[BLOG] Xbox One's reputation for lower framerates is a 'perception challenge' to be overcome says exec

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[BLOG] Xbox One's reputation for lower framerates is a 'perception challenge' to be overcome says exec

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A chief staff member of Xbox's UK team has acknowledged the perception of their console having an 'inferior' framerate compared to their rival Sony's Playstation 4, and the negative effect in could be having on sales in what he calls a 'perception challenge' that needs to be overcome.


Speaking to CVG Xbox UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle said that although he personally couldn't see a difference in framerates or resolutions between the two, he realises that in the market the Xbox One was seen as having the weaker of both and that they must tackle and change this perception.


He sees the decision to do away with the Kinect being a permanent add-on to the console as a step in the right direction to challenge it though, as the resources that the Kinect used to make use of were now freed up for developers to make use of with their games.

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“There is some GPU power that can be allocated to Kinect that we're now freeing up for developers if they want to increase the fidelity of their games.” Eagle said, saying that it was up to the developers how they chose to make use of the freed-up resources now.


Currently as it stands, the Playstation 4 does at times outperform Microsoft's console with framerates and resolution on games that the consoles share between them; but with the announcement about the Kinect no longer being mandatory having only been made two months ago it is possible we could see the gap becoming smaller as new games are developed to make use of the new higher amount of GPU power available in Xbox Ones.
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