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Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2021 - PC, Xbox, PlayStation - Another Amazing Year

Digital Foundry : Join Alex Battaglia and John Linneman for an extended discussion on the best game graphics of 2021. There've been some amazing visuals this year - remarkable achievements from the first year of the 'next-gen' consoles, and all delivered in the Covid era, no less. Please note: Flight Simulator would definitely have made the list, but remember that it was first released in 2020 - and we talked about it in depth in the Best Game Graphics of 2020!

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gravedigger1248d ago

Poooooopcorn!

Go, go PS5 games!

LordoftheCritics1248d ago (Edited 1248d ago )

Games that had wtf lvl of graphical moments for me

1. Ratchet and Clank
2. The Ascent
3. FH5

Army_of_Darkness1248d ago

Totally agree on those choices bro!

As for next year, I have a feeling Sony studios will be competing with each other for best graphics and GOTY.

Father__Merrin1248d ago

The ascent had good colourful detail on backgrounds but that's it

FATAL1TY1248d ago (Edited 1248d ago )

* Best graphics of 2021 *

Ratchet Clank Rift Apart
Returnal
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut (PS5)

PlayStation wins again

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Aeery1248d ago

The Ascent.
Ratchet and Clank is awesome too, but my vote goes to The Ascent.
The game looks stunning and alive.

SweetIvy1248d ago

Every time I play the Ascent I'm mind-blown by the amazing and detailed graphics, one of the most impressive out there in both concept and execution + complexity.

alb18991247d ago

It will be increasingly difficult for Sony to win this and any other line. Next year possibly MS will have Starfield, Hellblade 2, Avowed, Forza Motor Sport, Fable and. Not counting the surprises that may come.

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S2Killinit1248d ago

Gotta give credit where its due, and that is on PS5 games.

PrinceOfAnger1248d ago (Edited 1248d ago )

Btw digital foundry wasn't a reliable source in 2020
😂
Best graphics 2020:

1. Cyberpunk
2. Spiderman Miles Morales
3. Microsoft flight simulator
4. Half life Alyx
5. The last of us part 2
6. Demons souls
7. Doom eternal

First commen't was removed for stating facts
rofl ! 😂
https://n4g.com/news/239392...

Atticus_finch1248d ago

To be fair the best thing about Cyber punk is the graphics.

--Onilink--1247d ago

Dont see any problem with that list. They specifically said at the time it was the PC version of Cyberpunk and that version was pretty amazing graphically (and a diverse set of options to customize too)

MrChow6661246d ago

Not reliable because they are not faboys like you

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Atticus_finch1248d ago

There's no doubt PS5 is the superior platform. Especially with a lower price than the competition.

Gaming4Life19811248d ago (Edited 1248d ago )

Playstation has always focused on graphics more than any other company and that's a good thing. Xbox is starting to focus more on graphics and that's because of Playstation.

We haven't seen what either console can really do so I don't know how your saying ps is the superior platform.(just read your fanboy hate comment below toward xbox and now I know why you said that) One thing for sure is both companies is bringing the heat early this gen.

Atticus_finch1248d ago

PS5 is $100 less and easily graphically outperforming the competition. I don't need to see more.
It's not hate when all xboys praise is focused on renting games.

Imalwaysright1247d ago

??? The only playstation console that you can say had a clear power advantage over the consoles of its generation was the PS4.

Eonjay1247d ago

Price vs performance rank is PS5 DE, Xbox Series X, PS5 and Xbox Series S in that order. If that is what we are saying then yes PS5 DE is the best console. But this is subjective if you play discs imo

Concertoine1247d ago

The only way it is lower is if you get the Digital only version that is even harder to find than a base PS5

CaptainHenry9161248d ago (Edited 1248d ago )

If 2021 was solid for the PS5, just wait until next year 😳

autobotdan1248d ago (Edited 1248d ago )

If 2021 was a solid year for the Xbox Series X, just wait untill next year

gravedigger1248d ago

Wait till E3. I'm listening that for Xbox "wait till next year" since 2013.

autobotdan1248d ago

Unlike rhe previous 2 years..Xbox games dominated 2021 in multiple game awards and will only get better next year

badz1491248d ago

@autobotdan

"dominated" LOL

you keep using that word...

Livingthedream1247d ago

Xbox games are out and more are on the way. Day 1 with gamepass it's really amazing value. Right now Sony is the one lagging with games.

Atticus_finch1248d ago

Hopefully more games not worth buying.

autobotdan1247d ago

Badz149 when do I ever use the word dominated? You any I keep using it. I don't see anywhere I use it

AKS1245d ago

Wouldn't it be typical for a second year to be better than the first year for new consoles?

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56 More Titles Join PlayStation Cloud Gaming, Forza Horizon 5 Included

PlayStation has added a whopping 56 games to its PlayStation Cloud Gaming catalogue.

There are some big titles in the list, including Forza Horizon 5.

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repsahj2d ago

This is nice! But It will be nicer if you drop the price of premium subs.

S2Killinit1d 15h ago

There is always something nicer.

zaanan2d ago

And this is right after they removed Resistance 1 & 2! Does anyone realize this?
(I tried to add it as a posting, but it was old news by the time I realized it)

goken2d ago

Playstation cloud gaming? Wasn’t that PS Now until it merged with PS plus….
Can someone tell me what’s going on?

M_Prime2d ago

PS Cloud gaming was PS NOW before, now its the Premium tier (top one) of PLAYSTATION PLUS.

if you have PS+Premium you can cloud stream games onto a PS4 or PS5 or onto a PS Portal. The nice thing about being able to stream directly to a PS Portal is that you don't need your PS5 to be turned on and used to remote play.

PS NOW had a PC app, which sadly as far as i know is gone and PS+Premium has no app and no way to stream onto a PC.

StoneTitan1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

The pc app is still there. You can use it to stream just like you used psnow.
You can stream all catalog games on PC and ps5

StoneTitan1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

If you have ps+ premium you can stream from your pc and ps5 all the games from the catalog

Eonjay1d 10h ago

It's not just the catalog. You can also stream alot ofthe games you have purchased as well.

andy851d 16h ago

So can I get forza on my portal?

MatrixxGT1d 15h ago

I don’t understand cloud gaming. I’ve tried them all. Ps5, Portal, ROG Ally, XB cloud and no matter what I do I just can’t play the games because of the lag and artifacting that breaks immersion.
I have 1gb fiber that was freshly installed as well.
Local remote play works pretty good from PS and XB but strictly streaming the whole game from the cloud has been a mediocre experience for me and definitely not worth the higher cost sub.

repsahj1d 13h ago

Maybe your router? mine works fine even with stock router, but it works much better if I connect to deco.

MatrixxGT1d 6h ago

Maybe, it’s brand new hardware a few months old but is generic isp hardware.
XB remote play local works amazing, and using my portal at home is flawless and runs like it was native.
But anything strictly played in cloud is so inconsistent.

andy851d 8h ago

Hardwired? Because mine was flawless and I was on 32mb Internet

MatrixxGT1d 7h ago

Can’t hardwire a portal.

andy857h ago

My bad for some reason I read this as remote play

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Details Upcoming Update, Reveals New Free Content, & More

Microsoft just shared new details about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, including plans for future updates and content.
The plans for the original Microsoft Flight Simulator have also been shared.

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z2g3d ago

How about some gd stability/performance updates.

Abriael2d ago

You mean like the ones we're already getting and have been getting since the simulator has released?

I know patch notes are hard to read... 😂

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PlayStation Store: April 2025’s top downloads

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped the PlayStation Store download charts last month.

April saw a lot of action among the top spots. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Forza Horizon 5 broke into the top three for the U.S. and EU PS5 charts, while Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate dominated the PS VR2 charts across the board.

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Obscure_Observer20d ago

Xbox reigns supreme at Playstation!

I wonder what was the reaction from Sony´s first party investors to those numbers and what they plan to do next.

VersusDMC20d ago

Yeah I'm pretty sure Sony investors are just as concerned as when Sega started releasing games on the PS2...pretty sure the sentiment is "Another one bites the dust".

pwnmaster300020d ago (Edited 20d ago )

This dude is having a full melt down since the whole gears announcement lmao.
You think tears rolled down his eyes when he writes this lol

I’m honestly impress how Xbox fanboys can always spin shit. I guess they had alot of practice lol

Obscure_Observer20d ago

"Yeah I'm pretty sure Sony investors are just as concerned as when Sega started releasing games on the PS2...pretty sure the sentiment is "Another one bites the dust"."

With their new games legging behind Xbox games in their own territory? Playstation gamers turned into "Xbox gamers" while Satya Nadella beats his chest on how they now have 500 Million MAU?

No, I don´t think so.

No dude, I don´t think they´re happy at all!

VersusDMC19d ago

"With their new games legging behind Xbox games in their own territory?"

Forza got outsold by minecraft and Indiana jones got outsold by DMCV on the list so those numbers are weak.

Oblivion is number 1 for the month but i doubt it even had a better launch on PS5 than astro bot.

There is no lagging behind xbox games until they start selling 3 to 5 million on PS5 like ghost, spider man, GOW, etc...

Traecy20d ago

LOL! Most of those games are 3rd party games that were already on PS consoles except Forza.

pwnmaster300020d ago

I know expedition 33 is up there but it honestly deserves to be #1 on all platform. Game is fantastic

DivineHand12520d ago

The top 3 games are Microsoft published titles. Looks like they had a good month. I don't follow Minecraft but how can that game be selling so well for over a decade?

badz14919d ago

some games just keep selling and some other games keep getting lots of MAU and some others keep making money. it's just how things are in gaming.

badz14919d ago

I need to check out Wanderer for PSVR2. how come there's almost no marketing for this game?

Knushwood Butt19d ago

Days Gone did pretty well considering it only came out on the 25th or 26th of April.

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