Horizon Forbidden West runs on PS5 so smoothly, the manufacturer has to slow down the game so that players can read the information on the transition screen

The world gaming market has been active since the first months of 2022. And one of the most talked about names in recent days is probably Horizon Forbidden West, released on PS4 and PS5 in last February 18. This game is currently receiving a rain of compliments from many major sites Metacritic (average 8.8 points from 106 review articles) or IGN (9/10 points).

Most say this is really a huge breakthrough compared to the first version of the franchise, with a compelling storyline and countless things that gamers can do in the large open world.

At the moment, it is clear that PS5 is the best platform to experience Horizon Forbidden West, although the game’s graphics are still very beautiful when running on PS4. However, what’s interesting is that this game runs on Sony’s latest generation of consoles so smoothly that the programming team had to intervene to slow it down a bit, a “paradoxical” process that is very rare. happening in the gaming industry.

In a recent interview with Engadget news site, Mathijs de Jonge, Horizon Forbidden West project manager, shared that the game’s loading screen runs too fast on PS5, making players unable to read good knowledge. Game tips are displayed on that screen.

Jonge said: “ Since Horizon Zero Dawn, we have a fast travel feature, but actually it will take about 1 minute to load. With PS5, this period is shortened to about 4-5 seconds. The transition screen loads so fast that the game won’t read the displayed hints. So we tweaked it a bit to slow it down, allowing you to read at least 1 piece of information on the screen .”

If you are a confident person knowledgeable about Horizon franchise, without reading the shares on the transition screen, you can fast forward by repeatedly pressing the X button, or simply turn off the “reduce speed” feature. This goes in the settings of the game.

Besides, Jonge also expressed his satisfaction when he created a game that was originally intended for PS5, but can still run well on PS4: ” I am very happy with the result. Of course, I feel super proud of the PS5 version, but the PS4 version offers the same feeling and experience. Although it is an older model, it still does its job very well .”

According to GamingBible