Persona 5 Can Run at 4K and 60 FPS But Only On PC

Atlus released Persona 5 exclusively for the PS3 and PS4. It is now getting an enhanced expansion but for those with a decent PC, they can enjoy the game at 4K and 60 FPS.

[autobotdan]

Enhance it for Playstation 5

[Elda]

More than likely P5:Royal will be for the PS5.

[CaptainCook]

You probably need to repurchase the game on PlayStation 5.

Persona 5: 4k Edition

[autobotdan]

Persona 5: 8K edition

[AmUnRa]

Ore use the PS4 version, and perhaps you will play it on your PS5 with a 4K 60fps patch😉

[nitus10]

Persona 5 is on my "to-do list' however, it is quite impressive to play a game that runs at 60 fps (eg. Dark Souls II) even if the graphics are only 1080p and no HDR.

Since all PS4's do support HDR if implemented by the game (eg. Horizon Zero Dawn) the output can be impressive when your PS4 is connected to a 4K HDR TV/monitor. Even if the graphics (eg. standard PS4) is only 1080p. http://www.pushsquare.com/n...

My order of importance for any game is 1) High stable frame rate, 2) HDR then 3) decent graphics. Obviously, 4K or better would be great but I only have a standard PS4 and an LG 31.5" HDR, 4K monitor which is definitely not top of the line but it does upscale really well and if the game supports HDR it will automatically select HDR. With some games, you have to configure this and then auto HDR selection works.

[CrimsonWing69]

Ok.

[Silly gameAr]

I guess they think it's some kind of flex or something.

[stupidusername]

Persona 5’s graphics isn’t really much of a looker either, it’s the slick menu and effects design that makes it cool.

[rainslacker]

Do the graphics and game play of persona really require it to be at 4K and 60fps?

Generally, I prefer the softer feel to animated art that tends to get lost when made at high resolutions and modern day animation techniques. Hand drawn stuff looks better at higher resolutions so long as the coloring is done well. CGI though tends to look really sharp and less natural when it comes to cartoon style graphics...which anime would be.

The fps I think is pointless as it's not exactly what I'd call a fast moving screen in the game play.

[starchild]

Higher framerate makes every game look and feel better to play, I don't care what genre it is. The idea that only fast paced games benefit is a myth.

[TK-66]

This comment reminds me of when a Kotaku writer said they prefer 30 fps because it looks more cinematic.

[Reefskye]

I can't even play games at 30 FPS it drives me crazy after being 60 and above for more than 10 years it really hard to not notice 30 FPS now.

[Unspoken]

You have to be joking me. Can you provide some examples?

[rainslacker]

"The idea that only fast paced games benefit is a myth."

Is it? Because unless it's a fast paced game, I can't tell any difference, and neither can most people. But agree to disagree.

@TK

Kotaku are idiots. I don't think it feels more cinematic, I just feel that a game like Persona, which isn't really a fast paced game on the graphics side of things, benefits from having a higher frame rate. Doesn't hurt, but no major benefit. Given the choice, I'd take better image quality over twice the number of frames.

@Reef

That's too bad for you then. Company I work for did tests to see if people could tell the difference on a bunch of various graphics things, and most couldn't tell the difference unless it was a faster style game.

@Unspoken

Example of what?

How sharpening a scene can make it look worse? Best and most distinct example I can think of is Valkyria Chronicles. The PS3 version looked great. They 1080p remaster everything looked off because it was so sharp. VC4 looked better because it was originally designed to be 1080p, but it still lost some of that hand drawn feel with the increased resolution. It's a distinct art style in that game, which lends itself well to exemplifying what I'm talking about.

Art like anime though tends to suffer from jaggies in poly graphics at lower resolution which is more distracting than higher resolution sharpness, so it's kind of a wash I guess.

[Unspoken]

Ok, thanks for detailing the differences. So when it is mastered in a particular resolution it has the potential to look askew when not remastered properly or simply up-scaled. Totally agree with you there.

But when the CGI or cel-shading is produced with the resolution/fps in mind it will look amazing. imo

[rainslacker]

@Unspoken

Most certainly. Original source has a lot to do with it. Same is true with any graphics or images(like movies and TV). It usually requires touching up when things are upscaled. A really good example would be modern 4K TV's often clean up older content, but sometimes it looks so sharp, and the added frames can give it a kind of video feel, as opposed to a film look. If that isn't taken into account when producing the master, then it can feel off.

My thoughts on the issue are of course subjective, and others may feel differently, and I'm fine with that.

[TheColbertinator]

Would prefer a legitimate version on Steam. Don't get me wrong I appreciate emulation but would prefer ports officially done by Atlus since I want to support them.

[maelstromb]

That's sort of the idea though. A lot of publishers either choose exclusivity or never bring their games to the PC market, and it's truly a shame. I guess I've just never understood the artificial barrier publishers/developers fabricate between console and PC. Somehow it always comes back to the tired argument/theory which supports piracy is much greater on the PC platform and so it justifies their decision to ignore the platform altogether, but if you ask me it's a bogus one. Simply put, if someone wants to pirate a game, they are going to do it no matter what... or, like in this case, pirate it and emulate it. Primary console publishers need to first stop holding back from the PC market and secondly, need to incentivize the purchase of their game through smart marketing just like they must in the console market. But if they choose to never bring their game to the PC platform, then either way you slice it, it's a missed opportunity to satisfy those seeking to legitimately support them and lost revenue.

With the recent success of many older, remastered JPRGs on Steam, even such as Disgaea, you would think it would be an enticing platform for Atlas to finally bring the Persona series... I guess only time will tell.

[Giblet_Head]

It's always weird hearing console fanboys go on about piracy, but more than likely have bought a used game once in their life. The logic is no different, if not worse since neither publisher nor the developer see that money, but a company like Gamestop with it's scummy practices that's kept afloat by them does.

I will never understand the issue people have with emulation as well. They'd rather leave archiving history and backwards compatibility to propriety hardware with an expiration and shelf life. History within this industry has already proven leaving preservation to publishers is not wise, especially when preservation for them is determined around financial incentive, so it's very selective. PT is one example of a publisher going out of their way to erase history. As it is with films, even some games have been lost to time. Emulation is the only absolute to preserving software.

It'd be a wise investment to those who disagree to watch this for further insight from within the industry itself
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Servbot41]

Developing for a platform that has almost identical hardware (the only difference being Pro and One X now) is much easier than developing for thousands of different combinations of hardware and software that is PC. Not saying they shouldn't attempt to, they absolutely should considering the popularity of P5, but there is definitely a bigger challenge especially if your team has no experience in PC development.

[Unspoken]

Well, you are supposed to have a legitimate copy for the dump, there for supporting the devs.

In this case the dev isn't supporting Steam or PC so we only have this work around to allow consumers to continue enjoying the content they purchased even if their PS3 goes EOL.

[maelstromb]

Agreed. To take things a step further, I'm still perplexed as to why with the games medium (such as a collector's edition set) we aren't given a separate digital code/copy of the game... If you purchase a Blu-Ray movie, you get a digital copy of the film in addition to the physical disc, and yet, here we are - 2019 - last I checked, and game publishers choose to ignore this little trend. I'm primarily talking about Collector's or Limited Edition version of games here. But more often than not even when you buy a physical copy, it's either a digital code inside a DVD case or a disc with part of the game's setup files requiring the user to go out and download another 20-30+GB to complete the installation anyways.

So for example, if I'm a big fan of a game, I will go out of my way to purchase the collector's/limited edition version. However, often times collector's edition versions are only published for consoles even when it has simultaneous release on PC. Now, I own a PS4, but I prefer my PC. So, what often ends up happening is that I will purchase a collector's edition of the game for say PS4 (and not want to open it, for ya know, collectability-sake) but then I think, I'm not going to spend another $50-60+ to repurchase the same game again in digital form for the PC... thus, I procure it by other means, and this whole idea is absolutely ridiculous. I've already given my dollars to support the publisher/developer and yet if I actually want to keep an unopened collector's copy of a "Collector's Edition," I have no means to play said game without opening the contents or repurchasing the same game on my platform of choice. It's a naggy complaint, I get it, but it's sort of dumb on the part of the pubs/devs, in my opinion. Some have wised up a little and sold CE versions which don't contain the game (which is fantastic) because you get to choose the physical version of the platform of your choice AND you don't have to open the CE version. That's one way to do it, but I'd like to see things go the way of an extra digital copy with CE/LE versions of games. IndieBox was smart about this point and they pulled it off exactly as I'm describing...

[djplonker]

"The PS4 version doesn’t support 4K or 60 FPS thus making the PC emulated version the better option here"

Only until p5R comes out then ps4 will have the best version.

[Pyroxfaglover]

ll pc crowd are phatetic

[warriorcase]

It's pathetic and why?

[starchild]

Because he's an immature fanboy and he doesn't want anybody else playing "his" games, especially not with better graphics and framerates, so he lashes out at all PC gamers.

There's nothing wrong with playing your own games through emulation.

[King_Noctis]

Because of emulation? You are kidding yourself if that’s what you think.

[Kados]

Mind repeating that in some dialect of human?

[SegaGamer]

Were you drunk when you wrote this?

[TK-66]

If you want Atlus to get the money maybe demand them to release it on PC instead then?

[Jon_Targaryen]

I wish, Id buy each Persona if they ever did, just like I did with Catherine when that got released on Steam.

[Elda]

The vid is only in 1440p.

[Unspoken]

Bandwidth or encoding due to size and processing constraints? or both? But good point.

[whitbyfox]

And I can run 100 metres in 9.5 seconds.

[KillZallthebeast]

How is this news? 60fps and 4k for anything but a small indy game typically is only able to run on pc.

[Jon_Targaryen]

Take it my 4th gen I5 4690K wont come close to these frames.

[Redrex7000]

that sad
the game is not exactly graphic heavy