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[Gattsu25]

A transparent FPS counter in the top right corner is the most I would ask for, Steam style.

But even that is far far faaaaaaaaar down on my list of priorities.

 

[night814]

People complain about LEDs on controllers and systems already, I can't imagine an alarm clock style counter on the outside of the system. Wouldn't it be better to be system OS based and just have the numbers in plain white text in the corner?

 

[KaoteK]

The Poe is strong in this one.

 

[EvB]

I love how he wants an FPS counter on this console, cause you can't help but wonder why spend the extra money if you can't see the difference without a giant flashing indicator to remind you.

I love how he has written an article which is super sarcastic and satirical and it's gone over the head of most people because they desperately want to disagree with it.

 

[mocoworm]

I'm not sure about displaying the framerate etc, but having a screen on the front would be awesome. For devs or MS to display anything they liked either in-game or from the OS.

They should definitely keep it.

 

[Trup1aya]

If you need a counter to tell you whether a game is performing well enough for your liking, you aren't doing it right.

I feel like this article is clearly satire. People demanding performance that they can't even perceive without the machine explicitly detailing the performance. Anyone who needs to have this kind of assurance to understand what's going on probably doesn't need a Scorpio...

 

[MarkMclovin]

People care more about that FPS number than the actual game.

 

[CoolZombie360]

What a ridiculous idea lol

 

[pieface]

Ha! How about let's not have any form of FPS counter so we don't care about something that isn't really an issue.

 

[Bluth54]

A transparent FPS counter in the top right corner is the most I would ask for, Steam style.

But even that is far far faaaaaaaaar down on my list of priorities.

Yeah having an option to have an FPS overlay on the screen like Steam does would probably be the best option. It might get console gamers to care about frame-rate more as well, which is always a good thing.

 

[Skux]

Why would anyone even need this? It's not like they can lower the graphics settings or overclock for a higher frame rate.

 

[OléGunner]

He's all over the place

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[gafneo]

OK so you hypocrites cry for pointless 60 FPS, now you get demanding system that boasts about the performance that you've been begging for and say it's dumb?

 

[Zojirushi]

I think this would be a fun dumb thing for a console to have.

Why do people get so worked up about this?

 

[hodgy100]

just like give the option to have a fps counter on screen.

even then it seems pointless. console games dont generally have graphical settings that affect framerate the end user has no need for that kind of information.

like

why?!

 

[old manatee]

I'd feel bad for From if this happened.

 

[ZAMtendo]

Most people just wanna play games and don't even know what framerate is, so this will be a preference for a small minority of people.

 

[gafneo]

You heard them MS, go back to 30fps and 900p. They secretly wanted all along. No need to prove to anyone that your system is more powerful than competitors.

 

[Majine]

When I learned I could see my FPS on the PC, I was a changed man.

 

[whoszed]

Holy shit, that would be some fucking 'tude man.

 

[BigTnaples]

Go home polygon, you're drunk.

 

[hotcyder]

I'd prefer a counter on the front of the console that showed all the great exclusives coming out ;(

 

[Symphonia]

How the fuck can anyone working at Polygon genuinely call themselves journalists?

All I ever see from them these days is pure bullshit.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Yeah, that sure is about what I'd expect from a polygon article

 

[EvB]

How the fuck can anyone working at Polygon genuinely call themselves journalists?

All I ever see from them these days is pure bullshit.

What do you mean?

 

[Auto-Reply]

It should be projected onto the ceiling! Make it happen MS!

 

[Dali]

Listen, no one is going to buy what’s promised to be the most powerful gaming console ever created to not know the frame rate of each game in real time.

I've read this sentence like seven times and I finally made it make sense by changing it to read "... ever created, and not expect to know..."

 

[gafneo]

What do you mean?

He means that he loved Polygon for sharing gaming news, but wants them to not exist because they are reporting on something everyone on neogaf has been asking for everyday for years. Sounds like the story when a 13 year old girl wanted a pony delivered by a pink helicopter with Barbie flying it, then daughter asks to be put up for adoption because parents forgot the specific shade of pink she liked most.

 

[LordOcidax]

OK so you hypocrites cry for pointless 60 FPS, now you get demanding system that boasts about the performance that you've been begging for and say it's dumb?

Consumers already have a FPS counter for consoles... Is called Digital Foundry... Also consoles are nothing like the PCs. FPS counters in the PC world is used to test every new piece of hardware.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Lol.

I thought he was talking about a packaging software app that could let you do that if you wanted. And I was like, that's not for me, but some people would find it cool

And then he's actually talking about putting an LED display on the actual hardware. Fuck, that is dumb.

Edit: Haha. I should have read the article before giving my hot take. This is pretty funny satire

 

[_Clash_]

you guys are no fun,

Scorpio is meant to be a lambo so this extravagance has a place

 

[EBreda]

I can't believe someone actually wrote and think this (in a non-satiric way, I mean)

Edit. Is this parody? The tone of the article isn't really clear and reads like a serious request rather than parody, but parody would make more sense.

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Obviously it works as a satyrical piece, problem is the tone of the article does not get it right imo. More of a writing problem than a conception one.

 

[gypsygib]

Worst idea of the year award winner.

 

[xrnzaaas]

But will that fps counter change color depending on race and sexual orientation of your current character?

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

Having a lit up display flickering from 23-30 all the time is going to get annoying.

 

[Ushay]

Polygon, why.

 

[gafneo]

Consumers already have a FPS counter for consoles... Is called Digital Foundry... Also consoles are nothing like the PCs. FPS counters in the PC world is used to test every new piece of hardware.

Oh lol, I see. A closest PC fanboy rant. Whoops didn't get the inside arguments there. I forgot PC must not be matched so that console peasants can be laughed at by having less.

 

[Sad Affleck]

He's clearly being sarcastic.

 

[Haano]

It looks horrible. Who looks at their system while deep in a game? What poor design choices.

 

[KageMaru]

Fuck. No.

Besides adding this stupid feature would work against MS' best interest for the system. The moment a game had a framerate drop, people would bitch up a storm.

 

[Mexen]

You know microsoft would just put a sticker.

I legitimately thought this meant first person shooter counter for a little bit.

I cannot tell you how much I like your post.

 

[The Scrivener]

I can hear my plasma TV screaming from the burn-in right now.

 

[notaskwid]

This is the best idea ever. Just do it.

 

[ResidentDante]

I can hear my plasma TV screaming from the burn-in right now.

I see what you did there.

It will be so solid 60 it will get burned into the TV.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

Same here.

I don't get the disgust of some of the reactions. It'd be a neat little feature for a console being sold on raw power to people who care about raw power.

I can take it or leave it, but its a fine suggestion, and better than putting that info up on the game screen imho. Its also obvious that there wouldn't be many upsides for MS and devs on this, and potential downsides for both, which doesn't make it a very realistic suggestion. But as a player, *I'd* appreciate it.

Yeah same. If it's an option. That's fine by me.

 

[The Scrivener]

I see what you did there.

It will be so solid 60 it will get burned into the TV.

Actually, in my stupidity I thought Polygon wanted a FPS counter on the TV screen, but it turns out that they want it on the console, excuse me for misunderstanding their great idea.

 

[gafneo]

Actually, in my stupidity I thought Polygon wanted a FPS counter on the TV screen, but it turns out that they want it on the console, excuse me for misunderstanding their great idea.

Was there ever a problem with having a clock tell time on a cable box?

 

[gafneo]

Fuck. No.

Besides adding this stupid feature would work against MS' best interest for the system. The moment a game had a framerate drop, people would bitch up a storm.

But you are bitching up a storm over it anyway.

 

[pieface]

You heard them MS, go back to 30fps and 900p. They secretly wanted all along. No need to prove to anyone that your system is more powerful than competitors.

What are you on about?

 

[kiguel182]

This seems like a dumb idea. I would fixate on that the whole time instead of enjoying the game.

Now, the hours like an old VCT would be pretty cool.