CoD: Black Ops III Beta Analysis: Run At 900p On XB1, 1080p on PS4; Consistent 60FPS On XB1, Drops To 50FPS On PS4

In April 2015, Treyarch announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops III would run at 60FPS on all platforms and only resolution for PS4 and PC version was revealed: (1080p and up to 4K Resolution respectively). At that time Treyarch stated that resolution for Xbox One version of Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be announced at a later day, and development team's main objective is to maintain 60FPS and it would be a key factor in their decision in final resolution.

As you all known, Call of Duty: Black Ops III beta is now available worldwide on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Our friend at EuroGamer did a tech analysis to find out at what resolution Black Ops III beta runs on PS4 and Xbox One. EuroGamer confirmed that Black Ops III beta is running at 900p (1600X900).

The publication stated in their tech analysis report that this lower resolution puts it behind the PS4's version in that the textures are harder to see at longer distance.

"The combination of the two isn't great news for Xbox One though. Compared to the native 1080p PS4 version, buildings, foliage and distant objects appear considerably less defined with subtle normal map and texture details smudged over.

This reduction in clarity also makes it harder to spot other players that are far away, particularly when they are crouched behind vehicles or lying prone within similarly colored scenery. Obviously, moving targets are easier to see, but stationary enemies tend to blur into the surrounding environment somewhat. Thankfully, the loss in visual sharpness isn't enough to break the long-range gameplay – after all, everyone gets the same presentation on a fixed platform – but currently, based on what the beta has to offer, PS4 is the more preferable choice here, just as it was on Advanced Warfare."

However, in terms of FPS performance, Xbox One version of Black Ops III beta did beat PS4 version. On Xbox One, Black Ops III beta was running consistently at 60FPS, whereas PS4 version dropped to the lowest of 50FPS during intense multiplayer action.