Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Supermassive Games gives us a fresh take on sci-fi horror with Directive 8020 - the first game in its Dark Pictures Anthology line in three years, and also the first to jump to Unreal Engine 5. In the midst of that engine upgrade there are PS5 Pro upgrades. Ray Tracing is greatly improved via the use of hardware-based Lumen on Pro, while there's a separate PSSR toggle to consider. How does it stack up to PC's path tracing feature? Tom lays out the results in an expansive review covering all modes and permutations on console.

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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Base PS5/Xbox Series X
05:19 Xbox Series S
06:38 PS5 Pro Ray Tracing/PSSR Upgrades
11:33 Conclusion