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Xbox Series X|S
19th Mar 2026
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Guide Crimson Desert On Xbox: Release Date, Release Times & Download Size
All the key details for the big Xbox release this week
We've got a massive release coming our way on Xbox this week! Crimson Desert is officially bringing its open-world action adventure game to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S along with a bunch of other platforms, and based on what we've seen pre-release, it looks like it's going to prove extremely...
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News Crimson Desert Enhanced Adds Surprise Free Trial For All Xbox Series X|S Owners
Celebrating the arrival of the new DLC
Ever wanted to play Crimson Desert on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S without buying it? You're in luck! It's been announced this week that Crimson Desert Enhanced has received a five-hour free trial on the Xbox Store. There are no catches with this as far as we're aware - simply search for the game on...
News Cross-Saves Now Available For Crimson Desert As Update 1.14 Arrives On Xbox
Continue your adventure across PC, PS5, and Xbox
It's a good day for Crimson Desert, as the latest update introduces native cross-save support between consoles and PC. Players on Xbox already had the luxury of picking up their console saves on PC thanks to Xbox Play Anywhere support, but still, it's nice to see Pearl Abyss add it in good and proper...
Performance mode is "reminiscent of a Switch port"
Following extensive testing on all versions of Crimson Desert, the Digital Foundry team has now dropped its tech review for the Xbox editions of the Pearl Abyss RPG, and it's no real surprise that the results are a very mixed bag - particularly when you bring Xbox Series S into the equation...
News Crimson Desert Dev Details List Of New Features Coming To Its Massive Xbox RPG
In development for future updates
In the wake of its big 4K Performance Mode enhancements earlier this month, the team behind Xbox RPG Crimson Desert has unveiled a list of new features that are being worked on for upcoming game updates. Developer Pearl Abyss does stress that these features are still in-flux and "may be adjusted" prior to release,...
News Here's What Crimson Desert's New 4K Performance Mode Looks Like On Xbox Series X
It now supports 4K upscaling
Over the weekend, Crimson Desert received a new patch (known as Patch 1.02.00) that made a bunch of changes to the game, including a 4K enhancement to the Performance Mode on Xbox Series X. Until last Saturday, Crimson Desert only supported 4K upscaling in the Quality and Balanced modes on Xbox's most powerful console,...
As part of patch 1.02.00
The latest update for Crimson Desert has officially been rolling out across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today, and when it comes to the Xbox Series X in particular, there's been a notable improvement for the game's performance mode. It's mentioned in the patch notes for Crimson Desert Patch 1.02.00 that the dev has...
News Crimson Desert Patch 1.03 Is Making Major Improvements On Xbox & PC
Live now on PC, Xbox update to come
Developer Pearl Abyss has today detailed patch 1.03 for its open-world RPG Crimson Desert, and it brings some major improvements to the game across all platforms, including on Xbox Series X|S and PC. The update is now live on PS5 and most PC storefronts, with Xbox consoles getting version 1.03 "at a later time"...
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Crimson Desert On Xbox?
Enjoying the new open-world RPG?
The talk of the town this past week in the gaming world has definitely been Crimson Desert, with the Pearl Abyss RPG taking the world by storm in recent days. In fact, this one has been hyped for some time now, and has planted its flag in a fairly quiet week in terms of major Xbox releases. So, did you decide to pick...
News Crimson Desert Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
How the Xbox versions stack up
Here we go, folks! Crimson Desert is officially out now for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and so we can finally get our answer on how well the game is running across both consoles thanks to some early release day footage. We're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing for this comparison, which has shared gameplay of both...
News No Crimson Desert Xbox Reviews Until Launch, But Here's How The PC Version Is Faring
The embargo for PC impressions dropped last night
Today's the day for Crimson Desert — it releases late this evening at 6pm ET / 10pm GMT, and therefore the first reviews started going live last night for the PC version specifically (there are no Xbox or PS5 reviews until after launch). As you may seen, there's been some disappointment around the...












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