With Hot Wheels Infinite Rush less than a month away from its PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 release, developer Milestone has revealed more details about its performance targets across consoles. In an interview with us, the studio also provided more information on how the racing title will make use of the extra horsepower available on the PS5 Pro, allowing it to run at 120 FPS and use PSSR for extra image sharpness while running at 4K.
“On PS5 Pro, we are pushing performance up to 120 FPS compared to the 60 FPS on the base console, using PSSR to keep the image razor-sharp at up to 4K resolution. Across the board, our main goal is simply making sure the game runs smoothly and feels great to play on every platform.”
As for the other platforms, the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Hot Wheels Infinite Rush will run at 4K and 60 FPS. The Xbox Series S version will run at a lower resolution – 1440p – while still maintaining a 60 FPS frame rate. The Nintendo Switch 2 release will predictably be the lowest-resolution and frame rate version of the bunch, targeting 1080p and 30 FPS.
Milestone went on to speak about hardware limitations on the Nintendo Switch 2 that limit its local split-screen multiplayer mode to 6 competitors, with two to four of these slots being taken up by human players. This comes down to technical limitations.
“The reason is purely technical. In split screen, the engine has to render the game world and its physics multiple times simultaneously, once for each player’s viewport, which places a heavy demand on the hardware. To maintain a stable frame rate, we had to make a few performance compromises.”
The studio has also discussed how it hopes to keep parity across all platforms when it comes to aspects like the density and complexity of its open world. To achieve this, the title makes use of a variety of rendering techniques depending on platforms. PS5 and Xbox Series X, for instance, can use Unreal Engine 5 features like Nanite and Lumen. The Nintendo Switch 2 version, on the other hand, uses “more traditional pipelines”.
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush was unveiled back in June with a trailer. The title will feature an open world that allows players to drive around and explore to their hearts’ content. Trailers for the game have also highlighted the fact that Milestone isn’t chasing photorealism. Rather, the arcade racer will lean on the goofier aspects of Hot Wheels when it comes to the design of its world and even some of its vehicles.
Along with plenty of single-player content, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush will also feature multiplayer with full cross-play across all platforms except for the Nintendo Switch 2. Local multiplayer for up to four players through split-screen is also available, and players will be able to get behind the wheels of more than 150 vehicles at launch.
More details about its progression systems and vehicle types were revealed with a trailer last month.
