Crimson Desert finally unveils PS5 and Xbox console specs...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, Pearl Abyss is now preparing for the long-awaited launch of open-world action-adventure game Crimson Desert on PC, Mac, and consoles.

While we’d received a good look at the (surprisingly tame) PC system requirements a while back, it’s only now that we know what players should expect from the console versions. Read more Home News Crimson Desert Crimson Desert finally unveils PS5 and Xbox console specs and multiple performance modes ahead of its arrival next week Choose your own adventure. (let that sink in)

Image credit: Pearl Abyss News by Fran Ruiz Contributor Follow Crimson Desert Pearl Abyss is now preparing for the long-awaited launch of open-world action-adventure game Crimson Desert on PC, Mac, and consoles.

The Details

Today, 10th March, nine days before the game’s planned 19th March release, the developer dropped an in-depth look at performance modes across PS5 and Xbox consoles. It’s a lot to digest at first, so allow us to synthesise all this information as much as possible.

You can find the official specs table right here though: Image credit: Pearl Abyss As expected from similar open-world titles, such as Assassin’s Creed Shadows , in recent times, Crimson Desert will have three different modes on PS5 and Xbox Series X (which seem to be running identical configurations as usual): Performance targets 1080p at 60 FPS with VSync, but can be uncapped to go over that framerate target in VRR compatible displays (HDMI 2. Ray tracing has been set to Low.

Why This Matters

Balanced will strike a middle ground between resolution and performance at upscaled 4K from a 1280p native image (thanks to FSR 3). It runs at 40 FPS with VSync and doesn’t provide changes in Ray tracing. As always, 120 or 240Hz are required to use this mode (plus the corresponding HDMI 2.

This is the kind of news that gets gamers talking across social media.

Key Takeaways

• Quality upscales to 4K from 1440p native, locks at 30 FPS VSync and notably boosts the Ray tracing to a High setting.
• The resolution shouldn’t look much different, but you’ll be getting all the bells and whistles with this mode if you can stomach 30 FPS.

The Bottom Line

Quality upscales to 4K from 1440p native, locks at 30 FPS VSync and notably boosts the Ray tracing to a High setting. The resolution shouldn’t look much different, but you’ll be getting all the bells and whistles with this mode if you can stomach 30 FPS.

Are you here for this or nah?