The free PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X upgrade for Siege is dropping on December 1
More and more upgraded games are starting to show up on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. While faster load times and better visuals and frame rates are a major benefit, as a PS5 owner, I’m most interested in seeing who’s doing what with the DualSense’s haptic feedback. That feeling of “newness” hasn’t worn off yet. I want to see creative uses of the triggers across every genre – not just shooters.
Ubisoft is upgradingRainbow Six SiegeonDecember 1, 2020. It’s a free move from PS4 to PS5 and Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S, all of yourSiegeprogress will carry over, and cross-play will be allowed “within the same console family” (so PS5 players can still team up and compete with PS4 friends).
Here’s a bit of gameplay to showSiegerunning on the new consoles. As for the technical side:
Siegewill support Sony and Microsoft’s new features, too. On Xbox Series X/S, you’ll be able to Quick Resume (assuming that plan doesn’t go awry; I’ve heard complaints). On PS5,Siegewill support “haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and controller sound output,” as well as the system-level Activities. With the latter, you can immediately load into match types like Ranked or Quick Match. I’ve been using Activity cards in games likeDemon’s SoulsandAstro’s Playroomto shave off a bit of time. They help!
“Additional features are also coming on all platforms with this next-gen launch, such as accessibility features (readability options and text-to-speech and speech-to-text), quick start options, and the all-new Ubisoft Connect overlay,” according to Ubisoft. Reminder: Connect is used for cross-progression.
Ubisoft also clarified thatSiege‘s cross-play and cross-progression aren’t currently possible “between PC and consoles, or between consoles from different [brands],” but it’s weighing its options.
