Join Alex Battaglia for a deep dive into the fascinating PC port of the PlayStation 5 masterpiece, Returnal. This is a PC version with so much to commend it, including enhanced RT features, big boosts to image quality and one of the best settings screens and benchmarks we’ve ever seen. It’s a patch or two from greatness – but unless you have a high-end CPU, we can’t recommend it for everyone in its current state.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:40 Settings Menu, Shader Pre-Compilation and Ultrawide Support
00:05:26 What are the big improvements over PS5?
00:10:10 Sundry Improvements over PS5 and Optimised Settings
00:18:15 Ray Traced Audio Tests
00:20:24 Stuttering in Returnal on PC – How and Why
00:24:51 Conclusion