Improvements for PS5 and Xbox Series X / S games

The Playstation 5 as well as the Xbox Series X and S. will appear in November. In line with the release of the next-generation console, French publisher Ubisoft has now announced how the company’s games will be optimized for the new hardware. Updates from the PS4 version to the PS5 version and from the Xbox One version to the Xbox Series X and S are free. Not all games will be able to use all the features of the new consoles. 120 fps in UHD will only be available on Rainbow Six Siege exclusively on Xbox Series X. With the Playstation 5, Ubisoft will not initially offer games with more than 60 fps.

Ray tracing on Xbox Series X and S and on PS5 is only available from Watch Dogs: Legion

UHD with 60 fps will be available in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Riders Republic and For Honor on Xbox Series X and Playstation 5. Immortals Fenyx Rising and Republic Riders also support HDR extended color space. Only on Xbox Series X and S it is possible to reproduce the sound of Immortals Fenyx Rising with Dolby Atmos, on Playstation 5 Ubisoft uses the proprietary 3D Tempest engine. For Honor can only be played in Full HD with 60 fps on Xbox Series S.

Ubisoft only offers ray tracing effects with Watch Dogs: Legion. This game will also have support for adaptive triggers on Playstation 5. The haptic feedback of the Dualsense controller is also supported by Immortals Fenyx Rising. All games, however, support faster loading times on new consoles. There will be a special version of Just Dance 2021 for Xbox Series X and S free for Xbox One game owners. Ubisoft does without a special version on Playstation 5 and simply offers a PS4 version that is backward compatible.

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Collection of next generation optimizations for Ubisoft games:

• In line with the release of Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, French publisher Ubisoft has now announced how the company’s games will be optimized for the new hardware.
• 120 fps in UHD will only be available for Rainbow Six Siege on Xbox Series X. Not a single game Ubisoft offers 120 fps and UHD on Playstation 5.
• Immortals Fenyx Rising and Republic Riders support UHD with 60 fps on both Xbox Series and PS5 consoles, in addition to HDR extended color space. Ubisoft only offers ray tracing effects with Watch Dogs: Legion.

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