I'm not sure myself, but an ICE Team member states that it's not hardware related.
http://bit.ly/1FEPeT3
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I'm not sure myself, but an ICE Team member states that it's not hardware related.
http://bit.ly/1FEPeT3
It has tearing, too, according to dark10x:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=155321503&postcount=33
Take it up with the devs or the engine is his point. That doesn't make his argument invalid at all.
Reading comprehension is low when there's a battle to be won. Reposting the link helps to show this issue has been commented on, even though people still ask "So when's Sony going to say something?"
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JoJo UK
Unconfirmed Member
It's already been pointed out in this thread that this interview is a year old it's not exactly up to date information. In saying that however I doubt there is a hardware issue, I would have thought if that was the case then it would affect more games, right?
Justice_Bolt
Member
No AF on PS4 again? Sony need to do something about this.
Is it lacking it completely or is it simply a lower setting?
The "devs are lazy", as ridiculous as it may sound, can make some sense for games that completely lack AF, but I find it veeeery hard to believe that devs would go through the trouble of adding AF but would choose for whatever reason to stick with low amounts of AF, instead of full 16X.
And when exclusive games with great graphics have variable AF, it makes it pretty clear that it's not as simple as "it's just devs not using it". I'm not a programmer myself, but I assume having variable AF depending on how demanding the scene is takes a lot more work than just setting AF to 16x and having no performance issues for that.
Silent Chief
Member
People are actually buying this? I have this on PS3 thanks to PS+ and never felt the urge to fire it up.
I'm sure they made this HD version on a shoestring budget.
I'm sure they made this HD version on a shoestring budget.
It is a very good port. They did not touch visuals, but they added a ton of improvements [both content wise and gameplay additions for high-end players]. You can see the list of improvements and Q&A from Dahbomb in OT
Damn, lack of AF on PS4 again? This really seems more like a software issue for it to be omitted completely. Most games have AF, albeit a low amount, but Unreal Engine 3 games just seem to really struggle with AF on PS4. This gets me worried for Batman Arkham Knight. I really hope that it has at least 4× AF on both consoles
I'm not saying that's it's a definitive solution, but as for what we know now at this moment, it appears to be more of a blatant problem selective with certain games. Perhaps it's a problem with implementation, but it can be done on PS4, so the issue seems to be on why it's apparently so difficult, not "The PS4 is broken Sony owes me!" (You aren't saying this by the way, there's just a tendency to overreact I think).
There is definitely a curious thing going on here though, but I'm more perplexed by why games like this, or Revelations 2, even REmake Remastered are having quirks with the PS4 primarily when they should run easily. There's a connector between all 3 of these, so that indicates to me maybe it's a 70/30 split between dev optimization and potential hardware difficulties.
Some people like fun games
If it wasn't a DMC game, I don't think there would be nearly the amount of (undeserved) flak this game got.
Your second statement is probably true though- epitome of hit and miss with some of these HD upgrades, but this is sounding like a good one.
"Hoping" for 4xAF....
My God.
I'm not even certain the game will have 16xAF by default on PC (Batman AA/AC had 4xAF native) but in the case that it does not then the driver panel will do the trick.
So the news about the complete focus on gameplay rebalance missed your attention, huh?
Wait. PC versions of Batman AA and AC had 4x AF max by default? WTF? I wasn't aware of that as I played them all on PS3. Doesn't make any sense for Rocksteady not to implement it on PC. Then again, their Batman games have been heavily focused on consoles. But is it really too much to ask for 4x AF in Arkham Knight? It should be the minumum by today's standards.
Yes. But this is considered a non issue for reasons explained above. Simple file edit or driver AF.
Those are not exceptions by the way.
It won't be a problem on PC regardless since you can enable it easily (barely any cost, no visual bugs) but on consoles ? You are dreaming very low with 4xAF.
I mean "hoping" for such a low amount of AF in 2015...That should be mandatory.
Oh, I thought you meant I was keeping my hopes too high. I sure as hell wish devs could use 16x AF on consoles but there seems to be issues which hinder devs from doing so. 4x AF really has to be the minimum, but somehow we have a few cases of a complete lack of AF. It's embarrassing to still have only 4x AF in 2015 and I wish devs would resolve this issue.
shinobi602
Member
Looks like I may go Xbox One for this one.
thunder_snail
Member
It's fun, but not as much as dmc4 imo. Also 60 fps helps a lot.
Beck
Member
If anyone wants some screenshot comparisons between the PS4 and PC, there are some here.
The AF can be real bad at times:
The AF can be real bad at times:
PC
PS4
shinobi602
Member
If anyone wants some screenshot comparisons between the PS4 and PC, there are some here.
The AF can be real bad at times:
thunder_snail
Member
If anyone wants some screenshot comparisons between the PS4 and PC, there are some here.
The AF can be real bad at times:
What's this? A ps2 game?
Damn, there are even worse pics at hardcore-gamer. This looks disgusting.
I'm pretty sure that's more than AF, the textures look massively reduced in quality, as does the lighting. Not sure why that happened.
Javin you want another example of a PC version not shipping with 16xAF by default ? Look no further than DmC.
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DmC_Devil_May_Cry
There you have it. One time operation, don't have to bother at all after that and it works everywhere, eveytime.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Damn, that is rough.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
It's also $50 on Steam.
40 here (Europe).
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
cerny plz
PS3 version actually looks nicer in a still shot. This is ridiculous.
I'm going with the Xbox One version.
I think you misunderstood me entirely. When I said 4x AF in Batman Arkham Knight, I meant the PS4 and XBO versions, I didn't mention PC anywhere. If Rocksteady actually makes a good PC port this time, any PC should be able to achieve 16x AF. And when I said devs were hindered, I meant they couldn't achieve more than 4x AF on PS4 and XBO in most games while PC's should be able to go all the way to 16x with no problems at all. So if I didn't make this clear earlier, I wasn't referring to PC versions of games, I meant the console versions
cerny plz
Yikes. Why would this happen?
My post was in reference to your "WTF" when I said that the two Batman games didn't ship with native 16xAF. I'm just telling you there are other examples.
As for consoles I would "hope" for the 16xAF which is standard on PC (even if you have to modify a .ini file or force it at driver level).
jediyoshi
Member
Well in that case, a larger percentage of consumers don't give two shits about a game other than what its name is on the box than you'd probably like to think. Is it Madden? Alright, here's 60 bucks.
Really? Damn, that's rough.
It's considerably cheaper than the Definitive Edition in Brazil.
Oh, that makes a lot more sense now. Anyway, unless devs resolve whatever the issue they're facing with AF, I don't think we'll ever see 16x AF being a common sight in this generation
benicillin
Banned
Lazy developer strikes again. There's no reason why the PS4 version would look like that other than them pushing it out the door after it hit whatever their performance bar was. It was definitely a more gameplay focused remaster than anything else.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
The list of PS4 games with no/minimal AF solutions is ever so increasing.
This isn't purely a developer issue.
That's not a problem with AF. It's a texture issue.
Either Sony should mandate AF or I think there's a lot of smokescreen with the HW (bandwidth issues) or the SDK is a mess when it comes to implementation of the feature.
FFS, that comparison screen looks like a generation behind the last pertaining to the floor.
alexandros
Banned
I don't understand how such a cheap effect can apparently cause problems for a reasonably modern piece of hardware like the PS4. How strange.
Does no-one else notice that PS4 version dude has out of place blue lighting?
cerny plz
Dictator93
Member
I would have to re-dl the PC game to check, but yeah... that is odd as well.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
cerny plz
Shit like this is why I don't mind not having a new-gen console yet.
