The PlayStation 5 Pro, despite its advanced features, is causing visual issues in some games like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the Silent Hill 2 remake. Digital Foundry reports problematic image quality in the 60fps mode of Jedi: Survivor, with issues like a "strobing" effect due to ray-tracing and dynamic resolution dips. The Silent Hill 2 remake also suffers from shimmering problems, awaiting a PS5 Pro update. The issues may stem from the PSSR upscaling technology struggling with games that have base resolutions below 1080p. While many games benefit from the PS5 Pro, these problems highlight a significant flaw at launch.
Digital Foundry reports that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor performs worse on the PS5 Pro compared to the base PS5, citing severe image quality issues linked to Sony's PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution technology. Despite patches, the game continues to struggle with performance, raising concerns about the PS5 Pro's rollout and the pressure on developers to meet launch deadlines.
The article highlights the five best video games of 2023. The list includes "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom," which expands on the success of "Breath of the Wild" with new zones and building abilities; "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor," a sequel that surpasses its predecessor in exploration and action; "Baldur's Gate 3," an epic fantasy adventure with freedom and co-op play; "Super Mario Bros. Wonder," a weird and inventive take on the classic formula with online play; and "Marvel's Spider-Man 2," a sequel that allows players to be both Peter Parker and Miles Morales in an expanded open-world rendition of New York City.
The year 2023 was a mixed bag for the video game industry, with job losses and concerns about AI's impact on game development. However, the games themselves were exceptional, with notable releases including Diablo IV, Hi-Fi Rush, Final Fantasy XVI, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Dave the Diver. These games offered refined gameplay, captivating narratives, and innovative features that kept players engaged. Other notable mentions include Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Alan Wake 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Baldur's Gate 3. Overall, 2023 was a standout year for video games.
Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts have released Patch 7 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, addressing performance issues on PC and consoles. The update includes reworked performance mode, GPU and CPU optimizations, DLSS support for PC, and various bug fixes. The game, which launched on April 28th, has received positive reviews despite initial performance problems.
Twitch streamer GoodGame_Ethan ended his Star Wars Jedi: Survivor permadeath run after taking fall damage, despite it not being a fatal blow. Having maxed out all skills in the game, Ethan decided to call it quits, sparking controversy among Reddit users who disagreed with his interpretation of permadeath. While some argued that falling only causes damage, Ethan defended his decision, stating that respawning with less health still counts as a death in his hardcore roleplay style.
EA and Respawn have released Patch 6 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which includes a fix for the bounty hunter bug that prevented bounty hunters from spawning in the game. The patch also fixes various crash issues, improves blaster handling, and halts a training dummy that was "sneaking around."
Respawn Entertainment has released a new patch for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PS5, focusing on improving performance and stability. The update includes various performance fixes, stability improvements, and bug fixes, with more patches on the way. The patch notes also mention improved detection of pre-order and deluxe content, collision and navigation improvements, and fixes for issues with characters getting stuck or disappearing mid-combat.
Respawn has released patch five for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PC, bringing numerous performance and stability improvements, as well as addressing rare game-breaking bugs. Console players will have to wait for the update. The patch includes graphical updates, content caching fixes, and improved thread handling. Various collision and navigation improvements have been made, and the detection of pre-order and deluxe content has been made more robust. The patch also includes fixes for music-related issues, void tear interactions, and the Skills menu not closing correctly.
Respawn has released the fifth patch for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, aimed at improving the game's performance and stability. The patch includes fixes for content caching, thread handling, and resolution scaling, among others. More patches are expected to follow.
EA and Respawn have released "Patch 5" for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PC, with an upcoming console update to follow. The patch includes performance fixes, stability improvements, collision improvements, and other fixes. More patches are on the way to improve the overall player experience.
Blizzard has cancelled Overwatch 2's PvE Hero mode, but assures fans that PvE is still a focus for the game. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was the best selling game of April 2023, while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies in its first three days, becoming the fastest selling title in franchise history.
The latest patch 4 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor brings some performance improvements on consoles and PC, but it fails to address traversal stuttering issues on PC. Comparison videos show that frame times continue to be uneven, even on powerful GPUs like the RTX 4080. Despite technical issues, the game is enjoyable and a quality sequel to its predecessor. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.
Despite the release of Patch 4 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PC, the game still suffers from traversal and shader compilation stutters. The only way to get a stutter-free experience is by locking the game at 30fps. The game also has Ray Tracing pop-in issues and crashes on Jedha with RT enabled.
Despite a drop in sales for the UK PC and console games market in April, the Nintendo Switch saw a 26% increase in sales due to the release of a special edition Zelda console, accounting for 29% of all Switch consoles sold. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was the best-selling game of the month, with launch sales up 31% over its 2019 predecessor. PS5 remained the No.1 console, followed by Nintendo Switch and then Xbox Series S and X.
