{"id":796404,"date":"2026-10-08T22:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796404\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T22:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:54:15","slug":"mafia-3-receives-free-60fps-upgrade-for-xbox-series-xs-full-patch-notes-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796404\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafia 3 Receives Free 60FPS Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S, Full Patch Notes Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the &#8220;highlights&#8221; of this new release:<\/p>\n<p>Increased framerate during gameplay: Mafia III: Definitive Edition on PlayStation\u00ae5 and XBOX Series X|S supports 60 FPS gameplay. Please note that many of the cinematics in Mafia III: Definitive Edition on PlayStation\u00ae5 and XBOX Series X|S are rendered in real time, and as such will play at 60 FPS just like the gameplay. Some cinematics, however, are pre-rendered movies that will play at 30 FPS.<br \/>\nImprovements to Trophy and Achievement tracking: Addressed reported issues with progress towards Trophies and Achievements to ensure that your accomplishments are accurately tracked.<br \/>\nImproved story mission progression: Addressed several reported instances where players could become stuck or unable to progress during specific checkpoints, cutscenes, and objectives across the campaign and DLC content.<br \/>\nImproved visual consistency across the game world: Addressed reported issues with lighting, texture rendering, and vegetation streaming that could cause unintended visual artifacts in select areas.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been no word yet on whether Mafia 2 will be getting the same treatment in the near future as well, but it seems like they&#8217;re just focusing on Mafia 3 to celebrate the game&#8217;s tenth anniversary for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll leave you with a look at the exact store page you&#8217;ll need to find on the Xbox Store to install this new version of Mafia 3, along with the rest of the patch notes for this console upgrade specifically.<\/p>\n<p>How to find Mafia 3 for XBOX Series X|S &#8211; Press &#8220;Y&#8221; on the Xbox dashboard, type &#8220;Mafia iii&#8221; into the search bar, select &#8220;Mafia iii Definitive Edition for Xbox Series X|S&#8221;, scroll right to &#8220;Show in Store&#8221; and press A, press A on &#8220;Mafia iii Definitive Edition for Xbox Series X|S&#8221;, and you should see the screen below and be prompted to install the game if you&#8217;re eligible.<\/p>\n<p>(It may not be this difficult &#8211; this is just a last resort if you&#8217;re struggling to locate it!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/e961b33595455\/large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791500053_612_1280x720.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2026\/10\/mafia-3-receives-free-60fps-upgrade-for-xbox-series-xs-full-patch-notes-revealed#the-rest-of-mafia-3s-console-upgrade-patch-notes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rest Of Mafia 3&#8217;s Console Upgrade Patch Notes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2026\/10\/mafia-3-receives-free-60fps-upgrade-for-xbox-series-xs-full-patch-notes-revealed#gameplay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gameplay<\/a>2.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2026\/10\/mafia-3-receives-free-60fps-upgrade-for-xbox-series-xs-full-patch-notes-revealed#visuals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visuals<\/a>3.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2026\/10\/mafia-3-receives-free-60fps-upgrade-for-xbox-series-xs-full-patch-notes-revealed#ui\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rest Of Mafia 3&#8217;s Console Upgrade Patch Notes<br \/>\nGameplay<\/p>\n<p>Addressed several reported instances of instability during gameplay.<br \/>\nImproved stability following certain cutscenes, including vehicle behavior and loading transitions.<br \/>\nImproved AI and NPC behavior during select combat encounters and world events.<br \/>\nAddressed various driving and vehicle-related issues across multiple missions.<br \/>\nAddressed various reported issues related to weapons and weapon upgrades.<br \/>\nAddressed wiretap map data and junction box functionality loss after completing the Stones Unturned DLC.<br \/>\nImproved Trophy and Achievement tracking reliability, ensuring progress and unlocks are properly recorded and saved.<\/p>\n<p>Visuals<\/p>\n<p>Improved visual stability, addressing reported issues with unintended texture and lighting behavior in select areas.<br \/>\nImproved vegetation rendering and streaming to reduce visual pop-in during gameplay and driving.<br \/>\nImproved animation reliability during select cutscene dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>UI<\/p>\n<p>Improved map, waypoint, and objective icon accuracy across multiple missions.<br \/>\nImproved menu and control prompt display reliability, including during tutorials.<br \/>\nImproved subtitle layout and localized text display.<br \/>\nVarious improvements to menu functionality, information accuracy, and additional UI polish.<\/p>\n<p>Excited to check out Mafia 3 for current-gen consoles? Tell us down in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Games<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791500055_659_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fraser Gilbert\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s a look at the &#8220;highlights&#8221; of this new release: Increased framerate during gameplay: Mafia III: Definitive Edition&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,261847,86,56,54,55,1232,4842,183,695,694],"class_list":["post-796404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-mafia-3","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-updates","tag-upgrade","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-series-s","tag-xbox-series-x"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}