Cyberpunk 2077 looks and sounds incredible. It's not an exaggeration to say that it could well be the most anticipated game on the planet right now, but there's just one concern that continues to linger: will Cyberpunk 2077 run well enough on current-gen consoles?
It's a question that we won't have a concrete answer to until we have the game in our hands, but it's a concern all the same. So far, the only gameplay that developer CD Projekt Red has shown has been from the title running on high end PC hardware, so we're all wondering whether the PlayStation 4 version will actually live up to expectations. Let's not kid ourselves: Sony's console is getting pretty old.
The Polish studio has come out and said that there's nothing to worry about, though. Speaking to Wccftech, CD Projekt Red's Alvin Liu reassures that Cyberpunk 2077's "very custom engine" makes optimisation easy, regardless of platform. "We’re targeting consoles as first class platforms and it looks amazing there," says Liu.
"Obviously, if you spent, you know, $2,000 building your PC rig, it’s going to look better on that. But the graphics are quite amazing for what you’re going to get from Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles," Liu adds.
Hopefully, then, Cyberpunk 2077 ends up looking great and running well on PS4. The studio's previous open world game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, did have some frame rate issues when it first hit PS4, but they were patched pretty quickly. Five years later, we imagine that CD Projekt Red is better versed in working with Sony's system, so right now, we've got no real reason to doubt the developer's words. Still, we'd feel better if we saw some PS4 gameplay.
Are you concerned at all for Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4, or are you confident that CD Projekt Red will deliver? Hold your frame rate steady in the comments section below.
[source wccftech.com]
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"It'll be amazing, believe me."
Really looking forward to this one. I didn't like the Witcher 3 much at all but I like where they're going with this one.
'it could well be the most anticipated game on the planet right now'
Yup. I didn't even enjoy the Witcher 3 and yet here I am hyped for Cyberpunk. How is that even possible?
@themcnoisy
You don't have to enjoy every game a developer makes.
@Xaessya Well that is true. But the game is an action RPG in a style similar to Witcher 3 with a new aesthetic and scenario. So the stuff I disliked in W3 will more than likely feature in Cyberpunk too.
But I am still hyped. I don't get it.
@themcnoisy It is like loving Uncharted but not Crash Bandicoot.
Cyberpunk is an FPS, so the gameplay should be closer to Borderlands than the Witcher. Its storyline structure should still be close to the Witcher 3.
@themcnoisy I’m excited for this too and my dislike for The Witcher is no secret. I like the Deus Ex thing they have going on. I’m not giddy with hype though, all things said TW3 released with its fair share of technical problems.
True or not, of course they're going to say this, otherwise people are just gonna wait to get the PS5 version instead.haha
I’ve never played a CDPR game (will rectify that when TW3 launches on Switch), but I’m pretty hyped for this one.
So much so that I’ll probably end up buying a PC just to run this game.
I am concerned about why are other people in doubt about this game!! I already have it pre-ordered with zero doubt. Even C D Projekt Red said if you have doubts WAIT till after launch of the game for reviews first.
This could have bugs galore, frame rate hiccups and make my PS4 go turbo and I bet I'd still think it was amazing.
"Sony's console is getting pretty old"... Yeah, right out of the blue that the PS5 is coming, PS4 seems obsolete for paid reviewers. What matters is that a game looks pretty good and fun on any platform, and people won't be running to new consoles just for graphics alone but game quality.
My understanding from some folks that would know is that C.P. 20777 was shown being played on a PS4 Pro behind closed doors and that it looked fantastic. Will double check.
I have full faith in CD Projekt Red.
The Witcher was bustin so will Cyber Punk 2077.
Greatest Album in the World was realeased in 28 October 1977.
The Ozone is getting old.
@markkoo No one said the PS4 is obsolete. If it was, why would "paid reviewers" still be covering it and its games?
All the article says is that the PS4 is old, which it is. Six years is a long console life.
I've got no concerns.
I'm a bit concerned about Tsushima though. Even though the game play showed was on PS4, I reckon a PS5 version would run and look much better. Next year I may wait to see if big releases will get a PS5 version before picking up for PS4.
I'm more concerned about performance than graphical fidelity.
My biggest issue will be finding time to play the damned thing, though. FF7R, Animal Crossing and this within the same two month period. The best problem to have.
But will it be breathtaking?
what else was he going to say? i'll believe it when i see it. likely going to have to wait to play the inevitiable ps5 release. seems like most of the focus goes into the ps4 pro ports now and that is a real shame. i hope we do not get an incremental update next gen (ps5 pro, etc.) as that was the worst thing to happen to console gaming.
If rdr2 works fine, why shouldn't cyberpunk 2077?
Game Dev says his game will be amazing.
@Porco Certainly not the first time that console gaming has gotten incremental updates, nor will it be the last. Consoles were upgrading mid-gen back in the Sega Genesis and SNES days. The 32X was a primitive version of a PS4 Pro or Xbox One X.
Depending on timing of PS5 I might see if I can wait to get it on that instead...
RDR2 looked amazing but there was no pc version to compare it to. However, in this case, they already said said the PC version will blow the console version away. Get a feeling many will be looking towards the next gen ps/xb because they will see it's potential at launch. This is why they don't want to say there will be a next gen version to avoid losing sales.
@McGuit
That journalist was wrong, and even went as far as to publicly stating he was wrong. It was in fact running on pc
I really hope they prioritize framerate over graphics.. if it looks the same as the witcher but runs flawless I'm perfectly happy
@deepspace5d comparing that to the fx chip is a stretch to put it lightly. the carts worked on the og snes afterall so how is that the same thing? we now have a problem where all the marketing and a great deal of effort is put into the ps4 pro... base ps4 users are left in the cold. that is not what consoles are known for. the only other example i can think of is the "new" 3ds and other nintendo handhelds... but for a home console, it was unheard of. the sega 32x and cd were brand new platforms and should be seen as exactly that. every sega genesis owner got to play genesis games optimally for the life of the console, regardless of which genesis model you purchased.
@Porco The 32x is quite literally a PS4 Pro or Xbox One X. It was made for the sole purpose of having more power mid-gen, to hold gamers over until the Sega Saturn came out. It was not a brand new platform, because it could not be played independently without being attached on top of a Genesis like some crude Lego construction. I said it was primitive in nature because it was in the form of an attachment. Now, it’s just all in one casing together; development is far more sophisticated.
And yes, the difference with the 32X is that the games that came out for it were not compatible on the regular genesis. This was a big learning lesson that resulted in disappointing sales and segregation of the market. That’s why Sony said the base PS4 and the PS4 Pro will not split the market by having exclusive games on the Pro.
The FX chip is not the same thing and thats why I edited my original comment almost right away and removed it.
I do not see where all the marketing effort is put into the PS4 Pro, where do you get that information from? I see the Pro being promoted, but certainly not exclusively. I dont think base PS4 users are left out in the cold. Every game runs on a base PS4 and the experience is still enjoyable and not THAT significantly different from the experience a Pro user will have.
I have a PS4 Slim so I’m a little worried how the game is going to run on it.
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