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If you’ve been playing Apex Legends<\/strong> on your expensive new consoles – those being either the PS5 or Xbox Series X\/S<\/strong> – you’ll be able to upgrade the popular battle royale from Respawn Entertainment to a new and improved version.\n<\/p>\n

These improvements include 4K output, Full 60HZ gameplay, HDR, Higher Resolution Shadow Maps, and greater LOD Distances<\/strong>. As such, if you want the game to look at its absolute peak (unless of course you’ve got a juicy PC).\n<\/p>\n

For PS5 players who want the upgrade, you’ll need to head to the PS5 dashboard and head to the options menu for Apex Legends. From there, move over to the “selection version” option and choose the new PS5 version in order to initiate the download containing all the new features.\n<\/p>\n

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If you’ve been playing Apex Legends on your expensive new consoles – those being either the PS5 or Xbox Series X\/S – you’ll be able to upgrade the popular battle royale from Respawn Entertainment to a new and improved version. These improvements include 4K output, Full 60HZ gameplay, HDR, Higher Resolution Shadow Maps, and greater LOD Distances. As such, if you want the game to look at its absolute peak (unless of course you’ve got a juicy PC). For PS5 players who want the upgrade, you’ll need to head to the PS5 dashboard and head to the options menu for Apex Legends. From there, move over to the “selection version” option and choose the new PS5 version in order to initiate the download containing all…<\/p>\n

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