A new technical analysis of the ongoing Star Wars Battlefront beta reveals that the PlayStation 4 edition runs at 900p while the Xbox One edition is 720p. Digital Foundry today posted its breakdown of the Xbox One version specifically, which outlines the game's performance on Microsoft's console.
"From an image quality perspective, the compromises are just as you'd expect; we see more aliased edges, and a higher level of shimmering on fine distant detail--particularly on Tatooine's flag-lines," the site said about the Xbox One version. "Added to that, there's a softening to the picture as a whole--a result of a more drastic upscale, combined with a similar grade of post-process anti-aliasing to PS4." Digital Foundry goes on to say that texture and shadow quality are identical between both consoles, while the same is true for their use of tessellated geometry across the maps. "The Battlefront beta's three included maps give us some of the best-realized Star Wars locales in videog ame form, and both consoles get the goods in this sense." Both the Xbox One and PS4 editions of Battlefront's beta experience similar levels of "pop-in," too, as it relates to the draw distances. "Of course, Xbox One's resolution is a factor in this respect, particularly with map visibility across range," Digital Foundry said. "As with DICE's earlier titles on the console, 720p has an impact when picking out enemies across broad expanses of terrain--the Hoth map being the biggest example in this case. The rebel base interior area holds up well enough during shootouts, and it's fair to say DICE's anti-aliasing does a surprisingly thorough job of cleaning up a base 720p image.
"Unfortunately, this core pixel count isn't high enough to resolve details clearly across the map as a whole, and the anti-aliasing's attempts to clean the image has the side effect adding a noticeable blur to the distance. In effect, this especially dulls the spectacle of this mission's final third, bringing us to a long spread of trenches--and from an AT-AT's top-down perspective, Xbox One's resolution starts to obscure the great art design DICE puts into this scene." In terms of frames per second, both console versions target 60fps. However, Digital Foundry claims the Xbox One version more regularly drops below 50fps during intensive scenes. "It's fair to say PS4's beta is in the healthier shape," the site said. "With a clearer image and the better average frame rate of the two consoles, the strong suggestion right now is that the PS4 version is the one to gun for on launch."
Checkout Star Wars Battlefront pc game requirements below:
Star Wars Battlefront Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i3-6300T 3.3GHz or AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz
- RAM: 8GB System Memory
- GPU RAM: 2GB Video Memory
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
- DX: DirectX 11
- HDD: 40GB Free Hard Drive Space
- Audio: Sound Card: Direct X-compatible sound card
- Online: 512 KB/s or faster internet connection
Star Wars Battlefront Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8370 4.1 GHz
- RAM: 16 GB System Memory
- GPU RAM: 4GB Graphics Memory
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290
- DX: DirectX 11.1
The processors and graphics cards down here are no slouches, and are all more than capable of taking on other titles built on the Frostbite 3 engine. Perhaps most eye-opening is the Radeon HD 7850 needed. This is marginally more powerful than the PlayStation 4's integrated GPU, which is equivalent to a Radeon HD 7790. This either means Star Wars Battlefront looks worse than minimum PC graphics on PS4, or your graphics hardware is being underutilised. Elsewhere you'll need 8GB RAM minimum to play Star Wars Battlefront. According to DICE that is. If you want to play Star Wars Battlefront at higher settings then it's recommended you get hold of an eye-popping 16GB system memory. No game has ever asked of this before, and no game has ever truly tested 8GB RAM, so this should be interesting to see. Things don't get any easier for those without top-end rigs either. Not only do DICE recommend you grab that pesky Windows 10 download, but they also want you to have some seriously expensive graphics cards in the shape of the GTX 970 and the R9 290. This pair are some beefy cards, both backed up by 4GB video memory. Okay, okay, 3.5GB + 0.5GB on the GTX 970, which we're guessing means a 3GB GPU could just about get away with it.
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