Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores PS5 - DF Tech Review - A Visual Masterclass

Horizon Forbidden West returns and looks better than ever in its Burning Shores expansion. Freed from the constraints imposed by having to deliver a last-gen version, Guerrilla Games adds extra detail and new technology to the Decima Engine. Forbidden West looked beautiful, and Burning Shores only adds to the spectacle. Oliver Mackenzie reviews.
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[@twocityfoodies8476]

When Guerilla was hyping up clouds, I was like yeah ok, whatever....but here I am 10 hours into Burning Shores and I can't get missions done because I keep flying up, down, and through clouds the whole time. Absolutely stunning work and the level of ground detail when you're up so high is unmatched.

[@JamieRobert_]

Meanwhile Xbox has redfail at 30fps at launch lmao

[@beng6149]

really?

[@bloodstone1992]

​@Ben G sadly yes

[@rahulpandey9472]

@@JamieRobert_ Xbox also has a flight sim with better clouds than this.

[@JamieRobert_]

@@rahulpandey9472 flight sim runs at 30fps

[@KarlRock]

Finally something that is designed for “current-gen” 😍 Update: I just finished it in performance mode. The graphics are stunning. Maybe the best so far this gen.

[@Luhiner]

redfall better

[@rikou4214]

@@Luhiner wake up

[@HassanMohamoud-lg2xw]

designed for “current-gen” ? the game is on ps4 its cross gen

[@dirozx]

@@HassanMohamoud-lg2xw This DLC is not

[@puredistancegolf]

Amen.

[@nlikeflynn8837]

DEVS: take notes from Guerrilla here. We want a performance mode that is locked 60fps. Not “constantly dips below”. Thanks. Great job GG team!

[@andytabor3829]

So good to see devs letting loose on PS5 properly without PS4 support weighing them down.

[@samza9622]

Not a from the ground up game completely but part 3 is gonna be which is gonna raise the bar.

[@XgamerdaveX]

@@samza9622 but ps5 will weigh down part 3. It’ll prolly be a x gen game like part 2.

[@NkeliteYT]

This is a PS4 gamer liking this comment and it hits hard, but it's true😢

[@ShakeNbake9106]

​@@XgamerdaveX nah itll be more scalable the biggest thing holding back last gen is the HDD.

[@mattspeer01]

They should dump PS5 support and make Horizon 3 a PC-exclusive that requires an RTX 4090 to run…

[@xikaryo6735]

Decima Engine is definitely the most impressive open world engine I’ve seen so far. The jump from Horizon 1 to Horizon 2 is also huge when you compare the water and lighting. It is massive.

[@jimboland699]

In therms of Physics Simulation, RAGE (Rockstar Engine) is the top one, but the engine kinda sucks on render objects and characters with lots of polygons. But Decima is also really good: can render everything in real time with high poly, really impressive.

[@alexatkin]

@@jimboland699 Shame its let down by the LoD pop-in and tons of light bleed indoors. I really hope they add pathtracing when this comes to PC as GPUs should be fast enough by then, though they'd probably have to tweak some interiors.

[@ttghhgg1918]

@@jimboland699 well having played so many games rage engine used in red dead 2 is still the best looking game ever made till date n the game kind of nailed shadows and gi too without ray tracing the game looks phenomenal n I think red dead cloud is up their with horizons cloud

[@awsomeboy360]

@@alexatkin Really? I think Rage engines indoors look insanely great. Red Dead 2 indoors look insane.

[@Eddycut]

​@@alexatkin would rather deal with pop in than fps drops any day of the week

[@BenjiGator23]

Not going to spoil it, but that final boss fight, visually, was incredible

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Makes you wonder what they have in store for Horizon 3.

[@user-b1b2b]

Cheers bud. You've just ruined the WHOLE GAME FOR ME!!! Now I know there's a final boss fight which is visually incredible. Lol 👀

[@illdrainyoursoul]

​@@user-b1b2b think that's a spoiler wait for the human and machine sex scene

[@user-b1b2b]

@@illdrainyoursoul. I can't wait for that my fellow gamer. I'll be pressing that X button rapid response. Lol 👀

[@illdrainyoursoul]

@@user-b1b2b ha ha

[@jaybee7341]

Once again, the fact that this game received no awards at the Game Awards is ridiculous! It's a stunning and impressive piece of software with outstanding performance.

[@Viralvids128]

Elden ring over shadowed this one

[@StillWeRide]

Man I love fromsoftware ...but looking back Elden Ring is just so overrated. It really is Big Dark Souls. After neglecting this title..I finally platinumed it and am working on the DLC. This game is an acheivement. The graphics are jaw dropping. The hunting machine loop is great and its just so immersive. Its not perfect. But it deserved so much more praise than it got.

[@budlikycz2445]

Yeah ask me anytime and I will always tell you Id rather boot this up than any from software overhyped games that are all the same. Elder Ring did nothing special compared to this.

[@user-np5es9hc8p]

Props to all the talented artists who create all these assets and environments. It’s all about engines sometimes which are exciting but art direction and talented artists need mentioning.

[@kjellbeats]

thanks for mentioning this, I'm kinda annoyed by everyone only giving the decima engine all the praise and forgetting about the amazing artists at guerilla. way too few people talk about how amazing the music is too.

[@pubsnacks4926]

Absolutely agree, take Elden Ring. I wouldn't say it was anywhere near as technically impressive as this but it is a beautiful game due to the excellent art direction. BoTW is another example, technically there are tonnes of issues but the game is 'pretty' due to the art direction - just don't look too closely. It's also great that Guerilla' Decima engine is pioneering in a world where Unreal is really starting to dominate.

[@mae_sunflower_emoji]

yes like just staring at the flowers

[@RagingUtai]

​@@pubsnacks4926 art design trumps everything else. Immersion is what matters the most.

[@Hexentric8]

The Decima Engine is next level

[@carolinagamer2874]

Yes, it is a great engine.

[@CheckmateStallioN]

Correction Insomniac's engine, God of War engine, Bluepoint engine > Decima

[@Nick-nf1kd]

​@@CheckmateStallioN nah

[@sheikhrayan9538]

​@@CheckmateStallioN not even close lol

[@HarryDetective]

I would love to see what a new Killzone would like.

[@ilikeheavymuzic135]

At first I didn’t really get why they were talking about clouds of all things so much when they were revealing this DLC, until I actually played it myself. They’re breathtaking to behold up close

[@Lishtenbird]

Genuine question: don't photorealistic clouds visually clash with the rest of the game, which has that 3D HDR look? In the video, the two feel like two different "layers"; I wonder if it's just more immersive so blends better when actually playing the game.

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@Lishtenbird No the clouds don't clash with the visuals

[@duncanself5111]

I like the console performance options Sony offers so far this generation

[@leoni7649]

Redfall is better

[@aterraxanime]

​@@leoni7649 fortnite graphics and 30fps? No thanks

[@kamishiroyuu7375]

@@leoni7649 c'est pas gdc ici :hap:

[@leoni7649]

@@aterraxanime I was kidding hahaha

[@aterraxanime]

@@leoni7649 😂😂

[@sirvaader]

Playing it in Balanced Mode and this is the best looking game I’ve ever played this gen.

[@devilduc]

Yeap. Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing is far above because of the light. But for texture (except wood trees) vegetation etc Horizon look so good. Image a Horizon game with path tracing light ?!! Maybe on PS6 !

[@TheAustin007powers]

@@devilduc artistically I think HFW looks better, putting crazy reflections or shadows on top of CP doesn’t make a lot of the game not look very good.

[@ajdaniel8128]

@@devilduc Cyberpunk has horrible and distracting Pop ins especially while driving. It's a poorly made game developed by amateurs

[@wanted247ha8]

@@devilduc DF themselves said path tracing is basically only good for photo mode since it can sometimes make the game look WORSE than traditional Raytracing.

[@devilduc]

@@wanted247ha8 euuh no they didn't say that, neether in there df week or the 5 video Alex made about path tracing. It generate noise but it worth it. I mean try it for yourself in hdr on YOUR screen. It is just unbeleavable

[@UserInterface00]

The best looking console game so far this generation. When I upgraded to an OLED, it looked even better. This game is such a visual great.

[@krisw4846]

Agreed, the best we've seen so far 👌

[@Gloamy17]

It's the best looking game on any platform tbh. Or at least in the top 3 we've seen. And that's in spite of it having any form of RT.

[@TheDarksideFNothing]

Now if it would just come to PC!!!

[@AbhijeetMishra]

@@TheDarksideFNothing PC port is no doubt coming at some point, but hopefully they will do it well. Some of their ports have been quite poor and games in general these days are asking for some crazy specs for good performance.

[@TheDarksideFNothing]

@@AbhijeetMishra The Zero Dawn port ended up being absolutely excellent despite being launched in rough shape. I'm optimistic. I really hope Nixxes is who ports it, they always do an excellent job.

[@ravonjames8839]

I would love an interview with Decima Engine team.

[@TheNerd]

There is a documentation called "The making of Horizon Zero Dawn" with tons of Interviews on the channel "no clip". I would argue that no clip is the best documentary channel on KZbin

[@ravonjames8839]

@@TheNerd I’ll check this out. Thanks for recommendation.

[@EmperorOfMan]

@@TheNerd No Clip is great but they are advertainments not documentaries

[@ElShmiablo]

​@@EmperorOfMan They are absolutely documentaries. That they also serve to promote a product doesn't change that.

[@chili2165]

This is personally one of my favorite open world games to explore. The game is truly gorgeous.

[@rcadenow7543]

The "Animal-robots" animations are the best in any game by far...soo smooth.

[@vikaskumarpatel5017]

I'm amazed no one talks about Robot animations during combat. The way big machines fall with Knockout damage is absolutely incredible. So many different parts on a machine. If you remove a weapon like tail, gun, blasters etc. They will not be able to use it. It's physical. Think about the code they have to write for each individual machines to react.

[@vectoralphaSec]

Imagine Guerrilla Games making a Trsansformers game.

[@o0CASHBOY0o]

​@Vikas Kumar Patel the animations are so seamless and fluid that it's just one of those things that people don't even notice or think about

[@ivanleon6164]

this DLC is the best i have ever played, the graphics are just insane as well.

[@jackpaul7102]

Horizon fan here. Burning Shores blew me away. The series may not appeal to everyone, but this game has set the bar for visual fidelity. Amazing!

[@alexatkin]

Seemed more buggy than the first game though to me, possibly I overlooked the issues though due to how absorbed I was in the narrative and world.

[@BroskiWhy-ev9uu]

But it’s so boring tho zzzzzzz

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

Yeah, and some games need 2080super for 1080p with garbage graphics. Playing forbidden west on HDR will definitely be a great experience.

[@PumKnH3D]

This looks amazing. Can't wait to get back to my ps5 and play this. Im excited to see what Kojima does with the Decima engine in DS2

[@johnm.2785]

Horizon is by far my favorite traditional open-world franchise. Definitely underrated in my opinion.

[@alphaj9]

Fun game so far. I’m amazed they were able to make it look even better

[@carpetfluff35]

Well it helps that they didn't have to take the PS4 into account.

[@doctorsilva1345]

It's a PS4 game ported to PS5 with some enchaments. This DLC is only for PS5 so that's why it looks much better.

[@TheBlurReturns16]

​​@@doctorsilva1345 Still held back by the PS4 though since the base game was made for it. I cant imagine how good the game would have looked if it was that way from the start. I cant wait to see how good Spiderman 2 will looks since its ps5 only as opposed to Miles Morales who although it looks incredible on the ps5, was also held back by Ps4. Its right around the time developers are dropping ps4 so we can finally see that the ps5 tech can really do.

[@avgnfandon2]

@@TheBlurReturns16 eh if we’re being real, shit still looks amazing. But yeah can’t wait to see what things are like when they finally cut ties with last gen

[@kbthegoat824]

for an opened world game to look this good is hard to believe. These guys are wizards

[@angrydog3782]

Can you even imagine how beautiful Horizon 3 will look ???

[@KillerZxAce]

Running in Native 4K 60fps is a must on PS6!

[@exzero4384]

Ps5 pro or 6 would probably be out by then. Everything looks amazing already imagine those consoles😅.

[@TheNerd]

@@KillerZxAce Running a decent performing raytracing / pathtracing is a must on PS6. Rasterization was yesterday

[@RawWrath]

No

[@photonboy999]

@@KillerZxAce , "native 4K" is never going to be a thing in the future. That's just no longer an efficient way to render for the best image. EVERY game will have some form of upscaling from a lower rendered resolution... although, if there's extra processing power there may be some benefit to render at 4K or even higher... but almost certainly on a console they would use that for added ray-tracing elements.

[@pgp]

I love Oliver's content and presentation - direct, to the point and so calm. Definitely becoming my fav among the DF bunch - John, Tom and Oliver.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

What about Alex and rich 😅

[@VishisTV]

This is quickly becoming my favorite Non fighting game franchise with every iteration of the games release

[@HALFSQUASHED]

What is your favourite fighting game franchise?

[@sofajockeyUK]

If they can stick the landing with Horizon III, it'll be up there with Mass Effect in my gaming list.

[@Carinthian_Oak]

@@sofajockeyUKMass Effect is legendary and not comparable imo. Its an RPG after all with so many different ways to play.

[@natalia499]

​@@Carinthian_Oak There's a lot of players like me who plays ME trilogy exactly the same each time, so considering this, comparison to Horizon series is quite fitting.

[@Carinthian_Oak]

@@natalia499 not really, its an RPG. My first run took me over 150 Hours through all games combined. And i have so many great memories with it, i mean, isn’t that with every „good“ RPG that took you so many Hours?! Wish we had Games like that nowadays with really good writing and choices etc. those were good times.

[@Dknightxs]

Decima is a testament to what is so great about sony’s first party studios.

[@scopecreep_]

The most impressive part to me is how well the image holds up in performance mode

[@DavidHunter]

Yeah when they fixed it in the main game it really means 30fps just isn’t worth it for the sudden drop to 30fps. Any half decent 60fps mode and that drop isn’t worth it, and Sonys first parties have delivered in spades with that, though sadly us usually after a few weeks or months and a patch update eventually.

[@nicolaslabra2225]

​@@DavidHunteri dunno, i still preffer the resolution mode, i can still SEE the difference and that native 4k is just too crisp and beautiful to pass.

[@azmihakam]

​@@nicolaslabra2225i like the balance mode with VRR on

[@StraightcheD]

The graphical detail is awesome. It can be little things, like details in the distance.

[@Gargantura]

damn, with this new tech on Decima, Death Stranding 2 will be a treat to see ❤

[@CobraF1]

This is visually incredible. Truly next level graphics! Great to hear that it performs smoothly on top of that.

[@KobatheASMRbiker]

It is so crazy how far we are coming with the tech these days used in games. I know this is a small thing and Im pretty sure this was in the other Horizon games but, I like to play around with the grass in particular. And what I noticed was this insane attention to detail in that when you walk on a heavy patch of grassy area, that grass will trample down just like in real life. I love stuff like that.

[@Shaved_Ape]

Proof - as if it were even needed - that last-gen ports hold back games. Please leave older consoles behind already.

[@funbrute31]

I agree, however 99% of the DLC could easily be played on PS4 ( that 1% is the ending , of course)

[@ihmpall]

Problem is poor people keep playing video games instead of working. That’s why we have to play last gen ports and stores have no employees

[@404Learning]

@@ihmpall 😂😂

[@bareq99]

@@ihmpall wtf???

[@funbrute31]

@@wizzenberry 😭😭

[@daking6361]

Guerilla really nailed the beauty of the game world in both day time and night. Almost all open world games I prefer to mostly play during the day time because the night never looks quite right. Both times are stunning in this game

[@0biRonKenobi]

That brief shot at 3:25 is incredible. I can't think of any other game that can give you a view like that.

[@JFinns]

Makes me wish they would remake Warhawk for PS5 and have it look like that

[@Actualchristianity]

@@JFinnsnow we’re talking! That would be amazing. Loved me some PS1 Warhawk.

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

Horizon Forbidden West is quite possibly the best looking game ever. It's absolutely stunning, breathtaking so many times and the fact that the dlc looks even better is incredible. I can't wait to play it.

[@itycagameplays]

Playstation Studios are on another whole level.

[@KayJune]

@@PsychoSaucisseYou’re right, it excels past PC.

[@MegaLPlover]

*whole other level

[@AceRazor]

You meant Guerrilla Games!

[@itycagameplays]

@@AceRazor which is a Playstation Studio.

[@AceRazor]

@@itycagameplays While a subsidiary indeed, let's give credit to the development studios who are making these amazing games and not generalize their hard work.

[@BrothersPage]

Our sister Kylie Liya Page plays Seyka in the game - has been fun to watch her in such an awesome world. Hope everyone enjoys.

[@Deedric_Kee]

5:21. Oh my goodness. Look at how much better it look than the base game. That is sweet stuff right there 👌

[@rizzo-films]

Love how you talking about the visuals being so good that they activate other senses. I swear, when ever I run or jump into water, I can almost feel the coolness of the water and smell the sea. I’ve never had that experience in a game before! There’s so much careful and evocative detail in every corner of this game.

[@pjbrown2470]

It's totally mind-blowing. A must have. I'm lost in it. Don't miss out. 💯💯💯💯

[@Deedric_Kee]

7:53 The Night time shot with Aloy is fire 👍🏼

[@cooloutcoexist]

So this is Sony's answer to cloud gaming. I get it.

[@jh5kl]

I enjoyed this joke more than I should have, thanks 👍

[@xBINARYGODx]

you mean a game they sell from their cloud servers, with DLC only from those servers, that you will never access if you lose your internet connection for too long (until you get it back) or if your account has something go wrong with - the disc for the base game even being a glorified key, as much of the updates and DLC requires "the cloud". Yes, so totally not cloud at all - it just involved the cloud in many glaring, marring ways. But hey, executive said thing I was to hear!!!

[@peremoyaserra2749]

Those clouds really look like some excellent distance field ray marching

[@calebcarraway361]

DF you need to seriously turn up the sound mix of your videos. They are so much quieter than other channels and ads.

[@Captainrave]

When you look at the visuals and how beautifully they run, then compare to games like Jedi Survivor and Redfall, it really highlights the difference.

[@Tepnox]

Agreed. The scale and size of the final boss fight was truly breathtaking. I imagined this would technically not be possible on PS4.

[@techsamurai11]

We need more John Linneman PSVR2 videos - those were hilarious especially with the rest of the crew commenting on it!

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

god damn how incredible this game engine is, it has nothing to envy from unreal engine 5

[@vandammage1747]

Looks better than UE5 tbh. UE5 is overhyped 1080p30 engine

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

@@vandammage1747 ue5 is amazing, i'm actually developing stuff on it, but the fact that horizon forbidden west looks so good that almost looks like a pre render, is something i haven't seen in games so far, no even pc games

[@vandammage1747]

@@NicolasSilvaVasault yeah it's good for visualization but not games unless you're on a rtx40 and a very capable cpu which is a minority. Decima, RE engine, id tech etc will be more impressive

[@awsomeboy360]

It just goes to show that a good enough in-house engine can easily compete with Unreal Engine 5. THat's one of the positives of Sony.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

Ue5 and decima show games still have a lot to give

[@EmperorOfMan]

Best looking game so far this gen

[@samza9622]

100% facts!

[@jed23ify]

💯 🤙

[@leoni7649]

Very closely followed by demons souls remake

[@ihebmhamdi3451]

Pathtraced Cyberpunk beats it obviously.

[@leoni7649]

@@ihebmhamdi3451 I agree, but that doesn't even count as "this gen" because you can't just buy a $400 device and run that path tracing game like you can run horizon on PS5. A Pc that runs that game costs waaaaay more

[@VanillaVercetti]

6:54 "a kind of scale that's reminiscent of the older God of War games" - THANK YOU. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I've seen modern games and thought, "....God of War on PS2 felt bigger..."

[@PhotoJohn80]

Guerrilla Games engine could teach a thing or two to the unreal engine. I’m just shocked out how good this game looks and runs while the unreal engine struggles on games. I could only imagine if all open world games used this engine. What a great every game could be.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

I mean you are talking about unreal engine 4...which was made 11 years ago. Ue5 is vastly upgraded and we have not seen what is possible yet

[@vandammage1747]

@@MrInuhanyou123 UE5 is too demanding. Only impressive looking game so far is Fortnite

[@iurigrang]

@@vandammage1747 the only game out so far with UE5 is fortnite. So I guess they’re doing great on that front.

[@PhotoJohn80]

@@MrInuhanyou123 I hope you are right. Because as of late every unreal engine 4 games are having massive performance issues... Dead Space stutters, Hogwarts stutters with frame rate issues(its gotten a lot better recently) and now the new star wars game has performance issues. I just see how well optimized this engine is and it blows me away.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

I'm curious how The Witcher 4 will turn out (using Unreal 5).

[@kresimirmandic3807]

Looks phenomenal. I'm looking forward to play it upon finishing the main game. Horizon is one of the best video game series out there but unfortunately somewhat underrated. Great work Oliver, I enjoy your content a lot.

[@aranasaurus]

When you point out that the clouds don't move but you'd only notice in a timelapse, I'm like "well, not now that you pointed it out! Now I can't look at them without thinking they're static!" That line shoulda had a spoiler warning on it 😂. Gave away the secret to the magic trick and spoiled it! Because there's no tone of voice in text, the above is light hearted and in jest. Have a lovely day!

[@ReginaldVannison7777]

The visuals are incredible! Can’t wait to play it on my 120 Hz tv.

[@insatiateire4784]

Shame it does only 30 fps on 4k.

[@bryankowalczyk3982]

@@insatiateire4784 *4k 40fps and 1800p 60fps with an vrr hfr mode up to 80/90 fps. Stop nitpicking, it's making you look very desperate lmao 😂

[@insatiateire4784]

@@bryankowalczyk3982 sniff less copium.

[@aterraxanime]

Maybe someday we will see one game like this on "the most powerful console"

[@parazels83]

Hahaha!

[@EmperorOfMan]

30fps give you twice as long to admire each frame. Checkmate

[@venomfuryx3250]

Let's not forget they changed it to "the most powerful Xbox"

[@kraenk12]

Don’t get your hopes up. There are PS4 titles that look better than anything on XBox.

[@borisglaser6972]

the 120/40 mode is really awesome in this game!

[@b1thearchitect401]

There is an optional little fight/side mission with a storm bird on a small island that may have blown me away even more than the final boss, the amazing weather/storm effects combined with chasing it through the clouds with lightning flashing everywhere, to it shooting you out of the sky to come crashing down and right into a boss fight while the storm still rages was INSANE. I couldn't believe the game was still running at 60 FPS smoothly while this madness was happening. This scene and the final machine boss are probably the most technically impressive set pieces I've ever seen in a game I couldn't believe my eyes and the fact that it wasn't running on a 4090 PC but a PS5. Guerilla are TRUE tech wizards, and the game isn't just eye candy, it's just as impressive artistically and has great gameplay

[@azmihakam]

i really like the lighting around the character, it's not realistic but something you often see in cgi cutscene and movies

[@crisiscoreffv2]

The Decima engine is insane, seriously, Death Stranding and Horizon are mind blowingly beautiful on a big TV

[@sobari745]

Decima Engine continues to impress me more than any other engine. UE5 looks nice, but I wouldn’t fault Sony if they decided to go all in on this engine.

[@xperience-evolution]

The Clouds remind me of the Killzone 2 and 3 clouds.

[@jesrees1]

Well said Ollie, loved HFW:BS, it was good on so many levels, just simple things like flying around exploring are really enjoyable and complemented by a great sound scape.

[@axelhopfinger533]

I still can't get over how detailed and realistic they made the ground foliage and especially all the moss look! The game is just such a visual feast at all ranges and full of stunning geometry and textural details everywhere, making all sorts of materials look just right. And don't even get me started on all the various weathers and atmospheric simulation in the diverse biomes! I can't even begin to imagine how much work it must have been to craft such a vast and varied, but always organic looking world at such a level of detail and fidelity. Truly a masterpiece!

[@stuntman3495]

Yeah the detail down to the scale/level of individual trees and tiny pieces of dirt is staggering; the ground detail/LOD draws in as far as you can see and the textures are so insanely detailed/high resolution. Looks like something running on a very high end PC. Extremely massive/open but looks stunning at the smallest scale also. The textures pop like crazy in 4k

[@StillWeRide]

I loved it. This game and DLC do not get enough credit. Cant wait for the 3rd one. I love hunting machines and exploring the beautiful world.

[@crithon]

wow, those clouds. I once sat through a Siggraph cloud rendering back in 2002, it's amazing to see this running real time.

[@brab927]

4k mode, 60 fps mode, 40 fps mode, VRR mode, all hitting frame targets while adding new visual elements!? This is the benchmark for future ps5 releases.

[@donaldfrederick501]

At 6:44 I will simply say without spoiling - "you've probably waited like me for 6 years and 2 games to experience this moment ... savor it."

[@Darkknight512]

Can't wait until Andrew Schneider's next presentation on cloud rendering. Nearly an entire career dedicated to cloud rendering in movies and games. Insane.

[@michaelellams9105]

Played on performance mode as 30fps doesn't cut it for my old eyes but this expansion is awesome loved the setting and wow what fun it was.

[@Zackasaur1917]

Easily the best looking game of all time. And an absolutely amazing blast to play!

[@LeeLee-fi7mx]

That's a stretch. Perhaps the best looking console game and amazing what the developers can do on rather limited hardware but Plagues Tale Requiem on a high end pc looks better. True 4k 60fps, more realistic textures, less pop in ......

[@Lucax97]

​@@LeeLee-fi7mx oh no, it's not true 4K. Like my eyes care. Also completely different games, Ill wait until I can fly through clouds in Plague Tale

[@bryankowalczyk3982]

@@LeeLee-fi7mx it has true 4k 40 fps and 1800p 60 fps so I don't give a F u can cope because it not on you trash PC

[@iamtorrego]

@@LeeLee-fi7mx Plague Tales is a very bad comparison. Probably The Witcher or Red Dead with tons of mods on high end PC can look and move similarly or a tad bit better. But standard, nothing is close to this.

[@ihebmhamdi3451]

Pathtraced Cyberpunk is ahead of it. It's a remarkable achievement in videogame graphics.

[@yasharvahedein4632]

Love how detailed the reviews of DF are 🍻

[@Leckan11]

Now, this is cloud gaming I can get behind⛅

[@thomasnguyen7696]

Excited to play this on the PC. For Horizon Zero Dawn, there was a big difference in facial animation and texture quality for many characters in the base game vs. Frozen Wilds. I wonder if we will observe the same for Horizon Forbidden West and Burning Shores areas.

[@JonathanPerez-yf3zx]

So what you’re telling me a open world game can be this pretty and still have a performance mode up to 80fps but xbox can’t give me redfall at 60 fps delay redfall or im about to switch to playstation

[@parazels83]

There are doll-like characters in Redfall! They consume a big chunk of 12 TF! Hahaha!

[@GurpreetSinghDev]

Also tempest audio is insanely accurate

[@ItsAkile]

Might be the best Single player DLC if seen in a while, you even get more fidelity

[@xevious21]

Other than the clouds not moving (which is giving me Nope flashbacks), this is the best graphics I've seen in a game.

[@homicidex100yt9]

This game show so freaking good it’s crazy

[@scottmichaelhedge5055]

Those clouds look unbelievably good.

[@princephillip1481]

Now i see why MS thinks it can't compete with Sony in-house studio's...Outstanding!!

[@viktortheslickster5824]

It just shows what the next gen platforms can achieve in the hands of a skilled dev team. Incredible visuals for a machine that now offers a humble amount of graphical horsepower in comparison to the latest desktop gpus, and a steady 4k 30fps to boot.

[@marknewcombe2488]

Current gen. Ps5 = 2 years 5 months and 7 days 🥲.

[@TechnoTurtle9974]

Watching videos for pc ports lately then seeing videos for the same game on the PS5 or its exclusives really make me just wanna get a ps5 instead of upgrading my pc. 😅

[@syphonunfiltered]

I say go for it, you won't regret it. Love my PS5

[@Wiiillllson151]

Exactly what I did and haven't looked back.

[@proassassin8473]

This is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful.

[@keanna7901]

3:57 We see you Jean Jacket you ain't slick

[@superwhizz114]

In the next DLC, Aloy gets the Oprah Shot

[@JamieRobert_]

I don’t get the joke

[@TheBean87]

@@JamieRobert_it’s from the movie Nope.

[@librartsy]

​@@JamieRobert_ it's a reference to the movie "NOPE"

[@bareq99]

Haha love that joke

[@shinramiddlemanager7949]

Who's readying the popcorn for DF's Star Wars Jedi Survivor coverage?

[@6reen6uy]

Not me ✅

[@kylerclarke2689]

At this point I'm just worried for Alex's sanity

[@ArunSG1910]

Yep, just cancelled my pre order. I want the game, but will wait for the 500 patches to fix performance.

[@ajdaniel8128]

Jedi survivor is a good game but graphically its not mind blowing especially considering its a current gen title. Horizon Forbidden West on the other hand is a last gen title and still manages to look impressive while being an open world game

[@CoCo.-_-]

@@ajdaniel8128 who?

[@TopsuLoL]

This is solid proof that the 2013 consoles are holding us back in a major way.

[@Radek494]

Too bad AC Mirage is still cross gen

[@syphonunfiltered]

And Series S

[@kiisseli1337]

10 year old laptop hardware keeping us hostage

[@ajdaniel8128]

AC Mirage? did you mean trash?

[@joeperez6451]

Incredible! Thanks for this content, Oliver!

[@rowanunderwood]

The only nitpick I have is the water caustics look a bit off from the more distant LOD's (they look amazing up close of course). Such a great looking game overall!

[@matthewjuarbe5826]

it's probably still using Mip Maps for far away textures.

[@malekaius]

Anybody remember the bosses in Astrobot: Search and Rescue? Now those were also crazy

[@MurCurieux]

What an achievement! Considering the technical context of the industry, this game is a masterpiece. Come at me!

[@theinsfrijonds]

Do you guys remember back in the day with Spyro 1 when clouds were relegated to Gouraud shaded polygons? Now we have voxels! Living large

[@leospeedleo]

Okay Oliver, now you got my interest! What's that "hidden encounter" you spoke about? I got 100% in Burning Shores and can't remember seeing something like that 👀

[@desfile21]

Ha! I am wondering the same thing.

[@gothpunkboy89]

Might be referring to the returning chracter from HZD's DLC.

[@blutosam12]

@@gothpunkboy89 That's what I thought, but he references the three side quests earlier in the video so I'm confused what the hidden encounter is as well. I've 100% the main game and Burning Shores (the only thing I can think of is the new challenges added to the Arena? But that isn't an "encounter"). Gildun is kinda a hidden encounter as you really unlock that while doing the Relic Ruin - but again he mentioned the three side quests earlier in the video and that is one of the three so I'm kinda stumped too.

[@higon99]

My jaw dropped. Abso-f-lutely amazing visual. Why aren't many talking about this game? And how could they dramatically improve already impressive visual. We are fortunate to have talented dev like Guerrilla Games.

[@jediknight2089]

The fact that this ps5 exclusive DLC looks this good only makes me more excited for the next installment. Guerrilla Games are technical geniuses, Horizon 3 is going to look incredible!

[@ConversationsGameStudies]

It's a joy to see a well-optimized game that takes advantage of current-gen hardware. While the recent AAA blunders of badly optimized games have been multiplatform efforts/PC ports, it's a breath of fresh air to see a release that performs and plays well from the get-go. Also, Guerilla's in-house engine is a fantastic sight to behold in a landscape filled with UE games.

[@anuranjanneog1679]

Digital foundry your the best!

[@aaliguy9986]

Wish DF would raise the volume up a bit on their videos.

[@Gomcio]

I played in 40FPS mode on my LG Oled. I really want that 40FPS mode in every game, it feels so smooth compared to 30, in my opinion the difference between 30 and 40 feels much more than 40 vs 60.

[@itycagameplays]

Law of diminishing returns

[@insatiateire4784]

You get more than 60 if your TV support VRR.

[@Gomcio]

@@insatiateire4784 It does support VRR but i like that combination of quality and frame rate in balance mode, i have played God of War Ragnarok and Ratchet & Clank Rift apart in 40fps mode too and its the best for me. The only game i played in 60fps+ mode was Modern Warfare 2.

[@Cricis11700]

60 is better in every way, actually 60 is SLUGGISH, 120FPS should be the new standard.

[@insatiateire4784]

@@Cricis11700 ok kiddo

[@DribbleP]

I bought it today and all i did was the first mission and just fly around looking how incredible everything looks would be ace if they done the updated graphics for the main game to but im gussing the patch would be huge

[@tlwilliamsbr]

Those aren't fixed clouds, it's the enemy hiding in plain sight.

[@HannahFortalezza]

Jean Jacket off Nope!