Update []: Tech experts Digital Foundry have weighed in on Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ meaningful PS5 Pro upgrades.
The site says that it’s the game’s 60fps performance mode which benefits best, which “looks generationally improved over its base console counterpart”.
It adds: “The RTGI does seem to have a considerable performance impact here, but it's absolutely critical for lighting in this particular title. It's hard to overstate how diminished the game is without the technique.”
For those out of the loop, RTGI stands for ray-traced global illumination, and it’s turned off in the base PS5 console’s performance mode.
“Having this lavish pass of per-pixel RTGI, bouncing light through each space to capture a realistic indirect diffuse lighting response, totally transforms the game. Shadow detail is greatly improved, diffuse bounce lighting transfers colours from skies or surfaces, and the entire world feels more true-to-life.”
Having it available at 60fps on the PS5 Pro leads to a transformative upgrade, and it’s true to Mark Cerny’s original promise of the supercharged system blending performance with best-in-class visuals.