I spent a lot of hours in skyrim on last gen and really looking forward to Skyrim on current gen and one thing i think would be really great is a photo mode to take some great pics. Would really appreciate the opportunity to make even better screenshots.

If you play on PS4, you can take a screenshot whenever you like with the Share button.


I believe the Xbox One has a similar "snap" feature.


Is that what you mean?

Hard to believe a Playstation 4 user doesn't know about the feature... maybe he thinks about the actual "photo mode" like it was featured in The Last of Us, and remaster of God of War 3, where once you hit the photo mode button you can manipulate the frozen scene, zoom in and out, change filters, add frames, and whatnot. Although who knows, maybe he just never thought of trying to press the Share button.

More like what Batman: Arkham Knight, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, The Last of Us and inFamous Second Son( i tried to post a link but didn't work but just search "ps4 photo mode" on youtube and select the video about inFamous Second Son)

It would give us more options for photos taken from all angles and direction.

Edit: I think DOOM has it too since a few months ago.

In game photo editors tend to work better because you can change the cinematic affect where as a screen shot is always "as is".


Check out some of the Snapmatic photo contests on Rockstar Games social club for GTA V to see some of the best in gaming right now.

The PC has the "tfc" console command that toggles free camera - i.e. lets you detach the camera from the player character and shoot screen captures from closer/further/another viewpoint. Assuming that functionality is there in the engine, it's just a question of providing a controller interface to access it, so it might not be out of the question. The UI has to differ between platforms anyway.

Ps4 has an option to take screens and 15 minute vids. Did you not know?

Just press the share button and hold for a few seconds. The button across from the option button. It also will upload the video or image to various places. I'm sure Xbox must have something similar.

ya its the same on xbox 1 (well appart from buttons) so no worries op just go into first person make sure the hud is invisible and screenshot away.

He has already said he wants a photo mode that some games have that allows free cam and with special effects that come with it.

Anyway, yeah I know what you mean. I've seen similar in the likes of The Order 1886 (the only thing that game has going for it with its visuals). I'd be all for it, though I doubt its something they've planned for the game to have, at least at launch. Perhaps it will happen in a future update for the Special edition. It's definitely something more games should include. I've always loved doing these sort of things ever since Halo's theater mode. I used to spend a lot of time messing around in it.