Sony’s reload of God of war, one of the most popular exclusive exclusive games released on PS4, will receive an update tomorrow, which will be able to take advantage of the 2018 hit of the PS5 hardware, Sony’s Santa Monica Studio announced in a blog post today.
With the new update, early adopters of the PlayStation 5 can run the game in 4K resolution and at 60 frames per second. If you own a PS4 copy digitally or physically, you will receive the update for free. Santa Monica Studio also announced today that users who downloaded it God of war via the PlayStation Plus collection access to the PS5 optimization level.
The God of War (2018) Enhanced performance experience for the PS5 is coming tomorrow!
✔️ Sync up to 60 FPS
✔️ 4K board resolution
60️ 2160p
✔️ Free update for PS5 usersCheck out our blog for more information https://t.co/CXTyfHFyvN pic.twitter.com/psSLo63ReF
– Santa Monica Studio Hire (@SonySantaMonica) 1 February 2021
The blog post also mentions that PS5 owners will have access to the original PS4 graphics by choosing “Original Performance Experience”, which will run the game in 4K resolution but at 30 fps.
God of war is not the only PS4 exclusive to receive a next generation update. Sucker Punch Productions’ latest title, Ghost of Tsushima, also uploaded a PS5-optimized patch last year, which lets the game run at 60 fps if you own a PS5.