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Horizon: Zero Dawn - PC version footage
- Thread starter Theorry
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I hope good mods are made for the game, outfits, hair styles, face paints, and why not, a graphical overhaul similar to the one for the Witcher 3, one can dream Horizon with better water shaders.
Sony aren't technically incompetent. We shouldn't support this. And if this is the state of Sony's PC offerings, I don't want em.
There isn't even simple decal mods for DS.
I wouldn't expect HZD to get anything.
pretty disappointing to see how this is shaping up. i already have it on ps4 but never finished it and was looking forward to giving it a playthrough with proper performance. ill wait until actual release to see how it goes, but i might just purchase othercide instead.
Who the hell thought Virtuos would be a good fit for a project this significant? Or any project?
Primeros minutos de Horizon Zero Dawn en PC antes del análisis tras instalar un gigantesco parche
Primeros minutos de Hoziron Zero Dan en PC antes de nuestro análisis, que publicaremos tras probar el juego con un parche que soluciona problemas visuales.
I do not think it is reasonable to say this game is unportable - it was just not ported correctly.
Late ports of other games which were console only do not have these issues. A gtx 1060 literally runs like the base ps4 in this game. This is just a terrible Port Job which can be evidence in other areas than performance: many features do not work, menu options do not work, settings do not work, etc. Everything is incompetent here and that probably applies to the usage of the PC APIs, memory Management, EVERYTHING. This game need more time to develop and more resoueces than what it got. It also probably need GG to work on it and not a secobdary Studio known for making unsatisfactory ports.
Like most things, this is a Management issue and priorities issue, not that it was such a unique and special snow fake ps4 Game. GG literally always had a PC version of their engine as they detailed to DF in 2017 - it needed updating and care to produce a viable PC version here and it was not given the proper update or care.
Late ports of other games which were console only do not have these issues. A gtx 1060 literally runs like the base ps4 in this game. This is just a terrible Port Job which can be evidence in other areas than performance: many features do not work, menu options do not work, settings do not work, etc. Everything is incompetent here and that probably applies to the usage of the PC APIs, memory Management, EVERYTHING. This game need more time to develop and more resoueces than what it got. It also probably need GG to work on it and not a secobdary Studio known for making unsatisfactory ports.
Like most things, this is a Management issue and priorities issue, not that it was such a unique and special snow fake ps4 Game. GG literally always had a PC version of their engine as they detailed to DF in 2017 - it needed updating and care to produce a viable PC version here and it was not given the proper update or care.
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Really looking forward to your video Alex! This sounds really rough.. oof.
They helped with outsourcing for Horizon (PS4) and they have remastered a couple of Sony titles so I guess they just seem the best ones for the job.
Looking at there website, they are more bigger than I thought.
think i can enjoy the game at a lock 50 on my rtx 2080, till a better patch comes. I wont get far in the game but i will enjoy what i can on my ultrawide and steam controller using gyro, something i wanted to do when i played a bit of the game on ps4.
Very unfortunate the port is a mess. Looking forward to your analysis though.
A shame this is the state the game shipped in :(
I guess I'll have to see how it runs on my machine (2080, 8700k) because I really want to stick with PC for super resolution screenshots.
Looking forward to the DF video!
Oh good, a shitty outsourced and unoptimized port is going to bring back the 'cOdInG To tHe mEtAl' console magic talking points. As if PC ports don't come out on the regular that actually perform as expected with regards to GPU power compared to the base PS4 or Xbox. In fact one just came out a few weeks ago using the exact same game engine.
There's no mystical Sony magic. Coding discrepancies will in a worst case scenario provide difficult, time consuming roadblocks for PC optimisation, but the fundamental reality of portability and optimisation don't go away. It's just nonsense. With appropriate technical knowledge and skill, the right toolsets, and sufficient time/budget a reasonably optimised and functional port should be more than possible. And it's not like Horizon is technically pushing some outrageous asset quality, scene density, or rendering that doesn't already exist in other games. It's not some unfathomable enigma of a title when put up against modern high end PC hardware.
As if farming out to a secondary party for a quick and dirty port job doesn't often result in botched ports of games that should otherwise run just peachy. This is a tale as old as time and evident here as it is elsewhere.
As if farming out to a secondary party for a quick and dirty port job doesn't often result in botched ports of games that should otherwise run just peachy. This is a tale as old as time and evident here as it is elsewhere.
I wonder why we couldn't read/hear this on majority of reviews released yesterday but only things like "there are some minor performance issues"... etc. We even have headlines like "great PC port of amazing PS4 exclusive"... smh...
Sure dude make it one. But iam done making my point that its a game that imo its gonna likely be used as a gauge for future 1st party Sony PC ports. Whether you or some else likes it or not, is another matter due to the potential pretty questionable quality of the port but corporations likely are not like that. Sony gave this game a 1 month long pre order campaign, a press preview for the PC port when they could've shadow dropped it after its announcement or something similar. They clearly have quite a bit of expectations from this port.
EDIT: They can and will likely improve the port with patches in the first few weeks iam sure so its not horrible tbh.
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Well probably yeah. The thing is like, surely it's not hard to do research and see WHY someone is offering the lowest price.
and if they care, they will try harder
people shouldnt support a poor port just to "show support" especially not when we are talking about a giant corp like sony
I don't doubt good intent was behind the port, much of which might have been lost in logistical application of budget, time, and talent selection, but I also don't think people should be expected to throw Sony a bone under the vague possibility that more PC ports will come because of Horizon's success. That is possible, but in the same breath it's equally possible that said encouragement sets a standard of quality followed through by other ports, and you end up in a cycle of shit ports because the market has indicated it's not an issue.
But I also don't think Sony will be overly concerned about Horizon here. Port issues aside I'm confident it'll do well regardless, and probably already has, for a 3+ year old game that's already made bank on its home hardware. It's been sitting pretty cosey on the Steam top sellers despite being a pre-order for some time, and the entry price Sony are asking is relatively very high. It probably doesn't need much of a turnaround to make bank back.
I'm also firmly of the belief, and have been for awhile, that more ports are on the way regardless of Horizon's performance, as Sony dip their toes in the PC market. Reality is the evidence already exists that it's money left on the table. Doesn't matter who made the game; if you put a AAA blockbuster on PC that was otherwise unavailable outside of a specific closed architecture, people will buy it. Even if it's old.
They will care when they see the numbers and the sales. This is likely imo.
Again in general, i fuly agree that you should never support a poor port on PC but in this case there are some stakes for the future.
They're making it a hard sell. Poor performance and a high price for a game I dont even care about and that looks like it'll bore me to sleep.
I thought GG was doing the work themselves. I'm still going to try to play on friday, but i was going in thinking a gtx1080 was enough for 1440p60. Damn, man, this whole thing took my hype away.
Looking forward to the DF breakdown.
Looking forward to the DF breakdown.
Unless this ends up something major like when Arkham Knight was removed from the Steam store and GMG issued refunds then it's unlikely.
Well this is a massive disappointment. Was really looking forward to playing through this again on pc, guess I'll wait a bit. Glad I didn't preorder.
I just saw the map screen is stuck in 16:9 when you're playing 21:9, geez
Also judging purely by the footage on YT, this game also uses true 21:9 aspect ratio, meaning it will cause black bars on actual PC monitors lol (same as Death Stranding btw). I hate how they just slap on the support for the resolution and then abuse their low effort as marketing selling point. How does this pass QA? Surely they must be testing it on hardware that is actually being used? You need to test a new aspect ratio anyway, why not go with the one (well, technically two) that are actually used on monitors??
Also judging purely by the footage on YT, this game also uses true 21:9 aspect ratio, meaning it will cause black bars on actual PC monitors lol (same as Death Stranding btw). I hate how they just slap on the support for the resolution and then abuse their low effort as marketing selling point. How does this pass QA? Surely they must be testing it on hardware that is actually being used? You need to test a new aspect ratio anyway, why not go with the one (well, technically two) that are actually used on monitors??
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Eh...I'll wait to see if it gets fixed before buying.
I'm tired of Sony exclusives being treated like the second coming.
I'm not buying a console for ~10 exclusives any more. So port them (well) to PC and I will gladly play. Otherwise, I'll go without and my life will be just fine.
I'm tired of Sony exclusives being treated like the second coming.
I'm not buying a console for ~10 exclusives any more. So port them (well) to PC and I will gladly play. Otherwise, I'll go without and my life will be just fine.
Oh my goodness. Paging Durante to fix this mess. How did this happen? DF will not be kind from the sound of it.
I'm sure they test it, but devs just go "Ehhhh, well enough" and don't adjust or do needed custom assets to have full 21:9 support across the board.
Dialogue scenes in HZD also have these weird frosted(?) looking sidebars vertically on both sides when playing in 21:9, it looks so stupid.
I really dislike playing with uncapped frame-rate. My GTX 970 won't be able to handle 60fps, at least let me play at locked 30fps like PS4, ffs.
Thanks for this. Seems like a 2080Ti will get ~45fps on Max settings @ 4k generally?
Good article. Durante doesn't eff around.