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(Slightly) Early Access - Hunt: Showdown 1896 - PS5/Xbox Series X|S Tech Review - A CryEngine Revamp For Current-Gen (Patreon)

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2024-09-15 12:13:39

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2026-06

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This one's going public later today, but all Supporters can watch now. As we have an influx of new Supporters, allow me to explain how early access works.

The general rule of thumb on early access is that all Supporters get the Direct early, plus any video we've just completed going up later on the same day, like this one. Premium support tiers get some videos at least a day ahead of release. Retro tier supporters get retro videos days/weeks/months ahead of other tiers.

And here's the blurb: following our interview with developer Crytek about its updated '1896' version of Hunt: Showdown, we now have a chance to go hands-on with the PS5, Series X and S versions. The CryEngine at its core is brought up to version 5.11, where the promise of 60 frames per second (over last-gen's 30fps target), and upgraded visuals, is tantalising - but just how well does it hit the target? Tom is here to investigate.

Downloads: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/hunt-showdown-1896-ps5xbox-series-xs-tech-review-a-cryengine-revamp-for-current-gen

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Hunt: Showdown 1896 - PS5/Xbox Series X|S Tech Review - A CryEngine Revamp For Current-Gen

Following our interview with developer Crytek about its updated '1864' version of Hunt: Showdown, we now have a chance to go hands-on with the PS5, Series X and S versions. The CryEngine at its core is brought up to version 5.11, where the promise of 60 frames per second (over last-gen's 30fps target), and upgraded visuals, is tantalising - but just how well does it hit the target? Tom is here to investigate. Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and various items based on DF catchphrases? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Introduction 01:30 PS5 vs Series X Graphics Comparison 04:32 Series S Visual Cutbacks 05:41 Xbox Series X Frame-Rate Test 08:16 PS5 Frame-Rate Test 10:04 Xbox Series S Frame-Rate Test 11:37 Verdict