

One small curiosity seen across both platforms is that water reflections only ever run at 30fps, although Digital Foundry expresses that this may be patched out in time.Īnother reason Xbox Series X stands out is its unique 120hz display option. Further, because the game featured pre-rendered cutscenes, these scenes still play at 30fps despite being upscaled to 4K. To combat this, the PS5 takes advantage of dynamic resolution, dipping slightly to 1944p at times to stabilize frame rate. Both the Series X and PS5 can run all three games at 4K/60fps, but the Series X does so nearly flawlessly while the PS5 version tends to dip slightly during intense action sequences. The clear standout in terms of performance is the Xbox Series X. Related: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Changes Tali's Face RevealĪ new Digital Foundry video dives into all the changes found in Mass Effect Legendary Edition in great detail. This native 4K is even possible on the Series S, although due to hardware constraints the framerate must be dropped down to 30. However, since the Mass Effect series is getting on in years, this framerate can be achieved at 4K resolution as opposed to 1440p or 1080p.

Like other backward compatible games that can be upscaled on new consoles, the games can now maintain 60 frames per second. While the game plays well on these consoles, it rises above and beyond on the Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5.


This is particularly notable because Mass Effect Legendary Edition has only been optimized for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, to imply that this was a light undertaking on developer BioWare’s part would do this remaster a great disservice when upscaled on current generation home consoles, all three games look better than ever. Unlike titles such as the recent remake of Demon’s Souls on the PlayStation 5, Mass Effect Legendary Edition instead increases the original three games’ framerates, upgrades the textures, revamps the controls, balances gameplay, and addresses some leftover bugs. The newly released Mass Effect Legendary Edition takes a series that started over a decade ago and remasters it to incredible effect, and a recent video comparison takes backward compatible performance on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S to task.
