Resolution vs Effects (Gaming)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Sunday, July 01, 2018, 12:44 (2342 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Fire up your PC and play any modern game at 480p and then play it at 1080p and then come back and tell me resolution isn’t important.

First of all: the jump from 480p to 1080p is huge. Way bigger perceptually than 1080p to 4K.

Second, of course if you can increase the resolution without sacrificing anything else… go for it. But what’s better: 1080p on high, or 4K on low?

But as it stands, it’s already gorgeous, and it runs in 4K. So why not both?

My point has always been that in terms of bang for your buck regarding how good the game looks, resolution is very low on the list. On the PS4 Pro anyway, Destiny 2 has some gnarly, downright ugly visuals when it comes to aliasing and the edges of things. Even in 4K! There are areas where Bungie’s trade offs in rendering don’t work very well.