Xbox One exec says PS4 specs are "meaningless", games more important
Asked whether he was cautious of comparisons with PS4 by our editor Jon Hicks, Penello pointed out that few players really buy consoles for the specs alone. "The problem is that Sony decided to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless," he told us. "Because this isn't like 1990, when it was 16-bit versus 32-bit.
"As a matter of fact," he continued, "they actually go out and they talk about how proud they are about their off-the-shelf parts. Our guys'll say, we touched every single component in the box and everything there is tweaked for optimum performance."
"For me, I'd rather not even have the conversation, because it's not going to matter," Penello went on. "The box is going to be awesome. The games are going to be awesome. I heard this exact same argument last generation and it's a pointless argument, because people are debating things which they don't know about. They're not [head silicon engineer] Nick Baker or [corporate vice president of IEB hardware Todd Holmdahl], and I'm not [lead PS4 architect] Mark Cerny, so why are we having this discussion?"
Penello feels consumers will pick a console for the games it offers, rather than for its capabilities on paper. "Here's what you care about," he said. "You bought a system to play great games and have great experiences. I feel like our games and experiences are going to be every bit as good, if not better, technically - on top of all the magic we're going to add with the instant switching, and the power of the cloud.
"So the whole numbers game - yeah, I've been following it online and it's like, we tried having that argument last time. Do I want to talk about HDMI 1.3 or 1.4, it's like 'argh!' It doesn't matter. Did you see Call of Duty, it looks f**king awesome! It's going to be great, you know. So we're just saying, it's not worth the debate."
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-CorgiPosted:
MW2-RushPane This Is True. PS3 Had Better Specs Than Xbox 360, And the Xbox Still Came Out On Top!!!
Actually Bro, PS3, has more sales than Xbox. Nuff said!
You do know that they just passed their sales in may of THIS YEAR? It took Sony 6 years to pass up sales. Nuff Said!
ExoticWolfsPosted:
This is true. Specs are good to have, but people would rather have a good game to play then better specs. The specs aren't even much of a difference anyways, it is really going to depend on the games and what not. Can't wait for both of the next gen consoles, I wan't to see who wins. :)
LuckyOtterPosted:
Kicka specs are meaningless? ok so when your xbox one is being sent back for repair and you cant play it for 3 weeks, ill be having tons of fun on my PS4 which will have no problems lmfao.
Specs don't really have anything to do with that... That's more of the durability. JUst because something has faster processing rate doesn't mean it won't break as easily. Those are two separate things. So how about you go to the other news section fanboy.
LuckyOtterPosted:
ConvergeShadowBoltDashieThisIs50dawbigchukkaxDiLL Xbox has a lot better games.
Yep. That's one huge reason ill most likely stick with them.
Halo 5 :D
Forza Motorsport!
Titanfall. I can't wait for that game not even kidding.
Halo was dead after reach, they need to give it up. Halo 4 was horrible, why do you think it was picked up for the MLG Circuit.
The story was really good. And it got good rating and sales. You sir are in the minority. Plus you're probably the guy who only plays multiplayer.
MaggardoPosted:
Pane This Is True. PS3 Had Better Specs Than Xbox 360, And the Xbox Still Came Out On Top!!!
Actually Bro, PS3, has more sales than Xbox. Nuff said!
ConvergePosted:
ShadowBoltDashieThisIs50dawbigchukkaxDiLL Xbox has a lot better games.
Yep. That's one huge reason ill most likely stick with them.
Halo 5 :D
Forza Motorsport!
Titanfall. I can't wait for that game not even kidding.
Halo was dead after reach, they need to give it up. Halo 4 was horrible, why do you think it was picked up for the MLG Circuit.
TaigaAisakaPosted:
ThisIs50dawbigchukkaxDiLL Xbox has a lot better games.
Yep. That's one huge reason ill most likely stick with them.
Halo 5 :D
Forza Motorsport!
Titanfall. I can't wait for that game not even kidding.
KickaPosted:
specs are meaningless? ok so when your xbox one is being sent back for repair and you cant play it for 3 weeks, ill be having tons of fun on my PS4 which will have no problems lmfao.
EvoVIIIPosted:
This Is True. PS3 Had Better Specs Than Xbox 360, And the Xbox Still Came Out On Top!!!
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