Bandai Namco’s Naruto Storm franchise is coming back with a new game in the series after a long wait of seven years. The last game in the series, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 was released on February 2016. The new game, Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections will introduce fan-favorite characters from the Boruto series as well as a new story mode and a bunch of changes to gameplay.
Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections will have over 130 ninjas, making it the largest roster in the whole franchise. It will also be the first game in the franchise that will run at 60fps after the release of next-gen consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. However, Bandai Namco has a devasting news for Xbox Series S users.
Bandai Namco has Bad News Regarding the upcoming Naruto Storm game for Series S users
Bandai Namco has confirmed that Microsoft Xbox Series S will not run Naruto X Boruto Ninja Storm Connections at 60fps. The company released details of the resolution and frame rate of the game on different consoles and looks like Series X users will have the option to block matchmaking with Series S users. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will run the game at 60fps at 1440p whereas last-generation consoles; PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will run the game at 30fps with varied resolutions as per their hardware capacity and to everyone’s shock Series X is locked on 30fps at 1440p.
Though Xbox users can easily play against each other, Series X users will be locked at 30fps when they play against last-generation players. Hence, the reason why Bandai Namco will let Xbox Series X users block matchmaking with 30fps consoles is to give players an immersive 60fps gaming experience across all modes.
The Feature to block Series S users is Optional
Bandai Namco America termed this feature important for players who want to get out of 30fps and prefer playing at 60fps. The company has also said that this matchmaking feature is completely optional and if players do not want to be restricted to selected few players on Series X, they can easily turn the feature off.
This was also seen in CyberConnect 2’s Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles when the developers skipped 60fps on the Series S console but the online modes in the game were limited to 30fps to give a fair advantage against each other. While the feature to block matchmaking is good for players looking for an excellent gaming experience, this also highlights Microsoft’s problem regarding the hardware differences between the Xbox Series X and Series S.
Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections will be released on November 17 this year for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. The game will also have several editions of the game including a Premium Collector’s Edition. Are you excited to play the upcoming Naruto Storm game?
Source: Tech4Gamers
