Knockout City Gets Free New-Gen Enhancements Next Week

Knockout City, EA’s wacky multiplayer dodgeball game, ranks among 2021’s most pleasant surprises. The game is a riot and will join November’s batch of PlayStation Plus games after already appearing on Xbox Game Pass. If you’ve enjoyed lobbing exploding balls into the faces of friends or strangers on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S, your matches are about to look and feel even better. 

On November 2, new-gen enhancements will hit the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Knockout City free of charge. Upgrades are also available for players who bought the game using Game Pass and PS Plus. Which upgrade are you eligible for? Here’s the full breakdown below:   

• 5Native 4K at 60FPS, or 1440p (upscaled at 4K at 120FPS).
• Xbox Series XNative 4K at 60FPS, 1620p or upscaled at 4K at 120FPS
• Xbox Series S1440p @ 60FPS and 1080p @ 120FPS

The main menu will display options for Quality and Performance modes. Developer Velen Studios has also improved Knockout City’s overall lighting and added effects such as ball lights. The game now has high-fidelity textures across its board, after they were only present in Series X or PC versions. You can read more about the enhancements at the Knockout City website. 

If you’re curious about Knockout City, be sure to check out our review to find out why we scored it an 8.5 out of 10 right here. Also, you can read this piece about why dodgeball should have more games.