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ghost of tsushima
There’s been a lot of talk in the video game industry lately about Xbox exclusives coming to other platforms, and as always, it’s been a very controversial topic (and one we discussed on my latest Game Night podcast!).
In general, I’m sympathetic to the idea of exclusives being “timed” or having some kind of advantage to their platform of origin (like an Xbox game being free with Game Pass but not free on PlayStation). Exclusive games are certainly a way for a company to engage its customer base and make money. On the other hand, by definition you will have fewer consumers if you only release a game on one platform.
That’s been the idea at Microsoft for years now, where Xbox titles have been released on both console and PC at the same time. I have always thought this was a mistake. But Sony’s alternative (for many years only releasing its titles on PlayStation) was also a mistake.
Sony has settled on what I would call the “sweet spot” when it comes to console exclusivity: releasing exclusive titles only on PlayStation and then, about a year later, releasing them on PC. Which brings us to ghost of tsushima, a game that was released back in 2020 and that, in my opinion, deserved Game of the Year over its PlayStation rival, The last of us part II.
Now, obviously it’s been over a year from then to now, but we’re finally getting ghost of tsushima on PC, after it was also released on PS4 and PS5, it will get a Director’s Cut in 2021, which will be the same version that PC players get. if you buy the game on Steam.
Since we’ve had no real news on this upcoming PC release, it’s surprising to see how soon the game is coming out, with a release date of May 16, 2024. Not all PC releases have gone well for Sony, with The last of us release it in a truly poor state, but I hope ghost of tsushima it is a success. I think PC gamers will really enjoy its unique take on open-world gameplay, its beautiful graphics and Japanese setting, as well as its really engaging combat system. This game seemed Assassin’s Creed in Japan but it ended up being something much more (although I think Assassin’s Creed fans will enjoy it too).
The story takes place in 13th century Japan during the Mongol invasion. You play as Jin Sakai, a samurai on a desperate quest against an overwhelming enemy. It is fun! And if you’re looking shogun for now (which is great), it will be a good game to play after the series ends.
The PC version of the game comes with some advantages like:
- Unlocked frame rate and expanded graphics options.
- Support for ultrawide and super ultrawide, as well as support for three monitors.
- Support for NVIDIA DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3 and Intel XeSS. NVIDIA Reflex and DLAA are also supported if you have a compatible GPU.
- They actually added Japanese lip sync to this version and since it’s best played in Japanese with subtitles, this should be a nice touch.
- You can use the controller or the mouse and keyboard. Haptic feedback will work as intended on a PlayStation DualSense, as will adaptive triggers.
So that’s good news in a world full of people of the other type.