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The Outer Worlds 2

Game Details

Genre: Western Action RPG

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment

Publisher: Xbox Game Studios

Release Date: October 29, 2025

PS Studios Game? No

PSVR2 Compatible? No

Metacritic Score: 81

Enhancements

PSSR? Yes

RT? Yes

RT Types: Unreal Engine 5 software-based Lumen reflections and global illumination

Highest Resolution: 4K PSSR

Highest FPS: 60fps

Modes

quality: 1440p-4K DRS to 4K PSSR at a relatively stable 30fps (can dip to high 20s in fights).

balanced: 1440p-1800p DRS to 4K PSSR at a relatively stable 40fps (can dip to high 30s in fights). Visual quality mainly of performance mode except foliage GI)

performance: 1620p to 4K at a relatively stable 60fps (can dip to around 55fps in fights). Lower quality graphics settings (check extra info).

Extra Information

Performance mode has less, more static foliage (at close distances) and lower quality (and therefore less realistic) UE5 Lumen/Virtual Shadow Maps. The lower internal resolution also leads to noticeably softer/less stable image. Base PS5 has slightly worse internal resolutions compared to the equivalent mode on Pro, which leads to more instability/breakup - especially in performance mode. However, the PSSR implementation leads to more instability/strobing in the UE5 lighting compared to base PS5. Framerate stability is roughly the same between consoles. Issues like PSSR implementation should hopefully be fixed in a future patch as ToW2 is coming in very hot on PlayStation (it was a Xbox console exclusive for much its development).