Crimson Desert PS5

Developers at Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss, and most notably PR and marketing director Will Powers, seem to be at the end of their tethers regarding the concerns around the lack of console footage for the game.

With the open world title now just over two weeks away from its console and PC release, the vast majority of the public footage for Crimson Desert was captured on PC. There has been a single release date trailer using PS5 Pro footage, and the developer has confirmed the game will have PS5 Pro enhancements.

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However, far more often than not, Crimson Desert has been shown off running on a PC.

Given the scope and ambition of the game, potential fans are now raising concerns around how it may run on consoles, pointing to the lack of PS5 or Xbox Series X|S footage shared by Pearl Abyss. The launch of Cyberpunk 2077 remains in the minds of some, and there are worries Crimson Desert could replicate the disastrous release.

In response to the concerns, Will Powers said the studio isn't "hiding anything" and he's sick of "having to repeat" that.

Powers continues: "I've repeated 100s of times that we'll reveal things ahead of launch to give people adequate time to still preorder the game for themselves. We're saying this openly... Let us cook? Please and thank you."

With the game launching in 15 days, on 19th March 2026, it sounds like Pearl Abyss still plans on sharing some console footage for Crimson Desert.

In response to the social media post, one fan said: "I think it’s simply the nature of what the game is and your situation. It’s an extremely big, ambitious new IP so some get worried. If this was Crimson Desert 3 and you’d cooked on the last 2 no one would care about a lack of console details."

Despite the confirmation of PS5 Pro enhancements, we don't know what sort of resolutions or frame rates Crimson Desert will be aiming for on consoles, nor if there'll be any graphics or performance modes.

Another commented: "I understand it can get frustrating replying and responding to all the people asking for console footage but that's because we've seen this before with Cyberpunk 2077 where they held back console footage until the very last minute and players found out that it was a mess."

What do you make of this? Do you need to see console footage before buying Crimson Desert on PS5, as long as the game is actually good? Let us know in the comments below.

[source x.com, via ign.com]