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Digital Foundry || Bright Memory Infinite - DF Tech Review - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S vs Nintendo Switch!

ILikeFeet

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View: https://youtu.be/s-UpNaAkEvI
This one's VERY interesting! One of the games that kicked off Microsoft's introduction to next generation gaming has finally arrived - and it's not just available for Xbox Series consoles, it's also out now on PlayStation 5 and... Nintendo Switch? How do the three 'current-gen' console versions compare? What about the ray tracing and 120Hz support? And if this is a game designed for the new wave of consoles, how on earth has the developer delivered a port for Nintendo Switch? John Linneman has the answers.
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Bright Memory: Infinite - a technically impressive FPS action game tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Digital Foundry tests all console versions of this impressive shooter/slasher.
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summary might be a bit late
  • made primarily by one person on UE4
  • pc version uses Nvidia's RiSTIR GI solution RT AO and shadows, consoles do not
  • RT reflections on consoles and pc
  • light leaking on console
  • PC has additional mesh detail
  • PC has more reflective surfaces and rougher RT reflections than console
  • consoles has more foliage in some areas
  • console has ghosting through it's TAA
  • best systems order: SX, PS5, SS, Switch
  • no RT or 120Hz on Series S
  • RT reflections are low res, but better than SSR due to the many wet surfaces
  • BVH is missing some objects like particles
  • SX
    • dynamic 2160p in default and RT modes
    • 120hz is dynamic 1440p
  • PS5
    • dynamic 2160p in both, dips more
    • 120hz drops to around 80% of 1440p
  • SS
    • default mode only; around 80-90% of 1440p
  • Switch
    • default mode only, 80% of 1080p/720p
    • minimal dof, lights removed, lower texture quality
    • no underwater distortion
    • scene complexity is greatly reduced
    • lower than low on pc
  • all systems have adjustable motion blur and fov
  • performance
    • SX
      • default: 60fps with no dips
      • RT: mainly 60fps with some drops, some segments can cause bigger drops
      • 120hz: mainly 120fps with some drops
    • PS5
      • default: similar
      • RT: similar
      • 120hz: you need to set ps5 to performance mode, outside of the game; can't hold 120hz
    • SS
      • default: similar
    • switch
      • default: mainly 30, but poor frame pacing
    • some bugs, like crash to dashboard; some scenes start at 30fps, and need to be reset
  • impressive work for such a minimal dev team, but also inherits the issues with a minimal dev team aspiring to something greater
  • 2 hours, $20, very fun
  • don't disable vsync. it's trash
 
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Jawmuncher

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Ibis Island
Got the 1000G in this the other day. It ran well enough on Xbox (Had one random crash though).

The Switch performance is one thing i'm very interested in hearing about.
 
Mesharey

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Dec 7, 2017
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I finished it a while ago and it was a lot of fun, played on XSX using 120 FPS mode and it ran well, enjoyed it a lot.

Gonna check the video later.
 
Mass Effect

Mass Effect

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Oct 31, 2017
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This was one of the most interesting looking games at the Xbox reveal.

I'll likely pick it up next Steam sale.
 
pswii60

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Oct 27, 2017
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This game looks insane on my 3080 @ 4k. Will give this a watch later as intrigued to see how well it holds up on consoles. Played a few months back, I had a blast with the game, short and sweet.
 
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ILikeFeet

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summary done. hella impressive given the team and scope. switch version is very good, but bad framepacing. 4k RT at 60fps? on a console!? surely you jest! 120hz is the best feeling for obvious reasons, though marred on PS5. series s is solid but only one mode; they probably could have fit in an RT mode, but I guess there were other bottlenecks
 
Biosnake

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MarinZero said:
Wasn't this supposed to run at 60 on Switch?
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DKMGT

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Something about this game just doesn't look right to me, it almost makes me a little nauseous. is it the swaying? I just don't like looking at it for some reason
 
writhingcorpse897

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This was made by one person? That's insane. You have to wonder how a big publisher can't achieve a target frame rate on the newest consoles but one person does it on 4 different platforms. Does the PC version have any shader compilation issues?
 
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MarinZero said:
Well, don't blame me for believing this was 60 on Switch.
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oh that's some deceptive marketing right there.

Is it possible to turn off vsync on Switch to allow for an unlocked framerate by chance? The other consoles let you apparently.

ILikeFeet said:
Yoshi's Crafted World, No More Heroes 3 and Travis Strikes Again
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I didn't know Yoshi CW was UE. I thought NMH3 was 30?

Jaded Alyx said:
Dragon Ball FighterZ

And since you didn't specify UE4, Mortal Kombat 11
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oh duh, I've literally played DBFZ on Switch. I guess I just forgot it was UE4.
 
DeadmansTheory

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Great summary write up OP! Have it on my wishlist and planning to get it soon. Still chipping away from my backlog but I like what I've seen.

Is the first one part of a story that continues into this one or is it standalone?
 
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ILikeFeet

ILikeFeet

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writhingcorpse897 said:
This was made by one person? That's insane. You have to wonder how a big publisher can't achieve a target frame rate on the newest consoles but one person does it on 4 different platforms. Does the PC version have any shader compilation issues?
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achieving framerates and resolutions are decisions you have to make at the beginning of development and adhere to them

ShinUltramanJ said:
MK11 is 60fps on Switch? I've heard the port was lousy. We're there other issues?
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it's a pretty good port all things considered
 
digitalrelic

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ILikeFeet said:

View: https://youtu.be/s-UpNaAkEvI

www.eurogamer.net

Bright Memory: Infinite - a technically impressive FPS action game tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Digital Foundry tests all console versions of this impressive shooter/slasher.
www.eurogamer.net www.eurogamer.net

summary might be a bit late
  • made primarily by one person on UE4
  • pc version uses Nvidia's RiSTIR GI solution RT AO and shadows, consoles do not
  • RT reflections on consoles and pc
  • light leaking on console
  • PC has additional mesh detail
  • PC has more surfaces and rougher RT reflections than pc
  • consoles has more foliage in some areas
  • console has ghosting through it's TAA
  • best systems order: SX, PS5, SS, Switch
  • no RT or 120Hz on Series S
  • RT reflections are low res, but better than SSR due to the many wet surfaces
  • BVH is missing some objects like particles
  • SX
    • dynamic 2160p in default and RT modes
    • 120hz is dynamic 1440p
  • PS5
    • dynamic 2160p in both, dips more
    • 120hz drops to around 80% of 1440p
  • SS
    • default mode only; around 80-90% of 1440p
  • Switch
    • default mode only, 80% of 1080p/720p
    • minimal dof, lights removed, lower texture quality
    • no underwater distortion
    • scene complexity is greatly reduced
    • lower than low on pc
  • all systems have adjustable motion blur and fov
  • performance
    • SX
      • default: 60fps with no dips
      • RT: mainly 60fps with some drops, some segments can cause bigger drops
      • 120hz: mainly 120fps with some drops
    • PS5
      • default: similar
      • RT: similar
      • 120hz: you need to set ps5 to performance mode, outside of the game; can't hold 120hz
    • SS
      • default: similar
    • switch
      • default: mainly 30, but poor frame pacing
    • some bugs, like crash to dashboard; some scenes start at 30fps, and need to be reset
  • impressive work for such a minimal dev team, but also inherits the issues with a minimal dev team aspiring to something greater
  • 2 hours, $20, very fun
  • don't disable vsync. it's trash
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Thanks for the summary. It sure seems like the Series X is outperforming the PS5 in pretty much every new title nowadays.
 
Fisty

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Switch version looks damn impressive, just the frame pacing to sort out but IQ and performance looks really good.

Will definitely pick this up at $10-15 since it looks like a fun 2 hours
 
Dolce

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it's extremely rare that i have no idea what a game is, but i have no idea what this gtame is.

digitalrelic said:
Wasn't always the case in the first year or so with these consoles, but that looks to have changed.
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rumbling was always that the tools were behind/late compared to PS5, which is a thing with diminishing returns, as it's less that PS5 would always have a lead there and more that XBOX would eventually catch up.
 
aronmayo

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This game just looks insanely good for a one-man developed title. The gameplay itself has had a lot of good reviews too, which is also shocking. The guy is clearly very talented.

rokkerkory said:
Yeah first year of most console gens should not be used as the standard. IIRC the PS3 outperformed many 360 multiplat games until later in the generation?
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99% of games in that generation ran significantly better on 360 than they did on PS3. All the way through the generation. There were some exceptions where PS3 had the upper hand, though, and IIRC it was primarily Japanese developed games that had advantages on PS3.
 
digitalrelic

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rokkerkory said:
Yeah first year of most console gens should not be used as the standard. IIRC the PS3 outperformed many 360 multiplat games until later in the generation?
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TheUnsungHero26 said:
Nah, 360 was ahead in practically every case—often by a wide margin early in the generation.
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aronmayo said:
This game just looks insanely good for a one-man developed title. The gameplay itself has had a lot of good reviews too, which is also shocking. The guy is clearly very talented.


99% of games in that generation ran significantly better on 360 than they did on PS3. All the way through the generation. There were some exceptions where PS3 had the upper hand, though, and IIRC it was primarily Japanese developed games that had advantages on PS3.
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Base PS4 outperformed the base Xbox One from day one as well and never relinquished that lead.

Series X overtaking the PS5 in performance 2 years in is definitely not the norm. I don't know that it's ever happened before.
 
rokkerkory

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digitalrelic said:
Base PS4 outperformed the base Xbox One from day one as well and never relinquished that lead.

Series X overtaking the PS5 in performance 2 years in is definitely not the norm. I don't know that it's ever happened before.
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PS4 was clearly more powerful tho. 360 and PS3 was an unknown due to exotic nature of both machines for their time.
 
ThatNerdGUI

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I'm glad I got the original on Steam while it was on early access, which included the free upgrade. Looking forward to dig in tonight.
 
DanielG123

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writhingcorpse897 said:
This was made by one person? That's insane. You have to wonder how a big publisher can't achieve a target frame rate on the newest consoles but one person does it on 4 different platforms.
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This game wasn't made by one person. The "first" game titled merely, "Bright Memory" was made by one guy. Infinite was produced by a small studio.
 
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