Current Generation Games Analysis Technical Discussion [2020-2021] [XBSX|S, PS5, PC]

We don't know which software revision they looked at, could make a difference

 

This.

I believe DF looked at 1.02 while NXGamer's timing allowed for 1.04. Could be wrong though.

Regardless.. with pixel counting games with TAA, especially certain implementations, it can be very difficult to accurately pixel count.. especially considering it's completely dynamic. I wouldn't even be surprised if there was some slight variation between PS5 systems due to thermals or something like that. Also considering the dynamic nature of the game... it's just a general impression and not exactly like for like. It's always best to take the main 3 (DF, NXG, and VGT) and form a sort of general concensus. DF and others will also likely be looking to maximize content based on the game. So that means testing launch day versions, plus multiple patch versions. I'm sure we'll also see Stadia comparisons and input lag testing comparisons in the future as well... and of course the real patched next gen versions. So there's no shortage of content coming from them regarding this game.. and I absolutely don't blame them. Milk it for all it's worth. It will be interesting to see how this game evolves over time.

We all know these games, and especially the new consoles, are going to be improving... so nothing reported now is gospel. Things will improve... and this content will be outdated. So it's nothing worth blaming DF or any of the tech sites about if they get something wrong.. it's all just educated guessing and opinions.

 

Last theory I heard was that PS5 runs PS4Pro codepath and Pro probably cant handle 30fps quality mode, jaguar cores are not up to snuff and they can not make a specific version for PS5, was the reason.

 

The reason XSS and XSX versions of Cyberpunk are obviously already optimized for next gen (exclusive modes, effects and settings on those machines only, not on XBX) is the same reason why The Witcher 3 got an exclusive high performance patch and optimizations on XBX and not on Pro:
Exclusivity rights.

 

If PS5 is running 4Pro code then it only has 512 Meg more memory available over the PS4 code, meanwhile XBSX is running OneX code then it has 4 Gig more memory available.

 

Or they are not allowed code paths for pro that it cannot access, such as a quality mode.

They currently have a dynamic refresh rate based on performance, I wonder if pro is running the same code and logic but the way the frame rate cap is calculated is such that pro won't get there and remains at a sensible 30cap.

In the same way dynamic resolution can target 4k but never get there.

So dynamic resolution based on gpu and dynamic frame rate based in CPU. The same code but different results?

 

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-witcher-3-xbox-one-x-analysis#comments

From the article about the X1X and PS4Pro Witcher 3 patches I would first conclude the differences are simply based on the different performance/memory. Making up some conspiracy theory about how X1X and PS4Pro Cyberpunk versions perform in XSX/PS5 BC mode sounds ridiculous to me. Neither is optimised for the current console generation.

 

XsX is higher res in performance mode. But why does it look blurrier in the comparisons ? Stronger TAA filter ?

 

Sorry I don’t know too much about this sort of stuff but could this be why?

“The frame-rate comparison section the Series X side had an interpolation turned on when rendering out. This was a mistake and only affects the image quality which is compared previously”

 

ps5 looks like it has a sharpen filter, but it does look like series x is lower resolution
though looking at some videos of this game, yes its apparent many 1000s of work hours have gone into the content but graphically its not mindblowing

 

it's it or miss, sometimes it looks really great and atmospheric, sometimes it looks bad, especially the way the characters are lit, one console of course, they look really bland and not detailed.

good:


Bad:

 

On consoles lighting looks good on charater indoor, less outdoor. I don't have the game but seeing your photos maybe it is the problem.

EDIT:
Or maybe better explanation main character against random NPC.

 

I wouldn't judge too much based on YT video.

 

insdoors they use screen space shadows on characters, you notice it in photo mode when moving the camera, shadows desapear when what's casting them is out of the FOV

 

My initial opinion was that the games assets individually weren't mind blowing, it's just that the city was cluttered with more stuff than most other open world games. But the farther I get into the game, the better I think it looks. Some of the character models look great. Some of the random NPCs, not so much. Same goes for some of the material choices. And the game's setting helps in some ways also. If you come across a character who looks a bit plastic, maybe it's because they have plastic skin.

 

I'm loving how the fact that the PS5 version has slightly worse IQ is now some kind of conspiracy theory. Maybe it's 12TF vs. 10TF. LOL.

In all seriousness, I'm betting the PS4 Pro version is the cullprit for why Night City is Ghost City in the PS5 version as PS4 Pro can't handle the big crowds due to lack of memory so the PS5 didn't get them ... yet.

That's the key word here ... yet. The XSX, XSS, and PS5 versions will look much better in 2021. Patience my friends.

I'm going back to playing Gears Tactics. Message me when they sort it out next year...