Microsoft exec clarifies 'meaningless PS4 specs' claim

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Following a backlash against previous claims that technical comparisons between Xbox One and PS4 were meaningless, a Microsoft executive has sought to clarify his comment.

Xbox product planning boss Albert Penello suggested that his comments were not intended to play down any computational advantages that any system may have, but instead to emphasise that it is the games themselves that are of paramount importance.

"I'm not diminishing Sony's performance claims and I wasn't trying to be arrogant or dismissive," Penello wrote in a NeoGAF thread which reacted to his initial comment: "The problem is that Sony decided to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless".

Penello clarified: "What I was trying to say is, I'm not Sony's engineering team. So I can't comment on what they have published as specs.

"The guys who are building these machines on both sides are unbelievably talented and experts in their field. Nobody knows the specifics of how the machines are architected or if there may be bottlenecks in one system or accelerators in another that change the impact of the published specs.

"What I believe is that our games are going to be great and they are going to look next-gen, and I think E3 sort of showed that. And great games are what matters".

Penello expressed some regret about his previous claim.

"It's always hard, after sitting doing interviews all day, and you're trying to have an engaging conversation with someone, and... the tone what you're trying to say didn't come out how you meant it."

It is generally considered that PlayStation 4 has the raw computational advantage, though Microsoft has not been as forthcoming with its Xbox One specs.

"Games on both systems looked awesome," Penello told other NeoGAF members.

"I was at E3, and while I know RISE [sic] took a hit on the gameplay that was shown, I thought it was the most next-gen looking game I saw on either platform. Of course, I get I'm biased and I didn't have time to see everything.

"As always, I love taking the hits. And I appreciate that while the words I used may were probably worth some scrutiny, I do appreciate that some of you got what I was trying to say."

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WageringPosted:

I feel they're both at par, but that's just me.

React-NetworkPosted:

I think people are giving up on the xbox one too early, I do not agree with this guy that specs are meaningless but you guys have to think despite the slightly better specs of the PS4,The games are going to be very close if not the same, the better specs will make PS4 exclusives better but games on both consoles will have to be able to run on the xbox one thus not using the better PS4 specs, so then if the games are going be that close you need to look at features, and xbox has always proved better in features, in my opinion anyway.

ODSTPosted:

To say "numbers are meaningless", when it comes to specs, is just like saying numbers in preorders are meaningless. Microsoft pulled back their DRM crap when preorder numbers were released. Now there is this crap about why they have a potentially less powerful console? The consoles are very similar but do have differences, and as for me, I consider those differences substantial.

SwiftPosted:

As always Microsoft thinking they are the best.

SahvidgePosted:

Both systems have they're own individual specs and advantages. The Xbox One is a family based console. The PS4 is for gamers. Why can't people except that?

VeraPosted:

wow this just puts it in perspective

AustraliansPosted:

RaheemSterling_31 I hate how cocky Microsoft are sometimes


Mate, sometimes there cocky, then sometimes there doing something for charity, there a mystery sometimes :?

LeapPosted:

RaheemSterling_31 I hate how cocky Microsoft are sometimes


>All The time

LWRPosted:

I hate how cocky Microsoft are sometimes

neboPosted:

"they are going to look next-gen" well I should hope so, at least on a next gen console


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