bcooper21

@bcooper21:

The Witcher is on patch 1.04 not 1.03

Digital Foundry

"PS4 version now more closely matches the Xbox One release during gameplay. However, performance is still variable, failing to hit 30fps in crowded areas or in detailed locations."

Neither console consistently 30fps in crowds, but saying the PS4 doesn't is a lie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdji6gQHp4I

AW single player was slightly better on X1 with MP being smoother on PS4, Theif didn't run well on any platform the texture problems the PS4 had were also on PC with poor optimization likley to blame. Unity was a train wreck at launch but has since been patched to run the same, DA:I only occasional drop in 1-2 frames, Witcher 3 latest patch matches the X1 in performace. The transition into next gen has been easier for X1 because its hardware very similar to 360 the PS4 having unified memory is a different beast, no game on X1 that looks or performs significantly better than its PS4 counterpart.

Advanced Warfare and Thief were two other games with this disparity but just like with the resolution differences, most games look and play close enough that it's all pretty moot.

The Xbox One will get games that are visually slightly reduced vs the PS4 but don't expect the bugs that plagued early PS3 multiplats. While that lasted it was almost entirely due to the 360 being more similar to a PC and the PS3 more similar to a mad scientists' experiment. PS4/PC/XB1 are all closer than last gen's machines were.

The most important question, if you only want one console for now/future, is which first party library and historical exclusives matter more to you?

Why would the differences between multi-platform titles sway your decision? Does that mean the actually exclusive games are irrelevant to you? Just wondering as I've never really heard this be the deciding factor.

@bcooper21: It's definetly game dependant like I said same as last gen. The 1080p vs 900p thing is just more transparent now, last gen plenty of multiplat games ran at different resolutions to account for performance. It all really depends on where you weight your preferences, if controller and brand loyality is a big thing to you or if you much prefer the performance and visuals of the other. Either way to me the consoles have equal ups and downs and in the end all that matters really is which ones have the most interesting exclusives to you personally.

It's the same as last gen. Make no mistake though 1080p vs 900p is a massive visual difference so the "look worse" comment is pretty much the case. The 900p on Xbox ONE games are primarily a concession made so that the games on Xbox ONE can run at as close to possible parity framerates to the PS4 versions. Bugs will be specific to games and are only really a result of the hardware infrequently (see Skyrim PS3.)

In the end controller preference > all of the tiny little differences as far as I'm concerned.

Nocturne is incredible. DQVIII is great, but it's just too long for my taste. 100+ hours to beat the main story is pushing it too far.

So who did you pick as your waifu?