Crimson Desert PS5 Players Urged To Change One Setting For Instant Graphics Improvement

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Players of the new game Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5 are experiencing performance problems, but there’s a simple solution available. While this is Pearl Abyss’ first attempt at a single-player game and has received varied feedback, many console players have reported issues like objects appearing suddenly, strange visual glitches with shadows, and noticeable delays between pressing a button and seeing the action on screen.

Reddit user Dr_TAG discovered a quick way to boost graphics on the PS5 version of the game. Simply disable 120Hz mode in the Video Output settings for an instant improvement in visual quality.

If you look closely at the image above, you’ll notice some problems. Kliff’s face looks blurry, and there are odd distortions around detailed areas like his hair and the feathers on his arrows. It seems this is happening because of a glitch with the 120Hz display mode, and there might be a simple reason for it.

Crimson Desert PS5 Players Should Change This Setting

Why 120hz mode is killing your performance

The 120Hz setting isn’t about your gaming console; it’s about what your monitor or TV can handle. ‘Hz’ stands for refresh rate – basically, how many times per second your screen updates the image. Not all displays can take advantage of it.

Many gaming monitors for PCs can show images 120 times per second, creating a smoother experience. However, most console gamers use TVs, which typically refresh at only 60 times per second – the standard rate for regular television broadcasts in North America.

It’s currently unknown if this problem occurs on monitors that truly support 120Hz, or only on 60Hz TVs. However, it seems more likely to be happening on TVs. Some TVs can show video at 120Hz by reducing the picture quality. It’s possible that the game, Crimson Desert, is deliberately making the graphics slightly blurry to allow it to run at 120Hz on TVs with a lower refresh rate.

It seems this issue isn’t rare. One Reddit user who found a fix originally encountered this blurriness not in Crimson Desert, but in Death Stranding 2. Like Crimson Desert, Death Stranding 2 is a game with very high graphics requirements, and players were reporting similar poor image quality – caused by the same underlying problem.

Crimson Desert Is Already Making Big Changes

Pearl Abyss is working on patches

As a big fan, I’ve been following Crimson Desert closely since it launched, and honestly, the performance has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I ran into a lot of graphics and performance problems on my PC when I first tried it, and while the developers fixed most of them with a patch before release, it seems like some of those issues have popped up again for players on other systems. I’m still seeing blurriness, even when I crank up the settings, and the shadows sometimes look really strange and noisy – a lot of other players are saying the same thing!

Pearl Abyss has been addressing player concerns, and they’ve already released three updates, including a quick fix specifically for PlayStation 5. They’ve also stated that more improvements are planned.

If you encounter any problems or notice the game running poorly, please let us know using this form. While it might not solve major issues with Crimson Desert, even small improvements can make a big difference.

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2026-03-23 17:20