Xbox One X vs PS4 Pro: Sony scores SHOCK victory over Microsoft in power stakes

Sony’s PS4 Pro has scored a surprising victory over the Xbox One X.

Despite the Xbox One X boasting higher specs and more power, the PS4 Pro version of Redout performs better.

Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry tested the Xbox One X Enhanced version of Redout and found that it underperforms on Microsoft’s console.

Not only does the PS4 Pro version have “the edge visually”, but it also hits 60 frames-per-second more consistently.

“The bottom line is that Redout on PS4 Pro has the edge visually and makes a much better fist of hitting its 60fps target frame-rate, with Xbox One X falling short of the target in both regards,” the post reads.

The piece states that Redout is the only Xbox One X game that has no real advantage over the PS4 Pro.

“We’ve seen games on the new Microsoft system effortlessly outperform the Pro, or deliver a range of resolution improvements with no impact to frame-rate,” the post continues.

“We’ve even seen titles that match performance, while massively increasing pixel counts and adding visual features. On the flipside, we’ve seen X titles that push resolution so hard, that performance can take a hit compared to the Pro version.

“However, Redout is the first X-enhanced title we’ve seen that pares back the visual feature-set compared to Pro, while offering no resolution advantage – and actually delivers worse performance.”

Hopefully the development team will introduce a new update that further improves the Xbox One X port.

One game that does look good on Xbox One X is The Witcher 3, which recently joined the Enhanced list.

Xbox One X owners can download a new Witcher 3 update that improves performance and adds 4K support.

And according to CD Projekt’s Jakub Kutrzuba, the Xbox One X version is comparable to a high-end PC, but with one big advantage.

Speaking exclusively to Express Online, Kutrzuba points out that the Xbox One X Enhanced version has HDR support, while the PC edition doesn’t.

Asked how the Xbox One X version compares to a high-end PC, Kutrzuba said: “Rendering-wise, it’s mostly the same – high resolution textures, the resolution itself, etc.

“On high-end PCs, there are different draw distances or additional features like NVIDIA HairWorks, but – on the flip side – the PC version does not support HDR.”