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How Sony Is Leading The Charge With The Best Looking Exclusives On Current Gen Consoles – Part 3

GB: "Our in-depth look at how the PS4 and PS4 PRO managed to deliver top notch looking exclusives from early 2016 till recently."

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yarbie10002073d ago

It's true, Xbox gamers can't stop talking about resolution & pixel counting. I have an X & PS4 exclusives still look better than almost everything offered in 4k on the X. Disappointing to see the same group who used to focus on games take up the argument that they once hated & now can only talk about 4k

MasterCornholio2073d ago

Sony set up some really good policies that allowed their 1st party studios to produce these results. Microsoft and Sony don’t handle gaming the same way.

Skull5212073d ago (Edited 2073d ago )

The low resolution of the base XBO didn’t do games justice. Now with XBOX enhancements you can put games like Halo 5, Quantum Break and GoW 4 up against anything Sony has to offer and they stand strong.

Hell, if they patched up Ryse it would easily still be one of the best looking games of the generation.

Razzer2073d ago

I've played Ryse, QB and GoW 4 on PC with superior hardware to One X. No. Simply no. They fail in comparison to HZD, God of War, and Uncharted 4.

MasterCornholio2072d ago (Edited 2072d ago )

@Skull

I own both a Pro and an Xbox One X. I have a subscription to GamePass so I'm able to play many of Microsoft's console exclusives.

With that said I haven't found any game to be clon par with titles like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn on the Xbox One X.

It's not just resolution that makes PS4 exclusives look so good. It's many other graphical features as well.

@Razzer

Completely agree with you there.

Skull5212072d ago

And I own and have played all those Sony exclusives, they aren't any better looking. You're fanboying out to say that PS4 exclusives are in this whole other realm of graphical fidelity, it isn't remotely true.

Razzer2072d ago (Edited 2072d ago )

"You're fanboying out to say that PS4 exclusives are in this whole other realm of graphical fidelity, it isn't remotely true."

I didn't say they were "in this whole other realm of graphical fidelity". I said they were better looking than Xbox console exclusives on more powerful PCs. And they simply are. This is why Sony's studios are unmatched.

MasterCornholio2072d ago

@Skull

"You're fanboying out to say that PS4 exclusives are in this whole other realm of graphical fidelity, it isn't remotely true."

And I own an Xbox One X and PS4 Pro so I can directly compare the exclusives that each has. There's no need to insult me just because I have a different opinion than yours. Thankfully being a multiconsole owner makes my opinion legitimate since I'm able to experience all that each platform has to offer.

With that said I said "With that said I haven't found any game to be on par with titles like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn on the Xbox One X. "

Here's the meaning of "on par"

"On (a) par with definition is - at the same level or standard as (someone or something else)."

https://www.dictionary.com/...

Now as you can see I clearly stated "not as good as" however I never specified how much better the games look which is what your implying. Your the only one who mentioned that by exaggerating what I've said.

Hopefully that helps.

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SmielmaN2073d ago

MS really owes its die hard fans some huge games... I think they care more about subscription numbers than games though...

JesusBuiltmyHotrod2073d ago

They don't owe anyone anything, they keep buying xboxs out of some twisted loyalty instead of a better product, they have themselves to blame. It's like the xbox fans who always whine about the lack of Japanese games on Xbox...why are you buying xbox if you want diversity and Japanese games ...

fiveby92073d ago

I also own a Pro and an X. As much as I like them both, I will surely be getting RDR2 for the Pro. Image fidelity on both consoles is very good on the Sony 900E television. But the games library on the Pro is just so far superior I generally game there. I can't just walk away from Sony who has encouraged their 1st & 2nd party studios to take risks and create amazing games. Maybe MS will allow new studios they acquired to spread their wings some.

Baza2073d ago

Does Xbox X owners even care? All I hear about is the power of X.

BizarroUltraman2073d ago

@Jesus

Go change your diaper!

ILostMyMind2073d ago

@JesusBuiltmyHotrod
Or why do someone wants play with PS gamers if he bought an XB console...

FinalFantasyFanatic2073d ago

I'd rather just give my hard-earned money to Sony since they keep giving me what I want.

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Kumakai2073d ago (Edited 2073d ago )

Lol ok. I have a One X and a PS4 Pro running on a 65” OLED 4k HDR screen. Not only does the One X make literally every game look sharper but it also brings better rendering: more particles: better shadows, higher res texture maps, more consistent frame rates, sometimes it does 4k/60 on AAA exclusives with actual real graphics.... I’ll agree that PS4 has a higher number of quality exclusives but when it comes to graphics the X beats the Pro hands down. The truth is those PS4 exclusives would look even better on an X.

Even RDR2 with Sony’s exclusive marketing rights will still look better on the X.
This doesn’t even take into account all the extra stuff you get on the X vs the Pro: 4k Blu-ray, Atmos, custom controller configuration per controller per user, hdmi 2.2 support with auto lag and variable refresh rates etc.

dRanzer2073d ago

Ps4 exclusives will look better on the X? Well you could only wish
If ppl want 4k/60fps games they play them on pc.
Ps4&pc are the best choice imo

bluefox7552073d ago

Yet there's still nothing available on X that looks as good as HZD or GoW...

fiveby92073d ago

Frankly very few could tell image fidelity differences when viewing at couch distances. So ultimately it comes down to games library, track record, and who do you trust. To date, Sony has been far superior with creative studios producing amazing games. Temporary pixel count superiority for X1X is not enough to sway from the vastly superior library. And once next gen launches in 12-24 months then pixel counting will be a wash. Don't get me wrong my X1X is really nice but I still gravitate to my Pro more than my X.

Razzer2073d ago

All that power and the wizards at Sony studios are able to somehow surpass it.

richie007bond2073d ago

100% agree, since the PS4 launched it was 1080p this 1080p that , now that the tables have turned resolution doesn't matter anymore lol you couldn't make this stuff up, X1X GAMES that utilise the power blow any PS4 game out of the water and no matter the excuses by the fanboys X1X is a beast, i have a ps4 pro also and have all the exclusives and i was more impressed by Tomb raider graphically than i was by any PS4 pro game and that includes god of war which looks good but textures on the snow and ground look like soup, the characters look fantastic dont get me wrong but everything else suffered due the base model ps4, i was not impressed with god of war.

Baza2073d ago

Funny cause the best looking games this gen are Pro exclusive.

Razzer2073d ago

“i was more impressed by Tomb raider graphically than i was by any PS4 pro game”

LOL. It is getting deep in here.

AspiringProGenji2073d ago

Xbox X does render 3rd party games better, but this is about “exclusives,” which PS4 is leading atm. It is a shane that all that power is being helf back by only enhancing third party games and not the exclusives, which should have been Ms focus from the start. Sony exclusives look esy better than Xbox despite the weaker hardware. That’s because they got the talent

JesusBuiltmyHotrod2073d ago

Someone never played GOW, Uncharted or Horizon, all look better than anything on Xbox.

Hungryalpaca2073d ago (Edited 2073d ago )

Literally none of what you said is relevant to the topic at hand.

“Sony exclusives look better than anything on the competition” - topic

“Well all these third party games look better than they do on PS4”! - you

That’s off topic dude. You’re coming off as REALLY salty.

Ceaser98573612072d ago (Edited 2072d ago )

kumakai
Still with the Powaah of Xbox X , The Xbox is far behind?? Xbox X should have picked up the pace rt? but it didn't. Do you know WHY?
Yes no denying the powaah of Xbox x and why it shouldn't. The spec are higher than that of the Pro... but again its no denying that games looks good on PRo too.. And exclusives looks better than anything from the Xbox campaign.. You can't make it sound like X makes the Pro looks bad.. If that was the case nobody would have bought the Ps4 and With X launch, the Xbox would have dominated.. But that's not the case..

Ceaser98573612072d ago (Edited 2072d ago )

Richie
"i have a ps4 pro also and have all the exclusives and i was more impressed by Tomb raider graphically than i was by any PS4 pro game and that includes god of war which looks good but textures on the snow and ground look like soup, the characters look fantastic dont get me wrong but everything else suffered due the base model ps4, i was not impressed with god of war."

Dude comeon! you don't have lie here... If you are now comparing Tomb raider with the GOW quality.. That's blasphemy.. lol! either you haven't played GOW or you are just hating the game for doing better than your expectation and better then any games Xbox has to offer.. I understand an exclusive selling 3.1mil copied in 3 days is something unbelievable..

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generic-user-name2073d ago

That's because there's more to visuals than just resolution. Raw horse power doesn't automatically make Lara Croft's facial expressions more believable than Nathan Drake's for example, 4k or not. That takes talent.

MasterCornholio2072d ago (Edited 2072d ago )

This guy gets it.

And I love your example with motion capture technology. Naughty Dog are masters at animations.

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Shiken2073d ago (Edited 2073d ago )

Nintendo and Sony have the best exclusives IMO, and Sony has the best looking exclusives on top of that. The only way I could justify getting an X is if I just plain do not care about exclusives.

PS4 Pro: All multiplats with great exclusives in Dynamic 4k with pro support.

Switch: Great exclusives with some multiplats and the option of portability.

X1X: Best 4k image for multiplats, lackluster exclusives, lackluster Japanese support.

Opinions may vary, but this is how I see it.

Razzer2073d ago

Shouldn’t be a surprise. Sony simply has better studios.

JesusBuiltmyHotrod2073d ago

It makes the X a pointless machine imo...had one and sold it, best looking and best games were still on playstation..Not sure what MS is thinking as a platform holder not having any games to push their new 4k box.

_LarZen_2073d ago

Hehe, so you got a powerful PC for all the multiplatform games then. Because for those who dont then the X is THE place to play everything else until 2020+.

JesusBuiltmyHotrod2073d ago

Really? I cannot play GOW, Horizon, Spiderman on the X and it look,s better than anything on the X....The PRO is the best place to play the BEST games. The Xbox lacks them.

mkis0072073d ago

Best looking games, or the ability to play all those games + ps4 exclusives...

TheSaint2072d ago

Do you fanboys realise that only a small percentage actually own an X?

Or does that important piece of information not matter?

Tankbusta402073d ago (Edited 2073d ago )

I don't have a ps pro so I cannot comment(day one og ps4) but Gears 4 and forza horizon 3 are pretty darn good looking with their upgrades on the X.

Also I understand this is going to get down votes from petty people... The Xbox onedoesn't have the amount of great exclusives like the ps4 does but it doesn't mean the exclusives they do have look awful. Grow up fan babies

Razzer2073d ago

“petty people...”

“Grow up fan babies”

Irony

Hungryalpaca2073d ago

Seems like you’re the petty fanbaby here.

TheSaint2072d ago

I don't think it's about how they look, it's about getting the same Halo, Gears and Forza over and over and over.

There is very little diversity on the Xbox, I own both a PS4 and an Xbox, I choose to play on my PS4 far more than I do my Xbox purely because there is more choice in games.

People seem to like to forget that they are GAMES consoles. Not resolution consoles.

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DF Weekly: Do we actually need The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn remasters?

With the details we now have in terms of features and pricing, I don't think there are any significant concerns remaining - just that perhaps that the term 'remastered' in the title is a little misplaced. Essentially, what we're dealing with here is broadly equivalent to a release along the lines of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It's the original game with a dash of extra content and additional visual modes that tap into the power of PlayStation 5.

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-Foxtrot141d ago

Bloodborne, Infamous, Killzone, Resistance, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter etc are all better choices

Even a full on remake of Drakes Fortune I’d take

PrinceOfAnger141d ago

killzone 2/3 definitely a better choice, i have recently finished the games on pc and thought about that, a full remake like demon souls is even better

darthv72141d ago

2&3 are still fine... I'd take the first one as a full remake before the others. They could flesh out more of the backstory that the sequels touch on. Even go deeper into the lore of Helgan.

specialguest140d ago

KZ 2/3 would be amazing. KZ 2 was a graphical masterpiece back then. With today's modern tech, all of those tricks Guerilla Games did to create the effects like the lighting, storm effects, etc, they could now be done in real-time and more realistic

Cacabunga140d ago

Killzone 2-3
Golden Abyss remake
Infamous 2

RaidenBlack141d ago

Uncharted 1 still got a decent remaster for 8th gen ... a remake is not that much of a requirement ...
instead remake candidates should be from 5th or 6th gen
and as for proper remasters (not just lazy res upscale): Killzone 2 & 3 obviously and also Resistance/inFamous (as well as MGS4 :P)

-Foxtrot141d ago

My point with the list is that I’d rather see those titles than what we are getting…titles which are only 3-5 years old and still hold up today

CrashMania141d ago

Sony own the Demons Souls and Bloodborne IP, I wish they'd do something with Bloodborne at the very least.

vfl523140d ago

The way you worded that makes me think you don't realize they already remade demon souls

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GamingSinceForever140d ago

Not one of those will sell more copies than TLOU2 Remaster. The sooner we realize that these gaming sites and their followers are less than 1% of the buying public the better off we’ll be.

Sure we prefer newer titles but this is business and a business is what Sony is running.

JackBNimble140d ago

Don't you think they could be doing something better with their time and money, like maybe making something new? Or have they become lazy and just reliving the past with the same old games over and over.

Gez ... do something fresh and new already .

notachance140d ago

I'd rather for them to go Square Enix route and remake/remaster their PS1 libraries instead of these unnecessary remaster

come on, legend of dragoon..

Gamingsince1981140d ago

What's with the "need" anyway ? This is video games, no one needs them at all, we need water , we need air, we don't need games.

Barlos140d ago

I would love a remake/remaster of KZ1. For its time it really pushed the PS2 hard and because of that it had a few issues. This is begging to be given the Bluepoint touch and brought up to date. I'd love to see an updated Killzone trilogy collection for sure.

Yi-Long140d ago

Sony killed the game and the studio behind it, but a Remaster of the excellent Driveclub would absolutely be my favorite release if it happened. Just a delicious racing game.

FinalFantasyFanatic140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

So many better choices, I can't fathom why reasonably recent games are getting picked over Classics that are more deserving.

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Battlestar23141d ago

Well I want a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster especially if it's an upgrade to Forbidden West Graphics and Animation.

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Duke19140d ago

Nope. But HD remasters are an easy cash grab that the masses shovel cash for because while they complain about remakes, they still buy them

PRIMORDUS140d ago

Not if they release on a platform that never received the original in the first place like PC.

46player140d ago

No complaint here, I want the updated graphics.

Ra3030140d ago

My thoughts on this is do we need Richard Leadbetter's or Digital Foundry's opinion on anything........ever? I know I don't they do nothing for me and never have.

specialguest140d ago

You may not, but tons of people do since the video has 4,700 Likes to 112 Dislikes

Chocoburger140d ago

That guy is a buffoon, DF Direct is the best gaming podcast around. I look forward to it every week.

BehindTheRows140d ago

By that same token, some may not NEED remasters, while others may/do.

Amplitude140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

DF videos are typically absolutely amazing game reviews first and foremost. They have great intros, explain the mechanics well, tell you if they enjoyed it or not (I usually vibe well with John's games personally), and then they have the best tech breakdowns of a game's performance which is very very important to me. I want to know what settings to run at on PC, and on PS5 I wanna know if the 60fps mode runs well or not because if it doesn't... well I'll just get it on PC (If it isn't completely broken there too). DF Retro is also always unbelievably interesting and super well edited and inspired my YouTube channel which just crossed 1200 subs (wooo!). They helped me a lot with understanding game development and got me interested in goofing around with game engines and PC building in general back in the day.

I don't mean any offence by this but you sound like somebody who skims their analysis videos, selectively scrolls to the stats, says "who cares?", and then closes it. Or possibly somebody who watches (stolen) cut clips on TikTok? Even if you are somehow unaffected by blurry images and fluctuating frame rates (some people are and I envy you) I recommend watching a full DF episode one day. They're extremely interesting and I watch literally all of them even if I have no interest in the game.

VonAlbrecht140d ago

"I personally don't enjoy this extremely well-presented and highly informative content so it shouldn't exist."

-Ra3030, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

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Joris de Man on composing music for the Horizon series

In the video game industry, where visual design and game mechanics typically grab the limelight, the significance of music in enhancing the overall gaming experience is often underestimated. Music can be a key component in the player’s emotional connection with a game. It amplifies emotional impact, heightens tension, and can be a powerful driver of narrative. We’ve had the chance to speak to Joris de Man, a renowned Dutch composer best known for his work on the Killzone series, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and its sequel Horizon: Forbidden West. During the Game Access conference in Brno, we talked about the process of composing music for video games and how he created the harmonies that have shaped some of our most beloved gaming experiences.

Sonic1881306d ago (Edited 306d ago )

To keep using him as the music composer in their games.

ChronoJoe306d ago

Joris seems like a great guy. I spoke to him briefly once about how much I loved his music and he was really friendly/humble.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar346d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor346d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar346d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg346d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149345d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138346d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim346d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC346d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138346d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle346d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76346d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM346d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger346d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca346d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal346d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright346d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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