After only PC material was shown in previous trailers, developer CD Projekt Red has now for the first time a video with console gameplay for “Cyberpunk 2077” released. In it, CD Projekt shows the action role-playing game on the Xbox One X and the Xbox Series X. Apparently, the video is a cooperation with Microsoft: The Playstation is simply swept under the table with the name “other console”. “Cyberpunk 2077” appears on 10. December simultaneously for PC, Xbox and Playstation.

The new gameplay video for “Cyberpunk 2077 “mainly because of the comparison between the Xbox One X and the new Xbox Series X. This is exactly what CD Projekt makes difficult: the video jumps to a new scene every time that Gameplay material is switched from one console to the next. Accordingly, it is hardly possible to make a direct comparison.

Xbox video for “Cyberpunk 2021”

(Source: CD Projekt) In addition, CD Projekt only made the video available in FullHD resolution, although both Xbox consoles shown should actually aim at 4K resolution. The previous “Cyberpunk 2077” videos, all of which only showed PC material, were also uploaded by CD Projekt in 4K resolution. The Xbox video is also only shown in 30 FPS – it is still unclear whether the game will also have a 60 – will support FPS mode. The video does not contain any tangible information about the differences between current and next-gen consoles.

More questions than answers The trailer therefore gives the impression that CD Projekt is the comparison between Xbox One X and Xbox Intentionally nebulizing Series X. One possible explanation: At the start on 10. December no optimization patch for the new console generation will be available yet. That could mean that the shooter RPG on the Series X and PS5 looks exactly the same as on the previous consoles – as is the case with other games that have not been adapted for the PS5 and Series X. According to the CD project, the patch will only be released 2021, meaningful comparisons between the console generations will probably only be possible after publication.

One advantage of the new consoles, which even games without an optimization patch can take advantage of, are more stable frame rates: Because the hardware is stronger, games reach their intended limits more frames per second. For example, if a game designed for 30 FPS on the One generation occasionally sags, then it could on the Series X too without a patch keep the 30 FPS stable. When testing the PS5, heise online found this in the 45 FPS mode of Dark Souls 3, for example. But it is also conceivable that CD Projekt installs a 30 FPS mode at the start, which the new consoles can use without additional optimization.

Frame rate not stable What that Xbox video already shows: At least the One X does not seem to be able to maintain a consistently stable frame rate. Especially in battle scenes with shooting effects and explosions, the frame rate drops visibly in the video (for example at the point after 7: 45 minutes ). The Series X could possibly deliver a few more frames per second here. CD Projekt completely omits the standard version of the Xbox One, which is significantly weaker than the One X. Here, gamers have to expect considerable graphic compromises. Even with the material shown on One X and Series X, for example, the faces of many NPCs seem a bit lifeless for “Cyberpunk 2077” CD Projekt currently calls the 10. December. The launch of the highly anticipated role-playing game by the “Witcher 3” developers has been postponed several times in the past few months, most recently in October. For the developers, the release stress means an extraordinary burden: Although the studio bosses originally rejected the “crunch”, according to media reports, some employees have been accumulating numerous overtime hours for months and have to work on weekends.

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