Horizon Zero Dawn PC launched a couple of days ago on both Steam and Epic Games Store. We knew that Sony and Guerrilla had partnered with AMD since the game was bundled with Ryzen processors, but it turns out that AMD also worked alongside the developer to optimize specific features for Radeon graphics cards, including the very first implementation of the FidelityFX Single Pass Downsampler (SPD). Here's the list of the features from the press release issued by AMD:
That said, the port's quality isn't exactly unimpeachable as Keith already mentioned in his performance analysis. This led the current average Steam user review score for Horizon Zero Dawn PC to be below the passing grade; however, the developers have shared another update yesterday to let fans know they're working on improving the performance and other issues.
Thank you for supporting us yesterday as we launched Horizon Zero Dawn PC! We have been enjoying a whole new wave of screenshots with the in-game Photo Mode, live streams and videos from content creators, and seeing so many new players start their journey with Aloy.
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Thank you for your patience as we continue to investigate issues; we will update you all as soon as we have more news.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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