Kingdom Come: Deliverance Free Next-Gen Upgrade

Warhorse Studios surprised fans on Wednesday by releasing a free next-generation upgrade for its 2018 role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, bringing enhanced visuals and performance to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. The update, shadow-dropped on the eighth anniversary of the game's original launch, allows existing owners of the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions to access the improvements at no additional cost, while new players can purchase the standard edition for $29.99 or the Royal Edition, including all DLC, for $39.99.

The NextGen Edition focuses on technical enhancements rather than altering the core gameplay. Players now benefit from 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, high-resolution textures, improved lighting and shadows, FSR upscaling, and antialiasing, bringing console performance in line with the ultra settings on PC. Load times have been significantly reduced, addressing a common complaint from the original release, which ran at around 30 frames per second on last-generation hardware. Save files from older versions can be imported seamlessly, enabling players to continue their progress as Henry of Skalitz, the blacksmith's son navigating...