CohhCarnage (twitch-streamer) notes that Mafia III PC is locked to 30 fps
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flipswitch
Member
This is going to be my first game I've ever refunded on steam.
packy34
Member
Probably a design choice. Why bother about 60 fps if PS4 and Xbox One can only run the game at 30 fps?
But still lame.
That's the case for most multiplat games these days TBH, but it's still incredibly rare for AAA PC releases to be locked to 30. The only "logical" theory I've heard for this is the facial animations require a cap. Still bad design if true.
Hey lets purposefully have a scientifically and mathematically inferior frame rate that affect the gameplay because "design choice".
Stop giving developers bullshit excuses on their behalf to not have 60FPS. It's 2K16 for crying out loud.
Latest version of it won't even find any of my installed games.
Cyborgmatt
Member
Sigh.
Maintenance
Member
Well, there it is. Trash port confirmed.
Probably a design choice. Why bother about 60 fps if PS4 and Xbox One can only run the game at 30 fps?
But still lame.
This is parody.
Why are people being deliberately obtuse? People on PC want high framerates and it's one of the benefits of playing on the platform.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Remember to never preorder via third party sites unless you know the technical details beforehand.
Thank you blessed Steam refunds.
Thank you blessed Steam refunds.
i hope it is for their sake
- Mafia 1 (2002) - Capped at 63fps, widescreen resolutions have stretched UI - acceptable considering this was far before widescreen was standard like many games of its time
- Mafia 2 (2010) - Unlocked 120fps+, full arbitrary resolution support / 21:9 / multi-montior etc etc
- Mafia 3 (2016) - Crapped at 30fps..............
- Mafia 2 (2010) - Unlocked 120fps+, full arbitrary resolution support / 21:9 / multi-montior etc etc
- Mafia 3 (2016) - Crapped at 30fps..............
What a sorry state of affairs.
Dusktildawn48
Member
I wanna preorder this now just so I can refund it. 2K can fuck off.
packy34
Member
Considering it takes around a week to get your money back in my experience, I would recommend just not giving it to them in the first place
Dusktildawn48
Member
I know. Lol. I wasn't serious.
Mafia 1 2002 > Dev doing its job
Mafia 2 2010 > Dev doing its job +
Mafia 3 2016 > Lazy dev not doing its job
It's as real a thing as FOV issues.
Definitely not true from every time I have used it.
Takes anywhere between 2hrs to 10hrs for a response once submitted. Steam Wallet funds are held in a pending state for 24hrs. Same is true for cards at which point they are returned to the account; for me that has been within 2 days
Dude. Read again what I wrote. It was an example on why using blanket statements is no good. Some people get motion sick with VR, some people can't physically tolerate 30 FPS after a while (as it my case). The same principle applies: even if it's fine for millions of people, you measure your experience with the game by what you get from it, not going by the consensus. You decide your gaming purchases based on your preferences, not by what the rest of the world considers "playable" or "unplayable".
But whatever. You've doubled-down on your opinion, so no matter what I counter-argue, you won't change your mind. Same applies here:
Tell me how me having to stop playing Bloodborne due to a splitting headache, even though I was enjoying it, is ridiculous.
Yikes. Glad I didn't pre-order this game. Thanks, but no, thanks.
Never pre-order anything, actually.
NateTheSaint
Neo Member
packy34
Member
Last 2 refunds I have done have taken 7 full days to get the money back in my checking account. Steam wallet is understandably faster.
NZ and Australia get to play PC version in 5-ish minutes + day 1 patch, we should have info soon.
Edit: My bad. Apparently <=2 hours is "In 1h" in Steam where <=1h is "Less than 1h". Confusing as shit.
pc gamer says its locked but its also for review so *shrug*
Alright well here goes nothing, hoping for the best...
OnionPowder
Member
Lost my sale
I was interested as well because I liked Mafia 1 and 2 and the race stuff seemed interesting
Oh well.
I was interested as well because I liked Mafia 1 and 2 and the race stuff seemed interesting
Oh well.
So did any of the early footage streamers have this on PC (not the ones that got it today, but a few weeks ago for a handful of hours)? If so, screw those people for not mentioning this.
It DOES seem weird they'd even hand out PC copies for streamers / reviewers on PC at all now though since all it would do is invite bad press.
It DOES seem weird they'd even hand out PC copies for streamers / reviewers on PC at all now though since all it would do is invite bad press.
MiguelItUp
Member
Wow, this is the first thing I've read that's honestly concerned me about Mafia 3. I suppose I won't be buying it as soon as I had planned. Here's to hoping they unlock it via patch or someone mods it. It's really strange when devs cap FPS on PC (especially nowadays), I mean, a lot of players are constantly upgrading their rigs to get the most out of their experience. I feel like capping FPS just negates all of that and is a pretty large middle finger to the PC player base. Ugh, boo. 
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Shooting up the KKK is awesome but not worth 30fps.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
It isn't working for me at all! Like it says I am offline ? And then I got a message that something went wrong and I have to close it.
I already did a clean uninstall.
Lister
Banned
30 FPS feels like ass with a mouse. It's unresponsive. Even with a gamepad, you can feel the difference at 60 vs 30 FPS, nevermind see it.
And that's another thing at 60 FPS there is more temporal information that your eyes are picking up, making the image seme more detailed, movement smoother, etc.
ALso, I personally can't stand the judder of panning the camera at 30 FPS. It's not as bad as judder in movies at the theater running at 24 FPS, but it's not good.
And that's another thing at 60 FPS there is more temporal information that your eyes are picking up, making the image seme more detailed, movement smoother, etc.
ALso, I personally can't stand the judder of panning the camera at 30 FPS. It's not as bad as judder in movies at the theater running at 24 FPS, but it's not good.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Fuckery is at foot.
If low frame rates are causing you physical issues, I'm surprised you even own a modern console tbh.
ambar_hitman
Member
Fuck my source then. Bloody liar.
Anyways game unlocks for me in 1 hour, will fiddle around settings.
The Omega Man
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Corleth the Fey
Member
Shit. So it's confirmed then. I thought the streamer was probably wrong, guess not.
I'm stuck with the PC version now. This isn't good at all really, and no PC game should be locked to 30 FPS. I play a lot of games on console and am perfectly happy with 30 there, but 30 ain't the reason you drop a load of cash on a nice PC. I guess we know the reason for the late reviews now though.
I think the story and era and music of this game are going to entertain me plenty and I guess my cheap PC version is still gonna look a lot better than a PS4 version even with locked 30. But nope, unleash the hounds NeoGAF - they fucked up.
I'm stuck with the PC version now. This isn't good at all really, and no PC game should be locked to 30 FPS. I play a lot of games on console and am perfectly happy with 30 there, but 30 ain't the reason you drop a load of cash on a nice PC. I guess we know the reason for the late reviews now though.
I think the story and era and music of this game are going to entertain me plenty and I guess my cheap PC version is still gonna look a lot better than a PS4 version even with locked 30. But nope, unleash the hounds NeoGAF - they fucked up.