The first Xbox game on PlayStation runs better on PS5

A few hours ago, as part of its new multi-platform strategy,… Microsoft Making the first former Xbox exclusive available on all consoles. It's about Repentance By the talented Obsidian development team, and released for both Nintendo Switch and PS5.

Surprisingly, one of the first things that players gave up and became a topic of discussion on social media like X and Reddit is how… The title runs better on PS5 than on Xbox Series. Yes, even though Pentiment was developed by the first-party Xbox studio, it works best on Sony's console.

Getting into details, according to a user note on the PlayStation subreddit, Pentiment enables the 120Hz mode for its TV, which only happens if the game supports the PS5's HFR mode. This means that the game runs at 60+ FPS, and even 120 FPS, which is a non-existent feature. On Xbox Series consoles, where performance is locked at 60 fps.

That's guessing Certain Later the same user, who Show using slow motion camera How really The game runs at 120fps on PS5.

Of course, Pentiment is a game where performance doesn't play as big a role as it is text-based, but still the fact that the PS5 version has twice the performance is surprising.

In case you're not familiar with the title, it's a 2D narrative adventure game created by the lead designer of the beloved Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity, Josh Sawyer. What is interesting about the case is that the visual image of the experiment was inspired by manuscripts and woodcuts that have been preserved from the Middle Ages.

In Pentiment you play as 16th century Andreas Maler, an artist working on the ancient text of the Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social upheaval. After completing his masterpiece, Andreas becomes unwittingly involved in a series of murders that occur over a period of 25 years. Peasants, thieves, artisans, monks, nobles, and even saints must be investigated to uncover the truth. Thus, players will be required to decide on all of Andreas' choices, from his educational background and lifestyle, to how to investigate the murders.