DayZ Xbox Series X Upgrade

February 7, 2022 at 6:54pm
By Jason Stettner

Here are the specific details in regards to the improvements that have been made for the DayZ Xbox Series X upgrade. It features Auto HDR support with a 4k resolution at 60fps. It should smoothly hit these targets with the extra power that is present.

It is worth nothing that most games do receive a standard 16x anisotropic filtering through Xbox Backwards Compatibility. It was supposed to get a specific next gen optimization, but that has yet to happen. The development team typically does things such as announce features and then they either vanish or it takes years for them to release, keep that in mind.

Those are the key details that are present. This game is not Optimized on the platform, meaning it wasn’t specifically adjusted for the platform and instead received these upgrades through either inheriting it from the previous generation or automatically. A video showcasing this is found below, alongside a photo representing the game.

Description/Synopsis
This is quite an expansive multiplayer only survival game. You’re trying to survive a hostile world where every single update is trying to make it harder for you to live with new dangers that you constantly have to face. You’ll need to be smart as not only are the zombies after you, so are the other survivors out there.

Very rarely will you find friends to get along with, and it’s basically everyone for themselves across a massive map. It’s very expansive featuring unique landmarks, various natural elements to use for water or food and the odd animal if you’re lucky to come across them. It’s a very unique game as it’s distinct in being very difficult and not holding your hand at all as you explore without any sort of guidance unless you find a rare map.

There are however easier custom servers people can run which include mod support to a degree. The game does at least receive updates every once and awhile which is great for those that continue to play it over time. Livonia is an expansion DLC available as well if you need a new map to explore as well.

Hopefully you found these details helpful in regards to understanding how this game is running on the platform. Whether that’s in the boosted resolution (visual fidelity) that’s provided in the filtering, or just generally the extra performance that assists with the DayZ frame rate to keep it running smoothly.

Certainly great to see what these games can provide on the latest console platform that features full backwards compatible support and will see many new titles release over its lifespan. It should be exciting to see what’s to come for the consoles and how much gaming will change over this generation.

To summarize these were the details on if DayZ can run on Xbox Series X/S console platforms. You can read a review of a related title below, or check out a game hub for further coverage as well. Don’t forget to check out the video content to see the game in action.

Read our DayZ Livonia Review
View our DayZ Hub