- Avowed‘s anniversary update has been released, adding new character presets, races, New Game Plus and more
- The PS5 port has also been released, offering three performance modes
- It is reported that the PS5 Pro version does not offer any major improvements from the PS5 edition
Obsidian Entertainment has released the Anniversary Update for Avowedthe game’s biggest patch yet, adding brand new features, as well as the long-awaited PlayStation 5 edition.
Avowed launched last year for Xbox and PC, and to coincide with the game’s first birthday, Sony console owners are now able to play the role-playing game (RPG) on PS5, which also offers three modes to choose from.
They include Quality mode at 30fps, Balanced at 40fps for 120Hz monitors and the Performance mode which delivers 60fps.
According to Digital Foundry, the PS5 port is solid and delivers what you’d expect with a few minor performance tweaks, with quality mode targeting 1440p and “effectively swapping frames for pixels”.
The Xbox Series X version is also said to hit that target more often than on PS5, while the performance mode runs slightly faster on PS5 with VRR implemented, which “unexpectedly takes the lead in a world where Xbox’s system-level VRR should be doing the developer’s work for them”.
While you can play Avowed on the PS5 Pro, Digital Foundry writes that the improvements are basic, and what players receive is the same game as the Xbox Series X “in terms of both resolution and settings, with internal resolutions sitting at 1440p and 1080p for the Quality and Performance modes, respectively.”
PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) doesn’t seem to be used either, with FSR2 doing the heavy lifting, offering no additional ray tracing effects, nor the 30fps quality features running at 60fps. Although it is mentioned that the console is more consistent when hitting 60fps than the PS5.
Elsewhere, Avowed players across Xbox, PlayStation and PC can now dive into a New Game Plus mode after completing the main campaign, thanks to the Anniversary Update, as well as have fun with a new photo mode.
There’s also a new quarterstaff weapon type, new character presets, more god-like feature presets, three new playable races, the ability to change your character’s appearance at Party Camp at any time, and more.
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