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Digital Foundry: God of War Ragnarök - PS5 vs PS4 vs PS4 Pro - The Complete Cross-Gen Comparison
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Text article:
www.eurogamer.net
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Summary:
- Differences are subtle compared to Horizon FW's PS4 vs PS5 comparison
- Overall visual design is very similar and no real visual compromises on last-gen
- The goal for devs was always to create an experience of "closure" for the Nordic saga on PS4 despite having dev kits from early in development
- PS5 has higher quality indirect lighting and less "light leaking" compared to PS4/Pro
- PS5 uses SSDO, not used on PS4/Pro. Shadow Quality on PS5 is higher, higher still on Quality mode.
- PS5 has extra lights in cinematics compared to PS4 (not Hero lighting)
- SSR and cube map quality is better on PS5 compared to PS4 and Pro
- DoF and motion blur scale based on resolution/frame rate of each respective console
- But base PS4 has the highest quality motion blur in terms of shutter speed. As a result, base PS4 at 30 FPS mode feels the smoothest in all console 30 versions
Resolutions:
- Base PS4: 1080p
- PS4 Pro: TAA based upscaling, checkerboard is gone.
- PS4 Pro - Resolution mode: 1440-1665p. Generally sticks to top end and looks close to PS5 in terms of clarity
- PS4 Pro - Performance mode: 1080-1665p. Generally close to 1080p mostly
- Running PS4 version on PS5 locks out "Resolution" mode and only runs Performance mode near its higher end most of the time.
Performance:
- Base PS4 is mostly 30 FPS with minor drops in cut-scenes and here and there.
- Pro Res mode is basically a perfect 30 everywhee
- Pro Perf: 40~55 fps. 35 fps lows, only 60 when looking at the sky.
- Pro Perf mode is very unstable and juddery. John doesn't recommend it
- PS5 loads in 10~ seconds
- PS4 loads in 30~ seconds, seems long but is faster than GoW 2018.
- You generally don't see loading outside of load game or dying.
God of War: Ragnarök scales gracefully across the console generations
Digital Foundry delivers the definitive analysis on how God of War: Ragnarök scales across three PlayStation consoles.
www.eurogamer.net
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Summary:
- Differences are subtle compared to Horizon FW's PS4 vs PS5 comparison
- Overall visual design is very similar and no real visual compromises on last-gen
- The goal for devs was always to create an experience of "closure" for the Nordic saga on PS4 despite having dev kits from early in development
- PS5 has higher quality indirect lighting and less "light leaking" compared to PS4/Pro
- PS5 uses SSDO, not used on PS4/Pro. Shadow Quality on PS5 is higher, higher still on Quality mode.
- PS5 has extra lights in cinematics compared to PS4 (not Hero lighting)
- SSR and cube map quality is better on PS5 compared to PS4 and Pro
- DoF and motion blur scale based on resolution/frame rate of each respective console
- But base PS4 has the highest quality motion blur in terms of shutter speed. As a result, base PS4 at 30 FPS mode feels the smoothest in all console 30 versions
Resolutions:
- Base PS4: 1080p
- PS4 Pro: TAA based upscaling, checkerboard is gone.
- PS4 Pro - Resolution mode: 1440-1665p. Generally sticks to top end and looks close to PS5 in terms of clarity
- PS4 Pro - Performance mode: 1080-1665p. Generally close to 1080p mostly
- Running PS4 version on PS5 locks out "Resolution" mode and only runs Performance mode near its higher end most of the time.
Performance:
- Base PS4 is mostly 30 FPS with minor drops in cut-scenes and here and there.
- Pro Res mode is basically a perfect 30 everywhee
- Pro Perf: 40~55 fps. 35 fps lows, only 60 when looking at the sky.
- Pro Perf mode is very unstable and juddery. John doesn't recommend it
- PS5 loads in 10~ seconds
- PS4 loads in 30~ seconds, seems long but is faster than GoW 2018.
- You generally don't see loading outside of load game or dying.
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
I.e. the PS5 isn't really taken advantage of. Again. But if it looks good it looks good I guess.
Swift_Star
Banned
Where is the PS5 DF thread?
Fbh
Member
Dont think there's a need for one.
This article makes it clear its just the ps4 version at a higher res, with better framerate and some basic tweaks.
The 5 minutes it took them to adjust these basic settings sure turned out to be profitable for those extra $10 they charging on Ps5
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Their PS5 only video came out a few days ago.
Physiognomonics
Member
Minimal effort from DF here. No serious image quality comparison of PS5 modes (quality vs performance) and they didn't even test the uncapped 40fps mode.
We'll need more advanced analysis from others outlets on this one.
We'll need more advanced analysis from others outlets on this one.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
This is primarily a PS4 video, they already did a massive 20+ minute PS5 specific video last week.
FrankWza
Member
You mean post #8 wasn’t enough for you?
The sound is phenomenal. Definitely an improvement from GoW18.
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The artful mincer
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Did they figure out how to show footage without showing any major spoilers while simultaneously not just showing a black screen
playsaves3
Member
Nx gamer he’s doing a test on his channel soon
playsaves3
Member
And didn’t cover the uncapped 40 mode there either
MasterCornholio
Member
Glad it's going to be great on my PS5.
skit_data
Member
I noticed some wierd white line on the bottom of the screen just when you got the boat on PS5. Also some wierd shimmering on lit edges of objects when turning the camera.
Don’t really know what that’s about, may be related to motion blur settings because when I turned it down it didn’t seem to happen again.
Don’t really know what that’s about, may be related to motion blur settings because when I turned it down it didn’t seem to happen again.
So you tell me we had next gen on PC more than 6 years ago ?
LMAO, some of you are such a bunch of pitiful clowns.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
You had 3D audio (not surround) and high definition haptic feedback (not rumble) 6 years ago?
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
Your tv resolution doesn’t dictate what the ps5 can do
Fbh
Member
The graphics options on consoles are just a bunch of different presets, so no.
The "quality" mode is locked to 30fps regardless of the resolution of your screen. If you want 60fps you'll have to select the performance mode but you'll get the same pre-defined graphics options (so lower LOD and worse shadows) as if you were on a 4K TV
Feel Like I'm On 42
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Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
Think so ...if its not that would be disappointing but the game looks so good in performance mode so i gotta think its there...it adds depth to textures right?
Once you get to the second area the visuals really shine in this. Jaw on the floor.
Physiognomonics
Member
Select performance mode (I think it's by default) and you'll get near identical graphics (and resolution) than the quality (30fps) mode (at twice the framerate and heavily reduced input lag).
The quality mode is absolutely worthless in this game.
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Swift_Star
Banned
You’re in pain since the game released and it shows in your post history.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I saw some gameplay footage where the BOY is being teleported to various places with this crows portal effect thing, do they have a comparison of those scenes, see if it takes any longer for the crow wall to dissolve and the new area to appear on the non-SSD systems maybe? Since I could see that being a hyped point like oh look it's only the power of PS5 that allows near instant teleportation to an all new area, similar to Ratchet but just different visually, or whatever, when it's probably pretty much the same on any other platform, maybe with a slightly longer stall for it? Or is it worse?
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diffusionx
Gold Member
I had that in the 1990s on PC, yea, FF joysticks and Aureal 3D sound. Feels good man.
Razvedka
Banned
Yep. Total last gen game.
BouncyFrag
Member
My OG PS4 is ready. It still gets the job done.
Gamerguy84
Member
So I cant say its a big disappointment but the load times not being accelerated on PS5 kind of bugs me.
Graphics are more than fine. Gameplay is absokutely aced. One of the best ive played and thats always my biggest peeve when it comes to any game and why i cant play Rockstar games
Edit wrong thread but yeah game looks fantastic and good to hear its looking good on base PS4.
Graphics are more than fine. Gameplay is absokutely aced. One of the best ive played and thats always my biggest peeve when it comes to any game and why i cant play Rockstar games
Edit wrong thread but yeah game looks fantastic and good to hear its looking good on base PS4.
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TheDreadLord
Member
All the character models besides Kratos look somewhat bad (a few really bad). Even the animation is pretty awkward sometimes. Btw, at least in my opinion, the best way to play on the PS5 is performance mode with vrr turned off.
Hugare
Member
Madness
Those are maybe the best character models in any game. Even Sindri and Brock look crazy detailed up close in cutscenes (that uses gameplay models)
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
GenericUser
Member
Cool to see that the PS4 version still looks serviceable, happy gaming ragnarok-bros!
sankt-Antonio
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Don't be cheap, get a second controller and a dual sense charging dock, mine are always at full capacity when I get them in my hands and if you really have to game 10h straight you simply switch controllers. The feature in some games is really good and adding to the immersion.
DavidGzz
Member
I have two controllers but I am not packing both and a charging dock in my bookbag to bring to work, the PS5 barely fits alone. She's a big beotch.