While the added power of the PS5 allows for last-gen games to look and run better thanks to the newer and faster hardware, its updated HDMI spec allows for even small indie games to receive notable benefits. In the case of Spelunky, the pixel-art platformer roguelike has now gotten a surprise PS5 update which brings support for 120fps.

As reported by Polygon, the hardcore indie rogue-like Spelunky 2 has received a surprise free current-gen upgrade. Available now, this enhanced release brings with it one massive feature: support for 120fps.

Given its rather basic visuals, the PS4 would have likely been able to run such a game at higher framerates. That said, the console’s lack of a HDMI 2.1 port meant the system was hardware-locked out of such a feature.

With the rather twitchy nature of movement and gameplay in Spelunky, having twice the responsiveness could help alleviate many of the deaths you would otherwise succumb to.

Regardless, smoother games almost always feel better to play, and so it is welcome to see an indie title such as Spelunky 2 utilise one of the current-gen’s unique features. Hopefully more indies follow suit.

KitGuru says: Are you glad to see such an update? Is 120fps necessary? Should more indie games offer 120fps options? Let us know down below.

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