Coming June 29, news of the free update to Doom Eternal was shared during the Xbox + Bethesda showcase which took place earlier today. This free update optimizes Doom Eternal for the next-gen consoles and will offer improved visuals, increased performance, and support for ray-tracing, or 4K resolution at 60 FPS, or an optional 120 FPS mode. The next-gen update is also coming to PC, and will feature ray-tracing on compatible machines. Here’s the breakdown: Xbox Series X
Performance Mode: 1800p – 120 FPS Balanced Mode: 2160p – 60 FPS Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p – 60 FPS
Xbox Series S
Performance Mode: 1080p – 120 FPS Balanced Mode: 1440p – 60 FPS Ray Tracing Mode: Not Available
PlayStation 5
Performance Mode: 1584p – 120 FPS Balanced Mode: 2160p – 60 FPS Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p – 60 FPS
PC
Ray Tracing Mode: Availability and performance depends on PC hardware
All modes feature dynamic resolution scaling. Balanced and Performance Modes are not available with Ray Tracing. Performance Mode will also require a 120hz compatible display, while Balanced Mode will require a 4K compatible display. For a look at what ray-tracing does to the game, check out the video above of it running on a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti at 4K.