With the launch of next-gen consoles last fall, players have had a lot of reasons to get excited about the future of gaming. While new games launching in the coming months are being developed to take advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X's improved hardware, many games already on the market can benefit from the better performance of these new gaming machines as well. Recently, it was revealed that Splitgate is expected to receive a next-gen update.

This news regarding optimizing the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X was announced during a developer Q&A. Despite not having any concrete details regarding what a next-gen update would entail for the game, it seems likely to include an improved frame rate along with a possible resolution upgrade (PS5 and Xbox Series X support 4K resolution). Apparently, the update was already supposed to release, but the recent influx of new players coming to the game has forced the developers to focus their attention in other areas for the time being.

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Splitgate's surge in popularity over the past few weeks with over 2 million downloads since its open beta surprised its developers. Unfortunately, the game's unforeseen rapid growth came at a cost as the servers for the game became overwhelmed with the flood of new players. At the time of the popularity spike, the servers were supposed to support approximately 65,000 players. That is a far cry from the huge number that decided to check the game out, resulting in extremely long queue times. After having to shut down the servers for a short time in an attempt to gain control of the situation, things seem to have stabilized for the developers at 1047 Games since a recent update has improved the servers.

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With a focus on frenetic gunplay, Splitgate takes the traditional shooter experience and reinvents it with the inclusion of portals. Reminiscent to the ones found in Valve's Portal series, these portals allow players to easily reposition during a fight and flank the enemy. While the game is still not officially released, players can already jump into the action during the ongoing beta. The game also includes various cosmetics to unlock in addition to a purchasable Arena Pass which provides reward drops every 4 tiers until tier 12. More cosmetics are likely to appear when the game fully releases in the coming weeks.

It's exciting to see future games but also current titles take advantage of the next-gen consoles' power. With more gamers diving into past games due to both Sony and Xbox's focus on backward compatibility, the opportunities to upgrade existing titles already on these platforms has never been better. It will be interesting to see which games receive the next-gen treatment next.

Splitgate releases in August on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: GamingIntel