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A new Horizon Forbidden West patch added new graphics modes as well as VRR support to the open world. It is available to download now, it weighs 711.9 MB. Once you’ve installed and launched the game, you’ll be able to select a new “Balanced” visual mode from the options, which launches the game on PS5 at 40fps. This means that the game follows in the footsteps of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with support for a different frame rate mode.
Additionally, patch 1.17 adds official support for variable refresh rate and high refresh rate on supported TVs. The big update also has a lot of bug fixes and tweaks, which you can check out below.
NEW FEATURES (PlayStation 5)
- Variable refresh rate (VRR) and high refresh rate (HFR) support.
- VRR improves dynamic resolution scaling at 60Hz
- VRR & HFR target a refresh rate between 60Hz and 120Hz
- New “Balanced” graphics mode introducing 40Hz for supported displays
ALREADY KNOWN ISSUES
We are currently looking into several issues reported by the community. Please note that these issues are not yet fixed in this patch, but our teams are aware of them and are investigating.
CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Performance and stability
Main missions
- Fixed an issue in the main mission “The Wings of the Ten” where the objective “Defeat Regalla” was not updating.
- Fixed an issue in the Wings of Ten main quest where Sunwings could be missing during the Sunwing Replacement objective.
- Fixed an issue in the All That Remains Main Quest where the Tilda cinematic after the gallery might not start.
- Fixed an issue in Main Quest “The Broken Sky” where Dekka would sometimes stand behind Hekarro’s throne during the “Talk to Dekka” objective.
Side missions
- Fixed an issue in the “Shadow in the West” side quest where the “Kill Vezreh and His Machine” objective would not update.
- Fixed an issue in Side Quest “The Gate Of The Vanquished” where the objective “Defeat Yarra/Drakka” was not updating.
World activities
- Fixed an issue in Errand “Nights of Lights” where collecting the “Gizmo” earlier would block progress.
- Fixed issues in Relic Ruin “The Stillsands” where activity would be blocked.
Machines
- Fixed an issue where Dreadwing would remain cloaked when knocked down.
- Fixed an issue where “Apex Clawstrider Hearts” would be placed in “Valuables to Sell” in inventory
weapons
- Fixed an issue where “Elemental Arrows” from fully upgraded bows would destroy boxes instead of exploding them.
- Fixed an issue where using “Elite Precision Arrows” with “Iriv’s Downfall” did not deal additional damage to enemies in the “Brittle” state.
UI/UX
- Updated “Ultra Hard” difficulty selection text to clarify that the setting cannot be changed.
- Removed the exclamation mark icon when all skills are unlocked and skill points are available.
others
- Fixed an issue where “Desert Bird Wing” could not be looted by birds.
- Fixed an issue where the All Machine Types Scanned trophy would not unlock if the rest of the NG+ machines were scanned
- Fixed an issue where changing the Crouch/Slide button on R1 would render it unusable.
- Fixes and improvements to multiple localizations and subtitles.
Will you be trying out the new 40fps mode? Let us know in the comments below.
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