Epic Games confirms UE4 on ps4 is mostly the same as PC verison.

This is an update from the original Digitalfoundry article on PS4 vs PC UE4.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-unreal-engine-4-ps4-vs-pc

Brian Karis, senior graphics programmer at Epic Games adds some more insight in the comments below, explaining some of the more obvious differences - particularly in terms of the very different lighting schemes. At the technical level, the two demos are closer than it seems:

"The biggest changes actually came from the merging of two separate cinematics, the original Elemental and the extended Elemental we showed at PS4's launch event. Each had different sun directions and required some compromises to join them. This resulted in some major lighting differences that aren't platform related but were due to it being a joined cinematic. Another effect, in the original you could see the mountains through the door where in the merged one we made the view through the door white since the mountains outside were no longer the same. Same deal with the mountain fly by. The old mountain range doesn't exist in the new one. These changes from the merge make direct comparisons somewhat inaccurate.

"Feature wise most everything is the same, AA resolution, meshes, textures (PS4 has tons of memory), DOF (I assure you both use the same Bokeh DOF, not sure why that one shot has different focal range), motion blur.

"Biggest differences are SVOGI has been replaced with a more efficient GI solution, a slight scale down in the number of particles for some FX, and tessellation is broken on ps4 in the current build which the lava used for displacement. We will fix the tessellation in the future."

So yeah same everything except the lighting position and slightly toned down particles. SVOGI is cut because it's not an economic solution even for high end PCs if used in an actual game. The final UE4 ps4 version should look much better when certain bugs are fixed.

Whatever keeps your pillows dry buddy.

"...We will fix the tessellation in the future."

The magic of optimization! Good...good.

yippie

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TheGuardian03

Not this article again. REPOST !!! REPOST !!!

Besides, it clearly says the opposite: PC version looked better and ran perfectly on one single GTX680, PS4 demo, in change, has been downgraded.

Read the article first before claiming anything,

Matching PCs, only possible with gddr5.

It was NOT the same, EPIC has been paid.faizan_faizan

This is an extract from the article.

"On the one hand, seeing a year-old PC demo scaled down a tad to work on PlayStation 4 hardware probably isn't what console gamers would expect, and doesn't quite tally when other developers are talking about PS4 out-powering most PCs for years to come."

Doesn´t sound like the same to me.

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]It was NOT the same, EPIC has been paid.gpuking

It's an abbreviation.faizan_faizan

Whatever keeps your pillows dry buddy.Snugenz

It was NOT the same, EPIC has been paid.faizan_faizan

people always calling out cows due to conspiracy theories and stuff and when we get direct quotes from the people that made the freaking demo look at what the other factions do... Deny, deny, deny everything.  

I hope you guys never forget about this damage control when talking crap about cows and saying how they are the worsts when other fctions do the same thing.   :)

Not this article again. REPOST !!! REPOST !!!

Besides, it clearly says the opposite: PC version looked better and ran perfectly on one single GTX680, PS4 demo, in change, has been downgraded.

Read the article first before claiming anything,

jhonMalcovich

We already have a thread about UE4 PS4 vs PC

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29375659/digital-foundry-unreal-engine-4-ps4-vs.-pc

REPOST !!!!!!!! BOOOOOO!!!

[QUOTE="jhonMalcovich"]

Not this article again. REPOST !!! REPOST !!!

Besides, it clearly says the opposite: PC version looked better and ran perfectly on one single GTX680, PS4 demo, in change, has been downgraded.

Read the article first before claiming anything,

gpuking

It doesn´t matter. In its current state it doesn´t look the same. 

is not, have you even seen the demo in both system, on ps4 there are missing dynamic shadows and many of the particle effects and even particles themselves are missing.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]Whatever keeps your pillows dry buddy.Gue1

It was NOT the same, EPIC has been paid.faizan_faizan

people always calling out cows due to conspiracy theories and stuff and when we get direct quotes from the people that made the freaking demo look at what the other factions do... Deny, deny, deny everything.  

I hope you guys never forget about this damage control when talking crap about cows and saying how they are the worsts when other fctions do the same thing.   :)

[QUOTE="gpuking"][QUOTE="jhonMalcovich"]

Not this article again. REPOST !!! REPOST !!!

Besides, it clearly says the opposite: PC version looked better and ran perfectly on one single GTX680, PS4 demo, in change, has been downgraded.

Read the article first before claiming anything,

jhonMalcovich

It doesn´t matter. In its current state it doesn´t look the same. 

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]It's an abbreviation.freedomfreak

is not, have you even seen the demo in both system, on ps4 there are missing dynamic shadows and many of the particle effects and even particles themselves are missing.

Krelian-co

keyword: mostly

they said that by the final version they will fix many things. They are using old dev-kits too.

is not, have you even seen the demo in both system, on ps4 there are missing dynamic shadows and many of the particle effects and even particles themselves are missing.

Krelian-co

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]Whatever keeps your pillows dry buddy.Gue1

It was NOT the same, EPIC has been paid.faizan_faizan

people always calling out cows due to conspiracy theories and stuff and when we get direct quotes from the people that made the freaking demo look at what the other factions do... Deny, deny, deny everything.  

I hope you guys never forget about this damage control when talking crap about cows and saying how they are the worsts when other fctions do the same thing.   :)

I never said it was untrue, i just know that gpuking has been crying himself to sleep since the comparison first showed up, now he can sleep soundly.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"][QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]It's an abbreviation.faizan_faizan

I noticed in the PS4 version that there were some moments with low fps like when the walls were disintegrating and the bricks were falling.

And I bet they removed the mountain scene from the PS4 version because it was too demanding, especially since they said tessellation was broken on the PS4 version.

[QUOTE="jhonMalcovich"]

[QUOTE="gpuking"] I read it way before you did son, also did you not read the part when he claimed the PS4 API was still immature and the dev kit was likely not final? Point is we can't judge PS4's capability till a newer version is made.gpuking

It doesn´t matter. In its current state it doesn´t look the same. 

Maybe yes, maybe not. Nobody confirmed anything yet. They are already scaling down visual effects, which PC run absolutly ok, with cheeper soultions, such as fixed lighting.  

This is an extract from the article.

"On the one hand, seeing a year-old PC demo scaled down a tad to work on PlayStation 4 hardware probably isn't what console gamers would expect, and doesn't quite tally when other developers are talking about PS4 out-powering most PCs for years to come."

Doesn´t sound like the same to me.

jhonMalcovich

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

I never said it was untrue, i just know that gpuking has been crying himself to sleep since the comparison first showed up, now he can sleep soundly.

sts106mat

[QUOTE="sts106mat"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

I never said it was untrue, i just know that gpuking has been crying himself to sleep since the comparison first showed up, now he can sleep soundly.

gpuking

We already have a thread about UE4 PS4 vs PC

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29375659/digital-foundry-unreal-engine-4-ps4-vs.-pc

REPOST !!!!!!!! BOOOOOO!!!

 

jhonMalcovich

Except it isn't :? Not only was the framerate terrible, they had to remove entire features and effects just to get it running :lol: "Bu-bu-but teh code to teh metal optimization :cry:" :lol:

Not all PC's will be able to produce maxed out Unreal 4 graphics.. there might not even be a limit to it :shock:

[QUOTE="sts106mat"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

I never said it was untrue, i just know that gpuking has been crying himself to sleep since the comparison first showed up, now he can sleep soundly.

gpuking

[QUOTE="jhonMalcovich"]

This is an extract from the article.

"On the one hand, seeing a year-old PC demo scaled down a tad to work on PlayStation 4 hardware probably isn't what console gamers would expect, and doesn't quite tally when other developers are talking about PS4 out-powering most PCs for years to come."

Doesn´t sound like the same to me.

tormentos

Well...the article actually was damage-controlling consoles, not PC. PC ran perfectly what ever they threw at it. 

The article reasserted my determination to keep sticking to PC next gen.

It´s PS4 who will straggle next gen. If Sony fails, it´s dead, no second chances for Sony.

PC gamers will keep staying in a comfort secure zone playing all multiplats and Kickstarter exclusives. PS4, in change, needs to sell at least 20M units at launch so as not to share WiiU´s fate.

Well...the article actually was damage-controlling consoles, not PC. PC ran perfectly what ever they threw at it. 

The article reasserted my determination to keep sticking to PC next gen.

It´s PS4 who will straggle next gen. If Sony fails, it´s dead, no second chances for Sony.

PC gamers will keep staying in a comfort secure zone playing all multiplats and Kickstarter exclusives. 

jhonMalcovich