Key Takeaways
- F1 24 will make the most of the additional power of the PS5 Pro, especially in ray tracing.
- When running on PS5 Pro, the F1 24 enables multiple ray tracing features during gameplay at 60fps.
- The PS5 Pro will also allow native 4K at 120fps, as well as 8K 60fps mode at F1 24.
F1 24 is set to receive several visual improvements on the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro. Although Sony's marketing for the PS5 Pro has so far focused on first-party games, F1 24 Developer Codemasters has outlined some exciting updates for third-party games, such as additional ray tracing features, higher framerates and 8K support.
As the final installment of EA Sports' annual racing series, F1 24 is launching in May 2024 for PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series X/S, and PC. Performance studies have shown this F1 24 runs well on today's machines, offering 60fps gameplay as a baseline, with PS5 and Xbox Series X players even having the option to dial it up to 120fps. A suite of radiation measurement features, namely shadows, ambient occlusion, reflections and dynamic diffuse global illumination (DDGI) are available in F1 24even with major concessions.
Really like Gran Turismo 7the limitation of radiation control, most of F1 24The anti-radiation feature is disabled during gameplay and is only available in menus, race sequences, and replays. With the debut of the PS5 Pro and improved ray tracing hardware, however, these limitations will no longer exist. F1 24 when running on a beefier system. Digital Foundry's Oliver MacKenzie, who recently joined the PS5 Pro, revealed in a new IGN interview that F1 24 will benefit greatly from the console's extra horsepower.
F1 24 Performance update on PS5 Pro
- The Ray tracing feature was enabled during gameplay at 60fps
- Global illumination by radiation
- Reflected shadow
- RT transparent to reflect color
- Native 4K resolution at 120fps
- 8K 60fps mode using PSSR
MacKenzie noted this F1 24The ray tracing feature is a “generational leap” on the PS5 Pro, with the game's Quality mode adding ambient occlusion, reflections and RT transparency for color reflections during the game. There is good news for gamers who like to play at higher framerates as well, as the 120fps recording resolution has been optimized for native 4K, allowing for better image quality. Finally, F1 24 will use PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution to deliver stunning 8K 60fps modeenter the number of Gran Turismo 7 will be one of the few games supported by 8K on the PS5 Pro.
There was a lot of doubt surrounding the success of the PS5 Pro at a price of $ 700, but the preview clearly shows that the developer was able to get a very impressive result from the console. Several games that tax the PS5's GPU heavily, such as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthsaw a huge increase in the PS5 Pro. However, it will be interesting to see how the PS5 Pro handles Dragon's Dogma 2and many such games where the CPU is more of a bottleneck than the GPU.
