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With each console generation the gaming community comes to an unofficial consensus as to which next-gen console platform is the best home to play third party multiplats (X360, PS4 etc..). This process comes about as performance data from multiplat face-offs come in showing consistent performance advantages (whether big or small) favoring one console over the other. Other variables also play a role in reaching this unofficial consensus even if not as predominant as overall performance is. While performance is important; experience differentiators like controllers, experience immediacy (loading), game availability etc.. also play a role. It's because of that and a few other reasons that I believe the PS5 is clearly the best home to play third party multiplats right now. The PS5 after a series of face-offs has shown to be the most consistently powerfully performant console, with an experience differentiator in the DualSense controller, and generally faster immediacy of the gaming experience. There are other factors but the line gets blurry when discussed.
In light of recent events I think there is a lot of cognitive dissonance regarding this topic for a variety of reasons. Marketing material leading up to launch created certain warped expectations with regards to performance in third-party multiplats. Spec-sheet reading and commentary from pseudo experts of the tech "press", mainstream gaming press and simpleton influencers didn't help in making gamers better informed. In other words; wrong expectations can't be blamed on the average gamer that feels mislead or refuses to believe in real-time data when the results don't align with the built up expectations/conditioning. These gamers consume information as it's presented/framed to them and form their opinions based on such. Reality however has a fun way of throwing a wrench at wrong assumptions and I believe we're witnessing that now as performance results in face-offs come in.
My opinion is obviously just a conclusion based on early data, and other variables at play so not everyone is bound to agree. Which is why I leave the floor to fellow gaffers to chip in with their own opinion - and the poll. Votes can be changed at any time, now or in the future - no pressure. If you're a gamer that's not up to speed and wish to get better informed I'll leave you with further reading so you can make an informed vote:
Performance:
DMC5: Special Edition: Face-off DF, patch - DF
Dirt 5: Face-off DF (patch discussion inside). Face-off NXG
Observer System Redux: Here
Assassins Creed Valhalla: Face-off NXG, Face-off DF, Face-off VGT, patch - NXG, patch - DF, patch - VGT
Call of Duty Cold War: Face-off NXG, Face-off DF, Face-off VGT
Watch Dogs Legion: Face-off DF
Spider-man Miles Morales (bonus): Analysis DF
Demon Souls Remake (bonus): Analysis DF
From the horse's mouth? Microsoft acknowledgement:
Verge: Why is the PS5 outperforming "the world's most powerful console"
Eurogamer: Microsoft acknowledges Xbox Series X and S performance issues
IGN: Microsoft Working on Why PS5 Outperforms Xbox Series X on Certain Games
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UPDATES:
Borderlands 3: Face-off DF
Immortals Fenix Rising: Face-off VGT
NBA 2K21: Face-off DF
Assassins Creed Valhalla (bonus): PS5 vs. PC Face-off DF
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Dualsense Controller: Official Thread
Tech Radar Comparison
Polygon comparison
Gaming Intel: More next-gen than the console
Android Authority: Dualsense controller is what truly blows me away
Medium: Dualsense controller is actually next-gen.
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In light of recent events I think there is a lot of cognitive dissonance regarding this topic for a variety of reasons. Marketing material leading up to launch created certain warped expectations with regards to performance in third-party multiplats. Spec-sheet reading and commentary from pseudo experts of the tech "press", mainstream gaming press and simpleton influencers didn't help in making gamers better informed. In other words; wrong expectations can't be blamed on the average gamer that feels mislead or refuses to believe in real-time data when the results don't align with the built up expectations/conditioning. These gamers consume information as it's presented/framed to them and form their opinions based on such. Reality however has a fun way of throwing a wrench at wrong assumptions and I believe we're witnessing that now as performance results in face-offs come in.
My opinion is obviously just a conclusion based on early data, and other variables at play so not everyone is bound to agree. Which is why I leave the floor to fellow gaffers to chip in with their own opinion - and the poll. Votes can be changed at any time, now or in the future - no pressure. If you're a gamer that's not up to speed and wish to get better informed I'll leave you with further reading so you can make an informed vote:
Performance:
DMC5: Special Edition: Face-off DF, patch - DF
Dirt 5: Face-off DF (patch discussion inside). Face-off NXG
Observer System Redux: Here
Assassins Creed Valhalla: Face-off NXG, Face-off DF, Face-off VGT, patch - NXG, patch - DF, patch - VGT
Call of Duty Cold War: Face-off NXG, Face-off DF, Face-off VGT
Watch Dogs Legion: Face-off DF
Spider-man Miles Morales (bonus): Analysis DF
Demon Souls Remake (bonus): Analysis DF
From the horse's mouth? Microsoft acknowledgement:
Verge: Why is the PS5 outperforming "the world's most powerful console"
Eurogamer: Microsoft acknowledges Xbox Series X and S performance issues
IGN: Microsoft Working on Why PS5 Outperforms Xbox Series X on Certain Games
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UPDATES:
Borderlands 3: Face-off DF
Immortals Fenix Rising: Face-off VGT
NBA 2K21: Face-off DF
Assassins Creed Valhalla (bonus): PS5 vs. PC Face-off DF
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Dualsense Controller: Official Thread
Tech Radar Comparison
Polygon comparison
Gaming Intel: More next-gen than the console
Android Authority: Dualsense controller is what truly blows me away
Medium: Dualsense controller is actually next-gen.
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