Disclaimer:
This is NOT a screenshot war thread. It's a technical thread that should be discussed with technical facts and features. So, posting a screenshot to prove a point is NOT the correct response.
Claim:
Based off of exclusive console titles (i.e. God of War, Gears, Uncharted, Spiderman, Detroit, etc..), people believe that they are so technically above 3rd party titles in technology, that they feel with each new iteration of tech, the bar will be raised significantly.
Fallacy:
Assuming developers that make exclusives have some secret skillset on making their games 'look' better than the rest of the pack due to low-level hardware access. There is literally not a single exclusive that does anything better than any other high profile 3rd party company. Dice, Ubisoft, iDSoftware, Epic, CDProject RED, etc.. all have extremely efficient graphics engines that are oftentimes more tech-savy than the exclusive company titles. It just doesn't get as much praise due to them strictly not making exclusive titles.
Reality:
There is no such enhanced technology because most hardware dev kits have moved away from low-level access. There is no real tech introduced in any console generation (ala this current generation is proof). The PC paves the way for new tech and the console follows suite ~2 generations behind. We oftentimes mistake incredible art direction for technology as is the case for many of these console exclusives.
Conclusion:
Don't expect a exclusive title to blow away 3rd party companies games simply because it's a game developer that makes exclusive games.
This is NOT a screenshot war thread. It's a technical thread that should be discussed with technical facts and features. So, posting a screenshot to prove a point is NOT the correct response.
Claim:
Based off of exclusive console titles (i.e. God of War, Gears, Uncharted, Spiderman, Detroit, etc..), people believe that they are so technically above 3rd party titles in technology, that they feel with each new iteration of tech, the bar will be raised significantly.
Fallacy:
Assuming developers that make exclusives have some secret skillset on making their games 'look' better than the rest of the pack due to low-level hardware access. There is literally not a single exclusive that does anything better than any other high profile 3rd party company. Dice, Ubisoft, iDSoftware, Epic, CDProject RED, etc.. all have extremely efficient graphics engines that are oftentimes more tech-savy than the exclusive company titles. It just doesn't get as much praise due to them strictly not making exclusive titles.
Reality:
There is no such enhanced technology because most hardware dev kits have moved away from low-level access. There is no real tech introduced in any console generation (ala this current generation is proof). The PC paves the way for new tech and the console follows suite ~2 generations behind. We oftentimes mistake incredible art direction for technology as is the case for many of these console exclusives.
Conclusion:
Don't expect a exclusive title to blow away 3rd party companies games simply because it's a game developer that makes exclusive games.
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