Microsoft exec clarifies 'meaningless PS4 specs' claim
Xbox product planning boss Albert Penello suggested that his comments were not intended to play down any computational advantages that any system may have, but instead to emphasise that it is the games themselves that are of paramount importance.
"I'm not diminishing Sony's performance claims and I wasn't trying to be arrogant or dismissive," Penello wrote in a NeoGAF thread which reacted to his initial comment: "The problem is that Sony decided to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless".
Penello clarified: "What I was trying to say is, I'm not Sony's engineering team. So I can't comment on what they have published as specs.
"The guys who are building these machines on both sides are unbelievably talented and experts in their field. Nobody knows the specifics of how the machines are architected or if there may be bottlenecks in one system or accelerators in another that change the impact of the published specs.
"What I believe is that our games are going to be great and they are going to look next-gen, and I think E3 sort of showed that. And great games are what matters".
Penello expressed some regret about his previous claim.
"It's always hard, after sitting doing interviews all day, and you're trying to have an engaging conversation with someone, and... the tone what you're trying to say didn't come out how you meant it."
It is generally considered that PlayStation 4 has the raw computational advantage, though Microsoft has not been as forthcoming with its Xbox One specs.
"Games on both systems looked awesome," Penello told other NeoGAF members.
"I was at E3, and while I know RISE [sic] took a hit on the gameplay that was shown, I thought it was the most next-gen looking game I saw on either platform. Of course, I get I'm biased and I didn't have time to see everything.
"As always, I love taking the hits. And I appreciate that while the words I used may were probably worth some scrutiny, I do appreciate that some of you got what I was trying to say."
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AngelBeatsFanPosted:
Snowfl4k3z But how "good" the game is is based on taste, sorry MS exec.
Preach it!
AngelBeatsFanPosted:
HomunculousG9HNothinNinjaWizardim wanting to stick with it but PS4 is totally beating Xbox oneimgurBDBStarks As much as it pains me to say, PS4 are beating them on everything. Par a few exclusives and features of course. Oh well, I'm still going to buy an XBOne.
I agree, and I'm getting the PS4 for those reasons, and because I had the PS3 and dont want to lose my account! :d
Most people are sticking with their home consoles.
Yeah, I'm probably sticking with the 360.
It's impossible to tell they are very close.
Xbox has slowly but surely caught up to PS4
Ehh Idk about that.
AngelBeatsFanPosted:
NinjaWizardimgurBDBimgurBDBwok im sure they arn't both consoles have good specs tbh.
True, specs mean everything :D
The games do mean more though...
But good games with bad specs dont change a thing ;)
The specs aren't bad though...
Specs are better than expected.
For the Xbox One?
AngelBeatsFanPosted:
imgurBDBStarks As much as it pains me to say, PS4 are beating them on everything. Par a few exclusives and features of course. Oh well, I'm still going to buy an XBOne.
I agree, and I'm getting the PS4 for those reasons, and because I had the PS3 and dont want to lose my account! :d
Most people are sticking with their home consoles.
I have to stay with my current console for price issues.
Vex-Posted:
G9HNothinNinjaWizardim wanting to stick with it but PS4 is totally beating Xbox oneimgurBDBStarks As much as it pains me to say, PS4 are beating them on everything. Par a few exclusives and features of course. Oh well, I'm still going to buy an XBOne.
I agree, and I'm getting the PS4 for those reasons, and because I had the PS3 and dont want to lose my account! :d
Most people are sticking with their home consoles.
Yeah, I'm probably sticking with the 360.
It's impossible to tell they are very close.
Xbox has slowly but surely caught up to PS4
IlcamorristaPosted:
NothinNinjaWizardim wanting to stick with it but PS4 is totally beating Xbox oneimgurBDBStarks As much as it pains me to say, PS4 are beating them on everything. Par a few exclusives and features of course. Oh well, I'm still going to buy an XBOne.
I agree, and I'm getting the PS4 for those reasons, and because I had the PS3 and dont want to lose my account! :d
Most people are sticking with their home consoles.
Yeah, I'm probably sticking with the 360.
It's impossible to tell they are very close.
PlusnetPosted:
imgurBDBStarks As much as it pains me to say, PS4 are beating them on everything. Par a few exclusives and features of course. Oh well, I'm still going to buy an XBOne.
I agree, and I'm getting the PS4 for those reasons, and because I had the PS3 and dont want to lose my account! :d
Most people are sticking with their home consoles.
Yeah, I'm probably sticking with the 360.
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