What is expected by many people Dead space The remake is riddled with bugs, including a serious graphics glitch on the PS5. EA has acknowledged the issue but cannot say when it will be fixed.
The Dead space The remake offers a complete graphical overhaul of the sci-fi horror game, making it look more like a modern game, instead of a 15 year old space junk game. However, some PS5 players reported an issue where textures were loading at a much lower resolution than intended, creating an ugly visual mismatch between the highly detailed protagonist and the high resolution environment low fidelity.
“The team is working on a patch that will improve the issue on PS5,” EA community manager EAKfam said in a statement. a Reddit post (opens in a new tab). “The patch will also provide an option to disable VRS on PC. No ETA yet, but I’ll keep you all updated.
EAkfam describes the bug as a “major graphics issue”, saying it is the highest priority bug on the team’s list and not an immediate game-breaking bug. While we don’t have an exact fix date, the glitch is definitely within EA’s sights. However, these graphics issues are not the only bugs affecting the game. PC stuttering, “infinite death loop” and “chapter-specific items not appearing [and] bug preventing progression” is also mentioned in the EAkfam post, along with some temporary workarounds. It’s definitely worth a read if you run into any issues during your own playthrough.
Shades of gray
This error can be caused by Variable Scale Ball, which is a process that allows your graphics card to spend less time and effort dealing with parts of the game that you are less likely to see: such as areas obscured by shadows. VRS changes the number of pixels a single-pixel shading operation can affect, allowing developers to reduce the complexity of shading in certain contexts. It improves frame rates and helps low-end machines keep up.
However, the Dead space The remake’s VRS app was skewed by this bug, causing moderately shaded areas to appear blurry and weird. Digital Foundry’s John Linneman found his own examples of this phenomenon:
For those curious, here’s what VRS does with picture quality on the PS5. The actual resolution is much higher (look at Isaac) but VRS makes the shaded areas essentially lose most of their detail. pic.twitter.com/Qx9uEyTWzzJanuary 28, 2023
The Dead Space remake was, for the most part, well-received by critics and fans alike, with a score of 89 out of 10. Metacritic (opens in a new tab) with a user score of 8.4. Our own Aleksha McLoughlin was eagerly anticipating the remake, especially after original playback. With gripping, gruesome horror shareand the promise of a mysterious alternate endingno wonder the remake has been a hit.
The game’s bugs really get in the way of things, but the news of fixes being worked on at least gives hope that they’ll be resolved soon. Until then, Dead Space’s horrors aren’t just mutant hell beasts that stalk the corridors of USG Ishimura.
