Emerging from a lunar base for our first match, both platforms hold to that 60fps target with ease: small skirmishes have zero impact on performance, and gameplay feels smooth and responsive. Just like its predecessor, Garden Warfare 2 targets 60fps gameplay for the smoothest possible action paired with crisp controller response - and v-sync is in place on both systems. However, based on the beta, PS4 seems to have a noticeable streaming advantage: higher quality assets and shadows load in more quickly during cut-scenes and gameplay, which translate to slightly less visible pop-in in areas such as the beginning of a match, or after respawning back into the environment. Certainly, the presentation overall is a significant upgrade over the 720p we saw in Star Wars Battlefront on the Microsoft console.īeyond resolution, the core art and effects work are basically interchangeable in Garden Warfare 2, with identical quality levels across almost all aspects of the game's visual make-up, with a decent level of texture filtering in place on both games. As you might expect, the difference in resolution leads to slightly softer imagery on Xbox One, but the gap between the two platforms isn't especially noticeable during gameplay. The post-process anti-aliasing works well in smoothing off the jaggies, with only minor aliasing and pixel-popping issues - even on the lower resolution Xbox One version.

Just like the original game, PlayStation 4 runs natively at 1080p, while the Xbox equivalent settles at 900p. In terms of the core rendering set-up, perhaps unsurprisingly it's business as usual for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Effects work and lighting is also considerably upgraded too, with more in the way of dynamic light sources and particle effects appearing on-screen during even the more modest firefights.

Going into the multiplayer beta, what's clear is that the scale and scope of Garden Warfare 2 is expanded significantly: environments are larger, featuring more in the way of explosive set-pieces that add to the chaos, while more characters are added to the mix. Garden Warfare 2 leverages the evolved Frostbite 3 engine to produce an enhanced, even more action-packed spectacle - but the question is whether the more ambitious sequel can retain the smooth performance of its predecessor, or match the near-locked 60fps experience of stablemate Star Wars Battlefront. The original Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare was something of a surprise hit, and last weekend's console beta for the sequel reveals that PopCap Games has upped the ante.

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