Before release, Digital Foundry had only seen PS5 Pro

Players noticed that gameplay of Crimson Desert on a standard PlayStation 5 was never shown before release. A Digital Foundry analyst confirmed that the outlet received a PS5 Pro with the game already installed, and no separate key for a base PS5.

Every technical capture before that was made on the more powerful model. The analysts could not check a standard PlayStation 5 before release. People who bought a disc early say the game will not start from the disc and needs a large download.

Pearl Abyss did not give a detailed explanation in this report. How the project holds on the most common console stayed an open question.