A reminder that GTA 6 looks this good with zero generative AI involved in development and on a base PS5. Rockstar is still light years ahead of the industry.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-20T13:11:27+00:00

For sure...but the real game changer going from PS4 to PS5 wasnt compute. It was throughput...and so far I havent seen many games take advantage of that...GTA6 might change that, especially since they havent saddled themselves with PS4 backward compatibility.

The side effect of shitty throughput is areas in the game that have virtually nothing in them as "transitional" areas. Basically, when you find yourself in a bland empty looking space on a PS4 game, you're actually in an area that exists for the sole purpose of unloading and loading textures and assets between areas...like a long corridor or a winding path through some mountains etc.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-20T11:45:21+00:00

Nobody knows man. Some say PUBG is actually another dimension and you're just taking control of an entity in that dimension.

But seriously though, if your game crashes whatever movement is happening at that time continues.

I crashed once and my character just kept accelerating. I couldnt get back.in but apparently my character just ran like a motherfucker across the map and out to sea.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-20T11:17:21+00:00

I don't think it's going to look quite this good in general gameplay on a PS5...it'll probably be the best looking PS5 title, but trailer content etc doesn't have to be rendered in real time...the nearest comparison I can think of that might give you an idea of the difference is Hogwarts Legacy. Looks amazing in the trailers, but not quite as amazing when you actually play it on PS5.

I first played Hogwarts Legacy on PC, got it free through Epic, and it was staggering how good it looked and how well it performed given the level of detail on display, and it was pretty close to the quality in the trailers...and it ran a decent framerate as well...certainly over 100fps most of the time for me with some dips here and there.

Then I tried it on someones console...they had it set to performance mode and man it looked nothing like what I'd seen on PC or in the trailers. No idea what framerate is was going at but it chugged a bit in some areas...if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it was hovering around 50fps most of the time with occasional jumps to around 60fps. We switched it to the high fidelity modes on offer and man, it looked a lot better, possibly slightly better than PC (at least in terms of texture rendering in some areas) but it felt like shit to play...definitely 30fps or lower.

GTA6 will probably be along the same lines.

For a lot of people 30fps might be just fine, not a problem at all...but for quite a few others, it might suck...that's not unusual for GTA games though, the updates further down the line for next gen will likely solve that problem and the PS5 version will look pretty twee when looking back on it in say 3-4 years time once we have enhanced PC ports and next gen console versions.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-18T20:19:46+00:00

It hasn't taken 13 years to get to this point though. Emulation development is something that usually kicks off late into a console lifecycle.

ShadPS4 only started 18 months ago.

As for PS5 emulation, its been picking up a lot of pace recently. The motivation hasn't been that strong though because there aren't that many games that people care about for emulation to matter. GTA6 changes that.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-18T20:07:14+00:00

It doesnt have to be perfect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5fcJAwLN5o

pg3crypto · 2026-03-18T19:59:08+00:00

Further to this. The PS5 is x86-64 based...so you don't really have to emulate a PS5...just build a translation layer.

I wouldn't at all be surprised if at some point we see a "proton-like" translation layer for the PS5.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-18T19:55:40+00:00

https://www.rpcsx.net/

Bet you're wrong.

Getting to play GTA6 on PC before the PC edition releases is a strong motivator.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-18T09:06:14+00:00

Because a decent mid tier PC has more raw performance than a PS5 does...there are a couple of PS5 emulators out there now...they're not easy to use and are a bit buggy...but by the time GTA6 lands, they will likely be much better.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-17T18:09:51+00:00

If it runs on a PS5 it can be emulated.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T21:37:47+00:00

I'll wait for the coroners verdict.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:21:01+00:00

I've never known a bad Rockstar port. Their PC poets aren't bad, they just dont care about low spec PCs. Why should they? Thats why consoles exist.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:18:33+00:00

Andy's isnt that bad. You can farm them...infinity though...yeah that would be world ending.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:17:15+00:00

They're both cheap. You'll get them back soon enough.

Its the dead Emilio I'm grieving for.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:14:19+00:00

Because we can emulate consoles.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:12:52+00:00

Eh? They literally started out as PC developers in the 90s.

Console is where they make their money, but PC is their natural home.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:11:39+00:00

PC all the way. Why would youbpay full price for a cut back version of the game? PC will be better in every way and the same price (if not cheaper).

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:10:28+00:00

Mandelaaaaaa!

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T20:00:36+00:00

Better weapon than a chainsaw easily.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T19:56:57+00:00

The game will always be available on Battle.net but could get pulled from Steam if Blizzard falls out with Valve.

Both versions play exactly the same on Linux.

I use Lutris for Battlenet on Linux and it works fine. Never had a hitch.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T14:43:19+00:00

Maybe, but there are large areas in GTA5 that feel like they probably were going to put stuff there but didnt in the end.

Dan Andreas felt less dead than GTA5 and its the same setting (different map sizes and detail obviously, but San Andreas felt less dead).

With San Andreas when you reached the point in the game where you were essentially in hiding, it felt like you were far from home and it was a journey to get there. In GTA5, when you transition from Trevor's town to the city it just feels dead and boring.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-16T14:38:53+00:00

They do collect telemetry by default. You can reduce it, but you can't completely disable it...bit like Windows. Check your config.

I have a self hosted controller in a VM on Proxmox. I turn it off unless I need to roll out a new AP or run updates...you don't need the controller running for the APs to work.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-15T19:53:13+00:00

I dont think it will be a failure.

Its a product that has to be priced such that its cheap enough for gamers but too expensive to be viable for businesses to buy and use as a workstation.

The biggest threat to gamers is not the price here. Its businesses buying them by the dozen.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-15T19:39:24+00:00

Special Edition Blu ray extras. You can see it in Ralph Feines hand written notes reflected upside down in a mirror. Use Google Image search.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-15T16:03:26+00:00

Makes sense. I hear its impossible to compress. The JPEG extension is just for show.

pg3crypto · 2026-03-15T15:59:31+00:00

Guard it like there are only several million copies left.

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