Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart [PC] vs [PS5] | Direct Comparison

Review code provided by Sony & Insomniac.

Direct visual and feature comparison of the Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart on the PC to the PS5 version.

This video covers a ton of content for Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart - 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
01:07 Models
02:24 Environment
04:35 Lighting
05:52 Shadows
07:10 Effects
07:49 Misc
08:50 Sound
14:03 Conclusion

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[FolkenPT]

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart v1.727.0.0 Hotfix

Patch Notes
Resolved visual issues with characters occurring on certain GPUs, including AMD Vega based models.
Improved the visual quality of vegetation in ray-traced shadows and ray-traced reflections.
Implemented a fix to make the Texture Filtering option work as intended.

[pian-g]

While it would still ruin the pacing of the scenes with the change in dimensions, they could make it so he continues falling until the level loads. Basically making this hidden loading screen adjustable in its length

[WalkerMarques]

They must have fixed those issues because I beat the game today on PC and I didn’t experience any of the issues mentioned. The transition between dimensions was clean and fluid and all that.
Played on maxed out settings, DLSS set to quality, frame generator.
16 GB RAM, Ryzen 7 3700X, RTX 4070

[schnitzel_enjoyer]

PC version feels sabotaged to make ps5 more appealing to purchase 🤣

[markcampbell]

I’m playing this on a 3060 TI and I’m very impressed with it. The game does get intense during the action set moments but I had no slow downs on my SSD especially during the first rift moment.

[dinamo]

What people don't realise is it's the same game just imported to PC!

[RQUKOfficial]

The game really is a technical showcase of the PS5's hardware. In fact, I remember seeing this a few years ago, it almost made me want to buy the console, I was so impressed. Hopefully Nixxes can iron out the bugs on the PC version. I'll wait until the game has been patched some more before I buy.

[AdventureVixen]

This game was so much fun! The visuals stunned 😮

[briarwolverine]

I platinumed this game last week, what a technical and graphical masterpiece! I recommend everyone has PC with good SSD try this game. Now I understand why it is not released on PS4.

[matthewrs]

I played this day one on PS5 as a HUGE Ratchet and Clank fan. It blew my mind in almost every way. The fact that PC gamers who don't have a PS5 can enjoy this game is something that I hope breathes even more support into the already amazing series.

I played it in the 30FPS fidelity mode since I played all other Ratchet and Clank games in 30 frames.

my only complaints about the game are that I wish it were longer, and I wish the trophies were harder and had higher difficulty trophies as well.

[vintatsh]

One of the more detailed comparisons I've seen of this game.
Great job!

[Ultraman.]

‪Great job on the Direct Comparison. Man, this is why I would love to see you cover Ratchet & Clank in a future documentary one day, because i think it is a great idea if you take a look at Insomniac Games story following other PlayStation Studios you covered in your previous documentaries like Naughty Dog & Santa Monica Studio‬. This what I would like to suggest but I know it’s going to be a long time before you can do that because since you have other ideas for future documentaries, but I can’t wait to see what you have planned for your future documentaries.

I can’t wait to see what you have next for gaming in the future.

[SilverEye]

Those issues with textures were noted in Digital Foundry's first impressions video as well. Definitely a bug and hopefully something that is fixed quickly. Though for their experience it wasn't nearly as frequent as it was for you which is interesting.

[fxandrei]

I think there is a patch already out, that addresses the RT reflections.

[FridiNaTor]

I wanna say, I got the game recently, and have not experienced the low resolution textures and stuff, I think they fixed those bugs pretty fast, good on them. I would like a new comparison video :)

[Retrofire-]

Rift Apart is the most impressive piece of visual art I have ever seen. I know that aesthetics are only part of the whole — but of variable contribution. There are glorified tech demos like Crysis 3 which inspire no one - and then there is Rift Apart, and it truly is a rift apart.

[Brosfight_]

I'm running a Ryzen 7800X3D, 32Gb Ram and a RTX4090 with a SN850X 2TB Gen 4 SSD. I encountered around a 1s lag in the showcase scene where you fly/fall though many dimensions. It is almost perfect... besides the crashes

[westcoastcaper]

There's a surprisingly large difference in the audio mix with the PC sounding much "chunkier" with more bass.

[OmegaRejectz]

Nice that you got a review code for this video and despite that didn't compromise on mentioning the issues!

[DrkLugia]

I'm playing on a Gen4 SSD (same as PS5) and it lags while shifting through dimensions. Using a 4090, i9-12900K, 23gb RAM