God of War Artist Denies PS4 Downgrade

After some fans express concern over a visual downgrade for God of War, the principal artist working on the game steps up to refute the claims.

[Majin-vegeta]

Hmm I would have thought the whole debacle of HZD being downgraded also and then those having to eat crow would have been suffice enough to stop these clowns from running the same crap again🤦

[JaguarEvolved]

The game looks better than everything I see coming out this year so I don't understand how it would be a downgrade. I can understand people probably watching the trailer on a tele that's over 20 years old and thinks it's a downgrade

[morganfell]

"The game looks better than everything I see coming out this year so I don't understand how it would be a downgrade."

Because the article was written by an imperceptive dullard. Anyone with an ounce of reasoning would understand the roots of the remarks but this writer viewed the cause and effect like a dog that had just been shown a card trick. Let me fix one line in it and you will understand:

"After some fans express concern over a visual downgrade for God of War..."

It should read:

"After some desperate Sony haters started lies saying there was a visual downgrade for God of War..."

[TheKingKratos]

I could care less about the same idiot who claim downgrade for Horizon and uncharted 4 and before them Infamous and the order 1886 and GTS
and was proven wrong on everyone of them
it's seems he target every single playstation exclusive
and he's even more stupid since he thinks the snake scene in the bright day light were kratos offer the head to him is the same scene as the misty scene where kratos meet the snake for the first time and his kid tell him that he want's to help.

[ZombieKiller]

Seriously....or at least pick a better category to troll in. We all have eyes, it's not hard to see the game looks amazing. I love how people troll right through their own stupidity.

[FITgamer]

They said the same about KZ Shadow Fall and Infamous SS too. Had a double helping of crow.

[Good-Smurf]

Or some compressed as hell video trying to pass as a legit comparison video.

[OB1Biker]

It's like trying to stop a horde of freakers in Days Gone haha

[thehitman1398]

Well said, Lol 👏👏

[DarXyde]

Can't wait to ignore his piece on that downgrade too.

[AspiringProGenji]

“What has changed is just the direction of light and fog, the content is the same as the E3 trailer, but different context, you will understand when you play. The Jormungandr, Kratos and Atreus continue exactly like the trailer are comparing with other scenes and lights. I’m laughing seeing the comments :)”

Pretty much what I said yesterday.

[moegooner88]

It also has to do with the crappy site making the comparison videos. For Horizon ZD, they used a low quality footage of the same E3 build, and they tried to pass it off as downgrade. For the GoW one, the Arteus shots were clearly of differing qualities, and some of the others were during completely different scenes.

[Relientk77]

Can't wait for the Days Gone, Spider-Man, and Detroit got downgraded articles

/S

[Nodoze]

I had played HZD on a 1080 display and was completely blown away. Recently grabbed a 4k display and HDR and fired it up again to work through Frozen Wilds.....my jaw dropped. It is the most beautiful game I have ever seen.

I am seriously considering just starting the game over again to get enthralled yet again.

[trooper_]

I don't see how a YouTube video can be used to show a downgrade. The ridiculousness of the ones screaming 'downgrade ' is pathetic at best.

[BootHammer]

Can't fix stupid.

[rainslacker]

It's just people trying to find something wrong to make ps look worse. They don't care about having any actual credibility

[Imalwaysright]

No it isn't. It's people being honest and not being afraid to tell it how it is while not listening to people who believe that we are all idiots or blind. There is a downgrade in overall graphical fidelity in GOW which is something that is at this point an industry wide practice and I would not expect someone from Santa Monica to say that there is a downgrade so this guy can laugh all he wants but lets no pretend that if there is someone that is biased in this conversation its him.

[WickedLester]

Deny it all he wants but I'm not friggin blind!
There's ENTIRE set pieces that have been removed from the newest build compared to the debut trailer! Just look at the beginning of the video with the stone archway. The original footage had far more texture detail and it had Norse language carved into it. That is completely missing in the new build. Also in that same scene, the original footage had several tall pine trees surrounding the archway. In the newest build those are completely gone! Also look at the end of the video when Kratos lifts up the gate. The difference is huge.

[100_SavAGe]

What the developer probably means by "you will will see once you play" it suggests that that could be either side of that specific ruin since there's multiple ways to take.either way we will have to wait till the final release to really judge anything since Horizon zero dawn looked exactly like it's E3 showings so there's that.

Also the part where he lifts up the gate is totaly a different scene so there's no way you can compare those two scenes

[AspiringProGenji]

You people always find something to moan about it when it comes to PS exclusive graphics

That video yesterday only took some scenes that were either in different context or condition. For all we know, that fog background will still be there. The serpent was slightly change but still has all the details.Just because they changed some stuff doesn’t mean it is a downgrade. The same graphics fidelity is still there.

You are not blind, but you are just cherrypicking when other parts of the trailers looked very good, if not better than previous trailers. The changes are noticed, but the graphics are still there.

Click here:
https://twitter.com/rafagra...

Some sites just can’t wait for a release to begin to compare graphics to summon the people like you. The sites that use compressed videos and different scenes even if they are not the same, only to get proven wrong later when the game released. Happened with Horizon, U4, Bloodborne, and Gt sport when it was 50% completed! Happened witn infamous SS as well, games that ended Delivering their graphic target.

** And for the record, Cory did say that the first gameplay setting will likely not be in the last build, so all those missing trees, setpiece, and other stuff missing is not a downgrade. That 2016 demo was just a tease

[nRicosS]

You wont buy it so dont have to worry, it wont hurt ur eyes

[yomfweeee]

Just because they changed scenery doesn't mean it is a downgrade.

[MrVux000]

I think you don't know what "downgrade" really means.Changing how some areas look does not equal = lowering texture quality/assets.

You may not like the change, but it's an artistic one they thought it was necessary and not because the console could not run it,as it was demonstrated in demo's on PS4.

[starchild]

But "artistic changes" have always been enough for people to scream "downgrade" about other games. I personally think people make too big of a deal about these things, but I also think there needs to be more consistency in the gaming community. You can't just hate on multiplats for artistic changes and then turn around and act like exclusives are exempt from such criticism.

[MrVux000]

@starchild
"You can't just hate on multiplats for artistic changes and then turn around and act like exclusives are exempt from such criticism."

Just because fanboys act like that, that doesn't mean all others in the communities need to act like that.
Best to ignore those types of people, and focus on having the best time with upcoming games.

Tho besides Ubisoft downgrades, i can't recall any major "downgrade" in recent times.

"...but I also think there needs to be more consistency in the gaming community"

The consistency is there, just like Yin-Yang, you have the normal fans and toxic fanboys in more-less equal quantity. One cant exist without the other.

In ideal world there would not be those kind of gamers (fanboys), but alas, it is what it is.

[trooper_]

You need to get your eyes checked then because you can see a MASSIVE improvement over the graphics.

[SCW1982]

Cory Barlog has let people know that those are two completely different locations.

[Alucard_420]

@wickedlester at least PS never got caught with there pants down to there ankles displaying PS games on a PC at E3 like XBOX has https://www.cinemablend.com... , and changing the layout of things does not mean "downgrade" it is modifications. Now go play RYSE on your X and go play old games while we enjoy new and current games. Cant wait to rip heads off in the new GOW.

[generic-user-name]

"The original footage had far more texture detail and it had Norse language carved into it."

Look closer, the carvings are still there, just harder to see thanks to different lighting and weather conditions.

[ArchangelMike]

Downgrade or no downgrade, it's still the best looking game on any console.

[Movefasta1993]

It used to look better than uc4, it doesn't now.

[ArchangelMike]

Who cares. It's still the best Action Adventure game in the 2018 line up, and will be a metric-ton of fun.

[Movefasta1993]

Look it got down graded that’s the topic we are all discussing, nobody is questioning whether it will be good or not. Tw3 got downgraded and it’s one my fav games of all time . Nobody gets a pass

[MrVux000]

"It used to look better than uc4, it doesn't now."

So you played it?

[Movefasta1993]

No I haven’t but I have seen it

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@Movefasta1993
Just curious. How are you comparing the game visually in various stages of development? Do you have any links comparing how the game looks during various stages of development? Do you even realized that during early stages of development the game starts out being rendered on PC hardware?

[OpenGL]

Exactly, I think there are definitely elements of the new trailer that look simplified from before but at the same time it still looks great, and this looks like it's actually in-engine rendering on a PS4.

[starchild]

I don't agree. Based on the trailers I don't think it looks better than Uncharted 4, Uncharted The Lost Legacy or Horizon Zero Dawn. I'm sure it is going to look amazing and I may change my opinion once I play it, but from what I've seen so far it doesn't quite match the best looking games on the platform.

[Hardiman]

Yeah Uncharted 4, HZD, LL, TLOU all looked amazing when released and God of War will be no different! Sony's studios just don't roll like that

[UCForce]

Uncharted 4 and Horizon Zero Dawn was picked as best looking game of 2016 and 2017 according to NX Gamer. It wasn’t just the graphics. It was also excellent technical aspects. This is where people like Deep-Throat fail to understand.

[PrinceOfAnger]

Digital foundry said "uncharted 4 is the best looking Game on consoles"
That mean there's better looking game's on PC
Battlefront 2 looks better
And Crysis 3 beat it in many aspects
https://youtu.be/ZDDygRffnC...

http://n4g.com/news/1561938...

[UCForce]

@TRUE_GAM3R I won’t argue with that. But you should look at NX Gamer YouTube Video Top 10 graphics/technology of 2016 and 2017. And see who number one is. And you aren’t going to like what he said. Digital Foundry said Uncharted 4 and Horizon Zero Dawn were technical masterpieces. I won’t argue about CryEngine 3 which was designed for PC. But I rather Developers to improved their engine. I don’t mind developer to borrow the popular one, but I just prefer developer master their own engine.

[Forn]

@Tru3

Battlefront 2 is sharp no doubt. But it has a soullessness to it's visuals that aren't present in games like Uncharted.

[starchild]

Calling a game a "technical masterpiece" also takes into consideration the platform it's running on.

In any case, NX Gamer and Digital Foundry are just a few guys with their own opinions. They don't have any more knowledge than many of us who don't make videos. Their opinions don't represent some kind of unquestionable objective truth.

[jonnyvito]

People always find something to moan about. God of War will look great whatever.

[hulk_bash1987]

Thank you. At the end of the day Santa Monica Studios hasn't disappointed me yet with any of the GOW games. I've enjoyed playing ever single game, even Ascension. I have complete confidence that it will be the same with this entry. GOW3 was the best looking PS3 game when it came out, I'm not worried about this new game at all.

[Brian7655492]

Yes, its beautiful and i actually think it looks better than the first time i saw it.

[SpaceRanger]

Some people on this site seem to not have had enough crow from HZD lol
http://n4g.com/news/2010164...

Some want a second serving I’m guessing?

[Persian_Immortal]

I am sure they are getting more then just servings of crow Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenburg be giving these dudes daily filings while attending damage control seminars, going to be in quarantine mode when The Last OF US part 2 and Death Stranding launch.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Dang stop being jelly

[dreue]

because fucking journalism,im sorry i never see this stuff on xbox,only think i see is sea of thiefs next pubg.but hey one of the best games like god of war gets this kind of shit? im sorry but all i see is a lot of stupid effort to try downplay sony and their games while praing for xbox and the x while no games.....so ya i call all of it bull F shit.

[dreue]

dude if you down vote at least tell me where im wrong?

[Palitera]

When it comes to exclusives, other companies (MS, Ouya, Nintendo) are simply irrelevant to the graphics tech subject, excluding Forza, which, come on, is way more limited in terms of interaction, assets and animations.

So, yeah, there's no one else to talk about.

[Relientk77]

True where are the Xbox downgraded articles?

Can we have one for Crackdown. Frickin please, god the game looks awful.

[DaDrunkenJester]

There were a ton of doom and gloom articles for Crackdown 3. Especially after that last showing.

[rainslacker]

Outside Forza, I don't think people have super high graphics expectations of ms games. They look good, but from reveal to release, they pretty much look like unreal engine games which we are used to. Quantum break was an exception, but it did get articles about downgrades

[chiefJohn117]

Xbox tend to get improved rather than downgrade. There's been plenty of comparison articles and vids from DF. Stop acting like it doesn't exist

[Imalwaysright]

What? X1 was questioned since this gen started until the Scorpio was revealed with things like resolutiongate or whatever it was called. Since the Scorpio was announced.most people have been quite about resolutions and graphics and all of the sudden all that it mattered were the exclusives. Oh and yes I will downvote your comment.

[dreue]

Only now we talk about exclusoves? Dude you ate so wrong.... It was and it always be about games.... If you support a compony that in 4 or 5 yeqr give us 4 games.... Than younare wrong... And im glad sony and nintendo are alive

[Imalwaysright]

No, I didn't say that exclusives didn't matter 5 years ago. In fact if you take PC out of the picture my favorite games of this generation are Persona 5 and Breath of the Wild. If you're going to reply to me at least read carefully what I say and yes I want to play State of Decay and Sea of thieves so I guess I'll have to support MS. Shame on me right?

[dreue]

Ahahha, lol well god of war looks better than any xbox exclusives, also god of war is not complete so way doing this? We also know that the serpent appeirs in more than that ocasion so bad video to compare.... Journalism try a lot harder to downplay sony and ps4 than xbox.... Again sony shows us good games.... What xbox foce to you? For me cancel scale bound one game that i was loolong forward.... Now gsme pass? But no talk about new games.... Sorry bit DRm will be back on xbox and that is very bad

[PlayableGamez-]

I havent seen any significant downgrade as if yet.

[dreue]

just wait for the game to be out,and the people that know santa monica and sony they now it will be a blast....better than sea of thiefs....for shore ahahahhaha

[PowerControls]

Some fans...heh. The only concerned here are Xbox fanboys.

[corroios]

Only trolls would or want to believe that a GOW would have downgrade... Again, will set standard like HZD did last year. of course in another genre.

Kratos will destroy everything and everyone in is path.

[rainslacker]

It's scary how many standard setting studios that Sony has right now. SSM and ND were always there, but now GG is being recognized more after all these years, and soon the days gone dev will likely join the ranks

[PEEPer]

Idiots who talk about a downgrade don't know that we will see the snake multiple times throughout the game. It's a completely different scene. Too bad those idiots already started to harass the developers. FACEPALM

[sampsonon]

OMG! every time this happens, and it's only sony games.

[DialgaMarine]

Because Sony titles typically look amazing, other fanbases feel the need to dig deep to find faults, so they can justify their own purchases. The people complaining never even planned on getting the game. Hell, they likely don’t even have PS4’s.

[starchild]

Huh? This same thing has happened many times to multiplatform games and most of the time it's based on similar "artistic changes" that people make a big deal about and insist represent a "massive downgrade". Where have you been?

Do you want me to start listing some of the multiplats that had downgrade scandals? Because there have been a lot of them. And more often than not it has been over "changes" no more significant than those we see in this case.

[sampsonon]

the difference is those games were actually downgraded where's sony games look better than before launch

exhibit A : Infamous second son downgrade video bashing https://www.youtube.com/wat...
exhibit B : Finale product https://www.youtube.com/wat...

exhibit A : The Order 1886 so called downgrade https://imgur.com/a/j8NnH
exhibit B : Finale product https://www.youtube.com/wat...

exhibit A : Horizon Zero Dawn https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tdLm...
exhibit B : Finale product https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[dreue]

What are you talking about? Multi plates? Dude this is exclusive, tell me the reason not to have the same for instance to sea of thiefs? But what i see is that they ate sayi g sea of thiefs is the next PUBG, so they are trying to hard to downplay sony, but we are where to support a company that brings good games..... So no you are wrong

[xenz]

From article «What has changed is just the direction of light and fog, the content is the same as the E3 trailer, but different context, you will understand when you play. The Jormungandr, Kratos and Atreus continue exactly like the trailer are comparing with other scenes and lights.» enough said.

[sampsonon]

every time a ps4 exclusive is set to launch a game we get these videos telling us the E3 version looks better and that the games graphics have been downgraded. and then the game releases and it looks better than all previous versions.

exhibit A : Infamous second son downgrade video bashing https://www.youtube.com/wat...
exhibit B : Finale product https://www.youtube.com/wat...

exhibit A : The Order 1886 so called downgrade https://imgur.com/a/j8NnH
exhibit B : Finale product https://www.youtube.com/wat...

exhibit A : Horizon Zero Dawn https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tdLm...
exhibit B : Finale product https://www.youtube.com/wat...

i could go on, Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, and well you get my drift.

when they ad the finale touches to this game it will look better then any iteration before t.

[elazz]

Taking screenshots from trailers full of small artifacts is the worst way to compare. I think quality is higher in build then what has been seen before. Also if you'd play the trailer where the guy took the screenshots from you just notice the low YouTube quality but when all is in motion that fades a bit slightly. Just don't trust YouTube

[sampsonon]

they aren't "FANS" that are concerned because "FANS" see this every time sony releases a masterpiece. it's pc nerds that will never see such beauty on their $4k pc's or it's xbox fans that wish they had a real exclusive to look forward to.

[81BX]

Downgrade??? Ok because the last footage I saw looked great. I'm fine, if that's the downgrade lol

[glenn1979]

That trailer was fucking awesome

[Jayszen]

"God of War PS4 Downgrade" - The game is only on PS4 in the first place as it is from one of Sony's own studios. This fact alone ensures that the game cannot be downgraded as t was made for certain specifications in the first place. Even if one insisted that the various scenes have been downgraded, for all we know these scenes may have been changed deliberately for all sorts of reasons none of which have anything to do with downgrading. We will only know when the game is released and reviewed which is as it should be.

[dolfa]

Every each of us is different. What you consider nice others may say otherwise... why do we even talk about this.

[cellfluid]

Nothing looks downgraded about this game what the hell are these people talking about?? Are these x box fan slaves @ it again?? Madness!!! This is going to be an amazing game PERIOD!!!

[The_Sage]

Yeah... Fans.... I'm sure.

[Nodoze]

It looks amazing....what is anyone complaining about? Thanks again to Sony for investing in non dude bro lootboxed tripe, and allowing for engaging single player experiences. Day 1 for me.

[DialgaMarine]

I’ll wait for DF to do an actual comparison between the final product and original footage. The segment in the forest looks more like the path changed, rather than graphics downgraded. Just like HZD and UC4, a lot of people want this to be a downgrade so they can cry and pretend it’s ruined a game for them that they never intended to buy, for a console they don’t even own. Even if there is a “downgrade”, the game still looks phenomenal, and I’m still getting the Stone Mason Edition on day 1 to play on my PS4 Pro. Problem with that? Suck it.

[GamingSinceForever]

It’s going to be the beat looking game to date when it drops regardless.

[Bathyj]

People are idiots. They confuse changes with down grades. A reveal trailer is not a finished product.

It's like a guy writes a screenplay. First draft. 120 pages. He shops it around, sells it to a studio, does a rewrite and polishes some scenes. Ends up 117 pages.

OMG! DOWNGRADE!

[Kumakai]

There were downgrades bro. I’m an art director for a world renowned CG studio and I saw it with my own eyes. Trees and stuff were scaled back, fog increased, lighting and texture filtering was reduced. You can see it in Kratos face. He’s more flat. Those aren’t tweaks and art direction, those are optimizations. I would know. We’ve done plenty of in game cinematic to know. And you know what? It’s ok. Cuz it happens to most games when they get closer to the end and get optimized for performance. And even more importantly - it’s still gonna be a great, beautiful game even after th fact. Relax.

[rainslacker]

Wouldn't you need a one to one scene comparison to measure most of those things. Since none exist, how can you make such claims. Obviously if you work in A world renowned cgi studio, yoij know exactly what I'm talking about, and certainly would know not to compare contextual scene changes to actual visual downgrades. Even krotos' face would need similar lighting and angles to tell the real depth of any changes, and being so well versed in cgi like you are, you know that such direct comparisons are often hard when the content has dynamic lighting and no way to watch the two exact scenes side by side.

[MrVux000]

Case closed. Now we "only" need to wait for the bloody game.

[windblowsagain]

Crack me up people.

The game isn't out. It was still in development. Things change. Art Direction,lighting, gameplay for that section etc.

Those screen grabs are total shit as well.

Wait till you see it for real.

[Hakoom]

downgrading playstation games thing is only available in an xbot brain lol

[Persian_Immortal]

Its their favorite exclusive besides Halo, Gears and Forza poor little things.

[OffRoadKing]

It isn't real fans "expressing concern", its another camp entirely.

[DaDrunkenJester]

Even if there was a downgrade, which to me, doesn't look like one. You can't deny the Game looks amazballs.

[Kumakai]

Well. After the comparisons I saw, it was. Some assets were literally missing in the newer shots and the fidelity in Kratos was noticeably flatter.

Still looks great tho regardless and I’m still gonna play it.

[Elda]

Still looks great & a day one buy!

[stokedAF]

There is a section of the gaming community that really is insufferable. I can’t think of any other medium where the “fans” continually trash creators on a daily basis. “Express concerns on the downgrade” oh how tragic, poor you.

[Silly gameAr]

Some "fans". Sure. How many times are we going to have to do this? They claim a downgrade for almost every Sony title that's come out this gen.

[Rude-ro]

Man, I wish all the Xbox players in this article cared that much about what they get shoveled from Microsoft.
Start with forza launch? Remember the false advertising while selling downgraded versions?
Remember trying to sell halo as “1080p” when in fact it was a 1080p hub and dynamic resolution. This, I thought would stand out after how outraged they were with killzones pvp interlace hyperbole.
Or how about how they got eurogamer to talk all high and mighty about the 720p for quantum was so good.
Bragged for two years on cloud computing to lead to the hd crackdown on the x and it still looked like the original game but in hd...

But please, let’s hear about those trees... oh, wait.., they had to defend the crappy 2d trees in forza too..,

But please, let’s pick apart god of war some more.

[IliasApos]

It has upgraded textures and it's more colorful

[Father__Merrin]

God of war looks better than any game on Steam uplay or origin unless you can prove me wrong

[Ryuujinjakka]

"Some fans"

[ZombieKiller]

Lol what visual downgrade?! It looks amazing from the new trailer.

Even if there was a downgrade, the game looks amazing and will play even better. Just jealous trolls...wish they would downgrade themselves.

[MadLad]

See ... this is where people become disingenuous with this.
The game "looking amazing" doesn't mean the previous content wasn't even more impressive.
You then, right after, admit that there very well could be a downgrade ... but then claim that it doesn't matter, and that those who are saying there was a downgrade are "trolls".

You just admitted that there could be a downgrade, thus anyone claiming as such aren't "trolling", just making an observation. Whether or not some may choose to be overly negative of that point is, at the end of the day, irrelevant, and is to be judged on that sole basis, alone.

Don't get me wrong; you aren't the first person I've come across who find it hard to separate an "unfortunate truth of something I like and support" and "trolling". It just gets old.

[ZombieKiller]

I wasn't admitting anything. It looks great regardless, and with the xbot trolls that swarm this site and state crap that isn't true, why wouldn't I call out trolling when the game looks amazing? Even better, why would I take the word of the comments section that is swarming with trolls, than say, the guy that helped make the game. Not like we are talking about Ubisoft here. Regardless, this STILL isn't the final product and to me, it looks better than a lot of games out there.

You are right about 1 thing though, the trolling does get old...but "don't get me wrong, you aren't the first person I've come across who find it hard to separate reality from your fantasy" A stealth troll is a troll too. Please go back to your master race where you clearly like to reside according to your other comments, I'm going to enjoy my PS4 and not go counting pixels since it's SOOOO important.

[Flewid638]

Looking jaw dropping is the new downgrade. lol.

[saimcheeda]

I honestly don't care if the graphics are downgraded. I'm just really hyped for the story!

[chiefJohn117]

My eyes don't lie, still looks beautiful

[Tzuno]

There are always downgrades, E3 vs final release is downgrade, it's a known fact, relax, the game looks good and is a must.

[MadLad]

My eyes tell otherwise ..

[Harkins1721]

This happens all the time. You guys are watching it on Youtube. Wait til you get it home.

[MadLad]

So when I am watching both the previous content on youtube, and then the new content on youtube, and can find discernible, objectively worse concessions made between the two ... I'm just lying to myself?

[Harkins1721]

You still are currently watching a game in development. It doesnt help when games are streamed on twitch and uploaded to YouTube either. The case for GoW the lightning is different in the new trailer. You may visit the same places multiple times. So yes it seems you're lying to yourself.

[MadLad]

@Harkins

It's easy to be right when the only truths you acknowledge are the ones who hold to be so.

[Xenophon_York]

Set to become the graphically-best-looking game on any console. Throw this headline into the shredder.

[The7Reaper]

Does every single game get accused of being downgraded now? Jesus who the hell cares, as long you have fun with a game it doesn't matter what it looks like anyway. And for the record it doesn't look downgraded to me it still looks amazing and I'm getting it the second it releases.

[Imalwaysright]

I don't care. To me GOW is the best looking game on the PS4 and that is no small feat but don't talk to me as if I were blind or an idiot. There is a downgrade even if the game still is one of the best looking games ever made something that I've been saying since the gameplay reveal at E3 2016.

[Persian_Immortal]

Funny enough if you take two images render it with flat unbaked lighting and leave out post processing a lot of gamers will be fooled into saying they believe the game looks better without PP, advanced textures and improved lighting even in extreme cases higher poly models with improved tessellation. I mean a huge example would be Driveclub game got a huge graphical upgrade, everything from higher textures to better normal maps, global illumination, advanced weather systems, drip maps, reflections shadows and improved lighting but most gamers didn't notice it, maybe cause a lot of gamers think crushed blacks and or certain lighting affects look better then others kind of like console gamers who claim they cant see the difference in 30 and 60fps or even weird cases of gamers saying 120 fps is not noticeable or even worse then 60 fps.

[its_JEFF]

I don't know why anybody nitpicks pre-release images/video. It just the dumbest thing ever. If it matters to you that much don't buy it. If graphics matter to you that much, go build a PC. If a few missing TREES will ruin your enjoyment of the game, stop playing video games. If you've been playing games for this long and still don't understand that these games are all work-in-progress until the game ships, then i don't know if you can be helped.

I real reason this is getting any traction is because it's a big Exclusive, so what do you do with a big exclusive? Tear it down, try to stop other gamers from buying, boycott, cry, basically ruin it for others.

[Felsager]

U4, HZD and FW, LL, TLOU suffice to prove that Sony studios delivers. Why should this be any different? Horizon Zero Down exceeded all expectations in game length, graphics and replay value. All the mentioned games over delivered exquisite quality. All I see here is pure xbotism produced by envy because their console doesn't have a single good game like GoW.

Suffice to say Days Gone, Spiderman and GOW to simply dominate the market share and those are not the only exclusives in the PS4 for this year 2018.

[BIGBOSS08]

Sonys games just look so good its the only thing opposing fanboys can come up with. "Look at the evil sony downgrading their games, we should all hate sony and suck on Phil Spencers ballsack". You gotta ignore the noise from these xbox fanboys.

[getbacktogaming]

I have zero nada experience with making video games all I have is a meaningless opinion and based on my personnal taste I preferred the look and color palette of the original trailer and it doesn't matter because I trust the professionnal artists behind this and I can't wait to see the finished product.

[PUBG]

He can deny it all he wants to, we can see it with our own eyes.

[PowerOfTheCloud]

And it is starting how it it does with every Sony Exclusives. Killzone, infamous, uncharted, horizon and now god of war- haters can't accept or acknowledge the fact that sony devs are grandmasters of visual wizardry.
the deniers should care for a supply of diapers because they once again will get sonned again big time by sony (santa monica).

[Ausbo]

Game looks great. There’s no downgrade

[CrimsonWing69]

Lol um didn’t Randy Pitchford do the same thing with Aliens Colonial Marines!? Do you really think we can’t tell a downgrade when it’s spitting in our faces? I’m so sick of this watchdogging us.

I’m serious, if you just showed us an actual build that’s not running off a super computer that no consumer can afford and it’s running off a PS4 dev kit we’d be just as excited for it.

It’s when you show us something that’s beautiful and then give us a downgraded version do we get pissed. To me it’s like lying about it or borderline false advertising for a product, but of course they get away with it with the “this game is currently in development and may not reflect the final product” disclaimer.

I just feel like they should have faith in the game selling itself without having to be this build we’re never going to play.

[kevinsheeks]

that's what I say, show me the console graphics i will have when I'm actually playing i'll still enjoy it because I know what I'm walking into the truth is more impressive than anything else. That being said this game is a day one regardless of any media outcry.

[SR388]

Does it matter? Lol what if it was 16 bit style ?