As a matter of fact, very recently Gunfire Games released a new free update for Remnant: From the Ashes which takes advantage of the improvements of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S to make the game run at 4K 60 fps. This update allows Remnant players to fully enjoy the game’s potential, especially considering how important timing is, combined with the fact that aiming at enemies is what makes the difference between life and death. Game Rant interviewed Colin Bonstead, Technical Director at Gunfire Games, about this new update, the challenges it entailed, how improved performance can change everything, and much more.
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Remnant: From The Ashes’ PS5 and Xbox Series X Ports
When the pandemic hit, it hit hard, and developing video games became a much tougher task with the work of each person being done at home. This was also the case for Gunfire Games, and the studio had to go through the challenges of working remotely to actually deliver the update to port Remnant: From the Ashes to both PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, which is no small task. The problem is that this update wasn’t actually a complete port of the game to the new consoles, meaning that it wasn’t fully converted to use the next-gen tools, but rather, it was made in a way that allowed Remnant to take advantage of the machines to improve performance.
The decision to do a port of Remnant came when Bonstead proposed capitalizing on the newfound power of the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X, but it wasn’t feasible prior to the launch of the game because of resources. This project was postponed up until the DLCs were in the works, when Bonstead tried to push the team to get Remnant running at 60 fps and 4K on the previous consoles, but things changed with the announcement of the next-gen powerhouse.
This is when Gunfire Games used its work on the port to the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X as a stepping stone to secure the incredible performance of the new generation of consoles for Remnant. Now that the update is live, players can test it out for themselves and check out the difference between generations here. There still are some issues PS5 and PS4 Pro, specifically, for Remnant; however, Bonstead assured that the team will soon address those concerns soon in yet another free update. Even though the whole process wasn’t exactly a piece of cake for Gunfire Games, the developer seems to have accomplished what it set out to do.
Remnant: From the Ashes is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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