Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 promises to deliver stellar performance across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. Dive into the details of KCD2's performance and discover the customizable settings that enhance your gaming experience.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Performance Tested Across All Platforms
Photo-Realistic Look With CryEngine
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2) has been rigorously tested across various platforms, showcasing impressive results. Both PlayStation and Xbox consoles run the game smoothly, offering players the choice between 30fps and 60fps modes. The PS5 Pro elevates the experience further, leveraging its capabilities to enhance the game's graphics. KCD2's use of CryTek's CryEngine contributes to its unique, photo-realistic visuals, a feature not commonly seen in other games.
KCD2 sticks with CryEngine, the same engine used in its predecessor, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 1 (KCD1). Warhorse Studios' familiarity with CryEngine allowed them to refine and expand upon its features for the sequel. According to PC Gamer, CryEngine's approach to rendering focuses on performance rather than modern techniques like advanced shaders and complex lighting, which is evident in KCD2's performance optimization.
Despite its old-school rendering, KCD2 achieves stunning visuals through the use of physically based materials. Eurogamer highlights that CryEngine's sparse voxel octree global illumination (SVOGI) enhances the game's lighting, creating realistic light reflections and ambient effects.
PlayStation And Xbox Consoles Have 30 FPS and 60 FPS Options
Players on PS5 and Xbox Series X can choose between two modes: a fidelity mode that runs at 30fps in 1440p, enhancing visual details like foliage and shadow quality, and a performance mode that prioritizes 60fps at 1080p for smoother gameplay. Xbox Series S users are limited to the fidelity mode, while the PS5 Pro offers a single mode running at 60fps and 1296p, upscaled to 4K using PSSR technology.
Fidelity mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X significantly improves the visual quality of outdoor scenes and ambient occlusion. The PS5 Pro takes this a step further, offering sharper images, enhanced ambient occlusion, and better overall object quality.
Upscaling Is Completely Optional For PC
For PC gamers, KCD2 offers optional upscaling features, allowing players to customize their experience. PC Gamer notes that the available upscaling options are limited to FSR and DLSS, with no support for XeSS, sharpening, or frame generation. Despite CryEngine's focus on performance, running KCD2 at 4K with maximum settings can still challenge GPUs.
KCD2 provides five quality presets—low, medium, high, ultra, and experimental—enabling players to find the optimal settings for their system. An in-depth guide from KCD2 helps players prepare their systems, detailing the necessary CPU, RAM, GPU, and storage requirements.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is scheduled for release on February 4, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For more information, visit our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 page.
