PlayStation Plus Games For January 2023

The PlayStation Plus titles for January have been announced. Here’s the full list of games: 

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PS5/PS4)
• Axiom Verge 2 (PS5/PS4)
• Fallout 76 (PS4)

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Battlefront II, 12 Minutes And More Come To Xbox Game Pass

• Humankind, PC - Now
  
• Need for Speed Heat, Cloud - Now
• Star Wars Battlefront II, Cloud - Now
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Cloud - Now
• Recompile, Cloud, Console, and PC - Now
• Train Sim World 2, Cloud, Console, and PC - Now
• Twelve Minutes, Cloud, Console, and PC - Now
• Psychonauts 2, Cloud, Console, and PC - August 25
• Myst, Cloud Console, and PC - August 26

Leaving Game Pass On August 31:

• Blair Witch, Cloud, Console, and PC
• Double Kick, Cloud, Console, and PC 
• NBA 2K21, Cloud and Console
• Stranger Things 3: The Game, Cloud, Console, and PC

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is Now Updated For PS5 And Xbox Series X

Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order ow has an update for next-gen optimization. The new update allows for backwards compatibility performance improvements for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. 

Electronic Arts took to the game's blog to detail the new update as seen below: 

High-Level Summary of Features:

• Improved framerate on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5
• Improved dynamic resolution ranges, for a higher resolution experience on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5
• Improved post-processing resolution for Xbox Series X and PS5. (Not Xbox Series S)

Console Specifics:

Xbox Series S

• Framerate has been increased to 60 FPS (up from 45 FPS)

Xbox Series X Performance mode

• Framerate has been increased to 60 FPS
• Dynamic resolution added in the range of 1080p to 1440p

Xbox Series X Normal mode (non-performance mode)

• Postprocessing has been increased to 4K
• Dynamic resolution in the range of 1512p to 2160p

PlayStation 5

• Framerate has been increased to 60 FPS (up from 45 FPS)
• Postprocessing increased to 1440p
• Dynamic resolution has been disabled and the game is rendering at 1200p (up from 810-1080p)

Stormtrooper Skin Now Available In Fortnite

In the latest cross-promotion in Fortnite, the Star Wars stormtrooper is the newest cosmetic skin for the game. The stormtrooper skin is strictly cosmetic, but can be obtained for free if you buy Jedi: Fallen Order via Epic Games Store. It's now available for a limited time (until November 30th) and costs 1,500 V-Bucks if purchased separately. More items could be coming, as it's described as "Part of the Original Trilogy set" in the Fortnite store.

EA Tiltes Are Coming Back To Steam

EA and Valve are partnering up to put games and EA Access titles (EA's subscription service) on Steam. 

The first big game will be Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, launching on November 15. A glance at the title's Steam page seems to indicate that users opting in on Steam will still need to have Origin installed. However, a Respawn dev has stated on Reddit that when Apex Legends comes to Steam it will launch directly from Steam. So We’ll have to wait and see if you really need Origin to play EA titles on Steam. Other title coming to Steam next year include Battlefield V, FIFA 20 and Sims 4. 

Here’s What Comes With The Special Edition Of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Along With Pre Order Bonus Details

During EA Play today, Respawn unveiled what bonuses fans can expect from the special edition of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, as well as if they pre-order. Pre-ordering will get you four digital cosmetic items: Three skins for Cal's lightsaber, and the "Bee-D-1" skin for BD-1. The special edition will run you an extra $10 and include crimson BD-1 and mantis skins, a digital art book, and a collection of "director's cut" behind-the-scenes feature videos. Below is an image breaking down these bonuses. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order release on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 11. 

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Is Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Title

During EA’s Play press conference, Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella announced that their upcoming Star Wars game is coming holiday season 2019. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order allows players to play as Jedi between episodes III and IV, and features a dark setting. That’s all we know for now but hopefully we learn more soon.