I just played Indiana Jones on PS5 Pro — and it’s so much better than on Xbox Series X

Tony Polanco: "Though Indiana Jones and the Great Circle isn’t a new game, it’s still worth it for PS5 players to see what their Xbox and PC player counterparts have enjoyed since last December. And as I've outlined, you’ll actually get the best version available on consoles thanks to all the new features and enhancements.

If you’re a fan of games like Uncharted and Tomb Raider, then this is an adventure worth pursuing."

[RhinoGamer88]

PHIL!!!

[YourMommySpoils]

Yep, it's me alright! I just make up all these different accounts, so nobody knows the real deal.

[jznrpg]

Love my Pro but it’s obvious it should be better on it than Xbox. Doesn’t mean it’s bad on Xbox X. Series S probably not so great

[darthv72]

I've played it on both the X and S and the S is surprisingly good. Obvious visual differences, but the gameplay is what matters and it is very good. Hell... even streaming from xcloud is good. Machine games made a game that scales really well.

[abstractel]

Don't want to be a broken record and no disrespect to you but all developers that make large budget games have to make their game scale really well. That's why the S is holding this generation back and potentially why the Switch 2 might hold next-gen back. People think you can just scale graphics down and there is some truth to that, but you are bound by the lowest performant machine that you need to release on.

_One_ example of innovative gameplay that wouldn't run on Switch 2 or Series S no matter how much you scale back the graphics would be a game incorporating very complex physics that alters the gameplay at a fundamental level such as fluid dynamics (gaseous and liquids) which the PS5 and Series X is capable of to a much larger extent than the Series S and Switch 2.

Not all games need horse power to be innovative or great, IJ is a great game, but you are basically taking away tools from gameplay designers that would make their games really innovative. You can't downgrade the example I mentioned so it runs on Series S and possibly Switch 2. I want to see more innovation and devs are being held back.

[Michiel1989]

@abstractel with that logic, consoles have held the industry back for a couple decades now. Took them 20 years to get an ssd and some decent memory.

[VariantAEC]

@Michiel1989
1994 to 2013 wasn't 20 years and why are you ignoring the fact that consoles were more powerful than PCs with more memory until just before PS3 launched where PCs had options for way more memory, but were still significantly weaker on the computational front? Hm... I can only imagine why you are ignoring those facts.

Today, PCs are much more powerful than consoles on paper with dozens to hundreds of GB of RAM available to each machine where high-end GPUs have nearly twice the VRAM as entire consoles, but they rarely showcase their computational and memory strengths next to high-end consoles, which are still much less expensive and now more energy efficient as well. Why are games like Star Citizen, which isn't even targeting a console release still struggling to run well on any PC when it basically looks like Hell-Divers II with nearly infinite sized maps next to HD2? Is console really holding gaming back when most of the best looking games each generation were on console (primarily PlayStation consoles)? Games like Gran Turismo blow every other retail racing game out of the water regarding overall scale, level of visual polish, and physics accuracy. Why don't we see major publishers making racing games that blow GT out of the water exclusively for PC if consoles are holding gaming back?

[Flewid638]

For what reason? I've never owned an Xbox.

[pwnmaster3000]

I would hope so.
More time to fix it.
It would be bad if it wasn’t with more time on their hands.

[S2Killinit]

Not to mention PS5 is much more powerful. That doesnt hurt either.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

You people saying it plays better on Pro compared to Series X seem to forget that at the end of the day what matters most (money) goes to MS. Not sure how people are trying to spin this as a win for Sony other than Sony having another great game on their console.

[LoveSpuds]

Because Sony get 30% of the sale on their platform for zero financial risk or effort. Seems like Sony are doing okay out of the game's release to me 🤔

[Babadook7]

Spot on.

And I think PS5 owners are seeing it as a win for their game library.

[Cellblock11]

They are saying that becasue that's what is being reported and it's not a win for Sony it's a win for PS gamers and at the end of the day that is what matters most.

[Tacoboto]

Exactly this. It's a win for gamers, especially those who put in the investment to have superior experiences

[Knushwood Butt]

Money matters most?

That's a keeper.

[TheColbertinator]

This isn't about money for him or her or or fanboys or whatever. This is about helping the customer making an informed choice.

[DarXyde]

It's more or less how it's always been for Sony where they collect their cut for releasing on PlayStation. It's not a loss for Sony.

Some things are mutually beneficial. Seems reasonable that it comes late to PlayStation and they also have the definitive console version.

[mike32UK]

That's what matters to MS. To gamers on PS5 Pro, it matters that's it's better because that's where they're playing it...

[S2Killinit]

Nobody is spinning anything. MS is releasing its games on PlayStation. It plays better on PlayStation. None of this is a spin by anyone.

[Elda]

No matter how good it looks running on my PS5 Pro I'm not buying it. I tried the game for a couple of hours on my XBSX through Gamepass & I thought the game was boring.

[darthv72]

It plays out like a IJ movie... as a fan of the franchise, I find it quite enjoyable. The score, the locations, the action... all good stuff.

[PRIMORDUS]

Poopy!!!

[Reaper22_]

Mostly because of the dual sense. I'll pass.

[Knushwood Butt]

Lead us not into temptation.

[ironmonkey]

Not mostly, all of it and mostly. Except it, live with it.

[koga88]

I mean, shouldn't it? Not only is the PS5 Pro an enhanced version of Sony's console this generation but it has also arrived almost four months after the other platforms. Plenty of time for patching up things. That and having the DualSense feedback, it'd be strange if it somehow played worse on the more expensive and updated platform.

[hiawa23]

👏👏👏

[hiawa23]

I am fine with the Series X version as I also have the Pro, but if the Pro is more powerful as it is, I expect games to perform better on it compared to the base consoles, which is why I switched from buying my 3rd party games from the SX to the Pro.

[MoneyMadness]

I hope more people enjoy this game.

[rakentaja]

Phil in 2021: Future Xbox exclusives will be available where Game Pass exists.
2025: Xbox games look better on competitive platforms where Game Pass isn't even available.

[hiawa23]

Phil is not calling the shots, Microsoft is. He has no choice but to do as the money people say. They have clearly taken the reigns from him and the Xbox team and is doing what is best for Microsoft at this point.

[anast]

Of course it is.

[cloganart]

Predictions were right, lol.

Hope everyone enjoys this game now!