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Elden Ring Nightreign: does the new game improve the original's tech issues?
Tom Morgan investigates how Elden Ring Nightreign fares on PS5 Pro, PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S. Does a great hook make up for familiar tech limitations?
The Elden Ring Nightreign network test proved a surprise success, giving a handful of lucky players an early taster of this multiplayer spin-off on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X/S ahead of the 30th May release. Nightreign's central hook is a compelling, too: a blend of Souls combat and Fortnite-inspired PvE multiplayer with plenty of strategic depth, though the game marks the return of some familiar technical limitations from Elden Ring- including performance issues in both quality and frame-rate modes. As a means to benchmark each platform, in a sense, we chose the less demanding Roundtable Hold area in order to sychronise each feed fairly, away from the dynamic time of day and random spawn points of typical play in Limveld.
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