Pragmata Demo Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X, Series S & Switch 2

Yesterday, Capcom treated us to our first playable demo of the upcoming sci-fi adventure Pragmata, and therefore plenty of Xbox fans have been getting their hands on it already — across both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

The YouTube channel Fuzion Xbox Testing has been busy publishing some early footage of these versions as usual, giving us a first comparison between the Series X and Series S releases. However, there are also some interesting comparisons to make between the Series S and Nintendo Switch 2 versions, so we'll talk a look at that as well.

Firstly, the Xbox Series X version of the Pragmata demo comes with two different graphics modes — "Frame" and "Res". The Fuzion video mentions that both are natively 1080p and output at 4K, but it also mentions that those results could be inaccurate, so we're going to have to wait for more details on that. The most important thing is that Pragmata seems to be looking great on Xbox Series X and running at a smooth 60FPS, although the "Res" mode is shown to drop below 60FPS on occasion.

On Xbox Series S, there's an evident loss of visual quality, with the native resolution speculated to be 720p and the image described as "not fully clear but ideal enough". You can definitely tell that certain elements have been stripped back, particularly in terms of texture quality. The most important thing is that it runs at a smooth 60FPS though, and Fuzion's footage shows no drops whatsoever below 60 frames.

Now, in terms of the Switch 2, it seems Nintendo's console actually has an advantage over the Series S version in some ways. At the bottom of this article, you'll see an Xbox Series S Vs. Switch 2 comparison video for the Pragmata demo that shows the game looking better on Nintendo's console. We've seen suggestions that the Series S offers smoother performance, but it's still a bit surprising to see the Switch 2 winning in the visual department (when docked).

Let's take a look at all of those videos — but please keep in mind that this is just a demo, and Pragmata's visual quality and performance will undoubtedly be improved upon in the lead-up to full release this April!

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