More Fallout 4 PS4 Screenshots Leaked In HQ; Comparison With E3 Footage Reveals Missing Shadows

Fallout 4 won't be out in a while but details regarding the game are already starting to leak from the retail version. We also had our first glimpse at the PS4 version in new direct-feed screenshots, which were later released in a much higher quality. Now a whole set of new screenshots have surfaced online revealing various landscapes and locations.

[DarkOcelet]

Doesnt the game have a day 1 patch or something?

[Imalwaysright]

Which game doesn't?

[fallacious]

it's practically mandatory right now

[scientificreasoning]

Day 1 patch is not going to add shadows.

[Forn]

Yeah, but 1080p though... Isn't resolution the only aspect of visuals for games?...

/s

[ShinMaster]

It could.

The shadows are there when you get closer to the objects.
It has more to do with the shadow casting distance.

[porkChop]

It could. Dying Light received a patch after release that added dynamic shadows on PS4.

[My_Outer_Heaven]

The E3 demos most likely showed of the PC versions so people can see how gorgeous the game could theoretically look but console will have certain things sacrificed in order to keep the game running at 30fps. I reckon the PS3 version might have a slight edge over the Xbox One version because of its extra power.

[Erik7357]

Wasn't the game's demo done on October and ps4....lol "missing shadows"

[Big_Game_Hunters]

Its bethesda, you are gonna have to wait for the modders to fix it.

[UltraNova]

...and with the help of frustrated day one buyers...

[Nero2142]

It wouldn't be first time when e3 fotage turn out to be a bullshot ;d
Well lets hope it wont affect pc

[Genuine-User]

To be fair, the game is not a looker.

[fitfox]

Neither was fallout 3 but it didnt matter

[Genuine-User]

True

[audiocafe]

I suppose you're right. It's a good looking game considering the possible scope of the game but honestly even at E3 the visuals weren't exactly cutting edge.

[Mikeockizard]

Uggh, that's pretty bad that it needed a downgrade from the E3 graphics. Those visuals looked like a decent looking last gen game to be honest.

The game will still be amazing no doubt, but it is getting to the point where Bethesda are resting on their IP names alone to sell, rather than keep up with industry standards in technology. Their "Creation engine" aka Gamebryo is what like 15 years old now? Time to pay a couple bucks for a decent engine guys (I'm pretty sure you can afford it after making billions-literally off your customers). If I see one more Elder Scrolls/Fallout game with crappy faces and stilted animation....Yeah, I will still probably buy it as will everyone else, but come on, take a little pride!

That being said, these games definitely don't deserve 9.5/10 anymore. Although visuals don't make the game, they ARE part of the game, and a game that looks like this should be taken down a point or two.

[yellowgerbil]

So a movie like Nightmare before Christmas isn't as good as a movie like Cars, because one has technically superior graphics?
Graphics only matter if they break a game. I don't see anything that will break the game or effect immersion. So I couldn't care less.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Sorry but I love the engine and graphics.

[attilayavuzer]

@yellowgerbil

Terrible comparison for many reasons; primarily, cause NBC is stop motion and Cars is CGI.

OP is just saying that if a movie from 2015 was released on blu ray in both 720i and 1080p, one of those versions would be docked on presentation alone.

That being said, I actually think Fallout 4 looks nice graphically. It's not pushing any boundaries per say, but it was also in development far before anyone had an idea of what current gen consoles would be spec'd at.

[yellowgerbil]

@attila
I chose those movies specifically FOR THAT REASON.
To look at a claymation it is malformed, raw, and antiquated. But still is an extremely appealing film, and the look is a big part of that.
The same goes for Fallout.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To look at that deathclaw is to stare death in the eye.

[attilayavuzer]

@yellowgerbil

My point was that the 35mm film used to capture NBC is for all intents and purposes a technically superior format (in terms of presentation) to the technology Cars was created with in 04-06.

But I now see that you were referring to the content itself rather than the technology used to create it.

[cartoonx1]

there is no downgrade, there have been posts which suggest game look even better thn e3, also e3 footage just might be from highest setting on PC.

[AnotherProGamer]

I remember when people say that about Dark Souls 2, Watch Dogs, and Witcher 3

"No guys this is the console version, the PC version will look like the E3 demo!"

[Dynasty2021]

100% always-follow-rule for E3:

Everything you see is not running on consoles. It's running on PC to look as good as possible to suck you in.

Even Uncharted 4 looks worse than its' reveal.

[Germany7]

Uncharted 4 was running on PS4 during E3.
But nice try.

[Forn]

Uncharted 4 does NOT look worse visually now than it did at E3. The multiplayer will take a small hit visually, though still look remarkable, so as to reach 60fps. Other than that it looks/will look even better than it did at E3 for the singleplayer. In fact, all PS4 exclusives have only improved visually since their reveal build compared to their release build. Not to mention all the other technical stuff going on under the hood in PS4 games. Nice try though.

[DeToX420]

Shouldn't have mentioned the golden console here come the vultures.

[Loktai]

Hah please provide an example of this. . . Oh wait you can't because you're wrong.

[guyman]

"Even Uncharted 4 looks worse than its reveal"

Nice try, but there's no downgrade there.

[Erik7357]

They didn't really market this game on graphics so I doubt it's a downgrade, the ps4 version is just not the same as the version they demoed on pc.

[DrJones]

The e3 one is from the PC version. That's why it looked better.

[wsoutlaw87]

you guys are ridiculous.

[BallsEye]

It probably was PC, played with XO controller. Consoles still should be able to pull off e3 graphics without stress. Problem is super old engine bethesda keep on upgrading. Remember, no matter how much you'll upgrade your 40s ford, it will never be Lamborghini Huracan.

[_LarZen_]

I think it looks great.

[oIITSBIIo]

Meh, it looks OK nothing more.

[WellyUK]

The one at night looking over the town looks terrible. But the daytime shots all look great.

[AbleAmazing]

The game doesn't look fantastic. And, it doesn't matter to me either. Still going to be great.

[Gamesgbkiller]

Sadly, I won't get the game this year.

At least it will be better after a couple of patches.

[moegooner88]

Agreed. Just take a look at The Witcher 3 and the numerous patches it got. Waiting this gens pays out.

[PeaSFor]

building a backlog never pay out for me, time is money.

[Taero]

Exactly this, everyone says wait wait wait, well I have pretty much 3/4 of tell tales library still there, haven't finished the witcher 3, broken age, pretty much any PS+ game that's been released before the next set are out etc. If you CAN wait, then that's awesome I'm glad that that'll pan out.

[moegooner88]

Don't buy new games until you finish the ones you have. Simple. Gaming isn't a chore

[Gamesgbkiller]

Yeah, waiting is surely pays off, but not always.

Don't understand the many disagrees. I know it's n4g.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Hell this is my first day 1 since Beyond: Two Souls which was October 8, 2013. I'm actually going to a launch event next Monday. Yet I haven't even played Bloodborne, The Witcher 3 or MGS V yet.

[rainzor]

Ps4 will most likely be identical to high settings on pc

[nowitzki2004]

I would say medium settings.

[rainzor]

GTA 5 is a far more demanding game than Fallout 4 and yet the ps4 version of GTA 5 was equivalent to high settings on pc, with some ultra presets

[Bladesfist]

GTA 5 had crappy texture filtering on PS4.

[Seafort]

The PS4 doesn't have a high end graphics card so not sure why console gamers think it's comparable to a decent PC card.

It's a low to mid end graphics card now and the CPU and RAM have to be good too to have games perform well.

The CPU in both consoles this time around are pretty low end.

It's no wonder most games are set at 900/1080 and 30fps on consoles.

[rainzor]

There are some multiplats on PS4 and Xbox One that are actually equivalent to high settings or more. Fallout 4 is not a demanding game.

[UltraNova]

Yes consoles are under-powered this gen we know already, yet I've seen nothing on PC this past year that even comes close to the Order 1886's or Driveclub's visuals in their respective genres.

Why PC people have to try so hard all the time is beyond me!

[cd1]

@Ultranova

Pathetic isn't it, especially when you consider many of them are adults...

Personally I don't feel the need to hate other gamers just because they use a different platform to me. Angry little simpletons.

[Taero]

A) I assume that they refer to the fact that consoles have minimum overhead and no changed specifications and so the developers know exactly what boundaries and bottlenecks they are developing for, when I play a pc game and my AV is interacting with my drivers and causing a problem then the devs don't know that's going to happen, hence graphical sliders and a requirement overhead that everyone always moans about.

B) High Res / High FX / High FPS. Pick 2. If you 'max' out at 1080p60fps then fx take a hit, increase FX then one of the other two takes a hit. Increase your system specifications and you can push all three higher...until you max that out and then you're back to picking 2. Any game could get to 1080p60 but they'd potentially be running wireframe :P

You're not getting PC ultra for $350 inc controllers, games etc.

[Flash81]

It will be the best console version for sure.

[PFFT]

lol

[FastRedPonyCar]

Hahahahahahhhhaha! Have you heard of skyrim? Google search for skyrim PC 4K and realize how wrong you are.

[Flash81]

I said it will be the best console version. I own a high end PC and know it will be the superior version

[Dynasty2021]

HAH!

E3: https://i.imgur.com/iF3JdpX...

Leaked PS4 screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/HVtIOXZ...

E3 was running on PC, no doubt about it. PS4 will look nothing like it, as even that blurry E3 screenshot looks miles better.

PC will stomp all over PS4's, and PS4's has already been confirmed by leaks to have framerate issues (though not frequently).

And then PC mods will make the game unrecognizable graphically.

[Germany7]

At least we can enjoy Arkham Knight, the game looks great and runs pretty well on PS4.

[rainzor]

PS4 will most likely be equivalent to high settings, you don't have to sound like an idiot

[DeToX420]

Lol don't say funny things when I'm drinking my milk.

[Lennoxb63]

And I'll grow wings out the side of my shoulder blades. Anything's possible right? lol

[boodi]

/*hardly*

[Paulino30]

Nice try troll....lol

[guyman]

No, it wont.

[mezati99]

That's because those E3 footage were the PC version....

[life28]

Obviously E3 footage is from PC version trolls.

[archorn]

Oh, I hope those are some early work screens ;/. Guys I'm not saying that this looks bad... It's just... Look at this crane at the second screen, whole graphic looks like a comic book. I hope that Bethesda did not go in this direction ;/

[DrJones]

They did.

[Ricegum]

Wow, these people's comments are ridiculous, so sad. Picking apart a game for graphics which aren't even terrible. Did you play Fallout 3? If you're going to play a game because of graphics you're really not a proper gamer.

When has Fallout even been about graphics?!

[Phoenix76]

Well said mate. Most people over look the fact that these systems only have x amount of RAM available. Out of that they need to do Graphics, Gameplay and Content. I personally think that Bethesda may have found the sweet spot for all 3. Rather than using most of it up on graphics alone.

[DrJones]

Fallout 3 looked great for it's time. I still think it looks good. On PC at least.

[yezz]

I don't think that people are saying, "This game has shitty graphics, therefore it's a shitty game"..

We are simply expecting a certain quality of graphics in 2015. Fallout 4 just doesn't seem fulfill them. Most people(incl. me) will buy it anyways, because of the awesome gameplay.

I just expected the visual jump to be a bit larger since these machines have over 10x more RAM available for example. It seems that they've upgraded the animations really nicely though..

[jcc737]

My personal opinion, based off of what I've seen with screenshots and trailers, I happen to think the game looks really good. It'll for sure be a graphical upgrade over what we were used to seeing in the last Fallout. I think people will enjoy it regardless, but again based off of what is shown, I think the graphics are nice, whatever system you choose to game on.

[Spectre_StatusN7]

This is so pointless. This is Fallout 4 people, you are going to enjoy the game regardless.

[Flash81]

I'm getting so excited for this game!

[Niceman91]

Fallout 3 looked like piss when it released too! I'm not even going to go there when it comes to the animations... Honestly, to me this doesn't even look that bad. It's more or less what I expected but I'm sill reserving judgment until I've actually played it.
Can everyone just enjoy the f*cking game for what it is? Because either way, it will get the reviews it deserves and it'll sell ridiculous quantities whether the graphics are good or bad, it doesn't matter.

[DrJones]

Speak for yourself, Fallout 3 looked great.

[BiggerBoss]

Fallout 3 looked terrible. Compare it to other games that released that year. The gameplay is what sold the game, and what will sell this one

[Snappy]

Have these games ever been about gfx. Fallout 3 and nv has decent gfx amazing games

[Fro_xoxo]

This is actually a massive upgrade from fallout 3. You should be grateful you ungrateful &*^%s..

also, Fallouts strengths has never been its gfx. Go play The Order:1886, lots of visuals there for you.

[DisturbeD]

I see tonts of people who say Fallout 4 dont need graphics. Wtf , is 2015 and fallout 4 looks like 2011. I dont say the game is shit , I say the graphics are shit and this is a part of the game. Fallout 4 is not a text game he need a decent graphics and what i see are not.Most posible this game will dont have a karma or reputation sistem and that is horrible! What i see on all this leaked info is a 8.5/10 game not a GOTY.

[DeToX420]

Please don't buy or play this game you do not deserve it.

[GamePeace]

Don't care. I only wait for Bloodborne The Old Hunters DLC for ps4. All others can have fun with this.

[sullynathan]

I still don't understand how a AAA company can make a game on such a high budget yet it still looks so choppy.
What's even more astounding is how many people will go to defend them and their actions.
Fallout 4 runs on the same engine as Skyrim, it isn't 60 fps on consoles, it still has loading screens, it's still the same size as Skyrim, it isn't the largest open world in this generation either yet it still manages to look worse than open worlds in the same generation.

Please, don't start with the "gameplay is what matters" crap, Bethesda's games don't even have good gameplay.

[FastRedPonyCar]

The engine is absolutely ancient and unfortunately their type of open world game has soooo much shit going on, it would be a monumental task to build a new engine from the ground up that can hang visually with games like MGS V, Witcher and far cry AND manage to handle all the crazy dialogue and scripting that their type game needs.

I'm honestly really impressed with how far they have managed to push that old ass engine and we all know how good skyrim with mods looked. Fallout 4 will bring a MUCH better global illumination and shadow system to the game as well so after we get al, the high res textures and static meshes and lighting ENB's....man... It's going to be something beautiful.

[Reaper29r]

Hmm looks a lot better than the original leaked shots. Still, I was kind of hoping for a bit more. I mean I wasn't expecting FO3 max settings with ENB level of good but jeez come on Bethesda. At the least 60 frames. Ah well it'll be fine, I still love their games. I'm more concerned about bugs anyway. Skyrim on PC was plagued with a myriad of them. Hopefully all versions at least have less bugs than previous games and hold steadier frame rates.

[mogwaii]

How can an ugly game to begin with get uglier? Im fearful for the next elder scrolls.

[peshkavusCA]

I'm happy with the graphics! My PS4 is ready! :D

[SinisterKieran]

well it must be a little better on pc because i don't see this requiring a gtx 980.

[FantasticBoss]

I will never understand the inability to to comprehend that sometimes a game simply evolves over the time of it's development. As a game adapts to hardware and gets optimized, you are possibly going to see some graphical details change. It can be disapointing, sure, but so many people seem to rage over the mere thought and always jump to the conclusion "the developer was trying to trick us!"

I'm not saying it's not worth discussing or writing an article about, but so many of you need to relax. It's just some shadows.

[bjmartynhak]

Game runs bad - people complain
Game does not look jaw-dropping - people complain

Guys, if it is like this, everyone get a PC right now. Or accept the compromises for the game to run well.

Downgrade? Footage was from PC, was it not?

[shaenoide]

I am more worried about framerate anyway.

[liran]

I want to play this game at 144FPS, so I want to get it on PC - but I'm afraid of port bugs...too bad there are new pre release reviews for PC

[Jovanian]

From what I hear it's built on the same engine as Skyrim. As you probably know, if you try going over a certain framerate in Skyrim, the physics completely break and it's unplayable.

I hope to god I can play at 144 fps in fallout 4. They say there are no framerate limitations on PC but that's BS if you can't go over 60 without it breaking on you.

[UglyGeezer]

Not having shadows will kill this game for me.

[Artemidorus]

Everytime I see an E3 video myself and others always say "won't look like that when realased".

It still looks great though so thank yourselves lucky Ubisoft are not making this game as you really would end up having a downgrade.

[FastRedPonyCar]

Looks exactly as I expected after hearing that it was built essentially for last gen consoles with a slightly tweaked skyrim engine.

The good news though is that all the mods for skyrim will, easily translate to this game so we should see the UI, texture, lighting and static mesh mods (easily the biggest and most important must-have mods for skyrim) pretty swiftly on steam workshop and the fallout nexus.

I can't wait to see how this game ultimately turns out to look on PC. Modded out skyrim looks insane compared to how it looked at release.