Persona 5: The Phantom X looks and runs quite a lot like Persona 5: Royal on PC. The PC release is in good shape and is pretty light on hardware as well. It can run on most systems without a hitch, but not everything about its presentation is perfect.
If you’re playing Persona 5: The Phantom X on an ultrawide monitor, you’ve probably noticed that there are black bars on the side if you’re playing on something above 21:9, which can be pretty distracting.
Fixing the Ultrawide Issue in Persona 5 Phantom X
Surprisingly, Persona 5: The Phantom X does have support for ultrawide monitors, but it’s limited to 21:9. This is strange because, on an engine level, the game supports any resolution, but it isn’t accessible to players by default.
Thankfully, this can be easily fixed using the handy Borderless Gaming tool.
That’s all you need to do, and Persona 5: The Phantom X will automatically be adjusted to your screen. You can also achieve the same effect by editing the registry file, but this is far easier in practice.
Outside of this, Persona 5: The Phantom X is a pretty solid port overall and even runs on the Steam Deck with a solid 60 FPS with a mix of medium and high settings.
There are tons of settings to tweak with support for unlocked framerate if you don’t enable vsync. It has support for FSR as well, but I wish they would add DLSS too, though, like I said, it’s not exactly a demanding title to run. While I’m hoping that the developers will list resolutions beyond 21:9, I wouldn’t hold my breath and just use the Borderless Gaming tool for the time being.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
