PS5 Pro Proves the Console of Choice for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | Push Square

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It shouldn't come as a surprise given the upgraded internals, but the PS5 Pro is beginning to justify itself after a fairly rocky launch by way of considerable enhancements to critically acclaimed games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Technical comparison videos have begun appearing online, as Warhorse Studios prepares to deploy the RPG later today onto PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. While the latter will always have the capabilities to look and run better than any console version, it's the PS5 Pro that offers the best experience for those without a capable PC.

YouTube channel ElAnalistaDeBits has posted its findings comparing every version of the game across their visuals and frame rate benchmarks. While the base PS5 and Xbox Series X|S offer two modes (Quality and Performance) designed to optimise either the graphics or frame rate, the PS5 Pro streamlines everything in a single mode that you can't actually revert from. It offers an upscaled 2160p resolution at 60 frames-per-second, with PSSR active.

Here's how the three versions compare:

PS5 Pro essentially cuts the choice you make on the base PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and combines the best resolution and frame rates available into one mode.

Based on our own experiences, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is in very good shape also from a bugs and glitches standpoint. Having had access to the game for a month pre-release, even when review code first came through, the PS5 build was impressively sturdy, with the only issues we spotted being some long-range texture pop-in. Since then, a few patches have dropped in the double digits of gigabytes.

Its impressive technical state was one factor in our 10/10-rated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 PS5 review. «In daring to deliver its singular vision for a game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 transports even the most grizzled genre veterans back to a time of truly immersive video game experiences,» we said. «Challenging, uncompromising, and thoroughly engrossing, it's in a