Update: Techland released a patch that allows for 60 FPS (at 936p) on Xbox Series S.

To me this shows what AAA games should be: pieces of high budget art that's preserved across many generations of hardware for anyone to play and enjoy. Assuming the title wasn't just churned out for easy cash, of course.

The extended support this game is absolutely commendable, life circumstances prevented me from getting the sequel day one; but will certainly buy it. As a PC player I agree with the conclusion, trading some image quality by going 1440p instead of 4k is generally preferable for the increase in fluidity; the jump from 1080p to 1440p is much bigger than that of 1440p to 4k to my eyes (which are getting old) - but getting at least 60 FPS is a much bigger improvement.

Both Dying Light and Dying Light 2 are among my all-time favorites. It’s difficult to say why but I feel the old adage ‘the whole is more than the sum of its parts’ applies here. The moment to moment gameplay is so engaging that it instantly grabs my attention in a way that most modern games have forgotten how to do.

Dying light 2 also got a 60fps balanced mode for series x and a performance mode for the series s

Man, I absolutely love this game's main theme that plays in the background. So ominous and depressive, but excellent nonetheless. It would be a well suited theme for our last stage act before our time as a race comes crashing down and we disappear forever.

The fact they gave an update is absolutely amazing and very generous but I do have one issue and that’s considering dying light is a 7 year old game at this point I’m very surprised they weren’t able to do 4K 60fps considering the next gen consoles are more than capable of being able to run it at that

The DL engine has some known limitations as noted in DL2 but the update is a very welcome addition nonetheless.

Techland's output since Dead island has been absolutely fantastic. I've really connected with all their first person games and the physicality of the combat, and now parkour, really is a unique experience in gaming to this day with Dark Messiah from Arkane being one of the other few similar experiences. Honestly, their support for Dying Light and the overall quality of that game had me pick up DL2 at launch, sight unseen. Personally, after putting in many hours, i feel DL1 is the stronger game overall but DL2 is certainly not bad. I just feel the whole package of setting, music and characters is stronger in the first game.

1080p/30fps on the Series S is a very strange case... I wonder why some developers don't seem to care much for this console.

So I’m watching this video on my PS5, and when the “press circle” prompt came up I legit pressed circle and left the video💀💀should’ve never smoked this early

If it was 60 fps on Series S , it would be a instant redownload. Damn. That sucks.

I still prefer this game over the second.

I have been playing the 1440 60fps mode, and man it feels great!

great video! Dying Light is such a cool game!

Great analysis. Techland are basically the masters of late optimization.

I wish more older games got boosts

The series S version should of had a 1080p 60fps. It isn’t as CPU limited as the one X’s CPU

Always nice to see a free update to games.

Under the DF lens I know you can see cracks in the graphics but generally speaking it's still quite the looker of a game! ❤️

I've been playing through the game recently on the Series X with the frame boost enabled. Was really enjoying it given how smooth it played. Really excited that they have native support for it now with higher resolutions. That was my only thing was I wished that it'd been more than 1080p. So happy that they are still supporting this game given how old it is.

This game amazes me all the time. Last year I boot it up just to check what has changed. Lots of new free content. Now this. Great game.

Been waiting for this video. I settled on the 1440p 60 fps mode after experimenting. Before the update came out, I was playing the game at 1080 30 fps on my ps5 and couldn't believe I didn't remember how rough it ran. As soon as the update came out, I was happy to see how smooth everything was, even at the 4K 30 mode. Unfortunately, I just felt like the 4K mode still felt like it had a bit of input delay and felt sluggish after trying the two 60 fps modes. I didn't see a point in using the 1080 60 fps mode after trying it, when I have a 4K tv so naturally I landed in the middle on the 1440p mode which to me, 2K resolution has always looked quite close in games to 4K due to dynamic resolution scaling on the PS4 pro that I got so used to. So happy techland has continued to support this game though. Hopefully they do the same for the sequel which I'll eventually get to.

Video by Oliver? Then we know how Series S runs in this game already...

The fact that a company like Rockstar who has made billions off of GTA Online, and still has the audacity to charge for a next gen upgrade is crazy to me. While Techland, a small studio, has provided years of content and carefully listened to fans about ways to improve their games, just gave us a free next gen upgrade. It really goes to show the nature of some corporations

dying light 1 was such a fun game. still a great time

Thank you Techland - to other s/w houses - that is how you do it :)

that ghosting was weird when I played it on pc it was in all my screenshots, but never noticed in game

I recall this was the only game I experienced where forcing boost mode on PS4 Pro resulted in worse performance than leaving boost off. Not sure what was up with that. This was before the new patch, I only tried this patch on PS5 and it's good.

Didn't the Switch version have TAA with upscaling? Why don't use it here to get rid of shimmering?

Low FOV kills it.

I'd still like a ps5 patch for the original dead island and riptide. i know it will never happen but i was playing it through and got a ps5 before finishing it. i love that game

Fantastic work Techland 👏 👍

' oh you're the new guy,Rahim radioed me about u '

“bespoke” and a 3X zoom in the 1st 3 minutes 😁

Thanks for the video. I managed to find this game with all content on sale for 10 dollars while I wait for a sale on the sequel.

I ❤ when old games get next generation patches. It keeps the game FRESH

Haha. I bought DL2 for my ps5, but I'm still playing DL1 !!!! The balance mode is very nice at 60 fps. I'm very happy they continue to support DL1.

That last five seconds of the video with the zombie spewing green goo from its belly and your character being bowled over needs to be made into a GIF for memes.

I remember dying light and the witcher 3 certifying next gen gaming for me back on previous consoles!

Would’ve been cool if it came out last year when I finally played. But good for the people that still have not. Definitely recommend it.

I don't know why the ps5/xbox sx didn't get a 4k 60 mode, a pc with similar hardware can easily get 60 fps in 4k.

im just now hearing about this upgrade 😮‍💨

This is actually amazing 👏

You would have thought 12 tflops could run this old game at 4k 60 no problem 🤷🏻‍♂️

My question is how the hell do you upgrade ? It's still the base xbox one game and there's no series x update on mine

I appreciate the ng update but 30fps on Series S in a 2015 game ? Also, ''performance' mode at 1080p/30 ? Lmao

I love that an older game like this is still getting updates.. Now, I don't have an Xbox Series system yet, but I already have Dying Light on Switch, so I won't be picking it up again, but maybe the sequel

What about draw distance and texture LOD? Have they been improved by this patch?

There's absolutely no reason for Techland to not give the Series S a 60fps mode.

What about coop on two PS5's? Still issues that cant connect us to other player? Or we can enjoy the game at 60fps?

I LOVE 'Balanced' modes

Kudos to Techland!

0:22 "Seven years after My lunch"

So base PS4 got an update that stabilized the 30FPS lock? Explains why I noticed weird framerates sometimes before.

Yesss finally!! Thanks techland

Nice of them to keep supporting, especially since the new game just came outta

I didn't know that the res was updated too. I may install again. I ditched the ps version for PC but I have far more progress on the console version.

Is there a point to use the balanced mode though if you have a 1080p tv?

Plsss rocksteady update Arkham Knight that’s literally All I want it should’ve been done when The Batman released would’ve gain traction for the game again with a next gen update and add Battinsons suit

does the balanced mode use AMD FSR to upscale 1440p to 4k? to look close to native 4k?

So you just play this on a ps5 hard-drive and get the upgrades? I wanna check it out cuz it looks great(I was looking for a ps5 version to download and then thought maybe it just plays better on ps5(next gen)

I really loved this game, when I was playing it back in 2016. Sense of exploration, combat, graphics, movement fluidity, music, . So many elements clicked perfcetly with me. Im on a fence with DL2, havent tried it yet, but many fans of OG game are a bit let down by it.

Im on ps5 with a 4k LG nanocell tv. Will I see a difference between 1080p and 1440p resolution? Or do I need a 1440p monitor to benefit from the 1440p resolution?

Does this have hdr support and either ps5 or series x?

Game devs pay attention 👆 updating old games for next gen consoles is awesome

I bought Dying Light about 3 months ago for my One X and so glad i didnt start playing it just yet and now we have this FREE patch to take advantage of more powerful hardware im just puzzled on why 1080P/60 was not a option on One X and Series S given how old the game and assets are but very happy on what we did get which is a lot better then the orginal code, thanks Techland and Thank DF for the Video

The long term support of this game convinced me to buy DL2. What is most impressive is the Xbox One X update that looks very nice compared to what it looked like on base Xbox One.

Bought it at launch and dropped it for whatever reason. Never went back. Almost tried it again last year when Dying Light 2 was coming out. But when I heard it was getting a new console boost, I decided to wait and see how it turns out before trying that game again. Glad I waited because this seems like a really good upgrade. Time to go re-download and play on Balanced mode.

Still love this game and playing through co-op again. 2 is just too heavy on factions and limiting your character build on lame story choices.

My honest opinion is this is one of those games where the 30fps is worthwhile to get a full 4k picture that makes the game look fully modern

What happened to the ps4 pro changes?

Will we get a video for the new balanced mode only on the Xbox Series X please? 🤔

I think it's a shame a game from 7 years ago doesn't run 4K60 with these new consoles.

When are you guys going to cover Biomutant tho?

Still haven’t touch this game saving it in my back Log I have to go get it

good to get some update of a good game BUT i was playing it back then, on a gpu way weaker than a series S gpu (it was a gtx 760 or 290 can't tell), and i had a stable 60fps... maybe it wasn't 1080p, but please....

Is dying light 2 still 1080p 60fps.would like 1440p 60

Do you need to install the game on the internal SSD to get the upgrade or can you play from a regular external HDD ?

Does anyone know how to get this game in Germany ? Its almost impossible to find it anywhere to buy for ps4/ps5 ?

It's so nice to see a 2015 game receiving an update to take advantage of the PS5 hardware. C'mon Sony, give us 60 fps Bloodborne!

Wasn't Series S 60 fps before via FPS Boost?

4:53 "so guys, we did it..."

Did they made any other games in the past 10 years? (excluding Dead Island, DL1, DL2)

The Ultimate Edition is on sale now for Xbox and I've just bought it for the 5th time. I love the game and I cant wait for the install to finish so I can relive my first Woahhh moments with this game.

I hope in the future they somehow put RTGI in dying light 2 for ps5 and XSX

Does this support the adaptive triggers?

Seeing how they support this game makes me excited to see the future of dying light 2

It was announced awhile ago, glad they implemented it/optimised it.

Where is the 6000% zoom? I thought your previous video would be standard. I'm sad. 😪🤧😭

If anyone hasn’t played this damn game, grab a friend and co-op it. My friend and I, gamers since the Atari 2600, consistently said this is one of the best games we’ve ever played. Co-op that is. It’s truly a ride.

I really really wish watch dogs 1 and 2 could get a next get patch, they would look miles better without all the shimmering low resolution and bad anti aliasing

You should do Biomutant next.

They need to do this to Dying Light 2 as well because it’s clearly running like a last gen game on the PS5 and Series X

I loved this game, but I still haven't tried this patch because there have been so many long-to-complete games out recently, and I didn't love Dying Light 2.

On one hand the long-time support is cool, but on the other hand maybe they should have put everyone on the sequel. They definitely struggled with it, and they definitely underdelivered in my view. For me the gameplay felt much more clunky than in the first game, and the amount of dialog was just ridiculous, I was skipping most of it anyway. Dying Light was my favorite game of 2015. It focused on the gameplay and the story development was not overcomplicated. I will probably play it again one day.

which is best to play on

This the first time I'm hearing this narrator? Well done man. 👍

1440p on xb1x awesome

I have slept on this game for so so long lol just got it for 8 quid and wow I completely get why this game is as highly regarded as it is!!!!