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Horizon Zero Dawn Dev Comment On PS4 Pro Resolution, UI, Season Pass, Confirm No Microtransactions

Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Pro resolution isn't decided yet.

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Erik73573068d ago ShowReplies(10)
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Ceaser98573613067d ago

oh! Erik

You need a good sleep.. you still didnt hit puberty hence the mental toll you're going through...

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DarkOcelet3068d ago (Edited 3068d ago )

I wonder if Kojima productions will be able to them make the game run at Native 4K on the pro. That would be something.

Neonridr3068d ago

I dunno.. a game of that scale running at 4K natively would require a beast of a GPU. Sadly I think that may be beyond the Pro. But certainly something along the lines of 1440p - 1800p then upscaled to 4K using the checkerboard technique will still look fantastic.

Fishy Fingers3068d ago

I don't think there's much Kojima could offer GG when it comes to getting the most out of their engine/hardware. That's what they do best.

But if the game was 4K native I assume they'd be screaming it from the roof tops.

_-EDMIX-_3068d ago

Well technically it all depends on the actual game engine itself.

In fact it depends on the game engine even more so than the hardware

IamTylerDurden13068d ago (Edited 3068d ago )

Kojima said that Death Stranding would run at native 4K on Pro. Mark Cerny is the technical director for Death Stranding and it'll be one of the 1st games built from the ground up on Pro. Battleborn, Nioh, NBA 2k and more are native 4K.

vickers5003068d ago (Edited 3068d ago )

...a game of that scale? Correct me if I'm wrong, but we know absolutely nothing about the gameplay, we've seen some impressive cgi or in game cutscenes or whatever the fck they're called, but that's about it. It could be open world, it could be a quicktime heavy game, it could be a situation where you dont control the camera at all(implying that devs can make it look better than average by controlling what's on screen and what isn't using power).

How are you making this deduction? Are you simply so excited that you've started creating the game in your head and have determined what it will be like and totally forgot that reality exists and that what's in your head is just your imagination running wild? Or do you actually have any information whatsoever that the game will be of a certain scale(by the tone of your comment, big scale I take it)?

Neonridr3068d ago

@vickers500 - based on previous Kojima games naturally. I just meant based on the scale and scope of his prior work. Obviously we still know nothing about this game, but I have to figure it will be massive just like the Metal Gear games.

Of course I would be happy to be proven wrong. I just don't see too many games running natively at 4K on the Pro. It's one thing to take titles that were already released, it will be another thing to build games up from the ground moving forward and expect that type of performance. I mean if we are happy to go back to the old days where hitting 30fps was a luxury, then sure, we can get 4K. But I would rather have a solid 60fps running at like 1800p then for it to struggle to hit 30fps at 4K.

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Stapleface3068d ago

LMAO. You don't really think that's possible without significant downgrades to the visuals of this game, do you?

DarkOcelet3068d ago

If Death Stranding can run at 4k with the same Engine then so can Horizon Zero Dawn

zaherdab3068d ago

I love the comments that start with "LMAO" ... u know someone is about to make an educated mature argument when you see that.

Stapleface3067d ago (Edited 3067d ago )

Ok zahdab. Let's point to all the other open world games running at 4k on the ps4. Do you know what our current technology is capable of? Doesn't seem like it if you think a system with 4.2 Tera flops is going to render a huge open world at a native 4k. It's funny that some people think it is. So yeah, I started with lmao, because the idea is stupidly hilarious.

@Dark we will see. If it has a world as large as this, with as much foliage, animal life, etc. I'd gladly eat my words and would he happy to see it. But I'm really doubting that. They might pull it off, but I'm willing to bet the world is pretty dead and barren of things such as fields of grass, forests, rivers, animal life, etc. Things that eat up resources.

zivtheawesome3068d ago

probably impossible unless if they find a way to optimized the hell out of the pro with the half float operations method. It does seem that they are working hard on PRO optimization so expect it to be a 1800p and checkerboarded to 2160p.

ILostMyMind3067d ago

That's fine for me. I hope for a game with good gameplay and good frame rate at that resolution.

DoomeDx3068d ago

Stop asking like they are gods dude. They are 'just' great developers, nothing more nothing less.

zaherdab3068d ago

Checkerboard upscaling + sitting more than 1 meter away from your tv should be more than enough ... unless you hug the tv to stare at the pixels up close

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Fishy Fingers3068d ago

Headline: Dev on PS4 Pro resolution.

Reads article: zero mention of PS4 Pro resolution.

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Bruh3068d ago

I'm presuming the game will probably run at around 1600p and then check boarded to 4K. I'm hoping they focus on providing the Pro more than just a resolution bump and actually give us better tech on the Pro side.

starchild3067d ago

Yeah, I would prefer it to render at 1440p and have some other graphics enhancements over and above the regular PS4 version. And have a solid 30fps as well. That's how I'd like them to use the extra power.

Bruh3067d ago

I doubt that will happen as they're going to go for the sharpest image possible, especially it being a feature for the Pro during its demonstration. But I'm hoping GG can really push the Pro hardware and get 1600p with additional enhancements.

neoandrew3067d ago

This is not how it works, first they checkerboarding it to 1600p and then upscale to 4k.

ILostMyMind3067d ago

Checkboard is an upscale.

neoandrew3067d ago

Nope, checkerboard means you never render at full res, you can't re-render whats already rendered, it is a waste of resources, they already would have an full image of 1600p res and now what, they would waste half of it just to make checkerboard?

Bruh3067d ago

@neoandrew

Clearly clueless loll

Rise of the Tomb Raider runs at 1800p native resolution and the missing pixels are then filled in with checker-boarding to reach a "artificial" 4K. No game on the Pro checkerboards a 1080 or lower resolution image to a higher resolution

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I love this controller. Feels so nice in the hand. Plus the battery lasts for days, it's crazy.

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Sony PS5 Era Profits Soar Past $13 Billion, Outpacing All Prior PlayStation Generations

Sony’s PS5 era has generated over $13 billion in profits, surpassing the combined earnings of PS1–PS4, with $136 billion in sales.

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lukasmain13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Their recent Playstation revenue is also more than Xbox and Switch combined, obviously in large part due to 3rd party sales.

Christopher13h ago

I mean, if Sony is keeping third parties happy, kind of feels like a winning method.

IRetrouk9h ago

Kinda always been that way if you look at previous gens, exclusives are important but they aint the main revenue generator.

Reaper22_8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

.While that is impressive. Microsoft made 13 billion in one quarter. Making up facts doesn't make them true.

Mmmkay8h ago

microsoft is not xbox. a bot should know that by now. you have been told this bs 1000 times on this site alone.

OlderGamer175h ago

Yeah Microsoft but Xbox on the other hand.....

Aloymetal4h ago

Your defense of Microsoft is only highlighting Lord Phil's and the lame MS mismanagement. Since you're talking about MS as a whole, imagine having trillions in the bank and still losing to ''tiny'' Sony PS and Ninty. It doesn't get any more lame than that.

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thorstein6h ago

I prefer Playstation over Xbox when it comes to consoles but how does this news justify their layoffs?

Shane Kim5h ago

But the execs brother. You got to think about them. How could they otherwise buy yet another mansion and yacht?

raWfodog4h ago

People are generally paid for the work they are doing. Layoffs generally occur when there is no work for them to do (project cancelled, business slowing down, etc). I’ve been laid off from two jobs during my 40+ years of working so I know about these things. A company is not going to just keep paying people if there is no work for them to do, no matter how much profits they made.

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MIDGETonSTILTS179h ago

And this is why the game output for ps5 has been a tad slower…

1) they needed to be… games take longer to develop, and they’d burn out their teams trying to maintain the same pace as ps3.

2) they can afford to… games cost more than ever to push boundaries, so Sony had to figure out a way to match Xbox’s clever profit strategies in order to afford to continue to innovate and take risks.

lukasmain4h ago

So much time was wasted on those Live Service shits. Glad they learned their lesson and have scaled that way back. Still haven't killed it, but I like it being in the background and not at the forefront

Reaper22_7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

@ s2killinit

Thats xbox which includes other services. The playstion division also includes other services as well. Its mostly playtion but not all playstation. What's up with all the double standards around here.

Chevalier7h ago

Yeah double standards like some idiots who got to talk about unrelated profits as a talking point. Wish those damn parrots could stay on topic with game related profits.

Next thing these idiots will talk about is something unrelated like Nintendo made more off the Mario movie than all of Xbox studios TV/movie endeavors combined you know?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

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Deathdeliverer6h ago

@Chevalier

Mind you that’s only AFTER buying all those other companies adding them to the revenue. It was a LOT lower. This is Activision, Bethesda, and others COMBINED to get that number.

“The sales of windows professional on the other hand trounces god of war sales” 😂

Reaper22_4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

All you did was prove that you dont know what revenue is. Tencent is no.1 in profits. Buts that's ok because unlike Tencent and Microsoft, Sony isn't in it for the money, right.🤔

pwnmaster30004h ago

That’s what Xbox fanboys do. They’ve been doing this since Xbox one.

They will use all of MS, one of the biggest company in the world and play it like every dollar they earn comes from Xbox just to one up PlayStation.
Is actually pretty sad.

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Chevalier6h ago

"Mind you that’s only AFTER buying all those other companies adding them to the revenue. It was a LOT lower. This is Activision, Bethesda, and others COMBINED to get that number."

Guys we're off topic here you know? Can someone bring us back on topic and tell us how much revenue Xbox studios does for movies and TV? Pretty sure we should also discuss how much Nintendo stands to make at Universal studios on Nintendo land and the rides should be a hot ticket this summer.

"Ouch! hahaha no wonder reaper wanna hide behind profits made by windows XD"

Yeah idiots with some sort of inferiority complex needs to get their win somewhere though. But wait shouldn't we get back on topic guys? Like seriously how much money do you think Fallout Season 2 will bring in?!

Reaper22_2h ago

Nah, reaper's not hiding behind anything. I'm just pointing out some facts. At first the narrative was Microsoft isn't going to make the money back from the ABK deal to now their profits wouldn't be as high if they didn't get the deal. This very topic is part of the reason why the deal was secured. Sony's dishonesty and reluctance to tell the truth about how much money they're making and lying about how much this deal would hurt their business. That strategy failed. They're are making a lot of money. No doubt about it and its good for the industry but don't get butthurt when Microsoft post their profits and you guys see they are also making a lot of money as well.

CrashMania2h ago

@reaper.

Microsoft don't reveal Xbox profits, sales numbers, or gamepass numbers, I wonder why that is?

You call Sony dishonest but at least they don't hide and obfuscate meaningful playstation numbers like MS do with Xbox.

IRetrouk1h ago

Reaper stop lol, only one company hides that info and it ain't sony....

Chevalier4h ago

"All you did was prove that you dont know what revenue is."

Nah all you did was confirm you're an idiot.

Reaper22_2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

You seem to be fluent in idiocy. Not everyone speaks it. So next time speak slowly and clearly so we all can understand. Getting emotional doesn't really make you smarter. Before you post a link with info make sure you know what it says.🫡

Npugz77h ago

Only because of games prices otherwise it’s the worst generation in PlayStation history especially for games

Reaper22_7h ago

Thats true. The article did mention game and prices were a reason. Its also shows their greed is no different than Microsoft. Laying off all those people but yet bragging about profits and still tried to stop ABK deal. What the hell!

MatrixxGT6h ago

Closing studios, layoffs, leadership changes, PS plus increases, multiple game cancellations and delays, total flops like concord. Slowest release of first party games of any generation and they just shut down PS stars I guess because it was costing to much.
Yet they announce record profits…..the greed here is insane, MS and Nintendo too. All of them milking gamers and we just keep lapping it up like a blood hound for a meal.
Them tariffs are really hitting them hard I see.

Deathdeliverer6h ago

Well a part of running a business is a tight grip on that P&L sheet. In project management. It’s a known fact that the farther into a project you go, the more costly the corrections. Having something reach the definition of done, the end of the road, and it’s hated is a monumental loss of money. As games are usually made iteratively it’s like how was this not caught and course corrected several times before this point. Sony is definitely known as trusting and allows teams to make the games they want to make. They “trust the process”. The caveat to that big budget and freedom is if it bombs, especially if it’s your first game, you’re outta there. They have shareholders/stakeholders to keep happy. Where as normally a done game like Concord would give ROI as it was out in the wild. The cost of the project is recouped and turned into profit or delivered whatever value they wanted. If the game is now NOT coming out, how do they get that money back and stay profitable? By not paying wages for that team over a course of time that would have still been on payroll working on the next potential bomb, DLC for a dead game, and essentially costing more money.
It sadly isn’t greed, it’s business. They release these great profits because 1) it’s enticing for more stakeholders to invest, and 2) Despite failures they are still balancing the books and turning record setting profits.
How many live service games died at various stages of development? They are still this profitable? Imagine if the games came out and were hits to add onto the profits?

Vithar7h ago

where are the "Sony is in trouble" sayers? LOL

Chevalier6h ago

They're talking about Microsoft quarterly profits like any true gamer would be doing.

Aloymetal4h ago

Oh, that's coming, it's a mandatory thing just wait for next gen and you'll see infinite articles from the shills and the green fanbase saying ''tHiS GeN WiL Be dIfFerEnT''

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