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Digital Foundry’s technical analysis of Capcom’s upcoming sci-fi game, Pragmata, reveals significant visual disparities across different console versions. Developed using the RE Engine, Pragmata combines combat with androids and hacking minigames within a linear structure. While the game’s art direction and humor have been praised, the analysis indicates that base console versions require considerable visual compromises. According to Digital Foundry, the PS5 Pro offers the optimal experience. Pragmata incorporates ray-traced reflections and global illumination, along with an advanced hair physics system for the character Diana, on PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X. However, performance differs substantially among these platforms. PS5 and Xbox Series X: The 1080p Bottleneck Digital Foundry identifies image quality as the most significant drawback on the base PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. Because both consoles render natively at 1080p and use AMD’s FSR1 upscaling, the resulting image exhibits noise, ghosting, and aliasing, particularly in illuminated areas. Both consoles offer two visual modes, targeting 60fps:

Resolution Mode: While maintaining ray tracing and high-quality hair, the resolution remains at 1080p, and performance is inconsistent. Frame rates can drop to 50fps in early levels, 40fps in open areas, and as low as 35fps during boss cutscenes. Although ray tracing improves reflections compared to classic SSR, it introduces visual artifacts and noise. Frame Rate Mode: This mode disables ray tracing (reverting to classic SSR) and reduces hair quality to ensure a stable 60fps throughout the game. Shadow rendering is one notable difference between the base PS5 and Xbox Series X. The Series X renders more shadows in some levels, but its dynamic shadows exhibit lower resolution than the PS5, leading to more aliasing. Digital Foundry also discovered a bug on the PS5 where loading a save from a PS5 Pro results in native 1440p rendering (instead of 1080p), improving image clarity but reducing performance to 40-50fps. PlayStation 5 Pro: A Visual Showcase Pragmata is positioned to be a visual showcase on the PS5 Pro, with ray tracing, 4K resolution, and a target of 60fps.

The PS5 Pro delivers a generational leap, largely resolving image quality issues with AI-driven PSSR upscaling. Although the game renders at a lower native resolution (864p), PSSR reconstructs the image to 4K, eliminating serration and visual noise seen on base consoles. Standard Mode: This mode maintains ray tracing and high-quality hair while ensuring a solid 60fps, avoiding the drops experienced on the base PS5. The only downside is slightly blurrier ray-traced reflections due to the native 864p resolution. High Framerate Mode: Exclusive to the PS5 Pro, this mode unlocks the frame rate and activates 120Hz. The native 864p resolution is upscaled to 1440p (via PSSR), allowing frame rates between 80 and 100fps, or around 70fps during intense moments. This mode is optimal for VRR displays. Xbox Series S: Prioritizing Performance The Xbox Series S prioritizes performance over visual fidelity, offering no graphical options. It maintains a stable 60fps in all situations. However, significant visual compromises are made. Pragmata runs at a native 720p resolution, resulting in lower visual quality than other versions. Texture quality is reduced, ray tracing is removed, and Diana’s hair is rendered with simpler geometry. Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Pragmata features lower resolution, particularly noticeable on Diana’s face and hair. Despite these downgrades, the game remains playable, with the hacking grid, enemies, weapons, and movement skills still clearly visible. While Pragmata does not reach a consistent 60fps on the Switch 2, VRR in handheld mode improves smoothness. Digital Foundry notes that while the stability is appreciated, aliasing and image noise detract from the visual experience. Additional Platform-Specific Observations: These points, gathered from the original blog post, provide further insight into the user experience on different platforms: PC (Steam): The author recommends the Steam version of Pragmata for PC players, citing PC-exclusive features such as ultrawide support and superior ray tracing. The author finds the DRM in the Steam version of Pragmata less intrusive than in other recent Capcom titles on the platform. Xbox: Quick Resume on Xbox is beneficial for skipping long load times. The author suggests the Switch 2 version of Pragmata for portable play over the Xbox console, pending a potential patch for an optional frame rate cap.

PS5 Optimizes Pragmata’s Sci-Fi Vision – Digital Foundry Analysis Compares Across Platforms

PlayStation 5: The author considers the PS5 version the top console choice, mainly due to faster load times, trophy support, DualSense features, and the absence of portable play requirements. Source: [Digital Foundry’s analysis of Pragmata on various consoles] Digital Foundry’s deep dive into Pragmata highlights the trade-offs made to bring Capcom’s sci-fi vision to life across a range of hardware.

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