Horizon Forbidden West [PC] vs [PS5] | Direct Comparison

Review code provided by Sony & Guerrilla Games

Direct visual and feature comparison of Horizon Forbidden West on the PC to the PS5 version.

This video covers a ton of content for Horizon Forbidden West - all spoiler free, including various gameplay features, graphic settings, and other features that have changed between versions.

The PC version is set to a native 4K resolution, at Ultra settings with FSR/DLSS disabled. The PS5 version is set to "Fidelity" mode at a native 4K resolution.

PC Specs:
Win10
i9 10900kf
32gb DDR4 Ram
RTX 4090

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Settings
01:02 Models
03:24 Environment
05:34 Lighting
06:34 Shadows
06:57 Effects
07:48 Sound
13:32 Conclusion

#horizonforbiddenwest #ps5 #directcomparison

[Nick]

Seeing a lot of comments about "frame generation" being on:

1) i ended up turning it on/off several times after recording the settings menu to test it

2) closeup images are captured using photo mode, so even if it was enabled, it wouldnt impact anything. Photo mode wont freeze a generated frame in place with artifacting

Frame gen is basically only ever used in this video during those sound comparison sections to demonstrate the smoothness of the gameplay versus the old 30fps fidelity mode on ps5. I'm well aware of the disadvantages of frame gen, but even still - artifacting is not nearly as prevalent as it was when this feature was first introduced

[ZykopathOfficial]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how good game graphics have become!😘

[Kdkjdjewerdnxa]

The fact that cross gen games can look this good makes me think that very few ps5 titles actually utilize the hardware adequately. Devs used to need to optimize around hardware limitations but now the solution is FSR and a pro version of a console that’s had very few major exclusives that aren’t also ps4 games

[NotLanny]

Finally, I’ve been waiting for this video. I’m so glad this game is finally out in PC.

[sad]

The 'Decima engine' is just incredible, Death Stranding also runs great.

[hxhx]

Im still impressed how well optimised was HFW for PS5 looking amazing and running great at VRR. I wish more games would be like that.

[EarthWalker]

Decima engine is god tier. I cant believe it ran so well on my ps4 slim, then after buying ps5 i played it again. Hats off to the devs for optimisation. PC version also looks great.

[user]

The PC version seems to have a graphic setting bug, setting the details lower than actually selected.

[kiekeyz]

This game honestly has some of the best cutscrnes. I love how characters move around and stuff even in minor cutscenes unlike games like Stanfield with fixed views. So immersive. I just destroyed hades and having a great time playing it for the first time on PC. Awesome game

[muhtasimmahin]

Pc verson has graphics bug. they wouldn't reduce quality for pc. texture will be fixed in future updates. marvel's spider-man also had similler kind of graphics bug .

[Steffox]

Great video!
Damn Forbidden West graphics are surreal.
The Horizon serie became one of my most beloved games. I love the universe, the combats, ...
Kudos to Guerrilla Games !

[mooncalf_]

I played in both PS5 and PC and this is what i think

In PS5 you need to play on performance mode otherwise the game is unplayable at 30k and being a game where you need to shoot and aim with less fps is a nightmare and feels cluncky, this said we will discuss only performance mode. The game looks blurry if played on a good monitor or TV and overall the PC versión even on low or medium graphic quality is way better looking than the PS5 version

[hicarodestrui]

Ps: Aaparently Photo Mode is bugged in Alloy's Model.

The gameplay itself the model quality are the same as PS5.

But once you enter in Photomode in PS5, the model changes to a Cutscene quality version, while in the PC, it still uses the Gameplay quality version. It's a bug in photomode, not a Downgrade, since the cutscenes uses the same high quality cutscene version as in PS5.

[sepplschpeedruns]

The fact that I can play the game with the same picture quality of ps5 but at 144 fps (1440p display, 4070) is a game changer. I love this game so much!

[Cund]

Anyone know what happened to this channel? The guy uploads at least once a month, especially if there's something new out, but he hasn't uploaded in 2 months.

I don't have a Twitter account, so I can't tell what he has posted there.

Edit: Woops, always make sure you've checked everything before asking lol. Just checked his community tab right after posting this.

[Aro_]

Nick, are you alright? 😢
Where are you? A lot games are waiting to be compared now… I'm worried I hope you're well, please let's know if you're fine.

[thomas]

I feel like frame-gen should be disabled to improve visual quality

[vanceg]

Nixxes really screwed up if they have a less detailed Aloy in the PC version. What the bloody hell Nixxes?

[dsouthernflyboi]

Has anybody checked on Nick? He hasn’t uploaded in a while. Just want to make sure he is ok.

[chenath]

FSR 3.1 is here, so that is a great added advantage without resorting to blurry upscaling