In an unexpected turn of events, it's been discovered that Pentiment actually runs better on PS5 than Xbox Series X due to a bug that's allowing the game to run at 120 frames-per-second. The feature is currently disabled on Microsoft's own console due to a glitch, but this will be fixed in an upcoming patch. So, the PS5 version of a Microsoft-published game temporarily runs better than what's available on Xbox — that's the world we now live in.
Of course, given Pentiment is a 2D side-scrolling game that is played at a pretty slow pace, being able to play at 120fps instead of 60 isn't exactly game-changing. Still, it's an update that might as well be implemented by developer Obsidian Entertainment and will soon also be available on Xbox Series X systems — and presumably Xbox Series S too.
We published our Pentiment PS5 review earlier today, and found it to be "compelling throughout" thanks to an engaging story and its unique, beautiful art style. "The mystery at the heart of the narrative remains compelling throughout, but it was the smaller moments that warmed our hearts; breaking bread with friends, sharing in their joy and heartbreak, watching lives play out, and generations pass, in a world on the cusp of dramatic change."
[source theverge.com]
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"PS5, The best place to play Xbox games"
Jokes aside, it will be fixed for team green so this is no issue.
-insert Jeremy Clarkson smug face-
@TwoDents A blast from the past.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RY9u0LxIWJk
Temporary… how long has the game been out on Xbox?
I read the title and was thinking the bug was on PS5 and that they would patch the PS5 version to make it run poorly for parity with Xbox lol
No it just runs better because it’s got better architecture lol
Yeah a “bug” is that what they call it now lol
There's so many great Mark Cerny .gifs i'm dying rn 😂😂😂😂
It’s obviously going to be fixed on Xbox.
But a bug?! Come on. Gamers can be stupid but not all are THAT stupid.
Fix the game so it doesn't run better on ps5? Lol
Man, Xbox cannot catch a break. "Xbox consoles will be the best platform to play our games" then proceeds to have games perform better on PC and now apparently PS5.
Bug or not the patch should've gone to their own console first to show an already upset fanbase that they're still the first priority.
"Its not a bug, it's a feature"
But Xbox players were telling me I was lying when I said it ran at 120fps on PS5. 🤔
@WizzNL Wouldn't be the first time a bug slipped past for a sizable chunk of time before being detected. There's some games where bugs are still being newly detected despite having been around for decades. Games in this day and age, never too late to deploy a fix for said bugs. Won't be the last time a bug slips by undetected for significant time periods, either (and whatever the record is between game release and a bug being detected, that'll be broken at some point)...
@AldusRavencorn I thought the same thing too 🤣
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