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Halo: The Master Chief Collection runs up to 4K 120FPS on Xbox Series X - Eurogamer.net

You'll have a shiny new Halo to play on Xbox Series S/X this year after all - sort of. Microsoft has now confirmed a newly-optimised version of its Halo: The Master Chief Collection which will run at 120 FPS in campaign and multiplayer. On Xbox Series X specifically, the games will play in "up to 4K", Microsoft said today. Excited to share that Halo Master Chief Collection will be fully optimized this holiday including 120fps campaign & multiplayer on both Xbox Series X & S. Also cross-gen play & adjustable FOV. Note all these upgrades are free to anyone who owns the game or is in Xbox Game Pass! https://t.co/ZZ5A5UOXhl — Aaron Greenberg ?????? (@aarongreenberg) October 20, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings There will also be "split-screen improvements", cross-gen play support, adjustable FOV, and of course the upgraded package will be available via Xbox Game Pass - as the game already is. The release date for this newly-optimised version of game is 17th November - a week after the release of the Xbox Series S and X. Halo: The Master Chief Collection wraps up Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4. Everything you need to catch up in time for Halo: Infinite, which now arrives some time next year. This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings

PlayStation releases free Black Lives Matter PS4 theme - Eurogamer.net

PlayStation has released a free PlayStation 4 theme to celebrate the Black Lives Matter movement. The theme adds a black and gold design to your PS4 desktop, with the words "Black Lives Matter" and the movement's upheld fist. You can download it via your PS4 console, or online via the European PlayStation Store here and US PlayStation Store here. Show your support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement with this new PS4 theme, out now for free at PS Store. pic.twitter.com/mN1PnFHPdl — PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 19, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings PlayStation has regularly released PS4 themes to highlight the social causes it supports, including a couple of beautiful illustrated themes for International Women's Day 2018 and 2019, and its For ALL The Players theme for Pride. Buy PlayStation 4 from Amazon[?]

Tomorrow's Call of Duty Haunting of Verdansk event features Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Saw - Eurogamer.net

Back in September, Activision teased The Haunting of Verdansk, a spooky new limited-time Halloween event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone; and now, ahead of its launch tomorrow, it's confirmed a whole bunch of additional details, including the news that it features cameos from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw. The Haunting of Verdansk runs for two weeks - starting tomorrow, 20th October and ending on 3rd November - and brings a host of seasonally suitable gameplay additions, including nighttime infiltrations in certain Warzone modes such as Trios. "Although the full moon's glow prevents total darkness," explains Activision, "operators might want to still pack some Thermal optics". It also warns that players can expect a few spooksome encounters, including a couple of familiar villains from the aforementioned movies, and a ghost train "filled with the souls of those who lost their lives fighting in the Gulag". This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings The nighttime map also comes into play in Zombie Royale, a Halloween twist on last-squad-standing that pits players "against and alongside powerful zombified creatures". Here, instead of being sent to the gulag on death, players become shambling undead monstrosities imbued with increased speed, improved jumps, deadlier melee attacks, and thermal vision; luckily, the process can be reversed if they're able to locate two syringes on the battlefield. Players can also expect new Trick or Treat rewards during the Halloween event; these are found in special Supply Boxes located in specific areas of Verdansk day and night, and either offer up a brief scare or one of 16 rewards, including the likes of the Epic "Return to Dust" Assault Rifle blueprint, "The Cleaver" Legendary Melee blueprint, a holographic watch, stickers, sprays, charms, calling cards, and emblems. Those that manage to find all 16 event rewards will unlock the "Pumpkin Punisher" Legendary Assault Rifle blueprint. Expect to encounter unearthly horrors in nighttime mode. Elsewhere, Modern Warfare's multiplayer gets some spooky visual flourishes - think scarecrows instead of flags and skulls instead of dog tags - and particularly skilled players will be granted a flaming pumpkin head to mark their in-match prowess. Other additions include the self-explanatory Snipers Only mode and Onslaughter, which tasks squads with taking control of a Juggernaut suit and advancing into a specific goal area. Additional details of Call of Duty's The Haunting of Verdansk event, which also introduces a number of limited-time cosmetics bundles inspired by Saw and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, can be found in Activision's latest blog post.

Sony to optimise the PS5 fan with online updates - Eurogamer.net

Sony will optimise the PlayStation 5's internal fan with online updates, it's said. In an interview with 4Gamer.net (with translation by ResetEra user orzkare backed up by our resident Japanese speaker John Linneman), Yasuhiro Ootori, VP of mechanical design at Sony Interactive Entertainment's hardware design division said Sony will optimise the fan control based on data on the Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)'s behaviour in each game. "Various games will be released in the future, and data on the APU's behaviour in each game will be collected," Otori said. "We have a plan to optimise the fan control based on this data." Sony's recent PS5 teardown video revealed its double-sided air intake fan, which is 120mm in diameter and 45mm thick. The console uses a temperature sensor inside the APU as well as three temperature sensors on the main board to control the fan speed. And it's these fan control parameters Sony can tweak via online updates. For example, if a game is under heavy load for a long period of time, Sony can increase the fan speed to make sure everything's cool - even at the expense of quietness. The PlayStation 4 has a reputation for being on the loud side, with its fan sometimes sounding like an airport runway (that's how my PS4 sounds, anyway). Sony has said the PS5 is designed for quietness, so hopefully things have improved in this regard. This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings And here's an interesting tidbit: Otori said Sony made a transparent model of the chassis and observed the dry ice smoke flowing through it, taking temperature readings in each part of the system as the engineers made improvements. Now that does sound cool.

Sony looking into feedback on PS4's controversial new Party system - Eurogamer.net

Sony has said it's looking into feedback on its controversial PlayStation 4 Party changes. Hey folks - just wanted to let you know that we?re looking into your feedback on the recent changes to Parties on PS4. Thanks for speaking up - we?ll keep you posted — PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 17, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Alongside the recent PS4 firmware update to 8.00 came an overhaul to the console's Party system. Parties now combine the console's messaging system with party functionality, which has had the unintended consequence of complicating forming a party. Currently, you can only invite friends to your party via message groups you've already formed, ditching the previous ability to create "open" or "private" parties. It means friends can no longer drop in and out of a party at will without being part of the associated message group. The video below, from YouTuber YourSixStudios, shows the new system: This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings You can see what Sony was going for with the change: the idea friends who play together regularly will be able to form parties quickly. But so many people do not use PS4 parties in this fashion. For example, a friend may invite one of their friends into your established party. Or perhaps you're playing with people you've never played with before after looking for a group to defeat a tricky co-op challenge, such as a Destiny raid. If you want to invite someone into the party who's not in your pre-existing message group, you have to create another message group to invite them, whereas before you could simply make your party public and they could join themselves. Essentially, Sony has created extra admin where it wasn't needed. PS4 users have reacted negatively to the change online, and have called on Sony to revert the Party change specifically. While Sony's tweet makes no promises, perhaps the company will have a rethink ahead of the launch of PlayStation 5. Buy PlayStation 4 from Amazon[?]

Cyberpunk 2077 comic exclusive to GOG - Eurogamer.net

CD Projekt has revealed a 50-page digital Cyberpunk 2077 comic you can only get if you buy the game from GOG.com. Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams is a comic about Tasha and Mirek, two scavengers who live in Night City, stealing cyberware and spending money on parties and braindances. Here's the official blurb: "Tasha is the loud one, she needs constant changes around her to breathe and she wants more street cred to become the most famous gangster in the city. Mirek is the calm one, he likes what he has and he doesn't need much but he knows that Night City kills anyone who believes in the status quo. "You run, you fight, you change or you'll die... One day Mirek finds a braindance about a happy family and sees a chance for himself. The problem is, Mirek's dream doesn't compute with Tasha's dream of becoming a famous gangster..." This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams was written by Bartosz Sztybo, a narrative manager at CD Projekt, with art by Filipe Andrade (Old Man Logan, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange) and Alessio Fioriniello (Paris Fashion Slam). The cover art is by Matías Bergara, an Eisner-nominated artist who illustrated Sons of Anarchy, Cannibal, Coda and John Constantine: Hellblazer. The comic launches on 19th November for every GOG user who pre-ordered the game or buys it after the launch. GOG is of course owned by CD Projekt.

FF8 Remastered seeing physical release on PS4 - Eurogamer.net

Square Enix has surprised Final Fantasy fans with physical releases of several PS1 remasters. The headliner is last year's Final Fantasy 8 Remaster, which comes in some rather fetching cover art. Even as someone who isn't one for physical releases, I might succumb to picking this up: Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch owners can grab Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 8 remasters in a twin pack, previously only available in Asia. Both editions have only been confirmed for a PAL regions - that's Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand - with no word on a North America release. Both this and FF8 Remastered PS4's physical edition are available on December 8th from the Square Enix Store. As for why Square Enix highlighted Final Fantasy 8 in particular on PS4 is unknown, though it's likely to not confuse those looking to pick up the full FF7 Remake. It's a shame to not see FF9 bundled in on Switch, either - it would have been great to see three of Square's best games together in one package. If you're not up to speed on Square Enix's Final Fantasy PS1 era remasters, each version features some visual improvements - such as higher resolution character models - as well the several gameplay enhancements, including a 3x Speed Boost and no encounter modes. This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Final Fantasy 8 completed the set of remasters for a golden era in the series - with the likes of 7, 9, 10 and 12 coming to modern consoles and PC in recent years. If you want to know what you've been missing with FF8 in particular - besides the greatest distraction to grace any RPG before or since, card game Triple Triad - Malindy Hetfeld's piece from last year can help explain what made it stand out.

The internet briefly thought Sony was listening to PS4 party chat, and the memes rolled in - Eurogamer.net

The last 24 hours really has been a busy period for debunking next-gen console gossip: after rumours ran wild claiming the Xbox Series X kicked up a huge amount of heat, today the embargo on impressions finally lifted, and we learned that it's actually a pretty cool device (thanks Windows Central). But Xbox wasn't the only company to deal with tin-foil-hat theories, as yesterday some PlayStation users briefly thought their consoles were spying on them - and the internet went wild. The rumours began when PlayStation users spotted a message informing them that their PlayStation could record their party chat and send it on to Sony. In reality, this was actually the introduction of a PS5 feature allowing you to upload a recording of your party chat to report abusive behaviour, but without further context the message was certainly alarming. So much so that "Sony" quickly began to trend on Twitter, and although Sony later clarified the company wasn't recording party chat and the feature would launch on PS5, that wasn't enough to stop the memes. Many immediately felt sympathy for the moderators at Sony, joking that they were about to overhear some terrible things in the party chat. Oh, and that we're all getting banned. Or worse. Me in party chat: I want to hear your moan boi The eavesdropper at Sony: pic.twitter.com/jwGQVZXwlj — I?m back (@OMGItsCorbin_) October 15, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Sony after listening to people getting into heated arguments in ps partys pic.twitter.com/OwnjPayRWz — Dat Boi (@_SomeMexicanBoi) October 15, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings "How many times are they gonna moan in the PS4 party chat?" pic.twitter.com/6EDwCFWrkO — Cryptic (@CrypticNoOnee) October 14, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Sony after our PS4 party chat gets reported and they start listening in #PS4UPDATEpic.twitter.com/QvfjGdv02g — Nadeem (@LiveLoveNadeem) October 14, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Sony: *releases the new #PS4UPDATE and starts recording party chats* 70% of party chat users: pic.twitter.com/UNR59x5GiD — Getty ?? (@GhettiS) October 15, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Comparisons were also made to other platforms, with some referencing the rumours surrounding the Xbox Kinect (which everyone was worried could spy on you - and apparently with some reason). Another way around the problem is to simply not offer some very basic online services. Sony 2020 is acting like MS 2013... #PS4UPDATEpic.twitter.com/yW3I2B67aB — Grayson (W.A) (@WA_3234) October 15, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Sony: recording party chat on PS4Nintendo: not recording party chat because there is no party chat on Switch pic.twitter.com/jKdWozaYvm — Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) October 14, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings "Wait Sony is recording our voice chat?!" Meanwhile your cell phone: pic.twitter.com/8HCXhWOPZH — Spawn Wave (@SpawnWaveMedia) October 14, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings But for some, the possibility of being overheard by Sony promised new opportunities: how about a singing audition from the comfort of your own home? me and the boys in a playstation party trying to get signed by sony records pic.twitter.com/xIF8iWkL5V — ? ? (@SnellSZN) October 15, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings And, when people finally started to get their heads around the fact it would actually be their friends and fellow players doing the reporting, the mood got tense. Guy, guys, Sony aren?t recording your party chats, they?re telling you that your snitch mates might be! pic.twitter.com/72f9mkc1xa — Ash Holland ????? (@ntwitoutafghtx) October 14, 2020 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Just be careful guys, there'll be a lot of snitches. Memes from r/playstation This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings In all seriousness, here's hoping the new feature will help reduce and discourage toxicity over voice chat on PS5. And also book me a recording deal with Sony. (Call me!)

Xbox Series X and S launch lineup is a long list of optimised titles - Eurogamer.net

Microsoft has revealed the games it will release with Xbox Series X and S on 10th November 2020. These games are optimised for the new consoles, Microsoft said, and are in addition to the thousands of backwards compatible games available at launch. Also of note: the games making use of Microsoft's Smart Delivery are labelled. (These games include free next-gen upgrades.)

• Assassins Creed Valhalla (Smart Delivery)
• Borderlands 3 (Smart Delivery)
• Bright Memory 1.0 (Smart Delivery)
• Cuisine Royale (Smart Delivery)
• Dead by Daylight (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition
• Dirt 5 (Smart Delivery)
• Enlisted
• Evergate
• The Falconeer (Smart Delivery)
• Fortnite
• Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Gears 5 (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Gears Tactics (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Grounded (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• King Oddball (Smart Delivery)
• Maneater (Smart Delivery)
• Manifold Garden (Smart Delivery)
• NBA 2K21
• Observer: System Redux
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Planet Coaster (Smart Delivery)
• Sea of Thieves (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Tetris Effect: Connected (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• The Touryst (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• War Thunder (Smart Delivery)
• Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition
• Watch Dogs: Legion (Smart Delivery)
• WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship (Smart Delivery)
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Smart Delivery)
• Yes, Your Grace (Smart Delivery)

Fallout 4 runs at 60fps on Xbox Series S - Eurogamer.net

Microsoft has revealed some of the benefits of running backwards compatible games on Xbox Series X and S, including Fallout 4 at 60 frames per second on the S. Bethesda's post-apocalyptic open world role-playing game shot for 30fps on Xbox One. On the Xbox Series S, it runs at a solid 60, according to Microsoft. This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings "... the backward compatibility team has developed new methods for effectively doubling the framerate on select titles," Xbox compatibility program lead Peggy Lo said in a blog post. "While not applicable for many titles due to the game's original physics or animations, these new techniques the team has developed can push game engines to render more quickly for a buttery smooth experience beyond what the original game might have delivered due to the capabilities of the hardware." There's a cheeky dig at PlayStation 5's Game Boost mode, too: "Backward compatible games run natively on the Xbox Series X and S, running with the full power of the CPU, GPU and SSD. No boost mode, no downclocking, the full power of the consoles for each and every backward compatible game." For more on Xbox Series X and backwards compatibility, check out the video below from Digital Foundry: This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view.Manage cookie settings Meanwhile, touching on cross-gen save transfers, Microsoft said cloud saves will soon be free to all Xbox 360 users and not require Xbox Live Gold (cloud saves were free from Xbox One onwards), which should mean you'll be able to pick up from where you left off when playing Xbox 360 games on Xbox Series X and S. Buy Fallout 4 from Amazon[?]