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Killing Floor 2 launches November 18 complete with support for PS4 Pro, offering a range of visual enhancements for 4K TV and 1080p TV owners, Tripwire has announced.
“PS4 Pro has allowed us to take Killing Floor 2’s visuals to the next level of fidelity,” explains David Hensley, product owner, Tripwire Interactive. “Resolution, memory, and performance are the three key ways the PS4 Pro enhances Killing Floor 2.”
There are three major enhancements made to the game thanks to the power of PS4 Pro.
- 1800p checkboard rendering on 4K TV (3200×1800) optimized for 4K TVs
- Effectively supersampling and increased fps on HDTV
- Using additional memory to increased texture resolution to “Ultra Textures”
Hensley explains exactly what you’re going to get on PS4 Pro. “First on the point of resolution for players that have a 4K TV and a PS4 Pro. Killing Floor 2 runs at a higher 1800p resolution that is then upscaled to 4K 2160p resolution, unlocking the gaming potential of your 4K screen. The extra resolution increases overall environment, weapon, and character detail beyond what is perceivable on a 1080p display,
“Environment details such as foliage and distant level meshes have a new level of definition. Enemies (Zeds) in the world seen at a medium to long distances have many more pixels defining them, making it just a bit easier to get that head shot. Killing Floor 2’s over-the-top gore system has never looked better with persistent blood reflecting the world and characters in high resolution.
“The extra memory on PS4 Pro allows us to activate our ultra textures that have higher resolution over the standard PS4. The ultra textures add extra surface detail to everything in the game including first person weapons, arms, zeds, and the levels themselves.
“These high-res textures will be used whether the player is playing on a 4K TV or a standard 1080p display. In addition to the ultra textures, the extra memory allowed us to increase our dynamic shadow resolution. Killing Floor 2’s custom deferred renderer uses a number of shadowing techniques including dynamic shadows. When these dynamic shadows are used they will be crisper and higher resolution on PS4 Pro then the standard PS4. When playing on a 1080p TV, Killing Floor 2 is effectively super sampled, resulting in much higher quality, smoother anti-aliasing.
“All of this is achieved without compromising on performance. Killing Floor 2 runs at an increased frame rate when using a PS4 Pro on a 1080p display. Whether you have a 4K or 1080p TV, Killing Floor 2 is going to look amazing on a PS4 Pro.”
If you have a regular PS4 you can give the game a try from today at 5pm GMT during the open beta which runs until November 6. The beta includes three multiplayer modes, three maps, one offline training mission, and 14 characters.
Killing Floor 2 is one of many games set to support PS4 Pro, with 40+ at launch on November 10 and lots more planned for later this year and beyond.
Source: EU PS Blog
