Kojima Productions says ultrawide support in Death Stranding PC ‘feels like watching a movie at the cinema’ compared to ‘a TV drama’ on PS4

Raigor · Jul 13, 2020

This is a something coming from Kojima Productions lol

Geoff did an interview with Kojima a couple of hours ago

"Of course, compared with the PS4 version, the resolution and the frame rate have been upgraded," he responded through a translator. "But the biggest surprise I think that people will get is that we supported the 21:9 ultrawide screen, and this is surely expanding the horizontal perspective to bring you like dive into the game with the immersion and the presence with it.

"Also, when you have this wider horizontal perspective, you can see more enemies and also you can kind of find where you want to go, because the amount of information is actually just much more viewable."

Beyond improving the gameplay, Shinkawa discussed how ultrawide support makes the PC version of Death Stranding a more immersive and cinematic experience than the console one.

"So compared to the previous one, I could kind of say that you're kind of watching a TV drama in the previous game, but this time in the PC version it's more you get the impression that you're watching a movie at the cinema."

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Rodrigues solitaire · Jul 13, 2020

This game is going to be fucking nuts in 21:9

Kojima knows exactly what pc users want to hear lol

hrœrekr · Jul 13, 2020

Fits the game well

Landford · Jul 13, 2020

Pretty sure its Shinkawa who said that.

RockmanBN · Jul 13, 2020

24fps cap confirmed

MouldyK · Jul 13, 2020

Raigor yeah, it says Shinkawa said that.

pswii60 · Jul 13, 2020

Nah.

30fps is like watching a movie, spectating.

60fps+ is like REAL LIFE, full immersion, you're there in the game.

MistahS · Jul 13, 2020

24FPS locked and forced letterbox. Let's go. 😩

zombiejames · Jul 13, 2020

Wait... wouldn't that be the opposite?

Rover_ · Jul 13, 2020

can't wait to run at 24fps with black bars in my low tier rig.

super-famicom · Jul 13, 2020

So lower fps?

Chromie · Jul 13, 2020

I can't wait for Death Stranding and Horizon PC pictures in 21:9 res.

nelsonroyale · Jul 13, 2020

This game with its broad vistas will definitely benefit from widescreen.

Vuze · Jul 13, 2020

It's amusing to see how many people can't be arsed to read that tiny quote and jump to frame rate stuff when he's plain obviously talking about the aspect ratio lol.

But yeah, can't wait. Game should look and feel bonkers at 21:9.

Ra · Jul 13, 2020

Damn I want to go 3440x1440 so badly.

7thFloor · Jul 13, 2020

shame on you for that title lol

Bunta · Jul 13, 2020

What a clickbait title. Quote is in reference to ultra wide support.

Lord Fanny · Jul 13, 2020

That's interesting phrasing lol. I don't think it was meant that way, but kind of sounds like they are taking the piss on the PS4 version honestly.

edit: and yeah, I know it's about the ultra wide stuff, but still lol.

purseowner · Jul 13, 2020

Pretty sure 30fps on PS4 would feel more like a film, and 60+ on PC would feel comparatively like a soap opera.

Yes, I know that's not what they're getting at here. Genuinely surprised by the quote though.

Standard screen vs IMAX might have been a better comparison

Deleted member 4970 · Jul 13, 2020

K.Jack said:
Damn I want to go 3440x1440 so badly.

It's fantastic for games but even better for normal PC use!

I can have Minecraft, discord, a YouTube tab and Spotify all on screen at once and everything is useable

McFly · Jul 13, 2020

super-famicom said:
So lower fps?

zombiejames said:
Wait... wouldn't that be the opposite?

Aspect ratio. Its right there in the short quote.

Green · Jul 13, 2020

Interesting use of the term presence - usually referred to in VR speak.

asmith906 · Jul 13, 2020

I know he's talking about ultrawide support but it sounds like he's shitting all over the PS4 version.

Raigor · Jul 13, 2020

Bunta said:
What a clickbait title. Quote is in reference to ultra wide support.

Quotes are here

Beyond improving the gameplay, Shinkawa discussed how ultrawide support makes the PC version of Death Stranding a more immersive and cinematic experience than the console one.

"So compared to the previous one, I could kind of say that you're kind of watching a TV drama in the previous game, but this time in the PC version it's more you get the impression that you're watching a movie at the cinema."

"So compared to the previous one, I could kind of say that you're kind of watching a TV drama in the previous game" -> referring to PS4 version.

The quote is from VGC, not mine.

Rosebud · Jul 13, 2020

C'mon OP, the quote is about ultra wide.

Niks · Jul 13, 2020

Does op work for buzzfeed or something

Wireframe · Jul 13, 2020

Dever · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

I mean I guess, but the PC version was announced before the PS4 release.

sirap · Jul 13, 2020

Consoles really need to start supporting 21:9. It's the superior aspect ratio.

Rosebud · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

I think everyone knows that every game runs better on PC (assuming you have a high end machine).

Bunta · Jul 13, 2020

Raigor said:
Quotes are here"So compared to the previous one, I could kind of say that you're kind of watching a TV drama in the previous game" -> referring to PS4 version.

The quote is from VGC, not mine.

Yeah, I read it. It's clear the quote is referring to the ultra wide support compared to the ps4 version's resolution.
And yes, the article's title is clickbait.

Potterson · Jul 13, 2020

But the TV drama would be 60 and movie 24 fps...

7thFloor · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

But we knew the PC version was coming since before the game launched on PS4

Acido · Jul 13, 2020

I've always found funny to think of him as an aspiring filmmaker "stuck" making games.

ZeroX · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

The problem with claims like these is shitty people, headlines and tweets removing context from them

Shinkawa said nothing wrong

JahIthBer · Jul 13, 2020

Wouldn't it be the other way around? PC is TV drama with 60fps+ while Console is more cinematic with 30fps HDR on a big TV.

EatChildren · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

What are developers supposed to do? Not talk about the benefits of a PC build, when a PC build will inherently have benefits? Consoles are closed ecosystems with strict hardware limitations. More can be done on PC and is. If a game is mutliplatform that's going to be the reality by default. If the game is mutliplatform later then it's still going to be the reality.

Going by Digital Foundry's early look it's not even that much of a souped up port. It supports higher native resolutions, higher framerates, ultrawide aspect ratio, DLSS 2.0, and the ability to increase LOD rendering. Most of the other settings are reported to not really have a major impact on the image quality and it's hardly a night/day PC port anyway.

Noodle · Jul 13, 2020

Between this and Eurogamer's "How Death Stranding PC delivers on Kojima Productions' original vision", the press are really outdoing themselves on the hyperbole.

It's a smoother framerate and a slightly wider aspect ratio. It's still the same game. The experience was most certainly not dependent on the game's image quality.

Techno · Jul 13, 2020

Lmao what a comparison.

Zelas · Jul 13, 2020

RockmanBN said:
24fps cap confirmed

pswii60 said:
Nah.

30fps is like watching a movie, spectating.

60fps+ is like REAL LIFE, full immersion, you're there in the game.

super-famicom said:
So lower fps?

The quote is actually about 21:9 support making it feel more cinematic. The title of OP is all wrong.

medyej · Jul 13, 2020

Ultrawide is indeed amazing. One of my favorite new features of recent PC gaming.

AuthenticM · Jul 13, 2020

Every game should support 21:9.

I hope next-gen consoles support it. I want more games to support it.

7thFloor · Jul 13, 2020

JahIthBer said:
Wouldn't it be the other way around? PC is TV drama with 60fps+ while Console is more cinematic with 30fps HDR on a big TV.

You can use a PC to play Death Stranding in Ultrawide with a theatre quality projector or a big TV so no. And if you wanted, you could also cap your fps to 30.

DrDeckard · Jul 13, 2020

I think I might just buy a Odyssey g9....now to find stock.

john2gr · Jul 13, 2020

Zelas said:
The quote is actually about 21:9 support making it feel more cinematic. The title of OP is all wrong.

QFT. He is only speaking about the aspect ratio, yet suddenly everyone is blowing his comment out of proportion.

EchoSmoker · Jul 13, 2020

No joke I wanna try playing this in ultrawide on my 16:9 monitor, downsampled from some super high resolution at 24fps

Arthands · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

why does he sound so bitter that Kojima Pro claiming the PC version is much better? Its always been the case all along for nearly every games

Layell · Jul 13, 2020

If the PC version isn't a better version, it's generally always due to incompetence.

cyba89 · Jul 13, 2020

Wireframe said:

What a weird thing to say when the PC version was announced before PS4 version release and the superiority of PC versions with more features (if you have the rig) are a well known fact.

EvilBoris · Jul 13, 2020

Maybe one day he can make a movie and finally get it out of his system

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