The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

Soygen · Nov 3, 2013

Soriak_sl said:
This may be a stupid question, but I'm charging my PS4 controller and I think my micro-USB charger seems to find somewhat loosely. Is the controller supposed to light up as it charges or once it finishes charging? Because it doesn't do either...

When I plugged it into my computer, the LED pulsed an orange color, which I assume is "charging". After a couple hours, it shut off, which again I assume meant it had fully charged.

Soriak_sl · Nov 3, 2013

Soygen_sl said:
When I plugged it into my computer, the LED pulsed an orange color, which I assume is "charging". After a couple hours, it shut off, which again I assume meant it had fully charged.

I had plugged it into a wall charger and didn't see anything, but it does pulse orange when I connect it to my computer. Wonder if this is just an indicator that it is connecting or that it's charging. In any case, I'll leave it plugged in so it's ready when the PS4 arrives.

Thanks!

Utnayan · Nov 3, 2013

Vaclav_sl said:
Been thinking long and hard - and being that the supply looks good, strong feeling I'm going to cancel my PS4 order tomorrow. Still plan to get one, but nothing besides AC4 really excites me that much - and with the first 3 months only having two maybes and getting better graphics for AC4, I think I'll just wait and grab one down the road close to when something that's got me excited launches versus racing up to get a Day One unit.

Hopefully ya'll will enjoy yours - still thinking it over since I might be influenced by some pain meds (had killer stomach pain this morning, wife called the ambulance - fun way to start out the birthday for sure...) and want to make sure that I'm thinking clearly when I do cancel - but can't reasonably think $400 on literally one PS3 game with suped up graphics and two games in the next 3 months I might not like is a really intelligent way to spend my money.

Frankly, I've seen the comparison videos of the ps3 to the ps4 with black flag, and I quite literally cannot tell the different between the two.

mixtilplix · Nov 3, 2013

Utnayan_sl said:
Frankly, I've seen the comparison videos of the ps3 to the ps4 with black flag, and I quite literally cannot tell the different between the two.

You really can't tell the difference? Granted the youtube encoding ruins it a bit but still.

Sean_sl · Nov 3, 2013

Mixtilplix_sl said:
You really can't tell the difference? Granted the youtube encoding ruins it a bit but still.

Ut needs his eyes checked. Seriously. And yeah, youtube is pretty much the worst shit ever for telling resolution differences. All this "Resolutiongate" shit is night and day on real HD video captures.

Malakriss · Nov 3, 2013

I've noticed the new COD: Ghosts commercial (for the Xbox) has absolutely no in-game footage.

Szlia · Nov 3, 2013

Soriak_sl said:
I'll leave [my DS4 controller] plugged in so it's ready when the PS4 arrives.

Isn't that a great way to kill the battery? I know I left a laptop on charger for a long while and it shot the battery dead because of all the little discharges and charges over and over again (with the laptop it was for weeks though, not days, but maybe days would have been enough?).

Tuco · Nov 3, 2013

master race joke pic time. Column will follow up with a retarded argument:

Sean_sl · Nov 3, 2013

Tuco_sl said:
master race joke pic time. Column will follow up with a retarded argument:

Master race pic jokes need to be adjusted to the PS4 being 125% bigger than the Xbone.

Someone mathed out all the CoD resolutions (which should be the easiest game to run ever) and came up with these fun facts:

360 to PS3 = 20% diff
360 to Xbone = 48% diff
Xbone to PS4 = 125% diff
PS3 to PS4 = 300% diff

What's the average high end PC monitor now a days? 1440p?

That would be 3,686,400 pixels, so 78% more than the PS4?

X360/PS3 were assuming old 540p/600p numbers I think, Treyarch recently just posted that the X360/PS3/WiiU run it at 880x720 (what the fuck?).

Tuco · Nov 3, 2013

average? Average doesn't make a good joke!

5400X1920

PC to PS4 = 500% diff

edit: man playing with 5 monitors looks terrible.

Sean_sl · Nov 3, 2013

That's a lot of pixels (10368000) and actually a 400% difference. Also I could never play on a display with all those bezel lines, would drive me batty.

You could realistically go with 3840 ? 2160 ("4k", 4838400 pixels) for 133% on a single display. Are the cards that support that at 60hz+ out yet?

Foggy · Nov 3, 2013

Tuco_sl said:
average? Average doesn't make a good joke!

5400X1920

PC to PS4 = 500% diff

edit: man playing with 5 monitors looks terrible.

1. That looks awful, huge black bars...
2. How is that game still fun for people?
3. So much skillprone.
4. He really sucks at the game.

Sean_sl · Nov 3, 2013

Adding some more fuel to the Resolutiongate fire: Guy compiling a list of known resolutions for next-gen games:List of known resolutions for next-gen games - NeoGAF

So far:

Playstation 4

Battlefield 4 = 1600x900 (60fps)
The Order: 1886 = 1920x800
KillZone: Shadow Fall = 1920x1080 (MP=60fps, SP=35+fps variable)
Infamous: Second Son = 1920x1080
DriveClub = 1920x1080 (Targeting 60fps)
Resogun = 1920x1080 (60fps)
Knack = 1920x1080 (Variable - 30-60fps)
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag = 1920x1080
Thief = 1920x1080
Blacklight: Retribution = 1920x1080
Warframe = 1920x1080
Call of Duty: GHOSTS = 1920x1080 (60fps)
Flower = 1920x1080 (60fps)
FIFA = 1920x1080
DC: Universe Online = 1920x1080 (60fps)
NBA 2K14 = 1920x1080 (60fps)

Xbox One

Killer Instinct = 1280x720 (60fps)
Battlefield 4 = 1280x720 (60fps)
Ryse: Son of Rome = 1600x900 (30fps)
Call of Duty: GHOSTS = 1280x720 (60fps)
Titanfall = 1280x720 (to be confirmed)
Forza 5 = 1920x1080 (60fps)
FIFA = 1920x1080
NBA 2K14 = 1920x1080 (60fps)
Dead Rising 3 = "Dynamic" Resolution (30fps)

Wii U

Pikmin 3 = 1280 ? 720
Super Smash Bros = 1920x1080
The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker HD = 1920x1080 (30fps)
Scribblenauts = 1920 ? 1080
Assassin's Creed 3 = 1280x720 (post-AA)
Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition = 1280x720 (FXAA)
Carl on Duty: Black Ops 2 = 880x720 (2xAA)
Darksiders 2 = 1152x640 (post-AA)
Mass Effect 3: Conrad Edition = 1280x720 (FXAA)
Monster Hunter 3G HD = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) = 1280x704 (post-AA)
New Super Mario Bros. U = 1280x720 (no AA on world map, post-AA in-game)
Ninja Gaiden: Razor's Edge = dynamic up to 1280x720 (dynamic 2xAA)
Rayman: Legends = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed = 1024x576 (post-AA)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist = 1280x720 (post-AA)
ZombiU = 1280x720 (post-AA)

Nola · Nov 3, 2013

Anyone know if this list is true?

Sean_sl · Nov 3, 2013

Nola_sl said:
Anyone know if this list is true for exclusive titles for each system?

It's pretty accurate, though missing a couple of the PS4 Indie/Kickstarter games. Expect the PS4's list to balloon up next year with a lot more Japanese announcements too.

Tuco · Nov 3, 2013

Foggy_sl said:
1. That looks awful, huge black bars...
2. How is that game still fun for people?
3. So much skillprone.
4. He really sucks at the game.

Yeah the bezels ruin it. Surround view gaming is going to be huge when we get HMDs, the multi-monitor or wrap around displays are just an intermediate filler until then.

And yeah, CoD (and BF4) frankly look boring to me. Maybe I've just played them too many times but it looks like a loose version of cstrike or a slow version of quake.

Sean_sl · Nov 3, 2013

This looks like a shooter that I could actually get into:Galak-Z: watch 30 minutes of the PS4 shooter here | VG247

Isn't just another bullet hell game and everything doesn't just pop when you shoot it, looks like it's pretty involved. Also, awesome aping of 70's anime and awesome bosses.

Also everyone needs to know about this game:Hyper Light Drifter by Heart Machine Kickstarter

Watch the video of it, looks fantastic.

Noodleface · Nov 3, 2013

Yeah unfortunately cod is like the world of Warcraft of shooters and now everyone is codifying their games. Give me battlefield 2 or counter strike any day and I am a happy man.

Vaclav · Nov 3, 2013

Mixtilplix_sl said:
You really can't tell the difference? Granted the youtube encoding ruins it a bit but still.

Really don't think the PS3 version I'm running right now looks as bad as that PS3 one - even the water detail seems off.... playing the game just a minute ago if you'd told me the PS4 image was from the PS3 I'd believe you...

Something seems off with it.

Still on the fence about cancelling though - so torn... why did Driveclub and Watch Dogs have to be delayed? >< Was a slamdunk for me with them still on the list. (Esp. w/ Driveclub for free)

Noodleface · Nov 3, 2013

I have a feeling watchdogs is going to be terrible.

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