{"id":815360,"date":"2025-12-08T02:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T02:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-grounded-ps5-tech-review-vs-switch-and-series-x-s?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-08T02:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T02:35:42","slug":"grounded-comes-to-ps5-and-switch-but-performance-is-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/grounded-comes-to-ps5-and-switch-but-performance-is-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounded comes to PS5 and Switch &#8211; but performance is a problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grounded-comes-to-ps5-and-switch-but-performance-is-a-problem.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the initial quartet of Xbox Studio titles announced for PlayStation 5, miniature survival game Grounded has arrived on Sony&#8217;s machine &#8211; and Nintendo Switch too. Given that we last looked at Grounded in early access on Xbox One and PC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A5aX0MKmHO0\">way back in 2020<\/a>, these two new releases give us a perfect opportunity to reappraise all platforms today. And so, here we&#8217;ve got PS5, Switch, Series X, Series S and PC in focus, as we see how all compare in terms of fidelity and performance. Most importantly, does the PS5 edition recreate the Series X experience, or are there graphics changes as we saw in Hi-Fi Rush on its PS5 debut? And for Switch, how does its handheld play actually hold up with 30 frames per second as the target?<\/p>\n<p>For the uninitiated, Grounded is a survival game in the mould of Valheim or Ark: Survival Evolved that lets you loose on a garden after being shrunk down to the size of a figurine. You wake up to a jungle of looming grass blades, evade spiders, navigate all manner of discarded gadgets and junk, scavenge for food, and above all &#8211; through the power of science &#8211; seek a way to return to your normal size. The central conceit calls to mind Andy&#8217;s garden from Pixar&#8217;s Toy Story, or even Disney&#8217;s comedy adventure Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great survival-themed backdrop &#8211; deploying heavy bokeh depth of field to truly sell the scale of its world. We&#8217;re not getting an all-guns-a-blazing showcase for Unreal Engine here by any means. But still, it&#8217;s a fun idea with solid execution, featuring a day-night cycle plus some beautiful volumetric lighting effects. Impressively, these latest ports to PS5 and Switch also include cross-play by linking to a Microsoft account, so up to four friends across multiple platforms can combine forces to build structures and survive the creatures of the garden. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-grounded-ps5-tech-review-vs-switch-and-series-x-s?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-grounded-ps5-tech-review-vs-switch-and-series-x-s?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rounding out the initial quartet of Xbox Studio titles announced for PlayStation 5, miniature survival game Grounded has arrived on Sony&#8217;s machine &#8211; and Nintendo Switch too. Given that we last looked at Grounded in early access on Xbox One and PC way back in 2020, these two new releases give us a perfect opportunity to reappraise all platforms today. And so, here we&#8217;ve got PS5, Switch, Series X, Series S and PC in focus, as we see how all compare in terms of fidelity and performance. Most importantly, does the PS5 edition recreate the Series X experience, or are there graphics changes as we saw in Hi-Fi Rush on its PS5 debut? 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