Phil Spencer “resolutiongate” will blow over once Xbox One is released

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Microsoft Studios VP Phil Spencer is of the opinion people shouldn’t be so focused on the 1080/720p and 30/60 fps debates going on at the moment in regards to next-gen, in fact, he has defended Xbox One, saying the focus shouldn’t be on the numbers in the first place.

Speaking with Shacknews during the Xbox One showcase, Spencer said it’s the experience that matters, and once Xbox One is released, “resolutiongate” will blow over.

“Go look at the games. Go play the games and tell us what you think about what they look. Right now, gamers don’t have the games to go play. They can’t walk into their local store and play the games. So, it doesn’t really surprise me that they’re going to focus on the specs that they can. I don’t criticize anyone for doing that. In the end, we play the games, not the resolution,” said Spencer.

“Our proposition with Xbox One starts with the games: we’ve got a great launch lineup of over 20 games. We’ve got some great franchises, great third-party relationships. And we’ve built a system that natively understands you and your entertainment. I think in the long run, our hope and bet is that power will play out and show people that everything they’ve learned about gaming on 360 can now augment everything they can do on their television.”

“You look at high-end PC games right now. If you were just looking at screen resolution and framerate, you’d be a PC gamer. Because you can spend $800 on a video card and put it in. I’ve built those rigs. I can play those games. And I understand that. But that doesn’t mean the best games are there. It doesn’t mean it’s the best all-in-one experience.”

Meanwhile, over on Eurogamer, the developers themselves comment on the resolution/frame rate debate, discussing why respective titles such as Ryse: Son of Rome, Dead Rising 3, Forza 4, Kinect Sports Rivals and others run the way they do.

According to Crytek’s design director on Ryse, P J Esteves, “It’s a lot less to do with the actual specs and more to do with what you do with those specs.”

Xbox One is out November 22.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/06/microsofts-phil-spencer-feels-resolutiongate-will-blow-over-once-xbox-one-is-released/

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KatsumiPosted:

Shen They are supposed to be "next gen." How can't they run the high end graphics?


I expected them to be able to run at 1080p at 40+ fps at the very least. Well.. i agree with the article, if somebody is really interested in what frame rate and resolution they will be getting a decent gaming PC can be bought for only a few hundred dollars more

gtapro151Posted:

I agreee its about gameplay but dissagree also for 2 resons number one if it was the xbox one out performing the ps4 they would be all over in sonys face about it number two its 100$ more.....

HuayraPosted:

They was using PC's at E3 that is probably why there are debates.

They should be running high end graphics for the price we pay!

Evo8Posted:

They are supposed to be "next gen." How can't they run the high end graphics?

KatsumiPosted:

Amp- This guy actually has some good points. If all you care about is the graphics, build a PC.


This is pretty much the way i see it. When it comes to power PC is vastly superior to consoles.

gmlukensPosted:

BackHandLegend
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InsanePanda
darkestnight GTA V was unplayable because of the lack of aliasing and the 20-25 fps frame rate. the game was good but it looked so bad it gave me a headache. for this VP to even say this means that soon games will be 720p 30 fps just like xbox 360. the fact that he says "spend $800 on a video card" means he has no idea what he is talking about. you can build a very good rig for $800 including a video card. my gtx 670 only cost me $400. i built my entire pc for about $900.


Hmmm, $900 pc or average graphics? /facepalm


ITT - Little kids thinking $900 is average price for a good PC. Mine was $500 and I can play anything out right now on Ultra or above. It's called get your head out of your ass and go look.


There is absolutely no way in hell that you're able to play games like crisis 3 or BF4 on ultra out of the box for 500$


You need something at least 1500 to run those on ultra

BackHandLegendPosted:

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InsanePanda
darkestnight GTA V was unplayable because of the lack of aliasing and the 20-25 fps frame rate. the game was good but it looked so bad it gave me a headache. for this VP to even say this means that soon games will be 720p 30 fps just like xbox 360. the fact that he says "spend $800 on a video card" means he has no idea what he is talking about. you can build a very good rig for $800 including a video card. my gtx 670 only cost me $400. i built my entire pc for about $900.


Hmmm, $900 pc or average graphics? /facepalm


ITT - Little kids thinking $900 is average price for a good PC. Mine was $500 and I can play anything out right now on Ultra or above. It's called get your head out of your ass and go look.


There is absolutely no way in hell that you're able to play games like crisis 3 or BF4 on ultra out of the box for 500$

irsninja200Posted:

Urf
InsanePanda
darkestnight GTA V was unplayable because of the lack of aliasing and the 20-25 fps frame rate. the game was good but it looked so bad it gave me a headache. for this VP to even say this means that soon games will be 720p 30 fps just like xbox 360. the fact that he says "spend $800 on a video card" means he has no idea what he is talking about. you can build a very good rig for $800 including a video card. my gtx 670 only cost me $400. i built my entire pc for about $900.


Hmmm, $900 pc or average graphics? /facepalm


ITT - Little kids thinking $900 is average price for a good PC. Mine was $500 and I can play anything out right now on Ultra or above. It's called get your head out of your ass and go look.


I would really like to see your build and how much you payed for components. You really just can't do that for $500.

AIienPosted:

"We play games, not the resolution." He's got a point.

Aubs3993Posted:

darkestnight the fact that he says "spend $800 on a video card" means he has no idea what he is talking about. you can build a very good rig for $800 including a video card. my gtx 670 only cost me $400. i built my entire pc for about $900.


He isn't saying that you should buy a $800 video card or that you have to buy one for good graphics. He is saying that if the only thing you cared about was graphics, you could spent $800 (Or any arbitrary and large amount of money) specifically on the graphics card


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