Assassin’s Creed Syndicate 4K, 60FPS Update: Why Xbox’s 31.8GB Patch

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[{"selector":"#anim-9e012ade-3fa7-4d96-b782-bfff8ff45b07 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-20.911038143576295%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e524587-36c8-4f32-ae74-abd924dc6b72","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18af199f-ffbc-4775-a065-1b0cc86bbf3b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e12c558f-f61f-4ade-9bd5-4025426a7aa2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10ec394d-95b5-4425-a4aa-14c1f4704164","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7130dda-4bd8-4079-beb1-212f836ce424","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 392.22307%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Twitter user Stradivari78 echoes community sentiment about Syndicate being "underrated," while Solidrev admits finding joy in the update despite previously disliking the game. White Lightning Photo Source- Zehta (CC BY-NC 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-922b8de7-f565-413d-9189-bb0718193268 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-56.65156251426261%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45a686c3-9e43-48c7-881d-f2b13f8ab796","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02be1213-5f11-4602-879a-6f5d841866c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bedf437-3f55-4144-accc-98cb823b7aaa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35614d0a-743c-4591-9f7e-9eb96501efc9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f1b7abe-bd32-451f-a8af-f19d79b22312","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 392.22307%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The timing couldn't be better - Ubisoft's Black Friday sale slashes Syndicate's price by 75% across all platforms until December 3, 2024. White Lightning White Lightning Photo Source- Tim Bartel (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-ff129d28-6a6d-4757-8a62-05bad1955010 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.56243690596426%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4143f245-3001-4728-992c-183df9650f7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3d870296-7fb8-4235-9d11-3d865e125f81","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3156c8c3-cfce-45dc-9554-0115e1c9d332","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fde58e61-178f-45b7-916c-7e3bfb97aea0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f788e5e-628c-4866-bdfa-f05929777770","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 392.22307%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Meanwhile, franchise fans must exercise patience as Assassin's Creed Shadows pushes its release date to February 14, 2025, marking the series' first native Apple Silicon release. White Lightning White Lightning Photo Source- Vlad [T] (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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