Category: Destiny

Destiny: Xbox 360 vs One, Side by Side Comparison

So I’m playing the Destiny beta, when one of my gaming buddies, Mace Windex, sends a message asking how I like it. Part of my reply includes how I’m not too impressed with the graphics.

The reason why we’re messaging instead of discussing it in a party, is he’s recently moved from the Xbox 360 to the Xbox One. Immediately I began receiving messages about how incredible the graphics were on the Xbone. Yes, I was jealous. Not only had I lost one of the few gaming buddies I had playing Battlefield 4, but now he was gaming in lobbies of 32 (holy cow, I still can’t believe it!) – – 32 people in a game, whilst I was still stuck with the measly 16.

But back to Destiny. When I told Mace how I wasn’t happy with the graphics, his reply was that they were “amazing” on the Xbox One. It’s eaten away at me for a couple days, and finally after bitching about the graphics for two days I had to go find a comparison video.

Fred Wood has done a great job showing exactly what the difference is in this side-by-side comparison. I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting there to be this big of a difference. Like Battlefield 4, it’s like a film is lifted off the screen when the video is played on the Xbone. Tons of detail appears that is fuzzy on the Xbox 360 and the contrast is all that I would hope for it to be (one of my biggest gripes was the lack of contrast). Plants and tarps move more naturally, and things have a much more detailed texture.

I can’t help wondering if they’re doing it on purpose. I mean, if I were a company that wanted people to buy my next product, would I put effort into making the old one look as good as it could? No, no I wouldn’t. Well, not if I was a soul-sucking, money grubbing bastard.

Is it worth the cost of the Xbone to have next-gen graphics? Only you can decide, but this vid makes a convincing argument.

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Unless you live under a rock, you might not have heard that the Destiny beta has arrived early. Beta codes are everywhere, but if you don’t have one, come let us know in the chat and we might be able to help.

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Game Informer’s Destiny News Condensed

I’ve been wanting to catch up on Destiny news, but haven’t had the time. Since deciding to incorporate other gaming news at Halo Diehards, computer woes and maxing out the hard drive on my 360 have had me buried under, and are causing video editing to take up to 10 times longer than it should. A new 360 hard drive is on the way, and I’m in the process of researching computers, but in the meantime there are so many hours of Destiny news out there, so many sources, where’s a newb to start?!

This comprehensive video by More Console was posted by Bludgeondary on FaceBook today, and features all the Destiny news that Game Informer has covered on the Official Game Informer Destiny page, all condensed in under 20 minutes, and it’s a GREAT place to start – thanks, Bludge, for the heads up!

Check out the links below the video if you haven’t watched Datto’s coverage on Destiny Classes.

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In case you missed it: Destiny Wallpapers

Halo Diehards is getting caught up on Destiny news, and ran across these Official Bungie Destiny wallpapers. We can’t be the only ones who haven’t seen ’em, so we’re sharing them with the masses! Click to view full size, right click to download! What Class will you choose to play first?   Learn more about Destiny classes in the following…

Get the Breakdown on Destiny’s Titan Class

  DattoDoesDestiny’s videos are quality, to the point, and informational. Datto sifts valuable bits of information from Destiny news that has been released so far, and compiles it into shiny, precious gems of Destiny goodness. In previous posts, we learned about the Warlock and Hunter Classes; get more details than you thought were available about “The Titan” in this video.…

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