No, it's part of the narrative and some of the puzzles and stuff. It's not like an optional thing, you will just naturally go into that state as part of the gameplay loop at certain points.
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Digital Foundry | The Medium tech analysis: a closer look at Xbox's first next-gen exclusive
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No, it's part of the narrative and some of the puzzles and stuff. It's not like an optional thing, you will just naturally go into that state as part of the gameplay loop at certain points.
Video games in 2013 didn't have ray traced reflections, and some of these split screen scenes do.
PC does RTAO, RT reflections forced at all times unlike the selective nature of XSX. As well as some RT shadows and RT translucency effects (glass refraction) in some locations.
Because they are not here for the info. They are here for their agenda.
You cannot be serious.
900p is blurry on a 1080p tv never mind the 4K rhetoric Microsoft is pushing for its console
Nice!
Does it also support DRS? I know my 2080 Ti is up to the task, but I'm not so sure about my older CPU. So I'm not sure yet whether I'll be playing on PC or Series X yet.
I was concerned by the visual quality based on that IGN video the other day, but this game looks really good. I cannot wait to play it tomorrow. I have been looking forward to this the moment it was announced.
30fps with frame-pacing issues? That game must be very demanding considering the lower resolutions.
It's also a small studio making this game, that has a technically ambitious feature. While 900p and 600p isn't ideal, John made it sound like those were absolute worst case numbers and didn't really detract from the experience.
Devs are promising a patch to clean them up, which we've seen happen with a number of other titles. Frame pacing issues aren't always due to the render budget being tight. Sometimes it can be the opposite in fact.
MSGV was 900p on Xbox One and was considered a visual masterpiece. It's not sharp, but that doesn't mean it's not gorgeous.
Resolution is not a valid metric to consider the visual quality of a game, at least to me.
I understand why in the dual reality sequences RT isn't feasible on the S, but I can't see why is impossible in the ''common'' scenes.
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hey guys, couldn't find any thread on skyrim on ps5. i have a question for someone who knows technical things. i thought the ps5 has back compat modes for ps4 and ps4pro, each runs at the same mhz as the console on cpu/gpu, but games are running better because of the architectural advances. with skyrim they say that the ps5 has all 10 tflops to calculate. how now?
So you... figured you'd just post this in a thread about a different game?
DF: Skyrim at 60FPS on PlayStation 5 Back Compat vs Xbox Series X, PS4 Pro and PS4!
is there mini map mod? couldn't get really into it but it would help things.
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This is my point exactly.
Amazing textures, particle effects, lighting, shadows, ray tracing......all blurred into nothingness because the developers couldn't wait to show us their tech.
I get what you're saying here but I wouldn't fault the devs for ambition. Whatever makes them excited to make the game.
bruh what? you'd be ok with fantastic graphics hidden behind a 240p resolution then?
This thread reminds me of all the concern we had last year leading up to the Series S reveal. "What if a developer wants to make a full path traced 1080p-or-less game on Series X?" Well we have our answer - it would be shit on regardless of the S existing or what the game actually accomplished lol.
Anyways, it's really cool that a smaller developer is pushing cool tech like this, even if there had to be tradeoffs in IQ. You won't see this kind of experimentation from AAA developers.
Anyways, it's really cool that a smaller developer is pushing cool tech like this, even if there had to be tradeoffs in IQ. You won't see this kind of experimentation from AAA developers.
Looks awesome, will get it as soon as I get a new Laptop, hopefully this game marks the return of fixed camera Horror to the mainstream
That environment graphics are truly stunning. There are not many games out there that look better. And the full screen switching between world A and world b without any loadings is remarkable as well. Really, really great stuff.
That said, characters look a bit lifeless and that stiff animations just underline, that the game is AA and not a high-end budget game.
Game is already pre-loaded and I can't wait to try it out. Looks like Bloobers best game yet.
That said, characters look a bit lifeless and that stiff animations just underline, that the game is AA and not a high-end budget game.
Game is already pre-loaded and I can't wait to try it out. Looks like Bloobers best game yet.
Bloober had over 120 employees and is twice as big as Double Fine. They're in that weird space where "indie" stops really being descriptive of them, imo.
I honestly doubt it.
Between the fast switching between two completely different sets of assets, and rendering two different sets of assets in split screen view, I can't imagine this game on One S or PS4. I doubt either would have the RAM (although the One X would have enough ram, obviously given that it has more than the Series S) the rendering horsepower, or the IO throughput.
You're talking as if the worst-case scenarios are the entire game, rather than occasional moments. Even then, real time lighting, RT reflections etc are all still plenty visible at 900p. Only really textures and asset details take a hit.
It's an interesting game from a tech perspective. Rendering the two scenes at the same time is pretty cool. Will have to see if the cost of that will be worth it in the end.
Shame about the stiff animations, faces and framepacing, it does bring the presentation down a bit. Seems like it will be a decent 7/10 game though.
Shame about the stiff animations, faces and framepacing, it does bring the presentation down a bit. Seems like it will be a decent 7/10 game though.
Something similar was already done in Dishonoured 2, there is a section where two distinct worlds (past and present) are rendered simultaneously. Whilst you can jump between them at will, you also have a split viewport view of both worlds at the same time, similar to the tech used in The Medium:
The game ran at 30fps at 1440p (on PS4 Pro) which was quite impressive at the time.
If you watched the video you'd know he said those resolutions were rare worst case scenarios, not the consistent resolutions it runs at. You're not making arguments in good faith.
Not really surprised. The fact that the textures take a second to pop in every time you switch between 3D items in the menu alone, suggests a lack of optimization.
I like Bloober, and that they do neat new things with their games, but I would like to see them button down the technical side of things more.
Oh please.
Criticising a game that drops to 900/600p at 30fps in 2021 is completely valid.