If recently leaked details are to be believed, the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 (PS4) will have a resolution of 720p rather than the higher-definition 1080p. Both will also have a 60 frame-per-second (FPS) refresh rate.
The details were gleaned from a leaked report about EA's upcoming Battlefield 4 by Edge Magazine and will appear in its April issue. In it, the magazine discusses a number of juicy details that mostly don't bode well for either console.
We'll start with the good news first. Battlefield 4 will support a 64-player multiplayer mode for Xbox 720 and PS4, while current-generation consoles will have a 24-player maximum. The game will feature fully destructible buildings and environments thanks to the Destruction 4.0 engine and there will be randomized dynamic weather effects including sandstorms, rain, fog and haze.
The game is set in 2020 but reportedly has a modern-day look that does not appear overly futuristic. It takes place in China.
The leaked information first appeared on Chiphell Forums.
Now for the bad news.
Battlefield 4 uses the Frost 2.5 engine and runs natively at 720p. That any next-gen console would run at less than 1080p is pretty unthinkable, but then again, perhaps the Xbox 720 moniker has more to do with the system's resolution than it is a nod to its predecessor.
EA is set to officially reveal Battlefield 4 on March 26, but for those of you who can't wait, we've provided a full log of the leaked details below, courtesy of Gamepur. Please note the log is translated from Korean and the English is far from perfect:
- The Battlefield 4 using frost 2.5 engine, the PC version only supports DX11 API
- Release Date November 2013, the first platform PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, the next generation of Xbox and PC
- PS4, the next generation of Xbox and PC multiplayer game number 64, and other platforms for 24
- PS4, next-generation Xbox version running in 720P resolution 60FPS
- Dynamic weather effects: random special weather rain, dust storms and haze, bring to the situation of the war variables upgrade Destruction 4.0 system, the destruction scene more real, the PC version of the physical effects using Direct Compute calculate terrain, surface and personalities will adopt Tessllation technology, a more realistic game background is set to 2020, China J20, Y20, Xianglong advanced weapons will appear in the game.
- Both weapons more differentiated, such as China 99 tank system can count the time blinding laser confrontation, M1A2 TUSK can be upgraded to tank shells into the armor-piercing, high explosive and shrapnel published maps Diaoyu Islands, tiananmen Shanghai Bund, Xizhimen, Xizhimen's Rush is the most easily defensible map map of the area after two months of field viewfinder, collect material, and strive to restore the true single-player process in about 5-6 hours, which There are two missions for the PLA perspective
- BFBC2 game end animation regression and game process affecting the Bund Map Rush mode, PLA base Oriental Pearl the, CQ mode party troops exhausted when the Pearl of the Orient will collapse commander regression command in strategic mode, providing fire, recharge, and the UAV investigative support
- The BF3 weapon modification skills system will be preserved and improved air combat area to further increase will provide Battlelog 2.0 functionality significantly enhance added micro-toll collection system, provide personalized painting appearance customization, equipment and server rental equipment and recording function micro charges will affect the game balance old players can advance unlock veteran exclusive weapon first DLC for the generation re-engraved map, including the Dalian Power Station, Daqing Oilfield, the Great Wall and Wake Island, will be provided free of charge for booking users
