Not only is the Xbox Series X compatible with just about every Xbox One game it’s also compatible with many Xbox 360 and original Xbox games. Xbox Series X: Backwards compatibilityīoth the PS5 and the Xbox Series X have excellent backwards compatibility features, but there’s no denying that the Xbox reaches further back into Microsoft’s library. As an aside, If you're pondering the PS5 DualSense vs DualShock 4 debate, the new controller comes out on top for sheer innovation alone.
However, the DualSense still has a ton of wasted space (particularly in the touchpad), and the haptics have the potential to take you out of the game as much as they immerse you in it. The haptic feedback is impressive, mimicking the feel of objects rolling around in a box, or putting up realistic resistance when you push a trigger. It also adds a variety of new features: extremely sensitive haptics and a built-in mic among them. The PS5 DualSense, on the other hand, is a big departure from the DualShock 4, with a two-tone color scheme and much bigger grips. Not only is the system comically large it’s also a pain to switch from vertical to horizontal configuration, and the standard version sports an ugly, asymmetrical design. But my personal preference is that I cannot stand how the PS5 looks. Xbox Series X: Designįor the most part, whether you like a console’s design comes down to personal preference. We’ll probably have to wait a few more months - at least - before we see any significant differences. While I can also talk about how impressive games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Gears 5 looked, they’re not possible to compare directly.įor now, I can say that the two consoles both perform extremely well, although the PS5 has slightly shorter loading times.
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( Digital Foundry found the same thing, with some stats to back it up.) The Xbox Series X also seemed a little bit smoother when I turned on the 120 fps performance mode, although again, I’d be hard-pressed to tell the two titles apart if I didn’t know which one was in front of me.Įvaluating performance with these two games is difficult, however, because they were both designed with PS4 and Xbox One in mind rather than PS5 and Xbox Series X exclusively. While both the PS5 and Xbox Series X offer ray tracing, the Xbox Series X’s ray tracing in this game was a little richer, offering greater contrasts between light and shadow, particularly in the game’s early, eerie red-and-purple landscapes.
However, while the Xbox Series X took longer to load the game initially (almost a minute), fast travel time was exactly the same.ĭevil May Cry 5: Special Edition told a similar story, although this time, I was able to discern some slight differences in the lighting.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla went from the main menu into the game in less than a minute fast travel took less than 10 seconds from point to point. The latter is a fast, frenetic action game, where any drop in framerate is immediately noticeable.įirst: Sony’s ambitious claims about the PS5’s load times aren’t exaggerated, as far as I can tell. The former is a huge open-world title, where it’s easy to measure load times as you fast travel from one distant point of the map to another. While the Tom’s Guide crew works from home indefinitely, we don’t have the tools to measure resolution and frame rate in great depth, nor can we watch games side-by-side or even solicit second opinions.īearing that in mind, I compared two games qualitatively across both systems: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition. Xbox Series X: PerformanceĬomparing PS5 and Xbox Series X performance is difficult at present. But restricting ourselves to what we can play and review right now, the PS5 has the stronger lineup. Of course, both systems will also have some interesting games coming down the line. Halo Infinite (Image credit: 343 Industries) Check out the performance section to see how this hardware performs in action. However, we can say that the Xbox Series X has more powerful hardware, in terms of both GPU and SSD. While the specs are handy to know, they only tell part of the story when it comes to performance.
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Halo Infinite, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Forza Motorsport 8, State of Decay 3Īlmost all PS4 games, including optimized PS4 Pro titlesĪll Xbox One games / Select Xbox 360 and original Xbox games Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon II: Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7