r/XboxSeriesX • u/F0REM4N • Nov 16 '23

Digital Foundry Thinks 60FPS Starfield Is Now 'More Viable' On Xbox Series X News

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/digital-foundry-thinks-60fps-starfield-is-now-more-viable-on-xbox-series-x
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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '23

A 40 fps mode for those 120 hz screens would be nice.

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u/marbanasin Nov 16 '23

After learning about the logic behind this in Spiderman 2 - I don't see why more studios don't use this as a fall back if 60fps is causing issues.

Like Jedi Survivor at launch may have been much much smoother (as screen tearing was the real gripe) if they just commit to a 40fps mode. Yeah some people bitch it isn't hitting 60, but this is a very nice compromise that still looks great at 120hz.

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u/Virtual_Sundae4917 Nov 17 '23

It wasnt even hitting 30fps and the performance mode also dropped into the 30s in the more demanding areas now its a mostly stable 60fps and also higher res after rt was removed

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u/Soccermad23 Nov 17 '23

40 fps only works for people who have 120hz TVs - which not many do tbh.

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u/marbanasin Nov 17 '23

That's fair. But as an extra option it wouldn't hurt. That's what Spiderman 2 did. Quality, Performance, and then a subtle degredation to quality that runs at 40.

I have to imagine monitors are more predominantly supporting 120hz. But agree tvs are more of a hurdle..

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u/JamesEdward34 Nov 17 '23

interestingly it seems only PS games have really implemented this. GoW Ragnarok and Spiderman games come to mind, as well as Ratchet and Clank…other than that…none come to mind…maybe Horizon Forbidden West too

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u/Yellow90Flash Nov 17 '23

because as far as I am aware insomniac were the first studio to implement this mode in spiderman miles morales. digital foundry made a video about what a genious idea it was iirc

edit: looks like it started with rift apart https://youtu.be/QXi7uO7wxdc?si=ewrKvVUBO3Af9Zp_