Thief Will Be 1080p On PS4 And 900p On XBO

Stefan L 30 Comments

I know you’re all constantly fretting about the resolutions and frame rates of upcoming games, so here’s another one you can stop worrying about. Thief is going to be running natively at 1080p on PlayStation 4 and 900p on Xbox One, both at 30fps. For reference, that’s the same gap between the machines as with Assassin’s Creed IV.

While confirming this to Eurogamer, Nicolas Cantin, Game Director on the title at Square Enix, put a different spin on things. He said, “You really need good eyes to see the difference,” meaning that the XBO release is effectively “as good as the PS4 version”.

It’s a good point to make and though I’m sure many would disagree, others either wouldn’t notice or would need to be actively looking for the telltale signs of a sub-1080p presentation while sitting closer to the TV. It certainly won’t affect the gameplay.

Cantin went on to say that this gap doesn’t make a difference to the developers and artists and that both PS4 and XBO make for a more immersive experience when compared to the game on last-gen machines.

I now cordially invite you to express all your thoughts on the matter in the comments below.

Via Eurogamer

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30 Comments

  1. To quote dire straits “I want my 1080p” sorry couldn’t resist, but let’s be honest as long as the game contains steampunk mechanical men I’m sold

  2. So, it seems the PS4 can pump out more pixels per second than an XBox1, but which is going to blow up first?

    • The ps4 will. They had over heating issues with the demo pods already. Imagine when there’s some good games on ps4 and people actually start playing them lots

      • They were overheating because they were in silly cases. There are no mass reports of overheating now.

  3. The difference here should be tiny, 900p is almost undistinguishable from 1080p unless it’s a 2D game. The type of AA is usually more important at that point.

    There’s more to resolution than mere pixels.

  4. OK, got it, mild resolution difference between the two. My problem is 30 FPS. Why make it full HD if it can’t run smoothly? It’s much more critical than resolution, isn’t it?

    • Because even the mighty PS4 can’t manage 60fps on every game, but around here they don’t like to mention things like that.

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