Metro Redux Next-Gen Update on Xbox Series X|S: How to Get It and What It Changes
By MetaPatchAI Guides Team · Edited by Stephen Pierce
An evergreen how-to based only on 4A Games' official Xbox Wire post (Oct 29, 2026). MetaPatchAI didn't test anything.
Steps
- Own Metro 2033 Redux and/or Metro: Last Light Redux on Xbox, then download and apply the free Next-Gen Update on Xbox Series X|S. ("Once you've downloaded and applied the free update…", 4A Games)
- Choose a performance target: "true 4K resolution at 60fps or upscaled 4K at an even smoother 120fps." 4A TSR upscaling and anti-aliasing are included. 4A doesn't say what the menu option is called.
- Feel it in the triggers: the update adds "full support for the XBOX controller's Impulse Triggers." 4A doesn't mention a setting to toggle it.
- Playing on an Xbox Ally or Ally X? 4A says those devices get "full support and optimisation", and the update adds Xbox Play Anywhere.
What changes (official)
- More detailed textures, refined lighting and shadows, richer environmental detail and better animation.
- 4A says each change was tuned to "preserve the look and feel of the original games."
- METRO 2039 launches Feb 4, 2027 (Xbox Wire).
Confirmed / Not confirmed
Confirmed (4A Games via Xbox Wire): the free update, both games covered, the 4K60 or upscaled 4K120 targets, 4A TSR, the visual upgrades, Impulse Triggers, Ally support, Play Anywhere, and the METRO 2039 date. Not confirmed: Xbox Series S targets (the post doesn't separate S from X), PlayStation or PC equivalents, the name of the performance setting, and how Play Anywhere works if you already own the games.
Sources
- Xbox Wire, "METRO Redux Next-Gen Update Out Now for XBOX Series X|S" (John Bloch, 4A Games, Oct 29, 2026): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/10/29/metro-redux-next-gen-update/
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