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Victorian-era stealth action gets supercharged as Assassin's Creed Syndicate receives a surprise 60fps patch for PS5 and Xbox Series consoles, bringing fluid combat and parkour across London's rooftops.
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How big is the performance gap between last-gen and current-gen versions of Syndicate now that 4K/60fps gameplay has been enabled on PS5 and Xbox Series X?
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Xbox Series owners face a hefty 31.8GB download compared to PS5's modest 0.75GB patch size, though both deliver identical performance improvements.
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Twitter user Stradivari78 echoes community sentiment about Syndicate being "underrated," while Solidrev admits finding joy in the update despite previously disliking the game.
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The timing couldn't be better - Ubisoft's Black Friday sale slashes Syndicate's price by 75% across all platforms until December 3, 2024.
What's keeping Assassin's Creed Unity stuck at 30fps while its Victorian-era successor gets the next-gen treatment?
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Players can now experience Syndicate's carriage chases and street brawls at 60fps across nine different platforms, including cloud gaming service Amazon Luna.
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Will this renaissance of older Assassin's Creed titles continue with more performance updates for the franchise's classic entries?
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.
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