"
Ubisoft has released a fourth statement that it hopes will put to bed a week’s worth of headlines concerning the display resolution of Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Let’s be clear up front – Ubisoft does not constrain its games,” senior communications manager Gary Steinman said. We would not limit a game’s …
Read More »Ubisoft now says Assassin’s Creed: Unity specs aren’t yet decided
The resolution at which Assassin’s Creed: Unity will run on PS4 and Xbox One has in fact not yet been decided, Ubisoft has claimed. "Final specs for Assassin’s Creed Unity aren’t cemented yet but we can say we showed Assassin’s Creed Unity at 900p during our hands-on preview event last …
Read More »Ubisoft backtracks on claims it lowered AC: Unity resolution on PS4 to achieve Xbox One parity
A developer working on Assassin’s Creed: Unity has said that the game has been made to run at a reduced resolution of 900p on PS4 to keep it in line with the Xbox One release. Both versions of the title will run at 900p and 30fps – which was also …
Read More »‘Frame rate is more important than resolution’, says Xbox boss Spencer
The boss of Xbox has argued that people shouldn’t get too hung up on game resolutions. Although this is of course no surprise coming from a platform holder whose flagship machine has struggled to hit 1080p, Phil Spencer rightly told CVG that a smooth and stable frame rate is far …
Read More »Witcher 3 dev: DirectX 12 won’t help 1080p on Xbox One
Microsoft’s implementation of DirectX 12 is unlikely to aid developers trying to get 1080p performance out of their titles on Xbox One. That’s according to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s lead engine programmer Balazs Torok who told GamingBolt that while it will bring some benefits, resolution increase is unlikely to …
Read More »Xbox exec ‘defies you to see resolution and framerate differences on sub-60 inch screens’
The UK marketing boss of Xbox has said that one of Microsoft’s challenges is to overcome the disparity between the perceptions and realities of differing framerates and resolutions. Xbox One has since launch been troubled by the fact that several cross-platform titles offer either a lower resolution or framerate on …
Read More »VIDEO: Grand Theft Auto V compared on PS4 and PS3
The extent of the visual upgrade between Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 and PS3 has been detailed in a new video. As compiled by Eurogamer, the demo video released at E3 suggests a significant upgrade has been applied to the game, with better texture resolution, a sharp increase in …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V confirmed for PS4, Xbox One and PC
Rockstar has finally confirmed what has been long rumoured – GTA V is heading to next-gen consoles and PC. The game was reveled as part of Sony’s E3 press conference last night, but will be released across all three platforms. Due for release this autumn, the new release promises across-the-board …
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