The Ascent is a cyberpunk twin-stick Action-RPG shooter, being the debut release of indie game studio Neon Giant. The Ascent has an exclusivity deal with Microsoft, where it will be available on Xbox Game Pass for current Xbox consoles and PC. While gamers have been enjoying Neon Giant's first release, others playing the PC version through the Game Pass have noticed some absences.

The Ascent has incredibly polished graphics and textures, which are all enhanced through Ray Tracing and Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS. Ray tracing is a method of rendering graphics so that it replicates the look and behavior of light, while DLSS is an AI rendering technology that upscales images from low-resolution to high-resolution. DLSS in particular is exclusive to Nvidia's graphics cards which can work in tandem with ray tracing. Fans playing through The Ascent have noticed that these features are present in Steam's version, but not in the PC Game Pass version.

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When playing the Game Pass version, players were met with the fact that this version didn't support Nvidia's DLSS technology or that the ray tracing was not working at all. With players noticing these missing features between the two versions, some took their questions to social media about why the two builds were different and why these features were not in the game. The developers were quick to respond to the fans, as they said they are addressing these issues in a patch.

The developers at Neon Giant clarified that creating builds for the two different versions of the game was not easy, saying that it isn't simply a case of just throwing one version of the game onto the other store to make it work. As The Ascent is developed by a smaller team, there are bound to be some challenges when making multiple versions of the game that require their own testing and submissions to the storefront.

Despite that, some are enjoying The Ascent's release and the exploration of the dystopian world of Veles. With the game placing a strong emphasis on its vibrant aesthetic and design, it has been making waves across certain parts of the gaming community. Neon Giant is also keeping communication between players not only on social media, but by having public google forms. These can be submitted by gamers to provide feedback and share bug reports that will improve the game further.

The Ascent is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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