Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2) is shaping up to deliver stellar performance across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. Dive into the details to see how KCD2 performs on different settings and hardware.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Performance Tested Across All Platforms
Photo-Realistic Look With CryEngine
KCD2 leverages CryTek's CryEngine to achieve a photo-realistic aesthetic, distinguishing it from many contemporary titles. Tests and reports indicate that the game runs smoothly on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, offering both 30fps and 60fps options. The PS5 Pro enhances this further by leveraging its advanced capabilities to render the game world with superior graphics.
Warhorse Studios' decision to stick with CryEngine, familiar from the first game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 1 (KCD1), allows them to refine and expand upon the engine's features. PC Gamer highlights that CryEngine's old-school rendering focuses on performance, using limited shaders and basic lighting. Yet, KCD2 achieves stunning visuals through physically based materials and CryEngine's sparse voxel octree global illumination (SVOGI), as noted by Eurogamer, which provides realistic indirect light bounce.
PlayStation And Xbox Consoles Have 30 FPS and 60 FPS Options
On PS5 and Xbox Series X, players can choose between a fidelity mode, running at 30fps at 1440p, and a performance mode, running at 60fps at 1080p. Xbox Series S, however, is limited to fidelity mode only. The PS5 Pro, on the other hand, defaults to 60fps at 1296p with PSSR upscaling to 4K.
Fidelity mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X enhances rendering with more foliage and improved shadow casting, significantly boosting the visual quality of outdoor scenes and ambient occlusion. The PS5 Pro takes this a step further, offering sharper imagery, enhanced ambient occlusion, better object quality, and overall superior image quality.
Upscaling Is Completely Optional For PC
For PC players, KCD2 provides optional upscaling with options like FSR and DLSS, though there's no support for XeSS, sharpening, or frame generation. Despite CryEngine's performance focus, running KCD2 at 4K with maximum settings remains demanding on GPUs. However, the game's graphics are highly scalable, offering five quality presets: low, medium, high, ultra, and experimental.
An in-depth guide from KCD2 helps players prepare their systems, detailing specifications for CPU, RAM, GPU, and storage, ensuring optimal gameplay experience.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is scheduled for release on February 4, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Visit our dedicated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 page for more insights into the game.
