"About the same" and "Visibly worse" mean 2 separate things.

The first phrase is subjective while the 2nd phrase is objective. I agree that overall, the Xbone looks "about the same" as the PS4 and PC version. Doesn't change the fact that it's massively inferior to both and the inferior graphics is clearly visible.

FFXIII on the 360 was "about the same" as the PS3 version, but it was still massively inferior.

"That said, it's instantly obvious that the same level of image quality isn't present on the Xbox One release, which looks visibly worse in comparison to the unpatched 900p PS4 game."

Yes, even without the graphics upgrade patch, the PS4 was noticeably superior to the present Xbone version. LOL

@lostrib said:

@XboxFails said:

@stereointegrity said:

wow xbox and wii u...wow

The Xbone is disgusting... I think even the Wii U version looks better than it.

well that's just silly

You might be a sucker for unrealistic colors, but I prefer natural colors. I tried playing Arkham City in RGB Full. Utterly unplayable since 75% of my screen was pitch black at all times.

@stereointegrity said:

wow xbox and wii u...wow

The Xbone is disgusting... I think even the Wii U version looks better than it.

The differences are noticeable on a 30+" TV in uncompressed quality. That's why DF and many reviewers are saying the PS4 is noticeably superior. You're not gonna be able to witness differences in a youtube vid that takes up 1/10th of your 20" computer screen.

Also, harder to develop for does not mean unoptimized. The PS4 version is unoptimized because it's easier to develop for. If the PS4 is looking like the maxed PC version at locked-30 FPS and 1080p through a rushed port job, why should they optimize the game when it's already running "ideally" in console standards? They would just lock the FPS at 30 and leave it at that. Like most multiplats, the PS4 team probably had less than 3 people while the Xbone team had over 100 programmers. It probably took less than 3 weeks for the PS4 version. The PS4 team would then be transferred to the Xbone team to finish the Xbone version.

The Xbone version probably received every optimization trick in the book and it still fell very short of the much more superior PS4 version, which was unoptimized.

Just think how much man-power and optimization the Xbone version received from Ubisoft developers and still came out a steaming pile of horsecrap.

The PS4 barely received any optimization. The Xbone has hit its limit. PS4 games are mostly unoptimized and will continue to improve throughout the remainder of this generation.

Xbone version is terrible...

900p, low-res textures, sub-30 FPS, inferior anti-aliasing solution, and blurry IQ.

Look, mangina, most normal people don't want to play on the PC. We want a machine that streamlines gaming as well as social features, and no PC does this as well as the PS4 can.

Here's an interesting tidbit:

"So once the day one patch has been applied we're looking at a crisp, native 1080p framebuffer on the PS4, backed up by a new custom post-process anti-aliasing solution that works well in suppressing jaggies across much of the scene. This gives the game a clean look overall, barring issues with sub-pixel detail that can only be resolved on PC, where a vast range of anti-aliasing options are available if you have the GPU power to run them. Moving onto Microsoft's console, there's no special update to boost resolution on the Xbox One game, which renders at 1600x900 while using an older post-process AA algorithm that doesn't provide the same smooth level of coverage we see on PS4. This isn't necessarily a deal breaker though, if you consider how well the stock 900p PS4 game is upscaled - even without the patch, overall image quality still looked remarkably smooth.

That said, it's instantly obvious that the same level of image quality isn't present on the Xbox One release, which looks visibly worse in comparison to the unpatched 900p PS4 game. Essentially this translates to a fuzzier image on screen that highlights the breaking up of fine detail in the distance while smoothing over texture details. As we've seen in other sub-1080p games upscaled by the Xbox One hardware, overall image quality is further impacted by the introduction of an unwanted sharpening filter, directly responsible for the grainy pop that surrounds the texture work and foliage throughout the game and the visibly hard edges on foliage and complex scenery."

Also, I thought this was hilarious: "Barring the occasional use of a few lower resolution textures on Microsoft's system in the odd scene,"

LOL... So not only does the PS4 have the exclusive missions and sidestories, but it also has the exclusive 1080p resolution, the exclusive highly-superior anti-aliasing solution, and the exclusive high-res textures on everything.