Ubisoft has revealed that this week’s beta for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will run at 1080p on PlayStation 4 and 900p on Xbox One.
This puts the squad-based shooter at the same performance as September’s closed beta, although Ubisoft has said that it is "still looking to push the hardware as much as possible" ahead of the game’s release early next month.
Rainbow Six Siege entered its open beta phase yesterday for those who participated in the closed beta, and will be made accessible to everyone else from 3.00pm GMT/10.00am EST today. The beta will run for a total of six days and shut up shop on Sunday, November 29.
You won’t have to wait long to have another crack at the action though, as Rainbow Six Siege is due out on PS4, PC, and Xbox One on December 1. Alongside Just Cause 3, the shooter is one of the last major releases of the year before the Christmas holidays kick off.
Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege takes the form of a first-person shooter and is powered by the AnvilNext game engine. The game is also considered a proper successor to the canceled project, Rainbow Six: Patriots. Siege places a large emphasis on environmental destruction and co-op between players as they team up to conquer opposing forces. The game takes place several years after the deactivation of the Rainbow Program, which has been started up again by a mysterious individual known only as ‘Six.’
Gamers are pitted against a new foe known as The White Masks as they assume control of an operator in the Rainbow squad. Each operator will be unique in the sense they have their own nationality, perks, abilities and equipment to make use of in battle. While there is a heavy emphasis on multiplayer co-op action, Rainbow Six Siege will also incorporate a single-player campaign for those who wish to tackle things solo, though you can team up with a friend if you wish. Other modes include Hostage and Terrorist Hunt, the latter previously known as TerroHunt.