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Digital Foundry: Uncharted 4 pushes PS4 tech to the next level (E3 demo analysis)
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illmatic22
Banned
It looks loverly
That didn't stop games on the OG XBox from looking much better as time progressed.
JordanN
Banned
The lead Architect of PS4 said the console was designed to be futureproof
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ce...e-to-four-years-to-be-harnessed/1100-6413767/
Sony is constantly working on bringing new updates/features that utilize PS4
http://www.redgamingtech.com/ice-team-playstation-4-performance-boost-thanks-to-gpgpu-rendering/
And of course, you have the game developers themselves who are always finding new ways to to use the hardware. Ray tracing wasn't talked about at the PS4's reveal yet a game did later show up on the console that now uses it.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=887777
So buy a lowend PC instead.
This argument has to end. First it was Killzone:SF (a launch game) then InFamous then TO:1886 and now Uncharted 4. Every new release is looking better than the last while looking better than every other game out there.
But they are just already topped lowend PCs.
JordanN
Banned
Compare a low end PC game from 2015 and then 2005 and tell me which one looks better?
Notice how the hardware did not change despite one game looking better? It's not always about power or special hardware.
dead monkey uk
Member
Great post
I am still amazed by screenshots of The Order and Driveclub even though I have played them, Uncharted 4 looks like it will be the same. Looking forward to see how far developers can push the PS4.
Yeah, and it downgraded scale, models, textures, sound quality, particles, AI, HDR and water physics compared to Halo 3/Reach, but hey, it's 720p alright.
Interceptor
Banned
But they didnt start as low end PCs. Thats the difference this time.
PlayStation 4 was designed with 1. Accessibility and 2. Potential. Smaller devs/studios on a strict budget can opt for straight ports and forgo the hassle of utilising the console to it's full potential - but still achieve quite stunning results. Meanwhile, first party and third party juggernauts can attempt to port over some of the more complex PC exclusive features utilizing the PS4's GPGPU architecture and it's future library expansions. It's a pretty genius way of taking Kutaragi's influence and streamlining it.
flipswitch
Member
Even 3rd party studios like Rocksteady have produced high quality stuff, something you would expect from first party devs.
Oh defo, i was just on about the IQ 8)
Agreed. This really underpins just how elegant Sony went for their hardware design. With PS4 hitting 1080p/30 FPS with it's absolutely handicapped CPU is quite a testament to the overall design ethos of the machine.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
But still looked amazing.
wapplew
Member
Great read. All in all the demo was incredibly impressive, and I'm sure it'll improve before release. Looks gorgeous.
Please make Unkarted real, ND.
TLOU2 probably won't need destruction and large set pieces so it can look better than U4, doesn't mean it gonna push the system further. Besides TLOU looked and ran worse than U2/3.
TLOU was also doing more "open world" ideas than both UC2/UC3. There are moments in TLOU that literally felt huge and expansive. It really came together at the end though and the breadth and scale were jaw dropping.
The other thing about TLOU is the art direction in general was supposed to be raggedy, ugly, and destructive. It isn't until the second half that the color palette opens up and it becomes gorgeous.
Witchcraft I tell ye.
Like they did last gen.
To this day nothing on PS3 looks better than Uncharted 2 or 3. Uncharted 2 was like 2009 or something too, fucking insane.
El-Pistolero
Member
God of War 3 and Ascension are up there, easily...but I digress...
Dictator93
Member
I would disagree with that statement...
Exactly, it was had many a rival even in the console space.
Unknown One
Member
I put Uncharted 2 over GOW 3. The character models were all over the place with GOW 3. It was too inconsistent. Fighting on Chronos was cool, but I put the train level in higher regard.
It's always a treat to know ND are gonna push any PS system to the max.
They, along with Santa Monica and GG get a lot of respect from me with their obsession for pushing tech.
But what ND have achieved with UC4 is crazy. I've never seen a better looking game in motion before.
They, along with Santa Monica and GG get a lot of respect from me with their obsession for pushing tech.
But what ND have achieved with UC4 is crazy. I've never seen a better looking game in motion before.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Doesnt change the fact that this is simply some lowend pc hardware. There is no Cell to master anymore.
Of course it does, because it does not look as good as the order.
If UC4 looked like the order, you would lose out on a lot of other things like physics
I think we also can thank TLoU remaster for their early achievement, having a stable level months before release. They've gained so much from porting their engine (and it's probably why they handled it themselves.). It will only go up from here.
Great read. All in all the demo was incredibly impressive, and I'm sure it'll improve before release. Looks gorgeous.
It looks, as someone would say, like a painting.
Why did you omit the i3 from i3+750Ti?
There's always one that crawls out of their cave drooling and hand wringing....
Grimgrillz
Banned
PS4 putting in DAT Work!
InsaneTiger
Member
Because if Eurogamer doesn't mentioned it then it doesn't exist.
DOOM & GLOOM!
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Yes. It is common knowledge from consoles to PC's that tools mature, development becomes more efficient due to said tools maturing, thus games improving.
They are only repeating what we already know.
Summer Haze
Banned
B..bu..but low-end PC!
It is not 'simply low-end PC hardware'. Yes, it's similar in the sense that's it's x86-64 hardware and doesn't have that much brute force performance compared to many gaming PCs, but the PS4 has stuff like unified GDDR5 memory and GPGPU (GPU compute) functions that PCs cannot take advantage of yet due to all the fragmentation. The PS4 is obviously more similar to PCs than the PS3 was and simpler to develop for, but there are absolutely tricks to master.
I don't know what kind of sorcery they used to make The Last of Us running on PS3 (I've only played the Remastered version but I really doubt it was greatly upgraded outside of the resolution and framerate and some textures here and there), but if they can get something that looks that good on old gen hardware, I can't wait to see what they make with PS4. The first UC4 teaser is insane and I didn't watch any other video to keep the surprise.
that isn't the primary reason games look better over the course of a consoles life though. it's due to optimization and better dev tools. that process that looked ok and took a ton of resources gets optimized to be done using a fraction of the available memory and actually looks better freeing up system resources to be put elsewhere.
as someone has already said. the original xbox and 360 where essentially PC architecture as well. it didn't stop games going from looking like halo CE to halo 2/doom3/riddick etc. or a better example. the difference between splinter cell and chaos theory. or in 360's case. gears 1 to gears 3.
you really would think people would "get" this by now. lol
Perfect
Uh.. I think you misunderstood my post. I meant that Uncharted 4 does most visual features as good as, if not, better than The Order aside from image quality. Also, a lot of the tech in The Order is baked IIRC. Uncharted 4 seems to be going for more dynamic graphical features.