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[DonJorginho]

via Thomas Puha (communications director at Remedy)

I’m glad to say that Alan Wake 2 will have a Performance mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X. The game has been built from the beginning as a 30fps experience focusing on visuals and ambiance, but somehow we have managed to include a solid Performance mode. We’ll talk details later.

Amazing news imo! they're still tweaking if it's a targeted 60 or a locked 60 but for a game that looks THAT damn good to have any performance option on Console is fantastic news imo!

 

[acm2000]

i have my doubts over the resolution on this going by previous games in the engine, might stick to the 30fps with all the prettys mode

 

[Xtib81]

Thank god. Day one confirmed then. Hopefully the resolution doesn't drop too low. A 40 fps mode would be icing on the cake though.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

We unexpectedly did our job.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

https://x.com/RiotRMD/status/1707003463127703956?s=20

https://x.com/RiotRMD/status/1707005119441617290?s=20

via Thomas Puha (communications director at Remedy)




Amazing news imo! they're still tweaking if it's a targeted 60 or a locked 60 but for a game that looks THAT damn good to have any performance option on Console is fantastic news imo!

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[DonJorginho]

Replace x with twitter in the two links so the tweets can embed here on gaf.

good ol' Elon, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Insane Metal]

Great news.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

It doesn't say at launch.

 

[ReBurn]

That's cool. I wish we could have performance and visual quality at the same time in modern console games. Better than no option at all.

 

[Flabagast]

Cool !

But if you read between the lines, it seems pretty clear that the intended experience envisioned by the studio is the 30 FPS mode.

It arguably wont be a fast paced game at all, so 30 seems fine by me.

 

[SportsFan581]

Always nice to see options, must be a GPU bound game. . Hopefully it is not one of those half-assed modes we've been getting where it is 30fps in some moments and 50 in others, LOL.

 

[Hugare]

Doesnt look like the kind of game that would tax CPUs much, so it makes sense that they would be able to pull off a performance mode

Personally, I'll play this game at the highest fidelity 'cause it seems to be a looker

And this is no COD, 30 FPS will do just fine

 

[DonJorginho]

It doesn't say at launch.

Mods can take out those words, but if it wasn't coming at launch, it's pretty clear to me he would've made a disclaimer.

 

[Skifi28]

Wanting to avoid touching the epic store version, this is good news.

 

[DonJorginho]

Cool !

But if you read between the lines, it seems pretty clear that the intended experience envisioned by the studio is the 30 FPS mode.

It arguably wont be a fast paced game at all, so 30 seems fine by me.

oh without a doubt, 30 isn't the be all or end all and is obviously the original vision, but I'm always for console gamers having more options in terms of how they play their games.

 

[M.W.]

Thank fuck. 30fps doesn't belong in 2023.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

Mods can take out those words, but if it wasn't coming at launch, it's pretty clear to me he would've made a disclaimer.

I'm only going off the fact that it seems like the kind of word you'd use in a post like that if it was the case and also he said we'll talk details later at the end.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

No physical no buy.

 

[Salz01]

Im hoping it’s a smooth 30, like what they have in Jedi Survivor, and not like the one in Final Fantasy 16.

 

[Kvally]

The game was designed around 30fps. Is there going to be outrage? Asking for a friend.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Youve made me buy on Epic. No way Im missing out on the 4090 hype. This game is gonna look bonkers!

 

[adamsapple]

If it's a Quality vs Performance mode like Callisto Protocol, I think I'm gonna stick to the 30 FPS mode.

 

[saintjules]

Can they help Square Enix with FFXVI's perf mode? Apparently they made the game completely with 30fps in mind but seemingly tried to go backwards and do a performance mode late in the development cycle (according to DF).

 

[Lupin3]

Thank fuck. 30fps doesn't belong in 2023.

Yet it never ends, like Major Nelson's search for Titanfall.

 

[Little Chicken]

Remedy are so good to us.

 

[Flabagast]

The game was designed around 30fps. Is there going to be outrage? Asking for a friend.

 

[Kvally]

Youve made me buy on Epic. No way Im missing out on the 4090 hype. This game is gonna look bonkers!

Game is not looking very promising as time has gone on.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Oh boy. Expecting a very poor performance now. I gotta finally finish Control before I start this.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Can they help Square Enix with FFXVI's perf mode? Apparently they made the game completely with 30fps in mind but seemingly tried to go backwards and do a performance mode late in the development cycle (according to DF).

i said i bet this was the case and got dog piled. Its obvious this was the case with ff xvi.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

 

[KyoZz]

Not only this game is looking incredible, but I think a lot of people will love it so much that it could be the surprise GOTY.
It is that good.

 

[Fbh]

Hopefully it's a decent performance mode ant not upscaled 720p at a variable 35-60fps like other games this year.
Hearing it was designed for 30fps is disappointing though

 

[xrnzaaas]

i have my doubts over the resolution on this going by previous games in the engine, might stick to the 30fps with all the prettys mode

Control looks really good in the performance mode on the PS5. And it was super stable. I launched the game in 30fps RT mode, but quickly made the change and never came back.

 

[Luipadre]

Good, but sticking with quality mode on this one. Want the best possible graphics in this game and its a slow one with less combat so it wont bother me

 

[Sleepwalker]

Going pc for this. No disc no buy on console

 

[Represent.]

Thank fuck. 30fps doesn't belong in 2023.

What an egregious comment.

The game was quite literally developed as a 30fps experience, as they were focused on delivering top tier visuals and ambiance. As they said themselves. The 60fps performance mode will be an afterthought that just works but was never the intended way to play.



It’s clear as day when you read between the lines

 

[JeloSWE]

I'll wait for PC reviews that the game runs smooth with no shader compilation stutters, asset streaming or frame pacing issues before I decide to get the game. And I don't play anything below 60fps these days, 30/40fps is simply a terrible experience.

 

[Lokaum D+]

i do not need a next gen PC to run it ?

Nice

 

[Luipadre]

What an egregious comment.

The game was quite literally developed as a 30fps experience, as they were focused on delivering top tier visuals and ambiance. As they said themselves. The 60fps performance mode will be an afterthought that just works but was never the intended way to play.



It’s clear as day when you read between the lines

yeah this is why im sticking with quality mode here. Performance will look much worse with inconsistent fps and knowing Remedy's past games, screen tearing which i cant stand

 

[Represent.]

yeah this is why im sticking with quality mode here. Performance will look much worse with inconsistent fps and knowing Remedy's past games, screen tearing which i cant stand

Yep. It will look ugly as fuck in comparison. And probably like 720p.

As soon as they said “the game was built from the beginning as a 30fps game” then playing it any other way is just crazy to me

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

For anyone curious, apparently there's only a very small number of current-gen games that lack a 60fps option (at least on PS5 that is).

 

[TrebleShot]

Excellent news cos no way im
Spending a penny on the epic games store.

PS5 kings RISE UP

 

[Zuzu]

I think I might wait to see if this game gets a PS5 Pro update with the hope that they can get the standard 30fps mode running at 60fps on that console.

 

[kikii]

should have launched with physical copy mode...oh weell ill wait ^^

 

[Hawking Radiation]

30FPS in any video game is cancer.

The bare minimum should be 60FPS. I hope that's the mandate for next gen gamesa across the industry. 120FPS should be performance mode.

 

[solidus12]

No performance mode on Series S

 

[jroc74]

No performance mode on Series S

Welp.

 

[Pelta88]

Series S owners right now like...

 

[onnextflix5]

Perfect game for 40fps mode.

 

[solidus12]

Never forget