Dark Souls Remastered Changes Revealed, Runs at 4K on Xbox One X, PS4 Pro, and PC

Today on IGN new information pertaining to Bandai Namco's upcoming remake Dark Souls Remastered confirming information on multiplayer, graphical update, frame-rate, and even quest updates.

First off, the Xbox One X, PS4 Pro, and PC versions of the game will feature 4K resolution with 1080p and 60fps being available on Xbox One and PS4.

The Nintendo Switch version will run at 1080p and 30fps docked and 720p and 30 fps in handheld mode.

Other changes include:

Players online increased from 4 to 6

Dried Finger item needs 6 players

The Dried Finger location in the Painted World has been replaced with a Twin Humanities item.

The Dried Finger has been moved from the Painted World of Ariamis level to the Undead Burg merchant to be obtainable earlier in the game.

Password Matchmaking is now available.

When a player is summoned in Password Matchmaking the player level will be synced.

When the guest player’s character level and a weapon is higher than that of the host player, the level will be adjusted accordingly.

Healing items will not be available during PvP with the exception of Estus Flasks.

Estus Flasks is halved for phantoms.

When a player defeats an invading phantom, their Estus Flask is restored.

Players can turn on/off global matchmaking

Players can now prevent matched Red Phantoms from seeing their “White Sign Soapstone” sign

Players can no longer summon ally phantoms consecutively when in combat with enemy phantoms.

In online play, players who are outside of the host’s parameter range will not be matched with each other (the players can still be matched via Password Matching).

3v3 and 6-player deathmatch have been added.

Arena battles can also use Password Matching.

Respawn points are random

Players can select the number of usable items, such as consumable souls or covenant items, to use instead of one at a time as in the original game.

The number of languages has been increased to the number found in Dark Souls 3.

A Bonfire has been added next to Vamos the Blacksmith.

Covenants can be switched at Bonfires.

Button configuration is available.

Items will not automatically be registered into an item slot when picked up.

When the up or down directional pad button is held down, the first item equipped will be selected.

The online network has been changed from P2P to dedicated servers.

Dark Souls Remastered launches for PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One on May 25, 2018.

Adam Siddiqui, NoobFeed
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