[Sponsored] Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War: Next-Gen Feature Analysis: Ray Tracing + 120Hz Support! 

Finally a video where they actually explain what rt shadows are properly. I've seen other videos where they literally say it's just softer shadows and that's it. Of course it had to be digital foundry to do it right!!

The age of the reflections, is over. The time, of the shadows, has come.

Im noticing that Alex is sounding more and more like Otacon from MGS

This has made me weirdly enthusiastic about RT shadows. They're not as glamourous or flashy as RT reflections or global illumination but definitely some good tech.

Finally, a game with ray-traced muzzle-flash shadows for Alex. Bon appétit.

This was an amazing video to show that Ray tracing doesn't just mean reflections.

I was unsure if my $500 were well spent money until I started to play my games at 50% speed and 200% zoom. I recommend this to everyone.

Why does everyone immediately dislike the video when it's sponsored? Like they're not forging information or anything they're still just making content as usual, just now they're paid to make a video on a certain topic. Earn that bread DF

COD 2021 and Battlefield 2021 are gonna be truly next-gen but I think Battlefield 2021 is gonna look much better.

Guy in the red jacket is so Brad Pitt.

Love these tech analysis videos. They give real insight into the techniques used in dev work. Particularly good auf Wiedersehen for this video. Thanks Alex.

Another great analysis video. Keep up the awesome work guys!

Friendship with RT reflections is over, RT shadows is my friend now

Any fish that swim away when you go near them in this game?. That sh*t was next-gen when it came out on X1 and PS4.

Keep up the good work Alex. It’s great how RT shadows really add depth to the visuals.

Ngl shadow RT is epic, paired with 3D audio and we’re finally getting somewhere.

Imagine RDR 2 with RT shadows, My mind doesn't support that kind of imagination

I Really like how the shadows looks! And is super cool to have different implementations of raytracing for consoles and at launch I'm super happy!

Your content is so good, even a 12 minute commercial is engaging and interesting to see. It was about time a developer / publisher took notice of what you do and the value you can add to a game launch. Really good tech analysis, as usual. Keep it up!!!

Thanks for the RT Shadows explanation, pretty impresive, especially for small details!

The first thing I do in a fast paced shooter is to look at how soft a coffee mug's shadow is, definitely

Raytrayced shadows and global illumination make a way bigger difference than reflections

If you prefer higher frame rates is it better to get a 1080p monitor for the nex gen systems? Would you need hdmi 2.1 to take advantage of the 120hz modes? Seems like they are all lower res at 120? Dirt 5 and borderlands looks super blurry in framerate mode on my 4k tv. If a 1080p monitor would be better which ones would support higher framerate? Does a monitor with freesync help the ps5 out at all?

I always like side-by-side comparisons to have better/newer ones on the right like in this video. DF currently seems to leave that to individuals but I wish it was consistent.

I come from a 3D background and can completely appreciate your analysis of games. I have been working with ray tracing since forever and its truly amazing to see it surface in top a real-time environment. Something we would have never thought would have happened a few years ago

oh wow I didn’t know it was also doing muzzle flash shadows with RT, that’s dope! I think Killzone 2 had muzzle flash shadows too right?

Is the game rendered in 4k in 120hz? Have DF pixel counted the 120hz mode. Watched both videos on cold war and havent heard them adressering rendered resolution in the 120hz mode. Have I missed it?

What about gyro aiming with the Dualsense controller? Do they plan to add it in a future update?

Omg a digital foundry video that has actually processed to 4K! Finally RU-vid, keep doing this

DF eating good

Thank you for actually explaining and showing Ray Traced shadows vs shadow maps. Now I finally actually can care about the shadow quality in games, this was very impressive.

Kind of mind blown by this video. Never realized ray-traced shadows could add so much depth to the objects.

You've convinced me! Ray-traced shadows are awesome.

Sponsored videos are 4K from day one. Non-sponsored Dirt 5, COD and DS videos are still on 1080p only...RU-vid corruption. I'm blaming RU-vid, not DF, just to clarify.

At 6:44 there is some noticeable artefacting on PS5 when the diagonal shadow becomes visible. Is that DLSS doing weird things, or just that the RT calculation rate is lower than the rendering framerate?

Great work as always, Alex.

"Note the thumb detail! " Sorry. Couldn't help it.

This isn’t a review of the game it’s just an overview of the features. The sponsorship doesn’t bother me here, but I can see why it might for others

One of the best explanations of RT shadows. I really like the extra visual quality the shadows deliver, I prefer this over the wet floor everywhere reflections I have seen.

At 11:08 could you please post the kbm plugged? Does it have any delay? Thanks in advance

People wouldn’t be disliking this video had it not been sponsored, yet the sponsorship somehow pushes it over the line? Absurd. Great stuff, Alex.

I got the "next gen" version and so far the only difference i can tell is that it consistantly crashes my console... fix up treyarch.

Great vid, cheers

Great video!!😊

This video just makes me appreciate the work of game designers more and more. This stuff probably takes a lot of time to optimize and implement, especially when you have such a large spectrum of hardware to cater to.

Sony should hire this guy for advertising...

Awesome-as always:)

This was incredibly helpful in understanding RT and what it does

I think this is so cool to watch, but in practical therms, I need to remember myself most scenes have 200x, 400x, even 800x zoom to be perceptible. You should remember that too. Enjoy the games no matter your PC or console.

9:18 Gorgeous. Absolutely hated that flat surface on the ground on Xbox 360.

Do RT shadows allow for dinamic desctruction or turning off of light sources without compromise of real time cast shadows?

Whats the difference between surround sound and 3d sound?

Imo RT for this gen shines the most when used to assist GI, shadows, or ambient occlusion.

there's a piece of information I think we should know. how does this game run on the base PS4, base Xbox One, and Xbox One X?

I love the post credit teasers Alex puts in his videos.

Digital Foundry always does the best comparisons. I've watched other videos on this game, and none of them have pointed out these differences.

8:10 When you find out the light switch has been sleeping with your wife.

I'm fully okay with sponsored videos. This video was great and informative. But I hate that they limited Digital Foundry to only discuss PS4/PS5 hardware and not X1X/XSX. As the years go by, I hate the exclusivity deal that PlayStation bought out of Activision. Game modes coming out a year later, when the game will be replaced with the next installment. Sponsored segments where "look: PS5 good, PS4 not as good" (but lets not have DF talk about Xbox or PC at all) DF is not exclusive to a specific piece of hardware, and should continue to be consumer first/friendly with informing their audience of all the views, angles, and other hardware.

HELP: If the game runs on a Dynamic resolution around 4k in the 120hz , will a 4k 144hz monitor with "HDMI 2.0" be able to run it at the same resolution without the need of at 4k monitor with "HDMI 2.1"?

DF with another great video :)

I feel like RT shadows is the lowest form of RTing from visual enhancement it provides to a game. RT GI or Reflections are probably the best RT tech similar to what is found in Metro Exodus or Spider Man.

Seeing shadows look this good is what gets me up in the morning.

A question, shouldnt the power of the ps5 allow to play at 1080p with quality mode with and uncaped framerate? It would reach more than 60 fps wouldnt it?

Will there be a Xbox version of this video... I didn't get to secure and XsX... Still on X1X want see the benefits I'll get when I secure a SeriesX and S sometime...

When a video is sponsored u can’t be 💯 honest without backlash

Honestly, I never pay attention to shadows😂

The gun shadow from the first example doesn't move when the gun moves tho. Why?

Question is does the frame rate tank if you adjust the FOV too high ?

The video is 12 minutes long , people posting 5 minutes later like they've watched the whole video...

The end of the video is nice, "auf wiedersehen" :D

Can someone tell me how good the 3D audio is as not many you tubers are talking about it? Is it good does it feel much better or what??

Great video, really shows what plus value is in a game with RT.

Muzzle flash shadows....haven't seen those since Killzone 2

Why haven’t we seen a video comparing the current Xbox one X to the new series X?

Cool video, thanks!

shadows cast by your gun was done in Killzone 2 in 2009--

2:58 Is the Halo pilot moonlighting in COD while Craig get his Chad surgery?

6:56 definitely a moment where Activision is forcing DF to read a classic RU-vid promotional script that sounds super awkward. Even has the, “For me my favorite thing about (X) is...” that every RU-vid promotion has

Which form of ray tracing takes a greater hit on the CPU reflections or shadows?

Is this the same with the series s vs the old gen Xbox’s??

Misleading title - Says next gen performance but 100% focus on PS5 without any mention of series X/S. Have a lot of respect for DF but this feels misleading

Next gen is here! Can't wait to play this with the Dualsense!

In UWQHD performance tanked to below 30 fps on my 3080, how do consoles work at all with RT?

The reflective surfaces are not frequent in some games. Instead shadows are everywhere. A good technical decision and the results are great.

Come on the reloading animation is clearly a step back from MW

Lmao, in modern warfare without ray tracing on a normal launch ps4, looks way better than cold war

How many types of ray tracing is there?

Thank you guys

Hope they can make the game run at a more smooth 60 fps for the one x

So how come sponsored videos are instantly in 4k while we've been waiting days for RU-vid to update their non-sponsored vids?

Great video alex

So this video is in 4k? How come others not getting 4k option. This is weird. Can you look at this DF?

It’s pretty amazing what a launch title is able to do (120 hertz, ray tracing). I look forward to what the next year or two holds for these new consoles.

And I was wondering why they were not sticking their faces onto walls and objects to showcase raytraced shadows last video

Very nice thanks 👍 so much, I will update the optimized version

How many times the word "shadow” was mentioned?

PS5 clearly has some shadow detail dark gamma curve implemented..

Slippery slope when taking sponsors from the game your covering. Credibility may be called into questions.

Anyone knows if 120fps can be activated if the tv only supports 60hz?

finally got the 4K videos sorted.