{"id":79779,"date":"2015-08-07T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=79779"},"modified":"2015-08-07T16:16:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T14:16:59","slug":"mgs-v-will-look-a-lot-better-on-pc-a-difference-of-night-and-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/79779-mgs-v-will-look-a-lot-better-on-pc-a-difference-of-night-and-day","title":{"rendered":"MGS V will look a lot better on PC: a difference of night and day"},"content":{"rendered":"

As statements go, that\u2019s about as obvious as it gets. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/em> will obviously look best on PC. That\u2019s what you get from a platform that comes at a premium.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Konami and some recently released graphical comparison screenshots<\/a>, it\u2019s pretty much confirmed.<\/p>\n

So if it\u2019s hardly a rare occurrence for multiplatform gaming, why are we reporting it?<\/p>\n

For one thing, we adore our PCs, they\u2019re our go-to platforms and we love nothing more than giving the platform some love. For another, we spent a good deal of money on our gaming builds and any reason to justify them is a worthwhile cause to us.<\/p>\n

More than anything, however, what grabbed us most is that there\u2019s a bigger difference between the visuals of the PC and PS4 versions of the game than there is between PS4 and PS3.<\/p>\n

Courtesy of higher resolution textures, a much higher rate of anti-aliasing and a lot more pixel pushing power in general, the PC version of MGS V<\/em> is something else.<\/p>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PC.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PS4.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The much higher resolution, 3840 x 2160 (4K) for PC versus the PS4\u2019s 1920 x 1080 (1080p), offers a number of advantages.<\/p>\n

Surfaces, particularly the roads and abandoned structure in this comparison, display much more detail, and that detail carries on further into the background.<\/p>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PC (left) vs. PS4 (right).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The PS4\u2019s inferior anti-aliasing has also degraded the detail of the surfaces like the roads in the background \u2013 take a look at the road behind the solider in the PC shot and the soldiers in the PS4 shot as an example.<\/p>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PC (left) vs. PS4 (right).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Those same levels anti-aliasing, or difference thereof, have made for decidedly more detailed foliage in the PC screenshot.<\/p>\n

Finally, for those who know what to look for, you can see that the PS4 version has made a small graphical blunder, having lit the inside of the building when it should be in the shade.<\/p>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PC.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PS4.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The difference between the two versions is even more pronounced at night.<\/p>\n

All you need do is take a look at the textures below the steps in either version. Again, the PC sports a heck of a lot more detail in each texture. Moreover, many of the shadows cast in the PC version remain pristine; the PS4\u2019s suffer from degradation.<\/p>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PC (left) vs. PS4 (right).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Perhaps the largest difference is portrayed in this final comparison shot. The PC version boasts far more light sources, each of which is of a much higher level of detail.<\/p>\n

Just take a look at the structure on the left, in the background of each shot or in this comparison shot. It\u2019s almost a night and day sort of difference.<\/p>\n

\"MGS<\/a>

PC (left) vs. PS4 (right).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The container textures, and everything else besides, stay clear off into the background on the PC version while suffering on the PS4.<\/p>\n

Okay, so perhaps it\u2019s unfair to say that the PC boasts as big a difference as there is between the two console generations, but it\u2019s pretty close.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in seeing the differences between the Xbox One and Xbox 360 or PS4 and PS3, then head on over to Konami\u2019s site and check them out for yourself.<\/p>\n

Either way, it makes a lot of sense that the PC version is getting so much love these days. It\u2019s quickly become one of the most profitable platforms for the likes of EA<\/a> and Ubisoft<\/a>, and Konami undoubtedly knows that.<\/p>\n

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Source: Konami Japan<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The PC just suits MGS V so well<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain screenshots, courtesy of Gamescom 2015<\/a>
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\nMGS V: The Phantom Pain for PC scheduled to release alongside consoles<\/a><\/p>\n

NVIDIA to bundle Metal Gear Solid V with GeForce GPUs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, maybe we’re exaggerating a little.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":79797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10519,7702,1269,9988,13628,15397,1239,15215,15399,1853,893,79,10065],"class_list":["post-79779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-comparison","tag-graphics","tag-konami","tag-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain","tag-mgs-v","tag-pc","tag-playstation-4","tag-playstation3","tag-ps3","tag-playstation4","tag-screenshots","tag-xbox-360","tag-xbox-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79799,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79779\/revisions\/79799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}