An update this week brought next-gen enhancements to Overwatch, but only for players on Xbox Series X|S. So far, the PlayStation 5 hasn’t seen any improvements. The Overwatch next-gen enhancement isn’t a whole new next-gen version of the game, but optimizes the previous-gen version to run better on the new Xbox consoles. Unfortunately, if you’re playing Overwatch on a PS5, this new update doesn’t bring any changes.
The March 9th, 2021 Overwatch update patch notes, which also introduced the new Pachimari Challenge, reserve a section for the “optimized for Xbox Series X|S enhancements.”
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S Enhancements
Added ?Preferred Mode? graphics option which allows switching between three different presets: ?Resolution?, ?Balanced?, ?Framerate?. These modes adjust video settings to bias towards image quality, resolution, and framerate.
?Resolution? : This mode prefers higher-resolution output at the cost of some image-quality (Series X: 4K @ 60Hz, Series S: 1440p @ 60Hz)
?Balanced? : This mode prefers image-quality at the cost of resolution (Series X: 1440p @ 60Hz, Series S: 1080p @ 60Hz)
?Framerate? : This mode prefers higher frame-rate at 120 frames-per-second at the cost of both image-quality and resolution (Series X: 1440p @ 120Hz, Series S: 1080p @ 120Hz)

NOTE: Not you must have a TV that supports 120Hz or VRR (Variable-Refresh-Rate) to fully take advantage of the ?Framerate? mode

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