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ToggleFans of F1 24 are in for a treat, as the game is being given some serious visual improvements on the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro. But beyond Sony’s efforts to highlight the PS5 Pro, third party developers are also committed. Codemasters is bringing F1 24 enhancements, among others, that will push it to new levels of visual fidelity.
From next-level ray tracing to an amazing 8K, let’s break down what F1 24 on PS5 Pro will entail.
Improved Layout and Performance
After all, F1 2024 came out in May 24 on just about every platform dating back to the day and age of PlayStation 2. Although the game has already started to impress fans by running at a stable 60fps on current-gen consoles (bumping this up an impressive 120fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X), Codemasters has confirmed that there is more performance upside available for F1 2021 on PS5 Pro.
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The enhancements come mostly from improved Ray Tracing, including real-time reflections, shadows (when the camera moves), reflections on rare reflective surfaces, ambient occlusion furthest objects that invisibility covers them and dynamic receptive diffuse global illumination (DDGI).
Before, many of these points already appeared in menus, during pre-race sequences and replays instead of coming from a natural cloud that should always show up. What these ray tracing tech demos likely demonstrate are real-time-only shader-enhanced visuals like Nvidia’s DLSS 2.0, but with the PS5 Pro’s higher grade of hardware this time, these crying beauty effects can remain on during gameplay too.
PS5 Pro 24 F1 Performance Improvements
Digital Foundry’s Oliver MacKenzie recently went hands-on with the PS5 Pro and offered his own analysis of how F1 24 puts the console’s upgraded hardware to work. According to him, the ray-tracing enhancements are a “generational leap,” which lets even more realistic racing environments.
For all those players who prefer higher framerates! The 120fps mode on the PS5 Pro increases the resolution to an RGB 4K native, with no loss in speed.
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F1 24 will also support an incredible new 8K mode, running at 60fps for players looking for THE ultimate visual experience with the power of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution technology. There are not many games that support 8K on the PS5 Pro this sits F1 24 alongside Gran Turismo 7 but we might be getting ahead of ourselves a little bit as to whether most players even have access to an up-to-date, suited for their eyes-8K TV yet.
Is the PS5 Pro Worth It?
There has been some doubt around the price of PS5 Pro since its rumored $700 price point would likely hinge on whether or not the console’s purported performance can justify that cost. But early previews indicate that the better hardware in the console is being taken advantage of by developers.
F1 24 stands as a notable key to this, demonstrating improved visuals and vastly superior performance in comparison to the base PS5 version of the game.
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Both the likes of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and other demanding titles have also seen pretty impressive gains on the PS5 Pro. It should be interesting to see how Dragon’s Dogma 2 or other similarly HDRDA titles handle on the PS5 Pro as newer games and other gun-chewing release titles slowly approach the horizon, especially those that put more strain on CPU than GPU.
Final Thoughts
F1 24 on the PS5 Pro is primer to be the absolute best racing game and eye wateringly pretty. With features such as in-game real-time ray tracing, 120fps native 4K resolution and even an up-to-8K resolution, this is a title that will perfectly highlight the power of Sony new gen console. For those who are looking to upgrade their racing game, it is too soon to be considering what F1 24 might offer on the PS5 Pro.