PS4 and Xbox One are 'essentially the same', says John Carmack
PS4 and Xbox One are "essentially the same" in terms of performance, according to id Software co-founder John Carmack.
Speaking during his keynote at QuakeCon 2013 keynote (via Gamasutra), the lead Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake programmer said that while he hasn't "done really rigorous benchmarking", he was surprised to find how similar the two new consoles are.
"I haven't done really rigorous benchmarking [but] they're very close and they're both very good," he said.
"It's almost amazing how close they are in capabilities, how common they are."
Carmack went on to say that the initial backlash to Xbox One was "a bit on the side of a witch hunt", adding: "The future is obvious right there, and it will be good for us in general. A lot of these things are inevitable."
Carmack was also critical of Kinect, which he described as "sort of like a zero-button mouse with a lot of latency... Kinect still has some fundamental limitations with the latency and framerate... It's fundamentally a poor interaction."
Xbox One will be available in 21 markets this November. The Xbox One price has been set at £425 / €499 / $499.
Sony has confirmed a "holiday 2013" PS4 release date in Europe and the US and a PS4 price of £349 / €399 / $399.
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DMNDSPosted:
Purity I agree, they are pretty alike
Yea there alot alike. I dont see why people make a big deal over it.
DMNDSPosted:
varCokes-Vision I hope they add PC cross play with each other in this round of consoles
I personally don't think they will do that. Most console players will have multiple consoles if anything.
I doubt they would ever do that
You never know what they might do.
IlIuminatiPosted:
MoDOTWinkTide They are the same. Both perform the same tasks. The only different things about them are minor.
wtf wink did you just quote and not reply lol? Anyways they are not the same Sony still cares more about gamers then throwing ads and business crap everywhere for more cash.
The x1 dash looks pretty adless
And the 360 ones were not intrusive
IlIuminatiPosted:
Cokes-Vision I hope they add PC cross play with each other in this round of consoles
I personally don't think they will do that. Most console players will have multiple consoles if anything.
I doubt they would ever do that
IlIuminatiPosted:
Mortar Whilst they are alike, they do have some meaningful differences. It will be rather interesting to see how they change and adapt over the coming years.
Yeah. I wonder what they will change
MortarPosted:
Whilst they are alike, they do have some meaningful differences. It will be rather interesting to see how they change and adapt over the coming years.
SportingPosted:
Everything including the hardware, games, and controllers.
The only thing different is the dashboard and features.
The only thing different is the dashboard and features.
WinkPosted:
MoDOTWinkTide They are the same. Both perform the same tasks. The only different things about them are minor.
wtf wink did you just quote and not reply lol? Anyways they are not the same Sony still cares more about gamers then throwing ads and business crap everywhere for more cash.
Hahaha whoops. I forgot to reply. And idk what I was going to say now so...
yeah
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