Apex Legends 120hz upgrade may nerf next-gen console aim assist

Apex Legends is set to give PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S players 120hz gameplay in the next Season 20 update, however, some are worried it might nerf aim assist.

Respawn has been a little slow in getting console players up to the standard of PC gamers. Apex Legends only just got cross-progression across all four major devices, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2023.

With Season 20, the developer is getting next-generation console players another much-requested upgrade to 120hz gameplay. This update also gives players the ability to use PS5 controller haptic triggers.

With 120-hertz gameplay, console players will be able to contend with high-end PC users in terms of smoothness if they have a monitor that can take advantage of the update. This update may have a downside, however, as a developer said that aim assist will be adjusted for those using 120hz on a console.

120hz Apex Legends console gameplay has less aim assist

A developer on the game responded to a player’s question on social media asking if aim assist will still be set at 0.6 when playing on 120hz.

“Nope AA is adjusted when perf mode is enabled to accommodate for differences in tick rate,” they said.

The adjusted aim assist might not be all that noticeable, however, as players in the Apex Legends Reddit pointed out that the frames added by switching to a high frame rate will more than make up for the lower value.

“Because the game gets overall easier at high framerates, they will be lowering aim assist strength for next-gen consoles to compensate. Or, more accurately, they will be undoing the bonus aim assist that consoles have already received to make up for low framerate being more difficult,” a Reddit user said.

Console players will have to test out the game after the Season 20 patch drops to showcase if the new frame rate’s aim assist feels any different.