Crimson Desert's PS5, PS5 Pro Modes Revealed, PS5 Pro Offers Substantial Upgrades

I hope this game delivers.

B E A youtiful! Can’t wait… and another game that makes me glad I picked up a Pro.

I am so intrigued by this game, and I have the PS5 Pro, but I have to wait to watch the Before You Buy episode by Gameranx on it first.

Well if you can easily change modes and its not back to the menu on the pro , i might choose quality for exploration and then performance for fighting

If I get this, I'm definitely going balanced mode with VRR - I still don't really know what to expect from this game though lol

Im still holding out for game reviews and PS5 Performance reviews before buying, its just seems too good to be true atm with everything its offering and promising

I can not wait until 9:00 PM PST, March 18th 2026.

I'll be playing in balanced on pro

@graymamba I know its only 30fps but that native 4k and ultra RT sounds delicious

Black Desert looked amazing but played like an absolute shocker. I await reviews.

So far so good. The devs weren’t kidding, these settings are very promising on Pro. Everything will come down to whether it holds these targets or not, but if so…dang.

PS5 Pro Performance mode it is.
60fps/VRR with RT 🔥

PSSR 2.0 💪🏻

Im glad its 60 fps on Base ps5

I continue to be very interested in this game, but will need to see reviews before I commit. I do see a reality where I lose over 100 hours to this game, though.

Yup PSSR 2.0 is a game changer

60 fps baby! Smooth as butter!

I smacked that pre-order up on the right of the original article in the hopes that we'd get 60fps and there it is. @Ravix Specs.

Sounds worryingly too good to be true…

Balanced has upscaling on base ps5? Isnt upscaling an exclusive feat of the ps5 pro? Intriguing...

Performance on the Pro is the way to go.

@Lolwutz having the same feelings. DF will show us

@biggestlozer28 PSSR is exclusive to Pro. The PS5 has been using upscaling since day 1.

Performance it is on my beloved pro

I prefer 60 fps performance mode anytime, even with lower resolution. Crimson Desert, please be good!

@DennisReynolds yeah im actually reading about this now... Seems fsr3 was introduced in 2024 on base ps5. Where some other methods of upscaling existed prior as well... I thought AI upscaling on ps5 pro was first to introduce upscaling somehow it isnt the case... Interesting...first time I notice a game being upfront and specific about "how" they plan to achieve a specific framerate... Its making me somewhat optimistic...

@Voltan PS5's VRR only kicks in at 48fps. If it drops lower or the base target is 40 then, unlike the Series X, it doesn't stabilise the framerate on your display. They'd need to unlock the framerate on balanced but I'd imagine it'd be rather messy. Locking it at 40 is a good choice from PA for balanced mode.
Not sure Sony have ever explained why that's the case.

@biggestlozer28 upscaling tech is as ancient as 2013. Pro just uses the newest and latest.

60 fps with RT features on base PS5 sounds good.

What is missing yet to convince me are good reviews!

@Lolwutz its funny you should say that , they was going to wait until DF offered the in depth analysis of the console versions, they said they could release the specs, but people probably wouldnt believe them anyway 😂

@Brundleflies21 The 48 Hz lower limit stems from the HDMI standard. 40 Hz from Xbox is out of the standard, but works fine with all (?) TVs. Sony seems to be conservative here.

If I get the game then I’ll choose quality to enjoy the sumptuous landscapes! But only if it feels like it’s chugging in combat then I will go for performance. 😊

I need console footage, comparison to pc highest settings and proper before you buy video. Will wait for digital foundry and moist critical to do the tech review and game review.

Sure sounds like they're cooking with that in-house engine. Really hoping the game delivers on what it promises.

definitely waiting on reviews for this one. Remember Cyberpunk y'all.

60fps when looking up at the sky.....?

I wish we had more choices too.

E.g. the quality option on Pro, let me change RT to low and have 40 or 60fps with the native 4k resolution.

I don't rate RT at all so would gladly sacrifice it for more frames.

@Max_the_German The OG PS5 also had a HDMI 2.1 slot for 120hz but the console UI didn't have a VRR option. It came months later as a patch if I remember correctly.

I'm ok with this. 1080p 60fps on base PS5 is acceptable.

Sounds good to me on the base PS5. Guess games media ought to start looking for the next hole to poke, huh?

Whats the vsync supposed to mean ? , i have a pro but my tv is 4k60hz with no vrr

Now the question is, do I get it on PC and see how my 3090 performs or just play it safe with my PS5 Pro

@lazarus11 I’m not sure if they could do this from a technical standpoint, but how awesome would it be if the setting changed automatically based on whether you were in and out of combat?

@Ultrasmiles My guess is there’ll be a toggle to turn off v-sync and get higher framerates with VRR

All that melodrama and distrust for nothing.

Looks like it's got plenty of options and performance the the scale and fidelity of the project. 👍

@charbtronic the 3090 is leagues more powerful than the pro. As long as you have a decent cpu, definitely go with pc.

@GirlVersusGame thanks for the tag. I hadn't thought about CD for a few days and wasn't expecting any news yet 😁 I was likely going to get it day one anyway, even if there are minor issues, but it's good to see the performance aims.

4K with Ultra Ray Tracing sounds quite tempting to try out, too, and I will definitely want to see how far they can push it on consoles with PSSR 2.0. The other modes seem good, no sacrificing the core elements of how they chose to build the game world in their engine with RT a key part of it.

@Donjuanton that would be stupid ngl. I don’t want graphics settings to change while I’m playing.