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[Topher]

FYI. AC Syndicate is available on PS+ Extra. Also on sale for $8.99. Edit: Sale still on for Xbox version, but PS version is now $30

Assassin’s Creed® Syndicate

London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution unleashes an age of invention, transforming the lives of millions with technologies once thought impossible. But industrialization only fattens the purses of a privileged few, while workers struggle to survive in the factories that make London the beating...

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Not seeing the game on Game Pass but available separately with Ubisoft+, but also on sale for $8.99.

Buy Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Xbox

Reclaim London for its people in Assassin's Creed Syndicate. In the heart of the Industrial Revolution, lead your underworld organization, grow your influence, and choose your own way to fight and travel in the streets of this Victorian city from 1868. Rediscover this classic, now in 60 FPS!

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[EDMIX]

Weird that it absolutely saved the franchise after the Unity shitshow.. and now it's doing it again after Shadows.

Yea...I don't think anything that went on with Unity was going to kill AC and I don't see this 60fps patch magically doing more numbers then AC Shadows or something dumb like that

Sounds a bit too dramatic lol

I don't know if anyone takes this shit that seriously man lol I mean, shit ,even using your weird logic, if a fucking 60fps patch from a 9 year old game is enough to save a whole franchise, was it ever even in danger? -_-

Awesome. I have the game but never played it! Now, do Unity

Thats the one I'm waiting for, I'd rather have a full on remaster, but a 60fps 4K patch would be just as great.

 

[Radical_3d]

Spoiler: Also…

 

[Mr Moose]

Ah....ok. So I guess if it is still in PS4 mode then VRR won't be enabled. That's too bad.

Yup, I think it is.

Time to discover, or rediscover, this classic on new generation consoles through backwards compatibility!

 

[Kacho]

I think this was the last AssCreed before the One X dropped. I bought a brand new 4K tv that year and I couldn’t play this because the image quality was so fucking bad. Very excited to see how it looks tomorrow.

 

[Ironman_Bad]

Want to see who has worse image quality. Ps5 pro or series S ?

Switch is the answer

 

[digdug2]

Yup, I think it is.

Yeah, there's no PS5 version of the game. I played it for about 20 minutes, and even though it's received a boost in FPS and resolution, I still don't think it looks great. At least the test only cost $9.

 

[YCoCg]

Going by the order of previous patches, Unity is next.

 

[kevboard]

Going by the order of previous patches, Unity is next.

it already got a 60fps boost on Series X and S. on PS5 the game seems to have some weird limitations that keep it from hitting 60fps. you can play the unpatched unlocked version but it will struggle getting even near 40fps.

it seems like Sony had to limit the CPU or GPU boost it gives the game due to compatibility reasons.
this, plus the fact that it is even older than Syndicate, could mean that patching it wouldn't be as straightforward as Syndicate is.

 

[Shaki12345]

it already got a 60fps boost on Series X and S. on PS5 the game seems to have some weird limitations that keep it from hitting 60fps. you can play the unpatched unlocked version but it will struggle getting even near 40fps.

it seems like Sony had to limit the CPU or GPU boost it gives the game due to compatibility reasons.
this, plus the fact that it is even older than Syndicate, could mean that patching it wouldn't be as straightforward as Syndicate is.

Unity on Series X runs a perfect 60 during gameplay, but it drops frames during cinematics. There's also a massive graphical glitch with all the NPC's on the street constantly changing appearance. No way to circumvent it, except by not running at 60.

That game needs a new patch, even for Xbox.

 

[kevboard]

Unity on Series X runs a perfect 60 during gameplay, but it drops frames during cinematics. There's also a massive graphical glitch with all the NPC's on the street constantly changing appearance. No way to circumvent it, except by not running at 60.

That game needs a new patch, even for Xbox.

pretty sure the NPCs changing appearance is just how the game is. I had this happen on Xbox One back in the day, and I remember many old YouTube videos that made fun of these switching NPCs.
the game's crowd system simply lacks coherence at times.

so the game generally would need a lot of patches to even be a decently functional game. but that's not what I'm talking about.
even before the official FPS boost it got, you could play the 1.0 version on both systems, and it would hit 60fps easier on Series X, while struggling to go above 40 on PS5. this is probably due to Sony adjusting the amount of additional hardware power it allows the game to use, which in itself is probably done for compatibility reasons.

 

[Shaki12345]

pretty sure the NPCs changing appearance is just how the game is. I had this happen on Xbox One back in the day, and I remember many old YouTube videos that made fun of these switching NPCs.
the game's crowd system simply lacks coherence at times.

so the game generally would need a lot of patches to even be a decently functional game. but that's not what I'm talking about.
even before the official FPS boost it got, you could play the 1.0 version on both systems, and it would hit 60fps easier on Series X, while struggling to go above 40 on PS5. this is probably due to Sony adjusting the amount of additional hardware power it allows the game to use, which in itself is probably done for compatibility reasons.

I assumed it was a glitch because I couldn't imagine a scenario in which they could release the game in that state. But, apparently it did? That's just crazy to me. It's totally broken.

 

[Stu_Hart]

This game might be old, but it was one of the most ambitious AC games in terms of scope and just sheer density. I have always wanted a current gen upgrade after origins and odyssey got it. Looks like an excuse to check it out again, hah.

 

[kevboard]

I assumed it was a glitch because I couldn't imagine a scenario in which they could release the game in that state. But, apparently it did? That's just crazy to me. It's totally broken.

yeah, I think some patches made it worse and better and then worse again over time. the game ran on some of the worst CPUs ever designed, and wanted to do ridiculously large crowds, so something had to give.

here, look at the women that comes into view on the left as he walks down that alley (timestamped) from this 9 year old video:


she changes appearance 6 times, 3 of these quickly back and forth as he walks right by her, and a final 7th time after he turns back around. before she gets out of view she wears a completely white dress, as he turns back around it's white and red.

 

[Topher]

even before the official FPS boost it got, you could play the 1.0 version on both systems, and it would hit 60fps easier on Series X, while struggling to go above 40 on PS5. this is probably due to Sony adjusting the amount of additional hardware power it allows the game to use, which in itself is probably done for compatibility reasons.

Where are you getting frame rate data for the game on PS5?

 

[Shaki12345]

Where are you getting frame rate data for the game on PS5?

The unpatched PS4 Unity game could get up to 60fps in PS5.

 

[kevboard]

Where are you getting frame rate data for the game on PS5?

 

[Topher]

Ah....didn't notice that you were referring to Unity.

 

[kevboard]

Ah....didn't notice that you were referring to Unity.

yeah, also I linked the wrong video tho lol... this is the right one:


and it isn't as bad as I remember tbh. but clearly something is holding it back for some reason

 

[BouncyFrag]

Downloading. Thanks!

 

[ComputerBlue]

Perfect, everybody’s favorite Assassin‘s Creed game.

 

[MaKTaiL]

AC Rogue Remastered already runs at 60fps on Series X.

Not on PS5.

 

[balls of snow]

Nice. I boot it up recently this year and even with ps4 pro patch it still was kinda bad looking for modern times. 4k res is gonna be a gamechanger.

 

[cormack12]

 

[Zathalus]

she changes appearance 6 times, 3 of these quickly back and forth as he walks right by her, and a final 7th time after he turns back around. before she gets out of view she wears a completely white dress, as he turns back around it's white and red.

I know it's a bug, but considering how these games are played via DNA/computer magic, I find it quite apt. You'd probably expect some visuals glitches in the process.

 

[vkbest]

it seems like Sony had to limit the CPU or GPU boost it gives the game due to compatibility reasons.

The unpatched 1.0 version was unoptimized as fuck, that is the reason.

 

[hemo memo]

31GB difference? Why?

 

[Winterek]

Just downloaded the game and it doesn't feel 60 fps at all. Fells kind of sluggish.

 

[cormack12]

Just downloaded the game and it doesn't feel 60 fps at all. Fells kind of sluggish.

Patch doesn't go live for another 6 hours

 

[Winterek]

Patch doesn't go live for another 6 hours

Ahhhh so that's thy. Thx. I thought 1.53 patch was THE one.

 

[Physiognomonics]

yeah, also I linked the wrong video tho lol... this is the right one:


and it isn't as bad as I remember tbh. but clearly something is holding it back for some reason

Likely GPU wasn't clocked at its max. This problem happened in a few Ubisoft games and displayed low resolutions or lower framerate in GPU bound areas. We knew from leak that the GPU BC clock was set in PS5 OS and could be set to arbitrary numbers. for some reason some Ubisoft games doesn't seem to fully exploit PS5 GPU clocks. Notice in Unity the scenes that were running at 20fps are now locked 60fps while others scenes, GPU bound have framerate drops on PS5 suggesting the GPU is still running at PS4 or PS4 Pro clock (800 or 911mhz).

 

[VulcanRaven]

They should update Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered too.

 

[Gonzito]

Funny, in the trailer you can see the cloth physics going at 30 fps

 

[Luipadre]

wow what a nice surprisre. Definitely gonna check it out

 

[j0hnnix]

Memory eludes me, but didnt this have a Jack the Ripper DLC or was it part of the game?

 

[cormack12]

Memory eludes me, but didnt this have a Jack the Ripper DLC or was it part of the game?

DLC I think as well as some others

 

[thatJohann]

When is the update out? Still 30fps on PS5. At least when I tried yesterday afternoon.

 

[rotorfire]

For the last few years I'd been regularly checking on this to see if it had been upgraded to 60fps. It's really wonderful to see. Even with it's janky parts, it's one of my most memorable Assassin Creed games.

 

[rotorfire]

When is the update out? Still 30fps on PS5. At least when I tried yesterday afternoon.

Later today I believe.

Memory eludes me, but didnt this have a Jack the Ripper DLC or was it part of the game?

Yep, it's a DLC and a wholly separate campaign to the game, set about twenty years after.

 

[Moses85]

One of the worst AC Games

 

[TVexperto]

Memory eludes me, but didnt this have a Jack the Ripper DLC or was it part of the game?

I think it was part of the season pass, but you can get the jack the ripper dlc eparately for 15 bucks on PSN

 

[j0hnnix]

I think it was part of the season pass, but you can get the jack the ripper dlc eparately for 15 bucks on PSN

I'm tempted get it all. I did finish the original game on Xbox when it was released

 

[Topher]

One of the worst AC Games

 

[Skifi28]

Update downloading.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Good to see this, will install it later and bootup my old save, need to play the DLC still. Love 9ld London setting and also stars a top boy from my old regiment Lord Cardigan, what a man, Hussar !!

 

[cormack12]

Patch is 170mb on ps5

 

[Chuck Berry]

Memory eludes me, but didnt this have a Jack the Ripper DLC or was it part of the game?

Yeah that was DLC as well as additional sidequests you could do for Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin

Also the first Creed to include a trans character and this stunning and brave disclaimer

 

[adamsapple]

FYI, this is as low as $6 on sites like eneba, even after the current official sales end (currently $9 on both XB and PS stores)

 

[MetalFreak]

Hmmm is anyone else having issues with old save files? I downloaded my old cloud files from 2017 but the game is not picking that up and always starts a new game

 

[SkyHighTrees]

This game is fire. The atmosphere and setting is among the best for the franchise. I played them all back to back to back to back.

Syndicate really surprised me and was better than Unity imo, even though they were similarly good. This is between old and new AC but this is among the very best, underrated as hell