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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: 79

Enhancements

PSSR? Yes

RT? Yes

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

Highest Resolution: 4K TSR

Highest FPS: 60fps

Modes

quality: 1440p-4K DRS to 4K TSR at a basically locked 30fps.

balanced: 1440p-1800p DRS to 4K TSR at a basically locked 40fps. Visual quality mainly of performance mode except foliage GI).

performance: 1620p to 4K at a basically locked 60fps. Lower quality graphics settings (check extra info).

Extra Information

Obsidian has removed the bad PSSR implementation seen at launch and reverted back to TSR, which results in better performance gains, less noisy RT and a sharper image on Pro. 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 a noticeably softer/less stable image. Base PS5 has slightly worse framerate stability and internal resolutions compared to the equivalent mode on Pro, which leads to more instability/breakup - especially in performance mode.