Yes it does. Haven't gotten that far yet so I can't tell if there's performance drops.
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DF Performance Analysis: Diablo 3 at 1080p on Xbox One
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Yes it does. Haven't gotten that far yet so I can't tell if there's performance drops.
Ahh understood but there may be more we haven't heard of. Blizzard just happen to actually speak of it.
I think devs need to look more into the variable resolution. Let your game display at 1080p when things are smooth sailing and fall back at hectic times to meet 60fps. It's those hectic times that people would notice a lower resolution less than they would notice judder/frame skips/tearing.
So yeah, games could be variable resolution (sans the UI) instead of variable framerate, like some ID games out there.
Why not both.
Love these post. You would be quite wrong also.
tinfoilhatman
all of my posts are my avatar
Try gaming on a 65in plasma, you WILL notice sub 1080p if your used to seeing it , anything above 30fps is fine by me if it's not 1080p there's a good chance I won't even purchase.
BruiserBear
Banned
Digital Foundry threads are troll magnets these days. I'd literally bet my own money most of the people complaining about these XB1 framerate drops wouldn't even notice them if it weren't for the fraps counter in the corner of the screen. Concern trolling of the highest order. People are actually salty when the XB1 version matches the PS4 version's resolution.
The game is a solid 60fps the vast majority of the time, and the drops are usually 55ish, and occasionally slightly lower than that. Those are tiny drops that lots of games that are 60 suffer from on occasion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtMXYHasRQ
The game is a solid 60fps the vast majority of the time, and the drops are usually 55ish, and occasionally slightly lower than that. Those are tiny drops that lots of games that are 60 suffer from on occasion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtMXYHasRQ
blazeuk
Member
Both are going to have minimal effect on the majority of people, normal people aren't going to be complaining about the occasional drop down to the 50's, they probably wouldn't even notice it unless they were being told it was happening.
How is that post wrong? Diablo III isn't a particularly impressive game from a tech perspective, and I get plenty of random drops and stutters on my HD7870 and i5 2500k even when there aren't that many enemies onscreen.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
Member
I'd argue that the drops would be more noticeable than the difference between 900p and 1080p. That's just me, though.
Edit: Never mind. Just saw the video. Not in this case. Those drops are minuscule.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Yeah .01% of your time playing will be spent at 50fps or whatever.
Never have understood it myself. But to each their own I guess.
I will take better visuals while playing 100% of the time over the game dropping framerate while playing 1% of the time.
KainXVIII
Member
Another 180°?!
I'm well aware of non native resolutions on a variety of screens, but I am talking about average people, they tend to notice fluctuating framerates more than non-native resolutions at normal seating distances.
Not dumb at all. Have you not been in the last dozen 'VS' threads with multiplatform games? If the XB1 isn't hitting 1080p, then its a failure and 900p looks awful because its not native display resolution.
I mean, even as a PC gamer I can accept drops to the 50's so long as it mostly runs at 60fps. Its not ideal, but if the alternative is to drop to 900p, I can understand the reasoning.
As always though, its a shame console gamers don't get a choice in the matter.
Source?
You get exactly that with the PS4 version. 1080p and stable 60 fps.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Yup!
CassidyIzABeast
Member
The main focus of this article should have been Blizzard getting the keycode for 1080p from Microsoft
overdrivex
Banned
what more do you expect when anything is xbox related
After a quick search: yes he did.
Then why MS push Blizzard devs to apply a "resolution boost" if it hurt the performance/framerate of the game ? Only the cryptic message of Phil can answer this.
Garrett 2U
Member
People should watch this video before jumping on the hate train
The frame rate drops are so infrequent
That's what grabbed my attention.
Facism
Member
A lot of people don't notice the difference between 900p and 1080p, especially when you need a 60" TV to even see the benefits, so they should have kept it at 900p for a better framerate!!1!
Seriously though, good stuff. 55-60 isn't horrible and it's fucking great they managed to keep the fps somewhat stable. A win for gamers right here.
Seriously though, good stuff. 55-60 isn't horrible and it's fucking great they managed to keep the fps somewhat stable. A win for gamers right here.
no it just needs to sacrifice frame rate performance to achieve 1080p and even then it wont always be possible. well played indeed
BouncyFrag
Member
Maybe Blizzard put in the fps dips to ensure Gaf doesn't have another XB1/PS4 parity meltdown as happens whenever the XB1 gets a resolution bumped up to 1080p.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I watched the performance video, and I barely saw a drop below 55fps. Are people that picky with these kind of stuff? How the hell do you even notice few fps drop if the count wasn't there? seriously.
Here is the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtMXYHasRQ
Here is the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtMXYHasRQ
Impeccable
Member
They do have to put some time in and test both versions of the game later when you get Graveyard Rifts.
Lol, sadly I was thinking thisMaybe Blizzard put in the fps dips to ensure Gaf doesn't have another XB1/PS4 parity meltdown as happens whenever the XB1 gets a resolution bumped up to 1080p.
Depending on the solution used there are a lot of problems with not holding vsync, a drop from 60 to even 55 fps can be pretty annoying in person. My comment was more directed at the way they had a 60fps locked experience and seemingly Microsoft made them change that.
When you're locked with vsync I don't think it's worth it to jump from 900p to 1080p and lose that.
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900p upscaled w/ a solid 60 would be preferable for a game like Diablo 3 IMO.
Hell, almost any game.
Looking good
I have a sneaky feeling that this gen we're going to see a lot of third parties having to get help from microsoft's own engineers to fix/up the resolution.
It's the start of the gen, surely we should be in no way maxing out a consoles potential should we?
I own a PS4 and Xbox, but I think this sign is a little frightening.
Did you really notice when the framerate in TLOU would drop?
I bet MS thinks this is one of the top reasons why Xbone sells so bad compared to PS4.
After tried the 30 fps for the better shadow I said "nope". Glad it's 60 fps.
tinfoilhatman
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Yea sure if it's dropping down into the 20's or teens but 50's really?!?!?!?
To me anything that's not native 720p\1080p is just a giant blurfest , hell might as well give me 720p with more AA\AF and special effects ect.
Its absolutely unacceptable to have occasional drops into the 50's, man. You know damn well how demanding console gamers are about their framerates. Don't just try and brush this off.
I enjoy the fact that you are upset at "trolls" who have the same opinion about the Xbone's resolution/fps tradeoff as the article's author.
DF exists because their are people that picky.
They should have said that to the "Durango" prototype back then.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Better off at 900. Ryse was 900 and looks better than anything else out there.
