Assassin's Creed Shadows' new Anvil engine features impress on PS5 and Series X

An evolutionary step for the series, but Series S cutbacks bear mention.

[Obscure_Observer]

Freaking HYPED!!!

I can´t wait!!!

Balanced Mode for me *_*

[jznrpg]

I actually agree with you wtf is going on! J/K! Minus all of the Xbox/Sony stuff you say I generally agree with your normal stances.

[darthv72]

Its nice to see more games supporting a 40fps mode. I didnt think I'd like that as I much prefer 60, but 40 is very good to my eye and still a big improvement over 30.

[Eonjay]

For the longest time I was playing on a 60Hz set but now that I'm on 120 I really like having the 40 FPS. It's a nice middle ground.

[andy85]

50% better frame time is more noticeable than people think.

[dveio]

Within the last two months, I started playing Ghost of Tsushima and Death Stranding. Finished DS, currently playing Tsushima.

Playing both on PS5, I was really satisfied or rather impressed by how they look & run. And this still is PS4 code.

I am totally fine with these graphics.

I won't complain when DS2 and Yotéi are probably going to look much better, but I'd rather prefer 40 or 60fps, or just smooth performance in general over any pimped up graphics engine that struggles as soon as the camera is moving or a lot of effects going on.

If Shadows achieved that, then props to them.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yeah, I've been playing DS:DC on PS5 after playing the OG game on PS4 Pro. It didn't look shabby on PS4 and looks great on PS5. Maybe it's just me, but this and LoU Part II still stand up as among the best looking games I've ever seen, and they both came out on PS4. Just goes to show how important the base engine is.
Oh, and Decima rocks. DS2 is poised to win the award for best looking game to date.

[dveio]

The Last of Us Part 2, developed for those base PS4 1.84TFs, is truly, truly a technical masterpiece. Even to this day, you're absolutely right.

I actually think, considering the PS4s hardware power compared to current-gen, that TloU2 is even outperforming every current-gen title relatively.

Just proving the point to me that the majority of current-gen software is being (forcefully) rushed, generic Unreal Engine salad or/and as optimized as vitamins in a hamburger.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yeah.
Apparently Silent Hill 2 looks great, but I haven't got around to buying it yet.

[S2Killinit]

I was hoping to see PS5 and PS5PRO but digital foundry is so focused on talking about xbox…. What is their relationship with MS exactly? Bit disappointing.

I am super hyped for this game though!

[RaidenBlack]

Those are the base consoles, gotta cover the bases at least? PS5 and XSX|S?
And DF majorly pick PS5 if they're doing a console analysis of a game and it requires only testing 1 console.

[darthv72]

They did this one on the base models for PS/XB. They did Pro vs 5 in its own video. https://youtu.be/UxzpAluabe...