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The First Descendant

Game Details

Genre: Third-Person Looter Shooter

Developer: Nexon

Publisher: Nexon

Release Date: July 2, 2024

PS Studios Game? No

PSVR2 Compatible? No

Metacritic Score: 52

Enhancements

PSSR? Yes

RT? Yes

RT Types: Ray traced shadows, reflections on translucent and opaque surfaces, ambient occlusion and radiance cache

Highest Resolution: 4K PSSR

Highest FPS: 60fps

Modes

fidelity: 4K PSSR at 30fps, or up to 60fps with frame generation on. Has all RT if turned on.

balanced: Same as fidelity mode, but aims for 40fps via a lower internal resolution before upscaling to 4K PSSR.

performance: 1440p PSSR at 60fps, which is achieved more often with frame gen on. Has all RT except for RT shadows and translucent surface reflections.

Extra Information

One of the few Pro games to combine PSSR with AMD's FSR frame generation, whereas base PS5 uses FSR for upscaling. You can toggle both RT and frame generation on/off in all modes. Frame generation increases framerates, but isn't recommended as the base framerate is too low, resulting in too much input lag.