[DF] The Medium PS5: Big Changes vs Xbox Series X + PC Comparisons
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SenjutsuSage
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John has directly confirmed via twitter that Psychonauts 2 will not be happening. He isn't doing it because he doesn't have time. I find that difficult to believe, but that's what he says. So there will be no Psychonauts 2 analysis at all from Digital Foundry.
Portugeezer
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PS5 version seems better overall IMO, besides the frame pacing which they fixed on XSX version.
Too bad the game is shit.
Too bad the game is shit.
assurdum
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I don't think is even true only XSX uses RTAO imo. Anyway rethinking again, doesn't ps5 used RTAO in the Arkhane game in 4k mode?
Another shot about the shadow difference.
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A game made to XBSX specs directly ported to PS5 would be bottlenecked by compute , a game made to PS5 specs directly ported to XBSX would be bottlenecked by fillrate & triangle rate . If devs have time in between the ports the best thing to do is make changes that fit the console they are porting to.
cormack12
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Does the pop in on the collectible screens also happen on PS5. Always suspected it was an engine problem, just interested to know.
I think he made a follow up tweet more recently too. Saying he played it and enjoyed it and didn't really want to have to go back over it in a professsional capacity. Hes just happy with the time he spent with it and feels going over it with a more critical/analytical eye will take away from that.
I think he made a follow up tweet more recently too. Saying he played it and enjoyed it and didn't really want to have to go back over it in a professsional capacity. Hes just happy with the time he spent with it and feels going over it with a more critical/analytical eye will take away from that.
Gordon Freeman
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Why does it need to be John? Regardless just looking at the content roster with a comparison of coverage it’s absurd.
Zathalus
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They confirmed it is using it in the video and it was further confirmed back when they did the original PC VS Series comparison. You can toggle it on/off on the PC version. It's using the bog standard RTAO implementation that Unreal offers. The lack of any shadow halo on the XSX version is proof enough of that.
As mentioned it is extremely taxing on the GPU, when enabling it on Ghostrunner it drops fps from 90 to 60 on a 2080ti.
I think they made the right call on the PS5, the slight visual difference is not worth the cost in performance.
assurdum
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Deathloop runs at the worst at 1836p res via DRS on ps5 with RTAO...
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Midn1ght
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From the DF Article :
"The first thing I noticed is a darker overall image on PS5. This isn't down to any changes in brightness, contrast or gamma, but rather because it looks like the developer has turned off the ray traced ambient occlusion on Xbox Series X in favour of a faster screen-space alternative, adding in halo artefacts and darkening the scene."
Something's wrong about that sentence or is it just me? He says the image is darker on PS5 then says RTAO was disabled on XSX. Maybe a mistake on his part.
Zathalus
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Completely different engine. Unreal RT settings are extremely taxing when compared to basically anything else. Hence why this game can even bring a 3090 to its knees.
assurdum
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From this screen XSX not seems use RTAO as the pc. Look the borders of the object. On pc projecting a darker alone, not on XSX.From the DF Article :
"The first thing I noticed is a darker overall image on PS5. This isn't down to any changes in brightness, contrast or gamma, but rather because it looks like the developer has turned off the ray traced ambient occlusion on Xbox Series X in favour of a faster screen-space alternative, adding in halo artefacts and darkening the scene."
Something's wrong about that sentence or is it just me? He says the image is darker on PS5 then says RTAO was disabled on XSX. Maybe a mistake on his part.
Never mind. Seems RTAO it's very subtle on XSX, and it works just in some scene (as raytracing reflection). I'm starting to think the omission on ps5 is more involuntary as the reflections, than a true choice by the developers.
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MrFunSocks
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It's saying that the xbox version has RTAO but the PS5 doesn't.From the DF Article :
"The first thing I noticed is a darker overall image on PS5. This isn't down to any changes in brightness, contrast or gamma, but rather because it looks like the developer has turned off the ray traced ambient occlusion on Xbox Series X in favour of a faster screen-space alternative, adding in halo artefacts and darkening the scene."
Something's wrong about that sentence or is it just me? He says the image is darker on PS5 then says RTAO was disabled on XSX. Maybe a mistake on his part.
I doubt even his mother is that big a fan of Alex Battaglia.
JerryinSoCal
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I'm sure the 30 people who bought the game and the 150 who played it on GP for "Free" will be disappointed lol. Sorry but that's not a game many people care about, it wouldn't get views and being that there is no PS5 version to add to the mix it seems like those pushing for it just want to see the Series X win something where there is no competition. I'm surprised they even did the medium, it's not a good looking game nor a popular one.
Sosokrates
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As DF said, it seems visual settings choices seem to influence the look of the game rather then the power of the machines.
With that said I think the choices made for the PS5 provide the better overall image. However I think the xsx could achieve similar results if the devs choose to do so.
With that said I think the choices made for the PS5 provide the better overall image. However I think the xsx could achieve similar results if the devs choose to do so.
Vognerful
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Maybe because the game is "darker" so that the shadows are showing "sharper" on PS5.I don't think is even true only XSX uses RTAO imo. Anyway rethinking again, doesn't ps5 used RTAO in the Arkhane game in 4k mode?
Another shot about the shadow difference.
Die Namek Ability
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No offense, but this post should be used as the definition of cope.
assurdum
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Not necessarily.
assurdum
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If you go back and you check the previous XSX and XSS comparison, on XSS shadows show the same difference compared the XSX.
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Werewolfgrandma
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We could say the ps5 couldn't handle the RT so they just went resolution instead.
assurdum
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Don't say bullshit now. Imagine if they release another patch and they put it back. Don't do this to you.
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Werewolfgrandma
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I was just playing along with whatever you were.
SenjutsuSage
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With logic like that why would anybody care about Touryst? Pretty silly. Psychonauts 2 is an absolutely beautiful looking game and also is running at 120fps on Series X and Series S. It has some of the most impressive and inventive level design out there. It's an artistic and visual tour de force that is quite strong in the technical department as well. If there's a game that ever deserves a technical analysis it's this one. Not quite sure how 'The Medium' pushes hardware more to the edge than Psychonauts 2 does when it doesn't even at least use the low level storage APIs to improve load times and has no 60fps performance mode.
Psychonauts 2 runs on Series S at native 1620p at 60fps and 1080p at 120fps, both modes appear locked or near it.
Psychonauts 2 runs on Series X at native 4K with a locked 60fps and native 1440p at a locked 120fps.
It definitely deserves a look.
assurdum
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No you can't just live with the idea ps5 can render higher resolution sometimes and you lead the whole matter in the console war land.
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SenjutsuSage
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I'd go with the PS5 version personally. Even with the missing RT features or lower quality items, I prefer the higher resolution that produces the more visually better looking title with more solid performance because of the optimizations. Don't ever let anyone tell you I'm not consistent. My take will depend game by game, but in this game what they did with the PS5 version, to me, is the superior result due to the higher resolution and more consistent performance, though frame pacing has to be fixed.
S0ULZB0URNE
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XSX wins
Werewolfgrandma
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My scenario is just as likely as yours. Difference is I was just trying to piss you off and you were being serious.
assurdum
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1026p resolution. The winner ladies and gentlemen.
assurdum
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Forgive me, are you sure it's me who is pissed off there? Just because I dare to say not necessarily resolution could go significantly higher on XSX just omitting selective RTAO uses, now we can say RTAO is impossible on ps5? We can be more underhand?
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Lognor
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Yeah those missing features are big losses so I could not recommend the ps5 version. The game is nice looking and losing those features is a big hit. Go with the xsx version. Plus it's on game pass.
assurdum
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SatansReverence
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assurdum
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Wait a second, you reply to me who laughed about someone who said ps5 missing very important features, calling me delusional warrior?Oh look, another DF thread filled with this delusional warriors bullshit
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Lognor
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Damn you salty huh? Gotta do that console warrioring. Thought by now you would have accepted that the xsx will come out ahead more often than not
SatansReverence
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Yea no, I was talking about you.
assurdum
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Werewolfgrandma
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Yes, they are both bullshit scenarios. You just think yours is true.
assurdum
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There's an huge difference to say ps5 can render higher resolution games sometimes than RTAO was impossible on ps5. How in the hell such argumentations are remotely comparable? Seems you and some people have lost their mind just because lately two games showed higher resolution on ps5
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Lysandros
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What a curious case of study this version is.. Reading the article, the worst pixel count is 720P for XSX and 1188P for PS5, that's easily more than 100% more pixels, at the cost of reduced RT settings, with still higher overall FPS prone to frame pacing problems. But i still think that PS5 version is very far from ideal. I can only call those loading times 'disastrous' considering the significant gulf in I/O hardware.
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Elbow Identity Shallow
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Seems to be a pretty mixed release again, I know that they've improved the original release but not to the point where I'd really like it to be.
I'm not sure if Blooper Team feel that this is done now but somewhere between the two console releases is really where things should be, I know they took a while to sort some of the issues out with original release so hopefully there will be updates for this version too with the final goal seeing both versions benefiting from what they've learned and ideally there being a choice in both versions to prioritise either fidelity or performance with both versions
I'm still not that interested in the game that I'd buy it without it being heavily discounted first. I know that some people have loved the game and that's really good to see but I always calculate what I'm willing to pay on what I believe that I'll get out of the game and what else I could be doing with that limited gaming time that I do have.
I was going to suggest moving from 60fps to 30fps...then I remembered that it's 30fps already.
I'm not sure if Blooper Team feel that this is done now but somewhere between the two console releases is really where things should be, I know they took a while to sort some of the issues out with original release so hopefully there will be updates for this version too with the final goal seeing both versions benefiting from what they've learned and ideally there being a choice in both versions to prioritise either fidelity or performance with both versions
I'm still not that interested in the game that I'd buy it without it being heavily discounted first. I know that some people have loved the game and that's really good to see but I always calculate what I'm willing to pay on what I believe that I'll get out of the game and what else I could be doing with that limited gaming time that I do have.
I was going to suggest moving from 60fps to 30fps...then I remembered that it's 30fps already.
SenjutsuSage
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It doesn't get more ridiculous than this. Console wars is real.
Vognerful
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bro , we have a guy here who even though Alex said he found PS5 version visually better, cannot accept the other areas where XSX had better features.
