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[Musilla]

Guerrilla details how it's leveraging the console features to make for a new unique adventure.


How have you taken advantage of PS5’s power to create Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores?

Game Director Mathijs de Jonge:

"One of our key priorities with Horizon games is to add a ton of detail and richness to our environments. On Horizon Forbidden West, everything we added or increased was something we’d need to have a plan around how to optimize for PS4 as well. On Burning Shores, since we can just focus on PS5, we’ve been able to charge forward and we’re really excited about what we’ve been able to pull off in creating this stunning post-post-apocalyptic version of Los Angeles.

The cityscape ruins of LA and its surroundings are highly detailed and require a lot of processing power as well as fast streaming technology to run properly; especially when the player is flying over the lands and can see a lot at once. One of the settlements is situated in and around those detailed ruins, and we were able to squeeze a lot of activity in there.

Another notable one is a particular battle scene that requires a LOT of memory and processing power! To achieve this grand vision both technically and creatively, we definitely were thankful for the many advantages that the PS5 hardware brings."

More details.
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/0...burning-shores-will-harness-the-power-of-ps5/

 

[Umbasaborne]

I figured flight was gonna be a big reason. Your flight height and speed is pretty limited in hfw,

 

[Ezekiel_]

 

[brian0057]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

 

[SlimySnake]

Interested to see what this action setpiece can do. We dont get a lot of action setpieces anymore so to hear them talk about how its only possible on the PS5 thanks to its streaming tech has me hyped.

Faster flying speeds is great to see it. You were basically gliding in the original game.

 

[lh032]

time to complete HFW, i think im 80% done now.

 

[crunchyBiscuits]

I'm going to temper my expectations to avoid disappointment still looking forward to playing this though

 

[lughnasadh123]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

I'll gladly take someone repeating things a bit much over someone who says nothing at all.

 

[Banjo64]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

Nah but she would have been perfect if they just decided to add the additional weight to her arse and breasts instead of her face.

 

[nightmare-slain]

No it isn't. The DLC might be exclusive to PS5 but the game engine is still designed to run on PS4 lol. Maybe their next game.

 

[AnotherOne]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

She just needs to dial back the nonsense chatter down a bit

 

[jm89]

A man needs a release date.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

just better written.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

I'll gladly take someone repeating things a bit much over someone who says nothing at all.

How much psychopath and narcissist would be someone to talk to themselves like that?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

True...if the game was from 2005.

 

[Rea]

Fuck yeah! Hopefully this will give us a glimpse of what true PS5 games will look like, it's already has mind blowing graphics on base HFW. Graphicswise GG never disappoint.

 

[Aaron Olive]

Like someone else said on the blog I find it peculiar that Burning Shores is supposedly coming out in 4 weeks and doesn't have any listing or price on PSN yet.

 

[ViciousAgenda]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

Stopped playing it because of the constant inane chatter

 

[Kupfer]

Hardwarezone:
Are there any noticeable differences between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game? Has this cross-generation development process proven to be limiting in any way?
Mathijs de Jonge:
I don't think the cross-generation development was limiting in any way.

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Some months later ...

Mathijs de Jonge:
On Horizon Forbidden West, everything we added or increased was something we’d need to have a plan around how to optimize for PS4 as well.

The guy just tells what people want to hear.

 

[hemo memo]

Insert marketing here

 

[Flutta]

I wish Killzone was the game that
”harness” the power of the PS5.

 

[Hobbygaming]

It will look noticeably better than Forbidden West and look amazing but their next game will blow it out of the water being truly PS5 only

 

[Gaelyon]

It wouldn't take more than 10 post to derail a thread about using PS5 tech to enhance a game to where are Aloy big breast and ass (and please shut her mouth). Neogaf...

 

[DeepEnigma]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

That was easy.

 

[SlimySnake]

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Some months later ...

The guy just tells what people want to hear.

The worst thing thats happened this gen is that devs like Neil and Mathis have straight up lied to us like suits like Jimbo and Phil typically do. We all stan for devs and stick up for them, but its obvious now that they were towing the company line.

 

[Azurro]

That was easy.

Didn't Forspoken had a setting to reduce chatter? Horizon definitely needs this. Also a male antagonist would be nice, the "I'm a woman, shhuper trong!" black lady just looked comical.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Didn't Forspoken had a setting to reduce chatter? Horizon definitely needs this. Also a male antagonist would be nice, the "I'm a woman, shhuper trong!" black lady just looked comical.

Options are always great, yes. Derails, not so much.

 

[Heisenberg007]

This is a painfully nothing-burger interview.

I was excited for meatier details, but it basically told us nothing.

 

[Whitecrow]

New Avatar game's looking great!

 

[[Sigma]]

This is a painfully nothing-burger interview.

I was excited for meatier details, but it basically told us nothing.

Yep, pretty much.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I should boot up FW at some point. Bought it ages ago and never bothered playing it. Is it possible to smash through the main quest line without doing much side stuff?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I wonder if this DLC will have that scene with Erend kidnapped with the Tremortusk. That fight/story was never in the main game and they showed it at a showcase.

 

[unlurkified]

Seems like he feels he has to say something along these lines to hype it up. I just don’t see how it could be a substantial bump if it’s using the same cross-gen engine. Don’t think they would overhaul it for DLC.

 

[kiphalfton]

It wouldn't take more than 10 post to derail a thread about using PS5 tech to enhance a game to were are Aloy big breast and ass (and please shut her mouth). Neogaf...

There's a character in the first game that is hiding some big pups. Can't remember who, but it was relatively early in the game. Game should have had her as the protagonist.

 

[Aaron Olive]

I wonder if this DLC will have that scene with Erend kidnapped with the Tremortusk. That fight/story was never in the main game and they showed it at a showcase.

Nope was a scripted showcase in the 2020 build of the game, I've seen the dev footage cause there's FW dev builds floating around the web for jailbroken PS4's.

 

[GymWolf]

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Some months later ...

The guy just tells what people want to hear.

Only fanboys and sweet summer childs believed that crossgen was tax free.

 

[Gaiff]

There's a character in the first game that is hiding some big pups. Can't remember who, but it was relatively early in the game. Game should have had her as the protagonist.

I really don't wanna derail the thread further but I've beaten the first game about 4 times and absolutely cannot recall that character.

 

[kiphalfton]

I really don't wanna derail the thread further but I've beaten the first game about 4 times and absolutely cannot recall that character.

Fia

 

[rofif]

It will not. It’s expansion to a game with all mechanics created for ps4 use. They would need to change everything

 

[Kupfer]

Only fanboys and sweet summer childs believed that crossgen was tax free.

Of course, you can't believe that. It's sad enough that people seem to be used to being lied to and accept it.

 

[Aenima]

Doubt it, unless they heavily reworked Decima's streaming and lighting system.
Will look unquestionably stunning though.


Nonsense, they already transformed the completely flat Hanna Hoekstra into 10/10 boobies.

Won't post the actress innocent topless because it costed me my first and only ban, but just use google and compare that literal male chest to this:

Spoiler: NSFW

Breast of the Wild

 

[Fbh]

Yeah it's weird how this is supposedly coming out soon but we have seen nothing.
Either way I'm looking forward to what they do visually. The base game already looks incredible and while I'm not expecting a massive improvement it should still take it a step further.

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Some months later ...

The guy just tells what people want to hear.

This is why I always find it funny when people defend stuff with "but the devs said this!!!".
Usually, the people who are working on a product and want to sell it to you for a profit are the least reliable sources regarding said product. It's why we have reviews, because if we take what companies say at face value then every game is a 10/10

 

[Trogdor1123]

From a sales perspective, if they could put on ps4, they would.

I suspect it’s not as drastic as they make out but if they could do it and make more money you bet they would.

 

[lughnasadh123]

How much psychopath and narcissist would be someone to talk to themselves like that?

For people who spent a majority of their life being an outcast adventuring alone? Quite a bit.

Obviously it's just a game so nothing real world about it applies. Still, it's a nice reminder I'm playing a character with a defined personality reacting to the world around them instead of an empty, soulless vessel standing there mute.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a silent protagonist.

Voice Actress type bland.

 

[Satansblade]

Best tits in gaming.

Yeah, but what armor set is that?

I never realized how hot Aloy was until I saw her in VR. That waist and those hips,

 

[GymWolf]

Yeah, but what armor set is that?

I never realized how hot Aloy was until I saw her in VR. That waist and those hips,

Did they toned down the puffy cheekbones in the vr version?

 

[MasterCornholio]

Horizon would be a much better franchise with a naked protagonist.

 

[Satansblade]

Did they toned down the puffy cheekbones in the vr version?

She has cheek bones? I don't know if my eyes got above her waist. I'm an ass and legs man. but seriously, she looked great

 

[Gaiff]

That calls for a spear only playthrought.

The Carja Spear in my pants is ready.