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The Callisto Protocol PS5 Pro Update Runs The Game At 8K/30 FPS Or 4K/60FPS With Ray-Tracing On

Those with a PS5 Pro console can now run the game at either 4K/60 FPS with ray-tracing on or 8K/30 FPS, also with ray-tracing on. Dead Space Remake has yet to make the list.

Eonjay171d ago (Edited 171d ago )

Okay this blows the whole PSSR narrative out the water. I'm sorry EA and Konami... you gotta take the L here. The issue is they wanted to claim they were running enhanced without doing the work to actually update their game to use the good version. Now excuse me while I go download this update.

Edit: The game even downsamples 8K back to 4k! Chef's kiss

darthv72170d ago

All you have to know is it's EA and Konami... nuff said

Vits170d ago (Edited 170d ago )

If anything, it proves the UE5 narrative.

Callisto Protocol is a UE4 game, and it already ran quite well on the PS5, as demonstrated in its own trailer. The game was capable of displaying 4K at 30 FPS with ray tracing enabled and 4K at 60 FPS with ray tracing turned off. It was already a bit of an edge case on the console because it didn’t drop the rendering resolution between modes. It consistently rendered between 1440p and 1728p, then upscaled to 4K. The only differences between Quality and Performance modes were ray tracing and some additional effects.

Plus, as you know, PSSR is ML-based, so results will vary depending on the application.

Neonridr169d ago

actually it downsamples from 6K down to 4K (if you don't have an 8K display)

LucasRuinedChildhood170d ago

It's a shame that some companies apparently aren't using the latest version of PSSR which is causing issues. Hope those ones get fixed and this isn't an issue going forward.

Eonjay170d ago (Edited 170d ago )

it goes a little deeper than that. Apparently, if the game was being developed on the older SDK, it wasn't supporting the latest version of PSSR. Remember back to when Sony's Dev Net docs specifically stated that you could inject it into games without updating the SDK? Well, maybe they shouldn't have allowed that because if the dev was too lazy to update, they weren't gonna get the best results. Perhaps Sony could update the older SDK (prior to 10.0) to incorporate a newer PSSR version or perhaps there is a reason why it wouldn't be supported. Obviously, I am not privy to those details.

However, it is still up to the DEV to evaluate the result and determine whether to use it or not. And some of these issues are very apparent to anyone who actually spent 10 minutes to QA it. I believe that some devs just wanted to have the PRO Enhanced tag as marketing and just added it without doing the work to check if it was acceptable. This is very unprofessional. The games would have been boosted without PSSR as tests have bore out.

As with most things in this thing we call life, if something doesn't make sense or is purely illogical, it probably has something to do with money.

cthulhucultist170d ago (Edited 170d ago )

I really hope that the new consoles will not focus on 8k graphics. I mean its impressive that a mid gen console runs such a demanding game on 8k but still uncessary.

First of all the adoption of 8k tvs is not great yet and the extra resolution reaches diminishing returns territory whereas other graphics aspects (character AI physics, great distance views, real time weather effects, path tracing etc) would definitely add more to the games.

Besides in the past we opted for resolution increase following the developments in monitors and yet we still dont have 4k/60 for many games let alone with raytracing.

Next gen should deliver 4k/60 for most games with 1440p/120fps options with raytracing for instance and increase other aspects

Imagine a battefield game with fully destructible environments and weather effects with physics better than those found in Tears of the Kindgom.

Eonjay170d ago

"I really hope that the new consoles will not focus on 8k graphics. I mean its impressive that a mid gen console runs such a demanding game on 8k but still uncessary."

Well... there is one huge benefit as Calisto shows and that is the ability to offer downsampling.

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CTA Warns Trump Tariffs Could See Console Prices Rising By As Much As 69% In US

PSU writes: "Back in January, the CTA published a report by the Trade Partnership Worldwide LLC (TPW) that looked at the potential impact of Trump’s tariffs based on his campaign progress. As the tariffs have now been imposed, the CTA has issued an updated version of the report that accesses their actual impact, and focuses on video game consoles, laptops, smartphones, and more."

PRIMORDUS2h ago

PC and torrenting go hand in hand lol I will not be the one buying a Switch 2 then, probably will pass on the preorder notice from Nintendo if I receive it, because I am not paying $70, $80 or even $90 for a game if prices increase. This Orange shit bag thinks he can tariff digital goods, what a dumb ass, we can get games, movies, tv shows, etc for free try again lol.

anast31m ago

This would be a good reason to go PC. We'll see.

Eonjay20m ago

I don't understand because are PC part prices gonna just rise too? The best outcome for gamers is to see the tariffs rescinded and quickly before the increase take hold.

btmgov291h ago

All you PC dirtbags that steal digital goods.......your day will soon be coming too. I have no problem with the hammer coming down on these foreign based companies. They need to start moving their production facilities and jobs to this country and producing their goods in this country, which will happen when no one buys their products anymore.

SavageFlamingo39m ago

You have a child’s grasp of economics.

anast32m ago

You are talking to a child.

PRIMORDUS31m ago

Don't forget movies, tv shows, music etc. We can all torrent. How can the orange idiot do anything about that lol. Take down one torrent site, there are others in it's place, hundreds. It's like a weed remove one more pop up. Also there is the old school way of pirating, Usenet which has been around since the early 80s.

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9.5

DOOM: The Dark Ages Review - One for the Ages | MP1st

DOOM The Dark Ages review - The latest adventure for Doomguy/Slayer is almost here! Read on to see why this is one FPS to get excited for.

DefenderOfDoom24h ago

On metacritic, based on around 125 reviews between all platforms, it has a score of 86.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Launch Trailer

Stand And Fight as the super weapon of gods and kings, shred enemies with devastating favorites like the Super Shotgun while also wielding a variety of new bone-chewing weapons, including the versatile Shield Saw. Players will stand and fight on the demon-infested battlefields in the vicious, grounded combat the original DOOM is famous for. Take flight atop the new fierce Mecha Dragon, stand tall in a massive Atlan mech, and beat demons to a pulp with the newly enhanced glory kill system. Only the Slayer has the power to wield these devastating tools of mayhem.

Obscure_Observer5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

That was freaking BAD ASS!!! O.o

Day One on Gamepass!!!

I´m ready!!!

Obscure_Observer33m ago

Me neither!

It too many games! Way to much for anyone to keep up!