[Digital Foundry] Cronos: The New Dawn - DF Review - PS5/PS5 Pro/Xbox Series X|S Console Face-Off

Even when game is dropping to the lowest it's still 8.5% higher resolution on Pro for some reason, maybe what DF suspects is wrong and game is aware that it's running on Pro.

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And in gameplay it has higher res most of the time:

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DRS also takes some time to react, that might be the reason why Pro drops lower when there is fire - it starts with higher resolution when it happens.
Interesting stuff.
 
Robocop is not a good benchmark comparison.
I've checked it in several situations and it seems like several settings are different between PS5 and XSX. *Latest version
DF "PS5: It's also rendering a more complex road surface which could be making reflections especially expensive to compute."

RoboCop Rogue City (Quality Mode) PS5:1440p vs. XSX:1080p *the asphalt textures in the downtown area don't display correctly on Series X
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RoboCop Rogue City (Performance Mode) PS5:1080p vs. XSX:1080p *Compare signs and car windows.
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I'm gonna dispute you on some of this stuff.

Not saying that your screens are manipulated on purpose, but it's possible that like kevboard kevboard said, you may have left something like CA on. The color fringing on the "we loan or" text on the Xbox looks exactly like what CA looks like on edges.

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I wanted to look at it myself and just took these screens from both versions in their Performance modes. The difference in visuals is incredibly hard to tell apart, the Xbox version does have less clutter on the roads, the 'complex' stuff DF mentioned.

In motion, tho, the difference between the two is practically non-existent.

I would always choose the version that runs clearly better between the two.

Anyway, without further ado, here's the pics.

In all sets, the PS5 is always the first one and the SX is the second. They're not exactly 100% lined up, I tried my best :P





Set 1:

In this one it actually looks like the SX version is getting better Lumen / AO coverage under the debris. Though it may be subjective per person which look they like more.

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Set 2:

I'm sorry I couldn't get these lined up exactly, other than the little difference in perspective, these look virtually identical. No extra dithering/AO/DoF like artifacts on the edges of the car like one of your pics.

If I had to make a remark, I'd say the "Save gas" sign looks a bit clearer on the PS5 version here.


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Set 3:

Again, apologies for not being 1 : 1 but in this set you can see the extra 'layer' of asphalt on the PS5, tho it also adds grime to the Lumen reflection on the middle left side, basically this looks like SX was more flooded and PS5 was less as to how 'shiny' the puddle looks. Other than that, the texture quality etc looks just about identical. At a glance maybe the green sign in front of the graffiti looks a smidge sharper on PS5 but this is like pulling apart hair kind of difference.


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Set 4:

Get off my back, I'm not DF, I can't line up pictures for shit. :messenger_loudly_crying:

Anyway, the graffity, van texture, the wall etc all looks basically identical to me in these pictures, even the asphalt here looks the same, If anyone can pick apart differences, I couldn't spot them at a glance at least.


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In conclusion, thank you for visiting my Ted Talk about nitpicking pointless stuff.
 
I'm gonna dispute you on some of this stuff.

Not saying that your screens are manipulated on purpose, but it's possible that like kevboard kevboard said, you may have left something like CA on. The color fringing on the "we loan or" text on the Xbox looks exactly like what CA looks like on edges.

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I wanted to look at it myself and just took these screens from both versions in their Performance modes. The difference in visuals is incredibly hard to tell apart, the Xbox version does have less clutter on the roads, the 'complex' stuff DF mentioned.

In motion, tho, the difference between the two is practically non-existent.

I would always choose the version that runs clearly better between the two.

Anyway, without further ado, here's the pics.

In all sets, the PS5 is always the first one and the SX is the second. They're not exactly 100% lined up, I tried my best :P





Set 1:

In this one it actually looks like the SX version is getting better Lumen / AO coverage under the debris. Though it may be subjective per person which look they like more.

Robocop-Rogue-City-20250912202815.png


Robo-Cop-Rogue-City-2025-09-13-00-17-19.png





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Set 2:

I'm sorry I couldn't get these lined up exactly, other than the little difference in perspective, these look virtually identical. No extra dithering/AO/DoF like artifacts on the edges of the car like one of your pics.

If I had to make a remark, I'd say the "Save gas" sign looks a bit clearer on the PS5 version here.


Robocop-Rogue-City-20250912202900.png


Robo-Cop-Rogue-City-2025-09-13-00-17-59.png



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Set 3:

Again, apologies for not being 1 : 1 but in this set you can see the extra 'layer' of asphalt on the PS5, tho it also adds grime to the Lumen reflection on the middle left side, basically this looks like SX was more flooded and PS5 was less as to how 'shiny' the puddle looks. Other than that, the texture quality etc looks just about identical. At a glance maybe the green sign in front of the graffiti looks a smidge sharper on PS5 but this is like pulling apart hair kind of difference.


Robocop-Rogue-City-20250912202948.png


Robo-Cop-Rogue-City-2025-09-13-00-19-46.png





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Set 4:

Get off my back, I'm not DF, I can't line up pictures for shit. :messenger_loudly_crying:

Anyway, the graffity, van texture, the wall etc all looks basically identical to me in these pictures, even the asphalt here looks the same, If anyone can pick apart differences, I couldn't spot them at a glance at least.


Robocop-Rogue-City-20250912203046.png


Robo-Cop-Rogue-City-2025-09-13-00-23-02.png





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In conclusion, thank you for visiting my Ted Talk about nitpicking pointless stuff.
It's common for there to be some setting differences between PS5 and XSX.
Most games only have small differences that are difficult to tell visually.
What I'm trying to say is that the different resolutions and settings in RoboCop don't make them suitable for benchmarking frame rates side by side.
Also, I agree with you that frame rate is more important than graphics in Performance mode.
I think this game is best experienced playing in boosted mode on PS5 Pro.

I hope my post is translated correctly.:messenger_grinning_sweat:
 
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