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Metal Gear Solid Delta is poorly optimised on all platforms and it's disingenuous to use it as indicative of typical PS5 Pro advantages. Even in its infancy PS5 Pro's often delivering on Cerny's target of it achieving PS5 30fps mode like fidelity, only at 60fps. Numerous tentpole games this... year show sizeable improvements. Battlefield 6 Beta - "Substantially" better IQ and up to 55% better fps than PS5 in performance mode. Assassin's Creed Shadows - Generationally tansformative RTGI/fidelity mode settings, but at 60fps. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - Fidelity and graphics settings of PS5's 30fps mode, but at 60fps. Death Stranding 2 - Near locked 60fps with similar IQ and fidelity as PS5's 30fps mode. Monster Hunter Wilds - Far superior image stability and more consistent 60fps vs PS5. As someone who bought a PS5 Pro at launch, I can absolutely say it's been worth it for me, and I'd struggle to go back to the base system. There will always be outliers like MGS Delta, but they don't represent typical improvements PS5 Pro generally brings. Much like PC releases with issues like shader compilation or traversal stutter, or more general bugginess vs console counterparts, it would be unfair to use those things as indicative of PC gaming performance improvements in totality, or to conclude all PC gaming hardware is a scam lol. Context matters. Video compilation. #PS5Pro #PS5 #DigitalFoundryshow more

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Yin and Yang of game optimisation. Battlefield 6 open beta runs up to 55% better fps on PS5 Pro vs PS5 in performance mode, while also having "substantially better" image quality using PSSR and higher average resolution too. Meanwhile, Metal Gear Solid Delta runs fairly poor on both consoles. But while PS5 Pro's performance mode runs at PS5 quality settings, plus better GI too, embarrassingly it has worse overall framerate performance and worse image quality (though IQ is better in motion). Konami didn't even send Digital Foundry Series X/S codes, so that could be a doozy too lol. Either way, it's another Unreal Engine 5 game that isn't up to snuff, while BF6 appears to utilise the PS5 Pro well. #PS5 #PS5Pro #Battlefield6 #MetalGearSolidΔ

Yin and Yang of game optimisation. Battlefield 6 open beta runs up to 55% better fps on PS5 Pro vs PS5 in performance mode, while also having "substantially better" image quality using PSSR and higher average resolution too. Meanwhile, Metal Gear Solid Delta runs fairly poor on both consoles. But while PS5 Pro's performance mode runs at PS5 quality settings, plus better GI too, embarrassingly it has worse overall framerate performance and worse image quality (though IQ is better in motion). Konami didn't even send Digital Foundry Series X/S codes, so that could be a doozy too lol. Either way, it's another Unreal Engine 5 game that isn't up to snuff, while BF6 appears to utilise the PS5 Pro well. #PS5 #PS5Pro #Battlefield6 #MetalGearSolidΔ

NIB

137,433 views • 10 months ago

Assassin's Creed Shadows | Digital Foundry PS5 Pro Analysis "Possibly the most transformative PS5 Pro upgrade we've seen so far" Full Video ▶️ Details ▪️PS5 Pro features RTGI [Ray-Traced Global Illumination] at 60FPS, which is only available on base PS5 and Xbox Series X at 30/40FPS ▪️Image quality/resolution seemingly the same as PS5, but addition of RTGI is a "game changer" to visuals, "enormous difference" ▪️Increased resolution in quality mode ▪️PS5 Pro adds ray-traced reflections in quality mode (though not really a 'transformative' difference) ▪️Balanced Mode at 40FPS (at 120Hz output) is higher resolution on Pro #AssassinsCreedShadows #PS5 #PS5Pro #Xbox

Assassin's Creed Shadows | Digital Foundry PS5 Pro Analysis "Possibly the most transformative PS5 Pro upgrade we've seen so far" Full Video ▶️ Details ▪️PS5 Pro features RTGI [Ray-Traced Global Illumination] at 60FPS, which is only available on base PS5 and Xbox Series X at 30/40FPS ▪️Image quality/resolution seemingly the same as PS5, but addition of RTGI is a "game changer" to visuals, "enormous difference" ▪️Increased resolution in quality mode ▪️PS5 Pro adds ray-traced reflections in quality mode (though not really a 'transformative' difference) ▪️Balanced Mode at 40FPS (at 120Hz output) is higher resolution on Pro #AssassinsCreedShadows #PS5 #PS5Pro #Xbox

Shinobi602

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Path Tracing on PS5 Pro even as a demo and at 30fps, pretty much confirms at least some games will use PT on PS6, which I said months ago but some said I was crazy for suggesting. PC gamers won't want to admit it, but next-gen the gap between console and higher end PC may shrink in terms of real world differences, bolstered by more competent RT and AI upscaling tech in the next-gen consoles. Keep in mind Valve already confirmed what Steam data already showed, that "the steam machine is equal or better than ~70% of what people have at home", and the Steam Machine is reportedly similar in perfomance to the BASE PS5. In regards to PT in F1 on PS5 Pro, I say drop the base resolution further (there's examples of PSSR 2 looking great even at 864p) and give us 40fps or higher. Also, this is a reason the future/RDNA4 RT tech and custom AI hardware in PS5 Pro was noteworthy. The "2-3x" PS5's RT performance Cerny quoted clearly wasn't just PR bluster. Outside of this demo, it's already allowing WAY better RT than PS5 in some games (Cyberpunk, F1, AC Shadows etc), with better image quality and/or perfomance to boot. Such demo's show there's potentially more to extract, especially for quality modes. #PS5Pro #PS6

Path Tracing on PS5 Pro even as a demo and at 30fps, pretty much confirms at least some games will use PT on PS6, which I said months ago but some said I was crazy for suggesting. PC gamers won't want to admit it, but next-gen the gap between console and higher end PC may shrink in terms of real world differences, bolstered by more competent RT and AI upscaling tech in the next-gen consoles. Keep in mind Valve already confirmed what Steam data already showed, that "the steam machine is equal or better than ~70% of what people have at home", and the Steam Machine is reportedly similar in perfomance to the BASE PS5. In regards to PT in F1 on PS5 Pro, I say drop the base resolution further (there's examples of PSSR 2 looking great even at 864p) and give us 40fps or higher. Also, this is a reason the future/RDNA4 RT tech and custom AI hardware in PS5 Pro was noteworthy. The "2-3x" PS5's RT performance Cerny quoted clearly wasn't just PR bluster. Outside of this demo, it's already allowing WAY better RT than PS5 in some games (Cyberpunk, F1, AC Shadows etc), with better image quality and/or perfomance to boot. Such demo's show there's potentially more to extract, especially for quality modes. #PS5Pro #PS6

NIB

193,851 views • 2 months ago

Digital Foundry analyses Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro and concludes it's "fantastic on PS5 Pro. They actually did it". Also "one of the most impressive open world experiences" John's had. Has RT in all modes and perfomance is mostly stable even at 60fps, save for some egregious extremes where it can drop to the 30's, though 40fps and 30fps modes stay near locked. Will have PSSR 2.0 at launch, which DF couldn't test with this version of the game, so will improve further. #CrimsonDesert #PS5Pro

Digital Foundry analyses Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro and concludes it's "fantastic on PS5 Pro. They actually did it". Also "one of the most impressive open world experiences" John's had. Has RT in all modes and perfomance is mostly stable even at 60fps, save for some egregious extremes where it can drop to the 30's, though 40fps and 30fps modes stay near locked. Will have PSSR 2.0 at launch, which DF couldn't test with this version of the game, so will improve further. #CrimsonDesert #PS5Pro

NIB

45,728 views • 4 months ago

Played about a few hours of Ghost of Yotei: - Very strong visual presentation. GoY has such a beautiful art style and atmosphere. Not just graphics. - Combat feels incredibly satisfying and powerful. - Story plot feels more interesting this time to me. - Day and night improvements to environmental textures over the first game. - Easily the best PS5 Pro enhanced game ever made. ‘Ray Tracing Pro’ looks similar to Fidelity mode and delivers a crisp and clean presentation thanks to PSSR all at locked 60fps. - Weather system has evolved much more over the first game. - Insane music scores. Feels like a film sometimes. - Incredible HDR

Played about a few hours of Ghost of Yotei: - Very strong visual presentation. GoY has such a beautiful art style and atmosphere. Not just graphics. - Combat feels incredibly satisfying and powerful. - Story plot feels more interesting this time to me. - Day and night improvements to environmental textures over the first game. - Easily the best PS5 Pro enhanced game ever made. ‘Ray Tracing Pro’ looks similar to Fidelity mode and delivers a crisp and clean presentation thanks to PSSR all at locked 60fps. - Weather system has evolved much more over the first game. - Insane music scores. Feels like a film sometimes. - Incredible HDR

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154,576 views • 9 months ago

This is the closest Game we have to compare to GTA VI in terms of Open-World Gameplay. This Matrix: Awakens footage was recorded on Xbox Series X and as you can see the FPS is struggling to stay above 30FPS. The resolution also takes a big hit when you start moving the camera too fast because of so much processing happening at the same time. Considering GTA 6 has probably 10X times the mechanics of NPCs behavior going on and physics that are miles ahead of this game, it's safe to say that a performance mode is going to be near impossible in a PS5/Xbox Series X and S Version. Perhaps when PS5 Pro launches we will get a 60FPS mode, but things are looking rough right now. Let's see how well Rockstar Games manages to optimize their next GTA For more in-depth insights, updates, and discussions on the gaming and tech universe, join me on this exciting journey. Follow me @niktekofficial and become a part of the evolving gaming community

This is the closest Game we have to compare to GTA VI in terms of Open-World Gameplay. This Matrix: Awakens footage was recorded on Xbox Series X and as you can see the FPS is struggling to stay above 30FPS. The resolution also takes a big hit when you start moving the camera too fast because of so much processing happening at the same time. Considering GTA 6 has probably 10X times the mechanics of NPCs behavior going on and physics that are miles ahead of this game, it's safe to say that a performance mode is going to be near impossible in a PS5/Xbox Series X and S Version. Perhaps when PS5 Pro launches we will get a 60FPS mode, but things are looking rough right now. Let's see how well Rockstar Games manages to optimize their next GTA For more in-depth insights, updates, and discussions on the gaming and tech universe, join me on this exciting journey. Follow me @niktekofficial and become a part of the evolving gaming community

NikTek

400,682 views • 2 years ago

New Mark Cerny PS5 Pro Technical Seminar. Some interesting info. GPU is a hybrid of RDNA tech Base tech - RDNA2.X (RDNA2 + 3) Ray Tracing - RDNA4 Machine Learning - Custom Not fully RDNA3 to reduce workload for ports/code. Doesn't have RDNA3 shader executables and double floating point calculations, though it does have other RDNA3 and custom features such as extra vertex and primitive processing, more shader instructions for ML etc. Not having double FP is why Tflop count is 16.7 Tflop and not 33.5 Tflop, but Tflop count difference is "meaningless", esp to real world performance, and they didn't need 32bit calculation bump. Though interestingly PS5 Pro still retains 8 operations per lane for 67 Tflops of 16bit performance. Custom ML hardware has 300 TOPS of performance. PS5 Pro also has over 1GB of extra GDDR6 ram for games vs PS5, thanks to extra DDR5 system ram that many OS operations have been moved on to. Ray Tracing is roughly 2-3x faster than equivalent PS5 performance. ML hardware are PlayStation custom additions to RDNA that they themselves designed in collaboration with AMD. #PS5Pro #PS5 Full video below

New Mark Cerny PS5 Pro Technical Seminar. Some interesting info. GPU is a hybrid of RDNA tech Base tech - RDNA2.X (RDNA2 + 3) Ray Tracing - RDNA4 Machine Learning - Custom Not fully RDNA3 to reduce workload for ports/code. Doesn't have RDNA3 shader executables and double floating point calculations, though it does have other RDNA3 and custom features such as extra vertex and primitive processing, more shader instructions for ML etc. Not having double FP is why Tflop count is 16.7 Tflop and not 33.5 Tflop, but Tflop count difference is "meaningless", esp to real world performance, and they didn't need 32bit calculation bump. Though interestingly PS5 Pro still retains 8 operations per lane for 67 Tflops of 16bit performance. Custom ML hardware has 300 TOPS of performance. PS5 Pro also has over 1GB of extra GDDR6 ram for games vs PS5, thanks to extra DDR5 system ram that many OS operations have been moved on to. Ray Tracing is roughly 2-3x faster than equivalent PS5 performance. ML hardware are PlayStation custom additions to RDNA that they themselves designed in collaboration with AMD. #PS5Pro #PS5 Full video below

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52,900 views • 1 year ago

It's PS5 RDNA 1.5 all over again, and reading responses, like a certain fandom never gets tired of being let down or uninformed. There's reasons PS5 often outperforms Xbox Series X despite the latter having 44% more compute than PS5 and being "full RDNA 2", which Digital Foundry did a video on. As I said at the start of the gen, most RDNA2 features Xbox/PC fans claim PS5 is missing, it was unlikely to use as they're Microsoft DirectX RDNA tie in features, and PS5 doesn't use DX but instead its own proprietary custom API called AGC. Why would PlayStation push for Microsoft DirectX RDNA features, when they don't use DirectX? Any AGC API specific graphics features PS5 uses (that Xbox wouldn't have) are not widely publicly advertised, as PlayStation don't need to advertise them the way Microsoft does due to their PC DirectX market. Thus every customisation PS5 has (which Kepler seemingly glosses over or doesn't recognise), from its faster clockspeeds, cache scrubbers, I/O set up, CPU alleviating decompression, DMA controllers and processors, geometry engine etc, will have been specifically designed around AGC or vice versa, NOT DirectX RDNA2 features. PS6 will be no different. There may be DirectX RDNA5 features they do not need or use, but there will inevitably be other unique customisations of their own and for their OWN proprietary API instead, no doubt bolstered by Amethyst custom features from their partnership with AMD. If history is any indicator, PlayStation is right to prioritise their own API and modifications, as these tend to have greater cost to perfomance results for the hardware vs the competition. The RDNA2 DirectX image below is taken directly from AMD's website, and again, PlayStation doesn't use Microsoft's DirectX. #PS6

It's PS5 RDNA 1.5 all over again, and reading responses, like a certain fandom never gets tired of being let down or uninformed. There's reasons PS5 often outperforms Xbox Series X despite the latter having 44% more compute than PS5 and being "full RDNA 2", which Digital Foundry did a video on. As I said at the start of the gen, most RDNA2 features Xbox/PC fans claim PS5 is missing, it was unlikely to use as they're Microsoft DirectX RDNA tie in features, and PS5 doesn't use DX but instead its own proprietary custom API called AGC. Why would PlayStation push for Microsoft DirectX RDNA features, when they don't use DirectX? Any AGC API specific graphics features PS5 uses (that Xbox wouldn't have) are not widely publicly advertised, as PlayStation don't need to advertise them the way Microsoft does due to their PC DirectX market. Thus every customisation PS5 has (which Kepler seemingly glosses over or doesn't recognise), from its faster clockspeeds, cache scrubbers, I/O set up, CPU alleviating decompression, DMA controllers and processors, geometry engine etc, will have been specifically designed around AGC or vice versa, NOT DirectX RDNA2 features. PS6 will be no different. There may be DirectX RDNA5 features they do not need or use, but there will inevitably be other unique customisations of their own and for their OWN proprietary API instead, no doubt bolstered by Amethyst custom features from their partnership with AMD. If history is any indicator, PlayStation is right to prioritise their own API and modifications, as these tend to have greater cost to perfomance results for the hardware vs the competition. The RDNA2 DirectX image below is taken directly from AMD's website, and again, PlayStation doesn't use Microsoft's DirectX. #PS6

NIB

48,001 views • 4 months ago

Digital Foundry says the rumoured leaked specs difference between Xbox Helix and PS6 (~26% CU), which is far less than between Series X and PS5 (44% CU, but PS5 clocks are faster) is unlikely "to get you a whole lot" and it's "basically not that meaningful". Oliver adds "especially if you're looking at an unsubsidised box on one end, subsidised box on the other end, there could be a substantial price price premium you're paying for that performance." "Because the new Xbox Magnus die is also over 400mm squared, even though I think it is a dual die design, that is a considerably large die for a console. Whereas PS6 seems to be a die around PS5 Pro size, as it's a very svelte die that's monolithic, so that should be cheaper to produce just by its nature as well" Considering #PS5 is also launching AFTER #Xbox Helix, and is likely to come with more mature or advanced Project Amethyst features or customisations, and Helix might not have tenrpole Xbox exclusives either, next-gen could be one where the new Xbox hardware is considerably worse value proposition vs PlayStation hardware, more so than all prior gens.

Digital Foundry says the rumoured leaked specs difference between Xbox Helix and PS6 (~26% CU), which is far less than between Series X and PS5 (44% CU, but PS5 clocks are faster) is unlikely "to get you a whole lot" and it's "basically not that meaningful". Oliver adds "especially if you're looking at an unsubsidised box on one end, subsidised box on the other end, there could be a substantial price price premium you're paying for that performance." "Because the new Xbox Magnus die is also over 400mm squared, even though I think it is a dual die design, that is a considerably large die for a console. Whereas PS6 seems to be a die around PS5 Pro size, as it's a very svelte die that's monolithic, so that should be cheaper to produce just by its nature as well" Considering #PS5 is also launching AFTER #Xbox Helix, and is likely to come with more mature or advanced Project Amethyst features or customisations, and Helix might not have tenrpole Xbox exclusives either, next-gen could be one where the new Xbox hardware is considerably worse value proposition vs PlayStation hardware, more so than all prior gens.

NIB

107,868 views • 4 months ago

I played PS5 Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero’s new Gamescom 2025 Demo and it continues to be a lot of fun ! I played this all on PS5 Pro too + A build on what I played at TGS 2024 + More than just back to back boss battles + There are now areas to explore, npcs sharing lore, items to find for upgrades, other enemies and mini bosses on the way + Some new weapons were introduced here but largely the same at TGS 2024 + You beat bosses and take on their weapons + You have your main weapon to use unlimited + A special weapon you can only use with enough of the power source available (don’t know the name) R2 + You have another weapon to used via L2 that is limited as well but replenishes its uses as you play, block, parry, etc + There are check points that replenish everything you have + You die, you go back to that checkpoint Everything else similar to what I played before - Ps5 pro | ps5themes | playstation | gamescom 2025

I played PS5 Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero’s new Gamescom 2025 Demo and it continues to be a lot of fun ! I played this all on PS5 Pro too + A build on what I played at TGS 2024 + More than just back to back boss battles + There are now areas to explore, npcs sharing lore, items to find for upgrades, other enemies and mini bosses on the way + Some new weapons were introduced here but largely the same at TGS 2024 + You beat bosses and take on their weapons + You have your main weapon to use unlimited + A special weapon you can only use with enough of the power source available (don’t know the name) R2 + You have another weapon to used via L2 that is limited as well but replenishes its uses as you play, block, parry, etc + There are check points that replenish everything you have + You die, you go back to that checkpoint Everything else similar to what I played before - Ps5 pro | ps5themes | playstation | gamescom 2025

TCMFGames

24,039 views • 10 months ago

Borderlands 4 Performance Summary in 2 minutes: 0:00 - Native Res Badass Settings the game runs bad 0:30 - Upscaling Performance Mode Badass Settings, the game barely manages to hit 60FPS 1:20 - Frame Gen turned on and now you have 100 FPS Some people will turn all these settings on and be happy with it but in my honest opinion these are used as crutches to make the game look as if it performs good. Borderlands 4 has a certain art style that doesn't look like it needs these kind of settings to be turned on to play at a high framerate but sadly it does and you can defend this if you want but the future of gaming looks bleak, using this tech to not optimize the games further will just result in input latency increase as every game will be delivered with frame-gen turned on in the devs mind.

Borderlands 4 Performance Summary in 2 minutes: 0:00 - Native Res Badass Settings the game runs bad 0:30 - Upscaling Performance Mode Badass Settings, the game barely manages to hit 60FPS 1:20 - Frame Gen turned on and now you have 100 FPS Some people will turn all these settings on and be happy with it but in my honest opinion these are used as crutches to make the game look as if it performs good. Borderlands 4 has a certain art style that doesn't look like it needs these kind of settings to be turned on to play at a high framerate but sadly it does and you can defend this if you want but the future of gaming looks bleak, using this tech to not optimize the games further will just result in input latency increase as every game will be delivered with frame-gen turned on in the devs mind.

NikTek

359,660 views • 10 months ago

So, a lot of you have been talking about Wuthering Waves' optimization. Let me explain. 5700G (16 MB L3 Cache) + RX 9060 XT (FSR Quality) vs 5800X3D (96 MB 3D V-Cache) + RTX 5060 Ti (DLSS Quality) Note: I even increased the graphics settings on the 5060 Ti to show the difference. Explanation: Both GPUs deliver similar performance overall, but you'll notice higher FPS on the right side. Why? The Ryzen 7 5800X3D's 96 MB 3D V-Cache significantly improves performance in Wuthering Waves, especially 1% lows and overall frame consistency. In my testing, the performance improvement was around 40% compared to the 5700G. One reason is that Wuthering Waves is very CPU-sensitive, particularly in open-world areas. There are also optimization issues that Kuro Games still needs to address. I'm not trying to downplay anyone's PC. I'm simply pointing out that Wuthering Waves benefits a lot from CPUs with larger L3 cache, similar to games like Crimson Desert, STALKER 2, and Black Myth: Wukong. PS5 Performance Kuro Games still needs to improve the PS5 and PS5 Pro versions. Even some demanding games perform better on those consoles, so there's definitely room for optimization. I hope this helps! If you have any questions or want the best settings for your PC, feel free to ask. #WutheringWaves #Gacha

So, a lot of you have been talking about Wuthering Waves' optimization. Let me explain. 5700G (16 MB L3 Cache) + RX 9060 XT (FSR Quality) vs 5800X3D (96 MB 3D V-Cache) + RTX 5060 Ti (DLSS Quality) Note: I even increased the graphics settings on the 5060 Ti to show the difference. Explanation: Both GPUs deliver similar performance overall, but you'll notice higher FPS on the right side. Why? The Ryzen 7 5800X3D's 96 MB 3D V-Cache significantly improves performance in Wuthering Waves, especially 1% lows and overall frame consistency. In my testing, the performance improvement was around 40% compared to the 5700G. One reason is that Wuthering Waves is very CPU-sensitive, particularly in open-world areas. There are also optimization issues that Kuro Games still needs to address. I'm not trying to downplay anyone's PC. I'm simply pointing out that Wuthering Waves benefits a lot from CPUs with larger L3 cache, similar to games like Crimson Desert, STALKER 2, and Black Myth: Wukong. PS5 Performance Kuro Games still needs to improve the PS5 and PS5 Pro versions. Even some demanding games perform better on those consoles, so there's definitely room for optimization. I hope this helps! If you have any questions or want the best settings for your PC, feel free to ask. #WutheringWaves #Gacha

Kaito

31,322 views • 1 day ago

Not only is Ghost of Yotei's combat incredible, but it's a notable improvement over Tshushima, evident with anything more than surface level knowledge and analysis. Compared to its predecessor, it has far more aggressive AI, movesets, faster attack patterns, parries, dodges, much smaller parry windows, added dynamism, more tools/weapons, mechanics, enemy variety etc. All of which come together to make the actual flow of combat more demanding, diverse and precise, with a more frenetic and deadly feel. On Hard/Lethal, while a decent player can make the game LOOK easy, in reality it's surprisingly challenging, with death always a single mistake or split second or few away. I've died more in Yoei than some Soulsborne titles lol. It also makes Tsushima feel almost easy in comparison, even on Lethal. Perhaps it's harder as I play in Miikei mode (close up camera and extra blood), but I wouldn't have it any other way! 🔥 #PS5Pro gameplay video. #GhostofYotei #GhostOfYōtei #PS5

Not only is Ghost of Yotei's combat incredible, but it's a notable improvement over Tshushima, evident with anything more than surface level knowledge and analysis. Compared to its predecessor, it has far more aggressive AI, movesets, faster attack patterns, parries, dodges, much smaller parry windows, added dynamism, more tools/weapons, mechanics, enemy variety etc. All of which come together to make the actual flow of combat more demanding, diverse and precise, with a more frenetic and deadly feel. On Hard/Lethal, while a decent player can make the game LOOK easy, in reality it's surprisingly challenging, with death always a single mistake or split second or few away. I've died more in Yoei than some Soulsborne titles lol. It also makes Tsushima feel almost easy in comparison, even on Lethal. Perhaps it's harder as I play in Miikei mode (close up camera and extra blood), but I wouldn't have it any other way! 🔥 #PS5Pro gameplay video. #GhostofYotei #GhostOfYōtei #PS5

NIB

83,015 views • 9 months ago

Ghost of Yotei finished. My most anticipated game of the year and it definitely delivered. Visually it's a work of art with excellent combat and exploration. However, I did have some gripes. While I love the exploration, the side content itself gets a bit repetitive by the end (looking at the parkour). Also don't think the story was quite as good as GoT. Atsu is a beast and a good protagonist but Jin's storyline and character development was a little better overall. The story doesn't reach the same highs and the first ending was far better. It has its moments but overall didn't quite land for me. Overall though, definitely one of the top games of 2025. Combat and visuals are among the best in the genre. Stealth and parkour could've used bigger improvements considering how much they're used, but still good. Side quests and Mythic Tales are much improved and the overall presentation is excellent. It's more Tsushima, with a bigger arsenal, a beautiful new open world, and a new storyline to get invested in. Definitely going to end up on my GOTY list and I'm excited to work on the platinum! Final Score: 8.5/10 Platform: PS5 Pro Playtime: 45 hours #GhostofYotei #PS5

Ghost of Yotei finished. My most anticipated game of the year and it definitely delivered. Visually it's a work of art with excellent combat and exploration. However, I did have some gripes. While I love the exploration, the side content itself gets a bit repetitive by the end (looking at the parkour). Also don't think the story was quite as good as GoT. Atsu is a beast and a good protagonist but Jin's storyline and character development was a little better overall. The story doesn't reach the same highs and the first ending was far better. It has its moments but overall didn't quite land for me. Overall though, definitely one of the top games of 2025. Combat and visuals are among the best in the genre. Stealth and parkour could've used bigger improvements considering how much they're used, but still good. Side quests and Mythic Tales are much improved and the overall presentation is excellent. It's more Tsushima, with a bigger arsenal, a beautiful new open world, and a new storyline to get invested in. Definitely going to end up on my GOTY list and I'm excited to work on the platinum! Final Score: 8.5/10 Platform: PS5 Pro Playtime: 45 hours #GhostofYotei #PS5

KAMI

65,297 views • 8 months ago

Highguard is available now on PS5, Xbox, and PC - seems like a fresh concept for the multiplayer space. ▫️ Free to play, 3v3 PVP raid shooter ▫️ New episodes release monthly with new maps, Wardens, weapons, and mounts for free ▫️ Play as a Warden to reach the enemy base, drop the barrier, and destroy the generators to drop the base's HP to zero ▫️ Vast open areas between each base where you can loot, harvest resources, and upgrade your arsenal ▫️ Secure the Shieldbreaker and escort it to the enemy base to destroy their barrier before they destroy yours ▫️ If you die you lose the Shieldbreaker, similar to Capture the Flag ▫️ The enemy team can teleport back to their base if you drop their barrier ▫️ Each Warden has unique abilities for different roles like combat, stealth, base repair, or looting ▫️ Every Warden can use any weapon - a primary, a secondary, and a raid tool ▫️ Wardens can use a mix of traditional weapons and magic abilities ▫️ Choose from four random base layouts at the start of a match and armor up the walls ▫️ If the enemy reaches your base, repel them until the Siege Tower expires ▫️ Matches can last up to 4 rounds ▫️ Next episode coming in two weeks with the first year of content already planned ▫️ Available now on PS5, Xbox, and PC #Highguard #PS5 #Xbox #PC

Highguard is available now on PS5, Xbox, and PC - seems like a fresh concept for the multiplayer space. ▫️ Free to play, 3v3 PVP raid shooter ▫️ New episodes release monthly with new maps, Wardens, weapons, and mounts for free ▫️ Play as a Warden to reach the enemy base, drop the barrier, and destroy the generators to drop the base's HP to zero ▫️ Vast open areas between each base where you can loot, harvest resources, and upgrade your arsenal ▫️ Secure the Shieldbreaker and escort it to the enemy base to destroy their barrier before they destroy yours ▫️ If you die you lose the Shieldbreaker, similar to Capture the Flag ▫️ The enemy team can teleport back to their base if you drop their barrier ▫️ Each Warden has unique abilities for different roles like combat, stealth, base repair, or looting ▫️ Every Warden can use any weapon - a primary, a secondary, and a raid tool ▫️ Wardens can use a mix of traditional weapons and magic abilities ▫️ Choose from four random base layouts at the start of a match and armor up the walls ▫️ If the enemy reaches your base, repel them until the Siege Tower expires ▫️ Matches can last up to 4 rounds ▫️ Next episode coming in two weeks with the first year of content already planned ▫️ Available now on PS5, Xbox, and PC #Highguard #PS5 #Xbox #PC

KAMI

151,890 views • 5 months ago

I think we’ll see the full creative vision of GTA 6 once the PC/PS6/Xbox Helix version comes out. As stunning as Grand Theft Auto VI currently looks, its hard to believe that the game will cut some corners to optimize for the current gen hardware. But looking back at Grand Theft Auto V releasing at the end of a console lifecycle then getting the next-gen version was a night and day difference; it showed how much corners Rockstar Games had to cut in order to optimize this game and run well for PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. I believe it is the same situation with the current gen consoles, the GPUs may be powerful, especially on the PS5 Pro; there are going to be some CPU limitations with the Zen 2 architecture.

I think we’ll see the full creative vision of GTA 6 once the PC/PS6/Xbox Helix version comes out. As stunning as Grand Theft Auto VI currently looks, its hard to believe that the game will cut some corners to optimize for the current gen hardware. But looking back at Grand Theft Auto V releasing at the end of a console lifecycle then getting the next-gen version was a night and day difference; it showed how much corners Rockstar Games had to cut in order to optimize this game and run well for PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. I believe it is the same situation with the current gen consoles, the GPUs may be powerful, especially on the PS5 Pro; there are going to be some CPU limitations with the Zen 2 architecture.

NikTek

104,861 views • 3 months ago

In addition to better graphics, current-gen only game design affords gameplay benefits and flexibility folk might not even realise. Insomniac devs were on record about how Spider-Man 2 was able to have faster travel velocity by not being limited to PS4's slow HDD and asset streaming. PS4's mechanical drive simply couldn't keep up with the data demands of faster traversal at the fidelity desired, hence the original Spider-Man had to move/swing slower. Unlike PC's, consoles don't have ultra fast system ram to fall back on either. When you play Spider-Man 2, the added mobility speed, flight, hovering, much faster swinging etc, is not just breathtaking, but it all makes a tangible difference to traversal and its overall fun factor. Gameplay video showcasing how. Another example of the design benefits current-gen only game design can afford, is Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores. Guerilla Games spoke on how they ditched being cross-gen for the DLC, in order to allow for the high above the clouds dynamic flight and draw distance that came with it, as well as the absolutely massive and technically marvelous final boss fight. It's these sorts of things that have me wanting publishers to drop cross-gen game design as soon as absolutely possible in any given gen (though I appreciate it may not always be financially sensible). It's also why I wish more tentpole cross-gen games and exclusives this gen, had been current-gen only. #SpiderMan2 #PS5 #PS5Pro

In addition to better graphics, current-gen only game design affords gameplay benefits and flexibility folk might not even realise. Insomniac devs were on record about how Spider-Man 2 was able to have faster travel velocity by not being limited to PS4's slow HDD and asset streaming. PS4's mechanical drive simply couldn't keep up with the data demands of faster traversal at the fidelity desired, hence the original Spider-Man had to move/swing slower. Unlike PC's, consoles don't have ultra fast system ram to fall back on either. When you play Spider-Man 2, the added mobility speed, flight, hovering, much faster swinging etc, is not just breathtaking, but it all makes a tangible difference to traversal and its overall fun factor. Gameplay video showcasing how. Another example of the design benefits current-gen only game design can afford, is Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores. Guerilla Games spoke on how they ditched being cross-gen for the DLC, in order to allow for the high above the clouds dynamic flight and draw distance that came with it, as well as the absolutely massive and technically marvelous final boss fight. It's these sorts of things that have me wanting publishers to drop cross-gen game design as soon as absolutely possible in any given gen (though I appreciate it may not always be financially sensible). It's also why I wish more tentpole cross-gen games and exclusives this gen, had been current-gen only. #SpiderMan2 #PS5 #PS5Pro

NIB

37,686 views • 10 months ago

Last week Jez Corden threw out a rumour #PlayStation may be scaling things back on PC. Jez's track record's questionable. This week Parris weighed in too, stating he'd heard similar from a good source. He also says: "They'd lean more towards stop doing PC altogether, before they would do day and date." While I've no idea if the rumours are true or not, I have spoken on how recent PlayStation tenpole single player titles have sold poorly on PC and had significantly lower Steam peak player numbers than their predecessors did, despite them selling faster than their predecessors on PlayStation (with lower primary install bases). Steam peak players Spider-Man - 66.5k Spider-Man 2 - 28.1k God of War - 73.5k Ragnarok - 36.6k PlayStation console sales Spider-Man - 13m in 11 months Spider-Man 2 - 11m in 6 months God of War - 10m in 14 months Ragnarok - 11m in less than 3 months Did many PC gamers lose interest, or could it be that more PC gamers who were interested in these PS games, already bought a PS5 in that time? The latter is what numerous PS execs stated was the strategy with staggered PC releases; a trojan horse to get PC gamers to consider a PS5 (even as a secondary system), not just a means to gain extra software sales. There's further data to support it's working. Either way, if PlayStation really is scaling back on PC on the single player stuff, it could be related to the decline in sales on PC, and thus partly a numbers thing. Full link to the discussion. Also of importance is that DetectiveSeeds stated his own sources have told him that they have NOT heard anything to suggest the above rumours are true.

Last week Jez Corden threw out a rumour #PlayStation may be scaling things back on PC. Jez's track record's questionable. This week Parris weighed in too, stating he'd heard similar from a good source. He also says: "They'd lean more towards stop doing PC altogether, before they would do day and date." While I've no idea if the rumours are true or not, I have spoken on how recent PlayStation tenpole single player titles have sold poorly on PC and had significantly lower Steam peak player numbers than their predecessors did, despite them selling faster than their predecessors on PlayStation (with lower primary install bases). Steam peak players Spider-Man - 66.5k Spider-Man 2 - 28.1k God of War - 73.5k Ragnarok - 36.6k PlayStation console sales Spider-Man - 13m in 11 months Spider-Man 2 - 11m in 6 months God of War - 10m in 14 months Ragnarok - 11m in less than 3 months Did many PC gamers lose interest, or could it be that more PC gamers who were interested in these PS games, already bought a PS5 in that time? The latter is what numerous PS execs stated was the strategy with staggered PC releases; a trojan horse to get PC gamers to consider a PS5 (even as a secondary system), not just a means to gain extra software sales. There's further data to support it's working. Either way, if PlayStation really is scaling back on PC on the single player stuff, it could be related to the decline in sales on PC, and thus partly a numbers thing. Full link to the discussion. Also of importance is that DetectiveSeeds stated his own sources have told him that they have NOT heard anything to suggest the above rumours are true.

NIB

36,213 views • 7 months ago

In response to me saying Ghost of Yotei has the most "majestic and beautiful" horse riding in gaming, some said Red Dead Redemption 2 tops it. Realism alone doesn't equate to the above. RDR2's a stunning game, but its horse riding can be rather sterile in comparison to Yotei. It doesn't have near the same artistry, colour, vibrancy, mass flocks of animals, lush foliage, wide angle and cinematic in gameplay camera, aggressive weather/wind dynamics, as many effects, particles, the DualSense feedback and so on. There's a reason I listed Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus in my top examples. Again, it's about so much more than just realistic graphics, animations, or horse balls lol. It's a culmination of all these other components that come together to make something feel so much more majestic and beautiful, and it's why Yotei clears RDR2 in said areas. Quick and dirty video comparison of random open field horse riding gameplay in both games, to highlight the point. #GhostofYotei #PS5 #PS5Pro #RedDeadRedemption2

In response to me saying Ghost of Yotei has the most "majestic and beautiful" horse riding in gaming, some said Red Dead Redemption 2 tops it. Realism alone doesn't equate to the above. RDR2's a stunning game, but its horse riding can be rather sterile in comparison to Yotei. It doesn't have near the same artistry, colour, vibrancy, mass flocks of animals, lush foliage, wide angle and cinematic in gameplay camera, aggressive weather/wind dynamics, as many effects, particles, the DualSense feedback and so on. There's a reason I listed Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus in my top examples. Again, it's about so much more than just realistic graphics, animations, or horse balls lol. It's a culmination of all these other components that come together to make something feel so much more majestic and beautiful, and it's why Yotei clears RDR2 in said areas. Quick and dirty video comparison of random open field horse riding gameplay in both games, to highlight the point. #GhostofYotei #PS5 #PS5Pro #RedDeadRedemption2

NIB

3,368,788 views • 9 months ago