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Unreal Engine 5 fascinates with a photorealistic forest. This is what the next-gen games look like

Epic Games provided developers with early access to Unreal Engine 5, but we have to wait for truly next-gen productions using the potential of technology. Currently, we can take a look at the photorealistic forest show, which looks very impressive.

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ajilkj1073d ago

Can't wait to see Hellblade 2 running on UE5!

TeamIcoFan1073d ago

Me neither.
But, whoops, I shouldn't say that too loud. According to some people, the last game is just a walking simulator with the occasional fight and pretty graphics.

saint_seya1073d ago

I didnt like the game, i played like 5 hrs and gave up, but it doesnt mean is a bad game, some people just dont like it. Theres other good games i dont like, it doesnt mean they are bad, just we all have different tastes. Now i can tell it had nice graphics, so i bet the second one would look at least great.

jznrpg1073d ago

Yeah that’s what was said by a xbox fans when it was PS4 only and now suddenly it’s the best franchise ever

sourOG1073d ago (Edited 1073d ago )

It is a walking simulator. If it wasn’t Norse based I wouldn’t have liked it at all. I wouldn’t shit on you for liking it though lol

MadLad1073d ago

Ever since the dev was brought in by a certain company, anyway.
Seem to remember people applauding it as art that touched on a lot of important subjects.
Tastes change, I guess :^)

Zeref1073d ago

I hope they don't stray from that too much. Sure they should improve the combat but Hellblade is not a hack and slash combat game, it is a semi-walking simulator and it should still be that IMO.

Thundercat771073d ago

That's exactly what the Xbox community said about the game while it was exclusive to PlayStation.

Then after is was available on Xbox, the same game became a masterpiece.

itsmebryan1073d ago

No it wasn't a walking simulation to me.. It odd and kind of weird. I got stuck on one of the puzzles and even with the guide it didn't let me pass. But, I will still give the next one a try. It's on gamepass so, I have nothing to lose but, download time.

strifeblade1073d ago

Hell blade first came on PlayStation. Game was amazing. Xx but the studio who made it... Yeah it wasn't that good.

I'm here to say the game was amazing. One of my favorites.

dbcoops1073d ago

That was some peoples opinion of the last game before it came to xbox. But, whoops, I shouldn't say that too loud.

RedDevils1073d ago

It was an average game, not best in it genre. Not sure what what hype was when the sequel was announce. Let see if a meh game would wow me with it sequel.

DJStotty1069d ago (Edited 1069d ago )

I have always maintained Hellblade was a decent game, even before it released on xbox.

People who say a game is one thing because it is not on their platform, are quite simply loyal to plastic and nothing else, and will never admit a game looks good on a rival platform, no matter how good it actually is.

I like the look of HFW, i still can not play it though, it is still a good looking game for those that can.

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Ron_Danger1073d ago

Hellblade 2 is gonna look great, but that’s just the first major game UE5 is used with. I can’t wait to see the games that come after it once devs have had more time with it.

MadLad1073d ago

I'm going to be real, I don't really think this looks much different than what Warhorse accomplished in Kingdom Come Deliverance under Cry Engine.
At least in terms of the forests, themselves.

I know there's a lot more going on under the hood with UE5 though.

fr0sty1073d ago

There isn't a single grass texture in use, every single blade is individually rendered.Nothing yet has come close to this.

Zeref1073d ago

I'm honestly even more excited to see what The Coalition can do with this.

MADGameR1073d ago

Laggy as heck with lots of popins and under 30FPS

ThePacemaker1072d ago

What a boring game Hellblade was. I played it back when it was PS4 exclusive. Didnt play more than 5 hrs, deleted it.

Anyways Xbox community can have it exclusively with a pleasure.

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Aussiesummer1073d ago

This looks shithouse!, there are far better examples out there.

Rimeskeem1073d ago

I feel like human brains still have a hard time with the uncanny valley. Like it looks weird to me. So close to realism yet I just know it isn't real and therefore looks worse than it actually is.

RaidenBlack1073d ago

Yea, but this UE5 project looks even more realistic, sans some vegetations:
https://youtu.be/0DVIicSsBm...

BongSmack1073d ago

Wow. That is petty convincing.

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Every PlayStation Studios game available now on Windows PC

Windows Central writes: "Many PlayStation Studios games that are ported to PC get dedicated PS5 DualSense support, which allows users to experience haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support without actually having to own a PS5.

According to Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, it's still the company's intent to launch the bigger single-player games on PS5 first, before later bringing the games to PC. This might not be the case for multiplayer games however, which are considered okay to launch simultaneously on console and PC."

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ocelot072d ago

My guess is after god of war. Probably last of us 2 that's a almost 4 year old game now and by the time it's released on pc it will be more than 4 years old or close to 5.

Elda1d 21h ago

Every old Playstation game that is now on PC.

shinoff21831d 12h ago

Right. I definitely see what a headlined from a website named windows central was trying to do though. It's cute little wordplay to help out the green box

Flewid6381d 10h ago

Are PlayStation games no longer good or worth playing once they are old?

Elda1d 10h ago

I'm guessing my comment went over your head.

XiNatsuDragnel1d 20h ago

Good at least they can sell hardware

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Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie

Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.

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Obscure_Observer2d ago

Very very early in development. Still, fantastic news!

Let´s GO!!!

Lightning772d ago

I guess.

How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )

At least it wouldn't be MS of all ppl destroying them.

MS really should let go Tango go like they did TFB here.

darthv722d ago (Edited 2d ago )

one was under Bethesda (Tango) the other under Activision (TFB). Clearly each one handled the separations of their subordinates differently.

Obscure_Observer2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

"How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )"

Perhaps because Zenimax and ABK handles such matters differently based on their own internal policies as "independent" publishers.

Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future. Which could also be the reason why they ensured an exclusive partnership with TFB and its new game, before anyone else.

Sad and disgusting. But it is what it is.

Lightning772d ago (Edited 2d ago )

"Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future."

MS has a bad rep now because those studios are no more. I rather them sell the studio continue to make multiplatform releases, while MS continues to focus on whatever they're doing. If they didn't want Tango around they should separated from them or sell them to, like they did TFB.

It's inexcusable, they have options on how to handle studios they don't want anymore with killing jobs. Not just MS but the rest of the industry also.

Sad and disgusting sure how many will get shut down next year or this year even?

I don't trust MS decisions and motivations at this point. You have to admit they make one dumb move after another.

Obscure_Observer2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

"MS has a bad rep now because those studios are no more. I rather them sell the studio continue to make multiplatform releases, while MS continues to focus on whatever they're doing. If they didn't want Tango around they should separated from them or sell them to, like they did TFB."

Imo, MS separated from TFB because they didn´t had a game associated with Xbox yet, unlike Tango.

"I don't trust MS decisions and motivations at this point. You have to admit they make one dumb move after another."

Fair enough. It was indeed an epic dumb move from them to close Tango.

Still, all to be forgotten, like always have. This is not the first time a big publisher shuts down a beloved and/or successful studio out of nowhere and certainly won´t be the last. Do you remember Lionhead? Do you remember Evolution Studios? Yeah... both were beloved studios and yet, those companies kill those studios in q blink of an eye and got away with it.

anast1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

The studio boss made some money from this transaction. Once the game releases, the studio will get chopped up.

-Foxtrot2d ago

Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately

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Goes right back to them as partners.

Okaaaaaay...

darthv722d ago

Id venture a guess that TFB working directly with MS was a better outcome than working through Activision to get to MS.

VersusDMC2d ago

From the article...

"Toys for Bob spun out as an indie back in February after Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs that impacted 86 employees, which was more than half of the staff"

I doubt those 86 employees enjoyed the Microsoft experience over Activisions.

Inverno2d ago

MS shuts down studios because of lack of resources and then helps these guys by giving em resources. Also MS is what forced them to buy their freedom in the first place? What kind of logic 😂

Chevalier2d ago

The best thing is that the company that is worth $3 trillion and owns the company instead of Xbox lacks resources. How the hell does a company worth $3 trillion making a measly $70 billion purchase they 'can't' support. Lol

romulus231d 17h ago

Stockholm syndrome, maybe?

BlindMango1d 12h ago

The reason they would need to "partner with Microsoft" is simply to make a game that's part of a franchise that Microsoft owns. Meaning they're probably going to make a new Spyro game - they're still an independent studio, but are making a game in a franchise that Microsoft owns. It's kind of like Remedy partnering with Rockstar to be able to make the Max Payne remakes.

shinoff21831d 12h ago

It was probably the deal to get released from Ms

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Sciurus_vulgaris2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.

Chevalier2d ago

That's absolutely 💯 BS. Any sane 'autonomous' company would NOT put their games on Gamepass day 1 like COD will lose probably billions.

Also they're all under Xbox game studios so any autonomy is an illusion.

PhillyDonJawn1d 17h ago

No, I'm sure MS can and does step in when they want something done specifically but I'm also sure they let them also work independently

shinoff21831d 12h ago

I highly highly doubt this. Ms controls all. The guys aren't gonna be allowed to just shut something down like that without approval. No way

Elda2d ago

Either a kiddie game or something uninteresting.

Obscure_Observer2d ago

Don´t worry. You won´t be playing it anyway since their next game will possible be a next gen Xbox console game.

Elda1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

Don't worry about my comments.

PhillyDonJawn1d 17h ago

Right probably something like astrobot

romulus231d 17h ago

Nah he said "uninteresting", lots of people are interested in Astro Bot.

Elda1d 15h ago

Never Astro Bot. Astro Bot looks better than any exclusive released on XB this entire generation & believe there hasn't been much.

Asplundh1d 15h ago

Crash 4 was good, so I'm hopeful.

PhillyDonJawn1d 13h ago

Hey you said that about SOT and looks like many ppl on PS is playing it. You also found bugsnax interesting ffs your opinion hold no weight lol.

Elda1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

Bugsnax is BS, tried it & quickly deleted it. It's a game that fits right on Gamepass. PS5 owners that are probably playing the boring SOT you could count on one hand. LMAO!!...don't try to come for me.

PhillyDonJawn1d 11h ago

So you admit bugsnax interested you enough to try? 😂 someone gotta call you out on the foolishness.

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What Happens to Your Steam Account When You Die?

The Outerhaven writes: While Steam has come out recently, stating that Steam accounts can't be transferred, we need to think about it since we all will eventually kick the bucket. But if Valve is denying transferring accounts, what can be done? Plenty, actually.

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thorstein3d ago

It goes to my kids because I gave them the passwords.

To Steam: Missio has a song that conveys my feelings about you stealing my purchase after I die. It's called "Middle Fingers"

shinoff21832d ago

Pretty much. My son knows my info.

Abear212d ago

Yeah worrying about digital ownership when you’re on the other side of the grass seems a little strange, but also on brand for these millennial journalists to worry about.

qalpha2d ago

I'm sure Keith will be happy to hear he's a millennial journalist.

Goodguy013d ago

I suppose if I have kids, I'd just give em my account details by retirement age. If I die young then...idk lol.

CrimsonWing692d ago

Yea, I mean just give someone the password to your account. Is that difficult to do or something? Like, I’m legit asking because I don’t know.

anast2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

It's not difficult but It's against the policy. If they find out, they will lock the account permanently.

CrimsonWing692d ago

Ah ok, I had a feeling there was something like that. It seems kind of weird that you can’t just hand your account over to a family member or friend and let them take over the account.

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