Apex Legends players disappointed with “underwhelming” 120 fps console update
Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends players have explained their disappointment with the next-gen console upgrade in Season 20, claiming the long-awaited update is “underwhelming.”
Apex Legends Season 20 finally arrived on February 13, and although there were no new considerable additions to the battle royale, it was still a massive update, bringing a breath of fresh air for players.
Season 20 saw the introduction of Legend Upgrades, the Ranked getting reverted to the old system, as well as a ton of weapon and Legend tweaks.
But, along with all that came the long-awaited next-generation console update, allowing Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players to finally experience 120hz gameplay. However, the Apex Legends community looks to be disappointed.
Apex players disappointed with next-gen update
On February 13, shortly after Season 20’s release, several Reddit threads appeared as players discussed the next-gen console upgrade. “120 fps console update feels underwhelming,” one player wrote.
They continued: “The visuals are absolutely terrible. If you more than 50 m away everything looks washed out in pixelated and muggy, I can only imagine how it will look in game when is hard enough to see people as it is.
“There’s no reason why the Xbox series X and the PS5 visuals are cap them two consoles can run 120 FPS at 1440 easy I can’t speak for the series S, but I’m pretty sure it probably could too. it just feels underwhelming.”
Not only that, in a different post, one explained how they’re let down by the update and super disappointed after supposedly waiting years for the upgrade. “Can’t believe I’ve waiting years for 120hz for it to be this bad,” they said. “It literally looks like I’m playing on a switch. It seems like 720p maximum. Anyone else super disappointed? No other 120hz game on ps5 looks this bad.”
In the replies, many more agreed, explaining it feels underwhelming. “I agree, such a long awaited update and feels underwhelming,” said one. “I do enjoy smoothness a lot, but resolution drops way too much.. I was expecting a compromise, but not to this extent – feels good, but looks sh*t on a 4K TV.”
“Underwhelming is an understatement, and you’re being too nice. It looks like absolute shit,” another player hit out. “And maybe it’s just me, but did they manage to make audio even worse? Again?..”
Others are hopeful that the quality issues are a bug, and improvements will come as time goes on. “I’m going to hope there’s a bug or something and it actually isn’t this bad,” one wrote. “At least this gives me time to pick out a good monitor while they hopefully improve/fix it.”
Nevertheless, we’ll just have to wait and see if improvements come in future updates.