Resident Evil Village: The Digital Foundry Tech Review + PS5, Xbox Series X|S Analysis!

[@Kubose]

You know its good when Digital Foundry invokes "bespoke" in the first 3 minutes

[@Zeegoku1007]

Amen brotha

[@Threewlz]

John: bespoke/caveat Richard: terrific/full flat exp Alex: Ray tracing/lighting Thom: You underestimate my power

[@foolofdestruction]

John " Mind You " Linneman.

[@chrisl8292]

LOL! You my friend are definitely a regular viewer. :)

[@goob8945]

“But for the here and now...”

[@GreenDave113]

0:33 "Gorgeous visuals on display in this game" *shows Lady Dimitrescu*

[@theevilwithin8946]

I saw what you did there, DF. LMAO.

[@lowismylesful]

They knew what they were doing. Lol

[@viscious82]

I wish this game had dark souls message system. She deserves an "amazing chest head" message.

[@Jadty]

Truly a man of culture.

[@ardavila_]

Came to say exactly this

[@colt45jr]

"highest-quality rendering of a small child" should be a new category at the game awards

[@r_bear]

I think Death Standing had the crown before this

[@orosztamas1158]

@@r_bear last of us 2 is up there, too

[@christianmainacc]

Agree 😬

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

It's also a category that can get you onto the FBI watch list if misused or said out of contexts. Lol Edit: But yeah, it's great to see RE stepping up their game.

[@BennyGoId]

@@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven "missed used" "out of contexts" Ok.

[@8BitRetroMonkey]

John delivers reviews like he’s wine tasting 😂

[@UchuuYumemi]

Truue lmao

[@Ward413]

That is an excellent way to put it. So noble. John be like, "Hmmm yes Claude, bring me another... I must say, my dear boy, this particular game has hints of bespoke lighting features with an undertone of render to texture technology."

[@TaimatCR]

😂 This comment reminds me of that video of the guy that explains how to do ice cream tasting and keeps licking/smashing his lips together while explaining it

[@agentsmith6161]

@@Ward413 :))) All I hear now is what you wrote but with Josiah Trelawny's voice and accent from Dead Redemption 2! :-P

[@kamahljohnson7083]

😂

[@kiisseli1337]

Thank you KZbin for defaulting to 360p now. Looks fantastic on 4K display.

[@03chrisv]

I notice youtube is defaulting to 480p even though I have gigabit internet and can easily stream 4k video like 10 times over. Not sure why it's doing that lately.

[@Mr.GameCrazy]

@@03chrisv I'm noticing that too. It's very odd.

[@RemixerUltimate]

@@Mr.GameCrazy same! Glad it's not just me it's really irritating

[@HimanshuSharma-xn6uc]

1080p for me

[@jessefleming9763]

@@03chrisv They updated the mobile app. For some stupid reason they defaulted it to a horrible resolution. Just go to your settings and change the default to high quality. And for another stupid reason, they even removed the resolution display, now its just, low quality and high quality.

[@KarlRock]

Now THIS is a review. PS5's loading time 🤯 Woah. Happy to see barely any difference in the graphics between consoles. Going out to buy RE8 today for Series X. Was waiting for reviews before buying, after Cyberpunk 😑 Edit: I'm 1 hour into the game. It's great. Been waiting for a good horror game like this.

[@bullet759]

It's cross generation game The PS5 SSD (I/Q) not even use yet to is full potential, only when games will built from ground with PS5 capabilities in mind without supporting cross generations we going to start see difference, will take time until we see the true potential of next generation consoles, in 3 years or more It's still early to judgment anything and still developers need to lerning the new technology to work with and doing Greater optimization in the future

[@CV-lm7pv]

Dude, I will never buy another game that doesn't allow reviewers to use their own footage or forces them to review only one version of the game. I'm glad to hear that turning off RT pretty much locks the game at 60. Games taking less space and loading faster is getting pretty interesting for PS5, meanwhile VRR and quick resume are excellent for Series X. This feels way more next gen than what we got from 360 and PS3 to XB1 and PS4 honestly.

[@hypernovic5301]

Bhai, aap kaise ho?

[@one_up907]

Yup Cyberpunk totally punked a lot of people.

[@yenneferofvengerberg9588]

ps5 is no doubt the best console version for this game .. when u add on loading, the 3d audio (Which is a big deal for a game like this) and maybe haptics too

[@Redonepunch]

It’s really cool seeing cartridge like load times on these massive games.

[@redcrimson1028]

For real and it's about time

[@Ivangmer07]

They are really taking advantage of the ps5’s SSD. Because in reality it’s actually faster than the series x. But the series x is more powerful.

[@Tectosaurus]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how far console gaming has come?

[@weaverquest]

True. I remember on PS3 most AAA games used to be sub 720p average 27 fps with screen tearing. Now the performance you get from $400-500 machines are pretty impressive.

[@Edmundostudios]

Yep for the price they cost at retail they are incredibly powerful for the price.

[@Edmundostudios]

@@colbyboucher6391 Yeah I think if you don’t use the hardware you are buying for work and just use the laptop for basic tasks then that makes sense for sure. I have a PS5 and a 3070, while 3070 is more powerful it’s not a night and day difference.

[@narukami6364]

And not only for their power, but for the experiences they enable especially for so cheap. The 3D Audio from the PS5 and the DualSense’s haptic feedback shine brilliantly most recently in Returnal and it’d be a different experience without it. Nintendo offers so many great 1st party handheld titles and also takes advantage of their hardware for other unconventional but useful games like Ring Fit Adventure.

[@-.Oz.-]

@@colbyboucher6391 I’d recommend PS5, simply because you can play Xbox games on PC while not all Sony exclusives make it to PC. That gives you a larger library of games to play and the Dualsense controller is really nice.

[@swiftxmiles]

Crazy they went from pre-rendered to scenes that look pre-rendered, it's that good now or even better

[@madfinntech]

Took only 20 years.

[@remigusker6024]

I remember when I was a kid and the first time I put RE2 in. The opening cut scene utterly blew my tiny 10yr old brain and I swore that video games would never look so good. Now here we are 23yrs later and... I mean just look at this game. It's bloody amazing and it still blows that little kid part of my mind that just can't believe video games could look so good.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Better if they have some destructive environment, for a game based on shooting, shooting just feels like SHIT!

[@Joehok4ever]

If the environment has no destruction then the game looks real but does not feel real. Nough said.

[@Blade4Life76]

@@remigusker6024 I'm 44 and not so much impressed. Must be an age thing lol.

[@PANCAKEPAP1]

6:53 I THOROUGHLY appreciate food in games, that isn't static 👏

[@cr4zyw3ld3r]

I am not convinced until we can eat it with appropriate munching sound fx

[@PANCAKEPAP1]

@@cr4zyw3ld3r 😂😂

[@PANCAKEPAP1]

@@cr4zyw3ld3r with 3d audio too, or I'm returning the game 😤

[@cr4zyw3ld3r]

@@PANCAKEPAP1 100%

[@Name-fd2co]

Next I need to see a glass of whiskey actually look somewhat real lol. Alcohol, or even any beverage in general, has always looked awful in games

[@xavierrodrigues4958]

Some folks watch ASMR videos to relax & anti-stress. Some people listen to beautiful sounds of the beach, rainforest, thunderstorm, or maybe a rainstorm. Me personally, I like Digital Foundary analysis videos. There's something just relaxing, and reassuring, about the analytics here. From the detail-oriented perspectives, the warm nature of everyone at DF, the engaging level of professional respect everyone upholds, to the brilliant levels of intelligence everyone exhibits (which in turn make the videos much more of an intellectual digital review, rather than just a shallow cultural review). A prime example of how relaxing and comforting I find Digital Foundary's videos to be, is how warm and easygoing the narration is of this video-with varying analytical topics that are nothing short of being brilliantly insightful, and amazingly interesting-all of a game that is, in genre, an action-horror-adventure game with the strongest element being horror. My point and prime example essentially is, I could fall asleep, respectfully that is, to this video (because of how comforting I find Digital Foundary videos to be) and the review is of a heart-pumping Resident Evil game! That's how much I love their content, of course I mean fall asleep to the video as in after I've watched the video once already, having absorbed it's content. Thanks everyone at DF! I wish the best for all the great gals and guys at Digital Foundary, and I hope they have a great year this year!

[@averagegamerjoe8171]

Capcom is back to being one of the best Publishers and devs out there. Almost close to being as good as they were in the 90s. Good to see these old company’s flourish, when ones like Konami are a shell of their former self!They killed it last gen and are looking to continue.

[@minus8008]

Honestly Konami isn't really even a Game Company anymore, its very sad.

[@pochi1491]

Yeah too bad resident evil 3 remake was garbage otherwise you’re right.

[@vladislavgritsenko3636]

@@pochi1491 Resident evil 3 back in the 1999 was bad,so of course the remake feels poor.They should have remade Code Veronica instead of Nemesis

[@simlife445]

i guess re4 is much much longer with less scripted look here go here as much the entire intro is foreced and long 12x longer then re4... then the castle is just a hallway game.. the next manor is also super focused that if this game was longer would be ok but its much much shorter then re4.. re4 is my top 15 games of the last 20 years this game is short of even making the list... heck a 9 hour metroid dread got rave reviews for a9 hour 60 dollar single player game... how the times have changed

[@redcrimson1028]

I dont know about the 90's though! That's too much praise. When I see them stop locking content behind paid dlc on disc and bring back games like Mega Man X, Bionic Command and other 💎 from the nes/snes era complete on disc then we can talk about getting that 90's swag back.

[@benwinson9641]

I’ve always been a Capcom fan, but they have REALLY been killing it over the past few years 🔥

[@Krahamus]

Idk resident evil 3 remake was quite bad in my opinion, lets hope re4 remake will be better.

[@stopthisatonce]

@@Krahamus I wouldn't call it bad. Definitely disappointing in comparison to 2. But still a good game.

[@joeortiz5177]

@@Krahamus Are they going to make a re4 remake? That's my favorite resident evil I've lost count how many times I've played it and passed it on every console I have lol

[@benwinson9641]

@@Krahamus yeah I don’t disagree with that tbf. It wasn’t poor but it was definitely lacking. I reckon they’ll pull it out for 4 like they did for 2. For the most part it seems like they’re learning from their mistakes quite well

[@joeortiz5177]

@@Krahamus Also I agree that re3 remake was kind of a let down, especially after how great 2 was

[@throwacnt7603]

"Examine the GORGEOUS visuals on display..." 0:32 Lady D shows up in the edit. I see what you did there!

[@Frankcg29]

The loading time on ps5 is insane 😀 Xbox and ps5 both are amazing console.

[@BIGNOIDS]

Thanks for being level headed in a fanboy world.

[@Paulwithagun]

Well I have both console's. So I'm not for one or the other. Just surprised to see the Xbox have such slower load times. I know we are talking about 8 secs here but idk.

[@gtavshortclips4740]

@@Paulwithagun they focused more time with the ps5 than xbox that is why it is loading that fast. Xbox series can do the same

[@telboy007]

@@Paulwithagun probably not using direct storage

[@MrRafie82]

@@gtavshortclips4740 No. The SSD on the PS5 will naturally be faster for load times. Everything else will be slightly better on Series X.

[@EndlessFunctionality]

Loving it so far. The Re4 merchant being references as an old friend by the current merchant is a nice touch

[@kamen.rider.decade]

7:07 I appreciate the fact that they had Performance Capture markers on Lady Dimitrescu's hat

[@KRGraphicsCG]

The way she threw that chair though... I would not piss her off

[@thedesolateone8260]

🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅🤣🤣

[@TilSkywalker]

That fancy animnation for the Checkerboarding-Resolution-text is amazing!

[@selnor1983]

Great video guys. 1 thing you forgot to mention in the loading times section was Quick Resume. Completely negating the need to load the game from scratch and load a save file. On Xbox don't forget you can go from the dash board to exactly where you left the game last time out in just 6 seconds.

[@harveymaginnis-kelly5180]

What if you have your games on disc? Can you quick resume between them or do you have to put the discs in at a time? Just wondering, as I always buy physical copies and am wondering if it would still would? Thanks

[@selnor1983]

@@harveymaginnis-kelly5180 No. It doesn't work with discs I believe. I mean I'm not 100% sure. As I haven't any games on disc to try. But I'm pretty sure it doesn't operate for loading games off the disc. Sorry.

[@andyduhh4278]

Ok whoever decided to put the outbreak soundtrack in this video deserves a raise

[@younggio9065]

Dam Ps5s loading is goated and so is Xbox’s frame rate both are great consoles this generation

[@younggio9065]

@woerinkthe best or could mean cool

[@balquilla]

True i can’t wait till vrr comes to ps5

[@youweechube]

@woerink greatest of all time-ed

[@shams4730]

@@youweechube lol no

[@Z-Mikes00]

Can I get a tldw on 8th gen systems I wanna go in blind but know at least if it performs well

[@vandammage1747]

It blows my mind that console graphics has evolved to a point where John has to go inches from a wall to find something to criticize

[@rookiemonster1704]

Yes it has. All versions looked great 👍 Can't wait to play this on my XSX with VRR support on my OLED.

[@IsaacSperrow]

Also, overall the implementation of existing tech have improve a lot too.

[@opaz3530]

Ironic hearing that from you seeing that you were the main advocator of the power delta between the two and how much better games on the sx would look over ps5. It’s funny seeing one of the biggest Xbox shills backpeddle so hard, feels good.

[@KindOldRaven]

What blows my mind is that console gaming as a whole is finally taking some steps to evolve in the right direction: offering VRR, slightly more options in terms of graphics vs performance (still not there though, c'mon devs - things like Vsync etc should always be optional) and it's basically extreme performance-per-euro/dollar gaming right now. I mean, try and build a PC from scratch that's equal to a Ps5 or Series X. You most definitely can, but... especially right now, you'll be spending so damn much. I'm a huge gamer and I always love PC gaming (also own a console each gen - I skip on vacation due to my expensive hobbies lol) and if friends of mine want to get into gaming I'd usually help them build a PC, but right now I'll advise them to keep an eye out for restocks on the Series X or PS5 depending on what they want ;p That's a first.

[@branberrycakes]

@@rookiemonster1704Love how you had to brag rather than simply saying, "yeah, can't wait to play!" lol

[@benmcreynolds8581]

They rendered the assets so we'll, really created a nice atmosphere, made the 1st person view look really well. It's not always done well so it's refreshing to see it done well. I'm so happy with this next gen console games so far and it's just the beginning... It's crazy... I can't wait for ratchet and clank!!!

[@anarfox]

A guide on how to actually use that HDR calibration screen would be nice.

[@carpetfluff35]

Trouble is it's different for different displays so pretty hard to come up with any kind of definitive guide.

[@bad_robot4842]

Evil Boris HDR expert will cover it.

[@D-NastyNoise]

Just follow what it tells you. It's not rocket science.

[@nayefbinabdulah]

@@D-NastyNoise if only it was that easy..

[@dom4591]

@@nayefbinabdulah it is easy though. What's difficult about it?

[@dialmightyspartangod6717]

12:29 is where Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X appears

[@HottestBrownMan]

Yeah he basically said the Xbox series X has a 10% performance advantage in strenuous scenes while in RT mode however the PS5 has basically no load times.

[@Nerevarine420]

@@HottestBrownMan I figure this is how most things are gonna turn out this gen the ssd on the ps5 is truly insane but I got give it to microsoft as well for bringing back the memory card in an ssd form lol kinda blast from the past

[@jdjoaofj9124]

*in RT mode.

[@JamesVanDeWaal]

Resident Evil Outbreak theme...you can say anything now.

[@guitarspud1723]

The re2 remake save theme in the backround?

[@joel8558]

Load 2 Seconds PS5 and 8 Second Xbox Serie X

[@sadtrump9664]

I love the theme

[@monstercloset2416]

Ugh I've always wanted to play Outbreak but I didn't have a network adapter at the time. I've played and beat every RE game... even Dead Aim but never got around to Outbreak. One of my greatest gaming "regrets" :(

[@JamesVanDeWaal]

@@monstercloset2416 Rented it in Ireland and I don't think we even had a choice to go online in the European release until version 2. However just seeing other npcs run around rooms and share resources was mind blowing to me.

[@jako997]

So the game plays amazing across All next gen platforms. Series S is just better played with RT off to get 1440p 60fps. That's amazing for $300

[@channelspectator9661]

When you said "alpha particles" my mind instantly switched to helium nuclei and I was so confused for a whole 2 minutes there

[@Insill]

0:34 Gorgeous visuals indeed

[@axolet]

Tessellated, Ray-traced bewbies

[@peterGchaves]

Ohhh 😏 ... i also enjoy them.

[@Redfield-hk8nn]

Not even 2 second loading time in a awesome looking game like this omg and I remember me playing skyrim on my 360 with a 60 second screen when I enter a city then 20 seconds when I want to go in the tavern and 20 seconds going out again crazy.

[@francescoberta]

You can have the same experience playing Village on PS4, the loading screen takes forever.

[@AJBats]

I hope DF mentions PS5's lack of VRR every single time its relevant. Hammer it home! Get the word out! C'mon Sony GIVE US VRR ON PS5!!!!

[@MrLuizsaluti]

And to this day the feature is not avaiable. Being a VRR user on a PC I couldn't go back to non VRR displays anymore. The input delay and smoothness is just something else.

[@bab027]

they almost always talk about ps5 not having vrr. my ps5 is starting to gather dust and my xsx and s and rtx3070 equipped pc are getting all the love…

[@hovercroft]

4K 60 FPS with ray tracing for £369 retail is absolutely insane. Both consoles are absolute beasts and that PS5 loading time is incredible. Really enjoy my play through on PS5 so far.

[@ralfiejr34]

To be fair, the RT in this game is really weak and not rendered at native resolution. RT in Metro Exodus will melt a console.

[@hovercroft]

@@ralfiejr34 just recently built a gaming pc. How is metro on pc worth picking up

[@TheBrokeDiggerGaming]

Looks amazing on series x and that opening scene in the village wow

[@SoulsorEchoes]

Wow that ps5 ssd is starting to show. Pretty huge. Wished they would've done 1440p rt mode with 1080p reflections

[@UXGReal92]

Yeah would be a better choice

[@UXGReal92]

But for me Performance with RT is still okay.

[@I_AHNGUN_I]

I hope they add quick resume

[@rookiemonster1704]

At 16:55 mark, Johb said " when you load up a save, return to the menu screen, or load up a mercenary match, you are greeted with a brief loading screen on XSX/S". So the advantage is not really during gameplay so is that really a big deal?

[@nonyabusiness6084]

I'll wait the 8 massive seconds for the extra performance.

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

I think developers shout focus on *1080p when it comes to Series S!* Especially when it does not run in 1440p/60 like in this case and maybe with RT in general! Also DMC showed that. But +Digital Foundry do you know if Microsofts "velocity architecture" is fully supportet/ engaged or even working in this new titles? I have a feeling that these SSD archtiectures are still not yet maxed out ... which is a good sign for a console generation "just started". For me THIS is what the current "next gen" is all about and is a pain in the butt on old machines: loading of savegames and loading of textures.* PCs may have had SSD for years. Consoles didn't. But now a new type of Autobahn has opened for consoles. * I'm hoping that you cover Subnautica Below Zero on current gen and compare it to one of the best survival games: its predecessor Subnautica. Loading the game on One S makes you feel like changing 10 floppy disks again, poor over some nice fresh coffee and bake a cake ...

[@obersturmbannfuhrer60311]

0:34 "we'll examine the gorgeous visuals of this game" I see what you did there DF!

[@stewardappiagyei6982]

2:40 *b e s p o k e* ❤️👄❤️

[@juliankiz]

By and large a beautiful word.

[@GeneralKenobi69420]

In the here and now

[@stewardappiagyei6982]

@@GeneralKenobi69420 it's a *F U L L F A T* experience on next gen consoles.

[@alekg.3999]

the b e s p o k e b o i has spoken

[@theblah12]

Really quite remarkable

[@SirCaco]

6:48 The food definitely looks better here than in the last game. Heh.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

lol that was my thoughts after playing the demo but even so still not as good as i've seen elsewhere. It still has a bit of an odd shape :)

[@SirCaco]

@@DEVILTAZ35 It's hard to match Final Fantasy XV's food huh.

[@NickeyNarioaHagman]

8:12 Agreed, that has to be the most realistic-looking baby I've ever seen in a video game, even more realistic than Death Stranding.

[@simon7109100]

Seriously, why is RT mode not dynamic resolution? It could easily retain a locked 60 if it would drop the resolution a little.

[@sergeyegiyan9577]

This game looks amazing. Very impressive how it keeps 4k/60 level on Series X/PS5 most of the time even with RT enabled. Separate thanks for devs for not bailing on Series S and doing an amazing job for that machine: a very stable 2k/60 with RT off in such a beatiful game is a great result and is much better than an average new game. While many devs don't bother optimizing their new games for SS and just set the resolution at 1080p (not always paired with 60fps), Capcom did an extra push to give the owners of SS their next-gen feeling with 2k/60 and even enabling a full RT-on mode. The next step here as I see would be either putting a lock on 2k/30 for RT-on mode to avoid jumps from 45-48 fps to 25-28 fps in different scenes or change the target resolution of RT-on mode to 1080p with more stable 45 or even 60 fps target (however, I understand why they try to keep it at 2k resolution). Anyway, big thanks to DF for this review and to Capcom for the game. Can't wait to try it

[@mctapoutos7426]

@Jason Yuen yeah the game is good but it's not like a proper horror is basically just an adventure game, and yes the game looks good especially for FPS, textures well that's different story some are very good actually amazing and some are bad or average, but again it's a FPS game if you start up god of war (actually a pretty average game maybe 7 out of 10) as a FPS game you will see so many pixeleted textures that you would start puking, and RE8 is actually a much better game then something like God of war or let's say Uncharted 4 that game is sooooo dull and boring I almost fell asleep and I stopped at Scotland I couldn't take it anymore, if only Sony could follow capcom formula game play first and stupid 20 minutes cut scene later tell the story doing game play don't force me to sit down and watch a movie, but yeah that just Sony they are behind the trends since PS3 weirdly their last good and at the same time bad console I still have my original PS3 and I love it to death but since ps4 they just lost the whole magic so I swych to Xbox because they are providing me with arguably the best DEMO mode ever gamepass that how I'm discovering games now, no way I'll spend 80 euro for a game that is a pure garbage but with gamepass I can easily check few games u don't have to finish it but check it and then buy it. Anyway CAPCOM BRING BACK CODE VERONICA THE DC VERSION WAS SOOO GOOD!!!

[@vandammage1747]

Re8, Cold War single player, Demon Souls and Hivebusters are the most impressive games so far.

[@opaz3530]

Lmao what happened to the constant Sony hate? Xbox ain’t been delivering so now you want to praise Sony’s games? What happened to “it’s just dlc and a remaster”? It mist be tough seeing all these games coming from Sony but nothing from Xbox huh.

[@-1nterruption-960]

@@opaz3530 Lmao didn't he mention Hivebusters? And both Re8 and Cold war are not "Sony games". All he did was mention the best looking games this gen so far but instead you wanted to go on your pathetic fanboy rant. You say he shows hate to another platform meanwhile that's exactly what you're doing. Tf is wrong with you fanboys

[@vandammage1747]

@@opaz3530 "all these games". Do you mean the 63 rated Destruction all stars and a $70 1080p game? Just last month I got Outriders, MLB21, Zombie Army4, Second extinction and Narita boy with Gamepass and nearly 100 fps boosted games too. I have no problem praising good looking games like Demon souls on PS. Although it's the least impressive of the 4 I mentioned IMO, because of resolution and less complex ps3 levels. It's still among the most impressive games so far.

[@opaz3530]

@@-1nterruption-960 Lmao don’t act like this dude doesn’t talk the most shit about PlayStation out of an xbot. I saw this same guy a little while back talking about how unimpressive demonsouls was and how it was just a “remaster” im not showing hate on Xbox, they literally haven’t released a AAA first party game in nearly three years, it’s the truth. I see this dude all the time on Xbox centric channels talking shit about Sony’s Ips and the ps5 in general, it’s just funny to him now praising them.

[@vandammage1747]

@@opaz3530 I have no problem with PS only PSimps like you.

[@MisterReen]

Loading time on Ps5 is insane... wooow. Still SX has a slight advantage in Framerate (and VRR of course).

[@ivanmontalvo9333]

Such great consoles, man.

[@Timmytiny1]

Glad I’ve got a VRR display with my Series X, but damn I gotta hand it to PS5 on that loading time.. outstanding!

[@cmdr101z8]

@@Timmytiny1 Thanks for not being toxic as hell like most of this comment section

[@o_KingOfKings_o]

The ps5 need the vrr update 1440p and expansion ssd

[@johnmartin8228]

Framer rate doesn't matter.. people only care about the Graphics

[@franzusgutlus54]

Dynamic Resolution Scaling with RT would be perfection... but it is nice as it is.

[@Loundsify]

I don't think Resolution Scaling would help that much, as RT is a calculation and the resolution of the RT is already set.

[@franzusgutlus54]

@@Loundsify he said RT resolution is 1/8 of the rendering res (4k). I assume lowering the render resolution would percentage wise lower RT resolution aswell. So I guess it would help. Less rays need to be shot.

[@anttoni8867]

0:32-0:36 damn df, you sneaky

[@gellister]

Finally someone else is acknowledging how exceptional the rendering of Rose the baby is. I was watching another review and I saw the scene where Ethan was putting her in a crib, and I literally said to myself "dang that's a good-looking digital baby". Rose not only avoid looking like an alien she looks downright snuggle worthy.

[@phrozac]

Just started playing on PS5 and am surprised DF didn't mention at all the numerous sections of stuttering in the game when RT is on. The main room in the mansion around 1hour in is the first time I noticed it and have run into more areas since, mostly the open sections where the environment isn't so confined. Hopefully Capcom can resolve this in a patch.

[@backspacer92]

Yeah, I had noticable drops too. Like in the village when you are on the path with the hanging goat heads. Also, texture pop in everywhere when you are outside in the village.

[@ziegfeld4131]

Been awhile but can confirm it is indeed fixed now game runs butter smooth

[@phrozac]

@@ziegfeld4131 It hasn’t been fixed on PS5 at least. Every area that stuttered before still stutters when RT is on. The main hall in the castle, the village center when looking towards the castle with the shielded statue in view, and numerous other spots throughout the game. I’ve been playing a lot in the last few weeks and am honestly surprised that this stuff is still there.

[@BassDude-wb9ic]

​@@phrozac What did you expect when getting a less powerful system?

[@justpressplay8530]

“Look down and you can see your feet” But what about Ethan’s face Capcom?? What about a face?? 😆😂

[@thedesolateone8260]

😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅

[@GOD-nx1yo]

Worst re character ever

[@FullNietzsche]

What about a personality, they left that out too.

[@justpressplay8530]

@@FullNietzsche Absolute fact!

[@Straight_gamer190]

Very impressive loading times on PS5. 17:07

[@spyro440]

I'm waiting for the VRR Patch for PS5 before buying. Why can't Sony still deliver this feature and MS can handle this since launch? Would be nice if DF could go a little deeper into this topic and ask a few people...

[@n4ppyboyx]

Microsoft definitely did a great job future proofing the Xbox Series XS, to the extent that it will take more time for developers to get used to the new development tools

[@alexmeek610]

Bc its possible the vrr is enabled at the directx lvl and not at the engine lvl and the version of opengl used on the ps5 doesn't support it

[@alexmeek610]

Or the series x and s have a bigger 3d frame buffer then the ps5 specifically for variable refresh rate

[@TheStumpcolin1]

That iconic RE: Outbreak theme hits all the right nostalgic notes

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

this makes me hype for how re4 remake will turn out

[@gamezone2470]

80% of physical RE8 sales is on the PS5 version which means there are more players on ps5.

[@Jacobnelz44]

Hope they enjoy those frame dips but hey haptic feedback right?

[@gamezone2470]

@@Jacobnelz44 they said xbox slightly better Frame rate.. but PS5 loading faster, so 1 point against 1 point also haptic feedback is on the controller not the console, xbox dont have that so its another 1 point against no point?

[@Jacobnelz44]

@@gamezone2470 the controller is one thing, but Xbox also has vrr which ps5 doesn’t do I guess another point for Xbox against nothing? Lol

[@Jacobnelz44]

@@gamezone2470 plus Xbox has quick resume so there’s that :)

[@D-NastyNoise]

@@Jacobnelz44 Most people don't have Tvs with VRR unfortunately.

[@TheFitzgeraldhottner]

Your videos have such a high quality that it is unbelievable you manage to release them so frequently!

[@Grumiez]

Two things worth mentioning here, at least for the PS5 version which I play. 1. Significant input lag for camera movement, especially when acceleration is used. 2. When You look at the sky, especially from the rooftop, banding is visible on the gradient.

[@maluraqgamer7870]

Really wish your videos had chapter markings to look up specific commentary. But great stuff!

[@pgr3290]

It really can't be that hard for Capcom to 1. insert an optional 30FPS cap on Series S and 2. Insert a 1920 x 1080 render mode with RT so you would imagine the game would run a great deal closer to 60FPS. Otherwise the RT mode in current form is kind of useless.

[@VampireNoblesse]

artistic direction reminds me of Skyrim perfection (almost in every direction u look / turn gives off a picture/ painting look)..

[@joefawley9264]

I'm always fascinated to see how the dual sense is implemented because imo it adds more to next gen than the simple graphics upgrades (not that they are bad) and hope to continue to see the dual sense being a focus. 3D audio probably adds a lot to this game as well!!

[@markmiller330]

Only played the demo so far however 3d audio is brilliant in this game and really adds to tension, especially if you play at night in a dark room

[@philrichjr]

Dual sense hasn’t moved pass the gimmick phase in my mind. Anything dealing with firing a gun hasn’t felt good IMO. Astros Playground has been the only game that has fully showcased the controller and made it feel next gen. Returnals alt fire on the adaptive trigger has also felt nice but again don’t like the trigger to actually fire a weapon. Looking forward to seeing what they do with Horizon Forbidden West

[@JoyStickGuru]

@@philrichjr Returnal did a great job with the haptics as well. It feels great. Borderlands 3 also has really great haptic feedback. Firing single shot weapons is a blast.

[@philrichjr]

@@JoyStickGuru the dual sense haptics are A1 and that’s not where my gripe with it lies. It’s mainly the adaptive triggers for shooting. On paper, it makes sense but they aren’t able to capture the feel of a trigger reset. For Returnal, to me it would’ve made more sense to have active reload initiate on trigger reset instead of actually having to pull the trigger to do it. Honestly just wish they’d incorporate more customization into what you get out of it besides just turning it on and off.

[@philrichjr]

@@JoyStickGuru for guns specifically the tension should be at the very top of the trigger pull to eliminate that mushy feel…. Crisp break and crisp and audible reset. That might be beyond what they’re able to actually accomplish lol but to me that would make it feel more natural.

[@4ball513]

Dang, those spoilers. I realize you have to show the game off, which will include some enemies and environments but dang. At least you blurred some key cutscenes though. Great breakdown.

[@BIGNOIDS]

Preloaded and ready on my PS5 for when I get home from working away....

[@AnimaxLubin]

Yeah boy 😆

[@dannonyogurt98]

Who's got and XBSx, a VRR display and two thumbs? This guy! Going to be basking in all thoes glorious rays.

[@cynthiaandoh9575]

You're gonna soak it in 😂

[@dannonyogurt98]

@@cynthiaandoh9575 Absolutely. My body is ready.

[@turtlebuttmudd]

This game looks absolutely incredible. Aesthetically, mechanically, everything. Now if I could just get ahold of the hardware!

[@jollama]

Comments that aged like shit

[@SparksLegend]

More TV setting tips in future videos please! Especially for LG OLED owners! Thank you and keep up the excellent work!

[@kaizerlith7070]

Ah man that Outbreak theme is so damn good.

[@mrsneaking]

All consoles very well, even s series, the best xbox seriex version but for a little, only 2 or 3 fps more than ps5, the fps drops occurred in the same part both ps5 and xbox series x. The raytracing implementation did not seem to me to be relevant in this game, or so I would recommend playing with rt disabled on all platforms to get a stable 60fps all the time because the rt in this game does not make a difference in my humble opinion.

[@CV-lm7pv]

It's like a paradox, if somebody picks Series X because they value performance, then for that same reason they would want to turn RT Off. But then it wouldn't make sense to pick Series X due to performance because both versions run the same without RT. Im my book, 4k at 60 and RT Off with no loading screens is probably the best version (in consoles)

[@chrisbeckham9802]

Haters clearly series x runs better just admit it. Even one frame drop less is still technically worse in graphic comparison. It just depends on if you’re a fan boy of which ever console. I feel like Sony fan boys don’t realize series x has more power so regardless going forward every new gen title will look and play better on series x because it’s overall more powerful. It’s really not hard to digest.

[@CV-lm7pv]

@@chrisbeckham9802 If 60 fps is what you care about, just turn RT off, and it will deliver that on both consoles. But no loading screens is something you only get on PS5. In my opinion that makes the PS5 version superior, which continues the trend.

[@nonyabusiness6084]

@@CV-lm7pv Sure, kid. lol Like you wouldn't rather have better performance & absolutely love it if the PS5 could run this at 60fps with RT. The Series X is doing that fine. And even if anyone cared about that whopping "8 Second" load time over better performance, Quick Resume eliminates that. Now just wait until an actual true next gen game drops & they begin taking advantage of all that tech in the Series X that the PS5 don't have. When Velocity Architecture begins getting utilized, that one singular advantage in the SSD will be gone.

[@chrisbeckham9802]

@@CV-lm7pv but regardless every new gen title will ALWAYS look and play better on series x because it’s has overall more power to output. Are you not understanding that or are your just going to remain purposefully ignorant because PlayStation load 1 second faster?😆

[@TheJaketyler93]

As a RE fan from a young age, after games like 6 and ORC I never expected to see a new golden age for RE.

[@a.c.slater7989]

Revelations wasn’t bad

[@TheJaketyler93]

@@a.c.slater7989 not at all, but it wasn't quite good enough (in my opinion) to redeem the series.

[@LOKIUT]

Damn, that music at the beginning.

[@xandergaming46]

The kitchen scene (min. 6.49 - 7.00) looks impressive... the soup pot has scratches on it and the way the soup moves... and that sweater textures... impressive!! I am glad that my country Romania is finally present in a big game like this. I can't wait to play it on my XSX :D

[@lfcobrikom5612]

So something good eventually came out of soupy textures 😂

[@andrefinklea4948]

Definitely getting this on my series X

[@MilesWilliams88]

"The gorgeous visuals on display in this game" while aiming at Lady D, haha. I see what you did there😂

[@LRS7B]

*08:50** The Shotgun looks so satisfying* 🤤🤤

[@shanewilliams8099]

Grabbing my popcorn and diving into the comment section

[@flotmac2601]

Lot of salt in the popcorn lol

[@sprintingsnail9492]

Lmao... I was expecting a console war, but ppl seem chilled.. Which is refreshing

[@shanewilliams8099]

@@sprintingsnail9492 Unfortunately that means the world is doomed it was a good run 🥲

[@RepublicofODLUM]

@@sprintingsnail9492 It's pretty clear that both consoles are having a great start to this gen and deciding which one to go with simply comes down to features and software, which is great for consumers but bad for kids who are involved in the console war because both are going to have a successful few years ahead. Sony was definitely getting cocky and I'm glad xbox has humbled them again.

[@sprintingsnail9492]

@@RepublicofODLUM i totally agree

[@piotrekf943]

crazy fast loadings on ps5

[@CV-lm7pv]

And third party devs are still getting a grasp of the SSD. In Returnal for example you don't even know when to stop playing because the game doesn't even load 😐

[@KeeseToast]

Wish the Series S had an option for 1080p 30 locked with RT enabled, that would still be pretty impressive for a ~300€ machine and a lot of people still use 1080p displays. I don't get the hat for that machine.

[@clarknovalis]

Yeah, I didn't get the hat for XSS neither. Limited editions these days, man.

[@Nolasco.]

Sweet, starting up the game tomorrow 😊. Thanks for the video John 💕

[@TheRedKobra]

I've just bought Returnal so I think I'll wait on this. Been playing on and off for a week and still haven't got past the first boss! Enjoying being rubbish at it though!

[@KIGamin_]

Lol you'll get better. Just keep grinding and leveling up those guns. Once you find the sword (if you haven't already) It helps a lot. It will stun some big enemies which would allow you to empty a clip on it and it one shots grunt enemies

[@LogicInWords]

I beat the first boss on my first try. Just pay attention to his attacks. You can easily dodge them. Once you figure it out the boss is a piece of cake. Also try to get the astronaut figurine. Because if you die during the boss fight. You’ll respawn during it to keep fighting without having to start over. Good luck.

[@FJTabb]

That's why I waited to buy Returnal, bc I knew this game would be shorter. But soon as I'm done Returnal here I come.

[@JoyStickGuru]

Had a run last night that I completely botched. 254% health boost and a decent gun. The secondary was a bomb so, was useless against the 2nd boss. My heart dropped when I died 😔😂

[@MBeeching]

Both look good, though if I had a PS5 Returnal would take precedence. Hope you enjoy it!

[@cutwir3317]

Thank you for placing in RE outbreak File 2 music in the intro. I hope we see an RE Outbreak remake and Village is just a testing ground for it.

[@WeencieRants]

Thats not file 2, that's literally the intro theme from file 1.

[@blumiu2426]

Why would a first person game be a testing ground for an actual Resident Evil game?

[@cutwir3317]

@@blumiu2426 that’s like saying why edit the first draft of a novel. All writers or creators should just create without foreshadowing the potential growth of the idea. That’s like saying Beethoven never created a draft for the moonlight sonata...

[@blumiu2426]

@@cutwir3317 You missed what I was saying. They would be completely different formats, and if you know the RE Engine limitations, you'd know further what I mean. It's not as if they wouldn't have the slightest idea of how they could execute Outbreak from any game they've released on the engine. Certain gameplay choices will add more stress on the system than other approaches, first-person being easiest.

[@cutwir3317]

@@blumiu2426 No you missed what I am saying. Dying Light came out in 2015 sounds like your making excuses for people who are lazy.

[@ehsanebrahimi5035]

Why you don't analyze audio? PS5 3D vs Xbox Dolby Atmos or Microsoft sonic !

[@JKArcade]

I play on PC and I'm really blown away by the PS5 storage and recall architecture. It's amazingly fast.

[@stephenhall2980]

We all need this game in VR! Resi 7 was incredible.

[@o0junglist0o93]

Future update guaranteed!

[@arthurlisboa6723]

@@o0junglist0o93 maybe another version only VR to buy AGAIN.

[@carpetfluff35]

Probably needs to wait for PSVR 2 so they don't have to nerf the visuals as much. Taking VR into account was clearly one of the reasons 7 had lower overall quality - although I'd take that hit because the immersion is amazing.

[@dnegel9546]

Seeing how dark and good this games look. Makes me wish Ubisoft used this engine for a new splinter cell 🥰🥰😃😃

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

I really like when you take the Game Maker's Toolkit lens at appreciating a game's design.

[@SuperPowerPainter]

John! Keep up the awesome work. You are my favorite gamer I love to listen to. Your knowledge and emphasis on art in video games is what separates you and makes you better than the rest! Gamer talk from your perspective is what I truly enjoy. Keep it up and stay blessed

[@romiers]

Extra points for using the Outbreak theme.:)

[@emulation2369]

I doubt they know, that it's from outbreak

[@TheAandJStudio]

@@emulation2369 Just like how I can doubt you knew it was from Outbreak before you read this comment.

[@MartinBarreby]

Such a beautiful game! I was really, really impressed by some of the facial animations too, some of the best I've ever seen for sure.

[@mkdfan]

Played through 5 times so far. RE8 is now one of my top 5 Resi games!

[@airforcex9412]

I keep saying it; you shouldn’t compare load times with different storage capacities. As impressive as that may be, those seconds do not make up for having to move files around, downloading, etc. I do think MS needs to re-look at their controller.

[@dmoney8719]

Dope that the Xbox's impulse triggers got a mention. Much appreciated.👏🏿

[@andrenascimento9112]

Where I missed that???

[@dmoney8719]

@@andrenascimento9112 At 18:37

[@verrat3219]

series s should run RT at 1080p, it will most likely stay between 50-60 that way, just like the series x but at 4k.

[@gagatai]

0:57 Ah…. Resident evil outbreak theme , It will always be THE resident evil tune in my heart

[@emanuelperono1562]

Props to the level and environment artist for this breathing visuals.

[@ZomgZomg007]

cant help but notice the zero coverage on PC

[@Digitaldelboy]

It will come in a seperate video, console fans don't want to see their favourite consoles get crushed by a 3090 even if it does cost $2000. So they can just avoid the PC coverage video.

[@cmdr101z8]

@@Digitaldelboy I don’t care if the consoles are outperformed by the 3090 lmao. In fact, I’d expect it since the GPU itself costs 4x the price of what you get for a complete console

[@cookieface80]

They'll do it as a separate video so that they have more time to go into all the settings.

[@ZomgZomg007]

@@cookieface80 I played the demo version of it, and honestly....the character models are fantastic, but some of the texture wrok on the ground/etc is really really bad. My biggest headache has been the FOV Lock at what feels 50 or something insane. I can't play more than a few mins before i get frustrated. The mouse settings is really horrendous as well. Honestly it feels really subpar for a PC port.

[@Digitaldelboy]

@@cmdr101z8 Fair enough but alot of people do care.

[@rodolforubens]

0:14 didn't know Raul Seixas was in the game, nice!

[@marceelino]

that low FOV makes me sick.

[@77jamess]

I wonder if that’s what’s causing the terrible headaches I’ve been getting. I never had that issue with 7. But this one, my God I don’t think I can finish it.

[@marceelino]

@@77jamess yep, you can have headaches or nausea. But I read there are fixes already on nexus mods. Maybe check that out.

[@77jamess]

@@marceelino Playing on series X bud.

[@marceelino]

@@77jamess you might need to change your distance between you and monitor/tv that might help

[@cptnoremac]

Why the hell is there no option to change the resolution? I'd rather play at a locked 60 at 1080p than fluctuate at 4K. Or maybe even 120fps.

[@tompupino424]

I know I'm early for this but I truly can't wait for Resident evil 9 on the PS5 PRO/XSXX...Imagine how amazingly beautiful and scary it'll be on the PS5 new VR Headset 😃

[@tompupino424]

@CaliDorko 😒🙄

[@lfcobrikom5612]

Yes ps5 Pro with extra 1gb ddr4 slow conventional ram and 12tflop gpu for another 500 dollars. No thanks

[@tompupino424]

👆@@lfcobrikom5612 what are you talking about?? PS4 PRO is old A/F...The PS5 PRO will have 24 Gigs of GDDR6 RAM along with a 2TB SSD plus an overclocked 6800 XT around 18-20 Teraflops...plus a Zen 4 CPU and 5NM architecture

[@Cricis11700]

And it will still be underpowered when xbox releases its newer refreshed console lmfao

[@lfcobrikom5612]

@@tompupino424 You seem so optimistic about Sony. You have forgotten that they are basically scumbags. You will be surprised. Ps5 Pro will have the same ram just a bit higher speed, the same cpu maybe 300mhz extra hardly higher than series X, 72 compute units at the same 2.2ghz hardly discernible from base ps5. Look forward to your extra 1gb slow conventional ddr4 ram to make it a total of 17gb. Feel free to waste your money .

[@wasapdoc]

Remember when Konami and Capcom ruled video games world?

[@TheJohnboyhunter]

No and I've been playing video games since 1980s.

[@deivuuk]

Thank you so much for blurring out certain scenes with a spoiler warning! This is much appreciated.

[@THU31]

I love using BFI on my LG C8. With dynamic tone mapping you do not lose almost any brightness, but the flicker at 60 Hz can be a bit annoying in bright scenes. I prefer to use BFI without it, the benefit of HDR is still there. And every game looks better a 60 FPS with BFI than 120 FPS without BFI. Almost perfect motion.