Do Steam Games Perform Better Than Xbox Game Pass Games?

Опубликовано: 13 Май 2026
на канале: Mostly Positive Reviews
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In this video we'll try to find out whether Steam's versions of games perform better than Xbox Game Pass versions of the same game. We'll test a bunch of games ranging from Palworld to Doom Eternal to find out whether Xbox Game Pass versions of games on the Xbox App actually perform worse than their Steam counterparts.

I have heard a few times that due to the additional DRM found in the Xbox App that games on the Xbox App perform worse than the same game found on other stores. Is this true?

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System Specs:

Intel Core i5 14600KF @ Stock
Palit Dual Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super @ Stock
Gigabyte Gaming X AX Z790 Motherboard
G-Skill 32GB DDR5 6400 Mt/s CL32 Memory
Corsair HX850i Power Supply
Windows 11 Pro
2TB PCIE Gen 4 Nvme Drive
Game Mode and ReBAR enabled

Timestamps:

0:00 - Ark Survival Ascended - 1440p Medium + FSR
0:54 - Differences in feature sets
1:53 - Ark Survival Ascended - 1440p Medium + DLSS + FG
2:19 - Lords of the Fallen - 1440p Ultra
2:57 - Differences in feature sets
3:04 - Lords of the Fallen - 1440p Ultra + DLSS FG
3:43 - Palworld - 1440p Epic
4:22 - Palworld - 1440p Epic + DLSS
4:44 - Grounded - 1440p Epic
5:23 - Shadow of War - 1440p Epic
6:06 - Starfield - 1440p Ultra + DLSS
6:33 - Starfield - 1440p Ultra + DLSS + FG
6:58 - Doom Eternal - 1440p Ultra Nightmare + RT
7:42 - Remnant 2 - 1440p Epic + DLSS