plasmawave
Banned
I was like "Thank god I bought this game for PC".
*Goes check the frame rate*
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*Goes check the frame rate*
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Digital Foundry - Witcher 3 performance analysis XO/PS4
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Opus Angelorum
Member
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
Banned
It really doesn't
Have you seen the PC version on Ultra running at a solid 60...? It's pretty damn amazing.
No, a framerate can be locked and still have frame pacing issues. See Destiny in the alpha/beta, which has been essentially locked to an unwavering 30fps since it's been playable to the public, yet still suffered from frame pacing issues.
A frame pacing issue means a frame is displayed for more refresh cycles than it should be, but it can still be displaying the correct number of frames in a given second. Remember that a typical refresh rate is 60hz, which means for a 30fps game every single frame should display for two refresh cycles. A frame pacing issue means sometimes a frame could display for three refresh cycles, sometimes 1 refresh cycle, sometimes 2. It could still be displaying 30 frames per second, but since each frame isn't on screen for the same amount of time it feels inconsistent.
Summer Haze
Banned
Yay!
Yes but why was the frame delayed? I would assume it's because the renderer could not keep up and locking the frame is no guarantee the problem would go away.
I'm not a graphics engineer but I think we're trivializing why the Xbox version is unlocked and why it has frame pacing issues. I think if locking the framerate was the silver bullet CDPR would have done so with the patch.
Fredrik
Member
Well you can atleast do something about it, lower the res or level of detail etc, on console you're forever stuck with the framerate the devs has chosen for you.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Yay!
This makes me happy, hopefully don't have to wait long for it.
Pathfinder
Member
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Patience is a virtue.
I am willing to wait as long as it takes for the patch to come out
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93xfan
Banned
Is rather have a slight cropping. No where near what the order has, but maybe a small bit on the top and bottom, if that could fix this.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Battlefield 3 did that on Xbox 360 and PS3.
thatJohann
Member
New patch incoming for PS4 - to further optimize and fix framerate according to Marcin Momot from CDPR
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Will buy when patches are out, aside from the day 1 Patch that is.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Besides the jitter in the opening cut scence, game looks excellent on the Xbox one. Got off work early today so had time to play for about 4 hrs and dam it's great.
Can't say if the ps4 version is better but can say but can say Xbox one doesn't feel lacking.
Can't say if the ps4 version is better but can say but can say Xbox one doesn't feel lacking.
Yup. Same ol, same ol.
Super Stardust
Member
Someone should ask him about the tiny text, it's my only complaint
Yay!
Only played for about an hour and a half last night, and while it was clearly a little sluggish compared to other games on my PS4, it would be dishonest of me to say it's anywhere approaching "unplayable" levels, as a few have seemingly implied.
Hopefully some future patches can get it cleaned up.
Hopefully some future patches can get it cleaned up.
Someone has. They are on it.
Why only PS4?
The question asked on twitter was PS4 specific. It doesn't necessarily mean an Xbox update isn't coming.
Ah ok. Cool then.
lmao. Cutscenes don't matter now?
The gameplay fluctuates between 27-30 regularly.
People in this thread are acting as if gameplay is capped at 20fps, which it clearly isn't. Oh, and laughing my ass off. Did I get that right?
Those were replies to a comment I made about 20fps not being great. I never mentioned gameplay but people were only too keen to jump down my throat.
Does it matter as much in cutscenes? Of course not but it still sucks.
Your comment suggests you had a choice. So I guess good that you got the version that has better framerates in some cutscenes as its only advantage? Yay?
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Source?
Great news! Hopefully this patch comes out soon.
Yay!
mario_O
Member
Matter? I honestly don't know how much it matters if you're just watching a video and not playing. But hopefully devs will sort out that bug.
I fluctuates between 27-30 in Norigrand. In the video it stays between 29-30 most of the time when playing out in the countryside.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Game has a lot of framerate issues in the swamp areas on Ps4.
Melchettsmoustache
Member
I've been on the fence till now about buying this in the short term. Reading the analysis I think I'll wait a few months and pick it up later. It certainly reads like the ps4 version is underpeforming and I've got a few games in my backlog to catch up anyway.
Uno Venova
Banned
It's interesting how much reviews let technical issues slide when the game excels so well with presentation in other areas, I guess you can wait a month or so after you bought it for the game to be a smooth experience, along with acceptable load times.
Why does it matter which area of the game it is? Nobody is saying the entire game is a slideshow.
What's the point in differentiating between Norigrand (where it actually drops as low as 25) and open fields?
Er...8xAF is not poor, especially on console where this gen, actually having AF is something completely new to console gamers.
UnrealEck
Member
Is this an honest question?
Why wouldn't it matter? Novigrad is part of the game. Besides that, there's other areas like Novigrad (villages, cities, built-up areas).
edit: misintepreted your post, so my comment was in agreement and directed at the other guy.
GoonerTRON
Banned
I get 60 on a 960 with high settings minus hair works.
OrbitalBeard
Member
So, to those playing on XB1....is the performance a dealbreaker? I still can't decide if I want to pick this up.
Gold_Loot
Member
It happens for a split second due to the scene just loading in. Lets not get too carried away here.
mejin
Member
Is it confirmed? Didn't see this on the analysis. Maybe it's true, people are really quiet about it, no concerns now.
Pathfinder
Member
I wouldn't call performance on either console a dealbreaker. If you want to play the game, it works. If you want to wait until there are fewer issues, there's at least one performance patch on the way.
I'd question how much the devs could possibly do to improve the framerate for consoles without sacrificing image quality.... lets be realistic these consoles aren't high end machines, they're low range PCs running a brand new high-end game. To even get 30fps would be an achievement for a game of this scale....
Games are going to need to scale back as the generation goes on otherwise PS4/Xbone versions are going to look like a slide-show or texture-less.
I'm running on PC 1080p/60fps High with hairworks off, what does hairworks do differently?
Games are going to need to scale back as the generation goes on otherwise PS4/Xbone versions are going to look like a slide-show or texture-less.
I'm running on PC 1080p/60fps High with hairworks off, what does hairworks do differently?
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Played for 4+ hrs today, outside of the jittering in the opening cut scene I haven't noticed any performance issues. If there is anything there its not notiecable to me.
RespectThySole
Member
No the game is fantastic. Pick it up!
OrbitalBeard
Member
EmptySpace
Banned
another bullcrap from a pc gamer going into a thread clearly for consoles. how insecure.are these people to come in at these kinds.of thread to talk about their pcs? i mean, really.
I wasn't serious.
CDPR did a damn good job, and I've been more than happy with my play through on PS4. Definitely my GOTY.