You have probably heard that the Xbox One isn't as powerful as the PlayStation 4, but today the GPU of the Xbox One got an update. Corporate vice president Marc Whitten announced that the speed of the GPU has been increased by 6%, which pushes the 800 to 856 mhz. Since the rumours are that the PS4 will have the same GPU as the Xbox One that would mean the GPU in the Xbox One would now be a bit more powerful.
An update to the power of the GPU is always welcome, but will it really affect how well the console performs? Since the GPU's in both consoles aren't what you can call high-end graphic cards, will overclocking make the console a lot more powerful? A change like this can definitely tweak the fps in games by a few frames and that surely makes a difference.
The developers working on titles for the Xbox One have also received consoles with the updated GPU. They have also updated the graphics driver for the GPU of the console, so it is optimised for the Xbox One. He states that they used the base DirectX driver and that they "took out all the parts that don't look like Xbox One and you add in everything that really optimises that experience. Almost all of our content partners have really picked it up now, and I think that it's made a really nice improvement." However, it is fairly common that console manufacturers keep updating their development kits with updates and new drivers before the new console gets released.
There was also news about what they like to call asynchronous matchmaking for Live, which actually just means that it is smart matchmaking. In random matches you will be playing with other players that should share your skill-level and you will be able to choose with what kind of people you want to be playing. This means you won't have to listen to kids yelling through their mics and you might finally just hear the sound of your gun.
With Gamescom later this month, we are expecting to hear more about both consoles from Microsoft and Sony.
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