Sony PlayStation, Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software are bringing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart to Steam as Sony continue bringing more console games to PC.
The interesting thing here is that their feature list mentioned how it will have many graphics quality options so you can tailor the experience to "a wide range of devices, all the way from high-end PCs to portable PC gaming devices" — Steam Deck anyone? Hopefully this will work nicely at release with Proton on Steam Deck and desktop Linux. It will have a pretty wide array of options like NVIDIA DLSS 3, AMD FSR 2, Intel XeSS, Ray Tracing, ultra-wide support and much more. Sounds like they're really going all-out on this one.
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Such an awesome time to be a gamer on PC, seeing many more previously console exclusive games arriving. Will this be something you'll be playing on desktop Linux or Steam Deck? Must admit it looks pretty good and the previous PlayStation reviews of it have been quite glowing.
You can follow it on Steam where it's available for pre-order.
Note: the article originally stated it released on July 29th which was incorrect, it launches July 26th. Apologies on the error.
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By now I think someone at Sony feeds on the hopeless cries for Bloodborne on PC.
But Ratchet and Clank is one of the games I was also really hoping for, so this is great news. I need something to tide me over for a few years until FF16 might finally come...
But Ratchet and Clank is one of the games I was also really hoping for, so this is great news. I need something to tide me over for a few years until FF16 might finally come...
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you know its a trailer targeting pc gamers when they put tons of techinical details in the trailer...
sigh
sigh
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i hope they port gravity rush and tales of xilia, but i doubt they will
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on_en_a_gros May 30, 2023
You can follow it on Steam where it's available for pre-order.Am I the only one triggered by the pre-order without any config info?
Nevertheless Sony is going in the right direction with their IP's, maybe one day we'll live without exclusives.
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God damn it. You know, I had a strong dislike for Sony after my past PS3 era experience with them. I vowed to never give them my money again.
And now they go bringing all these old franchises I love to PC and therefore also to Linux... which makes my wallet open. That's not cool Sony not cool!
I can't believe I am giving Sony money again
Though, I have accepted lately though that I have a game buying addiction problem (across multiple stores) so I am trying to put a stop to that
And now they go bringing all these old franchises I love to PC and therefore also to Linux... which makes my wallet open. That's not cool Sony not cool!
I can't believe I am giving Sony money again
Though, I have accepted lately though that I have a game buying addiction problem (across multiple stores) so I am trying to put a stop to that
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I expected to see this sooner or later, and Ratchet & Clank is a pretty cool series (I even found the movie fun, for what it was), so I'll be keeping an eye on how this turns out to run on portables once it's released. (Sorry, no pre-order - there's only one series I make that exception for. 
)
Actually, I wonder if this would mean that a particular cameo that I liked would also appear on Steam at some point, too?
)Actually, I wonder if this would mean that a particular cameo that I liked would also appear on Steam at some point, too?
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I have played it on PS5 and I really recommend it. A lot of fun; much improved over the previous version.
Although, I doubt this will work smooth on the Steam Deck. It's a game that requires a pretty performant GPU and NVME.
Although, I doubt this will work smooth on the Steam Deck. It's a game that requires a pretty performant GPU and NVME.
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Well of course they'll keep releasing their catalogue for PSP Vita SteamDeck.
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StalePopcorn May 31, 2023
May Iron Galaxy have nothing to do with it. Amen
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rustybroomhandle May 31, 2023
May Iron Galaxy have nothing to do with it. Amen
It's Nixxes
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Note: the article originally stated it released on July 29th which was incorrect, it launches July 26th. Apologies on the error.
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kaktuspalme May 31, 2023
What I wonder more is that they can port it at all, as this game was a showcase for the fast SSD in the PS5 and the direct GPU access to the SSD. Either they have loading screens sometimes which the PS5 doesn't have or they can put all the needed Texturesin the VRAM somehow.
Besides that, fantastic Game, I played it already on PS5.
Besides that, fantastic Game, I played it already on PS5.
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Good to know. I've never played a R&C game because I got out sony consoles before I ever played one.
On a steam deck it's going to be running at lower resolution which will mean much smaller textures in VRAM + level steaming in systems like unreal can be pretty good at keeping loading time down or non-existent. There's been massive open world games with no or low loading time on PCs for over a decade now. Really just doing it with raw power by using an NVMe drive as scratch VRAM is actually a pretty lazy and unimpressive way to do loadscreen free gaming, IMO. AAA studios should strive for better programing than relying on raw power, but at the same time since it was console exclusive originally I couldn't fault them for going the lazy route since it worked on the only required hardware. Which in theory that's the benefit to console exclusive games, rather than having to optimize for tons of different possibilities you just have to make sure it works on one piece of hardware and your done.
What I wonder more is that they can port it at all, as this game was a showcase for the fast SSD in the PS5 and the direct GPU access to the SSD. Either they have loading screens sometimes which the PS5 doesn't have or they can put all the needed Texturesin the VRAM somehow.
Besides that, fantastic Game, I played it already on PS5.
On a steam deck it's going to be running at lower resolution which will mean much smaller textures in VRAM + level steaming in systems like unreal can be pretty good at keeping loading time down or non-existent. There's been massive open world games with no or low loading time on PCs for over a decade now. Really just doing it with raw power by using an NVMe drive as scratch VRAM is actually a pretty lazy and unimpressive way to do loadscreen free gaming, IMO. AAA studios should strive for better programing than relying on raw power, but at the same time since it was console exclusive originally I couldn't fault them for going the lazy route since it worked on the only required hardware. Which in theory that's the benefit to console exclusive games, rather than having to optimize for tons of different possibilities you just have to make sure it works on one piece of hardware and your done.
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Happy with this. Sony, bring them all!Honestly, I expected to see the earlier Ratchet & Clank games get ported before this one - I'd be happy if we got those too.
Now where's Sly Cooper?
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benstor214 Jun 1, 2023
I don’t understand the effort, as most gamers will pirate it anyway.
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Happy with this. Sony, bring them all!Honestly, I expected to see the earlier Ratchet & Clank games get ported before this one - I'd be happy if we got those too.
Now where's Sly Cooper?
Of the old classics Jak and Dexter needs a PC port / remaster too. :D
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Of the old classics Jak and Dexter needs a PC port / remaster too. :D
This already exists for Jak 1 as https://opengoal.dev/. Support for Jak 2 is currently being developed.
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Of the old classics Jak and Dexter needs a PC port / remaster too. :D
This already exists for Jak 1 as https://opengoal.dev/. Support for Jak 2 is currently being developed.
Interesting project. Since I had my ISO premade from the time I played Jak 1 on the PCSX2 emulator a few years back it was easy to setup too. Overall it seems to run way better than it did emulated.
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