The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S Tech Review, Performance Tested

Update 22.03/23: the new Xbox Series X/S patch 1.1 has landed and as promised we gave it a look. All the details are here:

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Tom checks out the Spacer's Choice Edition upgrade to The Outer Worlds, bringing new visuals and all DLC to PS5, Xbox Series X, Series S and PC for $10. Compared against the original game, there are certainly some big changes. But is the performance cost too great - and which platform is the best to play on if you have the choice? Here's what we've discovered following the deployment of patch 1.1 on PS5.

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0:00 The pitch: $10 for upgraded graphics, up to 4K 60fps, plus all DLC
1:18 Performance concerns on all platforms
3:38 Original vs Spacer's Choice Edition graphics comparisons
5:50 The difficulty in producing comparisons, huge aesthetic differences
6:59 Graphical bugs / downgrades in Spacer's Choice Edition
8:07 Modes explained: 60fps performance vs 30fps cinematic
10:00 Cinematic mode: image quality comparisons
12:05 Performance mode: image quality comparisons
13:17 Cinematic mode performance
15:26 Performance mode performance
16:44 Performance testing summary: PS5 vs Series X vs Series S
17:56 Wrapping up: YMMV, but I'd rather play the original version