Assassin’s Creed Shadows Reveals the Gap in Performance Between the PS5 and PS5 Pro

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out today, but if you happen to be a PS5 owner, you may wondering why your game looks so different than what you see from those on PlayStation 5 Pro. Digital Foundry found playing the game on “Performance” settings for regular PS5 results in what may be the worst way to experience Ubisoft’s beautiful but awkward stealth action title. If you’re one of those who ponied up $700 for a PlayStation 5 Pro, then you can get both performance and pretty graphics. For PS5 consoles, Assassin’s Creed Shadows offers three main graphics options: “Performance,” “Balanced,” and “Fidelity” modes. What setting you chose can have a drastic impact on how your game looks. A video breakdown of the game’s graphics by Digital Foundry shows that if you want to play at the max 60 FPS—which is considered the best baseline framerate for smooth gameplay modern gaming—playing it on PS5 results in a washed out, drab look compared to playing it on the console that costs $200 more. This is ... Read full article.