A recent comparison video reveals how the long-awaitedDead Island 2runs on both the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. After such an arduous wait forthe anticipated sequel toDead Island, the technical performance of this zombie slasher action title might surprise some console players.
It’s been a rocky road forDead Island 2and its development. Announced back in 2014, the game switched studio hands multiple times, leaving many fans of the first game to doubt whether the sequel would ever be released. Now, after nearly ten years of patience, the sequel is finally here, allowing gamers to hack and slash through some amazingly gory zombie action. With the originalDead Islandhaving such high praise, the team at Dambuster Studios was left with the mission of satisfying high expectations, and when it comes to the game’s performance, many will be pleased about how the game runs on current generation consoles.
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In a comparison video from Digital Foundry,Dead Island 2is shown running on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and even last-generation consoles. With many new games running better on one console than the other, those excited about the zombie slasher will be happy to hear thatthe performance ofDead Island 2is incredibly consistent across all consoles.
When comparing the PS5 to the Xbox SeriesX/S, all three consoles run the game at an impressively consistent 60FPS. There’s the occasional drop in frame rate for the Xbox Series X/S, but it’s only a very slight drop. The only main difference between these consoles is that the Series S has less image detail at some points in the game compared to the Series X and PS5. Even on last-generation consoles,Dead Island 2runs incredibly wellfrom a frame rate perspective, but there are small image details and animations missing that can help bring the game’s world to life.
After being stuck in such a grueling development process,Dead Island 2’sconsistencyis a great win for the developers at Dambuster Studios. Despite taking so long to finish, it seems that patience and determination have paid off for both the fans and the developers when it comes to the game’s performance.Dead Island 2isn’t a perfect game by any means, but it’s refreshing to see a new release appear to run so smoothly and consistently over multiple consoles.
Dead Island 2is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
