Stellaris: Console Edition Has Warped Onto Xbox Series X With An Optimised Update

Boldly going where no game has gone before

by Daniel Hollis Thu 25th Mar 2021

Stellaris: Console Edition has received an Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S patch, which jettisons the game into a new generation with improved visuals and frame rates.

Through Smart Delivery, fans will be able to upgrade the game for free from today, complete with multiple improvements. The trailer highlights many of them, including drastically reduced loading times along with an increase to 60FPS. Not only that, but the patch also brings the Verne update, adding many new features for fans to try out.

"The "Verne" Update optimizes Stellaris: Console Edition for Xbox Series X|S hardware. Experience a galaxy full of wonder at higher frame rates, faster simulation speed and lower load times than ever before, all from the comfort of your couch. Smart delivery ensures that the best version for your Xbox accompanies you on your voyage into the unknown. Available now!"

Are you happy to see Stellaris: Console Edition has an Xbox Series X|S update? Let us know in the comments below.

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From spending sleepless nights anticipating the release of Fable II, Daniel has always been a massive advocate of Xbox. His obsession with Fable was only the beginning of a love for the RPG genre. Outside of gaming, Daniel can also be found attending gigs or creating poorly constructed drum solos

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esotericdaniel
Thu 25th Mar 2021

Best space strategy game of the decade.

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VisitingComet1
Fri 26th Mar 2021

this game is so much fun I really enjoyn it I wish the console version was not so far behind the pc version though.

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InterceptorAlpha
Fri 26th Mar 2021

Most of what they are showing was already part of Stellaris when played on the Series X. The load times and the end game performance. This patch cha he's none of that.

All this patch actually does is unlock 60fps.

Really wish they would have atleast given us 1440p.

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Holmes108
Fri 26th Mar 2021

@InterceptorAlpha Agreed. Also, I wrote this on another article about this, but I'll reiterate here:

Looking forward to trying the new update. But I do have a bit of an issue with Series X upgrades, and the internal SSD requirement. I think Dev's need to be able to choose whether or not the game requires the SSD. If it's using some new truly next gen technology, like streaming in textures or something similar, and it's absolutely required, fine. But there are many games that are just a little sharper, a bit smoother, and there's absolutely no reason games like Tetris, The Touryst, or probably even Stellaris NEED to be on the SSD. Luckily, games like Tetris are also quite small.

But the point remains, the HDD space is at a premium, and as more devs provide what's likely little more than a superficial "Series X enhanced" updates, largely probably just so they can have that badge, (not saying Stellaris is guilty of this), HDD space is going to become too much of a problem.

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Holmes108
Fri 26th Mar 2021

@Bruvas Yeah, I love the game. I haven't played since the before big update that changed the way you managed planets, etc. so this seems like a good time to jump back in.

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InterceptorAlpha
Fri 26th Mar 2021

@Holmes108 I'm someone that does keep Stellaris on my SSD. But I agree with you 100%.

Some of these games that say they require a SSD are running maxed out on my PC on one of my 5200RPm overflow drives. Works flawlessly there.

Should be able to run them off my 7200rpm external for my Series X if I so chose. But for some reason, nope.

Boggles the mind.

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Holmes108
Fri 26th Mar 2021

@InterceptorAlpha

Yeah, and now that I said that, I went home at lunch and it prompted me to update Stellaris without the usual "Faster Storage required" notification. It updated (over 6gb), and now has the "X/S" icon in the corner, and is running fine from my external! I've been monitoring my X/S upgrades closely, and this is definitely the first game this has happened with. I'm suspecting it's some sort of glitch (I'm also in the Alpha Skip ahead, if that's relevant), but I'm not sure what's going on.

Did a couple of reboots, and ensured it's not installed in multiple places. Strange indeed.