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Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 24

Rebel Wolves Confirms 60 FPS Day-1 Patch for Dawnwalker as Fan Backlash Forces Reversal

Updated

Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 24

Rebel Wolves Confirms 60 FPS Day-1 Patch for Dawnwalker as Fan Backlash Forces Reversal

Q: What hidden visual upgrades make the PS5 Pro version of this upcoming dark fantasy RPG completely stand out from the rest?

The PS5 Pro’s standout upgrade is not a separate exclusive mode, but stronger image quality across the same graphics presets, with Rebel Wolves specifically saying it gets additional visual enhancements. Based on the available details, those upgrades mean the PS5 Pro version delivers sharper visuals through a narrower dynamic-resolution scaling range, so the image holds up better than on standard PS5 and Xbox Series X. Earlier technical descriptions of the console build also said the Pro version offers enhanced visual quality in both Quality and Balanced modes, rather than changing the frame-rate targets themselves. At launch, PS5 Pro will share the same mode structure as PS5 and Xbox Series X after the day-one patch: a Performance Mode targeting 60 FPS, a Balanced Mode targeting 40 FPS, and a Quality Mode targeting 30 FPS. What separates the Pro, then, is that it combines those frame-rate options with better overall visual presentation. Rebel Wolves has not publicly broken down every individual PS5 Pro enhancement in granular terms such as textures, shadows, or ray tracing features. So the clearest confirmed answer is that the Pro version stands out through improved visual fidelity and sharper dynamic 4K image quality across modes, on top of now getting the same newly confirmed 60 FPS Performance Mode at launch.

3 articles · Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 24

A day-one patch will add a Performance Mode targeting 60 FPS for The Blood of Dawnwalker on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X after fans objected to its omission.
Rebel Wolves said it had withheld the promise because the mode was still being tested, then confirmed it only after another test round gave the studio confidence.
The updated console lineup now offers 60 FPS Performance, 40 FPS Balanced and 30 FPS Quality modes on PS5 and Xbox Series X, while Xbox Series S still targets 30 FPS.
The game launches September 3 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with former Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz leading one of the more closely watched new RPG releases.