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Nier Automata’s Xbox Game Pass release is a better version than what’s on SteamFixed resolution, framerates and new graphics features
Fixed resolution, framerates and new graphics features
When Adam wrote ourNier: Automata review, he didn’t have a lot of issues with its PC port. Others sadly weren’t so lucky, and modders have stepped in over the past several years to fix many graphics, performance, and quality-of-life issues that Square Enix and Platinum Games failed to address.
Now a new version of the game is out on PC that fixes many of those problems while adding new graphical bells and whistles. The catch: it’s only available via the Windows store and Xbox Game Pass, and not via Steam.
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It also, in the process, fixes many of the issues that users had with the original PC port, including imperfect support for native fullscreen resolutions, stuttering cutscenes and more. (Not all problems are fixed, mind - the keyboard and mouse and rebind options are still crap, apparently.)
Some of the mods released to fix issues on the Steam build are already being updated to work on the Windows Store version, where they still offer further improvements, includingthe graphical fixes of the Special K mod. Players have also figured outhow to port saves from the Steam version to the Windows Store release.
Players on Steam, meanwhile, are unimpressed at another store getting a better version. There have been over 300 negative reviews posted to Nier: Automata’sSteam store page in the past 3 days. I can understand their frustration, though I imagine releasing the Become As Gods edition on Steam isn’t a simple matter. I’ve reached out to Square Enix for comment and will update this story if I hear back.
I wouldn’t wish the Windows Store on my worst enemy, but Xbox Game Pass is pretty decent. You can seethe subscription service’s pricing plans here.
