The Last of Us Real-Time vs Pre-Rendered Models Tease The Graphical Jump For Uncharted On The PS4

GearNuke: "A few weeks ago, we heard about how Uncharted on PS4 will offer the visual fidelity of the cutscenes of The Last of Us on PS3. This sounds pretty good, right? But how big of a jump are we talking about here? We can see this by taking a look through the gameplay and the pre-rendered cutscenes of The Last of Us on the PS3."

[mysteryraz11]

it better look better then last of us cutscenes infamous second son and order1886 have superior graphics to the last of us pre rendered cutscenes

[MidnytRain]

The main thing that held back TLOU was all those awful jaggies. Wonder what anti-aliasing they'll be using in their next game.

[mysteryraz11]

no the game was still very pretty

[MidnytRain]

mysteryaz11

I'm confused: You don't like anti-aliasing?

[plaZeHD]

Why are you getting dislikes? It's true The Last Of Us suffers from outdated hardware, both in graphics and gameplay.

[Ezz2013]

@plazehd

you and him getting disagrees because people can have different opinions
since non of what he said and what you said are facts..just opinions

me and most Gamers/Developer/Reviews don't find TLOU suffer anything
and it's a Classic that no one will forget
no wonder it won most awards in history from both gamers and reviews ...and developers
and no wonder most gamers don't want sequel for it because they view it as another ICO/SOC Type of classic
i wouldn't mind a ps4 version though with Next gen gfx though with that new gameplay with clickers and hunters in the same area from TLOU Story DLC and that's it

[MidnytRain]

Anyone who disagrees with me is a probably a fanboy or doesn't see the shadow aliasing EVERYWHERE in this pic (from the article)

http://i2.wp.com/gearnuke.c...

[OpenGL]

I think an even bigger issue with the image quality in TLOU comes from the low-resolution particle buffers, and some shadows being extremely blocky in certain environments.

Overall though I still think TLOU looks great, probably the best looking game on 7th gen consoles. Had you showed me TLOU in 2006 and said it was a PS4 title I probably would have believed it when comparing it to stuff out at the time like Resistance.

[jhoward585]

Can't wait for E3.

[e-p-ayeaH]

E3 will be bound in hype

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

off topic: I saw my first PS4 in a store yesterday at Best Buy, unfortunately i was looking for a GTX 770 for my PC lol. The only one I'd seen so far is the one I ordered from Amazon on launch day, i was shocked, it was on the front table and they only had 1 haha next to like 8 xbox ones. Wanted to buy a 2nd one so bad but couldn't afford $900 between that and the new GFX card.

On topic- i can't wait for this game!

[WeAreLegion]

Dude. You're buying a graphics card from Best Buy? NewEgg and TigerDirect, bro! Save yourself some money!

[BlakHavoc]

I think it'll surpass the graphical prowess of TLOU. Those cut scenes are wicked, but I honestly think ND is aiming a lot higher than those cut scenes. I read somewhere that the character models will receive a million poly counts?

[Tontus]

Was it someone from ND who said UC4 will be comparable to TLoU pre-rendered cut-scenes? If so I'd believe them and not expect too much.

Also that job description was looking for someone comfortable modelling characters using a million polys, they will not be that high in-game however because all the displacement maps will be converted to normal maps, uses a lot less power and looks nearly the same.

Expect the main character to be 100-150k ingame if it's another super linear UC, have a feeling it'll be more open this time so maybe they'll have to lower the polycount to keep the framerate smooth.

[BlakHavoc]

He said gameplay fidelity I think, which is not the same as saying the game will only look as good as TLOU cut scenes.

[Roronoa0411]

It wasn't someone from ND. It was a Sony Insider,but I can't remember which one exactly.

[WilDRangeRrfc]

Had a blast on my PS4 and X1 this weekend played Infamous then Titanfall then Infamous then Titanfall so glad I have both;)

[lazyboyblue]

Lol that was my weekend too. Gotta have all the console.
Dem exclusives.

[ABeastNamedTariq]

I thought they said gameplay fidelity. Not visual. Which are two different things.

EDIT: I mean, of course they're gonna surpass TLOU and set the new benchmark. I thought gameplay fidelity referred to animations and stuff like that.

[PersonMan]

Gameplay doesn't look to far away from the cutscenes already. I hope they bring even more to the table than this.

[hkgamer]

The hair in that GIF is pretty amazing and they didn't even make a big deal out of it unlike Tomb Raider.

Naughty Dog games for PS3 has been pretty amazing but screenshots doesn't really show how great it is. I've always been impressed with the animations. Uncharted graphically would have just been ok if it wasn't for the animations.

[kingduqc]

I've always seen uncharted as the perfect rental game. I don't really get why it's so praised. Every game It's a good time but after 2 days(8h of gameplay, more like one) i'm done with the game story and the gameplay isn't something too appealing for me to play over and over.

[Hicken]

That's because Uncharted doesn't have specs. We've all seen your comments: the only thing you care about is specs.

Unfortunately, Uncharted is software, not hardware, so it's no surprise you're not really that interested.

[Illusive_Man]

1920 by 800 = 1,536,000 pixels

1920 by 1080 = 2,073,600

Almost 25% pixels missing or covered in black.

1920 by 800 is not 1080p plain and simple. And of course they did it for performance, artistic reasons is pure BS.

[Soc5]

I don't mind the black bars if the graphics look great, ill take the better performance
and letterbox combo, if u have a big screen tv it shouldn't be an issue

[GarrusVakarian]

"1920 by 800 is not 1080p plain and simple"

You're right. It isn't 1080p in terms of pixel count. But the *image quality* is exactly the same as 1080p. 1080p is 1:1 pixel ratio, nothing is upscaled or "stretched", every pixel has it's own place. If the black bars weren't there it would need to be upscaled, but the black bars are there, which means nothing is upscaled and it's still at a 1:1 pixel ratio.

Put on a blu ray that displays in 16:9, then put on a blu ray that displays in 2.40:1 (the same as The Order) and you will see the image quality is exactly the same because the pixel density is unchanged.

And no, it wasn't for performance reasons. They said they were deciding between full 1080p with a lesser version of AA, or 1920x800p with 4xMSAA. 4XMSAA combined with the black bars gives them the look and feel that they want with this game. They could have just put it to 1080p and used a lesser AA solution, but they didn't, which tells me they purposely went with what they feel looks/suits the game more. They want a cinematic game, black bars and no jaggies due to the 4xMSAA (that might distract you from the experience) are both deliberate attempts at creating that.

[Hicken]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those black bars actually being rendered in black, rather than simply not being rendered at all?

In any case, it's funny how hard people are trying to push the "800p" as a detriment, intent on ignoring what that 800 actually means. It's even funnier how those are the same people that now claim you can't see the difference between 720p and 1080p.

[GarrusVakarian]

@Hicken

If the black bars were being rendered then the image would be 1920x1080p, just with half a million pixels being rendered in black. But seeing as the res is 1920x800p then i presume they aren't rendering.

At least that's my understanding anyway.....

[MidnytRain]

What would be the point in rendering black pixels?

[plaZeHD]

It's amazing how close the in-game models look to the cutscenes. Just look at at this.
http://abload.de/img/joelma...

[Ezz2013]

yeah i agree
no one can top those guys in my opinion
and they will blow us away with their ps4 games

[ltachiUchiha]

Naughty Dog will take it to another level. Knowing them, they will push the hardware to 100% of what they can get out of it. The amazing thing this time around is they have alot more to work with hardware wise compared to the ps3. The hardware itself will be enough for Naughty Dog to make everyone have wet dreamz lol. Their just the best in the business.

[alti]

Stupid article...

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

i watched my friend stream infamous and it got me excited to see what nd is gonna do on ps4 e.e

[Bloodshedder]

Pointless comparison

[hkgamer]

Was the pre-rendered scenes actually PS3 rendered scenes in real time then recorded into video format to cover the loading?
or was it pre-rendered from PC?
or maybe rendered on PS3 and then sped up to get the footage running on normal speed/framerates?

I'm curious to know and sorry if you don't understand my question.

anyways back on topic, game was rendered in engine so PS4 specs should easily be able to handle those models.

[iHazelwood]

Im actually so happy I decided to save up a ton of extra money to be able to afford both PS4 and Xbox One. Now all I need is a Wii U and I'll be set for this generation.

[tubers]

The shown images don't seem to show that much jump to me.

I'd rather them keep the assets but jack up the lighting, physics and field of view.

[orion330]

I love both of these series! if they would port Last of us to PS4 i would buy it in a second!

[Purpleeyeblack]

can't wait! I just know it is going to be awesome. Hoping for a demo at E3

[konohashin]

Well so much for the
"footage is directly captured from a PS3 system" years ago.

I hope all the not-so-smart-people finally understand that it was not in-game footage but in-engine and it was just a movie file not the PS3 rendering it.

I can convert the footage to a PS1 compatible movie file and play it on my PS1 and then could record it and it would be "directly captured from a PS1 system".

I feel somewhat sorry for the parents of all those "ZOMG VISUALZZZ" kids that fall for every little marketing campaign...

[PS4FEVER]

It's hard to imagine how they will top certain environments from uncharted 2/3 that were already as real as they can get!!