PS4 first-person shooter The Persistence will receive a free update that removes the necessity to play the game in VR. Dubbed `the Complete Edition,` The Persistence will make the jump from the PlayStation VR to `flat screen TVs.`Firesprite`s game director Stuart Tilley took to the PlayStation Blog to make the announcement. `The Complete Edition is going to be the next free update for everyone that already owns the game,` Tilley wrote. `And for the first time ever, this update will make The Persistence playable on what we now fondly call `flat screen TVs.`` Tilley also discussed a few additional enhancements launching alongside The Persistence: Complete Edition.In the graphics department, The Persistence: Complete Edition will `deliver 4K at 60 frames per second on the PS4 Pro, and 1080p at 60 frames per second on PS4.` Lighting and particle effects will also be improved and will include `entirely new technical visual effects such as Motion Blur and Chromatic Aberration.`Since The Persistence: Complete Edition can be played without the PSVR, camera animations had to get retooled. According to Tilley, the game`s camera will now feature `subtle head movement when moving, and transitions between different poses--such as crouching and standing--are now animated to add a greater sense of situational awareness.`Going from controlling in PSVR to controlling on a PS4 controller can be an awkward transition for some, but Tilley and the Firesprite team is looking to address any of these concerns in this free update. `There is also a brand-new way to interact with objects and collect pick-ups.` Some weapons, like the Gravity Hook, will have `new ways to fire them when you are playing on your TV.`Lastly, along with graphical and camera adjustments, the game`s UI will get `updated to make them super intuitive for flat screen displays.` There`s no word on when The Persistence: Complete Edition will launch, but Tilley did confirm that the `free update is getting close to being ...
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