God of War PC Port Gets Update
2018’s God of War might not be an awfully new recreation, however its latest PC launch pushed the sport again into relevancy each as an commercial for the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok and as a standalone product. The PC model was, in truth, instantly aware of some cutting-edge picture reconstruction expertise, similar to Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR 1.0
Update 1.0.12 for God of War expands the sport’s record of upscaling choices by including AMD’s new and upgraded model of FidelityFX Super Resolution to the roster. Compared to FSR 1.0, the brand new model of the upscaler delivers vastly improved picture high quality that may go toe-to-toe with DLSS in some conditions, however is accessible for nearly all fashionable GPUs.
The launch of FSR 2.0 for God of War means it is the second recreation on PC to showcase AMD’s new and improved picture reconstruction expertise. The first recreation with FSR 2.0 was Deathlooop, Arkane Studios’ time-bending immersive sim. By leveraging this new expertise, gamers can anticipate to run God of War on a fair higher array of PC {hardware} than they might earlier than, as the sport can now render at a decrease native decision and nonetheless get superior picture high quality and efficiency because of FSR 2.0’s upscaling expertise.
Since AMD FSR 2.0, not like Nvidia DLSS, wants no devoted {hardware} to run its AI-fueled upscaling, this implies it’ll work on nearly any up to date {hardware}. It is particularly pertinent on Valve’s new handheld gaming PC, as Steam Deck’s 40Hz refresh fee choice mixed with FSR 2.0 ought to ship wonderful battery life and efficiency in God of War throughout the board and with out sacrificing picture high quality because of this.
PC followers of God of War are additionally aware of another performance that is not technically supported in any official capability, nonetheless. Modding is a giant deal, and nearly all of mods for God of War have featured character mannequin replacers and the like. One of the more moderen mods, for instance, pits Kratos towards Master Chief in God of War, and it is a provided that Ragnarok will probably be getting the same remedy if it ever comes out on PC.