PS4 and Xbox One are 'essentially the same', says John Carmack

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id Software co-founder also thinks Xbox One backlash was a "bit of a witch hunt"

PS4 and Xbox One are "essentially the same" in terms of performance, according to id Software co-founder John Carmack.

Speaking during his keynote at QuakeCon 2013 keynote (via Gamasutra), the lead Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake programmer said that while he hasn't "done really rigorous benchmarking", he was surprised to find how similar the two new consoles are.

"I haven't done really rigorous benchmarking [but] they're very close and they're both very good," he said.

"It's almost amazing how close they are in capabilities, how common they are."

Carmack went on to say that the initial backlash to Xbox One was "a bit on the side of a witch hunt", adding: "The future is obvious right there, and it will be good for us in general. A lot of these things are inevitable."

Carmack was also critical of Kinect, which he described as "sort of like a zero-button mouse with a lot of latency... Kinect still has some fundamental limitations with the latency and framerate... It's fundamentally a poor interaction."

Xbox One will be available in 21 markets this November. The Xbox One price has been set at £425 / €499 / $499.

Sony has confirmed a "holiday 2013" PS4 release date in Europe and the US and a PS4 price of £349 / €399 / $399.

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pyroboy926Posted:

Boar I don't see why people are thinking the Kinect is a spy tool.
Its smart sure but not smart enough to need you in camera shot the entire time,
Just point it away from you.


Yep. Plus I think there is a new bill/law that was passed, which didn't allow the Kinect to be used as a spying tool for any reason.

Ted-Posted:

They are "essentially" the same but have different fanbase and price.

OmittingCoderPosted:

I don't know why people are still buying consoles. The only reason I'd buy a console is because of the exclusives. Besides that you should just get a PC.

AppzePosted:

Jordan355
grimgaze22 I rather not have my camera Watch me when I am getting dressed


Watch out in case your tv or bed is watching you too, you can never be too sure.


lol

Jordan355Posted:

grimgaze22 I rather not have my camera Watch me when I am getting dressed


Watch out in case your tv or bed is watching you too, you can never be too sure.

LuckyOtterPosted:

whataname Gonna spend my money on a gtx 690 and lol @ console gamers


Yet you still feel the need to read the console news and comment... Why must you PC people do this on every post? Yes we realize you have better graphics. It seems like all you guys do is comment saying the PC is superior. Do you even use it to play games? Because it doesn't seem like it.

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

I think that no matter what the two next gen consoles are going to be successful. I think it will be even closer than the last gen consoles.

RequirementPosted:

They are sorta the same, but both on totally different levels.

IlIuminatiPosted:

Its just that one comes with kinect lol

WinkPosted:

interesting.


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