The Medium Lacks Ray-Tracing on PS5, But is Perhaps Better For It

After being an Xbox console exclusive for just over eight months, The Medium is now available on PS5. Has it been worth the wait?

[mandf]

Its gamespew always slandering something

[gamer7804]

Right ps5 stutters and fails to keep 30fps in cutscenes which are many in this game…. I don’t see how that is better.

[GhostofHorizon]

From the reports I heard, it sounds like the game has trouble running 30 FPS on any version.

Perhaps you should be demanding more from the developer as opposed to whatever you're trying to do here.

[darthv72]

^^no trouble on my series s.

[ElvisHuxley]

@darth Again, seems like a failure on the part of the developer....I know you wanna cheer for your guys, but if the problem is as described, the blame seems obvious.

[darthv72]

^^not cheering anything. Just saying that I havent had any issues with stuttering or frame pacing on my series s. If the problem is as described then it isnt across the board as implied. Or i have not yet reached the part where its supposed to be an issue. your mileage may vary.

[gamer7804]

@nakiro, Runs fine on series x. I finished the game.

[RangerWalk267]

Runs smooth on my Series X. I was just talking to my brother about this. He asked if I had the same issues he was having on his PS5. I told him that things like this will only get worse. Well, unless Sony drops a PS5 Pro real quick.

[ABizzel1]

Then you just lied to your brother because frame pacing has everything to do with the developer / engine and nothing to do with the hardware.

You cannot sit there and say things will get worse for the PS5 with the Series S sitting right there and you have no comprehension or f hardware.

[Snookies12]

@RangerWalk267 - You can't be serious. You actually believe the PS5 can't handle this game? Lol, my guy... Please know what you're trying to talk about before saying anything. This is 100% an issue on the developer's end for not optimizing it properly. Plain and simple. Anyone with any sort of coding knowledge understands the importance of optimization when it comes to porting to other hardware.

It has been seemingly running fine on my Series S, but it's unacceptable for it to have drops like that on PS5.

[kayoss]

@rangewalker
You must be F'n kidding me right? Do you have any filter that spew from that mouth of yours? Youre telling me the PS5 can run game like ratchet and clank, FFVII, Ghost, Returnal, etc with no issues. But it cant run The Medium?

If its hardware like you said, then how is it possible that Ratchet and Clank runs smoothly on the PS5 but the Medium cant? In this case, there is only one difference, its the developers.

I know you and Darthe are xbox super fans but c'mon man, use some common sense.

[Sonyslave3]

Lol 7 months later and it run terrible compare to the xbxsx and even the ss and it take 20sec on ps5 to load vs 8sec on Xsx 😄 no ray tracying n ambient light and frame rate is terrible on ps5.

Told people when they were s1hting on xb, just wait til the medium comes to ps5 lol.

But hey it have hepatic feedback 😀

[Rimeskeem]

I just had an aneurysm trying to read this comment. Save your energy folks it isn't worth it.

[nRicosS]

Keyboard warrior

[lipton101]

Kind of sad. Seems like a guy with a lot of anger over life channeling it into hate for one faceless corporation over another

[CaptainHenry916]

I couldn't even comprehend this 😂 but I will say the Medium wasn't all that great to begin with. Just a mediocre title from a mediocre developer

[MadLad]

I don't know.

Observer and Layers of Fear were good experiences. Blair Witch was pretty solid too. Even the medium was decent, if flawed.

People give these guys far too much flack, and it seemed to really start after the Medium's timed exclusivity.

If they truly are working on Silent Hill, I'm just hoping they're handed a good development budget. The series could be in much worse hands.

[CaptainHenry916]

@TheRealTedCruz

They're still a AA and mediocre developer to me. Most of their games don't even have combat it's more of walking simulators with very easy puzzles

[MadLad]

You can consider them a mediocre developer. Nobody said you had to like them.
But there's talent had in that company, and it has shown through multiple projects.

And it's disingenuous to call something a walking simulator when there's player agency to be had.

And there's nothing wrong with being a mid-tier developer. They're the ones typically putting out the interesting content; whereas "AAA" is slowly killing the industry with greed, and monotonous game design.

[S2Killinit]

Tell me, do you cry when PS5 games look better than xbox x games?

[EvertonFC]

He prob self harms

[SeTTriP]

Which happens alot even when ps5 is in back compat mode.

[sinspirit]

Boring outlook.

[lipton101]

You do know there’s an entire world to see and explore outside of those four walls, right? Video games should be a fun addition to life, not life itself.

[carlosjrix]

Sony always wins on n4g. Lol

[FPS_D3TH]

Lmao yeah just wait for the game nobody really cares to even play? Sure taught them

[babadivad]

Game is boring AF anyway. Played halfway through on XSX and wasn't too enamored with it. Story is pretty cool I suppose but the gameplay was to slow and plodding for me.

[gravedigger]

Well, PS5 loads textures faster. But game IS technical mess on all platforms

[Babadook7]

PS5; better resolution, better frame rate.

XSX: raytracing.

If I had to choose either I'd go with the more stable frame rate

[rakentaja]

Both games ran at 30 fps, but the PS5 version stutters from time to time, so it doesn't exactly run better.
PS5: better resolution but lacks ray tracing.

[Babadook7]

This article says the opposite. PS5 = better frame rate.

"Despite these improvements, the framerate also seems to be more fluid on PS5, making The Medium‘s protagonist, Marianne, a little more responsive to your inputs. Movement is still clunky, but now a little less so. But like us, you’re probably wondering how these gains have been made, and the answer is simple: the PS5 version of The Medium doesn’t have ray tracing."

[Kyizen]

Sounds like someone who hasn't tried haptic feedback

[chiefJohn117]

Lol stop rubbing it in. And hey! Heptic feedback is a game changer lmao.

[CrimsonWing69]

Wait, why?

[senorfartcushion]

It’s not. Ray tracing is good and the games on ps5 are naturally better having it on. It just feels like there are too many writers trying to sell games via articles nowadays.

[ElvisHuxley]

Not sure about this case, but often times, developers with little RT experience, and a wealth of knowledge with traditional lighting methods result in distinctions without a discernable difference. I expect this to change in the coming years, but the tech is still in its infancy, relatively speaking, and not cheap with regard to hardware overhead. When done well, it's amazing. It's not always done well though.

[Deathdeliverer]

Man after watching a comparison video it is CLEAR this dev didn’t want to put ANY effort in the PS5 version. Luckily this isn’t a big miss if you pass the game up in my opinion. I didn’t like it on my Series X and I seriously don’t think the dual sense can change that. And even if it does, I can’t see how anyone could support this half baked effort for full price.

[Chevalier]

That's disappointing. Was waiting to play this game, but, I won't support a bad port. Hopefully they patch it up. But guess I'll hold that money for my upcoming fall game purchases instead

[darkrider]

This game doesnt even match is name. Its not medium its bad, with ancient gameplay. And paying millions to get timed exclusive just shows how desperate some were.

[Tacoboto]

It was a good title to have played through under a week as part of a cheap subscription, so few games are like its style and it's short enough that it doesn't overstay its welcome.

I could not recommend owning this unless you're a big fan of the genre though. There is no reason to replay through it - technical improvements of X vs P, ray tracing or haptics, a $50 asking price is just waaayy too much.

Imagine wanting to like... buy Netflix's Bird Box. No.

[lellkay]

Lazy port. Lazy game.

[Imortus_san]

LOL, people cant stop excusing PS5 enought.

[Darkborn]

It's because these Xbox fanboy devs don't want to put in time to actually port the game over. There is no reason this game can't be 4k/60 when ghost of Tsuchima for instance is and is one of the best looking games ever, with way more going on the screen at once. Same with other games like psychonauts, it was a base ps4 game, not pro or ps5, running on backwards compat, but the xbots ran with how the ps5 version was trash. That's like saying, we're gonna release destiny 3 with a native ps5 version and a Xbox 360 version on the series x and since the series x version runs terrible, the console is trash.

[Imortus_san]

Hahahaha, you living in the clouds

[Jericho1337]

Difference is that sucker punch is a subsidiary and therefore likely had way more of a budget that a independent studio like bloober. But fair enough if you want to carry on believing your Xbox fanboy dev conspiracy theories.

[13sentinel]

Huh

[zypher]

Excuse what? Anyone paying attention to the last ten months knows the PS5 is capable of way better than this. Instead of trying to call people out for “excusing” the PS5, maybe you should take the game’s developer to task.

[iplay1up2]

I posted a Video comparison, and it was marked "inappropriate"? Wow! I guess N4G, is actually a PS website! https://www.google.com/amp/...

[StarLink]

So not the definitive edition to play on.

[Father__Merrin]

Not the best port hopefully it is patched its a brilliant game

[Destiny1080]

if its like other xbox games, they get slightly better over the course of 4 or 5 years

[willykyu]

Well the game was already a big disappointment for me on Xbox at almost every level. They put too much emphasis on it since it’s first reveal. Seems the developer didn’t really had time or care to optimise the copy on ps5, as it is not a question of machine power. At least they implemented DS features.
Also there’s no additional fee in Xbox on game pass to try it… if you’re curious …

[EvertonFC]

"perhaps better for it" ?
Isn't taking new features away bad especially shiny new RT.
Its not gonna break the game but comon the other versions have it.
Its called lazy devs now they know its a crap game nobody wants to buy or play so why bother putting the effort in? Guess what I'm gonna put my effort into NOT buying your games.

[KeyAppearance]

It's kinda funny, they did the opposite with Observer, PS5 had ray tracing at launch but Xbox didn't.

[Tedakin]

Now now ray tracing is a good thing?

[Godmars290]

Why is ray tracing a big deal? Honestly asking.

[Redrex7000]

every feel like you never care what the new tech was
till reviewer and Critics would not shut up about it
then it became the next big thing

[jznrpg]

Ray Tracing does not make a game good or bad . It’s cool if games have it but if detail and performance suffer because of it I’d rather not have it . Ray Tracing isn’t going to be a deal breaker for games for me either way . This game doesn’t really interest me so even if it had Ray tracing I wouldn’t care as it looks like an average game at best

[metalgod88]

Why are we still talking about this game again?

[frostypants]

The what now?

[Neonridr]

hopefully the devs can patch it to improve performance to get it on par with the Series X.