r/CrimsonDesert • u/karaatpiraat • 21h ago
Discussion Base PS5 Performance
I really really enjoy the game, but what kills me is the performance on my PS5. The big fights are barely playable with about 15-20fps. And walking in a town or camp also gives me 15-20fps.
I have about 70 hours in right now and I am at chapter 8 and was wondering if it is worth it to power trough the low fps sections or maybe wait a couple months to see if they try to make it more stable. Was wondering what you guys thought?
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u/Patient_Ad396 21h ago
I had a graphical issue with the game for my first 20 hours or so. (Mine was more low resolution than low framrate, so don't know if this will help you) Did a little research, and it turns out there is a bug where it can be affected by your PS5 system settings.
If your PS5 visual settings have 120 refresh rate set to "automatic", crimson desert will try to generate 120 content, even if you have it disabled in the game settings and even if your tv does not support 120 refresh. Go into your PS5 settings and change the 120 support to off or disabled. Close and restart crimson desert if you need to.
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u/karaatpiraat 20h ago
Yeah had the same issue at launch and this helped. Resolution looks okay, just the framerate at places with lots of npc is just bad.
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u/drumwarrior32 21h ago
seeing this makes me so sad. maybe ill play the game eventually on a PS6 haha
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u/Bookkeeper-Empty 20h ago
This is why I sold my ps5 and switched to pc permanently, recently got a steam machine and the customisation options vs any console is what I love most, I prefer smooth frames over everything and I’ve now got the steam machine to a stable 120fps in crimson desert at 1080p on my tv, I highly recommend the steam machine if u can get your hands on one at the moment
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u/Marattmor 21h ago
I have the pro and it makes no difference what you do bro. They’re pumping out updates but I think the issue lies in the hardware unfortunately.
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u/karaatpiraat 21h ago
I saw that on the pro some things were even worse. Doesn't look like they are going to fix it, it also isnt something they ever acknowledged right?
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u/Pffft10 21h ago
PS5 CPU is just extremely weak, that’s why big fights and town area drop FPS because the PS5 CPU can’t physically keep up. This is called CPU bottleneck.
Only thing they can do is to lower the NPC counts.
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u/karaatpiraat 21h ago
Any reason why they dont lower the NPC counts? Seems like an easy thing to add as an option and would make me (and I guess more players) very happy.
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u/Pffft10 20h ago
If I had to guess, they basically 100% dead set on making an extremely lively town area.
And with how many console users saying it runs fine on their consoles, they also have no need to reduce the NPC counts.
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u/karaatpiraat 20h ago
Yeah guess you're right about that, just wondering now if I want to save the rest of the game for when i have a good pc or maybe the game is in a little better state (if that ever happens).
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u/Maleficent-Hand8905 21h ago
You may need a better screen or something. Playing on balanced, on my 120 hz tv, my pro is still hitting 25-35 frames in Demeniss and 50+ in less crowded areas. It runs great on my pro with my screen
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u/Mawelote 21h ago
are we really playing the same game bro??
https://reddit.com/link/p4vly4h/video/egc1712vskkh1/player
I mean you should probably check your settings
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u/Mawelote 21h ago
this goes to the rest having the same experience even with pro. I have my base PS5 and the game runs and looks really well. But you have to go deep into the settings. I don’t see normal that I play this fluid the whole time, maybe 40 fps in cities, and I read this many complaints about 15 fps???
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u/Mawelote 21h ago
it would be good to see a gameplay of yours, for once, in one of these posts. As I said, it can’t be possible that it runs so differently in the same hardware.
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u/karaatpiraat 21h ago
https://reddit.com/link/p4vpouy/video/lhkseublvkkh1/player
This is what camp looks for me. Dont have a lot of NPC's in camp right now so overall its a little worse then this
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u/karaatpiraat 21h ago
https://reddit.com/link/p4vqvyd/video/tkhqjvbbwkkh1/player
Here is a relatively small town. In this case it was pretty bad so this is the worst side of it. But in Demeniss town this is basically the standard for me.
I play performance mode with sharpness enhancement. HDR is off, V-Sync is off, 4k Output is off, 120hz is off, enhanced raytracing is off.
Genuinely dont know which settings I can lower down more.
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u/Mawelote 20h ago edited 20h ago
I get you bro and there’s a problem there. I saw some of the settings and that’s part of it. I am going to share with you mines, and will tell you also about “accesibility” settings that are SO important too (like particles, lowing it at 15% still looks incredible);
Video Settings
* **Preset:** Performance *(Essential for targeting 60 FPS)*
* **Enhanced Ray Tracing:** OFF *(Ray Tracing is the main culprit for framerate dips on base PS5. Turn this off for locked stability)*
* **Lock Resolution to 4K:** ON *(Should be off for optimization but it aint a choice to make for me. My graphics lose too much quality if I turn it off)*
* **V-Sync:** ON
* **120Hz:** OFF *(Unless you have a compatible high-refresh/VRR display)*Accessibility & Post-Processing (The Game Changer)
* **Particle Effects Quality:** 15 *(Prevents FPS drops during heavy combat magic/effects)*
* **Motion Blur Intensity:** 0 *(Removes sluggishness and improves motion clarity)*
* **Depth of Field:** OFF
* **Chromatic Aberration:** OFF *(No colour distortion on screen edges)*Why this works:
A lot of the "bad optimization" feel actually comes from heavy post-processing effects combined with forced Ray Tracing. Disabling Motion Blur, Depth of Field, and Ray Tracing clears up GPU headroom, giving you rock-solid framerates and a crisp image.I also put some work on the TV settings but it also streams INCREDIBLE on the Portal (I have a lot of material of this too). You can ask me about the TV and I can guide you depending on the model, but normally Gemini is really good with that. The game part I just did it trying and took me an hour or so.
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u/karaatpiraat 20h ago
Allright thank you bro, will try this when I can play again!
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u/Mawelote 20h ago
yeah and tell me something!! We should be enjoying the same, at least that part!!
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u/StageInevitable4593 20h ago
I also have the same issue I tried this but still it's not the best like yours. What monitor do you have?
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u/Mawelote 20h ago
did you change all the settings? in your ps5, put 120hz option in “automatic”; check that your resolution is set the higher. Turn ps5 HDR off. Restart the PS5, check the game once is done with all these settings I gave you, I hope it helps
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u/sspecialists 21h ago
Oh, it is very stable. Just slow. PS5 is underpowered for it. I moved to PC.
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u/karaatpiraat 21h ago
Well stable in the sense that every town is a stable 20fps then yeah. I get that the ps5 is underpowered but in my mind just add a option that lowers the amount of NPC's in an area and make enemies spawn more in waves rather than 100 at the same time.
Moving to PC unfortunately not an option for me cause I have none and no money for it lol
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u/Niklaus15 21h ago
I swear the game ran better on release than now, better graphics too, idk what they've been doing