Marvel’s Avengers Arrives on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 Next Month

Written by Brandon Hofer on February 16, 2021

News: If you have been waiting for the current-gen version of Marvel’s Avengers to arrive, your wait is almost over.

Square Enix has revealed that the current-gen version of Marvel Avengers will arrive next month on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. This release will coincide with the second new playable Super Hero for the game Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye, the unmatched archer with unerring precision. If you own Marvel Avengers on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 you will be able to upgrade to the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 version for free. Of course it has to stay within the same console family. If you own the Xbox One version you can not upgrade to the PS5 version, for example. Additionally, Square Enix has revealed that your save progress will transfer to the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 versions respectively so that you can pick up where you left off.

Clint Barton will bring his unique talents to the game’s roster as part of Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect at no cost to owners of the core game on all platforms. In addition to a new playable Super Hero and the new chapter in the game’s ongoing Avengers Initiative story, Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect also introduces a powerful new villain: Maestro, a version of Hulk with Bruce Banner’s brains and the Hulk’s strengths and abilities, now driven mad in an apocalyptic future.

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version of Marvel’s Avengers offers higher frame rates and enhanced visuals compared to the last generation of consoles at up to 4K resolution on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and 1440p for Xbox Series S. The game utilizes the consoles’ built-in SSD for dramatically faster loading and streaming times and takes advantage of their graphics power and memory to deliver higher-resolution textures, farther draw distances for high-resolution models, improved heroics and armor destruction, and other enhancements that leverage the full might of these new consoles to make gamers truly feel like a Super Hero.

Players who transfer their profiles and save games to next-gen consoles continue the action right where they left off. In addition, cross-gen play is supported so PS5 gamers can connect and play with their friends on PS4 and Xbox Series X|S players can connect with their friends on Xbox One.

Future Imperfect’s story picks up in the wake of Clint Barton’s protégé Kate Bishop’s Operation, Taking AIM and can be played solo or with up to three friends to deliver the ultimate Super Hero experience. Players will learn more about Hawkeye’s quest to find Nick Fury, leader of SHIELD, who he believed could help stop the rise of AIM. What he uncovered instead was a dangerous new weapon being built by Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini that could change the fate of humanity. Along the way, Clint finds himself wrapped up in a time-bending experiment, journeying to a future Earth destroyed by cosmic forces and inhabited by Maestro, an older, twisted version of Hulk who is as smart as he is strong.

The lead-up to Future Imperfect began with Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking AIM, which launched on December 8, 2020. In Taking AIM, Kate Bishop, master archer and skilled gymnast, resurfaced after her investigation of Nick Fury’s disappearance following A-Day led to Hawkeye going missing as well. As she unraveled the mystery behind the sudden appearance of time-warping Tachyon Rifts, she uncovered a twisted new plan from AIM, which pushed her to work with the Avengers once again.

Marvel Avengers arrives on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 on March 18, 2021. It is a free upgrade if you already own the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 version. Will you be playing this new, current-gen version? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.