The Doom Eternal next-gen upgrade for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 is now live and it brings ray tracing, higher frame rates, and more to the game.
Bethesda announced last year that Doom Eternal would be receiving a next-gen upgrade, but it kept details on what that would entail quite light. They said little more than the fact that it exists and is on the way.
That upgrade is now available for Xbox Series X|S and PS5 and it brings multiple modes to these consoles to take advantage of how they can run Doom Eternal. The Xbox Series X version of the game will feature three modes: Performance Mode, Balanced Mode, and Ray Tracing Mode.
The Performance Mode runs the game at a 1800p resolution with a frame rate of 120fps. The Balanced Mode runs the game at a 2160p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps, and the Ray Tracing Mode runs the game at a 1600p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps.
On the Xbox Series S, the game will have two modes. The Performance Mode runs the game at a 1080p resolution with a frame rate of 120fps, while the Balanced Mode runs the game at a 1440p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps.
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Doom Eternal features three modes on the PS5 similar to the three found on Xbox Series X, but the numbers are a touch different, as noted in PushSquare's report on the PS5 version. In the PS5's Performance Mode, the game hits a resolution of 1584p with a frame rate of 120fps while the Balanced Mode runs at a 2160p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps, much like the Xbox Series X's Balanced Mode.
The PS5's Ray Tracing mode runs at a 1800p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps. As noted by Nibellion on Twitter, the "Next-Gen Graphics Mode" splash screen that plays with the trailer seen in their tweet says that "all modes feature dynamic resolution scaling" and that ray tracing is not available at all when using the game's Balanced and Performance modes.
This upgrade is available for download as of today. Check out our thoughts on the game in IGN's Doom Eternal review and then read out list of the best FPS campaigns of all time to see where IGN ranked Doom Eternal.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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Bethesda announced last year that Doom Eternal would be receiving a next-gen upgrade, but it kept details on what that would entail quite light. They said little more than the fact that it exists and is on the way.
That upgrade is now available for Xbox Series X|S and PS5 and it brings multiple modes to these consoles to take advantage of how they can run Doom Eternal. The Xbox Series X version of the game will feature three modes: Performance Mode, Balanced Mode, and Ray Tracing Mode.
The Performance Mode runs the game at a 1800p resolution with a frame rate of 120fps. The Balanced Mode runs the game at a 2160p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps, and the Ray Tracing Mode runs the game at a 1600p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps.
On the Xbox Series S, the game will have two modes. The Performance Mode runs the game at a 1080p resolution with a frame rate of 120fps, while the Balanced Mode runs the game at a 1440p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps.
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Doom Eternal features three modes on the PS5 similar to the three found on Xbox Series X, but the numbers are a touch different, as noted in PushSquare's report on the PS5 version. In the PS5's Performance Mode, the game hits a resolution of 1584p with a frame rate of 120fps while the Balanced Mode runs at a 2160p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps, much like the Xbox Series X's Balanced Mode.
The PS5's Ray Tracing mode runs at a 1800p resolution with a frame rate of 60fps. As noted by Nibellion on Twitter, the "Next-Gen Graphics Mode" splash screen that plays with the trailer seen in their tweet says that "all modes feature dynamic resolution scaling" and that ray tracing is not available at all when using the game's Balanced and Performance modes.
This upgrade is available for download as of today. Check out our thoughts on the game in IGN's Doom Eternal review and then read out list of the best FPS campaigns of all time to see where IGN ranked Doom Eternal.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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