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Blizzard’s Overwatch has received a dedicated Xbox Series X/S performance upgrade, while PS5 is being skipped, at least for now. The update has landed while the community is patiently waiting for any news regarding the game’s sequel, Overwatch 2.

Although Overwatch 2 was announced quite a while ago, at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard hasn’t shared too much information about the anticipated title. It’s been revealed, however, that the sequel will feature both returning and new characters, while PvE missions will be expanded and include AI companions. Basically, the story mode can be played solo with a team of bots, although Blizzard hasn’t officially finalized this gameplay feature yet.

A dedicated Xbox Series X/S upgrade with several performance enhancements has rolled out in Overwatch alongside other improvements and fixes. According to the list of features, the game has been optimized for the latest Xbox consoles by including three modes of preferred graphics settings. The first mode, “Resolution,” is aimed at providing the highest resolution available at a cost of visual quality. In this mode, Overwatch renders in 4K at 60Hz on Series X, while Series S can only handle 1440p at 60Hz. The second mode, “Balanced,” does quite the opposite as it sacrifices higher resolution to achieve better visual quality (1440p at 60Hz on Series X, 1080p at 60Hz on Series S). Lastly, the “Framerate” mode is focused on running the game at the highest fps counts possible at a cost of both visual quality and resolution (1440p at 120Hz on Series X, 1080p at 120Hz on Series S). Interestingly, PS5 is not mentioned in the patch notes, which means that owners of Sony consoles are left without a dedicated performance update.

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The original Overwatch game keeps getting enough attention from Blizzard, but at the same time, the company is hard at work developing Overwatch 2 and bringing the game closer to its release. In his traditional manner, game director Jeff Kaplan is not being overly talkative about the sequel, but according to one of his most recent interviews, new information about the title is expected to emerge in the coming weeks and months.

It might be surprising to see that a dedicated performance upgrade for Overwatch on modern consoles is currently skipping PS5. It’s fair to assume that optimizing the game for a single PS5 system should’ve been a simpler task than developing an update for two different Xbox consoles. In reality, though, developers generally find it easier to patch games for Series X/S first since it’s just a matter of unlocking consoles’ power, while PS5 usually requires a native port. And while many players are completely bewildered as to why PS5 was ignored, an update for Sony’s console is surely coming soon.