With #NoMansSky coming to iOS, I thought it was time to update my fun list of all the platform combinations we support after more than 10 years of development! It’s a long list, which I hope gives a sense of the mad complexity involved in releasing and maintaining a large cross-platform game like ours: PS4 (Base) PS4 (Base, PSVR) PS4 Pro (×2 - 1080p/4K modes) PS4 Pro (PSVR) PS5 (Base) PS5 (Base, PSVR2) PS5 (PSVR, running the enhanced PS4 version) PS5 Pro PS5 Pro (8K) PS5 Pro (PSVR2) Xbox One / Xbox One S Xbox One X (×4 : Quality/Perf × 1080p/4K modes) Xbox Series S/X (×4 : Quality/Perf × 1080p/4K modes) PC (over 200 combinations of graphics options - DLSS, frame generation, FSR etc and all the quality settings.) PC (Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Integrated graphics) PCVR (around 15 supported headsets, with most of the same options as flat mode) PCVR (eye-tracked foveated rendering for Steam Frame, Pimax, Meta Quest Pro headsets) Mac (a similar range of options, with development support from The Forge Interactive across all Apple platforms) Switch (Handheld) Switch (TV mode) Switch 2 (Handheld) Switch 2 (TV mode) iPhone 11-18 iPad Air 3–iPad Pro M5 This is a simplified breakdown from a graphics engine and platform perspective, without counting major systems like networking, input and audio… There are also many other integrated graphics paths, including HDR, VRR and dynamic resolution scaling (DRS) on consoles and handhelds. On PC, there are optimisations for CPU instruction sets such as AVX and AVX2, alongside fast paths for each specific GPU vendor. All created and maintained in a single unified codebase by the systems and engine team at Hello Games.

So how does foveated rendering work on PCVR with eye tracking? It uses Variable Rate Shading (VRS). In the shot the inner black circle is full rez and the two outer rings are half and quarter Rez - the centre tracks where you are looking at! A simple technique to save GPU time!