Watch Dogs

[Diff-chan]

Alright, but I'm just saying they keep pulling this bait and switch.

Haven't companies been doing this forever? At what point do gamers learn that hype isn't real?

[Joust Williams]

Why reward Ubisoft for their Bullshotting tactics?

I play bullshots. It's called PC

[Chux]

Haven't companies been doing this forever? At what point do gamers learn that hype isn't real?

Sure. From did it with DS2, Ubi does it a LOT. Those are the main offenders I can think of.

[Tain]

Tecmo was doing this shit in 2001.

Obviously having a game's resolution match your display's resolution is a big deal for image clarity and an overall important thing, but I can't imagine anybody genuinely interested in a game (not port) suddenly skipping it solely due to a 1080p-to-900p resolution drop. It's even more bizarre in this case, since those most passionate about image quality will be playing on PC.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

This C-64 game looks nothing like the screenshots on the box!

[Diff-chan]

Tecmo was doing this shit in 2001.

Obviously having a game's resolution match your display's resolution is a big deal for image clarity and an overall important thing, but I can't imagine anybody genuinely interested in a game (not port) suddenly skipping it solely due to a 1080p-to-900p resolution drop. It's even more bizarre in this case, since those most passionate about image quality will be playing on PC.

The problem is that PS4 fanboys have invested a decent chunk of their self worth into 1080p.

[Will]

The problem is that PS4 fanboys have invested a decent chunk of their self worth into 1080p.

Pretty much, they even go so far as to say 900p is "sub-HD" give me a fucking break.

[Joust Williams]

Well 1080p is much preferred by me but I can stomach less, obviously.
I'd rather have 720/60 than 1080/30 in almost every case. I just like when the internet performs the big sessions of mental gymnastics and backtracking.

[Will]

Console folks for the longest time have had to settle for compromises so I don't see why it should be any different now. I think people got disillusioned that 1080p 30/60fps was going to be the standard right out of the gate for every game but that's really dependent on the developer and what they're trying to balance graphically so everything runs well on the console.

Maybe later on in the console lifecycles that'll become the magic standard but resolution seems to be one of those areas in which developers are more keen to be fluid about.

[Yoshi]

I'd rather have 720/60 than 1080/30 in almost every case.

I agree with this, which is why I'm buying Mario Kart in two weeks. It's exactly 720/60. Granted, racing games are also one of the easiest genres to get to 60 fps.