DF: Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 vs Xbox Series X/ Series S - A Huge Improvement Over Last-Gen Consoles

Performance matters most to me. From what I've seen the PS5 is the best place to play if I were to game on console. Luckily DLSS lets me run this game with great graphics and a relatively clear image compared to what we are seeing on console.

I'm wondering how much a next gen patch can even help. If we are getting frame drops on PS5 at this resolution and graphics settings then that suggests to me there isn't much headroom to improve the visuals.

Thoughts?
 
I don't know why people are being so dismissive as to the importance of NPC density in this game. As someone who has invested a huge amount of time in this game, I can tell you crowd density is pretty damn important in setting the mood of the game. Game would feel really odd with low crowd density. It literally would make zero sense given the lore of the world and the story, which is heavily tied to overpopulation.
 
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RevenantX said:
PS5 had lower quality assets and details. Crowd density low as well. So they bumped to 1180p which is tiny resolution upgrade over 1080p mode on SX which has better graphics and mostly 60 fps outside of certain scenes.



Overall SX best option now
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It just has less car density in the perf mode according to DF.
 
RevenantX said:
PS5 had lower quality assets and details. Crowd density low as well. So they bumped to 1180p which is tiny resolution upgrade over 1080p mode on SX which has better graphics and mostly 60 fps outside of certain scenes.



Overall SX best option now
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The assets and 'details' you're pointing out in performance mode on XSX are barely noticeable over PS5. It's not even a medium vs high difference. Zooming in to 300% to see them. Lol

DF was clear, if you want the most stable experience, XSX is not the choice. Drops to 40fps when 3-4 enemies onscreen is very telling of the situation in larger fights. It literally struggles.
 
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RevenantX said:
Not really coz SX is getting One X enhancements which are quite better than Pro.
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New patch greatly improve things apparently. So it should have higher framerate, higher res and similar assets in the same mode.

Still no single reason to not add quality mode to PS5.
 
Performance mode runs worse on Series X than PS5 and also at a lower res? What? 1188 vs 1080.

Cyberblurry 2077 the game.

Edit: even the Series S has a higher res at points. So this is just CDPR's mess. This game is such a piece of tech shit. On consoles.
 
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Romulus said:
The assets and 'details' you're pointing out in performance mode on XSX are barely noticeable over PS5. It's not even a medium vs high difference. Zooming in to 300% to see them. Lol

DF was clear, if you want the most stable experience, XSX is not the choice. Drops to 40fps when 3-4 enemies onscreen is very telling of the situation in larger fights. It literally struggles.
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Crowd density and better shadows are major thing and drops happen for few seconds during a scripted fight scene in a mission once you done, performance goes back to normal. Its not like every scene drops frame. Graphics stay with you throughout the game. In a game like Cyberpunk higher graphics details adds to immersion immensely.
 
Fredrik said:
That's... not how night city should look.
Honestly, they should've held off the console releases, it's not good enough anywhere, stutter on Xbox, dead city on PS, and base consoles aren't capable of doing this game justice. CDPR has a PR nightmare coming, they better do some kind of relaunch when the nextgen patches comes or these early impressions are going to hunt them for years.
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I'm gonna say it, I'm probably gonna be banned for saying it, but it needs to be said, whether anyone agrees or not:
Until all the issues are fix, this is currently CDPR's Ark: Survival Evolved and I'm sticking to this statement until everything is resolved.
 
Neo Blaster said:
Don't know if you're serious or trolling right now and which one is worse.

To think a resource that a minority of gamers have on their tvs is a great advantage, and one that will disappear as soon as PS5 gets an update, is just plain dumb.
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Sony fans are the worst when they cant explain how cyberpunk just looks and runs much better on xbox
 
elite09 said:
So with 1.04 it should be a major win for Sony. Sadly PS4 code is holding back the game.
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What did they win? A photo of their sad fanboy legion waving their dicks? Lol

People using this game in the console war fucking takes fanboyism to new levels
 
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yewles1 said:
I'm gonna say it, I'm probably gonna be banned for saying it, but it needs to be said, whether anyone agrees or not:
Until all the issues are fix, this is currently CDPR's Ark: Survival Evolved and I'm sticking to this statement until everything is resolved.
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Why would you get banned for that?
 
yewles1 said:
I'm gonna say it, I'm probably gonna be banned for saying it, but it needs to be said, whether anyone agrees or not:
Until all the issues are fix, this is currently CDPR's Ark: Survival Evolved and I'm sticking to this statement until everything is resolved.
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Dude this is not Ree. You are not going to get banned for an opinion.
 
peso said:
I don't know why people are being so dismissive as to the importance of NPC density in this game. As someone who has invested a huge amount of time in this game, I can tell you crowd density is pretty damn important in setting the mood of the game. Game would feel really odd with low crowd density. It literally would make zero sense given the lore of the world and the story, which is heavily tied to overpopulation.
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It seems it has already been fixed in the new patch for PS4 with improved performance too. So DF should re-test again.
 
RevenantX said:
Crowd density and better shadows are major thing and drops happen for few seconds during a scripted fight scene in a mission once you done, performance goes back to normal. Its not like every scene drops frame. Graphics stay with you throughout the game. In a game like Cyberpunk higher graphics details adds to immersion immensely.
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No analyst would recommend the XSX when going for the smoothest experience. And based on DF, the X just doesn't perform well in combat or driving, huge pieces of the game. The shadows you're talking about are a minimal difference too. The only notable one is crowd density.
 
They literally say that on next-gen consoles they use the old-gen pro version so there cannot be a huge improvement.

DF clickbaiting as usual, move on.
 
RevenantX said:
PS5 had lower quality assets and details. Crowd density low as well. So they bumped to 1180p which is tiny resolution upgrade over 1080p mode on SX which has better graphics and mostly 60 fps outside of certain scenes.


Overall SX best option now
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Actually it is not a best option. No need for spinning when it's worse.

Krisprolls said:
04:50 "Image quality on performance mode is actually worse than PS5". Just like I said from the start, thanks DF. No more fake news and videos from the green team I guess.
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Insane Metal said:
Performance mode runs worse on Series X than PS5 and also at a lower res? What? 1188 vs 1080.

Cyberblurry 2077 the game.

Edit: even the Series S has a higher res at points. So this is just CDPR's mess. This game is such a piece of tech shit. On consoles.
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It's a piece of shit on PC too, it's very demanding and if you don't own a RTX card it looks like crap.
 
yewles1 said:
I'm gonna say it, I'm probably gonna be banned for saying it, but it needs to be said, whether anyone agrees or not:
Until all the issues are fix, this is currently CDPR's Ark: Survival Evolved and I'm sticking to this statement until everything is resolved.
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Doesn't seem like a controversial thing to say, have you seen metacritic userscore on base consoles? 3.1 on XB1, 2.5 on PS4. :x

On PC it's great, buggy but still great, I wouldn't give it a 10 but I would be embarrassed to give it a 7.
 
My takeaway is this:
PS5 and Series X are running this game in "back compatibility mode"
In performance modes, PS5 holds 60fps more often than Series X - but series X performance mode is operating at higher visual fidelity/ graphics settings than PS5 performance mode.

So, it's still apples to oranges with the back compat comparisons since the configs are not equal for each version.
 
It's quite amazing to see PS5 beating XBSX in some modes, even in BC mode, when we were told the difference would be in favour of XBSX from 20% - 50%. Remember those days?
 
PS5 was looking blurry because it's running TAA + slightly above 900p to slightly above 1080p. The crowd density looks like Low at first glance.
 
Huh... so, it seems Series S is the clear winner here, LOL.

Higher resolution and better assets than PS5 version (granted, 30 fps vs 60 fps, but still). Madness.

And it's not like the different in assets is small. The low density and traffic kills the atmosphere in this game. Lighting seems paired back too on PS5.

And lucky for Series X to have a quality mode, because dynamic 1080p in performance mode (which drops frames fairly frequently) is not a good look.
 
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Xbox patch is out now

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