Insomniac Games offers another look at the PS5 Pro enhancements you can expect to see in a couple of its PS5 titles not long from now.
Fans of the action platformer can use new Performance Pro or Fidelity Pro modes on the PS5 Pro when it launches November 7th.
The new Performance Pro mode will also be available in Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
It was the second-best selling game in the UK last week, with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 taking the top spot (and becoming UK's fastest-selling Warhammer game).
Physical sales are "about a third lower", though Team Asobi's critically acclaimed platformer has surpassed Concord's worldwide sales.
The massive leak also includes details on a number of upcoming titles planned for the next several years.
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According to leaked internal Insomniac documents, the game had a total budget of $81 million.
The action platformer peaked at under 9,000 concurrent players on Steam at launch, which is PlayStation's third-worst PC launch to date.
As per a recent Digital Foundry report, true to Insomniac's word, the action-platformer really does struggle to run well on a PS4 HDD.
The PC version of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is also verified for play on the Steam Deck, and has extra features like support for DirectStorage 1.2 GPU decompression.
Insomniac confirms the action platformer has been fully optimized for Valve's handheld gaming PC.
The PC port goes live at 8 AM PDT in Los Angeles, 4 PM BST in London, 7 PM GST in Dubai on July 26th and midnight JST in Tokyo on July 27th.
Along with RTAO for high-end systems, the PC port supports Intel's XeGTAO. Ray-tracing details for AMD GPUs are also coming soon.
GPU decompression will enable "a higher bandwidth for streaming assets from storage to the graphics card," according to Nixxes Software.
It's possible to run the port at 720/30 FPS on Low settings with a hard-disk drive, but Nixxes recommends a solid-state drive.
The PC port is handled by Nixxes, with ray-traced reflections and shadows, ultra-wide monitors, unlocked frame rates and more.
Enhance Games' Humanity, the modern Tomb Raider trilogy, The Evil Within 2, and Dishonored 2 will also be available this month.
A UI/UX Engineer listing for PC titles at Nixxes mentions Coherent middleware, used in Insomniac's Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
Insomniac Games and Sony are celebrating 20 years of Ratchet and Clank with a free armour pack for the newest game in the franchise.
Insomniac Games explains that all of its games already have the required patches to support VRR features on day one.
Former Insomniac employee Sam Maggs spent a year and a half as narrative lead on last year's action platformer, but claims her work hasn't been properly credited in the game by the studio.
The results for the annual DICE Awards 2022 have been revealed, with Hazelight's It Takes Two bagging the Game of the Year award.
The 25th annual DICE Awards are scheduled to take place on 24th January. Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart leads the nominations race.
Deathloop leads the way with a total of nine nominations, while Ratchet and Clank follows with six of its own, and Psychonauts 2 and It Takes Two with five each.
Jon Burton states in a YouTube video that Insomniac's claims of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart only being possible on the PS5 are unfounded.
Meanwhile, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, available on PS5 and PS4, currently stands at over 6.5 million units sold worldwide.
The PlayStation CEO says the PS5 exclusive was the most enjoyable experience for him of the last year, and one that excites him for the future.
Meanwhile, Mario Golf: Super Rush claims third place, and also enjoys the biggest ever launch for a Mario Golf game to date.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin debuted in third place with sales being over twice as much as its 3DS predecessor.
Fidelity mode's frame rate goes up to 40 FPS with these changes. New stickers, color backgrounds for Photo Mode and more also added.
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is pushed down to third place, while Bandai Namco's Scarlet Nexus debuts in eighth position.
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart performs surprisingly well in its second week, selling more copies than it did in its launch week.
The latest title in the series sees Ratchet and Clank joined by Rivet as they hop across dimensions to try and stop Dr. Nefarious.
Update 1.001.003 also fixes a variety of issues like players getting stuck in certain cases and Rivet spawning without her hammer.
In terms of revenue, it is the biggest UK launch for a Ratchet and Clank game, while overall, it is the second biggest UK launch for a PS5 game.
Meanwhile, Chivalry 2 debuts in ninth place, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade in twelfth place, and Guilty Gear Strive at No. 26.
After a Dimensionator malfunctions, Ratchet, Clank and Rivet must team up and venture across dimensions to stop Dr. Nefarious.
The lead characters from Ratchet and Clank: Rift will have their own free costumes and emotes in Sumo Digital's platformer.
Game designer Grant Parker claims he "didn't crunch once" on the title. Animator Lindsay Thompson also spoke about her "completely crunch free" experience.
The RYNO 8 can tear open dimensional rifts, dropping objects from other dimensions on top of unsuspecting foes- and some of these objects are quite familiar...
Insomniac confirms that the upcoming action platformer is going to offer graphics modes in line with last year's Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
After a failing Dimensionator causes multiple rifts in space-time, it's up to Ratchet and Clank along with new character Rivet to save the day.
Shaders can also be applied to characters and collectibles for better visual clarity.
Venture to pirate bases, mines and vast canyons with rails to grind on.
New footage shows off plenty of weapons in action.
Pre-loads apparently go live on June 4.
The PS5 exclusive arrives on June 11th.
The game also has a New Game Plus-style challenge mode.
Insomniac's Mike Fitzgerald also discusses ray tracing and the benefits of the PS5's SSD.
Insomniac's PS5 exclusive continues to impress in new footage.
Embargoes for hands-off demo impressions are slated to end at 7 AM PT tomorrow.
Insomniac's action platformer receives over 16 minutes of new footage.
Rivet, new weapons, and glimpses of different worlds can be expect.
Insomniac's James Stevenson also confirms there will be no microtransactions.
The 15 minute-long show will also include updates on a couple of upcoming indie titles.
Deck out your favourite lombax with cosmetics and show them off in photo mode.
Insomniac reveals the name of the mysterious female Lombax.
Clank is looking like a well-oiled machine.
"There are plans in place right now for that," the developer says.
Digital Deluxe Edition details also revealed.
The PS5 exclusive is now available to pre-order.
Insomniac says a mix of new and returning moves will create an "empowering and expressive" move set.
Creative director Marcus Smith points to all the new features of the system as changing their outlook.
It focuses on the first party titles Sony hopes to get out between now and 2021.
The upcoming Ratchet game won't be cross-gen, in case you were wondering.
PS5 players can opt for the 60 FPS of the series' PS2 era or the gorgeous visuals of the PS3 games.
It will be releasing in the PS5's launch window, Insomniac confirms.
Insomniac's PS5 platformer will be one of many games to take the stage at the upcoming show.
"This is something we never could have done on previous generations," says creative director Marcus Smith.
Insomniac Games plan on delivering a good mix of locations.
Two Lombaxes for the price of one.
The iconic duo returns in a new dimension-hopping adventure.
Insomniac Games will allegedly be returning to the Lombax and robot before delivering a Spidey sequel.
The Lombax and his robot buddy might not yet be done with Sony's current console.
