[4K] Horizon Zero Dawn In-Depth Tech Analysis

[@Elite-bh6pm]

Those clouds are legitimately photo realistic.

[@Elite-bh6pm]

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]

Break immersion? Are you simple?

[@TheDeceptikron]

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]

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]

Kind of blurry tough

[@YouDidWatToWho]

Sony is really lucky to have Guerilla Games. What a bunch of talented individuals.

[@DrkShd]

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]

Lucky? Lol they bought them BECAUSE they saw their talent. Luck had nothing to do with it.

[@danon.kucheza]

@BackdriftNightfall Yes it's more in this way. Sony has been supporting Guerilla Games since the developpement of Killzone 1.

[@devilshooter126m8]

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]

devilshooter126 M Agreed. Personally, I really enjoyed shadow fall.

[@ManuelKoegler]

It's beautiful, both the game, and the salt. Almost makes me cry.

[@ManuelKoegler]

ThatUndeadLegacy tears can be salty, guess I do haha

[@dead_freak_prgaming2290]

you just made my day XD

[@ManuelKoegler]

Dead_Freak_PR GAMING what can I say except, you're welcome!

[@martinkingdon6699]

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]

Lol😂 I'm dead bro I'm literally dead😂

[@paulodiegoabadilla7688]

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]

i realy hope red dead redemption 2 will be the same

[@davidhunter5802]

Jasper Verbrugghe Sames

[@dylana.9057]

@@jasperverbrugghe3933 Well boah it was even better !!!

[@ardasevmis7583]

@@dylana.9057 Except HDR is broken on PS4 Pro lmao

[@jackreeves7]

@@dylana.9057 shame that the story in red dead was boring

[@thelegendgamer33]

Can we leave the fighting and complaints for another video and just enjoy this beautiful work of art.

[@Barney-ii1no]

it is so petty and pathetic, makes the lot of them look like little dweeby kids

[@luxeternity]

Sam Galea some ppl just love to pick a fight ..just sit down dude enjoy those popcorns and watch the comment section 😂😂😂

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​!

[@kalkampanaros]

Sam Galea Lot of buttharts pc nerds

[@thelegendgamer33]

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.

[@rheymarcalbalos6928]

Thank you Guerrilla Games and PlayStation for this technological marvel.

[@agnel47]

You sound like a veterans mom.

[@MadManCorp]

This game is beautiful. One of the best looking games i have ever seen. Enjoy your game Playstation fans. -Xbox Fan

[@michaelellams9105]

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]

While we're at it, enjoy Halo.

[@gaylaxia]

and pc fans.

[@deathmetalfarmer]

@Aputsiaq Lennert I'm not missing out of last of us 2. That game is garbage.

[@LovePastrami]

As usual, fantastic work John

[@DJBV]

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]

\o/

[@BigBrother1993]

What PC comments 99% of them are PS owners yelling at clouds.

[@noahshutts5655]

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]

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]

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

[@HuGiv5]

Last time I was this early Scalebound was still in production.

[@marhubyak]

Hugo Azevedo enough...

[@enrikoyr]

Hugo Azevedo i'm Michael Jordan. *STOP IT. GET SOME HELP*

[@marhubyak]

Rich of Cucumber Eater USA why would you compare a racing a game with horizon zero dawn lol?

[@enrikoyr]

El Diablo minesweeper and solitaire pls. GOTY 11/10

[@meld.6146]

Lmao

[@Sele81]

I play it for more then 2 years and the graphics amaze me every time I start the console.

[@Lumaah]

It came out on PC recently, it’s pretty amazing.

[@DarthRavan2012]

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.

[@86themadhatter27]

''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]

86Themadhatter Best looking but not the most technical advanced.

[@SupremeSanda]

Shisha CEO it's definitely the most technical advanced, and beats any game from any platform by a long shot.

[@ابراهيمجمالطالب]

Becuz it is optimized and so lite Just like unreal engine 4

[@notme1998]

Thats subjective

[@rotheroidd9908]

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

[@sfirita]

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]

Exactluly friend considering rockstar made rdr2 on both console , it proves that they are both capable of displaying beautiful environments !

[@ossino95]

Miracles of a really good optimization. Guerrila's developers have great talent :)

[@ossino95]

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]

Optimising even for known hardware is easier. It's still fairly challenging, I wouldn't call it easy.

[@marcusfarquarhson8748]

gaming pc and ps4 = a very happy gamer

[@deadmeme4276]

Marcus Farquarhson indeed

[@WheeledHamster]

PC, PS4, Wii U, Dolphin Emulator FTW and Xbox One controller for PC. Never need or want Xbox One. EVER!

[@Anub1sMenph1s]

zZiL341yRj736 jeje, what an ass, your comment is irrelevant, just don't buy it.

[@marcusfarquarhson8748]

Anub1sMenph1s who me

[@Daniel-Kramer]

This is why exclusives exist

[@rocketman4315]

I can't wait what Kojima creates with this masterpiece of an engine!

[@andrewsqual]

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]

Totally agree about MGSV, most disappointing game ever. Which is sad because MGS 1-3 are the best games ever made imo.

[@eivanbarnes8232]

Death Stranding :)

[@riptidev10]

and its out, polarizing than ever before

[@aseddon130]

This comment doesn’t age well

[@arimitchell5721]

This comment section is more apocalyptic than the game itself

[@mysty0]

Yea, a Nuclear Bomb just landed in the Land of the PC Elitists lol

[@gamingfanboy4779]

Ari Mitchell rgdhys

[@budthecyborg4575]

+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]

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]

@Rusted i can Watch Naruto and Mirai Nikki for free , you cant , dead end

[@yvese]

Great video as always, DF! I really wish you would have went over the game's HDR implementation though.

[@Kenichitr]

yvese I believe the problem is you cannot show the difference on a KZbin video.

[@mysty0]

While it can't be shown in KZbin, the content can be downloaded

[@TheGoncas2]

KZbin DOES support HDR content, but there aren't any capture devices that can capture HDR video.

[@mysty0]

My HDR TV has KZbin installed, no good?

[@Kenichitr]

TheGoncas2 I didn't know. Thanks.

[@johniorio6913]

Even as someone who plays mainly PC, this is still easily one of the best looking games I've ever played.

[@utubeThesugi]

i don't have a lot of ps4 games , i'm a pc users mainly , but , this one will come to my ps4.

[@nib95]

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]

nib95 But they forgot to talk about the HDR implementation.

[@petergriffin5256]

Really sad the amazing hdr implementation isn't mentioned, one of the best graphical features the game has to offer.

[@fattylumpkin5899]

Looks incredible, PS4 gets some really gorgeous looking exclusives. I'm a little jealous haha :)

[@jimvanderheijden2]

Sloth Empire thank you for being honest and not hating :D spread the love! #makeconsolepeacenotwar

[@heretotroll.9703]

Jim van der Heijden Love the #tag dude

[@princesscarl1656]

Sloth Empire its one of the few games I'd say lives to it's cover art and trailers. It looks absolutely beautiful.

[@princesscarl1656]

And better than any damn Haughty Slog game.

[@expertgaminghd5761]

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

[@michafraczek1498]

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]

its good to have a pc and ps4, best of both worlds

[@JCTiggs1]

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]

Barney is that why you also have two boyfriends?

[@michafraczek1498]

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]

GTX 960 on ultra? Yeah right...

[@Jason_J808]

Excellent analysis, John and DG. Your best to date. Liked and subscribed.

[@slampog]

Meanwhile Bethesda releasing that sh%t of game (Fallout 4) with a 10 year old graphics and everyone hypes it to oblivion.

[@Dankuzmeemusmaximus]

I like how fallout 4 has Smudge instead of textures ;)

[@alphaomega887654321]

@Justin Ballard thats true but the requirements of fallout4 is too high for such a shitty graphic

[@MSZ]

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]

Release the dev's...hate Sony and Microsoft..free the game market.

[@mysty0]

Sony ain't pulling their punches are they, they've come out swinging and PC Bitchboys are on the ropes lol

[@dsidsidsi1000]

Rustedblade keep begging for mods corporate slave

[@mysty0]

Well right now it looks like Sony is pumping PCMR arse as PCMR bites the pillow

[@Blag_Cog]

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.

[@acoolcracker]

I love that all videos of this game are in super high quality because it is such a good game

[@stylage]

Standing ovation for _Guerrilla Games_.

[@ketchup7867]

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

[@godofwaroneshot]

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]

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]

720p? what is this, 2005?

[@Jim26D]

+Rick “Kermit” Roll all these games looked great for console.

[@JackFrost-1856]

hell walker yeah that's because TLOU is a remaster of a PS3 game :V xD

[@JackFrost-1856]

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

[@B4raCk0s4Ma]

After dealing with Witcher 3's ridiculously long load screens and sluggish menu, this will be a breath of fresh air.

[@SimonZellox]

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]

***** 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]

Punch Down King source?

[@Dankuzmeemusmaximus]

Thats litterally an insane amount of time having to wait to load when you die, must suck pretty hard to die :/

[@danat4914]

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.

[@mauryj.3415]

This game is just breath taking gorgeous.

[@Princess_of_hell_1947]

ThatUndeadLegacy wtf is your problem?

[@Princess_of_hell_1947]

ThatUndeadLegacy wtf is your problem?

[@CaptToilet]

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]

4k is not equal to cherckerboard 4k. cherckerboard 4k is Linda like half real 4k

[@HondaAccordPerformance]

@@notme1998 it's close enough

[@enrikoyr]

*I can already taste the salt*

[@Skitz0frenix]

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]

+Travis Law haha the salt, here it goes.

[@vincybadman871]

Add some lime to neutralize.

[@mysty0]

Rivers of Tears :P

[@gamingfanboy4779]

Bring The Salt Fra e ysuxd 3 ehsgd?zcgzyxush se ud zu?

[@Ksullivan95]

Cant wait to see the PC review!!

[@rohanofgondor]

already pre-ordered, pog i just can't wait

[@naytny5819]

Same :)

[@m-dlg9272]

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]

lol

[@meadsource]

Holy shit! Those clouds though 😮😮😮

[@Daniel-Kramer]

To be honest, minecraft with shaders has better clouds. These look blurrier than real clouds

[@khailmagnaye7763]

@@Daniel-Kramer f u

[@Patrick73787]

I can't wait for you to revisit this game on PC.

[@feflechi]

This game is a masterpiece of design (and great to play), thanks for revealing the details.

[@kaliik4377]

Yet Fallout 4 can't handle 30fps, aaah Bethesda...

[@mysty0]

Thats the real win here, a slap in the face to other Dev's always excusing their shoddy work

[@skenderijamirko6309]

Kaliik lol and its looks so shity

[@SirDella]

Now fallout 76 can't handle 20fps

[@SirDella]

@Mitch hahahha

[@gurjindersingh3843]

It has a bigger world.

[@lowmax4431]

I got a ps5 and a sony x90h tv and this game looks absolutely mind blowing on it.

[@CLebbick]

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!)

[@MrLebowski1980]

The production quality of this video is nearly as good as the freakin game.Well done lads.

[@djfunky817]

i'm a pc guy but i can appreciate this quality from sony/gg.

[@GoodGuyGaurav]

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]

PC gang rise up! 😎👍

[@Perjoss]

another system selling title

[@sidewinder86ify]

Sadly..

[@mysty0]

Do you complain when they're PC Exclusive? NO! So fuck off with your Salty PC Tears

[@mysty0]

Triggered? LoL, nah I'm just handing out the salt licks :P

[@mastadope397]

D1ff3ring 0pin1on5 No its not lol you just made that shit up.

[@mastadope397]

***** Say hello to The Horse Cock Express!!!

[@zig8925]

i noticed the fade in of the higher detailed assets (cause i notice those things), and it is so soublte, it's amazing

[@TAGMedia7]

John's videos are the main reason I continue to visit this channel.

[@jason420jv1]

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. ✌️😎👍

[@vladurban6036]

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.

[@kpag3030]

The water now does interact with the character. Really well actually.

[@ofekmantzur]

Amazing analysis DF, Horizon looks like the next gen jump I was hoping for.

[@somerandoasshatontheintern8337]

i can always count on DF for game performance and technical analysis. kudos to you guys.

[@lionelbulgin1739]

Wow wat a true masterpiece

[@lionelbulgin1739]

Punch Down King Still holds true

[@misterfreezypop2075]

Too bad breath of the wild was better

[@neffelibatta7658]

@Punch Down King Guess what? Uncharted 4 is a masterpiece!

[@RandomGamingMoments925]

@@misterfreezypop2075 That's your opinion

[@misterfreezypop2075]

@@RandomGamingMoments925 its almost everyone's😂

[@Iamgudjoe]

It's official. This is the best game ever made.

[@MHVuze]

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]

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.

[@MarkAbraham83]

Guerilla have made a master piece and thank you DF for the detailed review. Super excited about the engine!

[@jccnguyen]

Can't hit the like button enough for the video. This game is truly a masterpiece.

[@thegamingarsenal1662]

waiting for your review on AMD'S RYZEN Processors

[@juanpedromolina1170]

PC peasant!!! hahahahahahahaha fanboy console are very funny

[@shitkicker4057]

@Travis I have no interest in playing SC whatsoever.

[@kevinmcdaniel871]

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]

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]

What's the point of scorpio if you have a gaming PC?

[@argam]

The game looks amazing in every aspect, but what surprised me the most were the map and the clouds...

[@maulcs]

The gameplay in HZD is so good, I wish developers like Rockstar would focus on that more.

[@rhovenom04]

Rockstar is always playsafe. They dont go outside their comfortzone. they are not creative enough, all their games are about real life.

[@wallacesousuke1433]

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

[@darrylcooper4225]

An absolutely superb in depth analysis. Rich in both content and detail. Thank you DF.

[@jacoblynam923]

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!

[@danw3735]

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]

Buy yourself a PSVR with the change you save on buying PC

[@danw3735]

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.

[@Daniel-Kramer]

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]

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]

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

[@kingaktomun5013]

this game is so beautiful. Very well done Guerillas

[@laurentrochefeuille6269]

Collector Day One :)

[@SebastianMartinez-ml9zv]

HDEY974 already got mine 😂😂😂

[@laurentrochefeuille6269]

I buy Spiderman too :) But Horizon it's great too :)

[@pedr2067]

Punch Down King Spider man is pretty far away tho

[@LifeInThailand-Puhket]

This is the best Analysis i have seen on Horizon. Awesome job.

[@FryCanon]

I really appreciate the detail in your tech analysis and channel over all. Thank you!!

[@CoenKommer]

Decima engine sounds pretty neat,

[@HeavensOfMetal]

"A triumph" - Digital Foundry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Felix_FLX]

Can't wait to play this on PC this year!

[@gaylaxia]

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]

@@gaylaxia Aug 7

[@gaylaxia]

@@rohanofgondor Yeah ik

[@gaylaxia]

It do indeed be coming out to pc Aug 7th.

[@NaruCedSuke]

I usually watched IGN reviews for games, but since they're doing pretty bad videos right now, I'm using DF for this and man... How can anyone be disappointed? its impossible, perfect video John congrats. for the amazing work and devs for the beautiful game.

[@kilroy987]

You know, with all the hours I put into playing this game, I never really just looked at the trees or the clouds.

[@chalpua8802]

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]

DigitalNow I dont have a regular PS4 but yes you are correct.

[@lickmyhole1351]

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]

I have the OneX and I hate the PlayStation but I still brought one for this and other brilliant exclusives

[@mysty0]

Used PS4 original - $100 Horizon Zero Dawn - $60 PC Elitist Salty Tears - Priceless!

[@Daniel-Kramer]

Console fanboy Salty Tears - They don't have any because they're too stupid to realise how bad consoles are

[@mysty0]

Like I told you before, I have around 200 hard copies and really don't care for your chicken scraps on Steam. You call us the peasants while crying over the cost of games? How does it feel to have to beg for the scraps from our picnic table? Like a dog at its Masters feet I bet, quick you better go sign the Change.Org

[@mysty0]

What do I have to be salty over? I am a most satisfied customer having bought the PS4 Pro that looks absolutely amazing on my Sony X800D and compliments my PSVR just beautifully. Decima Engine looks phenomenally better than anything currently on PC, it's raining exclusives and its a glorious time to be a part of the Sony Playstation family :)

[@LewisHamiltonMSPR]

+Rustedblade Kind of strange for you to say "How does it feel to have to beg for the scraps from our picnic table?" when numerous games on the consoles are ports of older PC titles.

[@happydeathfish2613]

if you live in us maybe,

[@DoctorHades]

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!

[@marcvialli8469]

I loved every minute of this game. Watching this video though, my jaw is on the floor with how gorgeous it actually is. Good work Digital Foundry.

[@happyjohn1656]

These graphics are... stunning! 9:12 PM 5/30/2019

[@MMOGrind]

Can't wait to play this at 4k 0fps on my PC.

[@mysty0]

You could try 720p @5fps with an emulator :P

[@awesomeguy2009]

MMOGrind Ehh, It'll be emulated sooner or later :P

[@Gh0stxRider]

Phantom Drags in 15 years you will forget about this game. So ya gl

[@awesomeguy2009]

Gh0stxRider I mean, I have a PS4 but I'm pretty sure it won't be 15 years. Lol

[@ryandavis2775]

More than 15 years later and there isn't a single even a single emulator for the original Xbox. It's not gonna happen

[@will4673]

Yep, this game is gorgeous on the Pro with a 4K tv...

[@SlayerSeraph]

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

[@neospectrus]

Great video John. Well thought out commentary and explanation of all the things I was looking to find out!!

[@xboxhasnogames7276]

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

[@RebornGalaxy]

my collector edition better be coming in time...

[@CasualPlyr]

Ps4 the best console to play games

[@AlliGamingTV]

Long life PC master race 60fps 4k

[@Goldhim]

Human Sol fuck no Xbox always and forever

[@ktytrkylmz]

How many of us can play 4k 60 fps on pc? you dumb

[@godofwaroneshot]

Hebele Hübele play what Dota??

[@RolanTHUNDER]

No doubt.

[@blutosam12]

I have a PS4 with a 2016 M series Vizio 4k HDR screen. I had the game on one input and my PC build with GTX 1080Ti graphics card on the other. I played the game on the first input and had a 4k walkthrough from the ps4 pro in 4k running on the computer. I switched back and forth to compare and they were VERY similar. If you have a 4k tv that handles upscaling well, then you can be happy knowing that despite the 1080p output from the ps4, the upscaling, while not mirroring the output of the ps4 pro, is doing quite a remarkable job at making it as close as possible.

[@maybemaybenot8112]

what's crazy is I'm watching this on my 480p phone and it looks amazing. I can only imagine what it looks like in 4k.

[@xbfanxboxbestbox1864]

I don't recall any Xbox games getting this much coverage from Digital foundry! But on a different note I'm actually tempted to pick up a PS4 for this game.

[@enrikoyr]

XBfan Xboxbestbox what game?

[@xbfanxboxbestbox1864]

Bring The Salt exactly you can't even mention one game!!..you have proven my point.

[@enrikoyr]

XBfan Xboxbestbox what game to do in-depth review on? Halo wars? The graphic is not exactly groundbreaking

[@xbfanxboxbestbox1864]

जॉन सीना Jhon Sina so the last 4 years you are saying Xbox has had a lack of exclusives.. LOL it has plenty from RYSE to Horizon 3 and many in between.

[@xbfanxboxbestbox1864]

Bring The Salt yeah why not, or Horizon 3, or Gears 4..or any other game.

[@hdgamer5468]

Time to show which console has more exclusives, and which console has the higher rated ones, because this comments section is driving everyone insane. Here we go: XB1 80+ exclusives: Sunset Overdrive - 81 Halo 5 - 84 Halo Master Collection - 85 Forza Horizon 3 - 91 Ori - 88 Gears of War 4 - 84 Rare Replay - 84 Gears of War Ultimate - 82 PS4 80+ exclusives: Bloodborne - 92 Bloodborne: The Old Hunters - 89 Horizon: Zero Dawn - 88 Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection - 86 Nioh - 87 The Last Guardian - 82 Uncharted 4 - 93 Flower - 91 Rez Infinite - 89 Odin Sphere - 87 Journey - 92 The Last of Us Remastered - 95 UPCOMING exclusives for 2017/18 confirmed so far: XB1: Crackdown 3 State of Decay 2 Tacoma Cuphead Phantom Dust Sea of Thieves PS4: God of War Uncharted: Lost Legacy The Last of Us 2 Detroit: Become Human Gran Turismo Sport Horizon Zero Dawn (in a few days) Death Stranding There we go. Enjoy.

[@stormlegend302]

You forgot Final fantasy, Sucker punch new IP, Spider-man and Crash Bandicoot

[@luizmelendezgaming1615]

Umm mister u forgot *Days Gone* as well Btw are those Xbox upcoming games Console only or shared with PC?

[@LieutenantButtonMasher]

ThatUndeadLegacy He/she does because remasters are still exclusives!

[@OneMadZomb1e]

Game looks incredible

[@BlueBirdTS]

Thanks for your excellent technical analysis. I've yet to find anyone who does these better than you guys!

[@Soulintent95]

I just finally got around to playing this again. I remember how surprised i was at how good the graphics were on my 1st playthrough, which was done on the old school destiny ps4. But now i have a pro. And once again i am thoroughly impressed.

[@Dr.WhetFarts]

meanwhile xbox owners play scalebound, or not

[@senpai8129]

dr. whet farts lol

[@misterfreezypop2075]

And Nintendo owners are playing a masterpiece

[@GHOST-mj4br]

ZeroPoint Black zelda is overrated

[@THELANKANCOMRADE]

Nothing about HDR ?

[@sniperjin2657]

this game supports HDR.

[@SunCityGamer]

THE AMERICAN PATRIOT this game does support HDR!

[@SturmGraz1988er]

Lol i think he knows that. He was just asking why DF didn't cover HDR in this video.

[@heretotroll.9703]

THE AMERICAN PATRIOT Expect a video when game is released. Horizon is rumoured to be stunning with HDR enabled.

[@umaidmanzoor5659]

THE AMERICAN PATRIOT HDR Isn't The Major Upgrade 4K Is Thou. 2160P Matters

[@Would_YouKindly]

I can't imagine what HIDEO KOJIMA will do with that engine..............

[@rocketman4315]

This analysis, much like the game, is a masterpiece, well done @digitalfoundry!!!

[@Breyzipp]

Excellent video! I just got Horizon 2 days ago on a PS4 Pro on my 4k HDR TV, what an experience!!!