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Epic on Monday revealed new information about what performance benefits Fortnite players should expect day one if playing the game on the new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X / S consoles, all of which launch next week. We already knew some of these — specifically the 4K and 60 frames per second targets — but Epic is also detailing some behind-the-scenes upgrades the new hardware should allow for.
For the new Xbox, you’ll get that bump in resolution if you’re playing on the more powerful Series X, while the Series S is capped at 1080p. Both versions will run at 60 fps, as has been standard on Fortnite on consoles since 2018. But Epic is now promising “dynamic visuals and physics” on the Series X, including an “interactive world with grass…