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Mewgenics is coming to PS5, Xbox Collection, and Nintendo Swap 2 subsequent week with a bodily launch due early subsequent 12 months. Forward of its launch, I’ve had an opportunity to play the PS5 and Nintendo Swap 2 ports to see how they management, the brand new Swap 2 mouse controls, PS5 controller options, and extra. For some background, I’ve spent virtually all my time with Mewgenics on Steam Deck as far as I coated in my article and I nonetheless assume it is without doubt one of the greatest video games of 2026. 

I wish to do a full comparability, hopefully overlaying the Xbox model as effectively, with any potential patches for PC this month, however I wished to concentrate on the Swap 2 and PS5 port options right now on this early impressions article. If something modifications main as much as or at launch and after I get deeper into the sport on each platforms, I’ll replace this.

Mewgenics PS5 and Swap 2 controls

Mewgenics on PS5 has two management choices within the recreation settings menu: Console and an unique setting which matches how the PC model performs with a management. The brand new Console possibility restricts the cursor motion to only the actions and different UI choices fairly than letting you progress it everywhere in the display screen like a digital mouse. You possibly can at all times allow that possibility, however this works lots higher for taking part in on console. The PS5 controller’s touchpad can be utilized as a trackpad for precision motion as effectively.

The present Swap 2 construct would not have this new Console management possibility (proven within the picture under), nevertheless it advantages from gaining access to a touchscreen for transportable play that works effectively alongside the button controls. Mewgenics additionally has mouse controls utilizing the Pleasure-Con 2 controllers. This can be a good possibility for docked play. When taking part in handheld, I caught to conventional button and contact controls. 

If in case you have already performed Mewgenics on Steam and acquired used to the controller assist on PC, you’ll really feel proper at residence with Mewgenics on console, however do not anticipate an enormous change in the way it controls proper now. I do hope the Console management possibility is introduced over to Swap 2 for taking part in docked since I don’t take pleasure in utilizing mouse controls. 

Mewgenics PS5 and Swap 2 visuals

Mewgenics makes use of a mix of animated 2D sprites, 2D menus, and extra on prime of static artwork. The static artwork itself seems to be nice on all the pieces, however the UI and sprites profit lots from greater resolutions and anti-aliasing. It’s a lot like how Hades and Silksong deal with environments. In Mewgenics, the cats, UI, and textual content packing containers look lots nicer with MSAA on PC, and even on PS5. The PC model solely has MSAA as an anti-aliasing possibility. 

The present Swap 2 construct has no anti-aliasing so there are quite a lot of jagged edges. Whilst you would possibly assume decision would not matter in a recreation with this aesthetic, it is vitally noticeable in the event you play at 1440p or 4K. Mewgenics in its present state on Swap 2 seems to only run the identical each docked and handheld. Hopefully this may be improved in patches to match the PS5 model or simply provide a decision increase in some kind when performed docked.

When taking part in handheld, that is much less noticeable, however after I performed it aspect by aspect with the PC model on even Steam Deck and ROG Ally. Mewgenics on my PC handhelds seemed higher with MSAA whereas additionally working at a better body charge (90fps on OLED and 120fps on ROG Ally). Once more, I wish to stress that this is not a dealbreaker, however it’s one thing I hope will get fastened. In the event you, like me, have been going to concentrate on Mewgenics handheld on Swap 2, there’s nothing actually to complain about based mostly on my time with the opening hours. 

Be aware: For the comparisons above, I used 4K seize from the Swap 2 model docked and the PS5 model. I then cropped sections of the picture to point out the visible distinction.

Mewgenics PS5 and Swap 2 load occasions in comparison with PC and Steam Deck

Mewgenics takes about the identical time to load inside a recreation with all platforms I examined loading a battle map in two seconds or most three seconds within the case of the AYN Thor. The one lengthy load is the preliminary one from the dashboard to the sport’s title display screen. I examined Mewgenics with it put in to the inner storage on Swap 2, PS5 Professional, PS5, Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and AYN Thor. The outcomes under are in seconds.

As you’ll be able to see, the Swap 2 model hundreds sooner than all the pieces else I examined Mewgenics on to date. In-game the Swap 2 is a bit slower than PS5, with it being simply over 2 seconds whereas PS5 was under 2 seconds for the assessments I did. I’ll do extra testing and add Xbox after I can sooner or later for my comparability. Proper now, I am greater than happy with the Swap 2 model.

In its present state, Mewgenics is already very stable on Swap 2. It’s undoubtedly my favourite transportable model with how briskly it hundreds general and due to the touchscreen, however I hope to see the docked expertise enhance. As for PS5, it performs improbable with none points proper now. The brand new “Console” management possibility can be nice, and I hope to see it introduced over to different platforms. 

Be aware that I shall be testing the cross save function in my full comparability when it’s out there. 

Mewgenics launches on September 8 for PS5, Xbox Collection, and Nintendo Swap 2. It’s at the moment out there on PC (Steam).