How does the Steam port compare to the PS5 version or the PC Gamepass/MIcrosoft Store version now?

[WuTangCarl]

I have both the PS5 and a PC, and what's the best way to re-experience Nier Automata in all of its glory, having first played it years ago on the PS4. I don't have Gamepass, but would be willing to buy the Microsoft store version if it's still superior to the Steam version.

[ChickenBalls]

yes they make more money by releasing exclusive games
and most of their fans are too young or too ignorant to bother with emulators

[McREEEEEE]

Just reinstalled. Steam port is fixed now. No longer have 30 fps locked cutscene. Raw mouse input n keyboard input is good.

Before it's really not acceptable without mod. Now it's the same as the Windows Store version. Solid

[Leo OS.]

引用自 ChickenBalls：

whichever version you buy just dont buy the Switch port :lunar2019laughingpig: :laughingprism:
https://youtu.be/-EgqUmzq004

I did. It's fine. It also got 2P.

[Somnia]

引用自 1singur：

引用自 ChickenBalls：

hmm so playing a 5 and a half yr old game at 720p with low level of detail, very low res textures and very noticeable texture pop in is not shortsighted?

Is not. You have to consider the screen footprint. I play The Witcher 3 on 3 platforms, and the experience on the small Switch screen is not far below the one on the big screen, be it PC or other home console. The same can be said about Automata, or other AAA ports, like Eternal.

woudnt be the steam deck version just be better then the switch version?

[1singur]

引用自 Somnia：

引用自 1singur：

Is not. You have to consider the screen footprint. I play The Witcher 3 on 3 platforms, and the experience on the small Switch screen is not far below the one on the big screen, be it PC or other home console. The same can be said about Automata, or other AAA ports, like Eternal.

woudnt be the steam deck version just be better then the switch version?

Pound-for-pound yes, but the Switch version plays on a smaller screen. You have to be the pixel-peeper type to take issues with it. I played it on both Classic and Lite Switches, and it plays just fine. Obviously when docked the visuals become noticeable on a larger screen, but for TV you can just buy it on home consoles, or on PC. The point here is about how it feels in portable mode. And it feels just fine.

[ChickenBalls]

well ppl have made Doom run on a tiny screen of an ancient digital camera so maybe in a couple decades they will also make this game run on old cameras with tiny screens or on those smart refrigerators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCZZkBATSc&t=1s

[Helen Keller Light Festival]

引用自 WuTangCarl：

Ok, thanks everyone! Looks like the best version nowadays is going to be the Steam one. I'll buy it when it goes on sale!

Just a heads up: I've been waiting for a sale for months and months now. It does go on sale, it's just like, twice per year, so I hope you aren't in a rush.

[WuTangCarl]

引用自 Helen Keller Light Festival：

引用自 WuTangCarl：

Ok, thanks everyone! Looks like the best version nowadays is going to be the Steam one. I'll buy it when it goes on sale!

Just a heads up: I've been waiting for a sale for months and months now. It does go on sale, it's just like, twice per year, so I hope you aren't in a rush.

That's good to know. I'm not in a rush, cause I've played it before on PS4. It's just one of my favorite games, so I'd love to replay it now that I have a good gaming PC. Thanks for the heads up!

[ChickenBalls]

and they just keep releasing PC games on Switch
I guess I shouldn't have criticized the port of this game for looking awful when there are games that look and perform even worse and even lower res and fps
have fun playing No Man's Sky at 896x504
https://youtu.be/q5ewqp15rJE

[Heaven Fall]

Just add 3 mods :
- Special K ( FAR) ( unlock FPS)
- HD texture
- LOD fix

And the game is beatiful

[Bpudel]

PC is the best platform to experience any game, actually. A powerful PC will always be way head of any console version out there

[Mizurazu]

引用自 Kougeru：

the PS5 version uses PS4 backwards compatibility mode. This means it is literally running on the PS4 (Pro) chip inside the PS5. It runs 60 FPS 1080p with quite a few FPS drops and loads slowly and crashes every few hours. the PC version runs better but you'll likely need mods to reduce crashing

The PS5 does not have a PS4 chip inside it to run PS4 games. It's running the game using the PS5 hardware in their PS4 Pro mode but there's no specific hardware inside it like the OG PS3 had for PS2 games.
And having played the PS4 quite a bit on my PS5 and I have non of the issues you described.
The PS5 irons out any FPS drops. The hitching happening while traversing the world is something even the PC version suffers from.

[Shadic]

引用自 Kougeru：

the PS5 version uses PS4 backwards compatibility mode. This means it is literally running on the PS4 (Pro) chip inside the PS5. It runs 60 FPS 1080p with quite a few FPS drops and loads slowly and crashes every few hours. the PC version runs better but you'll likely need mods to reduce crashing

Not how it works. It uses software not hardware. Works out to be a locked 60. KH3 for example was uncapped but at 40 FPS on PS4 Pro but a locked 60 on PS5.

[Kaldaien]

Microsoft Store version and (current) Steam version are the same.

What makes the Steam version superior is that you can rollback to the earlier version of the game that performed better than this new patch does. You can't do that on Microsoft Store, cause the first version released there is Steam's current patch.

[Necolumbus]

special K and kimono essentials mod