A native PlayStation 5 version of Apex Legends looks set to release soon if new findings from the PlayStation Game Size Twitter account are to be believed. The profile — which scrubs the PSN database for information and new game additions — has this morning posted of a PS5 version of the Battle Royale title weighing in at over 80GB. Developer Respawn Entertainment has never confirmed such a thing is in the works, but job listings posted back in April 2020 certainly suggested it had plans to do so.
At the time, the studio was looking for new employees who could "push next-gen platforms and the PC to their limits on Apex Legends". The game is currently in its eleventh season, with Season 12 set to start on 8th February 2022. The PS5 version could well be part of that new content rollout.
Apex Legends is one of a few popular live-service titles that haven't made the jump to PS5 natively just yet. Call of Duty: Warzone is another, which is still attached to the frameworks of 2019 title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. A native PS5 version has at least been promised from Activision, however.
[source twitter.com]
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Good news, but Warzone when?
Apex is still the best BR available, imo.
It's just sad that the monetisation (reliant on $20 skins sold to whales + lootboxes for the gambling-addicted) and ever-present bugs and errors have plagued the game since launch.
the ps5 controller is not ideal for
well
games
but intense games especially - the buttons are kind of floaty
@MJF don't know what kind of issues do you have with ps5 controller... Even aiming and shooting in fast paced shooters is just a matter of habit.
Why would it be that big when this new version in theory should be smaller, owing to all that oodle stuff plus it being a new build that has the most current version of files and updates in the base game, as opposed to like the original version then getting multiple updates to change stuff over and over?
@MJF My main gripe with Dualshock 3 & 4 (haven't tried Dualsense) in Apex specifically, is that it's too easy to press the R3 button during heated battles - it's too sensitive. This is the melee button in the game and in the 2 seconds or so it takes to change back to the gun I will usually be dead if the enemy is nearby. I saw other people doing the same when playing on PS4 so it wasn't just me.
Never had that problem with my Xbox Series X controller. Apart from the fact that it started drifting on me last week and I had to send it back for repair/replacement now, it's been a very good controller.
But like I said, haven't tried Dualsense, and only heard good things about that controller.
@Rural-Bandit I like the Dual Sense more the the Dualshock but for PS4 I bought the Nacon Revolution Pro Controller that had offset sticks like Xbox controllers and it was SOOOOOOO much better. Xbox and the Switch Pro controller are so much more comfortable. The second that a PS5 controller that's decent is released with offset sticks, I'm buying it. All the ones released right now are cheap dollar store knock offs.
Man y'all don't even talk about Apex, f*** off with your articles. You're even using outdated pictures for your cover stories
@Rural-Bandit my problem with the dualsense for me is that it indeed feels to big for me. I can reach all buttons but I liked the smaller that the dualshock 4 is. I play a lot of Apex and prefer to play it on my ps4 over my ps5 (also) because of the backbuttons. Maybe I’m just need to use my ps5 more since I play my ps4 more often so I can get used to it’s controller, but this is the first time I want to have the xbox/nintendo switch pro controller layout for the ps5.
I know BR's are not very popular on here but I do enjoy jumping into Apex every now and then. Its one of my current ever greens and (along with a little Halo) one of the only PvP shooters I play.
To add to the controller debate. I have had a PS1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. My first Xbox was the One X and I instantly preferred the offset. Xbox is now my default controller. I do respect all the features PS added to the duel sense, But I have to turn them off. I have a degenerative nerve condition and the buzzing of the controller triggers muscle spasms, same with the switch pro controller. Old fashion rumble is fine though.
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