The Coalition, an internal studio from the Xbox Game Studios family behind Gears of War, boasted a technical test of character creation in Unreal Engine 5 yesterday. The demo was part of their presentation at the GDC 2021 development conference and its impressive graphics attracted the interest of other developers and game media. :
However, on social networks, the images from this demonstration began to spread together with images of Joel’s model from the PS4 game The Last of Us Part II. Fans point out that it didn’t look much worse than this technical demo for the new generation of consoles and the new generation of Unreal Engine:
“They both look great. But I have to say that the model of the creators from Naughty Dog from PS4 looks so good next to the next gen UE5 model will tell you a lot about their level. Imagine what their next game will look like. ”
Both look fantastic. I have to say the fact @Naughty_Dog did their character model on a ps4 that still looks incredible next to a next Gen ue5 series x model tells you about that naughty dog pedigree. What will their next game look like. pic.twitter.com/U3hKdMCKnz
– Oti (@ Oti09280470) July 27, 2021
Of course, there was a passionate discussion between hardcore Xbox and PlayStation fans, but the comparison really makes sense. Of course, the UE5 demo has more polygons and is technically at a higher level, but does it matter so much when a technically weaker model looks more or less the same? This is specifically a model that the game uses during real-time running movie sequences, and you can also view it in 3D inside the gallery of models in the game:
In that account, it should be noted that Microsoft itself had an internal analysis of a competing game carried out last year, the conclusion of which was, inter alia:
“The visual quality and attention to detail in The Last of Us Part II is the absolute best in the industry across virtually every area of the game, and the overall presentation is well ahead of anything other teams have created for consoles or PCs. This game has set a new standard for what we should be able to prove to a new generation of consoles. ”
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