Don't Expect Crimson Desert Xbox Series X or S Gameplay Footage Before Launch - IGN

Crimson Desert developer and publisher Pearl Abyss won’t show gameplay footage of the Xbox Series X and S version ahead of its March 19 release date. The hotly anticipated open-world action game is just 24 hours from release (check out the Crimson Desert global release times here to find out when you can play in your timezone), but Pearl Abyss has yet to show it running on either Xbox console, leading some owners of Microsoft’s hardware concerned that the game may run poorly. Pearl Abyss has itself shown the game running on PC. PlayStation 5 Pro was shown off via the tech experts at Digital Foundry, and only this week base PS5 footage was shown on PlayStation Japan’s YouTube channel. But the Xbox versions, which support Microsoft's Xbox Play Anywhere feature, are conspicuous by their absence. Similarly, we haven't seen Crimson Desert running on the ROG Xbox Ally or ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds, despite both having official specifications from Pearl Abyss. Pearl Abyss pointed IGN to its confirmed Crimson Desert specs sheet when we asked about the Xbox gameplay no-show, and said it had sent Xbox codes to reviewers where requested. Those specs confirm performance, balanced, and quality m