PlayerUnknown`s Battlegrounds is one of the Xbox One`s biggest launches of the holiday season. But now that the game is out on the console, it turns out that it`s a bit rough right now. Recently, Digital Foundry did an in-depth breakdown of the Xbox One and Xbox One X versions of the game, and it showed that they`ve got a long way to go before they`re in line with the PC version.It`s not exactly surprising that the game doesn`t perform as well on the base Xbox One, since porting a PC-first game like PUBG to a relatively weak platform is a difficult task. In addition, it`s currently in Early Access, so it`s expected to be less polished. As Digital Foundry notes, when you join a game, `You`re instantly besieged by low resolution textures that seem to be failing to stream in properly, combined with performance just above or below the 20fps threshold.`But what`s more surprising is that the much more powerful Xbox One X also struggles to run the game. In its testing, Digital Foundry found similar issues sustaining a decent frame rate and dealing with texture pop-in. Overall, across both consoles, the main takeaway is that the game is inconsistent: `An extended journey across the landscape in a jeep can play out smoothly enough, with a flawless 30fps line. Meanwhile, entering a house, opening a toilet door and exchanging fire with a lurking assailant can see frame-rate dip to 20fps for no reason we can readily come up with.`There are some improvements on the Xbox One X, including higher resolution textures, certain improvements in frame rate, and foliage draw distances. Visually, it`s a huge improvement over the base console, but in terms of performance, it`s just as inconsistent.For all its issues, Digital Foundry does note that the game is nonetheless in a playable state--and if you`re determined to get a PUBG experience on consoles, the Xbox One versions are not broken. But performance and visuals are inconsistent, and with Microsoft providing assistance for the po ...
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