Tag: PS4 - Page 3

Feature Dead Island 2 PC tech review: a capable UE4 port that's smooth and stutter-free

Optimised settings, performance testing and more from DF's newest contributor

0

• Tue 25th Apr 2023
• Features
• PS4
• Xbox One
• PC

Feature Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive: how is path tracing possible on a high-end triple-A game?

From Quake 2 to Cyberpunk in just four years - this is how it was done

0

• Sat 22nd Apr 2023
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X

Feature Dead Island 2 delivers solid performance and image quality on all consoles

All last-gen and modern PlayStations and Xboxes tested

0

• Fri 21st Apr 2023
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Ghostwire: Tokyo on Xbox retains the PS5 version's problems - and adds a bunch more

After a year's wait, the Series X and S ports are disappointing

0

• Tue 18th Apr 2023
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Gran Turismo's four new 120Hz performance modes are game-changers

A special patch that offers a big improvement to responsiveness

0

• Thu 6th Apr 2023
• Features
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Far Cry 5's 60fps upgrade impresses on all current-gen consoles

A back-compat patch transforms the game on PS5 and Xbox Series hardware

0

• Tue 28th Mar 2023
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Resident Evil 4 remake: every console version tested

A range of technical issues take the shine off an otherwise excellent game

0

• Sat 25th Mar 2023
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox Series X

News DF Direct Weekly on the Resident Evil 4 situation and PS5 Pro rumours

Plus: if Counter-Strike is so good, how come there's no Counter-Strike 2?

0

• Mon 20th Mar 2023
• Blog
• DF Direct
• iOS
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - well-designed but technically unstable

The DF tech review: PS4/PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S + One

0

• Thu 9th Mar 2023
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Xbox Series S vs PlayStation 4 Pro - the four teraflop face-off

Comparable GPU power but a generation apart - and there's only one winner

0

• Fri 13th Jan 2023
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S

Feature Warzone 2.0 crossplay: are last-gen console players competitively disadvantaged?

All PS4/Xbox One consoles compared - and stacked up against current-gen successors

0

• Sat 17th Dec 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature The Callisto Protocol on PS4 and Xbox One - the beginning of the end for cross-gen?

A game clearly designed for new consoles works on the old... just

0

• Wed 14th Dec 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Sonic Frontiers: nine versions tested - and only three deliver 60fps

Series X, PC and PS5 excel, but Switch is a big disappointment

0

• Fri 11th Nov 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature God of War: Ragnarök scales gracefully across the console generations

PS5 stacked up against PS4 and Pro

0

• Wed 9th Nov 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Persona 5 Royal's eagerly anticipated console ports put to the test

All platforms covered - including Steam Deck

0

• Sat 5th Nov 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature God of War: Ragnarök on PS5 is like a maxed-out PC port with flawless performance

A different take on cross-gen development

0

• Thu 3rd Nov 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Soul Hackers 2: Atlus' new Persona-lite has major tech problems

An intriguing game marred by primitive visuals and baffling performance

0

• Thu 8th Sep 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Can the last-gen consoles handle Saints Row?

Better than you may think, but hard to recommend

0

• Sun 4th Sep 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• Xbox One
• Saints Row (2022)

Feature Marvel's Spider-Man: the PC port plays beautifully on Steam Deck

Deck vs PS4 and PS5 - plus optimised settings

0

• Thu 18th Aug 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Stray plays best on PS5, as shader compilation stutters impact another Unreal Engine game on PC

The Digital Foundry tech analysis

0

• Thu 21st Jul 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Stray

Feature From Software's notorious 30fps stutter fixed - but only for hacked PS4 consoles

A three-line code fix dramatically improves Elden Ring, Bloodborne and more - so what's the catch?

0

• Fri 1st Jul 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X

Feature Wreckfest's Switch port impresses - even against PS5 and Xbox Series X

We investigate every console version of this exceptional destruction derby game

0

• Thu 30th Jun 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Does The Last of Us Part 1 on PS5 use the TLOU2 engine?

Digital Foundry investigates

0

• Tue 14th Jun 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Horizon Forbidden West's upgraded performance mode is now the best way to play

Guerrilla Games reveals how it delivered a dramatic improvement to image quality

0

• Mon 13th Jun 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Sony's new PlayStation Plus classic games emulators simply aren't good enough

The first PS1, PSP and PS2 titles tested on PS5

0

• Fri 27th May 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5

News DF Direct Weekly on The Last of Us PS5 remake, Hitman 3 RT and Starfield's delay

Plus: thoughts on the controversial PS Plus games line-up

0

• Mon 23rd May 2022
• Blog
• DF Direct
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Has Rockstar finally fixed GTA Definitive Edition?

Genuine improvements since launch, but

0

• Thu 12th May 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X

Feature Pocky and Rocky Reshrined: the Digital Foundry tech review

The retro remake redefined

0

• Sat 7th May 2022
• Features
• PS4
• Nintendo Switch

Feature The Ascent hits PlayStation 5 - and it's as beautiful as ever

Last-gen and current-gen versions tested

0

• Tue 12th Apr 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature The new Chrono Cross remaster runs worse on PS5 than the original on PS1

Radical Nightmares Edition

0

• Sat 9th Apr 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - technically dated with sub-par performance

And an unforgivably cut-back Series S version

0

• Thu 7th Apr 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Grand Theft Auto 5's 'next-gen' upgrade is the best version yet - but it could have been better

PS5 takes on PS4 and the maxed-out PC experience

0

• Fri 18th Mar 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Shadow Warrior 3: a great game let down by frustrating technical issues

And there's no native app support for current-gen consoles

0

• Sat 12th Mar 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Elden Ring: the last-gen analysis - can the older consoles still cut it?

Or do you need to upgrade to PS5 or Series X?

0

• Thu 10th Mar 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• Xbox One

Feature PS5 Elden Ring's 60fps back-compat hack doesn't work on Xbox Series X

Last-gen code on current-gen hardware is actually slower - but why?

0

• Tue 8th Mar 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature PowerSlave Exhumed is one of the best retro remasters ever made

A classic 90s shooter that's still got it today

0

• Sat 19th Feb 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X

Feature Horizon Forbidden West: how a PS5 graphics showcase scales down to PS4

And why we recommend 30fps over 60fps on PlayStation 5

0

• Mon 14th Feb 2022
• Features
• PS4
• PS5

Feature How God of War was brought from PlayStation to PC

A Digital Foundry tech interview

0

• Sun 13th Feb 2022
• Features
• Interviews
• God of War (2018)
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves - how PS5 improves upon a last-gen masterpiece

Enhanced visuals and 120fps gaming headline an impressive upgrade

0

• Wed 26th Jan 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Sonic Colours Ultimate: Switch is a problem but what about PlayStation and Xbox?

Decent remastering but only the latest consoles run the game smoothly

0

• Fri 21st Jan 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature God of War on PC is a simply sensational port

What's improved over console and how to get the best optimised experience

0

• Fri 14th Jan 2022
• Features
• Face-Off
• God of War (2018)
• PS4
• PS5

Feature Elden Ring hands-on: how the beta code runs on all consoles

The cross-gen story so far

0

• Wed 24th Nov 2021
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X

Feature Grand Theft Auto 3: Definitive Edition - the good, the bad and the ugly

Massive disappointment

0

• Mon 15th Nov 2021
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature How well does Guardians of the Galaxy hold up on last-gen consoles?

Surprises and disappointments

0

• Sat 6th Nov 2021
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Remastered: how improved are the new games?

PC and consoles covered

0

• Mon 18th Oct 2021
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox One

Feature How the Call of Duty: Vanguard beta tackles the cross-gen divide

Are improved visuals and performance enough?

0

• Tue 28th Sep 2021
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S

Feature Kena: Bridge of Spirits looks great on PS5, but what about PC?

Plus a look at the PS4 Pro experience

0

• Sat 25th Sep 2021
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Death Stranding: Director's Cut - a beautifully tailored PS5 experience

An upgrade that's well worth the money

0

• Thu 23rd Sep 2021
• Features
• Face-Off
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Horizon Zero Dawn's PS5 upgrade delivers a nigh-on flawless 60fps

A great way to play the original game ahead of Forbidden West

0

• Wed 1st Sep 2021
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• PC

Feature Final Fantasy 14: examining the complete saga - right up to its PS5 debut

A story over ten years in the making

0

• Sat 26th Jun 2021
• Features
• PS4
• PS5
• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
• PC