Real Question - Graphic Changes Since Console

Casterial · September 2019

Has anyone else noticed (looking at old videos of ESO) How much better the graphics looked than modern day today? Most of us ran low FPS but had an amazing looking game with no lag back in 2014, did ESO graphics lower majorly over the years to compensate the console / lower-end pcs?

Could it have been the lighting patch? Did it just change the visualization of the game?

Like heres a video from 2014 of me playing on I think Medium/low graphics on my old Best Buy PC lol...

https://youtu.be/SY-5FJ6r7fU?t=160

Siohwenoeht · September 2019

I've wondered about it myself. I think the lighting patch plays a major part, but I run on a xb1, not s, not x etc etc, and have absolutely stunning graphics compared to some of the screenshots that have been posted before.

I do have a higher end tv, and I know how to properly calibrate everything which may play a part as well.

I've rambled on here, but imo, zos did not dumb the graphics down because of console release.

DrFuzzyFish · September 2019

I don't really see much of decline personally but it has gotten brighter and more vibrant, which imo has dulled the graphics a little and just changed the overall look of the game, things used to look quite rustic now its colorful and fresh.

markulrich1966 · September 2019

I think the grafics in your video look worse than the ones on xbox one s today.
The video looks like a brownish black'n'white movie.

If you prefer that, you might alter the color settings of you current monitor (warm color temperature, less saturation).

nafensoriel · September 2019

Casterial wrote: »

/snipsnip

Short answer: Yes.

Longer answer:
Consoles in every way shape and form limit almost any video games upper-end graphics. This is true almost immediately after the launch of a console as their technology will never advance from design.

Due to consoles design, a year or so after release technology will surpass them on the desktop in some way(note: not all ways). Usually, this is in maximum texture size and number of objects on the screen to give a very simplified answer.
Every current console+PC release title has been hobbled to exist on the console in favor of what the PC is currently capable of. Both consoles have rather extreme limitations. This is one of the reasons you can see a beta/alpha screenshot that looks absolutely stunning and then see the release title look like horsepoop fed through a belt sander.

A disturbing amount of dev time goes into optimizing code for consoles just so they don't choke and die on modern games.

Casterial · September 2019

markulrich1966 wrote: »

I think the grafics in your video look worse than the ones on xbox one s today.
The video looks like a brownish black'n'white movie.

If you prefer that, you might alter the color settings of you current monitor (warm color temperature, less saturation).

We're talking about textures, this is pre-lighting patch ESO use to have entirely different lighting mechanics.

I honestly think it was just small iterations over time and the more vibrant color changes as mentioned above :P

Marcus_Thracius · September 2019

Iam still waiting for the feet resolution to go up - these year 2000 textures are awesome but still cant erp properly with them