14 DAY TRIAL // Rainbow Six: Siege is going to run at 60 frames per second on all platforms when it launches next year, developer Ubisoft confirms.
The game is a reboot of the tactical shooter franchise, replacing Rainbow 6: Patriots after its cancellation. The title will be a new-gen only affair, exploring the possibilities that the new hardware allows for, and trying to push the boundaries of the team-based tactical shooter genre.
Rainbow Six: Siege aims to recreate the intense, gut-wrenching feeling of the original titles, alongside with the careful planning and fast-paced, skillful execution of breaching or defending, while also catering to modern competitive multiplayer tastes.
The title will pit two teams against each other in classic Counter-Strike style, with the Terrorist team performing various nefarious tasks, while the SWAT team has to stop them at all costs, employing various gadgets and using team tactics.
The spiritual successor will run on brand new technology
The game's official Twitter account answered some of the fans' questions regarding the team's latest blog entry, among which the promise to deliver a smooth 60 frames per second experience at launch, on both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as on PC (where it's more a matter of hardware and client optimization, if the framerate is not capped).
The team states that one of its core missions is to get the gameplay back to the series' roots as a challenging tactical shooter. But that doesn't mean that the gameplay won't offer a completely new experience.
The gameplay demo unveiled at E3 2014 showed some very interesting aspects of the upcoming shooter, custom-tailored to fit competitive gaming, with a strong focus on team cooperation and communication.
The video, available below, shows that after a short preparation phase, where the terrorist team does its best to barricade a home after an invasion, boarding up windows and securing doors, while the SWAT team uses remote-controlled mounted cameras to inspect the layout of the house, all hell breaks loose.
The most impressive feature by far is the destructibility of the environments. Door is locked? No problem, get a shotgun and blow up a wall and create a new entry point. Got a pesky terrorist protected by an armored shield? Blow up a boarded window and let your sniper take aim from outside.
For the time being, there is no release date issued for Rainbow Six: Siege, other than sometime in 2015. The game will be available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
@MediaReviewDE @Ubisoft The game will play at 60 fps on all platforms
— Rainbow Six (@Rainbow6Game) October 10, 2014
