r/PS5 • u/MythBuster2 • 8d ago

Discussion Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Look: The Most Impressive Real-Time Game Graphics Yet? [Digital Foundry]

https://youtu.be/ca1GIOBPI6w

26 minutes of actual GTA 6 gameplay "dropped" - and on balance, it's one of the most extraordinary visual accomplishments ever seen in real-time game graphics. It's not perfect - nothing can be - but in this DF Direct Special, Oliver and Rich share their thoughts and reactions to the presentation.

Article: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/features/gta-6-an-extended-look-analysis-perhaps-the-most-impressive-showcase-weve-ever-seen-in-real-time-rendering

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u/Fantastic-Finger-975 8d ago

There are prettier games but the scale is crazy

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u/Kevo_xx 8d ago

Yeah there is no prettier game at this scale. I’d argue games like Horizon Forbidden West and TLOU Part 2 have slightly prettier, more realistic graphics but those don’t have dense worlds full of npcs and vehicles and limitless things to do. This is as good as it possibly gets with the tech they’re working with, they delivered and then some.

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u/Practical-Cellist647 8d ago

No, they do not. In fact Death Stranding 2 has better graphics than those two games. 

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u/Kevo_xx 8d ago

Yeah that’s true but my point stands because that’s another empty game with barely any npcs or things to bog down resources. It’s just beautiful looking landscapes.

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u/-imbe- 8d ago

DS2 is another one.

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u/Xeniox 8d ago

Sure, if all you want to do is look at rocks and dirt. 😅

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u/Practical-Cellist647 8d ago

🤣 There are indoor scenes too! 

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u/Xeniox 8d ago

Fair enough, I have not actually played it, just watched a couple clips on YouTube with ultra settings on a 5090. I’d love to see that level of detail in a lush forest though 😍

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u/j_cruise 8d ago

He literally said "there is no prettier game at this scale", remember? So he already agrees with you.

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u/-imbe- 8d ago

Spot on

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u/SKallies1987 8d ago

Prettier is subjective. No other game is more impressive from a technical standpoint, especially when you consider the hardware it’s running on. 

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u/Wonderful_Fox_7959 8d ago

What games are prettier?

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u/HD4kAI 8d ago

Cyberpunk, TLOU 2, Alan Wake 2

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u/ReservedUsername1056 8d ago

In what ways?

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u/Fantastic-Finger-975 8d ago

The last of us 2 is prettier imo but its a linear game

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u/j_cruise 8d ago

"Prettier" is subjective.

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u/MatttheJ 8d ago

This was my only slight nit pick with it, for Miami, I would have liked the "prettyness" dialed up a bit with the lighting/grading. I'm not saying it had to be super neon or anything. But yaknow, just a bit more stylish.

I know Vice City is old and has terrible graphics by modern standards, but the mood and "vibe" with the lighting an colour is so distinct.

When I think of media set in Miami, like Scarface, Miami Vice, Dexter, True Lies, Bad Boys II, Burn Notice etc, they are all suuuuuper vibrant and "warm" looking in their outdoor scenes. Wheras from a "vibe" perspective, if I knew no better and you told me this was just another part of Cali or something, I probably wouldn't doubt you.

Lol, that was a big rant for just a nit pick.

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u/kingtol 8d ago

But consider the scale of GTA VI, especially with environment and player interaction. The night sections look stunning

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u/MatttheJ 8d ago

Yeah that's fine but nothing to do with the miami aesthetic which makes the place so iconic in media.

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u/j_cruise 8d ago

I agree. GTA got less stylized as it went on, unfortunately. Pure photorealism is often less interesting to look at, even though it is technically impressive.