In its upcoming 4.5 title update, Watch Dogs Legion will finally get a 6o FPS performance mode on next-gen consoles. The news was teased by Ubisoft in a blog post covering the last update for the open-world action game.
When Watch Dogs Legion launched back in October of last year, it was one of the first next-gen games folks could get their hands on. But unlike other PS5 and Xbox Series X launch titles, including Ubisoft’s own Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion ran at a locked 30 with no optional performance mode.
News of a 60 FPS mode isn’t surprising considering Ubisoft in April confirmed during an AMA that a 60 FPS mode was in development. But it’s still nice to know that the next update for Legion will include it. Ubisoft doesn’t say when to expect this update, which will also fix some bugs plaguing the newly added operative Mina, but it sounds like it will be here sooner than later.
Sadly, while a smoother framerate will be nice, it won’t solve the other issues that have continued to plague Watch Dogs Legion, including broken saves, crashes, bugs, and an online mode that feels empty and boring.
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As much as it pains me to defend this shitty game (WD2 was soooooooo much better!), I’m pretty sure the broken saves were fixed by December? Granted that was upwards of 5+ weeks after the game launched.
And now they’re adding in some psychic character than can control NPCs...I just...it pains me how good WD2 was, and how I thought they finally found their groove of what WD could be, and then 3 comes out and it’s obvious now 2 was lightning in a bottle.
I mean, the map in Legion is good. Those folks got it right...but that’s about it.