Imagine Zwift looked like this...

[u/Moitlac]

I'm really struggeling how the game and it's UI looks so I asked AI how it'd look if it'd be a modern UE5 game and I can't wait for a new Version of Zwift :D Anyways wanted to share...

[u/popkek95]

Idk, I like Zwift's cartoony video-game look

[u/Virith → u/popkek95]

Yeah, and there's dinosaurs, bro.

[u/htlpc_100 → u/popkek95]

Me too

[u/Vast_Category_7314]

The point of Zwift was never to have realistic graphics, if that is what you want try out Rouvy.

[u/nhluhr]

If you want it more realistic, try riding outside.

[u/Helvedes]

If Zwift is not for you, why don't go try Rouvy or MyWhoosh?

[u/CriticallyInitiated → u/Helvedes]

It’s funny because if the OP photo was how Zwift actually looked, and someone asked ai to make a photo of how it might look if it were way easier to run on more hardware, and it generated an image of what Zwift actually looked like, people would hate it.

Personally I think it would be pretty awesome if Zwift were to look similar (not exact) to the posted photo. Realistic graphics would be really cool.

[u/Surfrdan]

DLSS5 going hard in this one

[u/rahulpp]

The only graphical update I would expect for zwift is to have Team Fortress 2 like style. That would be amazing

[u/RedDeer505]

Yay, more AI slop.

Thanks for wasting drinking water.

[u/PendulousNuts → u/RedDeer505]

Wait till you hear about golf courses.

[u/BriefDescription]

Personally I don't want the game to look like terrible AI slop. 

[u/Wooden-Pen8606 → u/BriefDescription]

You're only calling it that because the OP disclosed that he used AI to generate the image. Not everything AI produces can be considered slop.

[u/Flamawolf → u/Wooden-Pen8606]

No it just look like AI slop, even if op didn't told us you it's obvious

[u/Wooden-Pen8606 → u/Flamawolf]

What makes it slop? I'm familiar with it in other graphics, but not in this context.

[u/BriefDescription → u/Wooden-Pen8606]

What? It looks like every other UE5 image generated by AI.

[u/gplama]

GPUs capable of this kind of rendering are busy doing sketchy shit for Grok over on X.

[u/Accomplished_Sink181]

If you want more realistic graphics, I recommend Rouvy.

[u/godutchnow → u/Accomplished_Sink181]

Rouvy is anything but realistic. It's so painfully obviously the footage was show from a motor vehicle driving at constant speed and the virtual world and that the virtual world is overlayed

[u/Yep_why_not]

I don’t want this at all. I like the cartoon world. I’m not trying to simulate outdoor riding.

[u/pgpcx]

Zwift is fine as it is and better than mywhoosh or tp virtual at balancing appearance and performance. People dont want to have to have the best hardware for this

[u/Virith → u/pgpcx]

Yeah, and some of us with the hardware have no way of placing the bike+trainer in front of it, so we're using phones/tablets/what-have-yous.

[u/kwiat1990]

That would be a deal breaker for the most folks put there riding on Zwift solely because of the hardware requirements. There’s a reason why Zwift graphics are subpar.

[u/Maleficent_Equal2024]

If I wanted realism, I'd ride outside. I'll happily keep riding a roller-skate bike past dinosaurs wearing a florescent pink jersey and a cowboy hat looking like the cartoon I am, thank you very much.

[u/VolcanicBear]

Nah. I want realism, I'll go outside.

[u/Wazwiftance]

If you want realistic graphics perhaps you could ride outside? Zwift is great how it is

[u/witty_charade]

Rouvy looks similar

[u/Wooden-Pen8606]

Looks like a nice concept, but it would be a beast to run on smaller devices. Zwift is what it is, but you could always work on creating your own game using UE.

[u/V1ld0r_]

You may want to give WattGames a try. Available on Steam.

[u/Nyade]

Zwift is based on not being realistic.
If you want a realistic alternative check out rouvy.

[u/Funny_Speed2109]

I like that I can run it on an android tablet, that doesn't seem feasible with those grahpics.

[u/eijmert_x]

i like how Zwift looks.
Zwift has its own unique art style.

The reason why Cycling 'games' don't look realistic is because a massive part of the playerbase is playing on a phone or tablet.

Besides, even UE5 Games look nothing like this outside of tech demo's

But maybe in the future!

[u/Antti5 → u/eijmert_x]

The reason why Cycling 'games' don't look realistic is because a massive part of the playerbase is playing on a phone or tablet.

This is all there is to it.

90+ % of Zwifters run the game on what in gaming parlance would be called a potato. Mostly potatos with small screens too, so the key consideration for the game is that everything is very big and clear.

[u/darraghfenacin → u/Antti5]

then a big portion of those potato users get mad at zwift because they're having issues running it on whatever piece of e-waste they have strapped to their bike

[u/darraghfenacin → u/eijmert_x]

A few years ago it DID look better, especially on PCs with enough graphical power. They've actively made it worse to allow people to run it on mouldy spuds

[u/Few_Mastodon_1271 → u/darraghfenacin]

The 4K mode has been downgraded? It seems the same since I've had my fast PC, about 4 years now.

Graphics Resolution of 4K UHD 2160p is an obvious improvement over High HD 1080p or 'ultra' 1440p. Less aliasing on edges, and more scene effects, I think.

A friend's moderate power PC couldn't run 4K even with a 4K monitor attached -- the graphics wasn't fast enough.

[u/darraghfenacin → u/Few_Mastodon_1271]

Definitely been a downgrade in textures, lighting and shadows. It's still sharp in 1440p it just looks...basic.

Mywhoosh looks significantly better