Palworld, the best-selling game available on Steam and Xbox Game Pass, has been making waves with its mix of survival elements from games like Ark: Survival Evolved and the monster-hunting action of Pokémon's open world. Despite its success, Palworld is controversial due to its similarity to Pokémon, raising concerns about possible intellectual property infringement.
a Digital Foundry analyzed the performance From Palworld on various Xbox consoles, including Series The game, built on Unreal Engine 5, faces significant technical challenges, including issues with collision detection, cropping, and animation. Stability issues such as crashes have been noted, highlighting the game's Early Access status.
On the series the native resolution is fixed at 2880 x 1620, and the game faces challenges such as blurry low-resolution textures, aggressive pop-ups, and stability issues.
Moving on to the S series, the frame rate is surprisingly better, with the aperture area running at 50-60fps. Despite the drop in image quality due to the fixed resolution of 1280 x 720, the Series S outperforms the other consoles in terms of frame rate, making it the best-performing Xbox of the four.
The Xbox One Although it's presented at higher resolutions than 1080p, visual blemishes are evident, including poor-quality textures and low-quality shadows. Frame rate issues arise in more complex open areas, where it dips into the 20s for extended periods.
Finally, the base Xbox One (One S) experiences significant visual downgrades, including reduced grass density and geometry, decreased texture quality, and reduced grass density. The resolution drops to 960 x 540 and the frame rate ranges between 15 and 35 fps. Scaling Palworld from the Series X to the One S is difficult, and requires significant optimization for weaker devices.
In conclusion, the technical analysis conducted on Palworld highlights the current state of the game in Early Access, highlighting the need for substantial improvements before it can be considered a full game. The controversy surrounding its similarity to Pokémon adds an extra layer of scrutiny, making it interesting to see how the game evolves beyond its current state.
Palworld is very early access – every Xbox console tested: Series
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