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It's the impressions/reactions video you've been waiting for - and it took time because we wanted to investigate what was shown more deeply. John Linneman and Alex Battaglia share their notes on the Starfield Direct, discuss why the game is 30fps on consoles, what 4K on Series X actually means (and the implications for Series S) before moving onto the rendering tech on display and what they think about the actual game.
00:00 Overview
00:53 Why is Starfield 30fps on consoles?
12:31 Visual impressions and real-time global illumination
17:15 Reflections and motion blur
23:31 Screen-space shadows and terrain rendering
28:06 Volumetric lighting, fog, and bokeh depth of field
32:40 Character rendering
36:01 Gameplay impressions
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It's the impressions/reactions video you've been waiting for - and it took time because we wanted to investigate what was shown more deeply. John Linneman and Alex Battaglia share their notes on the Starfield Direct, discuss why the game is 30fps on consoles, what 4K on Series X actually means (and the implications for Series S) before moving onto the rendering tech on display and what they think about the actual game.
00:00 Overview
00:53 Why is Starfield 30fps on consoles?
12:31 Visual impressions and real-time global illumination
17:15 Reflections and motion blur
23:31 Screen-space shadows and terrain rendering
28:06 Volumetric lighting, fog, and bokeh depth of field
32:40 Character rendering
36:01 Gameplay impressions
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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