10 Graphics Technologies That Will Push The Visuals On PS4 And Xbox 720

8. Screen Space Directional Occlusion

Screen Space Ambient Occlusion has been used in countless PC and console games to simulate global lighting effects like clouds and sun-rays. Screen Space Directional Occlusion (SSDO) takes things a step further by calculating the lighting and occlusion simultaneously, allowing for advanced lighting effects that can effect smaller regions than a global map.