The Xbox Series X version of Phasmophobia has a feature missing from the PS5 release

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Important takeaways

  • Kinetic Games has announced that the Xbox Series X will be the only console capable of running Phasmophobia at 120 FPS.
  • The game will be released for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on October 29.
  • Phasmophobia will also have support for PlayStation VR2.



The Xbox Series X will be the only console that can run it Phasmophobia at 120 FPS. Kinetic Games made this announcement ahead of the upcoming release of Phasmophobia on Microsoft's and Sony's latest machines.

Considered by many to be one of the best supernatural horror games on the market, Phasmophobia is a co-op survival title that tasks players with investigating haunted locations. The Unity-powered experience, which arrived early in late 2020, will finally launch on modern consoles and the PlayStation VR2 headset on October 29. As this date approaches, more information about the performance profiles of the upcoming console versions has been revealed online.


Investigating a campsite in Phasmophobia

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Phasmophobia is a great game, but what could it do better?

Phasmophobia has become the hallmark of haunted house-style games, and while I love the game to pieces, I wish it took a page from The Mortuary Assistant and made the neutral/pre-hunt phases a little scarier. Make ghost sightings more frequent and make them do creepy things like crawl on walls or scare players away during those times of supposed safety.

Announced on the game's Twitter account, PhasmophobiaBalanced and Performance Modes will target 4K 60 FPS on both PS5 and Xbox Series X, but the latter will be the only console capable of achieving 120 FPS on compatible displays. Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S should be able to maintain 60 FPS at 1080p, according to the post. As for the PS VR2 build of Phasmophobiathe headset will have a base frame rate of 60 FPS at a native resolution of 2,000 x 2,040 pixels per eye. However, that frame rate can be doubled using reprojection, the VR technology that artificially generates frames often at the cost of clarity and increased player susceptibility to motion sickness.


Which consoles will run Phasmophobia at 120 FPS?


In a post on the official PlayStation blog, developer Kinetic Games revealed that its hit indie title Phasmophobia will have extra features on PS VR2. Among these is foveated rendering, a technology that allows games to have higher and more stable frame rates through the use of the PS VR2's eye tracking system. Those playing on Sony's VR headset will also have access to the Tool Belt, a useful accessory designed to simplify item swapping during investigations.

The console versions of the Phasmophobia was originally slated for release in August 2023, but a fire that hit Kinetic Games' UK offices resulted in delays. The incident had significantly affected Kinetic Games' ability to develop, the studio said in an earlier statement.


According to a recently released FAQ, Phasmophobia will fully support crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox at launch. The feature was added to the PC build of the game through update v.011, which was released on October 28. This major content drop introduces a Halloween event, a new Event Board, and upgraded physics. The latest update for Phasmophobiaalso known as the Crimson Eye update, fixed several bugs, delivered quality of life improvements, and implemented other tweaks.

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