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Assassin’s Creed Shadows: 20 minutes of new castle gameplay, launches March 20

See how Naoe and Yasuke use stealth and combat to take down Nijo Palace.

blog.playstation.com

Enhanced for PS5 Pro​

As the first Assassin’s Creed game built solely for current generation hardware, Assassin’s Creed Shadows can be played at up to 2160p and 60 FPS on both PS5 and PS5 Pro in Performance mode. PS5 Pro is the only console that supports extended ray tracing, which offers ray traced reflective surfaces throughout the world. Check out the full breakdown of specs below.

• PS5 – Performance Mode
  • 2160p upscaled, 60 FPS, Selective* Ray Tracing
• PS5 – Fidelity Mode
  • 2160p upscaled, 30 FPS, Standard** Ray Tracing
• PS5 – Balanced Mode (requires 120/240hz display and HDMI 2.1)
  • 2160p upscaled, 40 FPS, Standard Ray Tracing
• PS5 Pro – Performance Mode
  • 2160p upscaled, 60 FPS, Standard Ray Tracing
• PS5 Pro – Fidelity Mode
  • 2160p upscaled, 30 FPS, Extended*** Ray Tracing
• PS5 Pro – Balanced Mode (requires 120/240hz display and HDMI 2.1)
  • 2160p upscaled, 40 FPS, Extended Ray Tracing

*Selective Ray Tracing used to compute global illumination for diffuse lighting in the Hideout portion of the game.
** Standard Ray Tracing used to compute global illumination for diffuse lighting throughout the game world.
***Extended Ray Tracing includes full support of ray tracing to compute global illumination for diffuse lighting and reflective surfaces throughout the game world.

 

[adamsapple]

I love 40hz modes becoming more prolific.

Base console 40hz mode will be my preferred way for playing this.

 

[Bojji]

Last time DF looked at this game it was 800p with PSSR on Pro.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Raytraced Reflections typically isn't worth the hit in Performance.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I might do the 40fps mode on the Pro.

 

[adamsapple]

Last time DF looked at this game it was 800p with PSSR on Pro.

All modes on either console say Upscaled, safe to say none of them are touching the native 2160p pixel count by a looooong shot.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Last time DF looked at this game it was 800p with PSSR on Pro.

 

[Fbh]

"2160p upscaled at up to 60fps"
Literally useless info.

I expect 720p 40-60fps on OG Ps5

 

[Mister Wolf]

Got a feeling this game will do better than expected on here. The stock starting to uptick. I'm already in the green.

 

[adamsapple]

?

He's not wrong.

That's what DF have said.

 

[Skifi28]

It'll be an interesting comparison video. Or videos.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

?

He's not wrong.

That's what DF have said.

The point isn't whether what he is saying here is true or not. The point is him presenting a specific theme and the motives behind it.

 

[Bojji]

The point isn't whether what he is saying here is true or not. The point is him presenting a specific theme and the motives behind it.

You rather believe Ubisoft PR?

You have some persecution complex, lol.

 

[LordCBH]

I love 40hz modes becoming more prolific.

Base console 40hz mode will be my preferred way for playing this.

I’m assuming the Xbox version will have the same mode options? It’s where I’m nabbing shadows since that’s where I have all the previous AC games. And I DEFINITELY want that 40hz mode.

 

[adamsapple]

I’m assuming the Xbox version will have the same mode options? It’s where I’m nabbing shadows since that’s where I have all the previous AC games. And I DEFINITELY want that 40hz mode.

Yes, PS5 and SX are probably going to be virtually identical like most modern releases.

 

[viveks86]

This is much better than we expected F Feel Like I'm On 42 . Pro getting ray tracing in all modes!

 

[Heisenberg007]

Extended Raytracing with the 40 FPS option on the PS5 Pro sounds excellent. I hope they deliver.

 

[yogaflame]

I'm not sure if I'm going to buy this game, but I do give credit to Ubisoft for an impressive PS5 pro upgrade.
I hope this will almost be the same ps5 pro upgrade that GTA6 will have. And this should had been the type of ps5 pro upgrade for MHW.

 

[Skifi28]

If I get this right, standard RT is GI and extended just adds reflections? In a world mostly filled with wood and mud, reflections seems like an easy thing to skip and choose 60fps I suppose.

 

[yamaci17]

Yes, PS5 and SX are probably going to be virtually identical like most modern releases.

thank you

 

[Killer8]

Guess this debunks the rumor that only PC would have RT.

 

[Fake]

2160p upscaled

Believe on what you want folks.

 

[scydrex]

Last time DF looked at this game it was 800p with PSSR on Pro.

Did they test the game or capture the gameplay? If it's at the end then well that's low. What's the point on talking about the res right now? Is not even out yet.

 

[Skifi28]

Wrong thread.

 

[adamsapple]

If I get this right, standard RT is GI and extended just adds reflections? In a world mostly filled with wood and mud, reflections seems like an easy thing to skip and choose 60fps I suppose.

Correct.

Selective = RTGI only in the "Hideout" (home base probably)
Standard = RTGI in the entire game world
Extended = RTGI + RT Reflections in the entire world

not knowing how much water coverage the game has, Standard seems like the ideal solution for base consoles.

 

[Gonzito]

I will play at 8k using DLSS performance in my 4090

 

[Skifi28]

not knowing how much water coverage the game has, Standard seems like the ideal solution for base consoles.

There is no guarantee that large bodies of water will even feature RT going by many other games. It really does seem like something one won't even notice 99% of the time in such a game.

 

[rofif]

Too many modes again. Prow as supposed to have no modes.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I will play at 8k using DLSS performance in my 4090

You have a 8k display papi?

 

[Gonzito]

You have a 8k display papi?

No papi but when you do downsampling from a higher resolution to a 4k screen the image quality is exquisite, give it a try if you can one day. DLDSR plus DLSS is eye candy

 

[yamaci17]

Too many modes again. Prow as supposed to have no modes.

how u liking spiderman 2
I heard u can even set the quality level of individual ray tracing settings such as shadows, reflections and ambient occlusion there

haha

joking, set everything to max, its probably fine

 

[rofif]

I will play at 8k using DLSS performance in my 4090

ok? have fun? You should expect no less for paying this much for a pc

 

[rofif]

how u liking spiderman 2
I heard u can even set the quality level of individual ray tracing settings such as shadows, reflections and ambient occlusion there

haha

I've not played it but I saw the settings you descrive in rift apart when I checked it on the pro.
it fucking sucks. They have no idea what they are doing anymore.
it makes no fucking sense whatosever to have granular settings on a locked down system with no equivalents to nvidia control panel, rtss, changing cpu/gpu etc. None whatsoever

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

 

[saintjules]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

Beaten. And nope.

 

[Skifi28]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

If that's pro footage, image quality looks great.

 

[saintjules]

If that's pro footage, image quality looks great.

I'd have to believe it is. The fluidity looks great.

No other A/C looked that fluid. Maybe Valhalla was close I guess? Not sure why some people on here say differently.

 

[rofif]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

yeah looks good.
I honestly see no fucking problems with this game.
People are just pouring dogs on it for no reason.
But but THE JAPANESE PEOPLE ARE MAD!!!! becuse this one tori gate!!! OH NO HE IS BLACK!!!
Dude it's a fucking game about aliens. Show me you've not played ac game before....
bet your ass the reviews will be all lower than should be because now it's expected to hate this game.
edit: I mean.. it plays exactly like what I would expect from AC so not sure if that's good or bad. You gotta be for a mood for casual game like this. It's not sekiro

 

[DanielG165]

Got a feeling this game will do better than expected on here. The stock starting to uptick. I'm already in the green.

I’m certainly looking forward to it. A Japanese/samurai ninja AC has always been a concept I’ve been interested in, even with GoT existing.

 

[FoxMcChief]

It’s all upscaled. Truly a great generation.

 

[JaksGhost]

Too many modes again. Prow as supposed to have no modes.

• PS5 Pro – Performance Mode
  • 2160p upscaled, 60 FPS, Standard Ray Tracing

PS5 Quality Mode at upscaled 4K, 60FPS

There’s the singular mode you asked for. Don’t dabble into the other shit since you only want one mode to play.

 

[kaizenkko]

This game is growing on me, I think Ubisoft deserves.

 

[TheRedRiders]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

Came here to share this video as well, gameplay looks excellent so far and the visuals look clean and good.

I'm glad we're getting 60 FPS with ray-tracing on the Pro, should make for an enjoyable visual experience.

 

[Skitso]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

Ok, sold!

 

[rofif]

• PS5 Pro – Performance Mode
  • 2160p upscaled, 60 FPS, Standard Ray Tracing

PS5 Quality Mode at upscaled 4K, 60FPS

There’s the singular mode you asked for. Don’t dabble into the other shit since you only want one mode to play.

For sure. But at which point they should just remove 30fps mode? Upscalers surely make 30fps mode less worth choosing

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

If that's pro footage, image quality looks great.

IQ looks very good - but I have strong doubts that's running from a console and not a PC.

Given how good FSR4 looks, one has to wonder why Sony invested or wasted so much money into PSSR?

 

[Luipadre]

This is probably PC footage. looks great

 

[Js562]

Has this been shown?




Looks pretty good imo....

Gameplay looks good but I never hated it since the beginning. Now It's looking better then before

 

[Luipadre]

Game looks super polished. Clean animations, great graphics

 

[viveks86]

IQ looks very good - but I have strong doubts that's running from a console and not a PC.

Agreed. Unless it says the platform it was captured on, I would always assume it is PC

Given how good FSR4 looks, one has to wonder why Sony invested or wasted so much money into PSSR?

May be timelines, compatibility and performance goals didn't align for Pro's launch. I would expect some convergence next gen with Project Amethyst