no 4K on PS5 and Xbox Series X with the next-gen version

Cyberpunk 2077 does not run in native 4K on PS5 and Xbox Series X despite promises of the next-gen patch. Digital Foundry has confirmed that the next-gen versions of the game from CD Projekt RED only provide minimal visual improvements.

After a long wait, CD Projekt RED has finally rolled out Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.5 last week. In addition to gameplay improvements and new additions to the game, the Polish studio has also launched next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The promises are numerous, but unfortunately they are not all kept.

Cyberpunk 2077 – Credit: CD Project RED

Outraged PS5 update issues stuck due to region issue, the next-gen version of Cyberpunk 2077 does not run in native 4K. However, CD Projekt RED had assured that the next-gen patch would allow play in 4K at 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Here are the results of the performance analysis conducted by Digital Foundry.

Xbox Series X Achieves Better Definition Than PS5 On Cyberpunk 2077, But It’s Not 4K

Digital Foundry discovered that Cyberpunk 2077 does not run at 2160p, the equivalent of 4K, on the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Next-gen consoles struggle to achieve this screen resolution. here is the minimum and maximum definitions of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5 and Xbox Series X / S depending on the selected mode:

	Minimum definition	Maximum definition
PlayStation 5 Mode performance / 60 FPS	2240 x 1260	3072 x 1728
PlayStation 5 Ray-tracing / 30 FPS	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Xbox Series X Mode performance / 60 FPS	2458 x 1382	3168 x 1782
Xbox Series X Ray-tracing / 30 FPS	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Xbox Series S – 30 FPS	2304 x 1296	2560 x 1440

At the end of the day, the Xbox Series X is doing a little better than the PlayStation 5. It’s still not enough to reach the 2160p definition promised by the next-gen patch. In performance mode, Microsoft’s console oscillates between 1382p and 1782p. The two consoles are maintained at 1440p with ray-tracing mode enabled which is also limited to 30 FPS. Of course, the Xbox Series S cannot offer ray-tracing on Cyberpunk 2077.

Finally, Digital Foundry concluded that visual improvements to Cyberpunk 2077 by the next-gen patch are rather minimal. For the moment, the only solution to play Cyberpunk 2077 in the best conditions is to have a PC muscular enough to support ray-tracing and 4K at 60 FPS.