Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment will launch an optimized version of Apex Legends on PS5, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. We explain how to install this update.
Apex Legends will finally pass to the next generation. In a tweet posted on March 29Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts confirm that the Battle Royale is about to receive an update for the ps5 consoles, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X — as part of the Warriors Collection Event. The deployment is scheduled for March 29.
If you are already playing Apex Legends on your PS5, Xbox Series S or your Xbox Series X thanks to backwards compatibility, then you won’t miss the opportunity to install the version specifically optimized for your console. How it works ? The process varies from platform to platform.
Apex Legends gets prettier on PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X
Switch from Xbox One version to Xbox Series
Everything is automatic on Xbox, thanks to Smart Delivery technology. In short, if you have already installed the Xbox One version ofApex Legends on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X, the update will download itself. ” The best version is automatically offered on your console, regardless of generation — you don’t have to do anything “, explains the tweet from Respawn Entertainment.
Switch from PS4 version to PS5
Nothing is automatic, however, on PlayStation 5. You have to make sure you follow several steps:
- Go to the game icon displayed on the home screen (if the PS4 version is installed on your PS5);
- Next to ‘Play Game’ is an icon with three small dots. Click on it then click on ‘Select version’ to start downloading the PS5 version;
- Delete the PS4 version (once the PS5 version is installed).
Of course, if the PS4 version is not installed on your PS5, you can directly download the PS5 version.
What are the improvements?
| PS5 | Xbox Series X | Xbox Series S | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4K | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| 60 fps | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| HDR | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| High resolution shadows | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Better view distance | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |