At least that was the case until Sony’s Japan Studio and Bluepoint Games set out to resurrect “Shadow of the Colossus” for the PlayStation 4.Ĭomplete with 4K, HDR graphics, and more than twice the detail in a single temple than the PS2 version’s entire game world, the PS4 remak e of “Shadow of the Colossus” is easily one of the most visually arresting video games I’ve seen to date.

Next to the kind of 4K, HDR graphics found in today’s multi-million dollar games, though, “Shadow of the Colossus’” once groundbreaking visuals look quaint. When it was released in October 2005 for Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 2, the game’s striking visuals, incredible sense of scale and simple, yet stirring story did more to advance the argument that video games are art than nearly any title before it. “Shadow of the Colossus” is regarded as one of the most beautiful video games ever made. The game is to be released on February 6th, 2018.‘Shadow of the Colossus’ is one of the most beautiful games ever made.

The game will be using new rendering techniques developed by Bluepoint Games and will have additional new animations along with assets for the graphical update. The game will be using the original source code from PS2 and most of the animations will also remain same, in order to keep the original essence of the game intact. They followed the footsteps of what CD Projekt Red did for the Witcher 3 on Xbox One X. The prior renders the game at 1080p 60 FPS, whereas the later renders the game at 4K and 30 FPS. And the PS4 Pro version has two game modes, Performance mode, and Cinematic mode. Today, the development team behind the game revealed the details regarding the Resolution and FPS at which Shadow of the Colossus will run on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.Īs per the details revealed by Bluepoint, Shadow of the Colossus will run at 1080p FHD, 60 FPS on the PS4. And as it is being released for the PS4, it only makes sense that it will be taking advantage of the PS4 Pro’s superior hardware as well.Currently, the game is in its final stages of development and is being developed by Bluepoint Games. The remaster of the classic PS2 game Shadow of the Colossus will be released for the PS4 soon.

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