Call of Duty has done it again, at the very least on the subject of causing controversy. Unlike previous great CoD controversies, one among which involved the player participating in a terrorist attack, this one involves exactly what resolution Xbox One players will see when their console launches.

This year’s next-generation outing from Microsoft have been stricken by news of an atrocious used game policy (which was reversed), and the creepy knowledge that the device could watch its purchasers on a regular basis with its always-on internet connection, webcam, and Kinect technology.

PlayStation/Xbox rivalry is easily-documented, and get in touch with of Duty: Ghosts producer Mark Rubin certainly didn’t help things when he dropped this bombshell via Twitter:

Hey, been at the road last couple weeks so haven’t had a raffle to update, but desired to confirm that for (cont) http://t.co/du9QZJNkLm

— Mark Rubin (@IWMarkRubin) October 30, 2013

“[For] Xbox One we’re 1080p upscaled from 720p. And, we’re native 1080p on PS4. We optimized each console to hit 60 FPS and the sport looks great on both,” the tweet continued.

Erik Kain at Forbes writes that this difference shouldn’t be a dealbreaker, especially for console gamers, most of whom probably don’t care in regards to the strength in their hardware. In other words, “you don’t buy a PS4 as it has higher resolution if you’re a large Halo fan,” he wrote. “You don’t buy an Xbox One as it comes with a Kinect if you’re a large Uncharted fan.”

Kain takes note of a section on CinemaBlend by author William Usher, who clearly believes the gaming media is doing Microsoft a favor by downplaying the Xbox One’s technological inferiority. But unlike Usher, Kain acknowledges that console players probably won’t angrily charge onto internet forums and voice their disapproval.

The endless debate over PC graphics cards shouldn’t even extend to consoles, Kain contends, because an infinite majority of console players don’t overclock, tinker, and upgrade their gaming rig within the same way a computer gamer does. “You just plug and play, end of story,” he writes. “You don’t equip your PS4 with water-cooling.”

[Image via Microsoft/Xbox.com]