HalfHawk

Geeks gonna geek.

I think the issue isn't that it looks fake, but that it looks "too real" for the CGI thus loosing the whole cinematic effect people have grown accustomed to. As far as video games go, the new, console standard is definitively 60fps and most One exclusive games will tailor to the hardware and provide this, but the multi-platformers not so much. Cutting back and upscaling to achieve 60fps has worked for most of the launch games, but the new Tomb Raider game is an example of one that used the cutback and upscale method yet still couldn't reach 60fps. This double whammy needless to say made a lot of people angry. Also realize on your PC there is no FPS lock and given your hardware it's not uncommon to reach even 100+fps. This has been the standard for computer gaming for many years and while people continue to bicker about it on console, the new standard of 4k, 60fps is going to be established for PC in 2-3 years. With that being said, yes, the One does currently excel as being the center point of your media setup. No argument there, but I wouldn't disregard the PlayStation in that argument just yet. Instead of going through your cable feed middle-man style, Sony's aiming to launch its own cloud based cable service that mixes video streaming and live TV with your PlayStation device as the receiver. On top of that, this summer is going to see the launch of the much anticipated PlayStation Now service. Imagine a Netflix-like experience capable of streaming video games to your PS4, PS3, Vita, phone, tablet , and even your TV itself.

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Shout out for the 13-13 at the line. Fundamentals!

I didn't really think your reply was serious and I'm currently writing a paper, but if you insist. It's entirely true that TV shows and movies are recorded and broadcasted in 24-30fps, but the reason for it being so is absolutely not because of "99%" of people not being able to see the difference. It's one thing to artificially create 3D models and environments in full HD and high FPS, but it's an incredibly complicated and expensive process to record and produce a real-world recorded product of the same specifications. Now I'm not going to pretend like I'm an expert in the field on all this, but it's essentially because we're not properly equipped for it. Just like how some theaters weren't properly equipped to play the Hobbit or Avatar films in 48fps, many if not all channels are not properly equipped to broadcast shows at such marks. That is the reason. To add, the Hobbit was also recorded in a 5k, 60fps format, but there were no theaters that could screen this one. In upscaled resolution, the CPU/GPU takes a 720p/900p/whateverp image and stretches it by "guessing" what color a bordering pixel should be. As you can imagine, this process isn't perfect and creates undesirable, jagged edges and added blurriness. The after-effects are then smoothed and blurred further, but the process is still visible. But if you weren't concerned with the graphics, then no harm to you. I'm primarily a PC guy, but it's not as simple as play it on the computer for graphics when it comes to sports games and that's the definite reason I own consoles. To put it simply, sports games on computer suck and are always ported from console to PC and the last Madden for PC was way back in 08. In order to properly play these games at their best, I got a PS4 first. It's all I'm saying.

Quite a convenient time to dismiss the argument and resort to name calling...

Top notch statistic. Cool, this isn't relating to TV shows or movies. Actually, yes. It's upscaled, not native.

There is at least some difference in graphics when it comes to 720p vs 1080p whether you care to admit or not, but the real difference is frames per second or the fluidity of gameplay. This is ultimately why I'd recommend PS4 to those considering one or the other.A couple of comparison links.. http://30vs60fps.com/ http://www.testufo.com/#test=framerates

I don't mean to sound harsh, but you're cutting yourself short with the One if sports games were your primary concern. I know you said you're loyal to the brand, but shouldn't it be about what suits you best? Also, something many people fail to realize is the voice commands are also available on the PS4.

A thousand times this, the value you get from a 1 year PS Plus subscription is staggering. I still have a hard time believing the amount and the quality of the free content that's thrown our way every month. January's free games alone would have easily retailed above $400.

You're on the money when you mention smoother operation given the Kinect technology, which is surprisingly starting to grow on me. Navigating through the UI is very polished and fluid and works wonders with live television, but you shouldn't dismiss a major fault in the One by simply calling it a "toss up." It's a huge understatement and Microsoft clearly messed up in going with the lesser graphics card paired up with bottle necking DDR3+ESRAM. The fact that we're just a minute into the life span of this generation and already you can make a list of multi-plats which run at higher resolution and FPS on the PS4 is a pretty big deal. This isn't something that can be fixed as the hardware's in place and it's not going to get any better from here on out. The good thing is specs and fancy particle effects aren't the primary focus of the One and it can get away with this because of its superiority as an all-around media device. The exclusives aren't to boot either and with Titanfall right around the corner, many people are going to have their reason to buy into the next gen of Xbox. With all that being said, I'm satisfied with both and can't wait for all the AAA titles to start rolling.

I wouldn't judge the graphics capabilities of any game/console on twice-compressed images, but to each his own. Don't scratch yet, I've had the PS4 since launch and the One since Christmas and it's all pretty mediocre. 2K's decent, but there's no must own titles on either console at this point. If you didn't have a PS3 last gen, you could find some great value playing the titles you missed out on.

For those playing 2k14 on next gen, anybody else notice the "new" pac-man Hawks logo? Haven't seen or heard anything about a new alternate logo, but it looks great.

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The PS4 can't do the resume thing yet, but it's coming in a future firmware update. I've had mines since launch day and it's been a really enjoyable gaming experience. I could explain why I made my choice, but it should come down to what you prefer in your living room. The One is the superior media device and the PS4 is the more dedicated gaming console.

When Best Buy opens today, they'll be selling the pre-orders that weren't picked up. I'd call in advance to see how many they have in stock though.

I'm sure everybody on this board dreams of swapping for that high of a pick, but there's absolutely no way the Nets finish in the bottom ten."Please be wrong, please be wrong, please be wrong."

God have mercy on those poor fans.

When it comes to Schröder, the potential's as high as the hairline.

The discrepancy has more to do with working on the current generation of consoles than low end PCs, though I guess you could make the argument that they're on equal footing anyways. Point being, most games are made with the current generation of consoles in mind, then they're ported over to PC. With the PS3/360 packing 8 year old hardware, most of your games aren't fully utilizing your system's specs, since it's easier for devs to downscale everything than it is to upscale for the various machines out there. Still don't be discouraged, you'll certainly see improved graphics+physics with your PC games once the PS4 and XBone get up and running as the new standard. I'm in the same boat as you though, I've got a nice gaming PC, but I went ahead and put the money down for a PS4 pre-order from Amazon. You get the best of both worlds; exclusives on console and raw power from your own build.

Seems our fans don't suck solely from an attendance stand point. A player actually excited to be here and half the thread is a cold welcome.

This is actually applicable to any Balkan-hailing player with an "-ić" last name. Radmanović, Teletović, Peković, Vucević, Pavlović, Dragić, and so on..

"Atlanta Howkes"Yup, replacement Zaza.