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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Intro Music]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.100,0:00:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey! I'm Cam, and you\Nare watching Reality Check.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.40,0:00:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's right, 64% of people can't tell the\Ndifference between PS4, XBox One, and PC.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.27,0:00:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least, that's according to a study\Ndone by me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.98,0:00:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, uh, some of you in fact.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.77,0:00:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the skinny: Over 2,700 people took\Npart in an online test
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.56,0:00:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which tasked participants to watch\N3 different gameplay clips back-to-back,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.83,0:00:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then attempt to identify which was\NPS4, which was Xbox One, and which was PC.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.15,0:00:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The results were then collected\Nover the course of a few weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.55,0:00:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so a few disclaimers:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.85,0:00:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was the test perfect? No.\NWas it scientific? Kind of.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.04,0:00:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Should it be taken as gospel? Probably not
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.02,0:00:56.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But does it make an interesting point\Nabout how we value graphics? Definitely.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.63,0:01:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, before we dive into the details of\Nthe test, reveal the correct answer,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.96,0:01:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and talk about what went well and what\NI would maybe do differently next time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.85,0:01:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's take a moment to recap and rewind.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.99,0:01:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On Monday, the 16th of February,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.72,0:01:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ran an experiment in our GameSpot studio\Nin London.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.12,0:01:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got 7 volunteers to play 3 different \Ngames on 3 identical setups.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.47,0:01:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their task: to tell me which they thought\Nwas PS4, PC, and Xbox One.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.29,0:01:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All other ways of identifying each machine\Nwere controlled for.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.89,0:01:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All they had to base their decision on was\Nhow the game looked: the graphics.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.90,0:01:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To get the full lowdown of the test\Nand how people got on,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.83,0:01:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watch that episode of Reality Check.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.88,0:01:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem, though, was that the\Ntest pool size of 7 people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.28,0:01:44.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was WAY too small to draw any meaningful \Nconclusions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.23,0:01:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I devised a more simple one that would\Nallow anyone, anywhere to take part.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.35,0:01:54.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how did I do it? Well, I added 3 video\Nclips at the end of that previous episode,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.51,0:01:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all consisting of Far Cry 4 gameplay.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.28,0:02:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One clip was captured on PS4, one on Xbox\NOne, and one on our gaming PC.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.15,0:02:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked those watching to vote on which\Nthey thought was which in an online poll
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.20,0:02:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simple stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.56,0:02:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now obviously, web compression was\Nalways gonna be a big problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.26,0:02:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a standard for the show I uploaded\Nthe video to GameSpot and Youtube
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.12,0:02:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 1080p resolution and 60 fps,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.65,0:02:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and both were compressed using the\NH.264 codec.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.57,0:02:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is fine for general viewing, but\Nthere is always a degree of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.36,0:02:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quality loss and artifacting, so it was\Nfar from ideal for this test.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.15,0:02:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in an attempt to combat this, \NI also uploaded all three clips
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.88,0:02:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 1080p-60, packaged up as one movie,\Nuncompressed, to Google Drive,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.05,0:02:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for anyone to download and\Nwatch for themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.06,0:02:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, time to reveal the correct answer:\NClip #1 was PS4.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.24,0:02:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#2 was PC, and the final clip was XBox One
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.96,0:02:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the single most popular answer,\Nwith 982 votes, or 36%.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.30,0:03:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other 64% of voters, though, did get\Nit wrong, either getting 1 or 0 correct.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.12,0:03:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interestingly though, if you shift the\Nfocus of the test to see how people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.10,0:03:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,performed at picking out the PC
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.61,0:03:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the other 2 consoles, then the\Nresults actually get a lot better,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.01,0:03:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 58% of people correctly identifying\Nthe non-console.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.28,0:03:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was made up of the 36% who got it\Ncorrect, plus 22% of people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.49,0:03:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who just got the consoles\Nthe wrong way around.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.93,0:03:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for the rest of the results,\Nhere they are:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.79,0:03:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,391 people, or 14%, voted PS4/Xbox One/PC,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.46,0:03:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,311, or 11%, chose PC/Xbox One/PS4,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.73,0:03:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,291, or 11% again, thought it went\NXbox One/PS4/PC
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.00,0:03:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, 104, or 5% of voters,\Nchose PC/PS4/and then another PC.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.03,0:03:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The eagle eye amongst you will notice \Nthat that last one was wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.41,0:03:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The final option should have been\NXbox One, not a second PC.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.90,0:03:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how did that happen? Well,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.97,0:03:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's what we call a derp. (Otherwise \Nknown as human error.)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.62,0:04:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was very late and I was very sleepy\Nwhen I made that poll, simple as that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.48,0:04:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoops!\NBut it doesn't really matter, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.64,0:04:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was an incorrect answer\Neither way.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.75,0:04:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that was the experiment and \Nthe results,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.04,0:04:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but like I said, it wasn't perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.87,0:04:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's time to look at some of the\Ncomments you guys had
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.72,0:04:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also think about how I might do this \Ndifferently
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.06,0:04:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I was gonna do the test again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.77,0:04:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One big issue a lot of people commented on\Nwas my choice of clips in the experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.24,0:04:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I used 3 clips from the same early\Nstage in Far Cry 4.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.80,0:04:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The areas, though, weren't identical,\Nbut this was a deliberate choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.15,0:04:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, I wasn't attempting to emulate\Nthe artificial setup
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.04,0:04:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a graphics comparison, rather,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.01,0:04:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was trying to create real-world gaming\Nconditions, if that makes sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.30,0:04:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, identical clips would have made it\Nslightly easier,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.64,0:04:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you could have compared identical \Ntextures like for like.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.38,0:04:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the way I see it is that texture\Nquality, dynamic lighting, and all other
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.80,0:04:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,graphical settings are all consistent in a\Nwhole game area.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.81,0:05:01.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, more to the point, if graphical\Ndifferences between platforms really
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.83,0:05:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weren't the fuss that a lot of people tend\Nto make over them,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.37,0:05:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we should be able to tell\Nunder the conditions I set.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.13,0:05:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was my logic, anyway, but I'm willing\Nto be talked around on that one
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.72,0:05:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I were to repeat this test.\NSo let me know what you think.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.03,0:05:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main issue for me, though, with these\Nresults is that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.38,0:05:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have no way of knowing how many of those\Nwho voted did so after watching the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.97,0:05:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,online version and how many actually\Ndownloaded the clips.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.15,0:05:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Downloaded votes are far more powerful
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.62,0:05:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you can eliminate all that nasty\Ncompression
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.84,0:05:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give people a much fairer test.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.51,0:05:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next time I'd find a way so only\Nafter actually downloading the file
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.75,0:05:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could you cast a vote.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.29,0:05:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, there's the case of the gaming PC.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.93,0:05:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The specs of the one I used are on screen\Nnow, and I think it's fair to say that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.50,0:05:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it makes for a reasonably powerful gaming\NPC, probably to the higher end of average
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.87,0:05:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that most PC gamers have.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.05,0:05:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus, Far Cry 4 was running at the preset\Nultra settings.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.36,0:05:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll admit, though, that it would've\Nperhaps been fairer
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.16,0:05:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have the most powerful PC I could get \Nmy hands on.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.92,0:06:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So next time I'd jam in a Titan X in there\Nalongside a better CPU.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.25,0:06:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But despite these changes I\Nwould make in the glory of hindsight,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.14,0:06:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still think these results are really\Ninteresting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.36,0:06:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, this test simply underlines how\Ngraphics are not the most important factor
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.54,0:06:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to consider if you're trying to decide\Nwhich setup is best for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.16,0:06:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, PS4, Xbox One, and a gaming PC\Nare fairly close in visual quality.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.16,0:06:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, you can line up labeled textures and\Nspot the highest resolution one
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.43,0:06:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a graphics comparison,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.40,0:06:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when it actually comes down to sitting\Non your ass and having a great time gaming
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.23,0:06:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your ability to tell, and therefore the\Nimportance of those extra pixels
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.42,0:06:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or quality of lighting, or whatever—
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.26,0:06:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start to diminish.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.06,0:06:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other things like online services, the\Nability to host servers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.36,0:06:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,digital distribution platforms,\Ncontrollers, what your friends use—
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.28,0:06:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are far more important when deciding\Nwhich is best for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.10,0:06:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all about our own\Nindividual preference.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.99,0:06:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's just what I think.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.86,0:07:00.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you guys agree \Nor do you disagree?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.11,0:07:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or do you have any ideas about how I maybe\Ncould have done the test differently?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.23,0:07:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me know in the comments down below\Nor by hitting me up on Twitter @camfrazrob
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.00,0:07:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for watching.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.96,0:07:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Outro music]
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.76,0:07:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's time to think about some of the\Ncomments you guys had,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.03,0:07:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also what I might do differently—\Nthat was squeaky!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.92,0:07:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,—comments you had, but also think about \Nhow I might do this differently,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.75,0:07:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh there's my chair!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.52,0:07:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also consider what I might do\Ndifferently, if I was going
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.27,0:07:44.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do this test again.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.85,0:07:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughs from Cam and the cameraman]\NHow did that happen?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.34,0:07:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you guys agree or disagree, or if you \Nhave any other ideas about how I
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.51,0:08:05.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[electronic alarm sound]