{"id":228,"date":"2026-07-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/news\/jlrc4-remastered-pc-whats-new\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:30:01","slug":"jlrc4-remastered-pc-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/news\/jlrc4-remastered-pc-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 Remastered on PC: every upgrade explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"article-lead\">&#8220;Remastered&#8221; gets thrown around a lot, so here&#8217;s what the word actually buys you on PC. Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 Remastered is the first true technical upgrade in the Rugby Challenge series \u2014 live on Steam since 25 June 2026 as a <a class=\"textlink\" href=\"\/wp\/news\/jlrc4-remastered-pc-free-update\/\">free update for existing owners<\/a> \u2014 and this is the full breakdown of what changed.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/ka-jlrc4rm-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 Remastered on PC: every upgrade explained \u2014 key art\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/ka-jlrc4rm-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/ka-jlrc4rm-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/ka-jlrc4rm-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/ka-jlrc4rm-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/ka-jlrc4rm.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Native 4K at 60 frames per second<\/h2>\n\n<p>The headline act. The Remastered build runs at native 4K resolution and a smooth 60fps on modern hardware \u2014 not an upscale, not a resolution slider pushed to the right. Player models are more realistic, stadiums have been updated and the lighting has been rebuilt, so the game you remember for how it <em>plays<\/em> now holds its own on how it looks.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The Cross-Kick \u2014 and nine more ways to run a set play<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Remaster brings the set-play count to ten dynamic options, headlined by the brand-new Cross-Kick: pin the defence one side, then drop the ball on a wing in space on the other. Stacked on the series&#8217; trademark passing game \u2014 smooth, dynamic, queue-a-pass-in-midair passing that fans rate the best in the genre \u2014 it gives the attack a genuinely new axis to plan around.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Sevens, doubled: 16 Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s teams<\/h2>\n\n<p>Sixteen international Sevens sides \u2014 Men&#8217;s <em>and<\/em> Women&#8217;s \u2014 across more than 12 competitions. Sevens is the fastest version of the sport and the Remaster treats it as a first-class mode, not a bonus bullet point.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Build your own game: Player Creator, Kit Creator, FanHub<\/h2>\n\n<p>The enhanced Player Creator and custom Kit Creator let you build your ultimate star and your own teams from boots to badge. Then the cross-platform FanHub puts a community behind it: share, download and rate players, teams and creations with everyone playing \u2014 on any platform. If you want your competition to look a particular way, somebody in the FanHub has probably already built it, and if they haven&#8217;t, you can.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Every mode, still here<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Single Match, Multi-Team Competition, Be A Pro and an extensive multi-year Career Mode.<\/li>\n<li>Online multiplayer for up to eight players, plus four-player local split-screen.<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast-style camera angles, including side-line and drop-goal views.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>And if you&#8217;re waiting on console\u2026<\/h2>\n\n<p>The same Remastered edition <a class=\"textlink\" href=\"\/wp\/news\/jlrc4-remastered-ps5-xbox\/\">arrives on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on 28 August 2026<\/a>. New Zealand already has <a class=\"textlink\" href=\"\/wp\/news\/jlrc4-remastered-preorder-new-zealand\/\">PS5 disc pre-orders open<\/a> \u2014 the PC build is the proof it&#8217;s real, running today.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<h3>The stat line<\/h3>\n<dl>\n<dt>Platform<\/dt><dd>PC (Steam) \u2014 live 25 June 2026<\/dd>\n<dt>Performance<\/dt><dd>Native 4K \u00b7 60fps<\/dd>\n<dt>Set plays<\/dt><dd>10, including the new Cross-Kick<\/dd>\n<dt>Sevens<\/dt><dd>16 Men&#8217;s &amp; Women&#8217;s teams \u00b7 12+ competitions<\/dd>\n<dt>Community<\/dt><dd>Cross-platform FanHub<\/dd>\n<dt>Console launch<\/dt><dd>28 August 2026 \u2014 PS5 &amp; Xbox Series<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:32px\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/wp\/games\/jlrc4\/\">Get it on Steam<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s new in Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 Remastered on PC \u2014 native 4K at 60fps, the Cross-Kick, 16 Sevens teams and enhanced creators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_tb_seo_title":"Rugby Challenge 4 Remastered on PC: every upgrade","_tb_key_caption":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-deep-dive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trubludev.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}