Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Sackboy: A Big Adventure successfully targets 60 fps across PS5, PS4 Pro, and base PS4. PS5 serves as the showcase platform, running at a dynamic resolution averaging 1620p with rich volumetric effects, high-quality materials, screen-space reflections, and fast loading. PS4 Pro scales back visual features and drops resolution to 1080p, while the base PS4 operates closer to 720p with simplified geometry and stripped environmental detail. Gameplay framerates remain stable at 60 fps on all consoles, though cutscenes drop below 60 fps across all platforms.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
PS5 delivers the primary vision for Sackboy, targeting 60 fps with an average dynamic resolution of 1620p. Visuals feature refined materials, volumetric lighting, and screen-space reflections, alongside fast SSD load times. Gameplay performance is virtually locked to 60 fps, though heavy cutscenes experience minor drops.
Standard Mode
PS5Averages 75% of 4K (1620p) with dynamic resolution scaling and UE4 temporal anti-aliasing. Features screen-space reflections, dynamic light sources, volumetric effects, and high-detail character textures.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 4 Pro
On PS4 Pro, the resolution settles at 1080p while maintaining a 60 fps target for gameplay. Shading, screen-space reflections, and dynamic lighting are reduced compared to PS5, and cutscenes drop frames below 60 fps.
Standard Mode
PS4 ProSettles at 1080p resolution. Reduced shading quality, pared-back screen-space reflections, and altered material passes compared to PS5.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 4
The standard PS4 runs closer to 720p to maintain a 60 fps gameplay target. Significant visual cutbacks are present, including removed environmental geometry like fields of yarn, stripped lighting effects, and frequent frame drops during cutscenes.
Standard Mode
PS4Operates closer to 720p resolution. Substantial visual reductions including removal of sun rays, decreased shading, reduced reflections, and missing asset details like full fields of yarn.
Known issues
Increased GPU demands during cinematic cutscenes cause frame rates to drop below 60 fps across PS5, PS4 Pro, and PS4.
Video analysis
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Sackboy: A Big Adventure run at on PS5?
On PS5, Sackboy: A Big Adventure offers 1 graphics mode: Standard Mode targets 60 FPS at 1620p.
What is the PSFoundry Performance Score of Sackboy: A Big Adventure?
Sackboy: A Big Adventure scores 66/100 on PS4 Pro. The Performance Score measures technical performance only — frame rate, image quality, graphics modes, visual features, responsiveness, loading and stability — not how good the game is.
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