Arkane announced its co-op shooter Redfall will be locked at 30fps on Xbox at launch earlier this week, and it sparked quite the conversation.
Though a 60fps performance mode will be patched into the game “at a later date”, its absence at launch has some people reversing their decision to play Redfall when it comes out.
But is 30fps for current-gen console games a dealbreaker? To quote Wes, “no one expects Starfield to run at 60fps”, but that probably won’t stop a lot of us from playing it when it (hopefully) arrives in September. Harsh words from Wes, but true. Sorry Todd.
The most recent (and probably extreme) example of a similar situation which comes to mind is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Performance looked rough in trailers, which was then confirmed by previews. Despite targeting 30fps, the Switch struggled to hit that framerate consistently – not to mention the plethora of bugs present in the game.