Red Dead Redemption 2 Lighting Supposedly Downgraded Following Patch 1.06 on PS4

I'm not usually bothered by stuff like this, but my question here is: Why?
It's not like the game's performance was being adversely affected by having these effects in place on PS4. Both machines can handle it.
It would be interesting to see if something similar happen on the Xbox version of the game.

If you expand the picture, it’s not just flat; the light on the stairs is almost completely missing. Strange.

Guess whenever I get around to playing Red Dead 2 and update the game, it'll look like Red Dead Revolver on the PS2? 😂

At least the puddles are still in the game.

I probably wouldn't have even noticed if I hadn't read this.

And what's more, the subtitles seem to be at least a whole pixel lower. Disgraceful! 😲

I bet this really ruined that chap's day.

Anybody seen that video on PS Live of Arthur being hit by lightning? I didn't think it was possible.

@MadAussieBloke 🤣🤣 well done, Sir.

I wouldn’t say I’m a complete graphics nerd but I do buy certain games on PC if the graphics would make a difference and I do wish that RDR2 was available. Resi 2 with almost maxed out graphics was incredibly immersive and the lighting added to the tension. RDR2 was such a great game already that honestly, the graphics could have been PS3 level and it wouldn’t have made THAT much a difference.

Well, that just ruined the game. I am outraged.

I demand a refund!

I am absolutely bothered by it. How can anyone NOT be bothered by it? The visuals in RDR2 is one of its most fascinating aspects, and Rockstar just gone and completely ruined it.

@Dubya75 You and I just said the same thing, and for some reason you are insulted. I guess I don't have the brain power to understand your logic.

@Salmonella I am sorry. I read your comment as being sarcastic. My apologies.

Maybe they were trying to fix Hdr and messed-up something else (ao)?

For God sake calm down people there isnt that much difference I've seen it close up on the ps4 pro. So stop acting so dramatic because the game isn't ruined at all.

@Salmonella Wait, your original comment wasn't sarcastic? I originally upvoted it thinking you were taking the piss out of this whole mess. But you're serious about wanting a refund because of this, and you're actually outraged? Really?

@Toypop
Ghost recon doesn't, and it's got poor hdr

Devils advocate. Could the screenshots be taken at different times of day? Or in different weather conditions? RDR has such an impressive dynamic weather system that who is to say that lighting wasnt affected by weather outside the saloon, or by being taken at dusk rather than high noon

Loved this game be a while before i play it again

@Toypop as I remember, I've switched it off in the in game settings menu.

@ApostateMage Oh I saw it all right. I spent hours trying to get struck by lightning, and this chancer just gets hit at random. I was walking around in storms with my gun in the air and everything.

@Gremio108 Ha! I was doing exactly the same thing. I was actually made up when I saw that video. Lucky beggar.

Ambient occlusion is now buyable with gold bars. Gotta love the micahtransactions.

Practically unplayable!

Ambion occasion doesn't take that much off the GPU I have a pc that's for a 2600k and a AMD 7850 2gb and if I turned it on with 1920x1080@60hz with some games medium and some high it still looks and plays fine heck Fallout 4 plays very well.

I can see that’s ‘triggered’ a lot of whinging.

Lucky me, I don't see much of a difference. Im more concerned with a good story and game mechanics

Wow, some folks are really into their games... I’d have never noticed.

Didn’t something similar happen with gta 5 on PS4? I remember them accidentally turning off parallax occlusion, it was patched a few weeks later I think.

@deepspace5d That's because the skybox mimics the sun and it moves. You know, the sun sets etc...