Will ED be PC only?

rab · Nov 30, 2013

Beachlight7 said:
At present it takes a high end PC with Titan card to just about do more than what a PS4 does with the latest games. Comparing BF4 performance certainly.QUOTE]

Thing is tough a PS4 is only running BF4 at what would be medium settings on a PC and it is only running it @720p upscaled to 1080p.

Where as a high end PC with a titan would be running it fully maxed out @1080p with much higher FPS than the PS4.

Cmdr Eagleboy · Nov 30, 2013

rab said:
Beachlight7 said:

At present it takes a high end PC with Titan card to just about do more than what a PS4 does with the latest games. Comparing BF4 performance certainly.QUOTE]

Thing is tough a PS4 is only running BF4 at what would be medium settings on a PC and it is only running it @720p upscaled to 1080p.

Where as a high end PC with a titan would be running it fully maxed out @1080p with much higher FPS than the PS4.

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Afaik no, BS4 runs 1600x900 on PS4, and is upscaled to 1080p. XBox One have 720p version.

rab · Nov 30, 2013

Pecisk said:
rab said:

Afaik no, BS4 runs 1600x900 on PS4, and is upscaled to 1080p. XBox One have 720p version.

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Sorry must have been thinking about the Xbox screen res, still PS4 Xbox 1 easy to get them confused

Beachlight7 · Nov 30, 2013

Nothing on the PS4 is native 720p. In the early days there maybe some 900p native upscaled to 1080p, but only because of the short time developers have had in the rush to release launch games.
If ED was done on the PS4 I would expect and demand it was 1920x1080 native pixels. And 60fps. Without a named release date they have the time to dedicate to hardware.

Cmdr Eagleboy · Nov 30, 2013

Beachlight7 said:
Nothing on the PS4 is native 720p. In the early days there maybe some 900p native upscaled to 1080p, but only because of the short time developers have had in the rush to release launch games.
If ED was done on the PS4 I would expect and demand it was 1920x1080 native pixels. And 60fps. Without a named release date they have the time to dedicate to hardware.

Fact that FD has experience with consoles already and they know their engine inside out - I think they could deliver that.

But so far it is speculation yeaaaaaars ahead (well at least 1 - 2 years

). Let's get first release across finish line first

Greeboski · Nov 30, 2013

Pecisk said:
Fact that FD has experience with consoles already and they know their engine inside out - I think they could deliver that.

But so far it is speculation yeaaaaaars ahead (well at least 1 - 2 years ). Let's get first release across finish line first

yay , first release

oh sorry thought i had overslept or something

Flossy · Nov 30, 2013

T.j said:
Pc then Mac then....who knows???

Great to hear about the Mac, as that's what I have. I can use PC games in Windows using Bootcamp but a Mac version would save me having to reboot to play.

Riandor · Nov 30, 2013

jabokai said:
Mike (the one on the right) was using an Xbox controller, it was on his lap.

He doesnt count he doesnt.... Awwwww damn it....

Patrick_68000 · Nov 30, 2013

Flossy said:
Great to hear about the Mac, as that's what I have. I can use PC games in Windows using Bootcamp but a Mac version would save me having to reboot to play.

The MAC version is guaranteed, since Kickstarter and the objective of 1 500 000 pounds sterling

Calebe · Nov 30, 2013

I may be wrong as I don't follow the Mac platform, but isn't the usual video card in a Mac on the low end. Not a gaming video card by any stretch of the imagination. If so, and as they cost a hefty premium will it be able to play Elite Dangerous at any decent video quality, without a substantial investment for a better video card? I know some will need to upgrade their cards on a PC as well. Just curious if a Mac usually comes with a PCI-E expansion slot, talking desktop of course.

Calebe