Why 1152000 Pixels Doesn't Matter

Xbox One owners shouldn't feel inadequate because their console has fewer native 1080p games than the PS4 does. Not at all. Mainly because both have fewer native 1080p games than PC, but that's beside the point.

The difference between 720p and 1080p is 1152000 pixels. That's a lot of pure numbers. But can the average gamer see the difference? Not really.

I've done a few tests to see if anyone notices the difference between the two. My brother, his friends, and a few of my own only play video games a couple hours a day. I play them pretty much all day. In between blog posts, I'm either playing games or playing music. I know the difference between 720p and 1080p.

But did they? Well, I decided that I was going to change the TV in my basement with an Xbox 360 from 1080p to 720p over the course of a week. Not my brother nor our friends complained about the change in resolution until I told them I changed it. Why didn't they notice? Because to the average gamer, much less the average person, the difference is barely noticeable. I can tell when someone's touched my resolution. My Field of View gets messed up from it, I notice how the detail changed, and I notice jaggys a lot more. I know when my resolution gets messed about at 60 FPS.

"Resolutiongate" is the stupidest thing ever. People are making it seem like the biggest thing ever because Call of Duty Ghosts is 1080p on PS4 and upscaled 1080p on Xbox One. For one, neither of the consoles have BF4 at 1080p. Yea, next gen my butt. Secondly, what if Ghosts has some framerate issues? Would you rather have smooth gameplay at 720p, or choppy gameplay at 1080p?

Shuhei Yoshida, the big boss in charge of PS4, said "1080p makes you a better gamer." No it doesn't. If it did, how come everyone I know who played Ka-boom addictively at one point is a super gamer now? How come the people who grew up on Mario at 240p can kick the asses of people who started on Call of Duty? 1080p doesn't make a better gamer. Experience makes you a better gamer.

Whatever console you buy (BUILD A PC FOR TRUE NEXT GEN), I'm happy for you.

Happy Gaming.