It takes a trained eye to see what you're seeing. The interesting thing about these comparisons are seeing the various tricks used to make the game come alive. It's also a huge reminder that games have a very, very looong way to go before resembling real life. The surface is barely scratched.
@@royolaniye6643 No. Go look at something like Beyond the Aquila Rift. That has a level of rendering quality no realtime graphics has matched, and even THAT doesn't look like real life. Thankfully only fools think graphical realism is the sole (or most important aspect of rendering quality)
@@RicochetForce 😐 Have you seen Red Dead Redemption? THAT was on the PS4, I don't really care about realism as long as the game looks good, but you've got to admit that video games will eventually look like real life. Also, guess it's time for me to watch LDR
As much as I (Xbox gamer) like seeing all three main platforms (Xbox, PlayStation, PC) being more friendly to each other recently and I like to see our PC brothers enjoying almost all former Xbox exclusives, I think our PS brothers are more defined by the exclusive titles, so I'll understand if PlayStation keeps the classics on their platform (although it seems like all the new titles will be only time-exclusives).
I'm impressed that it runs well. It seems they learned a lot from other ported Playstation games. I hope more Playstation ports coming will be as polished as GOW.
@@charlieharrington9555 the ported horizon because it was getting a sequel. The ported god of war because it’s getting a sequel. Why not port spiderman to make more fans before the sequel comes out 🤷♂️
@@PostAtariGeneration Yeah alot will be playing on 1440p like me. I don’t see the benefits of 4k personally, I barely tell the difference between 2k and 4k. I see FPS differences though. I play on ultra @ 1440p with 120+ fps and the game is sooo butter smooth, I can’t believe it. But I have a above average gaming PC, so most PC people will probably playing at 1080p, high-ultra settings I presume.
FYI. If you reduce the Shadows from Ultra to High, it goes back to the console look (Upper tree canopies aren't casting shadows), but the shadows still have better resolution. Setting them to "ORIGINAL" makes them the same completely. There's also a decent performance increase form Ultra to High.
Same I'm new to PC gaming with a pretty beast of a rig, kept my PS5 for such exclusives. ill be sticking to the ps5 version even if its less performance.
The ps5 version isn't really a ps5 version though, it's the ps4 version running at 60fps on ps5. It would be interesting to see how much of the pc version would run on the ps5 and at what point it affects the performance. I am not expecting it to out preform a $2000 gaming pc but for $500 you can't complain about the way the game looks, when it even looked incredible on ps4.
The only thing is that unlike ps5 u can use ur pc for far more purposes, in a 3rd world country spending money on pc is far better than a device that is only meant to provide entertainment. Honestly they exist because of kids parents who dare spent money on something that's pure luxury, sry about the rant ps5 is awesome but not something that will ever be the same worth as a good pc.
@@kamix9532 that's the thing though, it literally is worth much less than what a PC with the same power would cost. So no, it isn't worth the same as a pc, it's worth much less
There used to be massive differences between PC and console versions. It's shocking how close this versions are nowadays! If you can't compare side by side, there is essentially no difference.
It's still nowhere near, in this example it might seem similar in quality and frame rate but keep in mind that console games are always way more optimized than pc games, if you could do a benchmark on the PS5's GPU it would be way worse than good pc GPUs
@@gsan5633 except they have to keep the original consoles in mind so when they develop the ps5 version it will be more cross gen then next gen because it has to run well on the ps4
The only thing is lod distance and shadowns in certain area's. The biggest difference is not using checkboard to upscale which actually makes the image worse compared to DLSS
@@imo098765 yes I agree that some DLSS on PS5 would be a better solution, but unless I try to pixel peep and look for flaws, it’s completely immersive.
Doesn't matter the platform you're playing on because this game looks Spectacular on Console and on PC! I enjoyed this game on ps4 pro! One of the best games, I recommend it.
Myea, PS4 still does impressive stuff, and that's from someone who has always played on PC. - But I already got this particular game on PS4 and didn't get around to playing it yet. I'm not gonna waste that. I'll get the PC-version on sale later if I'm a big enough fan. - I would kinda have to for the sake of encouraging SPS to keep releasing on PC anyway. XD
Do you think they will roll out a patch for 'Exclusive Full-screen' ? If I'm not wrong it will boost performance and reduce the latency by a bit. Even Horizon 2 years ago had exclusive full-screen.
@@johnmorgan6316 yeah me too. Forza Horizon always feels like a spin-off series to me. I much prefer Forza Motorsport when it comes to those. The Horizon games feel like UbiSoft open world games, but with cars.
Interesting to know how much frame per seconds you got on pc vs ps5. This could be a game changer to this game if anything else is practically the same
It's around 80-90fps on PC, and 60fps locked on PS5. With a controller I really didn't notice much of a difference. PC also uses DLSS if you want more performance.
@@Nick930 80fps? Some parts on PC in your video are barely running at half that. We can easily see the PC game stuttering like crazy when it's butter smooth on PS5.
It's really bothersome how just looking in one direction can half your fps for no apparent reason, it's still a very good port though, unlike others...
No APPARENT reason, but a reason nonetheless. - It's ususally because there are simply lots of objects in a certain direction, even if they're obscured.
I’m still waiting for Ghost of Tushima. I do have an original PS4, the the frame rate was a bit unplayable on it though to be honest. I just want it on PC haha.
5:32 - What I don't understand about textures like this is that they didn't turn up the resolution on them the SLIGHTEST bit, even if they had to consider the regular PS4's power, besides also the budget for memory, streaming, and storage and the like (of which memory is probably the biggest issue). But even if they didn't have the budget, they could've done a proximity-thing, just like LOD, where textures rendered more up-close would turn a slightly higher resolution to hide the pixelation. - Either that or just smoothe out the pixelation on the texture itself to avoid that "low-res" look. Because that's what I dislike most when it comes to textures, when you can tell the pixelation. - Besides, I rarely encountered this with 'The Last of Us Part II', which is AMAZING when it comes to how they handled textures. I could not believe that there was so much detail and lack of "low-res look" on smaller objects for a PS4-developed game. - That's another reason why I think it wouldn't have been necessary in a 2018 game like "GoW". - But, of course, they might have different approaches and a different engine and so on.
You answered your own question. The last of us 2 has a completely different engine and apparently its not easy to re-work them with "Proprietary Engine" look at the name lol, its totally "proprietary" to the PlayStation and made the port more difficult and I feel like they might have done this due to pop in or something. I'm about 99% certain it was not due to them just being lazy but I agree with you. Especially seeing them blown up on a huge 4k monitor. . .
There are a few things you didn't mention that are important, for example: 5:53 You can notice how the light is bouncing off of the chest and into the ground, coloring it brown. 6:03 You mention how everything is in the same place. Well, yea, it is the same game.... however, it is at a much more higher resolution, which pretty much eliminates the shimering when you're moving the camera, and it is the same with screen space reflections. 8:05 It isn't a "potential downside," they are in a forrest which should have a lot more shadows and at a further distances. I do agree the scene would look better if they were under an unshadowed area with godrays but the developers didn't take the better shadowing into account when making the scene. There are many more improvements to the visuals that are subtle but overall help improve the image, not to mention the modding community will make the game look even better!
1: The chest colorizing the ground brown is no different than before. Look at the wood of the chest itself, that color matches the ground in both shots. It's the coloration of the entire scene that's different. 2: Yes, but sometimes in ports, the paths/levels can be different (in older games at least). I've also spoken about the higher resolution many times. You're right, higher resolutions do reduce edge shimmering. 3: It is a potential downside if it impacts the artistic direction of a scene. Casting a character in shadow when they're not supposed to be can impact the desired emotional response to a scene. You've indicated that you understand this in the response so I'm confused why you feel this isn't a "potential downside."
Another excellent video, Nick. Though would've appreciated the difference with Nvidia Reflex when dodging attacks and pressing keys, though not sure how we measure such metrics but it clearly does work from what I've tested so far on my machine.😊
Man I’m so glad I played this game for the first time on my PS5! I’m sure it also looked great on PS4 but this just runs so smoothly at 60fps in 4K. My PS4’s fan would’ve gone crazy just running it at 30fps (and below) in 1080p 😂
@@jhonathandio1 in fairness this is a ps4pro set - so running in back compat on the ps5 it only gets a frame boost, a native ps5 bersion could likely achive 4k60
Sure, but that's incredibly expensive and difficult. Emphasis on expensive bcos current AAA companies are trying to reduce costs and increase revenue without fans in mind. I'm sure although incredibly difficult, a large group of passionate AAA developers with enough budget could do it.
@Nik930 6:50 I think this color change is also due to the fact that PS5 is using an AMD GPU and you're probably using a Nvidia one, cause curiously I was checking some Nvidia vs AMD GPU performance in GoW and the color and gamma changes were visible there too, my guess is it's how the GPUs handle the rendering. Edit: maybe you can test it and confirm that.
@@geoffdb8118 you kind of missed something, it didn’t exactly get announced, but there was a leak similar to god of war. Nvidia stuff suggested that GoT might get a PC port, just like GoW.
Love your comparisons Nick. Fair and level headed. Sure, the new version is refined and polished. I do have 3080 but I am happy sticking with ps5 version for this one. I already have it + I like 3d sound and controller on ps5
3d ? casi no lo usan e inferior a dolby atmos y dts x. el dualsense? solo el astro playroom usa el total del mando, NINGUN juego mas a nintendo se le critica por no usar el 100% de sus mandos, lo mismo debio ser con ps5 dualsense
The only 2 differences I saw in my own gameplay, at first glance, was the shadows and particle draw distance. And those are big changes, they can drastically affect how the game looks lol, especially the increased amount of shadows. But it is a console game in the end, and was not built to take advantage of PC hardware. I'd love a peak into an alternate universe where this was the case.
The game looked incredible for a PS4. If you want a a graphical showcase look at demon's souls, literally one of the best looking games of all time (for now). Wait for a game that was made specifically for the PS5. It is not fair judging something from the past generation
But even supposed "PC exclusives" rarely take full advantage of PC-hardware. - It's just this idea people have of this "uncapped" or "unlimited" use of a PC, but that's difficult to do as most PCs aren't even the equivalent of the most recent consoles or better. - You have to realize that, even today, most people's "gaming PCs" aren't even as good as a PS5 for the time being. - So to develop a PC-game that's like "bleeding edge", like a "Rift Apart" kind of Pixar-rendered looking game, is just not really feasible or at least serves little purpose as most people wouldn't be able to run it anyway. - Not to mention that many single GPUs/CPUs and also the engines struggle with that kind of stuff. - So thinking with this logic of "Imagine if it was developed for PC only." wouldn't have made a whole lot of difference. - And yea, PC-applications have settings, but still, I don't think the top settings would've gone that far beyond. But now, with the current generation of videogames and technology, we're getting to a point that quality is out-of-this-world and almost nothing will have to be compromised anymore and it's all up to how well the creators fill it all in.
@@YZYGWD - That game looks like it's one of those games they put in the background of TV-movies, though. It might look all smooth and high-res and stuff, but artistically it looks really generic for the most part. - Probably also a Japanese thing.
2:37 I think this is some kind of depth of field they implemented but it didn't work out so well. Some games does that, I don't know if it's the case here. Maybe there is an option to turn it off?
Jörmungandr's voice no longer goes down to 16hz on the PC version, the PS4 version did. Most people won't know this because most people don't have subs capable of going down that low. Back then with my dual PSA S3000i, whenever there was a scene with Jörmungandr, my entire house would shake violently and I legitimately saw the glass on my windows started flexing.
DLSS makes the image much better on PC, because of the better AA implementation and it is not rely on TAA, which is always "blurry". I know it's nVidia only feature, but I thought worth to mention, because makes the game image quality much better, imo. (1440p DLSS Quality RTX 3070).
@@Emeric62 I use DLSS because I think the image quality better with it. (I replaced my RTX 3070 to a RTX 3080 12GB and still using DLSS in 4k much better details).
The pop-in on PS happens way too closely and it definitely noticeable if that's how it's handled. I've found it annoying at even greater distances. - And this isn't a spoiled kind of thing either, as it was ugly and annoying as far back as 15-20 years ago. I've also seen games/engines that use a "resolving" effect to get objects in and out of the world. Which is still kinda weird, but at least it's not as obvious a "POP-in". I believe id Tech does this... But then it seems to have a whole unique way of streaming in the world anyway, so...
I think you're just being ridiculous. I played this game on a base PS4 and it wasn't a problem. actually I 100% the game so I spent a decent amount of hours in the game and it never was a issue
Hi Nick, Please do a Graphics comparison between God of War 2018 PC version and God of War Ragnarok to spot improvements to then compared with God of War 2018 Console version.
It really breaks down to, the PC version actually has shadows just about everywhere and the ambient occlusion is cranked considerably higher from my game time thus far. Also moving the camera with a controller on PC is considerably more smooth and being able to use an Xbox controller is a game changer. Also Atreus' fur in the beginning is definitely a texture load issue because mine was crystal clear visually.
Honestly at this point it really just breaks down in if you just want to play a game or do something else as well. The thing is: You either buy a ultra high end PC that allows you to play native 4k, or you play the same game as everyone else, but on PC. The only difference being the possibility to mod the game and play with settings. If you just want to play the game surely buying a 500$ console is worth it. But for me personally I spend most of my time in front of the PC, so I'd gladly spend twice the amount of money to get me a machine that can do everything and ALSO play games. I can't imagine having to get off of my console just so I can comfortably browse the web, play music, watch movies, read something, buy stuff online, videocalling and such, when I can just do so with one machine. Everyone that tells you that PC and Consoles are very different (in gaming) is lying to themselves, because as I said the difference lies in 4K and so forth.. if you play 1080p there's barely any difference that justifies the price, and also few game that have mods worth of making it replayable. To me it's just a matter of spending my money for something that gives me a lot.
Ports from a console will ALWAYS be limited ports, no matter the effort of programmers. Games for the PC that will take advantages of its powerful capabilities should be done from root.
They're basically the same. I own a PS5 & PS4 I'm glad PC is getting this wonderful game. Sony more often than not has SOME level of quality in their first party games. This just means higher quality AAA single player games coming to PC. Especially with their track record of games. PC elitist look very silly rn when they always used to crap on console but yet consoles lead in gaming. Which is TRUE. Enjoy the game it's wonderful!
@@Nick930 It's releasing on March 4. Also pls make a documentary on history of FromSoftware before or after Elden Ring releases (or whatever title u see fit) cause ur editing and researching for the documentaries are absolutely incredible. Another suggestion for another documentary: History of Spider-Man. Hope ur doing well. 🥰
The PS5 version still looks amazing, the difference with the PC version is barely noticeable, you have to be very picky to notice the significance. That shows the genius of the developer, and let's not forget that this game was developed for the PS4, it shows that framerate alone transforms it into a next gen experience, not further enhancements needed, just like many other PS4 games, but if you have the possibility to push the settings above it's also worth it. It looks better than most games released in 2021.
This is how to port to PC. I read that they spent 2 years porting the game, and it shows. The game also happens to be rather brilliant and has a really emotional story. Anyone played this on a HDR capable monitor? I've heard it looks amazing.
I wonder if ray tracing will be added. also playing the game with an unlocked framerate almost always above 100 fps ia really nice completely maxed out which was not mentioned in this video.
Not all PCs can run this game with that experience. Most will use medium settings. It's only the minority that can play this game at 4k over 60fps with everything on max. It's nice to know the ceiling potential but whats more important is actually how the majority of players will experience the game, usually on medium at 1080p around 60fps.
Not a bad video but not what I was looking for either. Granted, this video was well put together and I'm not faulting you at all. Here are my personal pros and cons about your video. Strictly my opinions. Pros: You talked about the ports fairly and used words that are easy to understand when comparing the two. Cons: You mainly spoke about visuals and audio for the most part between 2 highly priced and super powerful systems. Again, these are my opinions and I don't dislike the video. It just wasn't answering the question I wanted answered. So to anyone who played both versions, how does the game play on a mid tier system (10-20 series or equivalent GPU, 16-32G RAM, i5 or equivalent CPU)? Is there a lot of input lag or major bugs a buyer should know about?
Great videos like always. The port is amazing and it’s great to see how well the PS5 holds up to a PC, it is really impressive. Always good to see PlayStation ports come to PC. I guess next up is Ghost of Tsushima on PC, can’t wait to see what differences and similarities there are on that port
I would like to see a comparison now in graphics mode on the PS5. That may actually clear up a lot of the graphical losses you pointed out while running in performance mode.
Graphics mode has been proven to not be any different visually. It's pretty much only used to preserve the old 30fps cap. I believe John Linneman made a video about this last year.
The PS5 version is just the the PS4 version upscaled. It isnt cuttting cornwrs because it cant display the image at 4k 60fps. Its because the devs basicalky just unlocked the framerate and used basic upscale instead of recoding for the PS5. Hence why the PS5 loses out in loading times to pc as well consudering ps5's drive would load faster then any of them. My point being its a back-compat title on ps5. Nothing more.
this port is absolutely fantastic by the way. the ONLY area of the game where I suffer performance issues is in the lake of nine, which is incredibly CPU intensive for some reason. other than that, it's a very enjoyable experience. I'm using an RX 5700 XT + Ryzen 5 5600, and I can run the game at near max settings without any major issues. Lock it to 70 FPS and besides the lake of nine (depending on camera angle), it'll never really drop from that, even in terms of 1% lows.
@@mohammadalikarimi8055 actually i thought that was the smart choise since nobody in their right mind would play a thirdperson hackandslash (if you can even call GOW that) in 30fps
I have a PS5 and a 3080 for my pc and both version of this game and I must say that even if God Of War is very good on the PS5 the pc version is by far a better experience, visually better in many cases and the gameplay at 120 fps with nvidia reflex activated is simply night and day.
Well, I put my audio-analytical ears with the sound-section, but there doesn't seem to be any difference. - Perhaps the PC-version has the slightest bit more dynamic range? - But I'm probably making that up and it could also be because of the variables during gameplay. - I don't know why it would be any different unless you have some different settings or hardware/software setup that alters the sound. But that wouldn't be up to the game of course, it would be changed by the audio-hardware in the PlayStations and whatever motherboards there are. But that's usually par for the course.
Its ok port. I am glad we can finally play this masterpiece on PC. I played it on ps4 back when it released and i cant wait to try it on PC. I wish they enchanced PC release a bit more, but i am still happy. It performs better than horizon zero dawn or other console ports, which is nice. So yea. Its just fine port, nothing special.
Amazing what Sony can create, so much so that PC and Xbox players want some of that greatness! They're just not ready to admit to how amazing Sony really is.
i wouldn't mind a reimagined Greek God of War consisting of elements from all 4-6 games on next gen systems , that plays like the Norse Mythology games, since Ragnarok is coming shortly.
@@AGYAL4L Because he said it himself that Sony sent him also the new controllers. Also, I'm using a DS controller and there is no PS button prompts officially. It loads the official drivers for GOW but they are Xbox prompts lol.
There is something about the shaders in general in the PC version the specular reflections on rocks metal skin ect have that realistic overexposure that you only see on ray tracing renders.
Are you planning on covering Warframe this year, it has been on the top 10 most played games on steam for a while. it's one of the most Updated and Expanded game i have ever seen, a documentary like the one Raycevick has done would be really cool.
I don't like that they still use the LOD method with small objects. I think they need to implement a new LOD smaller objects & particles instead of current methods. It def takes away from the experience
Is God of War PC, a good port? By that, I mean: do gameplay items and perks work 100%? Do stats work? Nothing more annoying than getting an epic perk that does not work? Anyone can confirm this?
Yeah there have been no stat/perk bugs reported as of now but there are few bugs here and there when it comes to performance optimization. I'm sure that will get ironed out in a month or 2 max. This has been an amazing port considering the disastrous port that horizon zero dawn had (which has become fantastic with successive patches and the recent dlss update)
Memory leak issue - fixed yesterday Textures muddy and undetailed after playing for a while, even on ultra settings - not fixed Game not saving progress, tons of people on steam discussion having this problem and losing 2+hours of progress - not fixed Negative mouse acc - not fixed No option to walk toggle on kb+m - not added Bug where Kratos runs after Baldur on tyr's bridge and clips underneath the elevator that takes you to the horn and dies (game breaking bug can't advance through main plot) - not fixed, fewer people had this problem though Atreus sometimes stuck in a T-pose and doesn't react to commands - not fixed I could probably list a few more bugs ut these are the ones that came to mind. My point is, how is this such a good port? The gorgeous graphics of this game that I truly love and had tons of fun on ps4 should not be entitled to the port, but to the studio making this game originally on ps4. If we continue to be blind to things that we expect to just work and then praise the devs for bringing us just a game with tons of bugs ( console version doesnt have even ONE of these I mentioned above) then it's no wonder gaming industry is going to the dogs. For a 50$price tag, for me, they really ruined an already AWESOME game that is still my favourite, but only when I play it on ps4. You can throw 10k+$ worth of hardware on this and yes, it will impressive, but that doesn't mstter when you are stuck with these immersion breaking bugs. Hope they fix this and if anyone is sceptical about what I'm saying, just visit the steam discussion forums.
the one that i love the most in this pc pory along with other sony game is the option to change aspect ratio into ultra wide screen. it make the game more immersive and epic 😘
I didn't think that there will be a pc version and since I don't own a PS4/PS5, out of curiosity, I watched the final fight scene thinking I would never play the game anyway. Now I have the game and can't stop playing, and regret I watched that final fight video...
ALSO, for those with an Nvidia GPU that like PS5's color grading better, don't waste your time with ReShades, just use Nvidia's filters (normal shortcut is ALT+F3); "Brightness/contrast" filter doing +5% exposure -10% gamma do the trick for me, and you can also use "Sharper+" filter and bump the textures' sharpness to +25% and screen sharpness to +10% to compensate for the heavier DoF on PC. This is a PC game now, there are no limits!
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It takes a trained eye to see what you're seeing.
The interesting thing about these comparisons are seeing the various tricks used to make the game come alive. It's also a huge reminder that games have a very, very looong way to go before resembling real life. The surface is barely scratched.
GOW got Game of the Year but I think Detroit Become Human should've gotten GOTY. Looks more realistic to me.
@@DvDPlaya GOTY comes down to more than just graphics, which is why GOW won.
Not really, the only improvements left is NPC AI
@@royolaniye6643 No. Go look at something like Beyond the Aquila Rift. That has a level of rendering quality no realtime graphics has matched, and even THAT doesn't look like real life.
Thankfully only fools think graphical realism is the sole (or most important aspect of rendering quality)
@@RicochetForce 😐
Have you seen Red Dead Redemption? THAT was on the PS4, I don't really care about realism as long as the game looks good, but you've got to admit that video games will eventually look like real life.
Also, guess it's time for me to watch LDR
I'm enjoying this game on PC, now we just need the classic GoW games on pc as well.
They never remastered the classic games for ps4 except gow 3 so I doubt it
i'm willing to cough up 40 usd for the original trilogy.
As much as I (Xbox gamer) like seeing all three main platforms (Xbox, PlayStation, PC) being more friendly to each other recently and I like to see our PC brothers enjoying almost all former Xbox exclusives, I think our PS brothers are more defined by the exclusive titles, so I'll understand if PlayStation keeps the classics on their platform (although it seems like all the new titles will be only time-exclusives).
And I need forza horizons on play station store
You can it's called pcsx2 set it to 4k and pow!!!!
I'm impressed that it runs well. It seems they learned a lot from other ported Playstation games. I hope more Playstation ports coming will be as polished as GOW.
I would love to see the last of us and spiderman on pc.
@@SpectreFury yeah pls spiderman 😭
@@SpectreFury I get the feeling Sony is going to hold off on porting Spider-Man for a while. As for The Last of Us, it’s a possibility
@@charlieharrington9555 i can see last of us one for sure
@@charlieharrington9555 the ported horizon because it was getting a sequel. The ported god of war because it’s getting a sequel. Why not port spiderman to make more fans before the sequel comes out 🤷♂️
Don't forget to watch this video on '4k' if your device supports it!
my device supports it but my wifi doesn't
@@spamdiode29 loool same
most pc users won't be even playing this in 4k for next couple of years
@@PostAtariGeneration Yeah alot will be playing on 1440p like me. I don’t see the benefits of 4k personally, I barely tell the difference between 2k and 4k. I see FPS differences though. I play on ultra @ 1440p with 120+ fps and the game is sooo butter smooth, I can’t believe it. But I have a above average gaming PC, so most PC people will probably playing at 1080p, high-ultra settings I presume.
@@Anakin0217 whats ur gpu?
Your examples were great! Helps give pros of both devices; like showing Atreus in sunlight changing for PC
FYI. If you reduce the Shadows from Ultra to High, it goes back to the console look (Upper tree canopies aren't casting shadows), but the shadows still have better resolution. Setting them to "ORIGINAL" makes them the same completely. There's also a decent performance increase form Ultra to High.
@@TheCgOrion good tip! Helps bring back the direction they originally went for while maintaining quality shadows
I’m loving ps5 can load in to gta online in seconds plus it has a read speed of up to 8000 raw read speed it a beast for the price future proof too
As a user of both pC and console. Ill be sticking with classical sony exclusives on my PS5 and its great to see so many new people enjoy God of War
Same I'm new to PC gaming with a pretty beast of a rig, kept my PS5 for such exclusives. ill be sticking to the ps5 version even if its less performance.
@@batzraph708 hardly a difference in this video tbh... If you want it to look like the pc ultra you simply put resolution mode on...
@@super_street_racer5094 lmao, good one
@@super_street_racer5094 Framerate + Resolution > Resolution
@@CherryPauper playing games two years earlier with graphics mode or res mode > playing with both on a pc that 90% of the time is weaker than a ps5...
The ps5 version isn't really a ps5 version though, it's the ps4 version running at 60fps on ps5. It would be interesting to see how much of the pc version would run on the ps5 and at what point it affects the performance. I am not expecting it to out preform a $2000 gaming pc but for $500 you can't complain about the way the game looks, when it even looked incredible on ps4.
@Transistor Jump good point
@Unbearable What are you smoking lol?
The only thing is that unlike ps5 u can use ur pc for far more purposes, in a 3rd world country spending money on pc is far better than a device that is only meant to provide entertainment. Honestly they exist because of kids parents who dare spent money on something that's pure luxury, sry about the rant ps5 is awesome but not something that will ever be the same worth as a good pc.
@Unbearable its a ps4 game running on backwards compatibility mode. Games like Valhalla have a separate ps5 version but this one doesn't.
@@kamix9532 that's the thing though, it literally is worth much less than what a PC with the same power would cost. So no, it isn't worth the same as a pc, it's worth much less
There used to be massive differences between PC and console versions.
It's shocking how close this versions are nowadays! If you can't compare side by side, there is essentially no difference.
This is an older game so that makes sense. They’re both limited.
You also have to consider that this is essentially a PS5 game running on a PC. Not a PC game made for high-end hardware.
@@FrodeLøtvedt Actually, it's a PS4 game.
ps5 is runing a ps4 game with ps4 configuration all said
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It's still nowhere near, in this example it might seem similar in quality and frame rate but keep in mind that console games are always way more optimized than pc games, if you could do a benchmark on the PS5's GPU it would be way worse than good pc GPUs
God of War is a gorgeous game, even though it's still a ps4 game technically. Can't wait to see what SMS can do with a native PS5 game.
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It won’t be raganarok lololol cross gen
Then again we dont got a PS5 version of GOW 2018 but its all good since we getting Ragnarok cant wait😁
@@LPandbeyond it still will be ‘cause they’re gonna be releasing a native ps5 version of ragnarok
@@gsan5633 except they have to keep the original consoles in mind so when they develop the ps5 version it will be more cross gen then next gen because it has to run well on the ps4
It’s come to the point where, without a comparison, I could not tell any difference from a normal seated distance. I’m happy we’re here!
The only thing is lod distance and shadowns in certain area's. The biggest difference is not using checkboard to upscale which actually makes the image worse compared to DLSS
@@imo098765 yes I agree that some DLSS on PS5 would be a better solution, but unless I try to pixel peep and look for flaws, it’s completely immersive.
Doesn't matter the platform you're playing on because this game looks Spectacular on Console and on PC! I enjoyed this game on ps4 pro! One of the best games, I recommend it.
Myea, PS4 still does impressive stuff, and that's from someone who has always played on PC. - But I already got this particular game on PS4 and didn't get around to playing it yet. I'm not gonna waste that. I'll get the PC-version on sale later if I'm a big enough fan. - I would kinda have to for the sake of encouraging SPS to keep releasing on PC anyway. XD
@@michaelmonstar4276 Well by how fast Sony has been porting their exclusives over might as well get rid of the ps4 lmao
Do you think they will roll out a patch for 'Exclusive Full-screen' ? If I'm not wrong it will boost performance and reduce the latency by a bit. Even Horizon 2 years ago had exclusive full-screen.
I hope so. I thought that was weird too. Was hoping a day-1 patch would add it in since I was playing a few days prior to launch.
Dude for a second I thought Horizon 2 (Forza, the one and only Horizon) had a PC port years ago.
@@zerotofifty when I hear horizon I think zero dawn lmao
@@johnmorgan6316 yeah me too. Forza Horizon always feels like a spin-off series to me. I much prefer Forza Motorsport when it comes to those. The Horizon games feel like UbiSoft open world games, but with cars.
what is "Exclusive Full-screen" ?
Interesting to know how much frame per seconds you got on pc vs ps5. This could be a game changer to this game if anything else is practically the same
It's around 80-90fps on PC, and 60fps locked on PS5.
With a controller I really didn't notice much of a difference. PC also uses DLSS if you want more performance.
Game changer, lol
@@Nick930 this also depends on the hardware, my guess is u were using a 3090 on the pc wich of course will give above 60 fps on any 4k games
@@Nick930 80fps? Some parts on PC in your video are barely running at half that. We can easily see the PC game stuttering like crazy when it's butter smooth on PS5.
@@MusicInUniverse thats frame time, not fps.
It's really bothersome how just looking in one direction can half your fps for no apparent reason, it's still a very good port though, unlike others...
No APPARENT reason, but a reason nonetheless. - It's ususally because there are simply lots of objects in a certain direction, even if they're obscured.
@@michaelmonstar4276 it sometimes stops when reloading a checkpoint, so I don't think it's the case
They should port all of the franchise on PC. People need to experience all of the games
just emulate the other games
@@Bunster some people don’t own the older games and even if they do own them it takes a while to dump those roms on pc
@@test_account939 yeah, they're like 6+ GBs each
I’m still waiting for Ghost of Tushima. I do have an original PS4, the the frame rate was a bit unplayable on it though to be honest. I just want it on PC haha.
Yeh PS games are elite and would love to play them with better hardware
5:32 - What I don't understand about textures like this is that they didn't turn up the resolution on them the SLIGHTEST bit, even if they had to consider the regular PS4's power, besides also the budget for memory, streaming, and storage and the like (of which memory is probably the biggest issue). But even if they didn't have the budget, they could've done a proximity-thing, just like LOD, where textures rendered more up-close would turn a slightly higher resolution to hide the pixelation. - Either that or just smoothe out the pixelation on the texture itself to avoid that "low-res" look.
Because that's what I dislike most when it comes to textures, when you can tell the pixelation. - Besides, I rarely encountered this with 'The Last of Us Part II', which is AMAZING when it comes to how they handled textures. I could not believe that there was so much detail and lack of "low-res look" on smaller objects for a PS4-developed game. - That's another reason why I think it wouldn't have been necessary in a 2018 game like "GoW". - But, of course, they might have different approaches and a different engine and so on.
You answered your own question. The last of us 2 has a completely different engine and apparently its not easy to re-work them with "Proprietary Engine" look at the name lol, its totally "proprietary" to the PlayStation and made the port more difficult and I feel like they might have done this due to pop in or something. I'm about 99% certain it was not due to them just being lazy but I agree with you. Especially seeing them blown up on a huge 4k monitor. . .
Imagine being this picky
Just platinumed this game on PS5. Runs great, looks great, quite fun, and a good story. Enjoy the game PC buddies :)
If I have to zoom at 400x, to notice the details, there's no really difference
It's called Nitpicking.
There are a few things you didn't mention that are important, for example:
5:53 You can notice how the light is bouncing off of the chest and into the ground, coloring it brown.
6:03 You mention how everything is in the same place. Well, yea, it is the same game.... however, it is at a much more higher resolution, which pretty much eliminates the shimering when you're moving the camera, and it is the same with screen space reflections.
8:05 It isn't a "potential downside," they are in a forrest which should have a lot more shadows and at a further distances. I do agree the scene would look better if they were under an unshadowed area with godrays but the developers didn't take the better shadowing into account when making the scene.
There are many more improvements to the visuals that are subtle but overall help improve the image, not to mention the modding community will make the game look even better!
1: The chest colorizing the ground brown is no different than before. Look at the wood of the chest itself, that color matches the ground in both shots. It's the coloration of the entire scene that's different.
2: Yes, but sometimes in ports, the paths/levels can be different (in older games at least). I've also spoken about the higher resolution many times. You're right, higher resolutions do reduce edge shimmering.
3: It is a potential downside if it impacts the artistic direction of a scene. Casting a character in shadow when they're not supposed to be can impact the desired emotional response to a scene. You've indicated that you understand this in the response so I'm confused why you feel this isn't a "potential downside."
Another excellent video, Nick. Though would've appreciated the difference with Nvidia Reflex when dodging attacks and pressing keys, though not sure how we measure such metrics but it clearly does work from what I've tested so far on my machine.😊
i only noticed nvidia reflex was available after i completed de game 💀
Man I’m so glad I played this game for the first time on my PS5! I’m sure it also looked great on PS4 but this just runs so smoothly at 60fps in 4K. My PS4’s fan would’ve gone crazy just running it at 30fps (and below) in 1080p 😂
Ps5 don't do 4k only upscale or checkerboard 4k
@@jhonathandio1 it's close to 4k
@@jhonathandio1 in fairness this is a ps4pro set - so running in back compat on the ps5 it only gets a frame boost, a native ps5 bersion could likely achive 4k60
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Game runs amazing too, getting near constant 30fps on my 1050ti (lord bless it for holding out in these hard times)
Can't wait to try it on my 2060 super!
@@SignifiedSix have fun man! I still regret not getting a rtx 3060ti earlier when they're still at somewhat reasonable prices
Do you use FSR?
Lucky you being able to handle 30fps, it makes me motion sick and sadly I have a shitty 1660 ti
@@cybervoid8442 nope,on native 1080p but atmospheric is on low for me
I want a open world game with this level of detail set in today’s time. Gta 6 is our only hope
Sure, but that's incredibly expensive and difficult. Emphasis on expensive bcos current AAA companies are trying to reduce costs and increase revenue without fans in mind. I'm sure although incredibly difficult, a large group of passionate AAA developers with enough budget could do it.
Probably we would see it at the end of the Gen 😭
ES6 could have these kind of graphics. Lets just hope Todd Howard wont make another rerelease of skyrim remastered again lol
Red Dead Redemption 2 is way more detailed than GoW.
You know there’s a game called red dead redemption 2 im pretty sure it looks even better than god of war :/
@Nik930 6:50 I think this color change is also due to the fact that PS5 is using an AMD GPU and you're probably using a Nvidia one, cause curiously I was checking some Nvidia vs AMD GPU performance in GoW and the color and gamma changes were visible there too, my guess is it's how the GPUs handle the rendering.
Edit: maybe you can test it and confirm that.
I truly hope Ghost of Tsushima has the same optimization as this game!
Well it first needs to be announced first, right? Or did I miss some news ?
@@geoffdb8118 you kind of missed something, it didn’t exactly get announced, but there was a leak similar to god of war. Nvidia stuff suggested that GoT might get a PC port, just like GoW.
@@Byeahman that's fantastic news.. hope it comes to PC
@@grimlock256 he said i hope it comes to PC so i assume he has a PC and not a playstaion 5 or 4..........
@@grimlock256 Are you blind? He said he hopes it comes to pc. Also funny how you call it the gaystation but still want its games.
A huge issue on PC is mouse deceleration. Pretty frustrating if you're trying to play with kb/m. Hope it gets fixed soon.
check you have it turned off in the OS.
I play mine with duelshock 4, it's so much better
Love your comparisons Nick. Fair and level headed.
Sure, the new version is refined and polished. I do have 3080 but I am happy sticking with ps5 version for this one. I already have it + I like 3d sound and controller on ps5
Wait, 3D sound? Is there a option for this or? I didn't notice any such thing during my playtime
That's how I felt
That’s the same thing I thought (except I have 2080 Super 😀).
3d ? casi no lo usan e inferior a dolby atmos y dts x.
el dualsense? solo el astro playroom usa el total del mando, NINGUN juego mas
a nintendo se le critica por no usar el 100% de sus mandos, lo mismo debio ser con ps5 dualsense
@@Victor-qf8ou tempest 3d audio with pulse 3d
When you increase the resolution, the depth of field sampling increases, thus it is slightly more blurred on PC at 4K when depth of field kicks in.
This game is almost 4 years old, unbelievable.
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Hi Nick, Been waiting for your analysis. Excited!!
The only 2 differences I saw in my own gameplay, at first glance, was the shadows and particle draw distance. And those are big changes, they can drastically affect how the game looks lol, especially the increased amount of shadows. But it is a console game in the end, and was not built to take advantage of PC hardware. I'd love a peak into an alternate universe where this was the case.
It was no build for PS5 either. I was built for PS4.
The game looked incredible for a PS4. If you want a a graphical showcase look at demon's souls, literally one of the best looking games of all time (for now). Wait for a game that was made specifically for the PS5. It is not fair judging something from the past generation
But even supposed "PC exclusives" rarely take full advantage of PC-hardware. - It's just this idea people have of this "uncapped" or "unlimited" use of a PC, but that's difficult to do as most PCs aren't even the equivalent of the most recent consoles or better. - You have to realize that, even today, most people's "gaming PCs" aren't even as good as a PS5 for the time being. - So to develop a PC-game that's like "bleeding edge", like a "Rift Apart" kind of Pixar-rendered looking game, is just not really feasible or at least serves little purpose as most people wouldn't be able to run it anyway. - Not to mention that many single GPUs/CPUs and also the engines struggle with that kind of stuff. - So thinking with this logic of "Imagine if it was developed for PC only." wouldn't have made a whole lot of difference. - And yea, PC-applications have settings, but still, I don't think the top settings would've gone that far beyond.
But now, with the current generation of videogames and technology, we're getting to a point that quality is out-of-this-world and almost nothing will have to be compromised anymore and it's all up to how well the creators fill it all in.
@@YZYGWD - That game looks like it's one of those games they put in the background of TV-movies, though.
It might look all smooth and high-res and stuff, but artistically it looks really generic for the most part. - Probably also a Japanese thing.
@@michaelmonstar4276 demon's souls looks generic?
Great Video as always Nick. Your comparisons are unmatched In my opinion. Happy new year bro!! 💯
2:37 I think this is some kind of depth of field they implemented but it didn't work out so well. Some games does that, I don't know if it's the case here. Maybe there is an option to turn it off?
There's DoF in the PS-version anyway, it's just handled differently. It can happen that it responds differently when they alter stuff during a port.
Jörmungandr's voice no longer goes down to 16hz on the PC version, the PS4 version did. Most people won't know this because most people don't have subs capable of going down that low.
Back then with my dual PSA S3000i, whenever there was a scene with Jörmungandr, my entire house would shake violently and I legitimately saw the glass on my windows started flexing.
DLSS makes the image much better on PC, because of the better AA implementation and it is not rely on TAA, which is always "blurry". I know it's nVidia only feature, but I thought worth to mention, because makes the game image quality much better, imo. (1440p DLSS Quality RTX 3070).
With a 3070 you don't need dlss for this game, i have a 2080ti and i get over 60fps @4k ultra without dlss
@@Emeric62 I use DLSS because I think the image quality better with it. (I replaced my RTX 3070 to a RTX 3080 12GB and still using DLSS in 4k much better details).
You need to list the specs on the pc you’re using, console gamers don’t know the difference between a 1995 pc and a 2020 pc.
The pop-in on PS happens way too closely and it definitely noticeable if that's how it's handled.
I've found it annoying at even greater distances. - And this isn't a spoiled kind of thing either, as it was ugly and annoying as far back as 15-20 years ago.
I've also seen games/engines that use a "resolving" effect to get objects in and out of the world. Which is still kinda weird, but at least it's not as obvious a "POP-in".
I believe id Tech does this... But then it seems to have a whole unique way of streaming in the world anyway, so...
I think you're just being ridiculous. I played this game on a base PS4 and it wasn't a problem. actually I 100% the game so I spent a decent amount of hours in the game and it never was a issue
That’s cap just so you can give the PC version a W when it still looks the same as the PS4 version.
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Hi Nick, Please do a Graphics comparison between God of War 2018 PC version and God of War Ragnarok to spot improvements to then compared with God of War 2018 Console version.
I'll compare ragnarok when I get hands on with it
This game no matter the platform looks incredible. The game was fantastic!
The depth of field on the pc is intentional for cinematic effect. That's not a negative.
the depth of field is in BOTH versions. My point was that the depth of field is being handled differently between versions.
Would have loved to see a proper ps5 update to this game but doubt it will happen now.
Hard chance it won’t, especially since even the sequel won’t be a proper PS5 title.
It really breaks down to, the PC version actually has shadows just about everywhere and the ambient occlusion is cranked considerably higher from my game time thus far. Also moving the camera with a controller on PC is considerably more smooth and being able to use an Xbox controller is a game changer.
Also Atreus' fur in the beginning is definitely a texture load issue because mine was crystal clear visually.
Yeah, being able to use a slightly different controller must really just completely change the game. JFC.
@@Akadehmix yeah, it's a nice controller.
@@jetthejudge game changing for sure
Honestly at this point it really just breaks down in if you just want to play a game or do something else as well.
The thing is: You either buy a ultra high end PC that allows you to play native 4k, or you play the same game as everyone else, but on PC. The only difference being the possibility to mod the game and play with settings.
If you just want to play the game surely buying a 500$ console is worth it.
But for me personally I spend most of my time in front of the PC, so I'd gladly spend twice the amount of money to get me a machine that can do everything and ALSO play games.
I can't imagine having to get off of my console just so I can comfortably browse the web, play music, watch movies, read something, buy stuff online, videocalling and such, when I can just do so with one machine.
Everyone that tells you that PC and Consoles are very different (in gaming) is lying to themselves, because as I said the difference lies in 4K and so forth.. if you play 1080p there's barely any difference that justifies the price, and also few game that have mods worth of making it replayable.
To me it's just a matter of spending my money for something that gives me a lot.
@@FilippoCardoni and here we have the most rational, honest response I’ve seen in awhile. Well done and I completely agree with this, makes sense.
Really impressive display of the ps5. And just amazing the amount of work that went into this game for 2018
And its also the PS4 version😁
Ports from a console will ALWAYS be limited ports, no matter the effort of programmers.
Games for the PC that will take advantages of its powerful capabilities should be done from root.
They're basically the same. I own a PS5 & PS4 I'm glad PC is getting this wonderful game.
Sony more often than not has SOME level of quality in their first party games. This just means higher quality AAA single player games coming to PC. Especially with their track record of games.
PC elitist look very silly rn when they always used to crap on console but yet consoles lead in gaming. Which is TRUE.
Enjoy the game it's wonderful!
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do one between GT 7 and GT sport next, both are really good looking games so seeing how they compare would be great
did GT7 release yet? I was under the impression it was coming later this year.
@@Nick930 It is not released yet, he is probably talking about trailers, and gameplay demo's
@@Nick930 It's releasing on March 4. Also pls make a documentary on history of FromSoftware before or after Elden Ring releases (or whatever title u see fit) cause ur editing and researching for the documentaries are absolutely incredible. Another suggestion for another documentary: History of Spider-Man. Hope ur doing well. 🥰
@@NeX85 ye gameplay demos
it does look pretty promising
The PS5 version still looks amazing, the difference with the PC version is barely noticeable, you have to be very picky to notice the significance. That shows the genius of the developer, and let's not forget that this game was developed for the PS4, it shows that framerate alone transforms it into a next gen experience, not further enhancements needed, just like many other PS4 games, but if you have the possibility to push the settings above it's also worth it. It looks better than most games released in 2021.
There is no ps5 version. This is the ps4 version on the ps5, just with 60 fps instead of 30 fps
If only all games could be made with so much attention to detail , way this game looks is awesome
Man, first time I watch one of your videos and now you gained a new sub. I really want to watch more of your videos. 👌🏽👌🏽
This is how to port to PC. I read that they spent 2 years porting the game, and it shows. The game also happens to be rather brilliant and has a really emotional story. Anyone played this on a HDR capable monitor? I've heard it looks amazing.
I am. On hdr this game is 10/10 better. Have it at 4K 70 fps
Omg that soundtrack playing in the background!! Nice comparison
I wonder if ray tracing will be added. also playing the game with an unlocked framerate almost always above 100 fps ia really nice completely maxed out which was not mentioned in this video.
Not all PCs can run this game with that experience. Most will use medium settings. It's only the minority that can play this game at 4k over 60fps with everything on max. It's nice to know the ceiling potential but whats more important is actually how the majority of players will experience the game, usually on medium at 1080p around 60fps.
@@kapilbusawah7169 yh that’s a good point, the true best experience on pc would require a very expensive setup
Not a bad video but not what I was looking for either. Granted, this video was well put together and I'm not faulting you at all.
Here are my personal pros and cons about your video. Strictly my opinions.
Pros: You talked about the ports fairly and used words that are easy to understand when comparing the two.
Cons: You mainly spoke about visuals and audio for the most part between 2 highly priced and super powerful systems.
Again, these are my opinions and I don't dislike the video. It just wasn't answering the question I wanted answered.
So to anyone who played both versions, how does the game play on a mid tier system (10-20 series or equivalent GPU, 16-32G RAM, i5 or equivalent CPU)? Is there a lot of input lag or major bugs a buyer should know about?
I can't wait for Dying Light vs Dying light 2!
Ha, me too. Hope it can deliver on its promises.
2:33 this is the best example, on pc you can spot the gray hairs way more
Great videos like always. The port is amazing and it’s great to see how well the PS5 holds up to a PC, it is really impressive. Always good to see PlayStation ports come to PC. I guess next up is Ghost of Tsushima on PC, can’t wait to see what differences and similarities there are on that port
A console will never hold up to a pc, ever.
I would like to see a comparison now in graphics mode on the PS5. That may actually clear up a lot of the graphical losses you pointed out while running in performance mode.
Graphics mode has been proven to not be any different visually. It's pretty much only used to preserve the old 30fps cap. I believe John Linneman made a video about this last year.
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The PS5 version is just the the PS4 version upscaled. It isnt cuttting cornwrs because it cant display the image at 4k 60fps. Its because the devs basicalky just unlocked the framerate and used basic upscale instead of recoding for the PS5.
Hence why the PS5 loses out in loading times to pc as well consudering ps5's drive would load faster then any of them.
My point being its a back-compat title on ps5. Nothing more.
this port is absolutely fantastic by the way. the ONLY area of the game where I suffer performance issues is in the lake of nine, which is incredibly CPU intensive for some reason. other than that, it's a very enjoyable experience.
I'm using an RX 5700 XT + Ryzen 5 5600, and I can run the game at near max settings without any major issues. Lock it to 70 FPS and besides the lake of nine (depending on camera angle), it'll never really drop from that, even in terms of 1% lows.
We need a documentary on Gran Turismo and Forza Horizon
Played it on PS5 when it got the 60Fps patch. I was hoping they would enable 4K with DRS instead of checkerboard, but oh well, looked well either way
What is DRS?
@@cybervoid8442 dynamic resolution scaling (where it can reduce resolution for example from 2160p to 1800p on demanding scenes)
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Cant wait to see honda civic mod for god of war pc.
any notable changes other than additional silver hair on Kratos beard?
Do remember that this is a patched PS4 game running on a PS5.
This.. he didn't need to put it in performance mode.
@@mohammadalikarimi8055 actually i thought that was the smart choise since nobody in their right mind would play a thirdperson hackandslash (if you can even call GOW that) in 30fps
@@illansuu9572 well the mode he played it was 1080p 60fps
@@mohammadalikarimi8055 no its not?
@@mohammadalikarimi8055 its variable resolution that aims for 4k.
Did you know, that settings dlss quality looks better than native 4k
Not the best PC port but good to see playstation games come in !
Nice vid! Are you gonna do Monster Hunter Rise PC Vs Switch?
I'm playing this PS5 and happy now PC gamers can enjoy this masterpiece!
thank you buddy played it ps4 but had to sell it due to tough times sooo glad its on pc
@@aaronmarkham9291 hope you doing well now 😃
I was just about to ask you about a god of war comparison, epic
You always notice things that digitalfoundry not.
I have a PS5 and a 3080 for my pc and both version of this game and I must say that even if God Of War is very good on the PS5 the pc version is by far a better experience, visually better in many cases and the gameplay at 120 fps with nvidia reflex activated is simply night and day.
Well, I put my audio-analytical ears with the sound-section, but there doesn't seem to be any difference. - Perhaps the PC-version has the slightest bit more dynamic range? - But I'm probably making that up and it could also be because of the variables during gameplay. - I don't know why it would be any different unless you have some different settings or hardware/software setup that alters the sound. But that wouldn't be up to the game of course, it would be changed by the audio-hardware in the PlayStations and whatever motherboards there are. But that's usually par for the course.
Its ok port. I am glad we can finally play this masterpiece on PC. I played it on ps4 back when it released and i cant wait to try it on PC. I wish they enchanced PC release a bit more, but i am still happy. It performs better than horizon zero dawn or other console ports, which is nice. So yea. Its just fine port, nothing special.
2:48 come on man it's bokea. It's the camera's effect in the game.
Waiting for Gta trilogy one :D
What games you waiting for this year Nick? I'm waiting on Horizon Forbidden West and GT7
Horizon FW, Dying Light 2, BOTW 2, Stalker 2.. there's a lot of cool stuff coming :)
@@Nick930 your eating good this year it seems in terms of games
Amazing what Sony can create, so much so that PC and Xbox players want some of that greatness! They're just not ready to admit to how amazing Sony really is.
True they never will but they will wait a year or two... 😂
i wouldn't mind a reimagined Greek God of War consisting of elements from all 4-6 games on next gen systems , that plays like the Norse Mythology games, since Ragnarok is coming shortly.
And they failed to actually implement PlayStation buttons in their own game, lol what a fail. HZD and Days Gone had it day 1.
What do you mean kid?
I think nick was using an xbox controller to play
How do you know that he wasn't already playing on a Xbox controller?
@@AGYAL4L Because he said it himself that Sony sent him also the new controllers. Also, I'm using a DS controller and there is no PS button prompts officially. It loads the official drivers for GOW but they are Xbox prompts lol.
@@mavvynne444 Using euphemisms like "kid" etc tells me what I'm dealing with here, and therefore I will not even try to answer your kind.
Nick930 this isn't a direct comparison, because there is no PS5 version of this game.
Neat, more direct comparisons.
There is something about the shaders in general in the PC version the specular reflections on rocks metal skin ect have that realistic overexposure that you only see on ray tracing renders.
Nick.. bro.. you need to do a History of GOW video.
Are you planning on covering Warframe this year, it has been on the top 10 most played games on steam for a while.
it's one of the most Updated and Expanded game i have ever seen, a documentary like the one Raycevick has done would be really cool.
I don't like that they still use the LOD method with small objects. I think they need to implement a new LOD smaller objects & particles instead of current methods. It def takes away from the experience
Is God of War PC, a good port? By that, I mean: do gameplay items and perks work 100%? Do stats work? Nothing more annoying than getting an epic perk that does not work? Anyone can confirm this?
Yeah there have been no stat/perk bugs reported as of now but there are few bugs here and there when it comes to performance optimization. I'm sure that will get ironed out in a month or 2 max. This has been an amazing port considering the disastrous port that horizon zero dawn had (which has become fantastic with successive patches and the recent dlss update)
Not at all, for amd users there are so many performace issues, frame drops and picks
@@cybervoid8442 That is good news, right? I can still remember cyberjunk 2077, where skills/mods not working, so annoying if your build is bugged?
Memory leak issue - fixed yesterday
Textures muddy and undetailed after playing for a while, even on ultra settings - not fixed
Game not saving progress, tons of people on steam discussion having this problem and losing 2+hours of progress - not fixed
Negative mouse acc - not fixed
No option to walk toggle on kb+m - not added
Bug where Kratos runs after Baldur on tyr's bridge and clips underneath the elevator that takes you to the horn and dies (game breaking bug can't advance through main plot) - not fixed, fewer people had this problem though
Atreus sometimes stuck in a T-pose and doesn't react to commands - not fixed
I could probably list a few more bugs ut these are the ones that came to mind. My point is, how is this such a good port? The gorgeous graphics of this game that I truly love and had tons of fun on ps4 should not be entitled to the port, but to the studio making this game originally on ps4. If we continue to be blind to things that we expect to just work and then praise the devs for bringing us just a game with tons of bugs ( console version doesnt have even ONE of these I mentioned above) then it's no wonder gaming industry is going to the dogs. For a 50$price tag, for me, they really ruined an already AWESOME game that is still my favourite, but only when I play it on ps4. You can throw 10k+$ worth of hardware on this and yes, it will impressive, but that doesn't mstter when you are stuck with these immersion breaking bugs. Hope they fix this and if anyone is sceptical about what I'm saying, just visit the steam discussion forums.
YOU CANT TELL HOW MUCH BETTER IT LOOKS YOU TH-cam. This video is compressed and does not show the real difference.
The compression is not at all bad enough to not be able to see the differences. Aside from the ones I mentioned, there are none. It's the same game.
I've never played GOW. Is this game worth buying on PC?
Yes. Very good game
Literally one of the best games out there
Where can I buy the physical edition for PC?
Thank you for this detailed comparison :)
It's very difficult to see any distingushable differences.
the one that i love the most in this pc pory along with other sony game is the option to change aspect ratio into ultra wide screen. it make the game more immersive and epic 😘
Does the volumetric lighting in Niflheim look any better? I remember it looking pretty ugly on PS5.
Jesus love you
Any plans to compare halo infinite and 5?
I'm in the process of making a full documentary on the Halo series. It will include both titles and will cover their differences extensively.
The audio sounds pretty much the same expect for like a lil bass, it's all I could notice.
I didn't think that there will be a pc version and since I don't own a PS4/PS5, out of curiosity, I watched the final fight scene thinking I would never play the game anyway. Now I have the game and can't stop playing, and regret I watched that final fight video...
ALSO, for those with an Nvidia GPU that like PS5's color grading better, don't waste your time with ReShades, just use Nvidia's filters (normal shortcut is ALT+F3); "Brightness/contrast" filter doing +5% exposure -10% gamma do the trick for me, and you can also use "Sharper+" filter and bump the textures' sharpness to +25% and screen sharpness to +10% to compensate for the heavier DoF on PC. This is a PC game now, there are no limits!
im from the future, well done guys you swapped some models!!!!
judging by the title i thought it was DF xDDDDDDDD it doesn't matter, i love your content so much.
I feel like there is way more depth in Sound on the PC version
Yeah but wish it had more options for audio drivers and what not.
The only thing I can see is the microstuttering on the PC version that is quite annoying. Still better experience in PS5 for me
There's always micro stutter on PC
It's because he has the frame rate unlocked.