Stick with the Xbox's own HDD and you should be fine, but regardless, this is an odd situation - we had no problems at all with the demo running on the same storage.Īs things stand, Prey represents one of the smoothest CryEngine experiences you can have on consoles by quite a wide margin, but to achieve this enviable consistency in performance, Arkane has disabled a number of visual effects that only PC owners get to enjoy. We encountered some crippling slowdown with the game installed to an almost-full external drive, with stuttering still evident even when copied across to freshly formatted storage. Performance at 30fps is stable, though we highly recommend users of Microsoft's platform to use the internal hard drive. PlayStation 4 still renders at 1080p, while Xbox One targets 900p instead. Technologically, little has improved from the demo - aside from tweaks to PS4's controller set-up - but thankfully the intrusive audio stings even on the most basic, mundane combat have been dialled back. Please enable JavaScript to use our comparison tools.
PREY 2017 STEAM PRO
The PC version benefits tremendously from higher pixel counts, better anti-aliasing and improved visuals so the fact that none of these pre-existing effects were rolled out for Pro owners is tremendously disappointing, and it's surprising that Sony would allow for a high-profile title to hit the market place touting support for the enhanced hardware when practically, there is none. The resolution remains identical, frame-rate is still locked to 30fps and even the lacklustre texture filtering is the same.
PREY 2017 STEAM PS4
Despite the retail packaging suggesting that PS4 Pro support is included, we could find no improvements whatsoever. It really is a great game, but there is the sense that the consoles are being sold short somewhat.
PREY 2017 STEAM FULL
The core Prey gameplay and content is still all present and correct on the consoles, of course, but one thing we would like to stress is that although the demo offers plenty of content and a good overview of the title's technological credentials, the full game simply takes things to the next level. With loading times often crossing the one minute mark on consoles, this is significant. You will be going back and forth between areas often and the rapid loading times on PC help make for a more pleasant experience all around. Loading a new level on PC requires very little time - and this is important as the design of the game focuses on a large interconnected space station. With Prey installed to an SSD or even a slower mechanical drive, loading times are a mere fraction of what you get on consoles. The PC version also offers a more user-friendly experience all-round. Here's our complete video breakdown of Prey on PC, PS4, Xbox One - and indeed a quick look at the non-existent PS4 Pro support. That was an issue we highlighted in our initial Prey demo report, and while Arkane has tweaked deadzones, the Sony platform's rendition of the game clearly needs further work. The higher frame-rate ensures a crisper response than the Xbox One version, and it feels dramatically better in every way to the PlayStation 4 game, which can feel laggy and lumpen by comparison. As we discussed earlier this week, the ability to hit 1080p60 gameplay at decent settings on a budget-orientated gaming PC ensures that the feel of the game can remain a class above, even if you're using relatively meagre components. Then there's the level of optimisation built into the PC version. In addition, Prey offers native support for the Steam controller which works brilliantly here. In terms of UI, Arkane offers PC users an enhanced interface which takes advantage of the classic keyboard/mouse combo. Key combat beats - battling the Mimics, specifically - are built around a twitch shooter mechanic that works best at 60fps or higher, and feels better still with mouse and keyboard. For the full-fat Prey experience, PC is the only way to play.Įven core elements of the game's design seem to be built around the kind of high frame-rate experience that the consoles do not deliver. The evidence strongly suggests that PC may well be the lead platform here, and the improvements are dramatic. But having spent a few days looking at the console and PC versions of Arkane Austin's Prey, one thing is clear - this title bucks the trend. The die has been cast for the current generation of gaming - multi-platform games are built from the ground up with consoles in mind, with only limited gains when ported over to PC: higher frame-rates, larger resolutions and perhaps a 4K texture pack.
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