Hunt: Showdown is evolving but once more. Crytek’s acclaimed horror extraction shooter has been rising from power to power for years at this level, and it’s now launched natively for current-gen consoles. Alongside its PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S launch, nevertheless, it additionally welcomes a major replace that sees it reworking into Hunt: Showdown 1896, boasting plenty of enhancements and a piece of recent content material.
For starters, there’s a brand new map within the type of Mammoth’s Gulch, which encompasses 16 distinctive compounds and varied totally different environments, from mines to burnt and deserted cities. There’s additionally a brand new goal, known as the Hellborn, which, in Crytek’s phrases, “strikes frantically to slag trespassing Hunters, scorching every little thing in its appreciable attain”, and is greatest dispatched with pace, given the truth that its “raging howls” can appeal to different Hunters to your location. In the meantime, all of Hunt: Showdown’s earlier maps can even arrive in remastered and overhauled type with a free post-launch replace that’s but to be dated.
Then there’s the brand new in-game Scorched Earth occasion, which is able to run from now till October 7, bringing new story particulars about Mammoth’s Gulch, in addition to rewards within the type of new gear, ammo, and weapons. On high of that, Crytek can also be introducing a battle move, in addition to a brand new weekly challenges system.
Crucially, Hunt: Showdown 1896 additionally sees the first-person shooter upgrading its engine. Now operating on CryEngine 5.11, the sport now boasts enhanced visible constancy, and enhancements throughout lighting, animations, audio design, and extra. On PS5 and Xbox Sequence X, it runs at 4K and 60 FPS, whereas on Xbox Sequence S, it targets 1440p at 60 FPS. Different, gameplay-related enhancements embody improved controls, new wildlife, gunplay enhancements, and extra.
In the meantime, as beforehand confirmed, this replace additionally implies that Crytek is not supporting Hunt: Showdown on PS4 and Xbox One. A free improve path is accessible, however going ahead, the sport might be unplayable on last-gen consoles.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is accessible on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC. Try the complete patch notes for its large replace by right here, and watch its launch trailer under.
