Crimson Desert will launch on March 19th on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Mac. The open-world action-adventure game has been making quite a splash ahead of release, with developer Pearl Abyss sharing several gameplay clips showcasing the game’s seemingly endless features and state-of-the-art visuals. Now, the Korean studio has finally revealed Crimson Desert’s specs on all supported platforms, including the game’s controversial performance on consoles.
Pearl Abyss shared detailed PC system requirements and console and Mac specs for Crimson Desert on Tuesday. The title is how the game looks on consoles. The game’s potential performance on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X has become a point of debate in recent weeks, with many accusing Pearl Abyss of hiding console performance and graphics and speculating on how well the game would perform on current consoles.
Crimson Desert Console Specifications
The developer has now detailed Crimson Desert’s PS5 and Xbox Series S/X performance. The game will run in three different modes on the console: Performance mode, which favors frame rate over resolution; Balanced mode, which boosts frame rate and resolution; and Quality mode, which boosts resolution at the expense of frame rate.
The performance of PS5 and Xbox Series X is consistent. In performance mode, both consoles will run the game at 1080p and 60fps, with ray tracing set to low. In Balanced mode, Crimson Desert will run at 1280p resolution, upscaled to 4K at 40 fps. In quality mode, both consoles will run the game at 1440p, upscaled to 4K at 30fps, and with ray tracing set to high.
It is worth noting that PS5 and Xbox Series X cannot run “Crimson Desert” at native 4K resolution in any mode. However, the more powerful PS5 Pro will hit 4K + 30fps in quality mode with ray tracing set to Ultra quality. The game will also run on PS5 Pro at 1080p upscaled to 4K at 60fps using an upgraded version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) (first seen in Resident Evil Requiem). In this mode, Ryatracing quality will be set to High.
Xbox Series S owners look away: Crimson Desert will run at 720p and 40fps in performance mode, and 1080p and 30fps in quality mode on lower-end Xbox consoles. Neither mode supports ray tracing. Here is the complete breakdown of console specs shared by Pearl Abyss:
Crimson Desert PS5 and Xbox Series S/X specs
Photo credit: Pearl Abyss
Crimson Desert PC Specifications
Crimson Desert’s PC specs, on the other hand, confirm that the game is optimized to run on older hardware, with minimum system requirements supporting AMD Radeon RX 550 XT and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPUs. At the high end, to run games at 4K at 60fps on PC with Ultra graphics presets, you’ll need a Radeon RX 9070 XT or GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. On PC, Crimson Desert also requires at least 16GB RAM and 150GB SSD storage.
On Mac, Crimson Desert will run on devices with an M2 Pro chipset or above. Pearl Abyss also shared the specifications of the game on ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. On low-end devices, the open-world game will run at 720p and 40fps. On Xbox Ally X, it will run at 60fps, 40fps, and 30fps in Performance, Balanced, and Quality modes.
Crimson Desert will launch on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Mac on March 19, and is currently available for pre-order on all supported platforms. This vast open-world action-adventure game is set in the fictional continent of Piver and follows the journey of Greymane warrior Cliff and his companions. The game is a blend of medieval fantasy, melee action combat, and open-ended exploration.
