Could DirectStorage be used in place of the PS5's specialized storage tech to deliver the same smooth experience?
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Where can I find a list of all the games that were in that leak?
It could just run on any normal PC with a normal SSD and enough RAM.
There's nothing magic about the PS5 and there never has been.
The last genuine bit of console "magic" was the Cell processor, and that was such a disaster it will be a while before anyone tries anything like that again.
SMTV was on that too and I haven't heard anything about it. I'm thinking maybe some of those ports got canceled.
Yeah, the PS5 is using an NVMe SSD, which is a new thing for consoles this generation, so of course Sony will market it as a killer feature. But they've been in the PC space for a few years now.
No, they're just further out, we just heard about returnal like this month and it's been on that list the entire time, everything on there has been considered for release
We go through this every time
I completed Rift Apart on the PS5 and tbh, there is nothing in the implementation of the game that wouldn't be possible on a PC even without DirectStorage (probably some SSD requirement.) Outside of the cutscene type sequences where whole worlds were being changed, the gameplay rifts were mostly teleporting in the same scene (and I found it a bit underwhelming after all the hype prior to launch with regards to the tech.) Of course, outside of that, the game is still a looker!
The Ratchet game on the leak appeared to be the 2016 movie tie-in.
There's nothing special about that game that uses any tech of he PS5 in unheard of ways. It will work fine on PC.
IIRC it was just listed as "Ratchet & Clank" (no subtitle) so could be the 2016 game
The game is unreleased on the platform and it lines up with their timeline for PC ports too well for that not to be rift apart, unless there's some release I missed years ago
It's totally feasible but like everything it is up to Sony if they want to put it there. I imagine Sony will want to keep a few PS5 only games from ever coming to the PC and this could be one since they hyped up the SSD speeds so much prior to the system coming out.
I'm sure Rift Apart will come at some point. But Ratchet & Clank is the title of the 2016 PS4 game. Every other game has specifically had subtitles like Horizon Forbidden West for example.
Still no idea whether Direct Storage/RTX I/O is already there, or if it wil still come. Will be feasible ofc, but probably not on an HDD at this point.
Would love to see the requirements though. Got the same SSD that i got installed on my PS5 (980 Pro), should SSD speeds really matter.
Would love to see the requirements though. Got the same SSD that i got installed on my PS5 (980 Pro), should SSD speeds really matter.
If Returnal's PC requirements taught us something, is that ANYTHING can be done with enough ram.
Very strong chance the subtitle just isn't listed like the link I posted mentionsI'm sure Rift Apart will come at some point. But Ratchet & Clank is the title of the 2016 PS4 game. Every other game has specifically had subtitles like Horizon Forbidden West for example.
Because I can't come up with any reason why a 2016 port of that game would exist AFTER rift apart released just last year
This for sure, I feel that a PC could run it without too much issue. The "portals take you anywhere instantly" was sold as complete parallel world or fast travel between planets when it wasn't anything near that complicated. A lot of those "Only with the power of the PS5 is x possible" games all seem to not really deliver. Godfall was also touted as being build specifically for the PS5, and now it's available on everything including the PS4
There is no reason why PCs with SSDs cannot handle a game like Ratchet & Clank. As somebody that games on both PC and consoles, I found the reactions to the Mark Cerny TED Talk to be a little funny as it was entering Secret Sauce territory.
The Ratchet & Clank 2016 thing could've been used for the PS5 60fps patch that happened during covid.
But yeah it would be weird for them to port that title since what would they charge for it? Its sold for single digits at PS4 rn.
Waiting on this, tsushima, and DeS. Hopefully Tlou2, GOWR and HFW come sooner rather than later as well.
There's always the good stuff like Gravity Rush, SotC etc but idk if they'll ever get that far back in their catalogue. Shame as there's assuredly a PC audience for those games.
I don't think there's be any major technical issues with a good enough PC either.
There's always the good stuff like Gravity Rush, SotC etc but idk if they'll ever get that far back in their catalogue. Shame as there's assuredly a PC audience for those games.
I don't think there's be any major technical issues with a good enough PC either.
Power of the PS5 SSD has been nothing but marketing talk so far.
Asides from faster loading nothing has changed. It was pretty much just Secret Sauce all over again and i still remember the hundreds of pages on ERA how the PS5 will be a absolute game changer and not feasible for a long time on other plattforms.
Asides from faster loading nothing has changed. It was pretty much just Secret Sauce all over again and i still remember the hundreds of pages on ERA how the PS5 will be a absolute game changer and not feasible for a long time on other plattforms.
I think you could be right about it being the 2016 game, but Forbidden West isn't a subtitle so that's not a good example either way.I'm sure Rift Apart will come at some point. But Ratchet & Clank is the title of the 2016 PS4 game. Every other game has specifically had subtitles like Horizon Forbidden West for example.
On the general subject of the thread, the gimmicks in this game could be replicated even on a slower drive with minimal impact I think. Pocket dimensions were extremely whatever, just extensions of level geometry with different art. I think the instant changes between worlds could be handled by loading more in RAM or just making it take a couple seconds, it wouldn't ruin the game. All of these solutions may require more work on the software end but I don't think hardware limitations are going to be a big deal.
don't even need direct storage. the PS5's ssd is grossly overprovisioned here
Well the majority of titles on there are using the full titles instead of just "Ratchet and Clank". Rift Apart is coming to PC either way at some point so I guess we wont know if this is actually this or not unless the 2016 title comes to PC too.
I mean they're bringing TLOU to PC soon even though TLOU2 exists, I dunno what you mean.
That was my experience from day 1. Ratchet is a fun game with amazing graphics, but the warping was not nearly as impressive during the game as I was hyped to believe from the trailers and marketing.
That said the load times are impressive on the PS5. I have not had a gaming PC in over a decade so I can't compare how it loads to a beefy PC with a fast SSD. I assume its very comparable but maybe that is where consoles can come out slightly ahead.
It's a 2016 game based on the movie when rift apart came out last year and this game has yet to release on the platform, you tell me which makes more sense when compared to a game like TLOU which just got a whole ass remake in 2022
PCs won't be able to handle it for 15 years unfortunately but apart from that the good news is we're looking at a rift in what is reality and what i just said
Feels like a fair assumption that all PS5 first party games, maybe with the exception of VR games, will come to PC unless they flop catastrophically. It will be a console with two exclusives, Astro's PlayRoom and Destruction All-Stars.
They might wait a few years though since that means more PCs will be able to run the game and they might also want to give the PS5 a reason to exist.
They might wait a few years though since that means more PCs will be able to run the game and they might also want to give the PS5 a reason to exist.
100% feasible. The dimension based gameplay was extremely overstated and in actual gameplay is relegated to on-rails set pieces aside from one level which makes use of a gimmick that was already done in games like Titanfall 2 and Dishonored 2 on HDD consoles.
I think Df may have even tested the game with a slower than recommended SSD and there still was no issues.
The one they used was significantly slower than that. I believe it was 1.5gb/s
