Platform comparison

Tales of Arise: which platform plays it best?

What changes between PC, PS5, Xbox, PS4: resolution, FPS per mode, what each official store publishes and the FPS we measured on PC.

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Quick verdict

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On console Tales of Arise runs best on Xbox Series X, and on PC the resolution and settings are yours.

Best graphics experience Xbox Series X 2160p in quality at around 50 FPS on average, 15 more than PS5
Best console experience Xbox Series X same display modes as PS5 and more frames in quality
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Series X takes quality mode

Series X and PS5 share the same 2160p in quality mode and the same 1620p in the 60 FPS one, but Series X averages 15 FPS more in the first: around 50 against around 45. With an unlocked frame rate, that gap shows. PS5 keeps slightly faster loading times.

Last-gen stops halfway

PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One and One X all sit around 35 FPS, with resolution as the only difference: 972p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4, 1440p on PS4 Pro and 1872p on One X. The PS4 and Xbox One builds also cut textures and some shadows.

What is missing

The analysis misses a locked 30 FPS mode, above all on the older consoles, where the unlocked frame rate swings. There are no published measurements of the PC version we can quote, so its column only records the obvious: free settings.

No version offers a locked 30 FPS mode: outside the 60 FPS mode the frame rate runs unlocked and swings.

Updated 18 Aug 2021

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Tales of Arise on PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One and PS4

  • PS5 runs at 2160p with around 45 FPS, or at 1620p with a locked 60 FPS.
  • Series X runs at 2160p with around 50 FPS or at 1620p with 60 FPS; Series S at 1440p with around 45 FPS or 1080p with 60 FPS.
  • On last-gen: Xbox One at 972p, One X at 1872p, PS4 at 1080p and PS4 Pro at 1440p, all around 35 FPS.
  • Every version has an unlocked frame rate except the 60 FPS mode on the current-gen consoles.
  • Xbox Series X averages 15 FPS more than PS5 in quality mode; in his view an 1800p 60 FPS mode would have been perfect there.
  • He misses a locked 30 FPS mode, above all on the last-gen consoles.
  • Loading times are slightly faster on PS5.
  • The PS4 and Xbox One versions have cuts in textures and in some shadows.

Full platform comparison

Resolution, modes and FPS come from the video analyses above. The rest is published by each platform's official store and by the game's technical sheet on PC. Where nobody publishes the figure we put a dash, not a guess.

Feature PC PS5 Xbox PS4
Graphics modes Free settingsTwo: quality and 60 FPSTwo on Series X and Series S: quality and 60 FPSOne
Resolution in quality mode —2160p2160p on Series X · 1440p on Series S · 1872p on One X · 972p on Xbox One1440p on PS4 Pro · 1080p on PS4
Resolution in 60 FPS mode —1620p1620p on Series X · 1080p on Series S—
FPS in quality mode —Around 45Around 50 on Series X · around 45 on Series S · around 35 on One X and Xbox OneAround 35 on PS4 and PS4 Pro
FPS in 60 FPS mode —6060 on Series X and Series S—
Unlocked frame rate —si, except in the 60 FPS modesi, except in the 60 FPS modeYes
Locked 30 FPS mode —NoNoNo
Textures and shadows ——Cut back on Xbox OneCut back on PS4
Loading times —Slightly faster than on Xbox——

Xbox is the Series X column unless Series S is stated. Resolution, modes, FPS, VRR and download size come from the videos; HDR, ray tracing and PC features from the technical sheet and the official Xbox catalogue.

Frequently asked questions about Tales of Arise

Does Tales of Arise run better on PS5 or Xbox Series X?

Xbox Series X. Both share 2160p in quality mode and 1620p in the 60 FPS one, but Series X averages 15 FPS more in quality: around 50 against around 45. PS5 wins on loading times, which are slightly faster.

How many graphics modes does it have?

Two on PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S: a quality one and one locked at 60 FPS. On PS5 and Series X quality runs at 2160p and the 60 FPS mode at 1620p; on Series S, 1440p and 1080p respectively.

How does it run on PS4 and Xbox One?

All around 35 FPS. Xbox One runs at 972p, PS4 at 1080p, PS4 Pro at 1440p and One X at 1872p. The PS4 and Xbox One builds also cut textures and some shadows.

Is there a locked 30 FPS mode?

No, and it is what the analysis misses most, especially on last-gen consoles. Outside the 60 FPS mode the frame rate runs unlocked and swings.

And the PC version?

We have no published resolution or frame rate measurements for PC, so that column only records the obvious: free settings. We would rather leave it empty than estimate it.

Video analysis by El Analista de Bits. The videos play from their own channel. PC data according to PCGamingWiki and our own FPS measurements; Xbox features according to the official Microsoft catalogue.