PS5 version VS PS4 Backwards compatible version?

Ok so now the beta has been over for a bit I'm getting a PS5 within the week.

Ive heard that the PS5 version has some performance problems and some are saying it runs as bad as or barely better than on PS4?

As im upgrading from a base PS4 which option is best for performance? Are the PS5 versions FPS issues as bad as some are reporting or not?

Just curious as to what version will give me the best experience. All feedback is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance!

I have it on PS5 and have had nothing but amazing performance and great load times.

I have it on PC and then switched to PS5 my hubby on PS5 also and it runs so well. And it is fast :)

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Originally Posted by Arngrim_Greyashe

I have it on PS5 and have had nothing but amazing performance and great load times.

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Ah cool running the PS5 upgrade too?

I have the ps5 version, I prefer pc so I play on pc instead but loading times is impressive.
However playing on pc with a ssd will make them on par also so it not that impressive but compared to PS4 version its night and day.

I had to go back to PS4 last week as my PS5 was otherwise occupied.
Never again, I've been spoiled, PS4 is potato.

PS4 version has a better frame rate on backward compatibility. Even on the balanced graphics option on PS5, there is significant slow down in some areas such as CLL that is simply not present when running the PS4 BC version. The only advantage the PS5 version has is faster load times when loading into zones.

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Originally Posted by AlternisDim96

Ok so now the beta has been over for a bit I'm getting a PS5 within the week.

Ive heard that the PS5 version has some performance problems and some are saying it runs as bad as or barely better than on PS4?

As im upgrading from a base PS4 which option is best for performance? Are the PS5 versions FPS issues as bad as some are reporting or not?

Just curious as to what version will give me the best experience. All feedback is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance!

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PS5 has been great for me and loading times has been greatly improved.

Just remember to save UI settings on the PS4 versionso you can import it to the PS5 version, that way you don't have to go through the headache of fixing the settings again.

My only gripe is that all of my achievements didn't carry over to the new version, I'm not an achievement hoarder by any means, its just that there a slight annoyance to look at when I look at it.

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Graphics and loading speed are great. FPS is very good, only location you notice slightly lower FPS is at the crystal in Limsa during peak time at my high population server but not a big deal, everywhere else is quite fine.

And love it in 4K!

PS5 version is better than many people's PCs. 4k is also delicious.

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Originally Posted by technole

PS5 version is better than many people's PCs. 4k is also delicious.

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Still doesn't change the fact it's performance in terms of frame rate is bad in both 1400p and 1080p. It's not just Limsa but most opened area will have frames dropped for no reason. The PS5 version should have stayed in beta. That being said you can run the PS4 and get consistent 60fps in both modes and load slightly slower than PS5 version.
Don't think instanced zones suffer from frame rate drops.

Digital Foundry did a comparison of various versions of FFXIV and found the native PS5 version to perform worse than the PS4 version running on the PS5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trIiUXdEyo0

PS5 comparison starts at around 28 minutes.

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Originally Posted by Quri

Still doesn't change the fact it's performance in terms of frame rate is bad in both 1400p and 1080p. It's not just Limsa but most opened area will have frames dropped for no reason. The PS5 version should have stayed in beta. That being said you can run the PS4 and get consistent 60fps in both modes and load slightly slower than PS5 version.
Don't think instanced zones suffer from frame rate drops.

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Yeah, the fps drops in full 4k on PS5 are pretty bad. Playable, sure, but I like my juicy framerates. I have a 4k TV and one would think it would run better than it does. The middle ground, UHD I believe its called, provides the best of both worlds but even then there's still some fps drops depending on the location, some worse than others. I think it needs optimized a bit better. There's no way it was ever ready to leave beta. The PS4 Pro optimization worked so much better.

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Originally Posted by BristolRuss

Digital Foundry did a comparison of various versions of FFXIV and found the native PS5 version to perform worse than the PS4 version running on the PS5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trIiUXdEyo0

PS5 comparison starts at around 28 minutes.

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I think all of us who were lucky enough to get the PS5, played backwards compact then switched to PS5 version already knew this, though it was nice to have the metrics done by a credible source. IMO it was taken out of beta too soon probably a decision from the higher-ups since the PS5 version was "good enough" and a month later we got the "full" PS5 version. It needed more development time to optimize especially with the odd frame jittering in specific endgame content like zadnor and 24-mans. Sadly after seeing the video I'm heavily considering going back to the PS4 version because I'm already at my tipping point and 1080P looks good and feels great while 1440p looks nearly the same but feels terrible. Obviously this will be optimized in the future but probably take notes on not to rush a game to market, especially in the current industry, where that seems to be the norm.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Yeah, the fps drops in full 4k on PS5 are pretty bad. Playable, sure, but I like my juicy framerates. I have a 4k TV and one would think it would run better than it does. The middle ground, UHD I believe its called, provides the best of both worlds but even then there's still some fps drops depending on the location, some worse than others. I think it needs optimized a bit better. There's no way it was ever ready to leave beta. The PS4 Pro optimization worked so much better.

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Yeah, all these people talking about how great/wonderful the PS5 version runs are either blind, lying, or genuinely have vision issues. Vision issues doesn't mean you're dumb, I'm insulting you, or that your eyes don't work, but I've met plenty of people that swear they absolutely, genuinely cannot spot differences in framerates. It's hard for those of us that can see it to comprehend that they cannot, and it's hard for them to understand what we're talking about since they apparently literally cannot see it. I'm so sensitive to framerates that I can practically count them within 1-2 frames and have taken part in studies concerning the matter. The drops in the PS5 version are not minor either. Those of you that can't see it or tell should consider yourselves lucky because losing twenty or more frames while standing in a corner looking at a rock wall is bothersome and unacceptable.

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Originally Posted by Sub-Xero

Yeah, all these people talking about how great/wonderful the PS5 version runs are either blind, lying, or genuinely have vision issues. Vision issues doesn't mean you're dumb, I'm insulting you, or that your eyes don't work, but I've met plenty of people that swear they absolutely, genuinely cannot spot differences in framerates. It's hard for those of us that can see it to comprehend that they cannot, and it's hard for them to understand what we're talking about since they apparently literally cannot see it. I'm so sensitive to framerates that I can practically count them within 1-2 frames and have taken part in studies concerning the matter. The drops in the PS5 version are not minor either. Those of you that can't see it or tell should consider yourselves lucky because losing twenty or more frames while standing in a corner looking at a rock wall is bothersome and unacceptable.

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Yep, what me worries me is that I think Yoshida didn't understand what people were complaining about PS5 version. At the fanfest he touched this briefly and honestly what he said didn't make too much sense (That people were saying that PS4 was faster and then he assured the PS5 version was better for 4k)...

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Originally Posted by Ash_

PS4 version has a better frame rate on backward compatibility. Even on the balanced graphics option on PS5, there is significant slow down in some areas such as CLL that is simply not present when running the PS4 BC version. The only advantage the PS5 version has is faster load times when loading into zones.

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Pretty much this, i have been very frustrated by how much ps4 BC is better than the actual PS5. It feels very non optimized. This was never the issue on PS4 except Eureka for some moments, on PS5 i feel everything is just worse....
I am staying at ps4 BC for the foreseeable future, hope they fix it on endwalker...

Are you guys sure it's not your monitors? I've never had any of these issues come up. I use the same tv for my PS5 that I was using the PS4 on.