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[Lunatic_Gamer]

Horizon Forbidden West is almost here, and as we all know, it'll be launching on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. That technically gives us four graphics options to look at: the base model PS4, PS4 Pro, and PS5's performance mode and resolution mode. In this video, you'll get several side-by-side comparisons of all four version to show you exactly what you'll see no matter which platform you're playing on.

 

[carloseduardocd]

 

[balls of snow]

Would like a comparison to zero dawn to really get a sense of the graphical improvements.

 

[lh032]

PS5 owner here:

 

[TBiddy]

I'm not really sure whether to be very impressed by the PS4 version or slightly disappointed by the PS5 version?! It's probably the Youtube-compression though. Is there a download link somewhere?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Ironically, base PS4 version is the most impressive. Looks and runs really good.

 

[Vick]

Fuck yeah, PS5 Performance Mode is not just the Pro version running at 60fps.

Day one baby.

 

[Tommi84]

Ironically, base PS4 version is the most impressive. Looks and runs really good.

Nah... 60fps or nothing. The difference is staggering in terms of fluidity.

 

[Flabagast]

LMAO it looks nearly identical

 

[apprehension.]

I will wait for the pc version

 

[Skifi28]

I will wait for the pc version

Waiting for the stadia version.

 

[A Most Virtuous Cat]

#CurseOfCrossgen strikes again.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Cross gen bbe. PS4 version still offering great experience but I need 60fps.

looking forward to picking this up down the road once it's patched a bit.

 

[cormack12]

Youtube compression is terrible.

 

[ckaneo]

Hero lighting vindicated lol

 

[ANIMAL1975]

 

[GooseMan69]

LMAO it looks nearly identical

If you're legally blind or watching the video on an iphone6, then yeah.

 

[SlimySnake]

Called it lol

At least hero lighting is good.

 

[GymWolf]

Crossgen strikes again.

 

[Vick]

LMAO it looks nearly identical

Outside of 60fps, draw-distances, lighting, particles, geometry, shadows, vegetation, clouds, water and textures... yes it does, i guess.

Extremely disappointing.

Watch this video.

 

[SlimySnake]

Crossgen strikes again.

Extremely disappointing. Should've made the ps5 version look as good as the reveal target render at least.

 

[GooseMan69]

The textures and geometry on PS5 are on a completely different level. To call this just a resolution/FPS bump is objectively false by almost every measure.

 

[SlimySnake]

 

[GymWolf]

Extremely disappointing. Should've made the ps5 version look as good as the reveal target render at least.

I want to play the game before talking about downgrade.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

The textures and geometry on PS5 are on a completely different level. To call this just a resolution/FPS bump is objectively false by almost every measure.

It's like mid vs ultra settings on PC. Some people expected a bigger jump, I guess.

 

[Three]

Extremely disappointing. Should've made the ps5 version look as good as the reveal target render at least.

Um, what reveal target render? Wasn't it revealed with gameplay?

 

[DenchDeckard]

Deffo some foliage increase on the geometry on ps5, overall it looks great on all systems but the ps5 ain't some insane jump. You can see the difference, but it isn't generational.
it's obvious when it's cross gen, all cross gen games are affected. I think there's only so much you can do.

as long as it looks great and runs a solid 60fps then I'm happy.

 

[phil_t98]

looks good no matter what version. slight differences but looks really good

 

[skit_data]

Base PS4 looks good but by god, I've become allergic to 30fps.

 

[GymWolf]

The best news is performance mode not being a blurry mess, 1800p checkboard is great if 60 frames are rock solid

 

[3liteDragon]

Performance mode it is.

 

[SentientStone]

Guess I'll wait for the PS6.

EDIT: I mean PS6 Pro.

 

[NeonGhost]

I want to hear how loud the ps4 version is lol

 

[skit_data]

Eagerly awaiting DFs review, I wanna know the differences between resolution and performance mode.

 

[Negotiator101]

Called it lol

At least hero lighting is good.

It's fundamentally graphically the same, it's a last generation game which is what everyone with a modicum of common sense was saying all along. You obviously had the PS fanboys claiming it looked as good as the Hellblade 2 footage, as laughable as that sounds now it was many posters on here saying just that. I'm getting this probably unless it turns out average (unlikely IMO).

 

[Outlier]

People actually upset that one the best if not the best looking game in 2022 is playable on PS4...

 

[Dampf]

In some scenes the difference is quite big, but yeah it still shows its cross gen roots.

Good for PS4 owners I guess.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

If the differences aren't sufficiently self-explanatory in side-by-side comparisons and people need to draw small circles to point out the subtle differences between the versions, then it's obvious to me that this is a last-gen game made with last-gen hardware limitations in mind.

I'm pretty sure this is still a spectacular game nonetheless, but this and GoW Ragnarok aren't the next-gen show-offs we were expecting.

 

[Vick]

Eagerly awaiting DFs review, I wanna know the differences between resolution and performance mode.

 

[skit_data]

Yeah, I saw that post and it bodes well but I wanna know about other differences like draw distance, if there differences in geometry etc.

I wonder when it will be available? Today? Later in the week?

 

[lh032]

Ironically, base PS4 version is the most impressive. Looks and runs really good.

dat stealth trolling

 

[tommib]

dat stealth trolling

He's doing his best. It's going to be a perm ban if he slips again with fur trolling.

 

[Vick]

Yeah, I saw that post and it bodes well but I wanna know about other differences like draw distance, if there differences in geometry etc.

I wonder when it will be available? Today? Later in the week?

I haven't spotted any difference outside of resolution in the banned source video, and the video covered every single graphical element. Probably due to compression, but i hope that's really the case.

Not that it will matter anyway, according to what i saw already it's Performance Mode for me without a single doubt.

 

[lh032]

He's doing his best. It's going to be a perm ban if he slips again with fur trolling.

yea he thinks we are stupid or something LOL

 

[Elios83]

dat stealth trolling

Is it stealth if everyone can see how hard he's trying?

BTW there are obviously huge cuts on vegetation, rocks and all the fine geometrical details are gone on PS4.
You have to be blind to say it's just a res difference.
Obviously this has to run on PS4. They're not doing two separate games ala DQXI on PS4 and 3DS.

 

[sncvsrtoip]

disappointing loading times for a first party game, 1080p cb on ps4 must be first time we seen, nice they added folliage interactivity, hero lightning shows big improvement in some scenes but have feeling quality generaly is not on level of first gameplay trailer that looks awsome

 

[Business]

When we have to go comparing side by side, zooming, circling and pointing... we need to pause and add labels to show what is what because you couldn't quickly guess by yourself looking at the screenshots if it's PS4 base, Pro or PS5 performance...

A shame it didn't make sense for them to build a PS5 game from the ground up, but it seems like that's the norm these days.

 

[Edder1]

After months of hearing on this forum how PS5 version isn't held back by last gen it's funny to see PS5 and PS4 versions being near identical bar minor upgrades and resolution/framerate differences as is the case with all cross gen games. This is obviously a PS4 game being up-ported and not a PS5 game being down-ported, so much for the developers' claim that they're taking advantage of PS5.

 

[Corndog]

Um, what reveal target render? Wasn't it revealed with gameplay?

Look at it again.

 

[Mr Moose]

dat stealth trolling

I think he's saying because it looks/plays so good on the OG PS4 it's the most impressive, which I can understand with how old the console is, it's one of the best looking PS4 games.
The character lighting though looks a lot better on the PS5.
What's with some gaming videos quality lately? They've been low quality/bitrate, falls to shit as soon as there's fast movement.