Gfx have plateaued this gen

BGGLP · 14 Jan 2019 at 19:01

I have gradually felt this now for a while. I think we have seen the limits graphically this gen. It has been a phenomenal gen for graphics imo and hdr 2 years ago blew me away and continues to do so when it’s properly implemented.

I’ll be interesting to see whether TLOU2 can squeeze anymore out of the PS4 pro but I feel the next true wow moment is going to come on the next gen of consoles. RDR2 has left a sour taste in my mouth tbh as that was a game I was probably most hyped for and it didn’t deliver graphically on the pro at all; broken hdr and poor CB implementation.

kdd · 14 Jan 2019 at 19:30

I think 1st party games like tlou 2 will be a leap forward, gow was very impressive for example

Buffman · 14 Jan 2019 at 23:00

After playing God of war, forza horizon 4, spiderman, RDR2 end of last year I'm inclined to disagree.

Big maps making the most of One x/ps4.

mid_gen · 15 Jan 2019 at 07:56

The architectures devs are working with now are much more uniform and well understood, so there's not as much time required to really rinse the best out of them.

RDR2 visually though is a great step forward....and not just shiny visual gimmicks. Things like the animation of the horses are mind-blowing.

Plainsong · 15 Jan 2019 at 09:27

Naughty Dog always surprise us with how far they can push it. I think TLoU2 will be glorious.

V F · 15 Jan 2019 at 10:27

Plainsong said:
Naughty Dog always surprise us with how far they can push it. I think TLoU2 will be glorious.

Agreed. Their AI physics and programming can be amazing. Let alone the worlds and sound stage.

ic1male · 15 Jan 2019 at 10:51

And all this goodness is from a meagre 1.84 Tflops GPU. Imagine what next-gen games will look like with 5x more power.

Scort · 15 Jan 2019 at 15:38

I think RDR2 looks stunning on the PS4 Pro, regardless of naff HDR (I turned it off in the end!) - I can only imagine that it looks immense on the Xbone X.

V F · 15 Jan 2019 at 16:02

ic1male said:
And all this goodness is from a meagre 1.84 Tflops GPU. Imagine what next-gen games will look like with 5x more power.

I would love an endless world in God of War.

Amatsubu · 15 Jan 2019 at 16:15

RDR 2 looks incredibly good even without HDR and at 1080p.

Wilko_Dog · 15 Jan 2019 at 16:19

Scort said:
I think RDR2 looks stunning on the PS4 Pro, regardless of naff HDR (I turned it off in the end!) - I can only imagine that it looks immense on the Xbone X.

It looks gorgeous

Noxia · 15 Jan 2019 at 16:35

Thing is I don't really get impressed with what most class as good graphics, I mean yes GoW and HZD etc look great but I was honestly impressed more with Mario Odyssey but I think the art style has something to do with it.

Plainsong · 15 Jan 2019 at 18:04

Similarly I think Mario Kart looks amazing.

pioneer2000 · 15 Jan 2019 at 19:31

Gears 4 is graphically superb