Paradigm via PlayStation

Horizon Forbidden Westward is one impressive-looking game, and like many modern triple-A titles, you lot tin can tweak its graphics settings to heighten either its visual quality or its framerate. How practiced it looks or how well it runs will depend not only on which graphics mode y'all choose but also on which system you're playing.

PlayStation 5 graphics modes

The PlayStation 5 version of the game — arguably the definitive version — has two bachelor graphics modes: performance and resolution. Performance caps Forbidden West's resolution at 1800p while targeting a consistent framerate of 60 FPS. On the other hand, the resolution mode caps the game's framerate at a steady 30 FPS while boosting its resolution to a native 4K.

We recommend the operation style to anyone playing on a PS5. While the game doesn't look quite equally precipitous in this way every bit it does when resolution is prioritized, beingness able to explore, chase, and fight at a buttery-smooth 60 FPS is definitely worth it. Thankfully, if you would like to view a detail expanse or cutscene in 4K, or if you just desire to encounter how the game would feel at 30 FPS, y'all can easily switch between graphics modes in the game's settings.

PlayStation 4 graphics modes

Unfortunately, if you're playing on a PS4, you lot won't have any graphics modes to choose from. On PS4 and PS4 Pro model, the game is locked at 30 FPS, only the resolution volition vary depending on which version of the PS4 you're playing on. The base model will output at 1080p, while the Pro model will deliver a 1800p picture, which matches the resolution seen in the PS5's functioning manner.