Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Boasts Impressive Performance on Consoles

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2) promises strong performance across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms, showcasing adaptability across various settings. This article delves into KCD2's performance capabilities on each platform and its customizable options.

KCD2's Cross-Platform Performance

Photorealistic Visuals Powered by CryEngine

Multiple sources report impressive performance for KCD2. PlayStation and Xbox consoles deliver smooth gameplay at both 30fps and 60fps, with the PS5 Pro leveraging its capabilities for enhanced visuals. KCD2's photorealistic rendering, a rarity due to its use of CryTek's CryEngine, sets it apart.

Warhorse Studios' continued use of CryEngine, also employed in the predecessor, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 1 (KCD1), allows for familiarity and feature enhancements. PC Gamer highlights CryEngine's old-school rendering approach—prioritizing performance over complex shaders and lighting—as a key factor in its efficiency.

Despite this, KCD2 achieves photorealism through physically based materials. Eurogamer points to CryEngine's sparse voxel octree global illumination (SVOGI) as a crucial element in realistic indirect lighting, convincingly rendering effects like torchlight and metallic reflections.

Console Options: Fidelity vs. Performance

PS5 and Xbox Series X offer two modes: a 30fps fidelity mode at 1440p and a 60fps performance mode at 1080p. Xbox Series S is limited to the fidelity mode. The PS5 Pro runs at 60fps at 1296p with PSSR upscaling to 4K.

Fidelity mode enhances visuals on PS5 and Xbox Series X, improving foliage density and shadow quality. The PS5 Pro further refines these elements, adding sharper visuals, enhanced ambient occlusion, superior object detail, and overall image quality.

PC: Customizable Upscaling

True to PC tradition, KCD2 provides extensive customization. Upscaling is optional, with FSR and DLSS available. XeSS, sharpening options, and frame generation are absent.

While CryEngine prioritizes performance, KCD2 remains demanding, especially at 4K with maximum settings. However, its highly scalable graphics, offering five quality presets (low, medium, high, ultra, and experimental), ensure optimal performance across diverse hardware.

An in-depth system preparation guide, detailing CPU, RAM, GPU, and storage requirements, is available to help players optimize their systems.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launches February 4, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Visit our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 page for more details.