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Ratchet & Clank on PS4: Where Past and Future Meet

Posted by James Stevenson on Jun 10, 2015 // Community Lead, Insomniac Games
Hey everyone. We know Ratchet & Clank, Insomniac Games, and PlayStation fans have been waiting to get a glimpse of Ratchet & Clank for PS4. We’re excited to bring you that first look today — ahead of its playable debut on the showfloor of E3 next week.

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Aloy-Boyfriend3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

Love me some Ratchet and Clank.

I remember how eye popping Planet kerwan looked back in the days on PS2. I would stare at the city and the flying cars for minutes like...wow! This looks crazy good!

DarkOcelet3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

The graphics looks phenomenal. It's almost as good as the movie.

My body is ready.

I cant wait for this, i expected it to look good but HOLY MOLY this looks epic.

Seriously, they outdid themselves.

If this game looks this good then how will God Of War IV look like :O....

Genuine-User3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

The graphics have surpassed my expectations. It looks like a PIXAR movie!
I feel like a kid again lol

Ezz20133252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

The Graphics look incredible indeed

I didn't see this coming at all

About God Of War IV Graphics
that game graphics will melt eyes and blow brains and spill guts and break jaws and stop heart beats...in the end you will be dead by the end of GOW IV trailer

bouzebbal3252d ago

i cannot believe what i just saw!
this looks stellar.
check the details on Clank from 0:36!
This is what i'm talking about and this is why i love my PS4.

Forn3252d ago

The Game looks amazing. The visuals, the gameplay. Awesome. Hellbalde looks very cool too. Jeeze, if Sony is showing all this stuff before E3 I can't even imagine what we'll see on Monday!

DragonKnight3252d ago

Aww yeah, more Ratchet and Clank goodness. Maybe this will be one of those rare few examples of a movie tie in that is actually great.

Can't wait.

nix3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

Four hours in and not a single Disagree so far.. (except one)...

Tontus3252d ago

I thought the same thing, Ratchet and Clank looks shockingly good but then I couldn't help imagine just how mind-blowing God of War IV will look, my eyes are excited.

miyamoto3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

So it has begun

Sony's plan to make the PS4 ultra mainstream begins.

PS4's expansion of install base is now previewed.

Its gonna be a PlayStation Multi- Media Assault on the senses beginning holidays this year combining the mega power of video games and movies to wow the world with exclusive PlayStation IPs that will catapult PlayStation as "The Entertainment Phenomenon of the Decade".

Bring it on PlaySaviour 4!!!!

PS
Shouldn't we all need to make a petition for Sega to hand over development of Sonic the Hedgehog to Insomniac?
SERIOUSLY!

Cryptcuzz3251d ago

It seriously does look insanely epic. Its like playing a Pixar movie and this game will easily appeal to younger games, as well as the older gamers that have grown up playing ratchet and clank.

4Sh0w3251d ago

Love Insomniac they make great games that are just crazy fun to play.

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showtimefolks3252d ago

This is my favorite gaming series. I am so glad that any fear people had whether this would be a simple HD remake has been put to rest

This is kind of a reboot or a new beginning for this series

Be excited ratchet and clank fans be really excited.

elazz3252d ago

Yes, I just watched the gameplay and it definitely looks like a Pixar movie. The great thing is that the gameplay looks a lot of fun combining the best elements from the previous games. The current real state (not in-engine but real gameplay) is just amazing and the game isn't releasing for another 8 - 9 months!

showtimefolks3252d ago

You know what's awesome? This game isn't even due for atleast 9 to 12 months. If it looks good now imagine more time for development

callahan093252d ago

YESSSSS!

This game is going to be freaking awesome. The Ratchet & Clank Future games on PS3 were among my favorites of last generation. This game turning out to be a new, original title and not just a slightly different remake of the original PS2 game is music to my ears, as well. So glad we're getting this awesome game. I was gonna play it even if it was just the original PS2 game remade for a modern era, but since this is a totally new game that will pay homage to the past games, that makes it even better.

Graphics look amazing, as usual.

Jivesh3252d ago

Oh Kami-sama, the hype! A nostalgic slap to the face!

Majin-vegeta3252d ago

Lol member the commercials for the PS2 games??Wish Sony would do that again.

sonic9893252d ago

wooooow i was speechless while watching the whole trailer.
amazing a MUST buy for me

Hoffmann3252d ago

The SMW3D Killer.

This game will move many consoles.

Big_Game_Hunters3252d ago

Killer of a game of different genre?

Spyroo3252d ago

Why are you never on Destructiod anymore

Too many Nintendo fanboys there for you to handle?

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8 Years Later, It's About Time Sony Revives The Rest Of Ratchet And Clank

Hanzala from eXputer: "On this joyous 8th anniversary of the Ratchet and Clank reboot, it's about time Sony considers reviving the originals to complete the saga."

shinoff218315d ago (Edited 15d ago )

It's not the ideal situation but Sony does offer them on ps plus. I to would just like a big ass compilation on doscto though

purple10115d ago

Insomniac roadmap leaked a while ago and they are making another, they’re doing the best they can and these games, especially the last two, are master pieces

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AMD users left in the dirt with "ludicrous" Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart hardware issues

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart hardware issues are a huge problem for AMD users

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ocelot07282d ago

Strange with the ps5 being amd based it would of been more optimized for amd gpu's.

mkis007282d ago (Edited 282d ago )

Lets see just how widespread these issues are... doesnt make a bit of sense because the game was made for amd hardware.

: oh its just complaining over amd's poor implementation of things on the pc side.

PunksOnN4G282d ago

Why would it be its obvi on AMD drivers

mkis007282d ago (Edited 282d ago )

Maybe you are not up to date on the current state of AMD's Raytracing support and FSR.

Please tell me were you got never sony from in my comment?

ModsDoBetter282d ago

"Please tell me were you got never sony from in my comment?"

This is a first party title.
Released and poorly optimised. You jump straight to AMD being completely at fault as if TLoU PC port didn't happen.

Christopher282d ago (Edited 282d ago )

AMD themself said it was a driver issue.

generic-user-name281d ago

You should probably make sure it is Sony before trying to fling mud.

ModsDoBetter281d ago

@Generic with the cope:

From DigitalFoundry,

"The comparison, which was shared by Digital Foundry, was accompanied by a written analysis that goes over some of the port's best features, such as good scalability, which allows players with the proper hardware to enjoy much better visuals than on PlayStation 5 and those with underpowered machines to have still a decent experience barring some stuttering, and issues, such as missing transparency effects at max settings, texture loading issues, shadows issues with ray tracing enabled, stability issues and more. With the additional disabling of ray tracing on AMD GPUs due to stability issues, it feels like this is yet another port that was launched in an unpolished state and that will require multiple patches to be in a truly acceptable one."

"it feels like this is yet another port that was launched in an unpolished state and that will require multiple patches to be in a truly acceptable one."

This is not solely an issue with AMD, the port is "yet another" with missing features.

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Jin_Sakai282d ago (Edited 282d ago )

AMD has always been crap compared to Nvidia. The only advantage they have is price.

DarXyde282d ago

And power efficiency. And arguably better performance on 1080p/1440p cards. And availability.

Nvidia cards really aren't worth hunting high and low for when there are very comparable AMD cards that are cheaper. I really have to give credit to AMD for their very frequent and consistent grind with RDNA. This issue I reckon is a developer level problem.

Can't really miss with either, but considering Jensen and Lisa are relatives, they probably laugh about these debates over a very expensive holiday dinner.

iAmyRose282d ago

Naw AMD have had instances of being good, Nvidia do have better features, raytracing and AI performance if you play with software that uses it though.

KeeseToast282d ago

@DarXyde
Power efficiency is not true at all this gpu generation. Nvidia‘s 4000 series is more power efficient that AMD 7000

DivineHand125281d ago

I believe AMD offers higher vram at lower price points compared to NVidia. We have found out that this generation needs at least 8GB to load the highest detail textures at 1080p.

This issue with the drivers will eventually be fixed for Ratchet and Clank, however, the vram issue NVidia has on their midrange and entry level cards can only be fixed by spending more money on a higher end card.

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CantThinkOfAUsername282d ago

AMD has already confirmed it's a driver-related issue on their cards. Besides, AMD 'users' can't stop telling us how not important Ray Tracing is, how they always play with it off, and how it's an 'Nvidia gimmick.' This shouldn't be a problem for them I believe.

On a side note, kudos to Nixxes and Sony for releasing one of the best PC ports in 2023. Amazing graphics with Ray Tracing, great performance, detailed system requirements, plenty of graphics options, all upscaling technologies (DLSS, FSR, and XeSS), DirectStorage 1.2, and native Mouse and Keyboard support.

INMATEofARKHAM282d ago

Not surprised by an AMD driver issue... I love they are in the market and help keep Intel honest but I've had some whacked driver issues with then so I always just go with Intel anymore.

I'm sure they'll have it fixed in the coming days, if it even takes that long, just one of the joys of PC gaming.

ChasterMies282d ago

Imma just sayin’, this is why I play on consoles.

Good-Smurf282d ago

No issues at all on PS5 and some already called me being trolling yesterday.
No telling how well it will run on my PC because there's too things that can go wrong there being High End Nvidia stuff and everything.

MadLad282d ago

Consoles are highly limiting; and when devs screw up optimizing their games on console, you're screwed. You don't have the option of powering through it.

Binarycode282d ago

That's why always wait and see what the game plays like on any device before you buy.

I think they've done a good job porting it to pc, but it needs to be able to run on lower end cards and should have a ram indicator to show how much video ram is being used.

ChasterMies281d ago

That’s why I play on PS5. The user base is so big, devs can’t afford to screw up optimizing their games for it.

MrVux000281d ago

Looking at the overall state of PC gaming and its ports of AAA games for the past 3-4 years vs consoles ports.

Not really helping your case.

1nsomniac282d ago

People never listened when I said that this game doesn’t use “real” ray tracing on PS5. I believe it uses a very clever advanced/modified screen space reflection system. Which is why the real ray tracing doesn’t work on pc.

Outside_ofthe_Box282d ago

Does it matter? I thought we were past this "real" nonsense. The end results matter more. If you can't distinguish, who cares. If it allows for better/more stable frame rate who cares. MS f'd everything when they started using terms like "true" and "real" in their marketing when they launched the One X last gen. People are finally starting to realize that "True 4K" doesn't matter if you have to sacrifice framerate to achieve it. In the end something always has to give if you are truly pushing the hardware.

Binarycode281d ago

Raytracing reflections are used on PS5 as they are in Spiderman, Same engine. tested by professionals with first hand knowledge.

PC Ray-tracings problems are bugs and on AMD side a driver issue.

Lastly if AMD want to compete in the RT space, they need to come up with a solution. As in a unique chip to do it, not just make the gpu with some driver things help it. It's miles behind Nvidia.

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Three Original Games That Still Stand Tall Alongside Their Remakes

Usually, remakes outclass their predecessors in every way. Some games are just too good to fade into the shadow of a remake though; here's a short list of the best.

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TricksterArrow445d ago

Missing Resident Evil 2 and 3. Arguably Resident Evil 1 as well.

NecrumOddBoy445d ago

Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee is 1000% better than New and Tasty and Abe’s Exoddus is about 100,000% better than that abysmal SoulStorm.