Xbox One and PS4 difference isn't "all that great", insists Microsoft

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"There could be a lot of reasons" why Tomb Raider's frame rate varies between versions

Outspoken Microsoft senior director Albert Penello has chimed in once again on the Xbox One/PS4 specs debate, with particular reference to a recent upset about Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, which reportedly doesn't run at 60 frames a second on Xbox One.

"Look, I had a lot of time to think about this and I believe in what I said," Penello told listeners during a new Gamer Tag Radio podcast, harvested by GamingBolt. Presumably, "what I said" is a reference to a chat with OXM about why comparing one console's specifications to another is basically "meaningless".

"I believe that the differences between the boxes are not all that great," Penello went on. "And I know what is going behind the scenes and I have access to more information about some of this than a lot of people. Sometimes people tend to neglect the points that are in my favour and they like to highlight the points that tell me I am wrong. I still think Ryse is still the best looking game on any platform. Period. End of story.

"I think if you look at the titles which we launched [with], which were multiplatform titles, the bulk of them were the same," he added. "I think there were 12 titles were released on both platforms, leaving three all of them had the same performance on both boxes. Everybody wants to focus on frame rate [with] Tomb Raider, there is a resolution thing going on and OK, there could be a lot of reasons why that could be true.

"But we are just a [few] weeks in, we just shipped, it's a long generation. People who bought an Xbox One are going to be in for an awesome generation of games that are only going to get better. I think these little things get way overblown versus the quality of the games and the real differences in experiences which are pretty minor."

Microsoft has suggested that Xbox One's specs are about "agility and brains" not "brute force" - it's all about serving up a stable platform for developers to work with, apparently, while setting aside resources for app developers.

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DemonSurferPosted:

Vizor Why is everyone talking about there being $100 difference in price? You get $100 worth of functions with the Xbone. Kinect alone is worth $100. And then you have your TV integration, and more. You get what you pay for...


That's a matter of opinion./$ for something that works sometimes and people didn't want in the 1st place is not worth it and BTW the PS4 does voice control,face recognition etc.The XBONE should probably be the same price as the PS4 if your going on bang for buck as PS4 is a more powerful console and runs games better.

-BrianPosted:

Latias
Frijj well theres no point in buying a playstation 4 because lots of people have had problems with ther ps4s xbox ones hardly no issues


Both have bad failure rates at under 1%, great for new products.

My friend actually has a ps 4 and yet has given one complaint about it .

The_HundredsPosted:

I love console wars

Although I thought Microsoft was the champion in the 360 vs PS3

PS4 is the winner against the Xbox One

KatsumiPosted:

Zoidberg I think it's all preference.


I also think it all comes down to preference. There really aren't too many differences between the consoles

ZoidbergPosted:

I think it's all preference.

CyimkingPosted:

Katsumi
Cyimking PC Gamers are normally very weird and socially awkward.


Well NASA plays PC so what you say kind of makes sense.

But seriously.. i don't know where you got that from. I know quite a few sociable PC gamers


Lol i was just messing around. I mean I do have friends that play PC games but they all are weird kids.

RiddIerPosted:

Well its true? is it not? I mean cmon if you are just playing regularly then you cant even tell the differences.

LatiasPosted:

Vizor Why is everyone talking about there being $100 difference in price? You get $100 worth of functions with the Xbone. Kinect alone is worth $100. And then you have your TV integration, and more. You get what you pay for...


Kinect is great when it works, but it's not consistent. The reason people complain is they are paying more for a less powerful console, and tv features that other devices and smart tvs already offer. Also Direct TV is way better for the NFL than the XB1 equivelant.

LatiasPosted:

Frijj well theres no point in buying a playstation 4 because lots of people have had problems with ther ps4s xbox ones hardly no issues


Both have bad failure rates at under 1%, great for new products.

-CPPosted:

Cyimking PC Gamers are normally very weird and socially awkward.


Because that statement is based completely off of facts alone.


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