DF Direct Weekly #72: PlayStation 5 1440p Support, The Last of Us Part 1 Gameplay, PSVR2 Features

[@brandon_png9743]

I bought my 1440p monitor in 2018 for PC gaming + expecting PS5 to support it from day one, I was bummed out once I saw it wasn't an option, it seemed like one of those things Sony just would never do. I'm glad that they decided that it was worth implementing now, can't wait to play these newer games at a higher res!

[@High.on.Life_DnB]

They could have introduced it with the PS4 Pro, but they didn't... kinda weird that they only now are going to support it, but it's good non the less.

[@_BrandonCross]

Weird to expect it prior to ps5 launch when they never said anything about it.

[@ayushsinghchauhan9558]

So you were gaming on 1080p on ps5?

[@brandon_png9743]

@@ayushsinghchauhan9558 Yeah, I have a 4K TV but I prefer playing on my monitor because of my setup and the lower input delay. I mean 1080p is still good don’t get me wrong but I’d rather game at my monitors native res

[@ayushsinghchauhan9558]

@@brandon_png9743 yeah native 1440p is a league ahead of downscaled 1080

[@FilippoRossano]

Considering that most of the 120 fps mode games run at 1440p as peak, the lack of VRR in that resolution is a massive letdown. Of course it's better than nothing but they absolutely have to implement FreeSync.

[@diligaf1000]

Exactly such a shame we don't have freesync

[@ThePaulg123]

It will come for sure

[@Blacktrous]

More like 1080p

[@icecoldcabbage4329]

@UCSlTVN1ZY1MErko1Dd8JVoA it’s because on the console you often don’t get a locked 120fps unlike a 3080 etc, also it’s options at the end of the day and more options are better for some people being able to play Native 1440p at 120fps with vrr on to cope with drops might be preferable to what they have now on ps5 which is 1080p at 120fps and the ps5 can do 1440p 120 probably on most games it would just be a question of settings to achieve it. Xbox currently does this better and has done so since launch but it’s positive for the people who will benefit from it

[@FilippoRossano]

@UCSlTVN1ZY1MErko1Dd8JVoA It's pretty obvious, cause the vast majority of 120 fps mode games runs way off mark of the 120 locked. They can't reach 120 and keep it steady, that's why VRR is a must for those modes. And they run even in dynamic res, so 1440p is the top end but without this mode you'll lose all the middle res between 1080p and 1440p, plus downscaling+upscaling artifacts.

[@ARIXANDRE]

So great to have the OG crew here. Hope you had great vacations!

[@GameslordXY]

OG crew? Tom was with DF long before Alex,I believe

[@tiddy55]

@@GameslordXY He's the brewing up boy now and does anybody want anything from the chippy

[@SuperHns]

@@GameslordXY Alex is still an OG

[@GameslordXY]

@@SuperHns If you say so

[@mbsfaridi]

@@GameslordXY Tom’s been there before John.

[@SITSIndustries]

Audi's score in this week's "Rich says in-the-here-and-now" drinking game: miss: 32:25 Getting rusty, Audi.

[@alexsilva28]

I think he's been going to AA meetings trying to get rid of the alcoholism brought forth by all those here's and nows

[@PC98_Audi]

I haven’t been editing these the past month due to work and travel schedules conflicting.

[@OptimumSlinky]

The original PS1/PSX has the best boot screen. The sound still gives me chills. GOAT

[@gothicm3rcy426]

the best boot was og xbox.... (even better when modded) scared my son to death poor kid

[@MM.MischiefManaged]

@@gothicm3rcy426 modded doesnt count

[@at_oussama]

PS2 is still the king of boot screens.

[@Mr_G_s_Route_66]

That's true. But the first Xbox boot-screen I liked as well.

[@dawudjibreel6075]

I like the Gamecube boot screen

[@Demetri25]

31:40 I've been hoping for this since they announced psvr2. The specs even at $500 would be a pretty competitive pcvr headset and be an extra market to sell headsets if they do it at some point.

[@Ayoul]

But at the end of the day, they don't want to sell headsets. They want to sell software and bring people to the PS ecosystem. If they ever make their headset PC compatible, they'd try hard not to have it support Steam games cause that's money lost for them.

[@Demetri25]

@@Ayoul Well they seemed to notice opening up to the PC market is a bunch of extra money as evidenced by their recent PC releases like Spiderman, GoW, etc. How would they lose money by adding PC compatibility? People with a ps5 will still buy it , people that have a pc but no a ps5 likely weren't going to buy a ps5 just for psvr anyway so now they might buy it, and people with no ps5 or pc will probably opt to get a ps5 over a pc due to cost. Where would they lose money here?

[@devvvinparker1203]

I would buy a Digital Foundry "Hot Beast" shirt sight-unseen in a heartbeat.

[@HEADSHOTPROLOL]

This is a certified Digital Foundry moment.

[@goob8945]

Certified hot beast moment

[@randomgamer4610]

what I've learned from this episode is that in the here and now you gotta respect the hot beast that was pretty educational thanks guys

[@stevenkaye1625]

Really can't wait for your Last of Us Part 1 breakdown/comparison video. It was a video you did on the original game that got me into this channel, so will be a cool full circle for me :)

[@AndyGilleand]

One benefit of a 1440p screen I don't see mentioned very much: If a game is not exactly 1080p or 4K, then you're getting scaling from the game's native resolution DIRECTLY to 1440p, without needing to scale to one of those other resolutions first. So for example, scaling directly from 1800p to 1440p is going to look a lot cleaner than scaling from 1800p to 2160p, and then back down to 1440p.

[@Harlec]

My man really went for a dissertation about boot up sequences. Love this channel.

[@thanksbetotap]

There’s 0 chance Microsoft didn’t speed up the boot process in the actual Xbox kernel in order to enable that faster boot-up time. No one deliberately makes their OS slower for no reason with a needlessly long video. I’m sure this is really in response to the pressure from green companies trying to get them to make Energy Saver the default mode. The downside for that mode of course is taking longer to boot up from power-down. So they likely spent some time optimizing the kernel to boot faster, so they could make Energy Saver the default mode. Which they did, and which The Verge article talks about.

[@hunterbowser667]

Yeah it’s soley to make energy saver more appealing

[@sunyavadin]

My main frustration with my xbox is that in power saver, which I would generally prefer, the Series X for some reason jams my monitor on permanently when powered down, and no settings change I have found has been able to fix it. It's not exactly "green" when my monitor stays jammed on a blue "no signal" screen all night...

[@gonzaloxd2]

The boot up sequence on xbox was very "dramatic", if you will (like the thx logo for example). So it being longer than it needs to makes sense.

[@hunterbowser667]

@@gonzaloxd2 making something longer for no reason is dumb. They probably shortened the video to match the backend time changes

[@gonzaloxd2]

@@hunterbowser667 I wouldn't say it's dumb because it serves a purpose, which is setting a mood and introducing you to the experience. It could be long because it's hiding loading, but it may as well be long just for the sake of it as a design choice, there's no actual way of knowing this. I personally don't mind the current length of the animation and the loudness of it, it looks and sounds awesome on my set up, but I guess we'll see how the new one looks. P.s: xbox has changed and adjusted their startup animations more than any other platform holder, it goes back to the original xbox, so maybe you are just giving them too much credit and this is just the way things work for them.

[@SurerHat]

As someone who plays first person shooters getting a 1440p 120hz+ vrr display (with a series x) was a cheaper way to get 120hz gaming than an hdmi 2.1 monitor or TV for me! Ie for Call of Duty. Glad Sony are doing it too.

[@giogamer4825]

Sadly, no VRR support in combination with 1440p on Ps5

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I got a lg oled c1. Because after playing on a 1 ms monitor I couldn't play on my old TV with that amount of input lag. It was fine for most games, but fighting games like smash bros and street fighter it just doesn't work. Especially when others are playing on pc monitors, which I'm pretty sure most smash players are. But the new TV is just awesome looks amazing with the new consoles and when I hook my pc up to it.

[@gothicm3rcy426]

@@giogamer4825 no.... which is dumb

[@ScyrousFX]

John really needs a better mic. Constant static in the background whenever he speaks. Rich and Alex are perfectly clear in comparison!

[@thegoopagoop]

insanely irritating, affects the quality of the whole episode when every other sentence has a buzz under it

[@Silveraga]

It sounds like air being moved and not a mic issue. He probably use nvidia sound suppression because it’s summer and he have air conditioning on.

[@barichello_]

it sounds fine i don't know what you are talking about

[@izamanaick]

@@barichello_ 1:06:48

[@justinbergmans36]

I’ve never had an issue with johns mic. Don’t know.

[@viktortheslickster5824]

Thank you Alex for updating your CPU! Sure the 10900k is more than enough for most people but I do think the upgrade is good for the channel.

[@raios-rogueboss-killer5853]

Alex updated his CPU i updated my entire PC by buying a new one a morel powerful one than Alex PC. Bequiet! SILENT BASE 802 Window case 6TB Toshiba N300 NAS 7200rpm HDD 2ТB Seagate FireCuda 530 PCI Express 4.0 x4 SSD Arctic Liquid II A-RGB 420mm water cooling Corsair 1200W HX HX1200 80Plus Platinum modular Intel core I9 12900KS Overclocked to 5.4GHZ LGA 1700 Overclocked to 2.1 GHZ MSI RTX 3090 TI Suprim X 24GB GDDR6X motherboard MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR5 s1700 ATX 4xM.2 Trident Z 5 G SKILL 6400MHZ i paid 5500$ and this is my Build and coming from PS5 XSX Its gonna be a big upgrade

[@Lionlovesunity]

35:43 YES! I love console boot ups! They are so beautiful. I don’t want them to go away. The lag after can disappear but I always want a 5 second intro when I turn on my Xbox. I wish plaustation and Nintendo had one like the GameCube. It’s pure artistic expression!

[@alexsilva28]

Yeah the Xbox series one is super lackluster. I was very disappointed coming from the 360 and One

[@gothicm3rcy426]

worst boot was the dreamcast... it was a bit on the tame side

[@lalo38th41]

They should always be part of gaming.

[@Lionlovesunity]

@@lalo38th41 Exactly. Give people the option to shut them off. I will always have mine on. Those 5 seconds get my soul ready for the next adventure

[@lalo38th41]

I'm really enjoying the Steam Deck boot up.

[@mastersniper101]

They shortened the startup time, and as a consequence could shorten the startup video. Xbox engineers confirmed this on twitter.

[@RandomGamingMoments925]

11:42 I feel you, Alex. Here I was blaming my poor laptop and my internet for it, turns out it's a widespread issue with EGS.

[@gonzalotome7875]

I love hearing this podcast while walking on the beach, makes my +1hour walks much more enjoyable!!! Keep it up!

[@HitcherUK]

Surely the startup video for Xbox has to be shortened because they’ve decreased the underlying boot functions not the reason it’s shorter.

[@kadoferusuraimu]

I hope they add 3d blu ray support to ps5/psvr2, that was a nice feature on psvr but the resolution wasn’t there yet.

[@Wobbothe3rd]

The PSVR2 inside out tracking actually seems considerably more advanced than the Quest 2/Rift S, because it shows more 3D understanding of the environment around you. Both the Quest 2 and RiftS have the theoretical capability to do what Sony showed, but Meta has yet to actually implement it in publicly available releases. To be fair to Meta though, despite the price increase the Quest 2 is one of the best selling HMDs of all time, as successful as any other mobile console with more than 10 million units sold, possibly more. I really don't think meta is losing money overall, Sony and Microsoft subsidize hardware too! The price increase of the Quest 2 probably just means Meta makes a margin of profit.

[@bru_haha]

In their 2022 earnings Facebook reported a $10 billion loss from the Reality Labs division in 2021 alone.

[@ItsAkile]

Ya, I notice that too. it seems to actually map an area in 3D space instead of estimated plane, leaves room for a potential AR/VR design but we'll have to wait an see, its looking good as a wired HMD can be in the now regardless of my theories.

[@abysswalker3357]

lol youtube says you posted your comment 2 days ago but the video came out today !?!

[@jamescunningham8092]

@@abysswalker3357 I think Patreon subscribers might get access to videos earlier.

[@splashmaker2]

In a sense, Quest has better support for inside out tracking because acceleration was built into the chip. I’m sure PS5 has enough compute to do it just fine on RDNA2 cores, but it doesn’t have those dsps the Snapdragon chip uses to process machine vision. So inside out tracking will take away some GPU resources. I’d wonder just how much overhead it adds. Shouldn’t be too bad though, if comparing Quest 1 tracking, that chip only had 10% ML compute of the Quest 2 if I remember right.

[@VanTesla]

Glad 1440p is finally being put into PS5. To a smaller extent the folders added is good as well. Both though honestly should been a feature from day 1 in honesty. Especially as 1440p is used in many current PS5 performance modes for games at launch and current. No care or desire for Reremaster of TLOU be it PS5 or later PC launch. PSVR2 hopefully is good, but wasn't wowed with PSVR. My friend, relative had it and wasn't impressed. To be fair even better current VR sets for PC do nothing for me even when trying out Half Life Alex.

[@jordanrich5839]

I have a valve index and a nice PC, but the headset makes me sick. It sucks I spent all this money on it. haha

[@davidchandler5432]

VR isn't for everybody of course, but the first PSVR did suffer from some very limited tech. It was still neat that it worked on something as weak as a PS4, but the poor motion controls and limited head tracking and blurry visuals in lots of games was pretty rough. Personally though, I really enjoy VR otherwise, both PC VR and the Quest 2 are great in my opinion (but again, VR isn't necessarily fun/interesting for everyone so I understand if you're just not into it). PSVR2 honestly looks like it'll be great, as long as they get the cool games going. I've never owned a Playstation but I'd prolly get one if PSVR2 turns out as nicely as the specs suggest.

[@kebbinator]

PSVR2 is a huge upgrade and has comparable if not better specs than current PC headsets. PSVR was designed to be low cost, and to be easily compatible with the low powered PS4. It worked fine and it allowed a much larger demographic to get into VR, but it definitely wasn’t a refined VR experience. If high end PC VR doesn’t do anything for you then you’re clearly not the target demographic. For people interested in VR PSVR2 will be a huge deal.

[@TWolf25]

I had to check that my video wasn’t on 2x speed when Alex started talking about his new PC upgrades 😂

[@andocombo3073]

You guys were talking about developing for PC and how developers should just make sure it runs on PC and the main focus is console. One extra bit of insight I have heard is that on average console software sales are about 60% greater than PC game software sales. So, just a guess some of the Halo videos and trailers leading up to release are more so fluff marketing then anything else. Microsoft higher ups probably prioritized the console versions over anything else. I personally believe that's why they were saying those things in the articles from the Roblox team.

[@lorenzovanoordt7894]

Way to point out the Obvious...... is your name Sherlock?

[@andocombo3073]

@@lorenzovanoordt7894 didn't seem obvious to them...

[@SuperHns]

but I think they wont count digital sales in that number, most PC gamers who buy games now (90%) is through steam or other digital platforms.

[@Ayoul]

@@SuperHns Of course the publishers count digital. They know how many games they've shipped/sold. They even know how many people play without buying through all kinds of analytics. Console is still the main market for the biggest genres. There's of course some genres that will do better on PC, but I assume we're talking on average.

[@existentialselkath1264]

1:10:30 TAA struggles a lot at lower resolutions, but not just below 540p. Even gaming at 1440p or lower on a bigger screen, a lot of games look extremely soft and blurry in motion. On a small handheld screen it's important to keep as much clarity as possible, but I'd argue its even more important on larger screens as the issues get even more noticeable. As to modern rendering techniques requiring a temporal solution. I've found that most of that comes down to reconstructing sub native effects which isn't necessary on all devices.

[@startedtech]

Yeah, I think screen size is definitely a factor. On my Steam Deck playing Fallout 4 (so an old TAA) at 600p with TAA + FSR looks pretty good. Definitely is better than FXAA or no AA. (I haven't played any modern games with TAA on it)

[@existentialselkath1264]

@TheOriginalF I've found that's often not possible. Most modern games force TAA on whether you like it or not. The most recent example that I cant get over is halo infinite. The TAA is practically broken but there's nothing anyone can do about it.

[@thealgerian3285]

I got a pretty fantastic HDR 1440p monitor, and a PS5 hooked up to it. About time it got some actual support.

[@jonathanhayhurst3928]

I am not aware of any true HDR 1440p monitors. Which one do you have?

[@thealgerian3285]

@@jonathanhayhurst3928 Samsung C32HG70QQU

[@gothicm3rcy426]

VRR should be support... its ridiculous that its not

[@gothicm3rcy426]

@@jonathanhayhurst3928 Samsung LC32G75TQSNXZA has

[@thealgerian3285]

@@gothicm3rcy426 That too, I was pretty surprised when VRR came out and my monitor wasn't supported. Pretty half assed job by Sony, there.

[@ricepony33]

Cinematic mode news is excellent! Try any FPS or driving game, completely transformed.

[@_Quint_]

I'm with Richard on this one; 90-100 fps is my sweet spot.

[@TerraWare]

That's my sweet spot too.

[@Rello0]

Yup. Have a 144hz monitor but anything above 80 with VRR honestly is good enough.

[@TerraWare]

@@Rello0 I have a 170hz 1440p monitor and an LG C1 oled tv with a 6800 XT and 3080 Ti for gpu's and I've got to admit the response and fluidity of motion on the oled tv is awesome. Even playing at a native 4K 60 feels like 90fps on my ips monitor.

[@gothicm3rcy426]

no need for it with a controller.... no need for more than 60. with a mouse and keyboard movement is MUCH faster so I get it.... with a controller.... nothing over 60 is neccesary.

[@gothicm3rcy426]

@@Rello0 unless its ps5.... which doesnt support 1440p with vrr

[@Lumilicious]

Now Sony needs to remove the forced downscaling and let people decide. I wouldn't mind choosing 1440p (or 1080p even) if it means it cleans up any performance dips a game might have. Just like with PS4 Pro.

[@jekaufo]

Performance on consoles are decided by developers, you may chose 1080 output but game still output 4K in quality mode

[@kebbinator]

Yeah that’s not how consoles work. The internal resolution is hard-coded into the game by the developers. You can’t override it at a system level, just scale it up or down to the output resolution. A lot of games these days have a higher res ‘quality’ mode and a lower res ‘performance mode’ for this reason.

[@BurritoKingdom]

Depends on the game. The majority of PS5 games have a resolution mode or frame rate mode.

[@gothicm3rcy426]

no, first it needs VRR

[@kebbinator]

@@gothicm3rcy426 VRR was added a while ago.

[@TheGameLecturer]

Speaking about boot up sequence, I wonder if there are still people who don't know about the alternative one on the Game Cube. (after all it wasn't in any notice) Just power on your GC while pushing the Z button on your controller.

[@Taijifufu]

And powering on pressing Z on all 4 controllers for another variation. I always missed that with the Wii because it just had a picture of the GCN logo and not the 3D rendering.

[@UrbenLegend]

At 13:20, you guys were talking about Microsoft Store games that, when installed, would just forever take up disk space even after uninstalling them. Gears of War 1 (Ultimate Edition) always triggered this bug for me. I don't know if this has changed with Win 11, but last year I tried with Win 10 and I was shocked that this was still occuring. I literally had to boot into my Linux install, open up the Windows drive, and delete it from there because Windows will just absolutely refuse to give you access to the WindowsApps folder.

[@SuperHns]

LOL you can remove it, within windows you just have to give yourself access to the folder through the security tab and you are able to delete.

[@GordonGordon]

hahahha. thanks for answering my shader comp question for the Deck!

[@_TheElMan]

If Sony brought back the PS1 boot sequence as an option, I'd have that all day every day.

[@underflip2]

inside out tracking makes sense for psvr2 for convenience but its definitely not superior to lighthouse tracking. Steams lighthouse tracking is still the absolute best but its a little less convenient unless you always have them up as i have.

[@DarkReturns1]

They are superior at tracking but not convenience. The lighthouses that screw into the wall, each need a power source, need to be physically turned on and off AND make a weird buzz noise all the time....yeah I'd say that inside out is better for me and probably most people. I never want to see those damn lighthouses again lol.

[@Jossages]

​@@DarkReturns1 No one who's been over to my place has noticed the buzz, not saying it doesn't make any noise, maybe my PC & other stuff mask it. Also you don't need to turn them on/off, I don't screw them into the wall either. IIRC you can move all but one of them without having to re-setup your play space as well. Not sure I'd personally consider any other tracking system for my main headset. I do agree it makes sense for PSVR2 to go with this setup though.

[@underflip2]

@@DarkReturns1I always have min up and on ready to go, i dont hear any buzz sound from mine i dont understand what peopel are on about because i have the highest score on my hearing test every year so i dont know. The superior tracking and support for full body tracking makes it the much better choice for me. I tried playing pool in VRC with a inside out tracked headset and it was frustrating as hell because i keept loosing tracking all the time. Just my opinion though. For me personally i live with inside out more than actually liking it.

[@DarkReturns1]

@@underflip2 leave them on while you sleep, if you sleep in the same room. You'll definitely hear them then lol. What inside out tracking have you used? I've heard of other manufacturers messing it up but imo Oculus has always been solid. Only issue is behind the back, but it literally makes no difference the way I play my games. Don't really do much with my hands behind my back lol

[@underflip2]

@@DarkReturns1 I have them on while i sleep and are not bothered by them. I have tried, rift s, oculus quest 2, hp reverb v2 and all are terrible in comparison. I have the hands behind my back in many games and its always annoying as F losing tracking having to wait for it to come back. and the lack of fullbody tracking is a huge no until we get other alternatives

[@Doc_Valparaiso]

As much as I enjoy my PS5 I'll freely admit that it's no 4K powerhouse. Moving to a 32-inch 1440p/120hz monitor will be an upgrade. Tony Hawk Remastered is a free PS+ August game. It's performance mode is also 1440p. Most PS5 games with 120hz support top out around 1440p. Heck, a good deal of games max out around 1440p-1620p. A game like Far Cry 6 will look better in a 1440p/32-inch container vs big screen 4K output. I'll also get to use my aging (but capable) PC to play games like Prey at native 1440p. I was so close to buying a 1080/120 monitor.

[@AdamH7]

I definitely want Freesync on PS5 since I use it on my monitor with my Xbox. Having to get a new HDMI 2.1 display is not something I want to do for another few years.

[@corey_massey]

I definitely prefer stable framerate to features that hide poor framerate.

[@griffgames9538]

If it's HDMI 2.0b, check for a Freesync Ultimate mode. That's compatible with PS5 VRR

[@AdamH7]

@@corey_massey me too but that's out of our control and the feature saves games that don't have perfect performance, Cyberpunk and Elden Ring come to mind, both would be unplayable to me without Freesync.

[@AdamH7]

@@griffgames9538 it is 2.0b but it's only labeled for Freesync 2 so I doubt it would work with PS5.

[@corey_massey]

@ooyan Yup that's why more games use VRR on xbox than every other platform......because it has both stable framerate and VRR?!?!?!

[@Harvester88]

I still wish consoles could support ultrawide to some extent. It would make monitor shopping substantially easier.

[@overcastskyline1747]

love johns input about the boot sequences and how they played a role into the unique world of console gaming, great episode!

[@Jeff-gj8df]

RE: the boot-up thing: someone from Xbox team confirmed that the boot time was improved so the animation was shortened to match it Good on you for doing some basic research, though!

[@noodle_Cx]

there are a bunch of monitors that trick the ps5 into using 4k, and the monitor downscales to 1440p, but a direct 1440p option will definitely be better. My new monitor luckily has the feature which tricks the ps5 and the higher resolution is totally worth it so i'm glad more people will be able to use that now.

[@seizonsha]

It actually looks very good but still not razor sharp as native I'm talking about a 27 inch monitor. 1440p at 32" is not ideal based on my personal experience. The Lg 27gl850 it does exactly what you said.

[@kieran.grant_]

My monitor will take a 4K signal, but only at 60hz. At that point I might as well just play on my 4K60hz tv

[@9SMTM6]

Yeah, 1440p allows 120Hz (+HDR) without requiring HDMI 2.1 (if Sony doesn't mess that up). There is also the distant hope that some titles that render at ~1440p output anyways for performance will allow native 1440p output, upscaling from some lower resolution to 4k and then downscaling often doesn't go all to well for clarity (eg HFW performance has issues). I'm not gonna hope for studios to TARGET 1440p as output resolution. Ragardlwee what else we get: Sony, please don't fuck up on these points: * allow 120Hz without HDMI 2.1 * allow to still set games to 4K, not just 1080p of there's no 1440p option If you do that I'll be very satisfied and will remain a loyal customer.

[@illumillukilluallukalluto8861]

@@9SMTM6 i thought PS5 already has the HDMI 2.1 in the box and outputs at 32gbps instead of the ideal 48gbps? I really do hope that this firmware update is native 1440p at 120hz as most IPS monitors are really at its best at 1440p at 120hz

[@9SMTM6]

@@illumillukilluallukalluto8861 whatever that cable (and the PS5 itself) might be, if the remaining equipment doesn't have HDMI 2.0 that doesn't matter. Both my, not inexpensive, Soundsystem and my otherwise perfectly acceptable monitor have only HDMI 2.0b. If the cable would not support whatever I might want to do, we'll, still a shame and maybe it's not cheap, but buying a cable is not a showstopper. Buying a new Soundsystem and Monitor just because Sony is too cheap to support IMO required output resolutions was not something I was ready to do.

[@Rainquack]

10:55 - Did the first PS3 FW didn't have folders? I always liked that implementation so much.

[@RighteousBruce]

Rich loved the Hot Beasts. I reckon he will bring that back in a future video but subtly.

[@ChaossX77]

1:13:20. God bless Mr. Linneman. Such a gigantic nerd. Thank God for him and his extreme pickiness. We all reap the rewards of that.

[@scarletspidernz]

Being able to play 3440x1440p native @120hz with Freesync/VRR would be amazing And I hope PSVR2 comes with PC Compatibility as well

[@Solegor]

No chance. They will support proper 16:9 1440p and that's it. 120hz is not a given and VRR is definitely a no-go , it is already clarified

[@scarletspidernz]

@@Solegor well 1440p wasn't even a thing until just recently so never say never. Unless you're like and Exec or something at SCEU, you have no idea either

[@badplayerone1731]

I watched this video with my psvr 1 and I play most of my 2D games on cinema mode. Yes the resolution isn’t great in games but I feel a lot more immersive playing games with my headset on. Movies run smoothly as well and 3D works fine as well. When I get the psvr2 I will certainly continue using the headset as my main gaming screen.

[@RafaPai84]

Wish I could do that too, but I don't have a PSVR. Removing the enviroment surrouding us is great for imerssion.

[@discodan2265]

Love it when u guys are in a great mood & stirring each other up! So good to see more relaxed approach but still bringing the fantastic content. Much love legends ❤️💛✨️

[@KhaoMortadios]

WHAT I had no idea PS5 was finally getting 1440p?! I've actually been holding out on upgrading my monitor because I don't think my PC is strong enough to justify 4K, but I didn't want to switch to 1440p almost only because I knew I wouldn't be able to use that for a PS5 later down the line and I don't really want to buy an extra TV just for it. This is great news!

[@H0A0B123]

4k TVs aren't that expensive, and some of them do 120Hz. I use a 4k TV for my PC, which has an RTX 3080, but if it can't render at 4k with high fps I can just do 1080p not an issue.

[@SalveMonesvol]

1440p output could have saved the PS4 Pro. It often failed to deliver checkerboard 4k even at 30fps, so a clean 1440p+temporal anti aliasing option would have been wonderful. Now I'd like to tee 1440p 144hz @48fps as an option to get decent resolution, decent fluidity and stable frame rates all at the same time.

[@Monkeypuzzle]

Regarding Last of Us "Pt 1", as an exclusive PC gamer, the biggest upgrade is the game is finally being released, from a PC perspective at least.

[@Cyburwalrus]

As an RU8000 tv user, I can’t wait to get my hands on this update. 1440p/120 will likely be the sweet spot for ps5 games in the future. Saves me an expensive upgrade!!

[@scottreid3999]

1440p finally, all we need now is freesync for the older HDMI 2.0 TV's

[@Monkeypuzzle]

As a PC gamer playing, recording, and streaming on a 1440p monitor, this will probably be the tipping point for me to finally pick up a PlayStation and pipe it into my capture card.

[@sunyavadin]

I want to have the OG XBox bootup sequence selectable on Series X

[@ThepurposeofTime]

Quest 2 is a pretty good replacement for a portable TV/Cinema encourages exercise and superior social multiplayer gaming. and the convinience of all this without needing a monitor, TV, projector, you can take it anywhere. play all your PC games on changeable screen sizes and types. if you don't have space or the money for all those things physically its a pretty useful replacement for it all

[@gogreengameon2146]

Yep. The guys are DF are showing their age. So many odd/incorrect comments too. I have prescription lenses for PS VR, they're from VR Wave. I just rolled my eyes when he said they don't exist.

[@JG-ib7xk]

Spoken like a true deluded fanboy

[@DarkReturns1]

@@gogreengameon2146 he never once said that they didn't exist. He said he's used to them on his PC VR headsets and hopes that the PSVR2 will have them as well. What else did they not say that was incorrect?

[@ThepurposeofTime]

@@DarkReturns1 they were saying Quest 2 wasn't doing anything special and that Sony will save the day. this is incorrect, they are doing fantastic things with their headset allowing a lot of people not only to enjoy experiences that would normally cost eventually thousands of dollars but also they supported cultivating a superior social experience. you get all sorts happening in VR because of that headset, you get groups of people discussing philosophy, history, you get lectures on certain issues, enjoying a cinema experience with groups of people with discussions before after and sometimes during. Quest 2 is doing great things. it's sad to see people who are respected in the technology sphere completely oblivious to something doing so much

[@DarkReturns1]

@@ThepurposeofTime talk about out of context there. They said the Quest 2 wasn't doing anything special in reference to the price hike, as to why the price is going up when there is no difference in hardware or software. As far as Sony saving the day, that's in reference to PC VR gaming. One of the unfortunate side effects of the amazing Quest 2 is a focus on mobile VR gaming. You don't see many huge AAA releases on VR except on PC, and since the popularity of the Quest most VR devs focus on that. It's both a good thing and a bad thing imo. They are hoping with the release of Sony's new headset we will see more AAA VR games on PC that push the boundaries. Like HalfLife Alex, just more of them

[@Doc_Valparaiso]

12:11 Darth Richard is pleased to see "Angry Alex" stepping over to the dark side. Now we just need an Angry Alex scowling with arms folded graphic matching papa Richard's to make the transformation complete.😠👏👏

[@scarletspidernz]

PS OG Startup is most memorable sound and PS2 is the most visually pleasing for me.

[@VariantAEC]

17:20: All of those physics interactions were carried over from U4 to TLoU2.

[@pferreira1983]

Alex's rant about Epic Store folders... 😂

[@TechNowOrNever]

Happy to seet the team back in action!!

[@legendofgamer1995]

Housemarque made an artistic decision to render Returnal at 1080p resolution. Its nothing to do with it being too demanding on the hardware. But I'm sure you guys knew that already.🤨

[@robosergTV]

agree on the FPS, minimum 90-100 is the way to go. Anything below 90, especially 60 - is a laggy mess.

[@tokyobassist]

Super stoked about 1440p support but it sucks that VRR only works on 1080p and 4K. Hopefully that will be something that's supported on the official launch of the firmware update. It's such a massive oversight.

[@kmnqv]

Does anyone else notice the static noise when John speaks, or is it just me? For example at 35:54

[@steadychaosproductions3376]

The problem with TLOU I is the price. $70 is just not a good deal for a game being released a 3rd time.

[@JohnOverholt]

Had a bit of peaking from John's microphone this episode, just a heads up.

[@Paramonos]

Rich cracking up at Alex's mixed metaphors is killing me

[@kit6354]

Welcome back John, you were missed!

[@bowi1332]

As someone who discovered MGS with Twin Snakes, and never played the PS1 version, I never understood the reactions about Twin Snakes. 😅

[@Scimarad]

I have absolutely no memory of the Dreamcast boot up sequence. I can remember Playstation, PS2, Gamecube and Xbox but on DC I am totally drawing a blank!

[@EllipseGamer]

You could easily remove the boot video from the Xbox if you want to. Worse is when games like Moto GP won't let you skip the still images when they start up

[@shellshock3243]

TBH, it kinda seems crazy for a new console this day and age, not to support all commonly sold displays. 1440p support should have really been there, from day one!! Maybe, it was just a case of Sony trying to push people into buying one of their 4K TV's, instead of a monitor from someone else..

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

I've been gaming on a 1440P screen on the rare occasions I do play on my PS5. I am able to select the 4K option so I assume my monitor is doing the downscaling to 1440P but I am glad Sony finally decided to wake up and enable the functionality themselves. Maybe this means higher and more stable framerates.

[@GalactusTheDestroyer]

I just got a PS5 and am on a 1440p monitor. When I saw outputting 4K, I just assumed as well that it's at the max my monitor can do, 1440p. While I was still blown away by the graphics and what not, you're telling me now it'll be EVEN better? I had no idea it was downscaling to 1080p. I didn't get the update yet but am now eager to see how the games will look.

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

@@GalactusTheDestroyer No, I think your monitor receives the 4K Image but before displaying it downsamples it to 1440P. But usually your monitors downsampling isn't the best so if Sony can implement it natively it will be better. For me it looks really good already and probably won't see an increase in fidelity but I got pretty bad eyes

[@GalactusTheDestroyer]

@@Rajivrocks-Ltd. same heh. When I got my quest 2, I was sure I'd see the difference between it and my hp reverb. I was wrong, can't really tell.

[@punkhooligan]

11:15 Thank your for speaking up about this prank show EGS

[@MichaelLudden]

No Man's Sky is coming to Switch. Would LOVE to see how that turns out

[@abysswalker3357]

the last of us part 1 is coming to pc with modern graphics i can't complain about that to be honest also the ps5 get's ps5 controller features and hopefully gyro aiming like in the last of us part 2 gyro aiming when you get used to it in that game is almost like using a mouse you can be so fast and accurate at the same time with your aim and that REALLY enhances the gameplay it gives you such good control ! i encourage anyone to go and play part 2 with gyro aiming set the sensitivity to 6 or 7 you have to get used to it tho but once you do my god it's headshot city

[@weaverquest]

I use 9 sensitivity (with zero aim assist) and I really do think after a lot of practice it is just as good as mouse. I have a lot of TLOU 2 gyro aim videos on my channel to prove that point too.

[@GameslordXY]

I have Remaster on PS4 and won't be getting PS5 before very late 2024(unless world blows until then)and 3080 is coming to me room in a week or so. Might just as well grab PC version in a few months. 1440pMax settings and perhaps they add RT reflections eventually of which I am a MASSIVE fan of.

[@abysswalker3357]

Well I would hope no one uses aim assist as it's not needed with gyro aiming but pretty crazy you use 9 in sense for gyro that would be way to much for me I do however use 10 for all thumb stick movement

[@ab-hx8qe]

Also, John not knowing the gb resolution by heart felt like a doctor getting caught not knowing some common medical face haha.

[@sebastianvangen]

Im playing on monitors just because to get rid of Input Lag. I dont know how better TV's has become since i played last in 2012.

[@OveRaDaMaNt]

Finally the gang is back, other weeks were painful

[@BillCipher1337]

1:18:37 a powerhog like Ampere is surely a more appealing architecture for a mobile device xD

[@Damocles3]

I'm one of those who is using consoles with a 1440p monitor. The reason is that text in many games is simply too small to read even on a decently sized TV. I'm not getting a bigger one, so monitor it is. Good news from Sony.

[@Legokillen51]

I guess I was lucky to have a 1440p monitor that was able to downscale the 4K signal without it looking bad but it’s still good to see it get native support

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

My monitor also downscales 4k, but the thing is that it's only 4k60, it cannot accept 4k120 because it's not HDMI 2.1. So 1440p support is needed if I want 1440p 120.

[@chrisbent5734]

Stupid question, and I may be out of the loop... but why have we not seen Audi in DF content lately? He's still a member I hope?

[@Jacker604]

Sony probably trying to push their new Inzone line of PC Monitors so makes sense to build in 1440p.

[@willierhone6244]

People who complain about this game, I don't understand if you have already played the game why do you care? I never played it, and now I'm going to buy it. The game is for people who never played it The Last of Us.

[@djpquickplays1244]

I appreciate you guys touching on the subject of pc performance and stuttering. I really want to thank you as it is an issue that needs addressing. PC gaming is a mess and many titles stutter like mad and no amount of horsepower solves it. Developers wonder why pirating is rampant and sales on pc suffer? This is why. Put something in to it and you might get something back.

[@SC0RPI0NFURY]

Hasn't pirating always been a issue on PC? Maybe the developers has simply stopped caring too much about the PC market because they don't get their investements back on that platform? It clearly is something going on here, no way multi billion dollar companies would turn away from a booming or a sustainable video game market if it was a lot of money to be earned there?

[@rahulpandey9472]

@@SC0RPI0NFURY I only pirate games like final Fantasy 7 and kingdom Hearts because they deserve to be pirated.

[@djpquickplays1244]

@@SC0RPI0NFURY The stuttering has always been there, since games started getting up to several gigs in size, if you treat people like that, with the products you sell them, they'll stop paying.

[@peterfox6159]

When Rich said at the end: "... fair enough!" The vibe that I got was something like: "Ah! Kids these days ... All they want is - speed, speed, speed! ... ... What you want is a well rounded package, boys. They come around soon enough." Lol :)

[@DannysHauntedJourney]

Can we now get 1440p on the PS4 Pro now? I mean, most games run natively at 1440p anyways, it's a perfect solution!

[@Ty4ons]

The CPU temps spiking quickly could be a hint that the heat isn't transferring well to the cooler. The new socket for 12th gen has poorer contact with coolers because the middle of the CPU is bent ever so slightly down by the mounting and the physically longer CPU.

[@ZAGAN-OZ]

The fast Gen5 nvme will probably require Z790 + 13th gen.

[@MrBirchieBirch]

60fps is enough for me tbh (allowing for greater fidelity, RTX etc) 60+ is preferred for competitive FPshooters.

[@Eispfogel]

I just hope that Returnal gets a better save and quit option. Because when it is on the mobile Deck and you don't have the possibility to charge it up...well...it could end your run right there. And Returnal runs can get pretty long. An finally 1440p. I use a 1440p Monitor for my SimRig to play GT7. Great stuff! Proper UltraWide Support would be great too, but ...it's Sony we are talking about here...

[@GameslordXY]

What mobile deck? Steam Deck? I thought they introduced Save&Quit option.

[@Eispfogel]

@@GameslordXY Of course the SteamDeck. Just...mobile. Returnal creates a complete savestate, but you have to manually select that.

[@WilliamSmith-hf8um]

I can say with very high confidence that yes, get unreal engine games for the ps5 especially. unreal engine games run beautifully on the ps5. everything else get on pc or xbox

[@sunyavadin]

The times I can recall when someone has been all "It runs fine on my system, I can't see the problem you describe" and you ask them to run a bench of it and you see they're getting like 15fps...

[@kieran.grant_]

I was always under the impression that my friend had a moderately powerful PC. He talked about playing Horizon Zero Dawn, he bought a VR headset to play Half-Life Alyx, stuff like that. MF had an RX 550 and an even worse CPU.

[@Decenium]

I quite liked Twin Snakes on the gamecube, but I never played the original, also odd time for Alex to upgrade with AM4 and the Raptor lake around the corner (nvm, was a gift, good stuff)

[@giogamer4825]

Looking forward to the DF 1440p video review

[@MrJeanjean2009]

Absolutely groundbreaking update there by Sony, allowing players to play at 1440p, amazing stuff, I don't know how they did it but hats off to Sony, take a bow 👏

[@CasepbX]

I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic

[@seizonsha]

@@CasepbX hehehehe...

[@DigitalBroomstick]

@@CasepbX Sony fans are that brainwashed that it probably isn’t sarcasm.

[@SC0RPI0NFURY]

It's just that so few people uses 1440p so they didn't even bother until now to release this update

[@Saturn2888]

I agree with you, a 100fps floor is a great minimum. I don't see 60fps as smooth anymore, and anything less like 45fps looks like a slide show. I bought a Surface Pro 8, so I could view KZbin at 60-120fps (2x speed). I also bought a 4K 120Hz TV and a 144Hz ultrawide for the same reason.

[@epiccontrolzx2291]

Truthfully, the remake looks great. But, we're at a point where graphics in games looks pretty great already. Really trying to see some more innovation on the game play side of things. It's also important to remember that vast majority of players don't follow gaming news/culture, etc. Most will see "modernized gameplay mechanics" and "from the ground up" on the blog or store page and think "LTOU2" combat/stealth/action/levels/etc. It's the natural assumption and these players will be blindsided once they play. Sony knows exactly what they're doing and to put it frankly, it's deceptive.

[@xBINARYGODx]

if you keep buying into you (most) everygen - you cannot really complain.