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!
What are your thoughts on this Pragmata demo comparison? Tell us in the comments down below.
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The blurry textures, heavy amount of shimmering and FSR artifacts, definitely makes the S the worst version.
It looks last gen, and VERY low res.
I always love graphics comparisons. Especially as a lot of people play on a 24" monitor where if you sit more than 2cm away from the screen the chances of really being able to tell is marginal.
@Deformedpye For PC? Sure. A vast majority of people play consoles on big TVs in their living rooms or bedrooms though.
I have a lot of setups with console and 24/28" monitors
@Deformedpye
24 inches? For competitive gaming, sure.
But most PC gamers, play on 32-45 inches today, when it comes to single player games.
It's impossible to NOT see the differences, especially when you also connect the PC, to the big screen TV or projector.
And if you can't tell the difference, even on a 24 inch, then it might be time for some new glasses
The Series S continues to impress me. I feel like it's the little console that could lolol in some games where the devs REALLY took their time to optimize for the Series S I've seen some extremely impressive results (Indiana Jones, DOOM the Dark Ages, and Alan Wake 2). Other games where the Series S is an afterthought it shows. Proper optimization allows it to punch above it's weight for sure
The Switch 2 has the advantage of it's lite DLSS and more texture memory which would put image quality above the Series S when used well.
How much that works in it's favour is going to be on a game by game basis.
@Exerion76 It's most likely because I grew up in an era that games were not judged on graphics but on game play. After I saw a post of some saying a game running at 30fps is unplayable I don't respect the younger gamers.
@Deformedpye
Well I started playing videogames, back in 1979. Even Atari 2600 games ran at 60fps.
30fps isn't unplayable (unless it's a fast FPS or shoot em up), but being used to 60-240 fps now, it's quite jarring to go back to 30fps, especially when moving the camera around.
Also, gamers were impressed by graphics, ever since we moved on from 2600 to Intellivision and Colecovision. It's always been about evolving graphics, together with gameplay.
@Exerion76 Looks pretty good for a console with less power than a Xbox one x which was a last gen machine!
Every single new game released won't look as well on the series s it's just a fact now I mostly game on my series x on the big TV but the odd time I use the series s on the smaller TV you can't really see to much of a difference.
@Master_Cthulhu70 exactly lots of devs do the bare minimum for the S, for example Monster Hunter Wise is a blurry mess on the S even 1 year after launch. The reason the switch 2 version looks better is Capcom probably spent more time optimising it than the S.
@Exerion76
This is true to a certain extent, although since the 2010's especially with Minecraft and Roblox, there is a whole newer generation of gamers that prefers the blocky aesthetic.
I played the demo on the Series S and was unimpressed and underwhelmed. All the game videos looked sharp and impressive but the demo is a considerable drop in graphic quality. Even the game mechanics seem to be rougher than they were presented to be.
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