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(Slightly) Early Access: Silent Hill 2 Remake - PS5 Tech Review - An Authentic UE5 Recreation... But What About Performance? (Patreon)

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2024-10-05 15:05:49

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2026-06

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DF Direct Weekly #183 is still cooking (exporting now in fact), but we have another content 'drop' today. Tom's just completed his Silent Hill 2 review and here it is. This one goes public as soon as our accompanying Eurogamer review is complete, but all Supporters can watch and download now.

The blurb: developer Bloober Team's remake of Silent Hill 2 is a surprise success in its telling of a Konami's original story, backed by an authentic visual recreation in Unreal Engine 5 - with Lumen reflections and GI. Comparisons to the PS2 original are fascinating to observe, where the studio has the bravery to deviate from the script where need be. There are rough points here too though, notably in performance - and sadly neither PS5's performance or quality modes always hold a stable line at their target 60 or 30fps.

Downloads: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/silent-hill-2-remake-ps5-tech-review-an-authentic-ue5-recreation-but-what-about-performance

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Silent Hill 2 Remake - PS5 Tech Review - An Authentic UE5 Recreation... But What About Performance?

Developer Bloober Team's remake of Silent Hill 2 is a surprise success in its telling of a Konami's original story, backed by an authentic visual recreation in Unreal Engine 5 - with Lumen reflections and GI. Comparisons to the PS2 original are fascinating to observe, where the studio has the bravery to deviate from the script where need be. There are rough points here too though, notably in performance - and sadly neither PS5's performance or quality modes always hold a stable line at their target 60 or 30fps. Many thanks to Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson for the pristine PS2 capture, taken using the RetroTink 4K. Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and various items based on DF catchphrases? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Introduction 02:45 Original versus remake comparison 09:55 PS5 Mode Comparison/Lumen Differences 13:58 PS5 30FPS Quality Mode Frame-Rate Test 15:54 PS5 60FPS Performance Mode Frame-Rate Test 17:29 Verdict