The first-person shooter game Doom: Dark Ages will soon be available on the PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S platforms.Some foreign media analyzed the technical comparison of different versions.

In terms of graphics settings, the PS5 version of Doom: Dark Ages has a slight improvement in vegetation and terrain performance than the Xbox Series X version.The running settings of the PS5 Pro are the same as those of the basic PS5 console.Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S version has cuts in visual cropping, detail hierarchy, drawing distance, texture, global lighting, and post-processing.

In terms of image quality, both the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Doom: Dark Ages use dynamic resolutions, up to 1440p, but the average running resolution of the PS5 version is low.The PS5 Pro version also uses dynamic resolution, up to 1662p.The Xbox Series S version has a dynamic resolution of up to 1080p, but may be as low as 635p in open environments.

In terms of performance, the PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of Doom: Dark Ages all have a target frame rate of 60 frames, and can maintain this frame rate to a large extent.

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Although the PS5 Pro provides the best console gaming experience in Doom: Dark Ages, the improvement is quite limited compared to the basic PS5 version, with only a little improvement in resolution.Given the hardware performance of this mid-term upgrade host, one originally expected it to provide higher graphics settings while using PSSR technology.The same goes for the recent PS5 versions of Forza Horizon 5 and Raiders of the Lost Ark: Ancient Circle.

Doom: Dark Ages will be released on PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S and PC platforms on May 15, 2025.