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Horizon Zero Dawn 60FPS Patch Comparison: Solid Performance,Crisp Visuals & Improved Loading on PS5

A new Horizon Zero Dawn 60FPS comparison video has surfaced, comparing the game's performance on PS4, PS4 Pro and PS5.

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Jin_Sakai1005d ago

Higher resolution, solid 60fps, and nearly 3x faster loading times. Great update!

darthv721005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Great update indeed. i am loving the trend of making old games feel new again with 60fps support. i hope it continues for Bloodborne.

GamerRN1004d ago

But when Xbox did it, everyone said who cares because they didn't buy next gen for old games?!

It's amazing how these console wars work

darthv721004d ago (Edited 1004d ago )

^^correction RN. When Xbox did it, it was PS fans who said "who cares, I buy a new console to play new games..." And to some extent they are right. We buy new systems for new experiences and what we have when these existing games get given improved performance is quite literally a new experience. some would say its still an old game but it is an old game given a new lease on life by providing a different overall experience through the power of new technology.

And honestly there may still be some who have yet to even have played (this game for ex) some of these. So to them they would be new experiences.

F0XH0UND9221004d ago

@gamerrn

You're leaving out a major part of that. Xbox currently only has last gen games while PS has released multiple current gen games. See the difference?

1nsomniac1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

..Higher resolution??

It’s exactly same resolution as PS4 pro 2160p checkerboard from 1440p. Not sure why this video showed comparisons for resolution and draw distance as It’s only FPS and loading times that have changed. Definitely time for me to go back and finally complete it though.

Ron_Danger1005d ago

Notice how the preview pic has ps4, ps4 pro, ps5?

SeTTriP1004d ago

Wow so accurate facts = thumbs down.

metabolicfrolic1005d ago

Officially runs better than on my PC.

gamingtext20201004d ago

So true, even until this day, the PC version still has some issues.

PrinceOfAnger1004d ago (Edited 1004d ago )

Runs 120 fps 4k ultra on this PC
https://youtu.be/KaUDpGgVJ2...

BLow1004d ago

Yes, nice. And I don't care what anyone says, the fact that this game runs 30fps on the OG PS4 is nothing short of amazing. I mean it did dip 1 whole frame during this video but I don't think you would notice that during gameplay. Amazing achievement by GG.

I can't wait for part 2. Loved the 1st. Happy Gaming y'all.

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F0XH0UND9221004d ago (Edited 1004d ago )

@rex

People like you are the worst lmao You focus so much on specs and belittle people that enjoy the game for how it looks. There's absolutely no doubt that HZD was one of, if not the, best looking open world games to come out last generation. Pulling off those visuals, in an expansive open world, on a base PS4 is a technical marvel whether you think so or not. Go away lol

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Neonridr1005d ago

perfect, I haven't beaten the game yet, so I can't wait to try this out on the PS5 now.

masterfox1005d ago

Is unbeliavable how this game looks at 60 fps, kinda strange in this comparison it shows modes performance and resolution in the PS5 segments, cause for me those Options it shows to me Unavailable and cant switch options and by default is already 60 fps , not sure if someone else has this problem or is just only me.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH1004d ago

Same for me it shows unavailable

IRetrouk1004d ago

They are the ps4 pro modes, you don't select either because it now gives you the best of both modes on ps5 as standard.

Reaper99371005d ago

What a lazy update, no reactive foliage, AF is unchanged, they could have bumped it to 16x. They just changed two lines of code to get it to run at 60FPS, so PC is still the best way to play. GG you are bloody disappointing.

EvertonFC1005d ago

PC games look better? We get it. Move on ffs with the same old record.

Eonjay1005d ago

Even today playing the game at 60FPS, this 2017 game looks better than most games and looks current gen. The FPS boost is all I wanted. Its the only real requested graphical feature.

Ron_Danger1005d ago

Dude it’s a patch, not a remaster or a remake.

I swear some of you PC master race children really need to get over yourselves.

jukins1005d ago

Most of these "pcmr" are juat xnox fanboys claiming to have a pc juat to say that their games "look better"

RaidenBlack1005d ago

He was actually comparing the minute graphical effects that Guerilla added to the PC version.
A game doesn't need to be remastered for those little effects to be added. PC version got the reactive foliage via a small update only.
What OP meant to say in his first statement is Guerilla could've added those minor tweaks via the same patch/update, as it was already available in the PC version. This could've made the updated game a little more appealing.

babadivad1005d ago

Has it released yet? Might power up my PS5 to download it. I don't think I got through a quarter of this game before I put it down.

Neonridr1004d ago

don't listen to all of them. I love my PC, but I also enjoy my PS5 and Switch as well. He's clearly just trolling here.

babadivad1004d ago

From all the down votes I got in my innocuous remark, I'm guessing 9 out of 10 people don't want me to power on my PS5 and finish Horizon 乁( •_• )ㄏ

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Mr Logic1005d ago

Sure, but speaking as someone with a fairly high end rig there's a 2 reasons I'm willing to dismiss the better graphics.

A) I already own it on PS.

B) I have a save file of 40+ hours. I'm not about to redo all of that.

Profchaos1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Same I've got a more than capable PC but I'm finished hzd and half way through Ng+ no chance I'm starting again even if it's at 4k. I can't live without my regen armour now

Shiore2u1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

@EvertonFC @Ron_Danger
You two couldn't sound more insecure over such a general observation.

darthv721005d ago

i get what you are saying but... it's not that kind of update. It only unlocks the frame rate allowing the game to reach 60fps. What you are looking for would be something of a remaster type of upgrade.

Sunny_D1005d ago

Bruh the game is almost 5 years old. GG are too busy developing the sequel to add all of that right now.

JEECE1005d ago

Imagine getting upset that you got something for free because you wish you would have gotten more stuff for free.

VileBrute1005d ago

Yeah , this .. Spoiled children lol.

justadelusion1005d ago

pc players who say stuff like this reminds me of a simpson tv char, you know the one

Ron_Danger1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Worst… update… ever…

😂 love that guy

(Boy I wonder who keeps giving everyone a single downvote almost immediately after comment posts like the even matter 😂)

Ron_Danger1005d ago

No love for the comic book guy I guess. Must’ve hit too close to home for some users.

Eonjay1005d ago

Game was hardcoded to run at 30 so it was more than changing 2 lines of code.

Petebloodyonion1005d ago

Last I checked they improve the loading time by a lot and it's now running at 60 FPS
So the way it see it, it's a way better version compared to the previous one.
Now If Sony would have to charged you for that then I would have agreed that it's a problem.

Profchaos1005d ago

PC looks incredible yes but it came out years after the PS4 the ps5 edition is just a 60fps patch on the pro version with all the Dev time being directed to hfw I don't mind this approach

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frostypants1004d ago

It's not an update, it's literally just an FPS patch. Since when is a free patch "lazy"? What are even you going on about?

Flakegriffin1004d ago (Edited 1004d ago )

"GG you are bloody disappointing"

If you're that heart broken over console players being able to enjoy a 60fps update then how about you, I don't know, play it on PC and get on with your life..

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Starman691005d ago

Dam. I completed this game twice already. February isn't too far away now 😎👍

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Sony Has Added More Titles To The List of Games Leaving PS Plus In May 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment has added a few more titles to the list of games that will be leaving PS Plus in May, 2024.

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darthv7221d ago

curious... if a game leaves PS+, does it make it unplayable if you have already claimed it before it leaves? I know on the XB side, games leaving Gamepass are no longer playable. You need to pay for them to be able to continue playing after you installed them from GP.

CrimsonWing6921d ago

The 3 monthly “free” games you keep as long as you have PS+ subscription. The PS+ library is like Netflix. They rotate stuff out and replace them with other titles.

MrNinosan20d ago

Yes, PS+ Extra/Premium games are unplayable after the leave the service, just like GamePass and Netflix.
PS+ Essentials games are available as long as you have an active PS+ account.

Profchaos20d ago

Monthly games, special promos like the free games during COVID or PS plus bundle on ps5 are forever yours. Premium and above are time limited

If you claim a game on the premium tier (not yours to keep) and it comes out as a monthly games later e.g. fallout 76 it appears you do not retain ownership on that one.

Notsofast20d ago

The 3-4 monthly games that are free that are part of every service are yours forever I canceled my service over a year and you never lose access. I dont know what these other comments are talking about maybe they are in a different country but in the USA I could play any game I claimed of the free monthly games

MrNinosan20d ago

Then one of the accounts on your PS5 probably has a PS+ Essential subscription.
Because the 3-4 PS+ games you get every month, is not available to be played if you don't have an active sunscription.
It's the same in US, Europe, Japan and everywhere else.

Petebloodyonion20d ago

Essential stays in your library
Extra and premium become locked when titles leave the service.

It's actually one of my gripes with Extra, you can't remove the title from your own library, so basically it countss as one your title but it's locked so you own library become a cluster F... unless you filter your titles.

MrNinosan20d ago

Well you can just chose to hide them.

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-Foxtrot21d ago

Wonder if Horizon ZD leaving gives credit to those remake rumours

Sigh. If true…another remake that’s not Bloodborne.

SimpleDad21d ago

Probably yes cause of a remake.

Skuletor20d ago

I still remember them giving that one away for free, regardless of if you were subscribed to Plus or not

ApocalypseShadow20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

They did. It was during the pandemic and the "play at home" initiative.

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition. Sony gave away a lot of games just to push gamers to stay home and not get infected by COVID.

Eonjay20d ago

I think you're right.
There is a separate Bloodborne rumor by the remake is allegedly scheduled for next gen.

Kingrizzy9020d ago

Yes cause of the remake good thing I got the plat
And is bloodborn really that good? I never played it due to being Incarcerated 8½ years but I read the comics. It's pretty dark

Profchaos20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Highly likely I also bet the remaster will be over priced and under whelming.

I'd also bet most people will simply stick with the PS4 pro and ps5 60fps patch over paying to upgrade when it offers the bare minimum.

I hope Sony has learnt from the last of us 2 and stop remastering games that just came out they have nearly 30 years of content to work with but always remaster games that are like 5 years old and don't need it. I assume this was In development alongside tlou2 so fingers crossed this is the last time we get this because what's next god of war on PS4 to ps5 for 70 dollars probably anything outside of bloodborne

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Friendlygamer20d ago

Glad I played sundered and the messenger, both great 2d games

gold_drake20d ago

ahh the messenger is such a good game.

u should play sea of starts. same people, its a sort of prequel to the messenger tok

Friendlygamer20d ago

Oh I will definitely play it eventually, chained echoes too

Jingsing20d ago

Can N4G adopt a policy of games leaving subscription services as not being a new story, it is just spam at this point.

Petebloodyonion20d ago

Is it me or have there been a lot of great games leaving the extra tier but barely anything in terms of wow factor joining the service in return?
When was the last time that Sony added a PlayStation studio game?
Now I don't expect Sony to have day 1 like Gamepass but I would expect to at least care to make the offering interesting especially when they raised the price by 30% last year.

MrNinosan20d ago

PS Studio Games:
May - Destiny 2: Lightfall
April - MediEvil, Jak&Daxter: The Lost Frontier,
March - CoolBoarders

What Playstation Studio games is it you're missing?

Petebloodyonion20d ago

Sight...
let me check my comment again
" Is it me or have there been a lot of great games leaving the extra tier but barely anything in terms of wow factor joining the service in return? "
Yeah pretty sure I mentioned the EXTRA tier and not the PREMIUM tier
but glad that you consider a DLC to a free-to-play game a great offering

MrNinosan20d ago

I repeat my question, what PS Studio games is it you're missing?

And regarding the first part of your comment, lots of great games leaving and nothing added?

What great games iyo has left the service?
For me, "wow-factor games added would be".
Dave the Diver, Tales of Kenzera, Raji, Miasma, The Outer Worlds, Resident Evil 3, Ace Attorney, Rainbow Six Siege, AC: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion, Both Southpark jrpgs, Fenyx Rising, Tales of Arise, Session, Lego Worlds, Vampire the Masquerade Swansong, Legends of Mana....

And many more.

Compared to what has been removed, the adds are better than the 'offs'.

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DF Weekly: Do we actually need The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn remasters?

With the details we now have in terms of features and pricing, I don't think there are any significant concerns remaining - just that perhaps that the term 'remastered' in the title is a little misplaced. Essentially, what we're dealing with here is broadly equivalent to a release along the lines of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It's the original game with a dash of extra content and additional visual modes that tap into the power of PlayStation 5.

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-Foxtrot179d ago

Bloodborne, Infamous, Killzone, Resistance, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter etc are all better choices

Even a full on remake of Drakes Fortune I’d take

PrinceOfAnger179d ago

killzone 2/3 definitely a better choice, i have recently finished the games on pc and thought about that, a full remake like demon souls is even better

darthv72178d ago

2&3 are still fine... I'd take the first one as a full remake before the others. They could flesh out more of the backstory that the sequels touch on. Even go deeper into the lore of Helgan.

specialguest178d ago

KZ 2/3 would be amazing. KZ 2 was a graphical masterpiece back then. With today's modern tech, all of those tricks Guerilla Games did to create the effects like the lighting, storm effects, etc, they could now be done in real-time and more realistic

Cacabunga178d ago

Killzone 2-3
Golden Abyss remake
Infamous 2

RaidenBlack179d ago

Uncharted 1 still got a decent remaster for 8th gen ... a remake is not that much of a requirement ...
instead remake candidates should be from 5th or 6th gen
and as for proper remasters (not just lazy res upscale): Killzone 2 & 3 obviously and also Resistance/inFamous (as well as MGS4 :P)

-Foxtrot178d ago

My point with the list is that I’d rather see those titles than what we are getting…titles which are only 3-5 years old and still hold up today

CrashMania178d ago

Sony own the Demons Souls and Bloodborne IP, I wish they'd do something with Bloodborne at the very least.

vfl523178d ago

The way you worded that makes me think you don't realize they already remade demon souls

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GamingSinceForever178d ago

Not one of those will sell more copies than TLOU2 Remaster. The sooner we realize that these gaming sites and their followers are less than 1% of the buying public the better off we’ll be.

Sure we prefer newer titles but this is business and a business is what Sony is running.

JackBNimble178d ago

Don't you think they could be doing something better with their time and money, like maybe making something new? Or have they become lazy and just reliving the past with the same old games over and over.

Gez ... do something fresh and new already .

notachance178d ago

I'd rather for them to go Square Enix route and remake/remaster their PS1 libraries instead of these unnecessary remaster

come on, legend of dragoon..

Gamingsince1981178d ago

What's with the "need" anyway ? This is video games, no one needs them at all, we need water , we need air, we don't need games.

Barlos178d ago

I would love a remake/remaster of KZ1. For its time it really pushed the PS2 hard and because of that it had a few issues. This is begging to be given the Bluepoint touch and brought up to date. I'd love to see an updated Killzone trilogy collection for sure.

Yi-Long178d ago

Sony killed the game and the studio behind it, but a Remaster of the excellent Driveclub would absolutely be my favorite release if it happened. Just a delicious racing game.

FinalFantasyFanatic178d ago (Edited 178d ago )

So many better choices, I can't fathom why reasonably recent games are getting picked over Classics that are more deserving.

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Battlestar23178d ago

Well I want a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster especially if it's an upgrade to Forbidden West Graphics and Animation.

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Duke19178d ago

Nope. But HD remasters are an easy cash grab that the masses shovel cash for because while they complain about remakes, they still buy them

PRIMORDUS178d ago

Not if they release on a platform that never received the original in the first place like PC.

46player178d ago

No complaint here, I want the updated graphics.

Ra3030178d ago

My thoughts on this is do we need Richard Leadbetter's or Digital Foundry's opinion on anything........ever? I know I don't they do nothing for me and never have.

specialguest178d ago

You may not, but tons of people do since the video has 4,700 Likes to 112 Dislikes

Chocoburger178d ago

That guy is a buffoon, DF Direct is the best gaming podcast around. I look forward to it every week.

BehindTheRows178d ago

By that same token, some may not NEED remasters, while others may/do.

Amplitude178d ago (Edited 178d ago )

DF videos are typically absolutely amazing game reviews first and foremost. They have great intros, explain the mechanics well, tell you if they enjoyed it or not (I usually vibe well with John's games personally), and then they have the best tech breakdowns of a game's performance which is very very important to me. I want to know what settings to run at on PC, and on PS5 I wanna know if the 60fps mode runs well or not because if it doesn't... well I'll just get it on PC (If it isn't completely broken there too). DF Retro is also always unbelievably interesting and super well edited and inspired my YouTube channel which just crossed 1200 subs (wooo!). They helped me a lot with understanding game development and got me interested in goofing around with game engines and PC building in general back in the day.

I don't mean any offence by this but you sound like somebody who skims their analysis videos, selectively scrolls to the stats, says "who cares?", and then closes it. Or possibly somebody who watches (stolen) cut clips on TikTok? Even if you are somehow unaffected by blurry images and fluctuating frame rates (some people are and I envy you) I recommend watching a full DF episode one day. They're extremely interesting and I watch literally all of them even if I have no interest in the game.

VonAlbrecht178d ago

"I personally don't enjoy this extremely well-presented and highly informative content so it shouldn't exist."

-Ra3030, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

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Joris de Man on composing music for the Horizon series

In the video game industry, where visual design and game mechanics typically grab the limelight, the significance of music in enhancing the overall gaming experience is often underestimated. Music can be a key component in the player’s emotional connection with a game. It amplifies emotional impact, heightens tension, and can be a powerful driver of narrative. We’ve had the chance to speak to Joris de Man, a renowned Dutch composer best known for his work on the Killzone series, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and its sequel Horizon: Forbidden West. During the Game Access conference in Brno, we talked about the process of composing music for video games and how he created the harmonies that have shaped some of our most beloved gaming experiences.

Sonic1881344d ago (Edited 344d ago )

To keep using him as the music composer in their games.

ChronoJoe344d ago

Joris seems like a great guy. I spoke to him briefly once about how much I loved his music and he was really friendly/humble.