Ray tracing in Final Fantasy XIV

I don't think the game needs ray tracing to look good. They could do other stuff, like increasing the resolution of the textures, and even changing the lighting of the game. Yes, they don't require ray tracing to change the lighting. The game has this mud filter that makes everything be desaturated and with a greenish brown tint on it. It's very apparent if you use reshade and turn it on and off. They could make the game look so much better by adjusting the lighting and it wouldn't require ray tracing. They said they don't have plans to abandon the ps4. It's still a good console and not a bottleneck for the game.

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Originally Posted by Starshower

I don't think the game needs ray tracing to look good. They could do other stuff, like increasing the resolution of the textures, and even changing the lighting of the game. Yes, they don't require ray tracing to change the lighting. The game has this mud filter that makes everything be desaturated and with a greenish brown tint on it. It's very apparent if you use reshade and turn it on and off. They could make the game look so much better by adjusting the lighting and it wouldn't require ray tracing. They said they don't have plans to abandon the ps4. It's still a good console and not a bottleneck for the game.

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Some modern AA, DX12 for some damn actual multithreading, and yes, 4k textures would be prime. All this before RT

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Originally Posted by Shougun

The puddle reflections on the right (ray tracing) are miles better (other parts of the image are affected too but it's more subtle). It's also why I said Mor Dhona could be a computer frying test, if they added ray tracing to all the crystals lol.

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I couuld use a new space heater. /think

looks like those who are against Rays have no idea what they talk about

check this out

https://m.imgur.com/LKbtvri

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Originally Posted by testname

looks like those who are against Rays have no idea what they talk about

check this out

https://m.imgur.com/LKbtvri

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Also they say that it would raise the system reqs..not specifically. its a toggle option. Only people it would effect are the people who could run it to begin with

Ray Tracing is still on the big beta stage and not really something you should sell a game on.

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Originally Posted by Themarvin

Ray Tracing is still on the big beta stage and not really something you should sell a game on.

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Kinda like making a ssd a selling point to sell FFXIV on a PS5? (Even though you could put a ssd in a ps4)

Not sure about Ray Tracing in 14 but I’m all for Ray Chase in 14.



Seems he has his own character too lol

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Originally Posted by Izanagi_Fiaresu

Kinda like making a ssd a selling point to sell FFXIV on a PS5? (Even though you could put a ssd in a ps4)

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SSD has been around for active use for years, 4K Gaming has come out of beta stage with the new GFX that both AMD and Nvidia offer, though the RTX is still beta stage.... next resolution for beta stage is 8K.... and with that Raytracing will mature in next generation.

Also the SSD is nice and all but we still have the base PS and wont upgrade that - so ssd is pointless.