Demystifying the rumors that most console players only care about graphics.
Maybe because there’s usually not even a perceptible difference in visual quality between the two and a very noticeable performance difference.
75% of all PS5 owners prefer Performance Mode according to PlayStation
Submitted 2 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
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MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Z3k3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have a disk for every single game I have purchased for ps5. This would be a downgrade for me
Toribor@corndog.social 2 months ago
People think that frame rate isn’t very noticeable until you give them access to a toggle that lets them double it.
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s hard to tell if this would have been the case in past generations. I think this only became true once we crested the graphical plateau where all games look “good enough” in HD.
stardust@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Not like console gamers were ever given a choice, but PC gamers kept wanting PC ports for more frames over the 30 fps standard. Graphics were already good during the PS4/360 era and PS5 is still crutching so hard on PS4 games during their PS5 pro showcasing. Now console users wanting the same after finally getting the option over a decade later I think shows they aren’t too different from PC gamers in loving frames.
caut_R@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That sends me back to when people in discussions regularly claimed anything above 60 fps is pointless because the human eye can‘t see more than that anyway
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think console players are catching up on the massive difference between 30 FPS and 60+ FPS in first person games where the camera can move quickly. As TVs have improved along with the consoles, and some titles are able to be played at 60+ FPS, people are noticing the difference compared to newer titles that aim for 30 FPS as a trade off for detailed graphics and motion blur.
Plus performance mode reduces the number of times a game might stutter or have short periods of time where the frames have a massive drop compared to their normal rate.
lilja@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I’ve selected “performance” in the PS5 settings, but I’ve experienced several AAA games ignoring it and having their own graphics setting that defaults to “fancy graphics” mode.
3/4 of players want performance, but publishers don’t care.
Badeendje@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because actually optimizing games is hard, but hiring many graphic artists to make it look pretty not so much.
heavy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I definitely prefer not paying $700 for an incremental upgrade.
samus12345@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Framerate über alles.
dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I honestly don’t remember what my setting is. I probably set it for graphics since I only play single player games now, but who knows what I was thinking when I set that 4 years ago and never thought about it again.
60fpsrefugee@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I’m ok with 40fps quality mode for some easier gameplay segments. But when i fight a boss or something more hardcore, i need that 60 fps.
Artyom@lemm.ee 2 months ago
We’re on the verge of getting comprehensive PC-style graphics settings in consoles. They made a $700 console because they’re realizing there’s a wealthier demographic out there that buys more games anyways. The whole point of buying a console over a PC is that you get a solid guarantee games will run well.
callouscomic@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Hahaha laughable. Space Marine 2 had Playstation issues at launch. Not sure if fixed yet. I remember just how literally unplayable Skyrim was on PS3. And so many in-between.
You also get a guarantee that games will never be as cheap on co sole as on PC, and a likely guarantee you can’t replay that old game from 2002 or whatever. Consoles are limited and a false sense of simplicity or cheapness.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I will try out graphics mode just to see, then immediately jump to performance mode because who doesn’t want the smoothest experience possible? 60fps is incredible. I can’t see buying the pro at that price unless there is some super trade in event (even then probably not due to mine having a disc drive) but I will say it would be great to have the best settings of the game possible while still maintaining 4k or checkerboard 4k at 60fps. It’s always a shame having to decide.
callouscomic@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Try Elder Scrolls Online and it’s own in-game “performance” mode, which is still garbage on PS5 and gets low frame rates.
FangedWyvern42@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think I’ve only played a couple of games where I prefer graphics mode. The ray tracing mode for Doom Eternal on Series X is a good example; it runs excellently and the ray tracing actually makes a visible difference. I use the quality mode in Ghostrunner 2 because there isn’t really much difference in frames between it and the high frame rate mode. I use quality in Final Fantasy XV because the game’s performance mode is staggeringly ugly and blurry.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I prefer Fidelity, usually. Maybe on a second time, I’ll do performance, but I really like pretty graphics.
bokherif@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Duh
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It depends on the content.
Graphics mode for single player PvE, Performance Mode for that 120 Hz refresh rate in PvP.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Even in single player games I’ve been setting my PS5 to performance mode.
Like a tried GTA 5 in graphics mode and just no I can’t do it. After being used to 100+ FPS on PC at all given times I can’t go back to 60 or less on a console. Solid 60 is fine, but graphics mode likes to take advantage of freesync and dip below.
Die4Ever@programming.dev 2 months ago
This means game devs will start focusing more on smoother 60 fps and even 120 fps, right? …RIGHT?
AceSLS@ani.social 2 months ago
What companies read in this comment: Fuck optimization, put DLSS in and demand higher specs from players
ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Best we can do is the game will run on ps5 pro only. Regular ps5 is supported only at 15 fps.