Doom Eternal Free Next-Gen Update Arrives June 29 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 June 2021 / 1,331 Views
Bethesda and id Software announced a free update to optimize Doom Eternal for the next-generation consoles will release later this month on Tuesday, June 29.
The update improves the visuals and the performance to the first-person shooter. It also adds support for ray-tracing, 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, or an mode that runs the game at 120 frames per second.
Check out the different modes that will be available on the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, and PC below:
- Performance Mode: 1800p – 120 FPS
- Balanced Mode: 2160p – 60 FPS
- Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p – 60 FPS
- Performance Mode: 1080p – 120 FPS
- Balanced Mode: 1440p – 60 FPS
- Ray Tracing Mode: Not Available
- Performance Mode: 1584p – 120 FPS
- Balanced Mode: 2160p – 60 FPS
- Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p – 60 FPS
- Ray Tracing Mode: Availability and performance depends on a user’s PC hardware.
All modes feature dynamic resolution scaling. Balanced & Performance Modes not available with Ray Tracing. Performance Mode requires a 120hz compatible display. Balanced Mode requires a 4K compatible display.
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So they have to specify that an upgrade will be free... That's so scary.
This is a great game. I'll probably give it a little more time when the upgrade hits.
Wonder why they haven't opted to have RT on the Series S at 30fps.
I think they made a point of having 60 FPS at a minimum.
Same. A 900p option seems possible considering the 1080p 120 option.
