Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077‘s next-gen version may have been pushed to 2022, but that doesn’t mean that the game still doesn’t (and didn’t) play noticeably better on next-gen consoles compared to the PS4 and Xbox One versions.
This was a criticism that absolutely ruined the game’s launch. Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One simply didn’t live up to the marketing hype and were frankly broken, buggy messes, so much so that the PS4 version was pulled from the PlayStation Store and both Microsoft and Sony were forced to give refunds to players who requested them.
While CD Projekt Red is still working on actually bringing the super-polished and improved next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 to our screens, though, the current version does actually play pretty darn well on Series X|S and PS5.
Sure, after a year’s worth of patches and bug fixes the game plays better on last-gen consoles, but during our time playing on Series X, we noticed a much steadier framerate, far fewer bugs popping up and very little jank altogether. It may not have looked as pretty as those E3 trailers we were shown running on a maxed out PC, but it was certainly playable.
Keep in mind, however, this still isn’t fully optimized for the PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, so it’s not going to be perfect. But if you were waiting for the worst to be out of the way, Cyberpunk 2077 is in a much-improved state on next-gen right now.
