Update: It seems Forbes was indeed mistaken in reporting the demo was running on PS4 Pro. Global community lead at CD Projekt RED, Marcin Momot, confirmed it was in fact running on PC:
Additionally, we've also heard back on our request for clarification, and it backs up what Momot has said. So that's the end of that.
Original story: Whatever you think of it, Cyberpunk 2077 is undoubtedly one of E3 2019's biggest games. Heck, it's one of the biggest games on the horizon full stop. CD Projekt RED has been working on this futuristic RPG for a long time, and it's finally approaching the finish line. This time next year, we'll have all gotten our hands on it.
Until then, we'll just have to soak up any information we can find. Members of the press who are present at the trade show have been fortunate enough to see a brand new gameplay demonstration of the highly anticipated title, and as previews start to emerge, it's sounding like another very impressive showing. A lot of outlets, including Forbes, are passing comment on the graphical and technical fidelity of the demo. To quote the aforementioned publication: "Cyberpunk 2077 is a staggeringly ambitious game, and the sort of technical achievement I simply didn't think would be possible on this generation of consoles".
But what's perhaps most interesting from this preview in particular is its claim that the gameplay demo is, in fact, being run on current-gen hardware. According to Forbes, the gameplay it saw was running on a PlayStation 4 Pro. "When I saw the demo I was assuming that the game was running on a high-powered gaming PC, like a lot of E3 demos of cross-platform titles: the console versions, I assumed, wouldn't be able to quite match this level of fidelity. Wrong again--the demo was running on a PS4 Pro, which isn't even the most powerful console on the market".
Having not seen the demo ourselves, we can't be completely sure this isn't the case, but we find it hard to believe CD Projekt RED is showing off Cyberpunk with a PS4 Pro. Ignoring the fact it clearly has a marketing arrangement with Xbox, it seems highly unlikely the demo wasn't being shown on a PC build of some kind. We've seen some PC screenshots featuring advanced techniques like ray tracing, something a Pro wouldn't be able to pull off. It just doesn't quite add up; it could be that Forbes is mistaken here. We'll have a better idea when we can see the gameplay demo for ourselves around Gamescom.
We've reached out to CD Projekt Red for clarification, and will update the story if we hear anything.
[source forbes.com]
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the game looks good.but it doesn't look better than ghost of tshushima.word up son
Nope PC.
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/e3-2019-public-and-closed-gameplay-demos-for-cyberpunk-2077-were-running-on-the-pc/
@playstation1995 Are you serious? There is hardly anything to render in that game it's mostly open vistas. Jeez people are stupid.
@GBMatthew no dog nobody is stupid.you need glasses.ghost of tshushima have the best graphics .its a fact.word up son
Let's not throw around childish insults, please.
I'll be perfectly happy with 1080p and 30fps on my original PS4. Now if you'll excuse me I've got a date with my ripperdoc.
@playstation1995 A much as I love the look of Ghost of Tsushima I cannot agree that on a 'technical' level, that it is superior to the 4k video of Cyberpunk. You may prefer the setting of GoT to the setting of Cyberpunk - but, the game-play video we saw of GoT was flawed - more noticeably on a 'big' TV than on a little screen as some people viewed it.
One of the most obvious flaws was Shadow draw distances, When he gets of his horse, the Shadow detail is initially low Res until close enough and another very clear instance is when they move up to the house. The shadows on the wall as they move up the steps us low res until they get very close and suddenly its replaced by a higher quality shadow.
There is a difference between something that is technically superior, cleaner with far less concessions (like having low quality Shadow detail 5m away from the player to save GPU resources to hit a frame rate target) and being set in a 'world' that is more to your preference, done in a way that you prefer.
Its like saying Zelda Breath of the Wild is better than Horizon: Zero Dawn graphically because you prefer the art style for example but from a technical perspective, H:ZD is superior. Zelda is another game that you can see a 'line' about 10m in front of the character where things 'drop' in quality to save on Resources to make the game run at the desired frame rate.
It really depends on what people mean by 'best Graphics' - do they mean that the overall style, the world the game is set in etc or do they mean which is technically superior, one that has better lighting, shadow detail, resolution, texture quality etc etc? I can see both sides personally - a game like Zelda, with its artstyle may well appeal to some people more than some ultra realistic, ray traced visual powerhouse that needs a very high powered machine to run at its best but from a 'technical' perspective, the ultra realistic world with perfect lighting, shadows, reflections, particles, physics, etc etc are far above what 'Zelda' is offering.
To me, that's what I see here with this argument - some preferring the environment and style of Ghost to the world and style of Cyberpunk - whether its technically inferior or not, they are connecting more to that game than they are to Cyberpunk and its world. Neither is particularly wrong - a technically inferior graphical presentation can connect more to a viewer - even if its just because the overall game is something they are more interested in than some technical graphical showcase that is clearly superior in so many ways...
Personally both GoT and Cyberpunk are games I really can't wait to play...
the game stills gonna look great on the ps4 pro.look at 👻 ghost of tshushima. and the last of us part 2.rage 2 looks amazing and that's running at 1080 p.word up son
I'll be playing on PC anyway. Although, with my aging rig, I doubt I'll get performance that's too much beyond what the PS4 Pro could handle anyway. I might just set a 30fps cap for the game so that I can focus on boosting the visual settings instead.
@BAMozzy nah playa I disagree I also watch ghost of tshushima on a big screen TV.and it still looks great.and plus that was a demo the game will look even better.word up son
Cyber-dePunked*
I'm guessing playstation1995 thinks GoT looks better than Cyberpunk. (I had to block him a long time back for finishing off every comment with... no, I can't even bring myself to say it...) Either way GoT is a beautiful looking game but it has a certain stylism about it. A bit like The Witcher did. But I certainly wouldn't say it's graphically superior to Cyberpunk. Both look stunning and both are pretty much all I'm waiting for... besides TLOU2.
@Eldritch WOOOOORDDDD UPPPP SON!!!
Graphics are one thing, but if the gameplay is not there, the game is useless. I'm more interested in Cyberpunk's setting and gameplay than anything else. Witcher 3 didn't grab me because I don't enjoy medieval-ish settings. Yes it looked good (back then) but its got nothing on Zelda BOTW. That game proves gameplay over graphics. Hopefully Cyberpunk will play well and keep me interested, and not just look pretty. Ghost of Tsushima also looks good because of its setting. It could have average visuals compared to other big games, but if the gameplay is there....it could be something special.
@kyleforrester Thanks. I kind of left myself open to that one. It's like being in an drug induced 80s nightmare... again.
@MattyHammo totally agree. Fallout 4 is a good example. Average graphics but amazing gameplay. I'm hoping Cyberpunk will draw me in in the same way and still have me playing several years later.
I don't think ps4 pro can render all that detail and people without some downgrade. I'll wait the game to come out on ps5, I don't want to buy the ps4 version and later told that ps5 version is different sku and I have to buy it again.
@Quintumply Grow a pair.
@GBMatthew There's no need for the attitude, and there's no need to call people names.
@Quintumply If you think saying people are stupid is that offensive then good luck on the internet snowflake.
@GBMatthew Bye.
@Eldritch
Thing is GoT has the character on screen and more on screen so it get +1 regarding graphics
Besides not fair to block someone and mention them is it?
To be fair, some of the pop in for blood and wine on a base ps4 was pretty serious. I'm tempted to wait for ps5 for this one. I played witcher 3 when blood and wine came out and it played like a dream but it was pretty buggy at launch (apparently). I think ths will be too, given how huge it will be.
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