Decline PS4 wins the console war against XboxONE, yet it is a hollow victory as Consolesdämmerung is upon us

[Kem0sabe]

Here´s a couple of videos i did of my uncharted 4 playthrough, the game looks amazing, and more importantly, runs super smooth with absolutely no framerate dips.

 

[J_C]

 

[nomask7]

You do know that what pushes graphical quality further is not only resolution but polygon count which makes everything look more natural.

Welcome to uncanny valley.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

The golden age of graphics was back in around 1997.

 

[Tehdagah]

Here´s a couple of videos i did of my uncharted 4 playthrough, the game looks amazing, and more importantly, runs super smooth with absolutely no framerate dips.

Looks normal, Battlefield 1 and Star Wars Battlefront are far more impressive.

 

[sullynathan]

UC4 looks better than both of those games

 

[Kem0sabe]

UC4 looks better than both of those games

The difference being that this runs smoothly on a 300 euro/400 euro for even better visuals, while to get the same fidelity on a pc, you would spend significantly more for a complete machine.

 

[sullynathan]

http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2016/161207b.html

SAN MATEO, CA, December 7, 2016 – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that PlayStation®4 (PS4™) has cumulatively sold through more than 50 million units*1 to consumers worldwide as of December 6, 2016, having enjoyed the best ever Black Friday week*2 in the history of PlayStation®. This includes the sales of PlayStation®4 Pro (PS4™Pro), a high-end system that supports cutting-edge imaging technology, which launched last month.

With a vast array of exciting software titles from 3rd party developers and publishers as well as from SIE Worldwide Studios (SIE WWS), PS4 software sales also remain strong, with more than 369.6 million copies*3 sold in retail stores globally and through digital downloads on PlayStation®Store as of December 4, 2016.

“We’re truly delighted that the PS4 community continues to flourish since launch three years ago.” said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. “With tremendous support from our fans and partners across the globe, this year we were able to deliver an unprecedented lineup of hardware such as the new slimmer PS4, PS4 Pro and PlayStation VR. We will continue to provide the best gaming experiences available through our ground-breaking software lineup and network services, as we focus on accelerating our business and expanding the PS4 ecosystem.”

PS4’s software portfolio will continue to grow this holiday season and beyond with highly anticipated games including Resident Evil 7 biohazard (CAPCOM CO., LTD.), FINAL FANTASY XV (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.), Ryu Ga Gotoku 6　Inochi no Uta. (SEGA Games Co., Ltd.), The Last Guardian, Graity Rush 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, and PlayStation®VR games such as Here They Lie (SIE WWS). The independent development community will also continue to deliver a variety of innovative new titles for PS4 including Touhou Shinpiroku ～ Urban Legend in Limbo. (SUNFISH Co., Ltd.), The Witness (Thekla, Inc.). *4

SIE will continue to expand the world of PS4 to deliver entertainment experiences that are only possible on PlayStation.

The PS4 system is currently available in 122 countries and regions*5 worldwide.

 

[Theldaran]

I counted 6 games this Christmas, and one of them is Resident Evil 7.

The problem has been focusing (or having to focus) on the Playstation VR, theoretically it has been the VR system that has sold better this year, but it doesn't mean it has been a huge success so far. If it bombs it will damage Sony somewhat. Anyway, this Christmas they have focused too much on hardware (also trying to bolster other areas like TVs, with HDR/4K support and whatnot) and there's not much to enjoy on PS4.

 

[Lyric Suite]

What fidelity? The game looks like washed out console garbage.

 

[MicoSelva]

Console peasants finaly pictured:

 

[Morgoth]

http://www.glixel.com/interviews/epics-tim-sweeney-on-vr-and-the-future-of-civilization-w459561

Epic's Tim Sweeney on Virtual Reality and the Future of Civilization

But more importantly, his opinion about consoles:

All of the retail console sales data this holiday season indicated that the console market is going through a really significant downturn. I don’t think it’s seasonal. I think what we’re really facing is that young new gamers aren’t going into consoles.

Young people are growing up in mobile. They’re playing games in different ways, usually shorter play sessions spread throughout the day. It’s not the kind of experience where you sit down for four hours and play a game. And the gamers who are getting into that are moving more and more into PC, I think.
PC is becoming a more convenient way of playing. And also these PC-centric games that are operated continually are becoming a bigger and bigger factor in hardcore gaming: League of Legends, Dota, Overwatch.
Another factor is that laptops don’t suck for gaming anymore. They’re actually pretty good. It’s a much more mobile device than a console that is always tethered to a TV. And what percentage of people have exclusive control of a TV all to themselves? If you’re in a family, you probably have competition with other people. A PC, by default, is yours.

 

[Black]

hardcore gaming: League of Legends, Dota, Overwatch.

 

[Morgoth]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...crosoft-cancels-platinum-39-s-scalebound.aspx

After careful deliberation, Microsoft Studios has come to the decision to end production for “Scalebound.”

Aka the game was considered shit even for sordid console peasant standards.

 

[crakkie]

Shit. It looked terrible but I was holding out hope that Kamiya would make it interesting somehow.

 

[Talby]

From the gameplay footage Scalebound looked pretty bad, so it makes sense. The XBone just can't catch a break.

Hopefully Platinum learns their lesson from this and doesn't work with Microsoft in the future, they can't be trusted.

 

[sullynathan]

They can just easily bring NieR Automata since it really isn't exclusive to the PS4

 

[Gerrard]

NieR doesn't look much better, though that demo showed fuck all of the game. I do enjoy all the morons mourning this "loss" at various gaming sites and on Twitter, however.

 

[sullynathan]

NieR doesn't look much better, though that demo showed fuck all of the game. I do enjoy all the morons mourning this "loss" at various gaming sites and on Twitter, however.

Unlike scale bound, I've actually played NieR and it's pretty good

 

[Talby]

From the demo I guess Nier will be good. It plays a lot like Bayonetta and the setting and art design are pretty rad.

 

[Morgoth]

Platinum is generally a shitty developer. All they ever create is retarded button-mashing that belongs into the past century.

 

[Black]

art design

Just say what you really think- "upskirt and pantyshots".

 

[Talby]

The PS4's next great exclusive.

 

[Soulcucker]

Sony just added a boost mode to the latest PS4 Pro beta firmware that enables the Pro to use the full CPU/GPU power of the system even if the games are unpatched. Games will still be capped to what ever framerate they were designed around, but at least it provides more consistent frame rates. Some comparison videos:

 

[sullynathan]

Six siege is already locked at 60fps, wonder how much it benefits from this

 

[Kraszu]

UC4 looks better than both of those games

The difference being that this runs smoothly on a 300 euro/400 euro for even better visuals, while to get the same fidelity on a pc, you would spend significantly more for a complete machine.

Complete machine that is a locked system so you have to pay significantly more for games, and you even have to pay to play mp. PC is more powerful, and cost less when you consider the overall cost. Also it runs smoothly at 30fps.