[4K] Horizon Zero Dawn In-Depth Tech Analysis
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John takes an extended look at the technical credentials of the remarkable Horizon Zero Dawn.
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Those clouds are legitimately photo realistic.
@Elite-bh6pm
7 жыл бұрын
The water didn't impress me as much given the fact that it doesn't dynamically react to characters or creatures interacting with it, that breaks the immersion for me.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Break immersion? Are you simple?
@TheDeceptikron
7 жыл бұрын
Rustedblade or is it that you've been a console gamer your whole life and don't know what the fuck game immersion means
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Deceptikron are you that dumb. Right, and people don't become completely immersed in Ratchet and Clank, Crash Bandicoot or Jak and Daxter? You jump into this thread to prove you were simple?
@madalinradion
7 жыл бұрын
Kind of blurry tough
Sony is really lucky to have Guerilla Games. What a bunch of talented individuals.
@DrkShd
7 жыл бұрын
each sony 1st party have their own engine though, pretty sure god of war and TLOU2 will top this game when they come out
@infinitybelt
7 жыл бұрын
Lucky? Lol they bought them BECAUSE they saw their talent. Luck had nothing to do with it.
@danon.kucheza
7 жыл бұрын
@BackdriftNightfall Yes it's more in this way. Sony has been supporting Guerilla Games since the developpement of Killzone 1.
@devilshooter126m8
7 жыл бұрын
I say its lucky Sony just didn't let them go. Killzone isn't exactly a loved series, Even though i personally enjoy Killzone
@manutd1878fc
7 жыл бұрын
devilshooter126 M Agreed. Personally, I really enjoyed shadow fall.
Can we leave the fighting and complaints for another video and just enjoy this beautiful work of art.
@Barney-ii1no
7 жыл бұрын
it is so petty and pathetic, makes the lot of them look like little dweeby kids
@luxeternity
7 жыл бұрын
Sam Galea some ppl just love to pick a fight ..just sit down dude enjoy those popcorns and watch the comment section 😂😂😂
7 жыл бұрын
agreed there is no reason to complain about less superior games like breath of the wild when we have a beautiful masterpiece displayed in this video ;). On a more serious note, this game is gorgeous gorgeous!
@kalkampanaros8399
7 жыл бұрын
Sam Galea Lot of buttharts pc nerds
@thelegendgamer33
7 жыл бұрын
hey everyone, I agree that this game is beautiful, Kudo to Sony for having the faith and Guerrilla before delivering but I'm also really sick of the arguments for the sake of DF. It must be rather embarrassing or at least disappointing to put in a industry standard level of work and then know it being used to argue about which console has the better 'graphics' or some stupid crap. Honestly I don't think people realise what makes graphics, graphics. DF explain that in every one of their 'Technical Analysis' videos but people here have no idea what normal maps, anisotropic filtering, cube maps, inverse Kinematics or any other graphics or physics determining process that occurs. DF are pros and basically they've been given babies to feed the information from textbooks to. sorry for the rant and everything. this ain't 1989 but the wall of text is gone now.
Last time I was this early Scalebound was still in production.
@marhubyak
7 жыл бұрын
Hugo Azevedo enough...
@enrikoyr
7 жыл бұрын
Hugo Azevedo i'm Michael Jordan. *STOP IT. GET SOME HELP*
@marhubyak
7 жыл бұрын
Rich of Cucumber Eater USA why would you compare a racing a game with horizon zero dawn lol?
@enrikoyr
7 жыл бұрын
El Diablo minesweeper and solitaire pls. GOTY 11/10
@meld.6146
7 жыл бұрын
Lmao
It's beautiful, both the game, and the salt. Almost makes me cry.
@ManuelKoegler
7 жыл бұрын
ThatUndeadLegacy tears can be salty, guess I do haha
@dead_freak_prgaming2290
7 жыл бұрын
you just made my day XD
@ManuelKoegler
7 жыл бұрын
Dead_Freak_PR GAMING what can I say except, you're welcome!
@martinkingdon6699
6 жыл бұрын
Manuel Koegler this game is fantastic I really wish everyone on all platforms could play it I lived it on my pro but you no so keeping games hostage for the players lol
@neffelibatta7658
5 жыл бұрын
Lol😂 I'm dead bro I'm literally dead😂
I was soooo skeptical about the look of his game the moment it got announced, and not only does it look as good as it did in previews, but it runs stable on PS4 and Pro. feels good to be wrong.
@jasperverbrugghe3933
6 жыл бұрын
i realy hope red dead redemption 2 will be the same
@davidhunter5802
6 жыл бұрын
Jasper Verbrugghe Sames
@dylana.9057
5 жыл бұрын
@@jasperverbrugghe3933 Well boah it was even better !!!
@ardasevmis7583
4 жыл бұрын
@@dylana.9057 Except HDR is broken on PS4 Pro lmao
@jackreeves7
3 жыл бұрын
@@dylana.9057 shame that the story in red dead was boring
as a pc owner(980ti i73770k at 4.2 ghz 16gb ram ddr3 2400) and also a ps4 pro owner, im ashamed of some comments from my fellow pc gamers and as a whole against fanboysm,when a game is a masterpiece it should be lauded and not shunned because of your preference on which system you play
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
\o/
@BigBrother1993
7 жыл бұрын
What PC comments 99% of them are PS owners yelling at clouds.
@noahshutts5655
7 жыл бұрын
But the majority of assholes in the comment section are PS4 fanboys. Especially the ones talking about "PC beggars" as if PC gamers wanting games is a bad thing.
@frankwest9271
7 жыл бұрын
No one here is actually talking about the merits of the game itself, instead you see a bunch of console fanboys who finally got to play a decent looking game on their system and since it happens to be a hostageware title from Sony, they draw a false conclusion that PS4 is a better platform than PC.
@deaththekid922
7 жыл бұрын
i honestly admit that the last of us 1 looks like a good game ( that might not be fun in a 2nd playthrough) but this game already looked like a ff13 & skyrim copy in the first trailer imo
Thank you Guerrilla Games and PlayStation for this technological marvel.
@agnel47
6 жыл бұрын
You sound like a veterans mom.
As usual, fantastic work John
I play it for more then 2 years and the graphics amaze me every time I start the console.
@Lumaah
3 жыл бұрын
It came out on PC recently, it’s pretty amazing.
This game is beautiful. One of the best looking games i have ever seen. Enjoy your game Playstation fans. -Xbox Fan
@michaelellams9105
5 жыл бұрын
I love this game and also have the xb1x as I am not biased when it comes to game play this and uncharted 4 are my 2 fave games on ps4 pro.
@tahabashir3779
4 жыл бұрын
While we're at it, enjoy Halo.
@gaylaxia
4 жыл бұрын
and pc fans.
@deathmetalfarmer
4 жыл бұрын
@Aputsiaq Lennert I'm not missing out of last of us 2. That game is garbage.
Just another perfect example with what can be accomplished if you take the time and code your engine to run with the current hardware in mind instead of using some old outdated engine.
This comment section is more apocalyptic than the game itself
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Yea, a Nuclear Bomb just landed in the Land of the PC Elitists lol
@gamingfanboy4779
7 жыл бұрын
Ari Mitchell rgdhys
@budthecyborg4575
7 жыл бұрын
+Rustedblade People who are blinded by their pride really don't care about a couple of exclusives. The good thing is that Horizon raises the bar for everyone. Hopefully the rest of the industry takes note.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
When Crysis 1 came out I was rocking an $8,000 PC and it just died in the ass trying to play that game! I use to overclock meaning I was happy to buy 4 or 5 of Intels flagship CPU's until I had a rock solid overclocker, we would buy 2 or 3 at first and sell them on at a small loss to achieve our desired result. I would make hundreds of dollars in phone calls asking different suppliers if they had CPU's from specific runs that other overclockers had success with and that usually helped slim down some of the spending. GPU's the same, always friends hanging around wanting to score the new GPU a little cheaper after it didn't meet my scrutiny, GPU's were always just pot luck finding a real overclocker though and then trying to pair it with a mate. Anyhow all this yet when Crysis dropped even we couldn't play the game at a solid 60fps and there were 3 of us with stupendously expensive computers all built like this with each part scrutinized. I've been there and done it and had a fucking ball while I was at it, even buying multiple SSD's and running in RAID 0+1 config. Who cares, the past is the past and I am happy as fuck with my PS4 Pro and any PC Elitist Twat that says PS4 Pro isn't an amazing machine has serious inferiority issues. Mark my words, 4K is the Death Knell for PC!
@deaththekid922
7 жыл бұрын
@Rusted i can Watch Naruto and Mirai Nikki for free , you cant , dead end
I'm in love with Sony right now. This is the 5th game of the year that has blown my mind away. Thank you Sony.
@sidewinder86ify
7 жыл бұрын
Release the dev's...hate Sony and Microsoft..free the game market.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Sony ain't pulling their punches are they, they've come out swinging and PC Bitchboys are on the ropes lol
@dsidsidsi1000
7 жыл бұрын
Rustedblade keep begging for mods corporate slave
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Well right now it looks like Sony is pumping PCMR arse as PCMR bites the pillow
@Blag_Cog
7 жыл бұрын
I think a lot of the game studios that Sony owns weren't as well known prior to making a smash hit with Sony. Besides many of these games weren't possible without the funding of Sony. There are good things and bad things about exclusive games. The quality is mostly at the very top possible, but you have to buy into that eco system. But the other way around without such an eco system such games might never have been made. Teaming up and creating an ecosystem has been mostly beneficial for human society. Ofc there are the communist horror stories here and there but even the best capitalistic successes came about due to an ecosystem with certain rules.
''Consoles are holding PC back'' $300 console now owns the greatest looking open world game to date. I can't believe how good it looks even on youtube
@shishaceo5204
5 жыл бұрын
86Themadhatter Best looking but not the most technical advanced.
@SupremeSanda
5 жыл бұрын
Shisha CEO it's definitely the most technical advanced, and beats any game from any platform by a long shot.
@user-vd2kp9ui4t
5 жыл бұрын
Becuz it is optimized and so lite Just like unreal engine 4
@notme1998
5 жыл бұрын
Thats subjective
@rotheroidd9908
4 жыл бұрын
Andreu Tió well it’s ps4 exclusive so we have no idea what it would’ve looked had it came out on pc, chances are tho it would have looked much better like 90% of the games that are on console and pc, the 10% are games ported to pc
This game looks amazing! i have a good PC, almost every game is running on high/ultra but this once is better than anything I saw in open world game ever. BTW. I have PS4 Pro and PC, i cant wait to play it! Everyone! have a wonderfull time!
@Barney-ii1no
7 жыл бұрын
its good to have a pc and ps4, best of both worlds
@JCTiggs1
7 жыл бұрын
michał frączek I also have a high end PC as well as a PS4 Pro and love both systems. I would say The Wither 3 on PC with Ultra settings running at 60 fps looks incredible and probably looks better than Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 Pro. However, the fact that they can make this game look so good considering the PS4 specs is quite an achievement.
@emperorlarsxviii6321
7 жыл бұрын
Barney is that why you also have two boyfriends?
@michafraczek1498
7 жыл бұрын
My ring maybe is not Hight-End but with GTX 960 i can play 90% of games on high or even ultra with 60FPS, i am talking about 1080p of course.
@ArabianFreedom
7 жыл бұрын
GTX 960 on ultra? Yeah right...
gaming pc and ps4 = a very happy gamer
@deadmeme4276
7 жыл бұрын
Marcus Farquarhson indeed
@zZiL341yRj736
7 жыл бұрын
PC, PS4, Wii U, Dolphin Emulator FTW and Xbox One controller for PC. Never need or want Xbox One. EVER!
@Anub1sMenph1s
7 жыл бұрын
zZiL341yRj736 jeje, what an ass, your comment is irrelevant, just don't buy it.
@marcusfarquarhson8748
7 жыл бұрын
Anub1sMenph1s who me
@fuckjoebiden
7 жыл бұрын
This is why exclusives exist
*I can already taste the salt*
@Skitz0frenix
7 жыл бұрын
LOL if you think this is bad. XBOX fanboys give negative user score to PS4 exclusives on metacritic. Don't believe me? Watch my latest video ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@cooolstuff
7 жыл бұрын
+Travis Law haha the salt, here it goes.
@vincybadman871
7 жыл бұрын
Add some lime to neutralize.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Rivers of Tears :P
@gamingfanboy4779
7 жыл бұрын
Bring The Salt Fra e ysuxd 3 ehsgd?zcgzyxush se ud zu?
Cant wait to see the PC review!!
@rohanofgondor
3 жыл бұрын
already pre-ordered, pog i just can't wait
@naytny5819
3 жыл бұрын
Same :)
and haters legitimately state that fallout 4 lags are the PS4 fault..."lol"....the consoles are capable of great technical achievements, it's the actual gaming industry policy that suck actually...milking games without optimization.
@dylana.9057
5 жыл бұрын
Exactluly friend considering rockstar made rdr2 on both console , it proves that they are both capable of displaying beautiful environments !
I can't wait what Kojima creates with this masterpiece of an engine!
@andrewsqual
7 жыл бұрын
Same here :) Hopefully it will be better than the worse Metal Gear Solid game ever like V was. Or at least, the most unMetal Gear Solid game ever with its total lack of character personality or development..
@BigBoss7777777
7 жыл бұрын
Totally agree about MGSV, most disappointing game ever. Which is sad because MGS 1-3 are the best games ever made imo.
@eivanbarnes8232
4 жыл бұрын
Death Stranding :)
@riptidev10
4 жыл бұрын
and its out, polarizing than ever before
@aseddon130
4 жыл бұрын
This comment doesn’t age well
Best looking games 2013-the last of us and killzone sf 2014- infamous second son and driveclub 2015- order 1886 and Bloodborne 2016-uc4 2017- hzd?
@Dennis-ns1yx
7 жыл бұрын
All look like pure garbage. Even Cs:go look better than those game you just named. Last of us? killzone? Yeah, best looking game for 720p i agree then.
@notdroidbot2348
7 жыл бұрын
720p? what is this, 2005?
@Jim26D
7 жыл бұрын
+Rick “Kermit” Roll all these games looked great for console.
@JackFrost-1856
7 жыл бұрын
hell walker yeah that's because TLOU is a remaster of a PS3 game :V xD
@JackFrost-1856
7 жыл бұрын
Bloodborne? and "best looking game"? LOL Tbh "best looking" is a pointless compliment as half of those games are mediocre: Killzone SF was underwhelming, inFAMOUS SS was just okay, Order 1886 is pretty mediocre game (or should I say, movie lol) too
Miracles of a really good optimization. Guerrila's developers have great talent :)
@ossino95
7 жыл бұрын
that's true but there are also exclusive with poor optimization (bloodborne for example) and mulyplatform with good optimization (mgsV with a solid 60fps)
@SerBallister
6 жыл бұрын
Optimising even for known hardware is easier. It's still fairly challenging, I wouldn't call it easy.
Really sad the amazing hdr implementation isn't mentioned, one of the best graphical features the game has to offer.
Great video as always, DF! I really wish you would have went over the game's HDR implementation though.
@Kenichitr
7 жыл бұрын
yvese I believe the problem is you cannot show the difference on a KZread video.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
While it can't be shown in KZread, the content can be downloaded
@TheGoncas2
7 жыл бұрын
KZread DOES support HDR content, but there aren't any capture devices that can capture HDR video.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
My HDR TV has KZread installed, no good?
@Kenichitr
7 жыл бұрын
TheGoncas2 I didn't know. Thanks.
Looks incredible, PS4 gets some really gorgeous looking exclusives. I'm a little jealous haha :)
@jimvanderheijden2
7 жыл бұрын
Sloth Empire thank you for being honest and not hating :D spread the love! #makeconsolepeacenotwar
@heretotroll.9703
7 жыл бұрын
Jim van der Heijden Love the #tag dude
@princesscarl1656
6 жыл бұрын
Sloth Empire its one of the few games I'd say lives to it's cover art and trailers. It looks absolutely beautiful.
@princesscarl1656
6 жыл бұрын
And better than any damn Haughty Slog game.
@expertgaminghd5761
6 жыл бұрын
Jonny B mate Xbox one is doing well atm those policies are gone sure they don't have near as many exclusives as Sony do it is still a great platform with some cool titles coming like sea of thieves and state of decay
i don't have a lot of ps4 games , i'm a pc users mainly , but , this one will come to my ps4.
Even as someone who plays mainly PC, this is still easily one of the best looking games I've ever played.
After dealing with Witcher 3's ridiculously long load screens and sluggish menu, this will be a breath of fresh air.
@SimonZellox
7 жыл бұрын
GTA Online's load times are ridiculous and I think wither 3 wasn't bad at all. I get 28 seconds from the main menu to the gameplay which is pretty good.
@B4raCk0s4Ma
7 жыл бұрын
***** when you die it takes a good 60-90 seconds to respawn for me, and a good 30-45 seconds to go between world sections.
@SimonZellox
7 жыл бұрын
Punch Down King source?
@boffifis1
7 жыл бұрын
Thats litterally an insane amount of time having to wait to load when you die, must suck pretty hard to die :/
@danat4914
4 жыл бұрын
These loading screens are not ridiculous. CDPR simply didn't care. My old HDD has pretty good loading times, but why the fuck I must watch these unskipable bard's tales? I get it, they're good, but not as much when you watch them for fucking 10th time, especially when you load into save you made a minute ago.
another system selling title
@sidewinder86ify
7 жыл бұрын
Sadly..
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Do you complain when they're PC Exclusive? NO! So fuck off with your Salty PC Tears
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Triggered? LoL, nah I'm just handing out the salt licks :P
@mastadope397
7 жыл бұрын
D1ff3ring 0pin1on5 No its not lol you just made that shit up.
@mastadope397
7 жыл бұрын
***** Say hello to The Horse Cock Express!!!
Holy shit! Those clouds though 😮😮😮
@fuckjoebiden
7 жыл бұрын
To be honest, minecraft with shaders has better clouds. These look blurrier than real clouds
@khailmagnaye7763
4 жыл бұрын
@@fuckjoebiden f u
I got a ps5 and a sony x90h tv and this game looks absolutely mind blowing on it.
Lets be honest here. 2160p with checkerboard rendering on a $399 dollar console is mighty impressive indeed. I am a diehard PC gamer but even I know to achieve similar results and get a solid 30fps you will spend a tad bit more than that. Yeah yeah sure you can pull what that potato masher dude did and find parts from 5 years ago and cut the cost, but your average every day consumer isn't going to put that much effort into it. Buying todays parts at current prices to match what the Pro has to offer is going to run you at minimum 500 bucks unless you get lucky with sales. If I were to compare a similar open world game to this that I play on the PC right now is Ghost Recon Wildlands. My current machine I built in 2012 was around $900 dollars(cost went up when I upgraded to a 980 in 2014) and running that game at 1440p with high preset results in an average of around 50 fps with dips into the lower 40's at the worst of times. I fathom to think what kind of money would need to be plunked down to run that at 4k/60. If Wildlands has a 4k mode on the ps4 pro then I would be might interested to see the outcome of that.
@notme1998
5 жыл бұрын
4k is not equal to cherckerboard 4k. cherckerboard 4k is Linda like half real 4k
@HondaAccordPerformance
4 жыл бұрын
@@notme1998 it's close enough
Standing ovation for _Guerrilla Games_.
Excellent analysis, John and DG. Your best to date. Liked and subscribed.
I love that all videos of this game are in super high quality because it is such a good game
Theres a lot of trade offs, but I'll take those trade off anyday, this game is no joke. I cant believe its running on console
@HondaAccordPerformance
4 жыл бұрын
lol
This is DF's best tech video yet. Stunning! Also, someone please whack all those who claimed the draw distance was lacking and always hidden by fog. Some of these vistas, the sheer scope of the environments and the immense draw distance, are simply spectacular! Awe inspiring even.
@jaskeeratsingh9903
7 жыл бұрын
nib95 But they forgot to talk about the HDR implementation.
This game is just breath taking gorgeous.
@detectivemolasses1980
7 жыл бұрын
ThatUndeadLegacy wtf is your problem?
@detectivemolasses1980
7 жыл бұрын
ThatUndeadLegacy wtf is your problem?
Pc still begging for thier exclusive Half life 3
@Ricky9871973
7 жыл бұрын
We're getting 3 games from Valve in the future. However, the chance of a port to console is less likely due to Gaben's dislike for it. Also it probably won't be HL3. www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-10-valve-is-making-three-fully-fledged-vr-games www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-10-gabe-newell-explains-why-valve-doesnt-have-any-current-gen-console-games
@Ricky9871973
7 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry I'm not really good with jokes. Can you explain what the joke is?
@cecokeco
7 жыл бұрын
sry but who beg 10 years for the last guardian and ff15
@exon576
7 жыл бұрын
cecokeco ..aaand we got both games. so you got your hl3? where is it?
@cecokeco
7 жыл бұрын
there are 3 games developed by valve right now so soon
The facial animation while characters are talking is my only complaint. It's horrible. Nothing else to say - the game is amazing on any other aspect
I can't wait for you to revisit this game on PC.
I really appreciate the detail in your tech analysis and channel over all. Thank you!!
An absolutely superb in depth analysis. Rich in both content and detail. Thank you DF.
Meanwhile Bethesda releasing that sh%t of game (Fallout 4) with a 10 year old graphics and everyone hypes it to oblivion.
@boffifis1
7 жыл бұрын
I like how fallout 4 has Smudge instead of textures ;)
@JustinBallard117
6 жыл бұрын
Cause graphics aren't everything
@alphaomega887654321
5 жыл бұрын
@@JustinBallard117 thats true but the requirements of fallout4 is too high for such a shitty graphic
@JustinBallard117
5 жыл бұрын
@@alphaomega887654321 yes but imo its all about the aesthetics and how much care the devs put into the universe, for instance i still think halo 3 way back from 2007 looks way better and looks much much more immersive than most games today. it looks very nice and doesnt look kiddish like most video games imo.
Wow wat a true masterpiece
@lionelbulgin1739
7 жыл бұрын
Punch Down King Still holds true
@misterfreezypop2075
6 жыл бұрын
Too bad breath of the wild was better
@neffelibatta7658
5 жыл бұрын
@Punch Down King Guess what? Uncharted 4 is a masterpiece!
@RandomGamingMoments925
5 жыл бұрын
@@misterfreezypop2075 That's your opinion
@misterfreezypop2075
5 жыл бұрын
@@RandomGamingMoments925 its almost everyone's😂
That's as much of a review as I need! (Of course I've read/seen many others, but DF really knows what they're talking about every SINGLE time, thanks guys!)
Yet Fallout 4 can't handle 30fps, aaah Bethesda...
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Thats the real win here, a slap in the face to other Dev's always excusing their shoddy work
@skenderijamirko6309
7 жыл бұрын
Kaliik lol and its looks so shity
@SirDella
5 жыл бұрын
Now fallout 76 can't handle 20fps
@SirDella
5 жыл бұрын
@Mitch hahahha
@gurjindersingh3843
4 жыл бұрын
It has a bigger world.
Collector Day One :)
@SebastianMartinez-ml9zv
7 жыл бұрын
HDEY974 already got mine 😂😂😂
@laurentrochefeuille6269
7 жыл бұрын
I buy Spiderman too :) But Horizon it's great too :)
@pedr2067
6 жыл бұрын
Punch Down King Spider man is pretty far away tho
Ps4 the best console to play games
@AlliGamingTV
7 жыл бұрын
Long life PC master race 60fps 4k
@Goldhim
7 жыл бұрын
Human Sol fuck no Xbox always and forever
@ktytrkylmz
7 жыл бұрын
How many of us can play 4k 60 fps on pc? you dumb
@godofwaroneshot
7 жыл бұрын
Hebele Hübele play what Dota??
@RolanTHUNDER
7 жыл бұрын
No doubt.
Great video John. Well thought out commentary and explanation of all the things I was looking to find out!!
i can always count on DF for game performance and technical analysis. kudos to you guys.
15:50 very interesting stuff here. It clearly shows the relationship to the platform. Developers NEVER rerender movies in higher resolutions for PC ports. You can remember some 2011-2013 PC ports where these 720p movies inserted in 1080p gameplay looked just terrible. PC is not a gaming platform it is crutches to run console games.
This game is a masterpiece of design (and great to play), thanks for revealing the details.
John's videos are the main reason I continue to visit this channel.
Very professional and spot on knowledge of what you are talking about! It's good to see people being fair yet honest with game tech reviews. I'm currently going to school for game design and animation, and videos like this really help me understand tech jargon and methods used in video games. Good job guys!
waiting for your review on AMD'S RYZEN Processors
@juanpedromolina1170
7 жыл бұрын
PC peasant!!! hahahahahahahaha fanboy console are very funny
@shitkicker4057
7 жыл бұрын
@Travis I have no interest in playing SC whatsoever.
@kevinmcdaniel871
7 жыл бұрын
MR EXTINCT 69 and how is that gonna help u no zero dawn dog lmao. I hope u have both PC and pro as I do
@thegamingarsenal1662
7 жыл бұрын
KEVIN McDaniel lol yeah man I do have a separate PC gaming setup and I had PS3 but didn't upgrade to PS4 PRO bcz of Scorpio . Waiting for Scorpio to get released . But major of my budget goes in upgrading my PC and I rarely BUY PS GAME CD
@anghDescartes
7 жыл бұрын
What's the point of scorpio if you have a gaming PC?
As a 4k Gamer with a 1080gtx, this game looks amazing and smooth - might have to get a ps4pro - Just goes to show how sloppy PC game development is. (looking at you Bethesda)
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
Buy yourself a PSVR with the change you save on buying PC
@danw3735
7 жыл бұрын
Nah i still love PC, and i think VR is still a gimmick, but this goes to show how a game developed for a system with fixed hardware can be optimized to look incredible, while PC games have to be made for a range of harware configurations. You got some stellar games on the PS4 no doubt. Horizon, Last of Us, Uncharted 4, makes me want one.
@fuckjoebiden
7 жыл бұрын
PSVR sucks anyways. The tracking is terrible and Sony has to allow the games like they currently do, so there won't be many games on it
@frankwest9271
7 жыл бұрын
Bethesda develops multi platform games so how are they an example of PC development. Granted that statement does come from a person who called 30 fps "smooth" so perhaps I shouldn't expect much.
@bmthnumber1
7 жыл бұрын
buying a dead accessory psvr to play garbage demos that look like cellphone games instead of 1440p PC max settings lmao this the reason u idiots are called peasants, well deserved
Superb video. I enjoyed listening to the expert analysis as much as I did watching the gorgeous visuals. Next week can't come soon enough!
Guerilla have made a master piece and thank you DF for the detailed review. Super excited about the engine!
The water now does interact with the character. Really well actually.
Just got the full version of the game a few days ago for 20 bucks! Absolutely love it & couldn't agree more with this analysis. ✌️😎👍
Amazing analysis DF, Horizon looks like the next gen jump I was hoping for.
rip xbox
@jphuwae4505
7 жыл бұрын
Borna Filipović Hahaha so true
@totallynotaseaotter4946
7 жыл бұрын
A good multiplayer shooter would put a dent in Xbox, Not a single player game with limited replay-ability. Most people will go back to their multi-player games very soon. Just saying, Playstation needs its own counter-strike type game that can hold a large population. Like halo 3 was for the 360.
@enrikoyr
7 жыл бұрын
TotallyNotASeaOtter that job is given to EA, Activision, and many other to handle. Sony is not trying to do what they are not good at. And that's a good thing
@antenman
7 жыл бұрын
Dumb answer...
@Ashunderfire986
7 жыл бұрын
PS4 is more story driven experience, with some multiplayer on a few of it's titles like Uncharted 4. The multiplayer is mainly on 3rd party developers to fill in the gap. Xbox One is purely multiplayer and less story. Look at the sequels for it's flagship titles like Gears 4 and Halo 5! Both games storyline suck real bad, but the multiplayer is great. Xbox One needs story driven game. As a matter of fact, according to Phil Spencer, we might get just that with non tradition game yet to be announce from E317. I want to see Xbox One Scorpio's answer to Horizon Zero Dawn.
Who's back here after hearing rumours of PC release? I honestly cant wait to play this at 1440p maxed out and a stable 60+fps
@leahtofu
4 жыл бұрын
PC gang rise up! 😎👍
i'm a pc guy but i can appreciate this quality from sony/gg.
Thanks for your excellent technical analysis. I've yet to find anyone who does these better than you guys!
The production quality of this video is nearly as good as the freakin game.Well done lads.
The game looks amazing in every aspect, but what surprised me the most were the map and the clouds...
The gameplay in HZD is so good, I wish developers like Rockstar would focus on that more.
@rhovenom04
4 жыл бұрын
Rockstar is always playsafe. They dont go outside their comfortzone. they are not creative enough, all their games are about real life.
@wallacesousuke1433
5 ай бұрын
MOnster Hunter World, Souls games, Nioh, DMC are way better gameplay wise, Western devs don't know how to make great gameplay and combat systems anymore cuz they are too busy trying to aim for "realism" and cinematic BS
i noticed the fade in of the higher detailed assets (cause i notice those things), and it is so soublte, it's amazing
This is the best Analysis i have seen on Horizon. Awesome job.
It's official. This is the best game ever made.
"A triumph" - Digital Foundry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great job on the breakdown. A very polished analysis video for a very polished game. Thank you.
What a fantastic video, you guys do tremendous work!
this game is so beautiful. Very well done Guerillas
Decima engine sounds pretty neat,
awesome analysis. thanks for your work John.
Excellent video! I just got Horizon 2 days ago on a PS4 Pro on my 4k HDR TV, what an experience!!!
These graphics are... stunning! 9:12 PM 5/30/2019
Yep, this game is gorgeous on the Pro with a 4K tv...
Wow! I have never seeing such a nice technical analysis of a game and it's engine before. You got a subscriber and do more of this type of analysis. It's something different from just talking about a game that so many others do. Btw. I noticed as you said the environment loading as you walk threw it so i will like to ask if you play it at 1080p at PS4 Pro is this issue less obvious? Because i noticed some games get less blurry and their environment loads from bigger distance in the Ps4 Pro than normal PS4.
i love you df, keep the great content coming
Can't wait to play this on PC this year!
@gaylaxia
4 жыл бұрын
There was like a bundle where if you bought an AMD CPU like the 3900x or 3950x you would get a code for horizon for PC, and supposedly it would expire like the start of July, so dunno but hopefully it releases end of this month, the start of next one, I could be completely wrong.
@rohanofgondor
3 жыл бұрын
@@gaylaxia Aug 7
@gaylaxia
3 жыл бұрын
@@rohanofgondor Yeah ik
@gaylaxia
3 жыл бұрын
It do indeed be coming out to pc Aug 7th.
Game looks absolutely stunning, can't wait to pick it up at some point. Great video John. (Also DF should just finally disable comments on their videos. The amount of petty, pathetic kiddies and man children constantly bitching about goddamn game consoles/PC is astounding. Don't give them a platform.)
@frankwest9271
7 жыл бұрын
If you don't like the comments, don't read them. On videos dealing with PC hardware tests there are no console kiddies around and many comments are actually informative, sometimes pointing out certain flaws in DT's benchmarking methodology which led to them redoing videos to be more representative of true performance.
Can't hit the like button enough for the video. This game is truly a masterpiece.
Gorgeous cinematic realtime scenes made me fall in love with this game
my collector edition better be coming in time...
Game looks incredible
a great review too, thanks John. - insightful, concise, beautifully articulated - would sub again : )
I'm in love with that map. The 3D effect is stunning.
Can't wait to play this at 4k 0fps on my PC.
@mysty0
7 жыл бұрын
You could try 720p @5fps with an emulator :P
@awesomeguy2009
7 жыл бұрын
MMOGrind Ehh, It'll be emulated sooner or later :P
@Gh0stxRider
7 жыл бұрын
Phantom Drags in 15 years you will forget about this game. So ya gl
@awesomeguy2009
7 жыл бұрын
Gh0stxRider I mean, I have a PS4 but I'm pretty sure it won't be 15 years. Lol
@ryandavis2775
7 жыл бұрын
More than 15 years later and there isn't a single even a single emulator for the original Xbox. It's not gonna happen
The power of Sony's PS4 reveals AGAIN. This exclusive is going to change things. Guerrilla Games is a genius developer. No wonder Decima engine is being used for Kojima's Death Stranding. Long live. #PlaystationNation
Excellent work, guys!
Love John's videos!
Uncharted 4, Blood Borne, Horizon Zero, and Persona 5 are reason enough for my PS4 Pro. PC Gaming is great and I love my PC, but these games are incredible.
@chalpua8802
6 жыл бұрын
DigitalNow I dont have a regular PS4 but yes you are correct.
I plan to get an Xbox one X for personal reasons, I have an Xbox one and have not owned a Sony Console since the PS2. I bought the PS4 Pro because I wanted this game that badly. All in all, it was totally worth it, and this game is a fucking Masterpiece. Common titles like Fallout 4, Skyrim, Injustice 2, Etc will be preserved on the Xbox one X. But exclusives are my main reason for having a Sony console.
@UnderWarranty
6 жыл бұрын
I have the OneX and I hate the PlayStation but I still brought one for this and other brilliant exclusives
Absolutely brilliant. So happy for Guerilla. Hat's off. Technical masterpiece ultra impressive engine. Perfect FT and FPS on consoles - just WOW! Cheers!! Great video DF -Keep it up! My favorite YT channel
This analysis, much like the game, is a masterpiece, well done @digitalfoundry!!!