Even in demo form, PS5 action-RPG Stellar Blade draws high praise in tech analysis for excellent 60 FPS performance and 4K resolution modes
The Stellar Blade demo is here - for real this time - and on top of offering satisfying parrying and dicing for action game fans, it's also turned out to deliver rock-solid technical performance that'll satisfy you no matter which side of the resolution versus frame rate divide you fall on.
That's according to analysis from Digital Foundry , with the outlet reporting that "on a tech level, Stellar Blade has a lot of quality on show to celebrate here, not least its bombastic in-engine cutscenes." The only real counts against the game's visuals are its occasionally low-res background textures and its use of screen-space reflections rather than offering fancier ray tracing options on higher-spec display modes.
But it's those very modes are where Stellar Blade shines. The default balanced mode is the one DF seems to recommend, as it offers a clean, reconstructed 4K image and a 60 FPS target that it largely manages to hit. You'll find some points where the game dips to the 50 FPS range, but a VRR-capable display will smooth those blips right out, and the dips aren't prolonged enough to cause much frustration in any case.
If you demand a true 60 FPS, the performance mode drops the resolution to 1440p and seems to offer a rock-solid lock on that target frame rate. The 30 FPS resolution mode is similarly solid, taking the resolution up to a native 4K with some tiny, tiny drops in image quality to maintain the frame rate target in busy scenes.
The Stellar Blade demo was good enough to encourage one GamesRadar+ writer to beat the boss over 20 times , so hey, clearly it's doing something right. While the discourse around Stellar Blade has largely focused on the main character's design , it does seem that the game's also poised to be, you know, worth playing, too.
