Games Analysis |OT| Time To Argue About Pixels And Frames!

[ProgStopper]

@javycane

if its one next gen version of a game that has minimum effort in it and is a blatant cash in is this one.

Yeah it seems like most of Remedy is focused on their next game and probably getting Crossfire out the door.

[Fiendflag]

@ProgStopper

Control: Ultimate Edition comes out on Tuesday, Febuary 2nd, and **I have zero faith in it being properly optimized in a way that has an advantage for Series S or Series X**.

Remedy, as much as I love them, seems to have made their feelings about Series S clear vocally in the past, and on the “next-gen features” update, so I fully expect Control to be one of the DF foundry videos where everything is thrown in our face again, and it starts a 600 page thread and Twitter is in sufferable for about, more so because that week is Sony’ financials.

Luckily, there’s nothing after that until April, so we basically get a month and half of peace.

Remedy made a pretty good One X patch for the Quantum Break post-launch plus Control took advantage of the power of the One X and was running at a higher res than the PS4 Pro while also being the best performing console version by far. Let’s not jump to conclusions because so far Remedy has being pretty decent on supporting the Xbox hardware.

It will be an interesting comparison for sure though since the RT in this game is pretty demanding.

[ProgStopper]

Control UE (PS5) Per DF.

This one should be interesting to watch.

DF claims parity between Series console and PS5, with Series X having some sort of I/O Stutter seen on last-gen consoles and current PC’s.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@ProgStopper

Control UE (PS5) Per DF.

This one should be interesting to watch.

DF claims parity between Series console and PS5, with Series X having some sort of I/O Stutter seen on last-gen consoles and current PC’s.

Imagine paying for these kind of settings lmao. This port just reeks.

[TavishHill]

@javycane

Imagine paying for these kind of settings lmao. This port just reeks.

RT looks great on it tbh. It is clear Remedy made cutbacks since they didn’t have time or resources to do a full on re-release bespoke for next gen. It is annoying that DF keeps making PS5 the focus of their ‘next generation tech reviews’. That gives the impression PS5 is the only next gen version out there or that it represents the ‘true’ next gen experience, as if ‘that other console’ didn’t exist. This has now happened a few times.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@TavishHill

t is annoying that DF keeps making PS5 the focus of their ‘next generation tech reviews’.

They are being paid to do them since those are sponsored videos

[Mesiac]

@javycane

They are being paid to do them since those are sponsored videos

Pretty smart of Sony. Though I guess if Xbox tried the same thing they’d be attacked relentlessly by fanboys.

[Boosted_Gear]

@TavishHill

RT looks great on it tbh. It is clear Remedy made cutbacks since they didn’t have time or resources to do a full on re-release bespoke for next gen. It is annoying that DF keeps making PS5 the focus of their ‘next generation tech reviews’. That gives the impression PS5 is the only next gen version out there or that it represents the ‘true’ next gen experience, as if ‘that other console’ didn’t exist. This has now happened a few times.

Which is why I won’t really consider DF going forward.

[euV2]

@Mesiac

Pretty smart of Sony. Though I guess if Xbox tried the same thing they’d be attacked relentlessly by fanboys.

Was the video sponsored by Sony? The only sponsor listed in the description was Logitech, which I’m guessing was to advertise their products.

[Mesiac]

@euV2

Was the video sponsored by Sony? The only sponsor listed in the description was Logitech, which I’m guessing was to advertise their products.

Dunno, didn’t watch it, was just assuming that off Javier’s statement, so maybe I misinterpreted what he was saying. If it wasn’t sponsored by Sony, then I’m disappointed that DF are framing the PS5 as the only real nextgen console with these video titles.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Mesiac

Dunno, didn’t watch it, was just assuming that off Javier’s statement, so maybe I misinterpreted what he was saying. If it wasn’t sponsored by Sony, then I’m disappointed that DF are framing the PS5 as the only real nextgen console with these video titles.

I mean Control has a marketing agreement with Sony so probably best to showcase the game with them?

[Mesiac]

@javycane

I mean Control has a marketing agreement with Sony so probably best to showcase the game with them?

Gotcha. I don’t think DF would care about that unless the video was sponsored by Sony.

[euV2]

@Mesiac

Gotcha. I don’t think DF would care about that unless the video was sponsored by Sony.

They clearly know PS gets them more views so they are milking the viewership, it’s easier for them as they don’t have to include Xbox as it saves time too. Maybe we get another video with Series X and PC settings. But this is disappointing nonetheless.

[Staffy]

What exactly is this IO stutter?

[TavishHill]

@javycane

They are being paid to do them since those are sponsored videos

Not seeing anywhere saying it was sponsored either by Sony or by Remedy/505 Games. With the CoD one it explicitly said Activision sponsored it (and since Sony paid for marketing deal with them, it makes sense for Activision to focus on that version).

@Boosted_Gear

Which is why I won’t really consider DF going forward.

Their analyses are still best in class and fair. I just hope they aren’t leaning into PS5 versions as ‘true next gen benchmarks’ just for clicks.

[Boosted_Gear]

@TavishHill

Their analyses are still best in class and fair. I just hope they aren’t leaning into PS5 versions as ‘true next gen benchmarks’ just for clicks.

Yeah, I was a bit too quick there, though I’m still a bit wary.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

Is it fair to say that Im disappointed in the Control UE “upgrades”?

[LucasTaves]

@javycane

Is it fair to say that Im disappointed in the Control UE “upgrades”?

I dunno. I doubt that they have put much resources into the port, but the game is pretty intensive and even on gpus stronger than ps5 and SX requires dropping the resolution lower than 1440p to get all RT effects running at decent framerates. Even without rt game runs particularly poorly on amd gpus as well so the other lowish settings makes sense too.

Without a DLSS like solution for the consoles they chose a good compromise I would say.

[Staffy]

It sucks that Game Pass didn’t get the UE upgrade. I sure as hell am not paying for it.

Gotta say that the 30fps didn’t look too great when I played it on my XSX. Seems like a different 30fps than other games. Hell, Indiana Jones has a more “pleasant” to the eyes 30fps.

So with RT in the game now it’s still 30fps? And 60fps is basically how it looks now without the patch? I would hope it’s cleaner because I’m playing it now and I see aliasing here and there and it isn’t as crisp as it could be. I bet it’s significantly more sharp on XSX with the patch.

What is currently the resolution on One X?

[REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

@Staffy

It sucks that Game Pass didn’t get the UE upgrade. I sure as hell am not paying for it.

Gotta say that the 30fps didn’t look too great when I played it on my XSX. Seems like a different 30fps than other games. Hell, Indiana Jones has a more “pleasant” to the eyes 30fps.

So with RT in the game now it’s still 30fps? And 60fps is basically how it looks now without the patch? I would hope it’s cleaner because I’m playing it now and I see aliasing here and there and it isn’t as crisp as it could be. I bet it’s significantly more sharp on XSX with the patch.

What is currently the resolution on One X?

What is so enjoyable about this game? This game bored me when I tried playing it. Even QB was boring. Never tried Alan Wake. I honestly feel like Remedy peeked with the Max Payne franchise.