After announcing the Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition for the next-gen consoles back in November of last year, 4A Games has now announced the Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition for PC, which is set to release sometime this year.
The PC enhanced edition is built for high-end gaming PCs, with the Ray Tracing Nvidia and AMD graphics card, implementing DLSS 2.0 for the ultimate PC experience. The developer also talked about the console versions, revealing that the game will be running at 4K/60fps with full Ray Traced lighting throughout on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
The next gen consoles will benefit from dramatically reduced loading times thanks to our use of their SSD storage optimizations, boast 4K texture packs, and a range of platform specific features including spatial audio and controller latency improvements on Xbox, and support for the haptic features of the PlayStation 5 Dual Sense controller – anyone who’s frantically tried to pump up the pressure on their Tikhar in the middle of a pitched battle will be able to imagine the kind of thing we’re aiming for!
There was also information on the Xbox Series S, where 4A Games states that they are targeting 1080p on the Xbox Series S including 60fps and full ray traced lighting. In addition, the team is also working on quality of life enhancements which include the ability to change the field of view for the first time in a Metro game.
Moving on to the PC enhanced edition of the game, the developer is taking full advantage of their new Fully Ray Traced Lighting Pipeline and the latest GPU-capable hardware that Nvidia and AMD graphics card have to offer.
This upgrade is so extensive, it will require a Ray Tracing capable GPU as the minimum spec, and we will need to deliver this version as a separate product – it is not a simple ‘patch’ to the base game – instead it will be offered as an extra entitlement to all existing Metro Exodus PC players.
The PC Enhanced Edition will offer additional Ray Tracing features, including Advanced Ray Traced Reflections and support for DLSS 2.0 on NVIDIA hardware, which offers sharper image details and increased framerates and display resolutions.
The Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition for both the Gen 9 consoles and PC will be free to all Metro Exodus game owners. While we do not have a confirmed release date for the enhanced edition, 4A Games does reveal that the PC enhanced edition is to release later this Spring.
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