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Directive 8020 debuts for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC

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Directive 8020 debuts for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC
Directive 8020 has launched, available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam. The latest entry in The Dark Pictures series of standalone horror games, from the creators of Until Dawn, depicts a future scenario set deep in space.

The crew of the colony ship Cassiopeia is stranded on a planet twelve light years from Earth, pursued by a deadly alien threat. Plot development is impacted by the "Turning Points" story tree, allowing players to rewrite history and change the course of the story, exploring hidden paths and leading to multiple possible endings.

The Digital Deluxe edition includes the digital soundtrack by Dead Space series composer Jason Graves and licensed tracks to complement the mood of cosmic dread.


Will Burdon, studio technical director at developer Supermassive Games, detailed visual upgrades delivered by Sony's AI-driven upscaling technology, via the PlayStation Blog. PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), dynamic shadows and ray-traced lighting effects are showcased in the PS5 Pro enhancements trailer, hosted on the PlayStation YouTube channel.

"PSSR intelligently enhances image detail and clarity frame by frame," Burdon writes, "allowing environments, character models, and subtle environmental storytelling to appear crisp and well-defined. The metallic corridors of the Cassiopeia, the frost forming across a freezing medical lab, the distortion in a reflective visor, all of these details benefit from the added sharpness."


From the Xbox product page:
From the creators of UNTIL DAWN and THE QUARRY, an all-new cinematic sci-fi horror adventure that blends intense survival gameplay with meaningful choices and a branching storyline.

Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone.

Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. As they battle to survive, they are confronted with the hardest choice of all: to save themselves, they must risk the lives of everyone on Earth.
PlayStation Blog - Elevate your mission in Directive 8020 with PlayStation 5 Pro enhancements

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