Dragons Dogma 2: Itsuno states will release with an uncapped framerate! |UP| 3/5/24 IGN: runs at 30 FPS

[Gamernyc78]

Update 3/5/24

Dragon's Dogma 2 runs at uncapped 30 FPS on PlayStation 5​

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 really clicked with me because you need to constantly be on your toes. There are moments of downtime when you can just enjoy the vista or pose with a random Ogre you’ve defeated. But more often than not I was organically finding combat encounters and secrets that I wanted to...

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Dragon's Dogma 2 was running at 30 FPS on PlayStation 5, however this was uncapped

While the gameplay was amazing and I can’t wait to get back to play more, there was one concern I’ve seen the community curious about: the uncapped framerate on console. When looking at this it should be noted that I’m playing a version which Capcom clearly states is “still in development, and is not equivalent to the final product.” But in this build on PlayStation 5, Dragon’s Dogma 2 was averaging around 31 frames per second with dips during heavy moments of action while playing with the PS5 set to output at 4K. I did not get to test at lower base revolutions or VRR during my time to see if that had a positive impact on performance however, if I had one hope, it would be that Capcom added more options in the framerate department including, at minimum a capped 30 frames per second mode.

When we spoke with the developers in Tokyo, they were very skittish about how they said it, but they did say that they were targeting 60FPS on PS5. When I followed up on that, they would not commit to the game running at a locked 60FPS.

As for how the game ran during our playtest, it seems to contradict the rumor entirely. Keep in mind, that the build we played will probably be a year old by the time Dragon’s Dogma 2 launches. Also, our demo was three separate 20-minute sessions. These were specific parts of the game hand-built by the development team. While our experience is anecdotal, it for sure was not 30FPS.

Analyzing the direct capture from the PS5, the game ran at 60FPS with some inconsequential dips. All three 20-minute videos average around 59.50 FPS. We have uploaded a collection of screenshots so you can see yourself.

Information via Tokyo Game Shoe Atendee

Updated 2/26/24

 

[Gamernyc78]

Great.

 

[Evilnemesis8]

Future proofing is always great, hopefully that doesn't mean that there's no performance setting that remotely attempts to hit 60 FPS on a consistent basis.

 

[iAMJeffy]

Hopefully that means more optimizations so that it can stay above the VRR cap limit.

 

[historia]

That is not good news, usually game got upcapped when the framerate fluctuates.

 

[Sircaw]

yep, I agree with @historia above me. I see this as bad news as it's going to have a frame rate all over the place.

I would think this game would be really good for the pro when it comes out.

 

[AshHunter216]

I guess they're leaving it open for the ps5pro to clear up framerate issues without needing to create a patch.

 

[Mild Conviction]

I hope that means the game doesn't fluctuate wildly and stays within a small range. I'd rather play a game capped at 30 than play a game that wildly goes back and forth between 30 and 50 moment to moment.

 

[Bryank75]

It's gonna be a great experience on optimized PS5. But I will be buying later, as Rise of the Ronin and FF Rebirth get priority.

Capcom has to put PlayStation back as their top platform for me to buy their games on or near release.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Uncapped is good as long as you give the player an option to cap it, most people don have VRR.

 

[Wraith Phantom]

This game aint gonan work well for 2-3 months. I will be playing Stella yams and ronin

 

[Kokoloko]

Games now should come with a 30fps capped, 60fps capped, VRRmode and uncapped ( for future BC and other devices )

 

[Kokoloko]

This game aint gonan work well for 2-3 months. I will be playing Stella yams and ronin

Yep same. Ill wait to get this on the PS5 Pro 60fps

 

[Gamernyc78]

This game aint gonan work well for 2-3 months. I will be playing Stella yams and ronin

Stella yams

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

 

[Gediminas]

Why everyone assuming that he is talking about consoles too?

 

[Exicide]

Why everyone assuming that he is talking about consoles too?

I can see it, if they actually optimize it well enough, but to be real, on PC, uncapped framerate is almost always an option, even if it isn't native, you can always do it yourself, usually its via an ini file but it depends on the game.

 

[John Elden Ring]

When we spoke with the developers in Tokyo, they were very skittish about how they said it, but they did say that they were targeting 60FPS on PS5. When I followed up on that, they would not commit to the game running at a locked 60FPS.

As for how the game ran during our playtest, it seems to contradict the rumor entirely. Keep in mind, that the build we played will probably be a year old by the time Dragon’s Dogma 2 launches. Also, our demo was three separate 20-minute sessions. These were specific parts of the game hand-built by the development team. While our experience is anecdotal, it for sure was not 30FPS.

Analyzing the direct capture from the PS5, the game ran at 60FPS with some inconsequential dips. All three 20-minute videos average around 59.50 FPS. We have uploaded a collection of screenshots so you can see yourself.

Information via Tokyo Game Shoe Atendee

 

[Kx11]

Ah, well

 

[Evilnemesis8]

Game is coming out on March 22nd, we can just wait for DF the dedicated FPS channels to show us what kind of performance we can expect for the title on PS5.