Developers have access to 512MB of RAM more (probably recovered from the 3GB reserved for the system), which however is not enough to handle the 4K textures that more and more developers offer in their titles. This brings us to a clear weakness of the PlayStation 4 Pro.
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Even when watching video at 1080p resolution instead of native 4K, the gap is evident. Some scenes from the two minutes of 4K material released by the developer show a noticeable difference between the two versions. Developers have access to a number of upscaling strategies for PS4 Pro titles in 4K mode, but even if Crystal Dynamics doesn’t make use of these techniques, the presentation is generally less sharp, much more so than titles that use the upscaling checkerboard.įurthermore, it is clear that the very high textures of the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider are of considerably higher quality. The most obvious differences, however, derive from the limitations of the hardware itself of the PlayStation 4 Pro, whose GPU is unable to handle the native resolution 3840×2160 UHD, together with the lack of additional memory compared to the basic version.
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The flooded archive escape sequence also exhibits reduced fire effects: this reduces the amount of dynamic lighting in this section and perhaps also the level of visual distortion caused by the heat. In addition, many graphics settings have been reduced: the quality of the shadows, inevitably, has decreased and the specular lighting lacks the revisions made to the PC version, with the result that some elements have more rough edges. Let’s start with the weak points: 60fps is out of the question and Rise of the Tomb Raider is aiming for the usual 30fps with limited frame-rate, typical on consoles. Rise of the Tomb Raider highlights many advantages and problems of developers struggling with Sony’s new hardware. Let’s see if Nixxes has managed to bring this experience back to the PlayStation 4 Pro version. There are even higher settings that take the graphics quality further. Like its predecessor, the game is well scalable thanks to the engine and basic elements, so the PC version with very high settings and textures is of excellent quality.
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In addition to the first party titles brought by Sony to the PlayStation Meeting last week, there was a game that showed the potential of PS4 Pro in the 4K field very well: it is Rise of the Tomb Raider, by Crystal Dynamics.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider compared on PS4 Pro and PC – article