Trine Series 4K and HDR (PS4 and PC)

[geisha]

Hello everybody, hello Frozenbyte!
I wanted to take the time to ask you guys some questions regarding the Trine Series on Playstation and PC. With HDR now enabled on all PS4's and the PS4 Pro being right around the corner I wonder if Frozenbyte has any plans to patch the games to feature HDR and 4K. I once read an interview, where they stated 4K would be possible even on the standard PS4. Additionally I could imagine those games with their fantastic worlds would profite from HDR!
So Frozenbyte, will there be a patch in the future, that implements HDR for PC and PS4's and do you also plan to patch in 4K or higher textures into these games?:D
Thanks for answering!

[JLarja]

I don't work for Frozenbyte anymore and have no inside knowledge, so I'm just making educated guesses here.

Trine 2 runs at 60 FPS in 1080p stereo 3D (I think output is still downsampled to 720p by PS4). In theory, you could run at 30 FPS in 4k without stereo 3D for about same amount of GPU power. PS4 Pro has around twice the GPU power, and additional features that would help, but need some work. So, in theory there are many ways to implement 4k (HDR as a checkbox feature is pretty trivial, so that's not a problem).

However, Trine 2 uses very old version of renderer. Trine 3 is also getting pretty old. Implementing new stuff for them may not be directly useful for their current projects. I also find it doubtful that Sony (or some other company) would pay for new versions, or that the new versions would significantly improve sales.

Now, maybe we'll also get an answer from someone from Frozenbyte :) .

-JLarja

[MarjutFB]

Hello there! :)

Sadly I don't have good news. We are currently focusing on new projects, so it's unfortunately unlikely we'll add updates to this. Sorry if it's disappointing to hear. :(

Still thank you for your interest, and cheers!

[geisha]

Thanks for the answers! It's cool to have direct contact to the developers like this! I always wondered why Sony didn't let you output the game at 1080p stereo 3D:-( I also understand that you have to focus on your new game. Just thought that maybe you could use the 4K stuff etc... for marketing;-)
Just promise us that after your new game you will return to Trine 3;-)