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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
Man of Medan is a 2019 PS4 title that never received a native PS5 version: on current-gen hardware it runs through backward compatibility, which improves loading and stability but adds no supersampling. HDR is supported. No technical outlet has published resolution or frame-rate measurements for any PlayStation version, so per-mode figures remain unverified; contemporary reviews noted frame-rate drops and technical glitches at launch that a day-one patch and a later update partially addressed. There is no ray tracing, no PS5 Pro patch and no graphics-mode selector.
No lab-grade PlayStation analysis (Digital Foundry, Eurogamer, VG Tech) has been published for this title. The commentary below is paraphrased from mainstream reviews and clearly separated from verified metrics. PSFoundry updates the page automatically when hard technical coverage appears.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Runs through PS4 backward compatibility with HDR support and improved stability; no supersampling and no native PS5 version.
Graphics — A 2019 Unreal Engine 4 cinematic horror game with strong facial capture; no current-gen visual upgrade was ever made.
Performance — Reviewers reported frame-rate drops and technical glitches at launch, partly addressed by the day-one patch and a later update.
"Some of the technical issues and framerate drops mentioned in this review are reportedly being fixed with a day one patch for the game."Read the full review
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PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
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Known issues
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Video analysis
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- UnverifiedThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - PS4 & PS5Backwards Compatible2021-02-11
Backward-compatibility behaviour and launch technical issues for Man of Medan.
Open source - UnverifiedThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan ReviewPlayStation Universe2019-08-29
Backward-compatibility behaviour and launch technical issues for Man of Medan.
Open source
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Patch history
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The players' verdict
Recent player impressions of how the game runs on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
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