Summary
F1 24is set to receive several impressive visual enhancements on the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro. Although Sony’s marketing for the PS5 Pro so far has mostly revolved around first-party games,F1 24developer Codemasters has outlined some tantalizing upgrades for the third-party game, such as additional ray tracing features, higher framerates, and 8K support.
As the latest installment in EA Sports' annual racing series,F1 24was launched back in May 2024for PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series X/S, and PC. Performance analyses showed thatF1 24runs quite well on the current-gen machines, offering 60fps gameplay as a baseline, with PS5 and Xbox Series X players even having the option to dial it up to 120fps. A suite of ray tracing features, namely shadows, ambient occlusion, reflections, and dynamic diffuse global illumination (DDGI) is also featured inF1 24, albeit with a big concession.
Much likeGran Turismo 7’s ray tracing restriction, most ofF1 24’s ray tracing features are disabled during gameplay and are only visible in menus, pre-race sequences, and replays. With the debut of the PS5 Pro and its hugely improved ray tracing hardware, though, these limitations will no longer be present inF1 24when running on the beefier system. Digital Foundry’s Oliver MacKenzie, who recently went hands-on with the PS5 Pro, revealed in a new IGN analysis thatF1 24will greatly benefit from the console’s added horsepower.
F1 24 Performance Upgrades on PS5 Pro
MacKenzie remarked thatF1 24’s ray tracing features are a “generational leap” on the PS5 Pro, with the game’s Quality mode adding ray-traced ambient occlusion, reflections, and RT transparency on paint reflections during gameplay. There’s good news for players who prefer playing at higher framerates too, as the 120fps mode’s render resolution has been cranked up to native 4K, allowing for drastically better image quality. Lastly,F1 24will make use of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution to offer a staggering8K 60fps mode, joining the ranks ofGran Turismo 7as one of the few 8K-supported games on the PS5 Pro.
There was a lot of skepticism around whether the PS5 Pro’s performance would live up to its steep $700 price tag, but previews clearly show that developers have been able to extract highly impressive results from the console. Several games that heavily tax the base PS5’s GPU, such asFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, have seen tremendous uplifts on PS5 Pro. However, it’ll be interesting to seehow the PS5 Pro handlesDragon’s Dogma 2, and more such games where the CPU is more of a bottleneck than the GPU.
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It’s time to Create History in Season Two of EA SPORTS™ F1® 24:The summer break might be upon us, but the action never stops in F1® 24 as Season Two rewinds to celebrate iconic moments from the 23 and 24 seasons. Commemorate Zhou Guanyu’s maiden home race in China from earlier in the season before reliving Max Verstappen’s historic 2023 season, where he won his 10th consecutive Grand Prix at Monza. Also, take on new Challenge Career Episodes, test your skills against real drivers in new Pro-Challenges, and earn legendary rewards.Unleash Your Champion: Discover the newly innovated Driver Career mode with new gameplay rooted in the sport or team up with a friend in two-player career.EA SPORTS™ Dynamic Handling: Get to grips with more authentic handling. The latest physics gives you more control over how your personal driving style impacts your car’s performance and race strategy.Challenge Career is a new, interactive feature in the F1® season that offers episodic competitive play with unique events and challenges, allows community members to compete for high scores, and invites them to influence future content by voting on social media.
