Hitman 3 already uses screen-space reflections, and even with ray tracing turned on, it will default to these reflections when you’re up close. In many cases, you’re getting ray-traced reflections even without ray tracing turned on, which both the Maldives and Miami levels confirmed.įor the window in Miami, it showed the wonderful ray-traced reflections from a distance, but that reflection quickly shifted once I took a few steps toward the window. While playing, they’re hard to notice because Hitman 3 already has fantastic reflections and lighting. The issue is that these comparisons only hold up in one-for-one screenshots. I captured another example in the Miami level (below), where you can see the ticket booth window reflecting the people in line with the ray-traced version (left). You can see an example of that in the Maldives level from Hitman 2 below (ray tracing is on the left). I noticed the reflections most on semitransparent reflective surfaces (mostly glass), where ray tracing shows reflections that wouldn’t normally render. That’s not to say ray tracing isn’t doing anything, just that it’s not doing very much. If they weren’t side by side, I wouldn’t be able to tell you which one is using ray tracing, certainly. The ray-traced version (left) shows the beam that Agent 47 is climbing cast slightly more shadow, but these two scenes are almost identical. You can see an example of that from the Dubai level above. But after playing through several missions and capturing around 50 screenshots, it’s hard to see the benefit.
Iphone x hitman 2 image update#
The update brings ray-traced reflections and shadows, which you can toggle on individually.
Hitman 3 has very little to gain from ray tracing, and spending some time with the new update only confirmed that for me. Hitman 3 is a reality check, especially if you think ray tracing is the be-all and end-all of graphics. Ray tracing can certainly make visuals more realistic, but in this game, it proves that adding ray tracing to all games isn’t necessary - especially when it tanks performance without adding much in terms of noticeable benefit.
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