Hunt: Showdown Gets Native PS5 Version, Engine Upgrade in April 2024

I've been playing this game since 2020 and it has been a journey seeing this game evolve from its very first event to the Rotjaw event today. This game has had such an addictive game loop like no other and hasn't gotten old yet unlike Destiny.

I've been saying for years that this is the best FPS game on the market, and it's about to get even better. This game is brilliant and there have been a lot of improvements since its initial PS4 release. There is also the new event which starts this week, adding some new weapons, which is awesome!

EDIT: Also, David Fifield has a tremendous beard.

If you haven't played this then I urge you to give it a go. Brilliant gameplay, atmosphere and mechanics. Yes it's a live service game but that really doesn't make any difference to the game, you can spend absolutely nothing after the initial purchase and still have a great time.

I found the learning curve really difficult on this. The menus are a bloody maze as well. I like the thought of it and the theme is right up my street but I found I was getting absolutely rinsed when playing against people.

@Boucho11 When did you last play it? They have UI changes coming with the PS5 version so it'll be more navigable.

I'll admit it is a bit of a hard game to get into. Even after 500 hours I oftentimes miss the simplest of shots, but it's a really fun game - especially if you have folks to play with.

@Boucho11 Also they introduced some new tutorials this year which are a lot better than what was there before and make things a lot more understandable.

Another addition was the shooting gallery where you are placed at one of the compounds and can test out different loadouts. With that it's even possible to go in with a partner and play one on one which can really help learning location from sounds as well as aim and how much to lead shots with the different weapons.

Awesome! I was recommended this by a user on this site a couple years ago (@Nepp67 think it might have been you) and thankfully took their advice despite not being a fan of multiplayer games. Its one of the few that's really stuck.

There's a lot of variation match-to-match and the atmosphere is fantastic. Only thing I'd complain about are the visuals being held back by PS4. Runs smooth but looks extremely muddy. An engine upgrade like this is a Godsend.

Hunt Showdown is one of the games I've played on PC that makes me want a PS5 for multiplayer games. I prefer to play with gamepad but that is a death sentence against M&KB players in Hunt.

@Perturbator I found this game to be shockingly bad with a pad, or maybe it was just me lol
Also the fact you can lose your character by dying put me right off the game.
But I'll give it another try in april then.

Yessir we got some hunters that read Push Square. Excited for this update!

@Cherip-the-Ripper I'm just terrible with M&KB tbh, and just find playing on the couch with a gamepad far more relaxing.

And yeah I played it with some friends and we keep losing our characters all the time. People who regularly play this are just too good, and we're often put up against players with high Prestige levels who obviously know every nook and cranny of the game environment.

@Perturbator @Cherip-the-Ripper It is hard with a controller, but the skill level of players of this game on PC is on another level.

I wouldn't worry too much about MMR or Prestige levels. I've played against 20+ Prestige players who couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat, and players who are Prestige 0 who can land a headshot from 200+ metres away. I'm Prestige 5 with over 500 hours in the game and I'm still atrocious.

Also, regarding losing your Hunter if you die, you can get a new free one after every game, so it's not that much of a loss really. You could also play quickplay to try get some free gear to take into Bounty Hunt if you're strapped for cash.

Remember: 'Hunt Giveth; Hunt Taketh Away.'

@Perturbator @Cherip-the-Ripper I was just about to pretty much say what @KAIRU has, except I'm far worse at this game than he is but have still really enjoyed playing it.

So much relies on how the game plays out, so one game you might end up in a spawn fight where you get killed within a minute of the game starting. Other times you might end up being the last team to get to the boss lair whilst two other teams are fighting it out and with stealth and patience manage to kill them all before they realise you are a different team. There's just that many things that can unfold during a game.

Also loosing your hunter is actually a great element of the game. It forces you to play different loadouts and traits between hunters as well as perhaps using a less than ideal load out because the gear was free and you didn't have much money. It also adds to the pressure and makes the game all the more rewarding when you manage to banish and extract with the bounty over all the other players / teams in the game.

@Perturbator @KAIRU @render
I appreciate the replies y'all, I played this game back in august 2021 and bought the deluxe that came with characters that weren't default iirc (because the standard wasn't on sale) and found out later that I'm at risk of losing the characters I paid for. That didn't sit quite right with me BUT I did immensely like the game.
The environment and audio was pristine, one of the few PvEvP games where I was terrified to be out in the open. And yeah I missed hella shots as well, even from point blank range, despite being of the belief I'm pretty decent at shooters haha
I'm looking forward to trying it again because I did like my short time with it and I'm sure it's gotten even better since.
I'll try and see if I can find some folks to play it with on xbox. Happy hunting 🫡

@Cherip-the-Ripper Regarding losing your hunters, you don’t need to re-purchase the DLC every time to get them again, so you’re not spending £10/$10 every time to use them. Instead, they’ll cost 200 hunt dollars each time you want to use them (hunt dollars being the currency you earn by playing the game), so you’re not necessarily losing out in the way you think you are.

Hopefully the current-gen upgrade coming next year will give us PS5 and Xbox users the ability to team up together which, if that happens, I’d be happy to join you for some games.

A lot will have changed if you last played over two years ago, so it might be a bit daunting to get to grips with everything, but it’s a cracking game, in my opinion. It’s so tense!

I'd be more inclined to play it if it weren't PvEvP. Looks great though.

@KAIRU oh gosh that's good news. I assume the hunt dollars are easy enough to get as well the more you play.
And that's crazy btw I thought the game had gotten crossplay years ago 😭
I'll shoot you an add on playstation, if it happens it happens mate.
Besides I know your tastes are exquisite with the Lies of P pfp, just beat
Chapter XI spoiler* Laxasia myself 🫡

@Cherip-the-Ripper Yeah, you pretty much get Hunt Dollars after every mission, even more so if you extract with a few kills or a bounty token.

Yeah, that boss on Lies of P was quite annoying! Took me a few hours to kill! I’m on NG+ currently. 😅

@KAIRU @render When playing with controller on PC there is zero aim-assist, so in a 1-on-1 fight with any M&KB with any player with even a modicum of skill will usually leave me very dead - they are just so much faster at aiming than me. And this being a game with very low TTK and slooooow reloads that is pretty much a death sentence. If I had played it on a console I would have had the same aim-assist as anyone else.

Still I'm not complaining, this is something I should have researched before buying so I have only myself to blame here!

Regarding permadeath, that is a big part of the game and makes it much more tense to play. And wow if Prestige 5 takes 500 hours... I've seen plenty with Prestige 100 playing solo in trios, likely to matched up with noobies like me and my pals lol.

It's a great game though, if I get a PS5 I'll likely buy it again.

This game is very scary. Good for Halloween. 🎃

Awesome news! Ive been holding off on buying it in the hope of a PS5 release.

@Loamy It's been a long while since Push Square made an article about Hunt Showdown so I can't be too sure. But yeah the game's RNG is most of what makes the gameplay loop feel fresh most of the time and addicting along with trying to get your hunter to rank 50.

@Khayl anything new regarding this? We're mid april 2024 by now.