Returnal PS5 Review: 9 Ups & 3 Downs

6. No Performance Issues

Returnal game PS5
Housemarque

Thankfully, the gameplay is never let down on the technical side. Returnal runs at 4K60fps, and in my experience never faltered.

I can count maybe two or three times where the framerate dropped a tad during particularly heavy moments, but it was otherwise the rare polished experience.

The super-fast SSD load times keeps the action immediate as well. Whether you're moving to different biomes, fast travelling to previous rooms or having to respawn, you're never waiting around for more than a few seconds.

Advertisement
In this post: 
PS5 Returnal
 
Posted On: 
Contributor

Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked full time as a content producer at WhatCulture for nine years. In that time he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple channels, specialising in subjects such as gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 most listened to gaming podcast in the UK that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, covered breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.