Dying Light is nearly a decade old with a sequel already out. Despite its age though, Techland still hasn't forgotten Dying Light, releasing a next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series S/X update for the original game.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human came out last February 4 to mixed-to-positive reception, similar to the first game.

Although Techland has promised to support the game for the next five years, Dying Light hasn't been neglected. As per Techland, the most recent patch for Dying Light will allow the PS4 version of the game to make better use of the PS5's hardware. Specifically, the patch adds three graphic options to choose from with Quality Mode (30FPS at 4K), Performance Mode (60FPS at 1080P), and Balance mode (60FPS at QHD)

Console players! A next-gen patch has come to PlayStation, bringing quality improvements and enhancing your gameplay experience even more! Try out the new video modes and enjoy the increased view distance while parkouring through Harran!
Coming to Xbox soon! Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/PyJq0jSgCw

— Dying Light (@DyingLightGame) March 8, 2022

Unfortunately, the next-gen patch for Dying Light is currently exclusive to the PS5. Techland promises that the Xbox Series S/X update will come out later this year. In addition, the patch also helps improve performance on the PS4 Pro. Keep in mind that this is technically only a patch for the PS4 and Xbox One version of Dying Light, it is not a native PS5 or Xbox Series S/X app, which would be a more labor-intensive process.

Ultimately, it's nice to see that Techland is still supporting Dying Light after all these years, and this should bode well for Dying Light 2. At the moment the Polish studio still has a handful of bugs to squash in Dying Light 2 along with a Nintendo Switch port coming later this year. We do not doubt that Techland will eventually come around to fixing the said issues, but we're hoping that the studio takes care of the problems sooner rather than later.

In the meantime, the PS5 patch should give Dying Light owners another reason to boot up the 2015 title.