Arguably the biggest release of last week was Ubisoft's Far Cry 6, and as usual, Eurogamer's Digital Foundry has been intricately analysing all the different versions, with the Xbox Series X coming out on top in a key area.
Specifically, Digital Foundry says that Xbox Series X benefits from the highest resolution window on consoles, able to showcase the 1872p to full 2160p range, whereas the PS5 only renders in the 1728p to 1872p range. As a result, "the real-life implication of this is simply that you get a crisper image on the high-end Xbox console."
"The general blurriness in the presentation means that hammering down pixel counts for PS5 and Series X is challenging but PlayStation 5 renders in the 1728p to 1872p range, while the Microsoft flagship has a higher resolution window, seemingly in the 1872p to full 2160p range. The real-life implication of this is simply that you get a crisper image on the high-end Xbox console."
Aside from the resolution, the visuals are said to be very similar between the two consoles (with PS5 "very slightly" edging out Xbox Series X in terms of the geometry quality level), and all console versions are said to run at 60fps for the most part. However, Digital Foundry has acknowledged that there's "camera stutter" which affects the smoothness of the game when panning, and strangely this is only present on console rather than PC.
If you're wondering about Xbox Series S, the presentation is described as "not hugely attractive", spending most of its time in the 1080p-1224p range at 60fps. Xbox One was seemingly not tested, although early adopters of the game have advised it appears to run at a near-locked 30 frames per-second.
Ultimately, Far Cry 6 does seem to look and perform pretty well across the board, but Digital Foundry has advised that the game still needs more polish in order to reach its potential from a visual and performance standpoint.
"There's a lot to like in Far Cry 6 and perhaps the emphasis in this tech review has been on the areas that fall short, but ultimately it's difficult to avoid the sense that a few more layers of polish could have had made a big difference to this release."
What are your thoughts on Far Cry 6's performance so far on Xbox? Let us know in the comments.
[source eurogamer.net]
Comments 10
Based on the reviews, this seems to be a $20 pick up when MS discounts games after the holidays
Very tempted by this, but I got bitten hard by Immortals: Fenyx Rising (bought it at full price on release date and it was down by a third 3 weeks later).
So don't trust Ubisoft on pricing any more - so going to give it 3 weeks / a month to see what the price does, given it's already decently discounted on CDKeys (rarely buy physical any more as I can't be bothered with changing the discs, lazy I know!).
Also by then it'll probably have had a patch or two to add the extra "polish" DF mentions is required - again I bought WD: Legion at launch at got hit by the save game bug so not anxious to be a beta tester for Ubi
@Widey85 your not the only one that will wait a while for a big discount.... I'll b honest the lazy part too I own 8 physical and 696 digital yeh I'm deffo lazy
I must say that I really enjoy Far Cry 6 on my Series X. It simply gorgeous and play so smooth in 60 fps. And the world building is really nice and the gun play excellent. And the new crazy pet companions are hilarious yet very helpful. I do not know what some peoples problems are with the game? Always "It is the same Far Cry as last time, no innovation...." and yet when they change things people complain. There is tons of fun things to do, so 60$ feels cheap to me, since I want it now. It is the best looking/running Far Cry-game ever on console. That alone is a huge benefits of FC 6!
Series X is the superior console so no surprise.
It's come to my attention that being a fan of Xbox on a xbox fan site is bad.
Thus I will shamelessly be a fan 😁 because I am. And I think it's more powerful than other console based hardware out there. Far Cry 6 is just the beginning of third party games looking better on the X 🙏
With any Ubi game you are best waiting 3 months before buying, While this does not seem to be the worst they vastly improve with the first few patches.
I still like Far Cry, It's the only main Ubi game that I still enjoy, and it lets you have a good time while not forcing you to 100's of boring side quests or buy XP boosters, Will never buy a AS game again! So I will pick this up but only when I have the time to play it, but It will probably be during the summer games drought.
Being fortunate to own both current gen consoles, I've opted to get shooters on the PS5 (unless they pop up on Game Pass) because the adaptive triggers are simply fantastic. Yes Farcry 6 is more of the same but Ubisoft do seem intent on increasing the fun factor with every entry.
Graphics look very cartoony on Series X, yes it's a
smooth experience for the most part, but doesn't look anywhere near next gen.
@BobaTheFett
The reflections are the same on each console.
Quote from Alexander Battaglia from Digital Foundry;
"I was asked if the screen-space reflections in FC6 looking different between the premiere console versions. They are the exact same quality setting, which is unchangeable on PC, mind you. Differences in camera position, resolution, or surface animation (water) lead to differences".
I would had bought this game if it wasn’t because UBisoft cuts prices so quickly that you would swear they are holding their breath to keep the price at launch levels.
Anyways, curious why would they do the PS5/XSX differences. I would understand if one console simply had lower res, but sounds as if the PS5 has some higher polygon count for some reason while having lower res?
Show Comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...