It would seem that 2K Games doesn't intend to leave BioShock: The Collection alone, even years after its release, and even longer since the last game in the series launched. With these legendary games, along with a number of other 2K titles, coming to Switch, the developer has also launched update 1.02 and 1.03 to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the collection.
The latest update to BioShock: The Collection seems to have added a few minor fixes, as well as implementing support for the PS4 Pro within the PS4 version of the game, as well as Xbox One X for Microsoft's current enhanced console. This is especially surprising for fans when considering that the BioShock series skipped this console generation, meaning that the game had already finished development long before the PS4 Pro was even conceived by the engineers at Sony.
The patch notes only really state that the PS4 Pro support was added to BioShock: The Collection, but 2K hasn't stated exactly what that support really means. Considering the aspects of the PS4 Pro that most players cared about when it launched, this likely means that the anthology now supports a 60fps frame-rate and 4K resolution. This could make Rapture and Columbia look better than they ever had over the 10 to 20 hours per adventure that each BioShock takes to beat.
From what can already be seen of players returning to Rapture and Columbia with the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements, this update really has made all three games look incredible, even with older graphics enhanced from a previous console generation. This may also be the first look that players can get of BioShock 4, the highly anticipated next entry in the series being developed by Cloud Chamber. Of course, the next game will likely have updated graphics to meet modern, or Next-Gen, standards, but 60fps and 4K resolution have become the industry standard, with new consoles claiming to push past 120fps as well.
All of this is also a result of one of the best sci-fi games of all time, or rather three, coming to the Switch, which gave 2K the opportunity to continue working on implementing improvements on BioShock: The Collection. Considering what this opportunity meant for BioShock, this could mean that more of 2K's collection of games, especially those also coming to Switch, could receive these levels of updates for current and Next-Gen consoles as they continue to be ported. With any luck, more developers and publishers will continue to add this type of support to fan favorite titles.
BioShock: The Collection is available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
Source: Gear Nuke
