30 frames per second is better

Tackel · January 15, 2015, 06:13:31 PM

As of right now, developers are still getting used to the 8th generation consoles. They can't optimize for shit, and it will probably take some time for development to get better. This leads to unreliable FPS. Some games claim to be 60, but often drop to 40-50 in game when there's lots going on. Then there's just shitty games like AC:Unity that you're lucky to get 25 FPS in the first place. Until optimization for these new consoles get better, I'd rather have a game at a solid 30 FPS than an unreliable 40-60 fps experience.

Of course, 60 FPS will be wanted over 30 FPS once optimization is fixed.

Septy · January 15, 2015, 06:15:10 PM

dat bait title

Of course a stable frame rate is better than an unstable one, but solid 60fps is better than 30fps.

Tackel · January 15, 2015, 06:16:26 PM

Quote from: Septy on January 15, 2015, 06:15:10 PM

dat bait title

Of course a stable frame rate is better than an unstable one, but solid 60fps is better than 30fps.

Obviously.

🍁 Aria 🔮 · January 15, 2015, 06:22:13 PM

Unity isn't bad because they don't know the hardware, it's bad because Ubi Montreal didn't give enough of a shit to QA and fix the mistakes. Blackflag was on XBO/PS4 and turned out fine.

We aren't going to get optimization like we did with the past generations; before, they used custom chipsets that had to be learned (nearly) from scratch. The Xbone and PS4 are mid-tier computers using a modified AMD mobile gpu and CPU. "Modified" would normally make a difference, but AMD's platform since 2013 was to integrate and evolve their technology in such a way that it is easy to interface and more highly-compatible than Nvidia/Intel.

Steady 30fps is most definitely better than a 40-60 range; but this isn't because of optimization issues (not to say it isn't a reason), most developers would rather have high-poly, higher quality textures, and sub1080p than 60fps.

Sprungli · January 15, 2015, 06:42:41 PM

High res textures+high polygon count+great particle effects+60 fps >>>>>>1080p60fps or 1080p30fps

Verbatim · January 15, 2015, 06:58:13 PM

do you people cry if you lose a strand of hair throughout the day

Septy · January 15, 2015, 07:00:38 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on January 15, 2015, 06:58:13 PM

do you people cry if you lose a strand of hair throughout the day

Verbatim · January 15, 2015, 07:01:33 PM

Quote from: Septy on January 15, 2015, 07:00:38 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on January 15, 2015, 06:58:13 PM
do you people cry if you lose a strand of hair throughout the day

how excited do you get when you find a single penny on the road

Ásgeirr · January 15, 2015, 09:17:18 PM

Never

Verbatim · January 15, 2015, 10:00:07 PM

is that towards me or

Girl of Mystery · January 16, 2015, 06:37:26 AM

Quote from: Prime Meridia on January 15, 2015, 06:22:13 PM

Blackflag was on XBO/PS4 and turned out fine.

Black Flag was just a prettied up port of a game designed for 7th gen though.

True Turquoise · January 16, 2015, 06:38:36 AM

But 60 is hot

Statefarm · January 16, 2015, 07:10:26 AM

>enters thread ready to post it's more cinematic
>sees OP
>leaving satisfied

🍁 Aria 🔮 · January 16, 2015, 07:31:34 AM

Quote from: BritishLemön on January 16, 2015, 06:37:26 AM

Quote from: Prime Meridia on January 15, 2015, 06:22:13 PM
Blackflag was on XBO/PS4 and turned out fine.
Black Flag was just a prettied up port of a game designed for 7th gen though.

And the port turned out better than a product that was designed for the console. It's not like porting means that it doesn't use the hardware either, a ported game has to be made to run on the console. "We don't know how to use it" isn't an argument because we've clearly seen that they can do it, even if it didn't have 4K cutscenes or whatever.

This isn't "we can't optimize", it's "we didn't bother to fix these problems or scale back because you'll buy it anyway."

Ubisoft has NEVER given a damn about optimization. Hell, they said in an interview that optimizing PC games is stupid and to just buy new hardware (instead of expecting them to deliver a polished product.)

Lemy the Lizerd · January 16, 2015, 01:06:17 PM

>consolefags are this delusional