Final Fantasy XV for PC was built from the ground up, is a generation ahead of the console version

DSOGaming writes: "In a special message to the Steam community, director Hajime Tabata revealed that the PC version of Final Fantasy XV was not ported from consoles but rather built from the ground up, and that it is a generation ahead of the console version that was released in 2016."

[PhoenixUp]

This is how a 9th gen game would perform you say?

[zivtheawesome]

after checking the benchmark i get what he's saying. they are using much different tech for some stuff and it really looks stunning (TBH i also saw no difference between standard quality and high though, maybe a little more clean, but standard is definitly above ps4 quality)

[DarkOcelet]

There is a huge difference in the amount of Foliage on the ground everywhere between standard and high and it's especially visible at the place where Noctis waits for the chocobo to arrive.

[Diffraction_Fos]

My rig is only entry level. And I tested the 1280x720 Standard Quality, and it got a 6687 score which is apparently pretty good for that setting. I was actually surprised that Square Enix might actually be working hard on optimizations. However, since this was the Benchmark application, I'm not going to hold my breath hoping that the actual game would run that well at that setting.

Visual-wise, it looked really good even on Standard Quality. However I did notice a fair few pop-ins in draw distance, foliage and general ground clutter. Also there were noticeable frame skipping in certain scene changes as well.

At this point, I'm willing to believe that SE are actually working from the ground-up for the PC version and not just put out a shitty port.

[Cmv38]

Going to look great and tell the exact same story especially when... (spoiler alert) ... was crazy.

[C-H-E-F]

when noctis dies? oh yeah you're right ahahahahaha

[Jaypi03]

You asshole. There's people who probably never played it, and will be playing it for the first time on PC, why the hell would you spoil it for them? I hate people sometimes.

[C-H-E-F]

welp they should've bought it on console like the rest of us LMAO AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA hilarious. hate is a strong word btw, also 9/10 those who hate others have something within them they hate that those they are hating possess or don't have faults similar... ahahah welp #NoeffsGiven just a game.

[starchild]

Yeah and we should all be watching movies on VHS and black and white CRT TVs because the movies would "tell the exact same story", right? I mean, if visual quality and performance doesn't matter...

[The_Sage]

Don't be a punk. It's more like the difference between 1080i and 1080p.

[PixelOmen]

Framerate, shaders, post, and textures all def look noticeably better, but to call it "a generation ahead" might be a bit hyperbolic.

[neoandrew]

Well if "Framerate, shaders, post, and textures " can't look the same noticeably better on current gen consoles then guess what, it is generation ahead of them.

[PixelOmen]

If the difference between this generation and the next is the difference between medium and high settings in a current PC game, it's going to be a very disappointing generation.

[starchild]

There are probably fewer differences between some games that released on both PS3/360 and PS4/XB1, so without going through and completely redoing all the assets and art I'd say that, yeah, this could be considered a generation ahead. Especially since there isn't any exact standard for what represents a generational leap. These differences are certainly more than you see between the PS4 and XB1 or between the PS4 Pro and PS4 versions of games.

[neoandrew]

PixelOmen, well but this is what you stated yourself

"Framerate, shaders, post, and textures all def look noticeably better"

and yet impossible on current gen consoles right? If it was they would do it. Thus this is next gen for them.

And you thing what new gen of consoles will bring? It is just more power, nothing more.

[GamingSinceForever]

As all PC games should be. Too bad most of them aren’t a generation ahead.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

Absolutely - too bad not every PC gamer can enjoy all the extra effort.

[EatCrow]

Just like not all console owners buy the consoles exclusives. Different strokes for different folks

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

EatCrow - it was in reference that not too many PC gamers have decent rigs.

[neoandrew]

You dont need a decent rig, most of games give you 60 fps even on i3, especially on the new i3 with 4 cores.

[starchild]

Oh, the ol' attempt to downplay the advantages the PC offers by making a big deal about the fact not every PC gamer has a high end rig.

Why does that matter? There are more people with gaming PCs that outperform the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X than there are people who own those consoles. And guess what? The PC gamers you talk to on game sites are likely to be those who have higher end rigs.

In any case, when you buy the PC version that's the version you're getting, so it's valuable to know what it's capable of. Because even if your current rig can't max it out you probably will be able to after your next upgrade.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

Starchild - I'm one of those PC owners, custom 1080 watercooled rig - made by me.

Truth is when I used to play games on it the amount people I'd come across who had potato rigs was ridiculous.

Atleast with the easch of the consoles it's only internet speed that is the difference. You dont come across some prick who turns everything off to higher fps.

The problem with PC gam8ng is the devs have to cater to too many differing configurations. I applaud a dev who actually takes advantage of the power at hand.

[MadLad]

It's a fantastic looking title and, honestly, for a game as open, and graphically impressive as this, the game ran very well on the standard setting, 1080p, on my admittedly aging sli 680/i5 setup. This is without any potential optimization prior to release, and dedicated drivers from Nvidia. They, by no means, created a poor PC version. And then you have the Ultra setting ...

[chris235]

cool. only bummer is that this game is not vey good.

[bluefox755]

Nah, I ran the benchmark on the highest quality, it looks noticeably better, but not "a gen ahead". Unless they mean the 8k capability.

[masterfox]

Sorry nex gen starts when Sony Playstation says so. Seriously not joking here , just take a look of the last TLOU 2 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

FF XV on PC it definitely will look damn pretty cause of the extra power of a PC(just more static details and better resolution), but is absolutely nothing to brag about, is just the same game from the console versions, I would consider call it a generation ahead if they added full physics to the environment, if they added character visuals to look like the movie Kingsglaive but thats not happening sorry, the good thing here is that I'm pretty sure Sony will definitely keep moving forward until they reach those kind of visuals with a fully dynamic environments.

[Vegamyster]

masterfox

That's just a a in-engine trailer just like the reveal for UC4.

[TheOptimist]

Ofc, when you have games so narrow in scope, you can push for graphics almost to photorealism. I mean Detroit: Become Human looks exceptional, but we know that it is nothing more than a glorified deecision making and QTE simulator.

[munchmiller]

LOL A "generation" ahead? Seriously. Get lost Tabata.

[Avengerz43]

I love stuff like this, I wish more developers would embrace this. PC has always and will always be ahead of consoles yet too many times devs make the games pretty much same across the board and but from the ground up like this for one platform. I'll definitely be getting this on the PC now.

[Asuka]

Haven't played it since it launched on console. I heard the game is pretty much different now with all the updates and the dlc. Might pick this up on steam at some point.

[Takwin]

Game looks great now. I played it on release on a standard PS4 and thought it looked mostly good then. Nothing fixes the horrible paced game, with disjointed areas and story, and the boring open world.

[HeisenbergX]

A GENERATION ahead xDDDD

[Miss_Vixen]

The extra texture, foilage, framerate, draw distance, and such are all nice upgrades, but a generation ahead is stretching it.

To me the words " A Generation Ahead" would be something like the graphically leap from Psone to PS2.

[Vegamyster]

It's has some exceptional character models/animations, lighting & particle effects but the world itself looks very average, it doesn't look nearly as good as something like The Witcher 3 with the settings cranked.

[starchild]

Well, short of them redoing all the art and core assets what else could they have realistically done? Does The Last of Us, Tomb Raider or the Uncharted Collection on PS4 look completely different from the PS3 versions of those games? That's a generational leap in hardware performance being utilized by some of the best devs in the business yet at a glance the two versions look similar.

That's always going to be the case when the art remains the same. There's a different standard of what represents a "generation ahead" when talking about the same game on two generations of hardware.

[gamer7804]

I should hope so, 2016 was a long time ago, the ps4pro and xb1x versions look better than the 2016 versions.

[slappy508]

That's great that it was built from the ground up for pc, were it actually a good game, I would have considered repurchasing it on pc

[Jalapeno]

Even my i3 4130 with a GTX 1050 and 8 RAM of memory looked good in 1080p. That setup came close to being able to run the game in 4K Lite settings...WELL OPTIMIZED GAME! GTX 1060 6GB cards should run this game in 4K for sure and even the game can be run in 8K. Next gen is 4K gaming and maybe some 8K.

[SegaGamer]

It will definitely be playable in 4K on a gtx 1060 6gb, but it will probably have to be played at a lower setting to achieve 60fps. I couldn't even hit a stable 60fps on it on high settings in 1080p with the same card, i was getting an average of 45fps. Maybe it's possible on lite settings in 4K, but on lite it looks horrible because of the anti-aliasing. If this game allows us to turn off Nvidia Hairworks when it's finished, then it has a great chance of being played at 4K in Standard settings at 60fps with this card. You will be saving 15-20fps with Nvidia Hairworks turned off.

[Kaiou]

It makes me wonder if next gen can even beat a GTX 1080ti and by how much? If the leap is anything like gen 8 then PC is already past that. AMD currently doesn't have the tech for a GPU that can do that with reasonable power , heat and cost.

[ScreamingMeat]

Absolutely correct.

[MrVux000]

"generation ahead of the console version that was released in 2016"

I must have been playing completely wrong game then, cuz from what i have seen in direct feed comparisons, that is some very questionable statement.

[l3w1s]

Judging by the PC gamers' circlejerk around this - saying such PR nonsense was a good marketing decision.

[Father__Merrin]

It's an enjoyable game if you can get past the battle system. Ff13 battle system was miles better

[Elda]

I absolutely agree! FFXV battle system was ok but FFXIII was much better.

[TheOptimist]

I mean it looks good, but not next gen good tbh, it looks like a heavily modded PC version.

[InKnight7s]

I am sorry I really like FFXV I hoped it will be best game ever but nah potientials wasted by tabata and these off main campaign story and cutting off the most important details into 2 season passes and not including alot of things since day one. FFXV is prove of mismanagement especially the dull spell system. Horizon looks far better in every term and I would call enhancing that is real next gen.

[Elda]

FF games usually have superb graphics but I agree HZD graphics looks way better than FFXV.

[bigmalky]

Shame the gameplay is not generations ahead... Too much focus on graphics, and comparisons on every system by pixel counting is the bane of gaming this generation.

Try building a great Final Fantasy for release day from the ground up SE... It has been a long, long time.

[OhReginald]

Too bad the gameplay is a generation behind.

[Elda]

A generation ahead is exaggerating & reaching a bit. Imo the game on PC looks sharper & cleaner than the console versions with a higher frame rate that's about it.

[doughnutsfan]

Pretty facade won't hide a piece of shit of a game beneath

[Smokingunz]

Stop putting shotty ports on combined square

[InTheZoneAC]

a generation ahead? Does that mean it includes cutscenes or is that too advanced?

[ShockUltraslash]

The new Crysis of the generation.

[timotim]

Thinking about pulling the trigger on this one. It's for $50 in the Microsoft Store but my PC isnt good enough to display it at it's finest.

[StormSailor]

This is an absurd exaggeration. Only a version with technical improvements, is not a situation like The Witcher 2 vs The Witcher 3