In the news section of the Saints Row website, it was revealed that Saints Row: The Third Remastered will be making its way to next-gen consoles including PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It’ll also be available on PC via GOG and Steam.
Saints Row: The Third Remastered Coming to Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC
Starting on May 22, Saints Row: The Third Remastered will be available on PC on both Steam and GOG. A few days later on May 25, Saints Row: The Third Remastered will launch on Xbox series X|S and PS5.
The news comes courtesy of the Saints Row website with brief, but nevertheless exciting, information in regards to what Saints Row players can expect.
“Excellent news has just dropped, Saints!
On May 25, Saints Row: The Third Remastered will bring the mayhem to Xbox Series X | S and PlayStation 5.
This version will also be free to all current owners of the game, and will allow players to experience the game running at greater performance settings; equivalent to the PC edition at High settings
Improvements made to the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 version include a framerate boost to 60 FPS and dynamic 4K resolution, whilst Xbox Series S players can choose between Performance (60 FPS) and beauty (30 FPS) modes.
Of course this version will also take advantage of the SSDs in the new consoles to serve much faster loading times. Plus, by popular request, we have added Saints Purple to the glow colour on the DualSense controller.
To add to the Saints news, we can confirm that Saints Row: The Third Remastered will be available on Good Old Games on May 22, launching alongside the Steam version.”
As noted by the news post, the upgrade for Saints Row: The Third Remastered will be free to everyone who currently owns the game. On PC, players can expect “greater performance settings” while next-gen consoles feature improvements to performance.
Notably, a framerate boost to 60 FPS and dynamic resolution up to 4K for PS5 and Xbox Series X. For Xbox Series S owners, there’s the option to choose between “Performance” mode at 60 FPS and “Beauty” mode at 30 FPS.
Other things to keep an eye out for include a nice Saints Row purple glow color on the PS5’s DualSense controller.
And finally, in conjunction with the announcement of Saints Row: The Third Remastered coming to next-gen consoles and PC via Steam and GOG, a new video was uploaded to the Saints Row YouTube channel today.
The video, which we’ve embedded for you below, runs through a few quick tips for Saints Row players and uses those tips to show off some fun features. For example, being able to dress up in some sexy underwear.
To be perfectly honest, the trailer is a lot of fun to watch and really gets you in the mood to play a little Saints Row, we highly recommend giving it a watch.
Again, you can look forward to Saints Row: The Third Remastered on PC (Steam, GOG) starting May 22 and Xbox Series X|S and PS5 on May 25.
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Published: May 18, 2021 10:17 pm