DICE's Alan Kertz Insults Console Users

[Bloodyvalley]

 

Battlefront has relit the fire because PS4 had 900p while XBone had 720p as resolutions

 

 

 

 

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Some people say that his actions were unprofessional

But what is so unprofessional about the truth?

[PlayStation 2]

Could someone copypaste what he said, because school internets

[EChondo]

*Insert gif of clapping*

 

Truth is the truth. He doesn't sound unprofessional at all and anyone who claims otherwise is just fanboying.

[HellaflushMcSwaggins]

rekt

[Bouzoo]

Some will he say he shits, some will say he's telling the truth. 

 

[IMPERIUS]

Meh I mean he wasn't really offending anyone by the simple truth that I guess pc is easier to work with or something. He would offend people with some elitist BS

[christianled59]

How is it unprofessional? He didn't say anything immature, he spoke facts. He even clarified "in the horse power category" which I believe was better than just saying "PC's are better".

[Real_PhillBert]

I dont see anything unprofessional, he is speaking honestly from his experience. 

[Ihaveswag]

Most PC gamers cant play the latest games with more than lowest settings anyways, pretty much everyone of my friends who play on PC are totally happy if they get 30fps somehow on their screens native resolution, only a small amount of people who play games on a weekly basis actually do play it with ultra settings.

[CommandMan7]

Some people would get offended if they were told the sky was blue when they believed it was green. Getting offended at facts is the lowest level you can stoop to in an argument.

[Bensemus]

Saying PC is the gold standard might be a bit much with all the broken games that have launched on it in recent months but he isn't throwing insults around, just calmly stating his view of the differences between the current gen of consoles.

[givingtnt]

yay dev saying the actua things !

instead of some random ass ceo saying whatever guy pays him more tells him to say

[Trik'Stari]

How is honesty "unprofessional"? You're telling the consumers the truth. Lying to their faces would be unprofessional.

[captain cactus]

The Xbone was (and still is) an underpowered mediabox-that-wants-to-be-a-gaming-console. The PS4 is better at doing its core job of being a gaming console, but it's still a console.

 

Although, this is coming from DICE. Battlefield Hardline and Battlefield 4 also weren't (and in some cases still aren't) exactly streamlined on all platforms.

[Humbug]

There was a time when the console makers would try to come up with exotic hardware for their consoles. Sometimes quite powerful.

 

But now PC tech has got so advanced that they know there is no point trying to do anything exotic. Just negotiate with the PC chip makers for a slightly custom chip with a good volume price. They are basically PCs which have been locked down and so cannot be used as PCs. And considering the targeted price points it's no wonder they are weaker than a 'gaming pc'. Having said that they are good for their price points and way better than a non-gaming PC or even half the users on steam.

[Vivilacqua1]

Could someone copypaste what he said, because school internets

This. anyone? please?

[Bsmith]

How is honesty "unprofessional"? You're telling the consumers the truth. Lying to their faces would be unprofessional.

 

profit>truth in the professional business these days.

 

kinda like politics, promise a lot knowing you can't make it true because of how the country works.

[Humbug]

Saying PC is the gold standard might be a bit much with all the broken games that have launched on it in recent months but he isn't throwing insults around, just calmly stating his view of the differences between the current gen of consoles.

2014 was the worst year for broken stuff. 2015 has been good honestly and most devs have got the message.

There will always be outliers like Ark Survival and Arkham Knight which are loaded with gameworks and deoptimized but they are not the norm.

[asker509]

I think this is a gray area I don't like devs talking like this about current projects it might hurt any chances with a deal with Xbox slightly

[Humbug]

I think this is a gray area I don't like devs talking like this about current projects it might hurt any chances with a deal with Xbox slightly

Devs this big and important are needed by the platforms as much as they need the platforms.

Microsoft wants Battlefield and Battlefront games on Xbox, they would hate to miss out while it's on PS4 and PC.

[asker509]

Devs this big and important are needed by the platforms as much as they need the platforms.

Microsoft wants Battlefield and Battlefront games on Xbox, they would hate to miss out while it's on PS4 and PC.

I agree with that but I could easily see Microsoft keeping this in mind before they think of doing a ad campaign or something with Ea or dice

[JuztBe]

2014 was the worst year for broken stuff. 2015 has been good honestly and most devs have got the message.

There will always be outliers like Ark Survival and Arkham Knight which are loaded with gameworks and deoptimized but they are not the norm.

Agree, but it looks like that 2015 is the worst year for micro transactions. 

[Whiskers]

Unprofessional?

Blimey, what rubbish. His comments are perfectly fair. I'm sure there will be other developers and consumers who will disagree with them, but that doesn't make his comments 'unprofessional'.

[Bensemus]

2014 was the worst year for broken stuff. 2015 has been good honestly and most devs have got the message.

There will always be outliers like Ark Survival and Arkham Knight which are loaded with gameworks and deoptimized but they are not the norm.

Ya I was thinking that as I typed my comment still kinda feels like a lot of those games just launched... guess i'm just behind

[Godlygamer23]

Saying PC is the gold standard might be a bit much[.]

In hardware, consoles cannot match it. Software functionality is not the fault of the PC platform. It's the fault of software developers.