In case you’re enjoying Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5, you may need observed blurry visuals irrespective of which mode you’re enjoying on. Properly, you’re not alone. But the excellent news is that gamers consider they’ve discovered a repair.
This blurry visuals drawback on PS5 is being reported throughout social media, on subreddits, and in Discords.
I have never modified any settings throughout the sport; it is identical to this with none textures, but on my good friend’s PS5 Professional the sport seems to be stunning with nice textures. Please report this to the builders. pic.twitter.com/ROfR8w4VKp
— Vanilson Pereira (@pereiravanilso1) March 20, 2026
Players consider it’s to do with Crimson Desert having hassle with the PS5’s “120hz mode,” the place the TV doesn’t correctly assist 4K120. They’re reporting that they’re in a position to repair this blurriness by going into the PS5 settings, and, in Video Output, setting “Allow 120Hz Output” to off. Will Powers, PR and advertising director at Crimson Desert writer and developer Pearl Abyss, has also spent time on social media recommending this settings change.
In keeping with Digital Foundry’s John Linneman, this drawback solely happens in case your TV doesn’t correctly assist 4K120. If it does, then you definitely get full 4K. “That is a drawback particular to shows that assist 120hz enter but solely at decrease resolutions,” Linneman defined. “It engages 120hz assist as a consequence of 40 fps mode but throughout the board.”
Nonetheless, this blurry visuals drawback seems to be prefer it’s additionally a difficulty on PC, the place a dependable answer is tougher to pin down. Some PC avid gamers are getting so upset by the blurry visuals that they’re asking Steam for a refund.
“I’ve had the identical drawback and requested for a refund,” mentioned one disgruntled participant. “The sport is extremely blurry, as if it have been enjoying at 720p on a 4K monitor. The lights flicker horribly; it is by far the worst visible expertise I’ve ever put in on my PC (I’ve a 4080 tremendous).”
“Similar, all the things’s weirdly blurry but over sharpened too, it is giving me a headache and I’ve by no means had a sport try this,” mentioned one other. Some have discovered that after altering settings, restarting the sport appears to enhance issues. This potential answer rekindles reminiscences of Borderlands 4’s technical points, which noticed a gradual worsening of framerate with steady playtime, even on PlayStation 5 Professional and Xbox Sequence X.
We’ve received loads extra on Crimson Desert, together with a report on the controls, which not everyone seems to be a fan of. We’ve received the patch notes for Crimson Desert’s day one replace, IGN’s Crimson Desert Overview So Far, and our launch interview with Will Powers. We have additionally received a Crimson Desert PC efficiency evaluate.
And when you’re leaping into Crimson Desert’s big open world, we suggest you are taking a have a look at our information to Issues to Do First in Crimson Desert, plus Issues Crimson Desert Doesn’t Inform You (we’ve received 28 and counting!). We’ve additionally received a information to the Finest Early Weapons we suggest selecting up, the Finest Expertise to Get First (together with a useful explainer of the abilities system), and 34 Important Ideas and Methods that can assist you achieve Pywel.
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You may attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.