Digital Foundry" :It's Sony's time to shine. After a generation that kicked off with compromised multi-platform ports mixed in with some ground-breaking first-party efforts on PS3, there's a sense that it could retake a position of supremacy in the console arena by virtue of the new console's rock-solid core specs. And that's before we factor in the goodwill pouring out from enthusiast gamers because of its decision to stick with existing DRM standards. Unlike many of Microsoft's show-floor demos this E3, however, the use of genuine PS4 hardware among all developers also gives us a far more honest insight into the console's potential, despite making for a brace of nail-biting "will it? won't it?" moments during its conference."
A remake of MediEvil 2 may be getting shadow dropped at the rumored PlayStation Showcase or State of Play presentation in May, 2024.
What, I thought this was dead after Shawn Layden left Sony. I would definitely pick this up if it's true. I have such great memories of playing the MediEvil games on PS1 and I played the PS4 remake. Such a great and underrated series.
"The Vancouver-based (Canada) indie games developer Red Hook Studios are today very happy and excited to announce that their roguelike /strategy/RPG “Darkest Dungeon II”, is coming to Playstation consoles (PS5 and PS4) via PSN on July 15th, 2024." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "If you haven't played Rainbow Cotton before, you're not alone. A Dreamcast exclusive released only in Japan, it's not exactly a household name. Looking to change that, and bring the sixth-gen game back into the spotlight, is German studio KRITZELKRATZ 3000, which — with the backing of publisher ININ and original developer SUCCESS — has remade the 3D shoot-'em-up from the ground up. Featuring several modern quality-of-life upgrades, plus HD graphics and a brand new local co-op mode, it promises to merge the past and present when it launches digitally on consoles and PC on May 9.
Ahead of the game's release, I chatted with Andreas Scholl, technical director at KRITZELKRATZ 3000 and lead programmer for Rainbow Cotton, about what fans can expect from the remake."
Lol no 60fps but graphics visuals are great.
Wait, I thought the PS4 with its 8gb GDDR5, 1.84TFLOPS, 50% power advantage can do 120fps and 1080p on all games?? I kid, I kid. inFamous Second Son looks great, thought it was a launch title but that is one game I surely want when I purchase my PS4 next year. Next gen is almost here, great time!
Well, they're launch games, so these problems are to be expected. They didn't even have final hardware until the last month or so, so they obviously will have to optimize for the actual target hardware now.
I don't imagine any of the big exclusive launch titles will hit 60FPS, but they should be able to iron out any glitches and rendering artifacts while hitting a stable 30FPS.
inFamous looks to be the real deal, though. It may well be that "Gears of War" moment like last gen, the game that really shows us what's possible in this generation and clearly distinguishes itself from anything the previous console was capable of.
"When it comes to the state of software development on PS4, the situation as it stands is surprising. On the one hand, freely playable first-party titles such as Knack and DriveClub suffer from noticeable frame-rate stutters down from 30fps, while on the other, "hands off" demos for the new Infamous and Assassin's Creed games appear to run without a perceptible hitch. This is in stark contrast to the playable software confirmed to be running direct from Xbox One hardware, such as Forza Motorsport 5 and Killer Instinct, which benefit to no end for targeting the 1080p60 gold standard, and largely succeed in doing so."
Infamous: SS sounding like the most solid of the PS4 games right now and it's not even a launch title. D:
Everybody no matter if you have a 1080p TV or a 720p TV will benefit from the 1080p resolution in newer games because of the super sampling. So to me it'd be better if they aim for high resolutions first and then if they have enough juice left then go for higher frame-rate.