#The division 2 update 1080p
#The division 2 update upgrade
#The division 2 update pro

PS5 is now a 60fps game but you're losing a big chunk of the atmosphere and it's hard to believe that this an intentional effect.

Also, interiors lose volumetric lighting. The most dramatic change is the total omission of volumetric lighting and atmospheric rendering: the fog effect streaming from lamps is removed on PS5, something the Snowdrop engine is famous for showcasing. Simply put we're seeing a regression in visual features that are present on the Xbox consoles - and crucially, these visual effects are even still present on PS4 Pro, which is running on the same codebase. Whether there are issues in the cross-platform SDK or simply bugs that somehow made it through QA, it's clear that this rendition of the game isn't quite where it should be. It's when we look at PlayStation 5 more specifically that the situation takes a turn for the stranger.

#The division 2 update upgrade

Watch on YouTube The Division 2's next-gen upgrade is the latest title to be tested by the Digital Foundry team. Graphics settings on the Xbox consoles look to be a close match to the last-gen Xbox One X, but the move to solid-state storage and improved CPUs boosts the efficiency of the background streaming systems, with texture and geometry pop-in minimised to a certain extent - good stuff! In effect, Xbox Series consoles essentially get the game-changing boost in frame-rate married with additional visual refinements, mostly delivered by the system level back-compat feature set and the raw horsepower of the new hardware.

#The division 2 update 1080p

Meanwhile, PlayStation 5 operates with a much wider range - 1080p is seemingly the lowest recorded resolution, rising to a maximum of 1890p. Dynamic resolution is in play on all systems, meaning that the 60fps action is delivered with a 900p to 1080p resolution range on Xbox Series S, rising to a 1800p-2160p range on Series X. In terms of resolutions, The Division 2 retains the game's impressive temporal reconstruction technique, meaning we had to jump through hoops somewhat to discern actual native pixel counts.

It feels vastly smoother of course, transformative for a third person shooter, and there are improvements to loading times too - plus improved texture filtering on Xbox Series consoles.

#The division 2 update pro

That's effectively what you're getting on Xbox Series X, but something is definitely amiss with the PS5 build, which is missing important graphics effects - visual features that aren't just present on Xbox consoles, but on PS4 Pro too.īut still, the headline is that all versions now run at 60fps, lifting the 30fps cap from the last-gen experience.

The end result should be a capped 30fps experience now running at 60 frames per second - or close to it - with little or nothing else changed in the process. Similar to titles like God of War and Days Gone, the last-gen codebase is updated with the game aware it's running on new hardware, unlocking the frame-rate in the process. On the face of it, The Division 2's upgrade for next generation consoles should be fairly simple to describe, with wholly predictable results.