A free next-generation update for Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux arrives on PC on 22 October and on consoles on 29 October, Eurogamer reported. It is free for everyone who already owns either game.
The update lands as the Metro series passes 50 million copies sold worldwide, 16 years after the original Metro 2033 was released.
What the update changes
The studio stressed that the update "isn't a full remaster or remake", according to Eurogamer, and said that "the original Metro Redux experience and aesthetic has been preserved". On top of that baseline it adds 4K textures across all platforms, improved animations, higher-quality audio and richer environmental detail, alongside a batch of community-requested bug fixes and quality-of-life changes.
On PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X/S the update adds native support with platform-specific extras: PSSR on PS5 Pro, TSR upscaling and anti-aliasing on Xbox Series X, and spatial audio on Xbox platforms more broadly.
Console players will be able to run the games at native 4K and 60fps, or upscaled 4K at 120fps on compatible displays. The update also brings upgraded lighting, shadows and particle effects, DualSense Adaptive Triggers and Xbox Impulse Triggers, hardware tessellation and displacement, and power-saving modes on both platforms.
Xbox players additionally get Play Anywhere and handheld support. On PC, the update brings DLSS support alongside its own spatial audio and quality-of-life fixes.
Full patch notes are being held until launch. The update is free for existing owners on PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, the Windows Store and GOG, and on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Ahead of Metro 2039
The Redux update arrives ahead of Metro 2039, which Eurogamer reports is slated to release on 4 February. The outlet went hands-on with that game in August, playing around two hours of it.