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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

But the beauty also comes at a price: Hellblade 2 only runs at 30 fps with dynamic resolution on both Xbox Series S and Series X. There are no graphics modes; the frame rate can only be increased on the PC. The VFX Director explains this in an interview with GamePro by saying that the experience should feel more "cinematic" - similar to movies that run at 24 frames per second.

Whether this will convince every fan remains another question. However, as the gameplay is generally rather slow and weighty, the smooth 30 fps didn't bother me in the play session.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 angespielt - ein Atmosphäre-Monster, das schon nach wenigen Spielminuten seinen Vorgänger übertrifft

Mit Hellblade 2 bekommt Senuas Story eine Fortsetzung, die das wichtigste Xbox-Exclusive 2024 werden könnte. Wir haben reingespielt und sind bisher begeistert.

www.gamepro.de

 

[DJ12]

Big black bars not enough.

Colour me surprised

 

[Kupfer]

Phew. 30fps in 2024 is ... "meh"

 

[T-0800]

What about the PS5 Pro version?

 

[R3TRO]

Consoles gonna console, glad it's on pc.

 

[Bergoglio]

Excellent news. Proof that the Xbox hardware was squeezed properly and the studio achieved what it had in mind without worrying about the usual whiners.

 

[Rivdoric]

They should have locked it to 25fps for a more cinematic experience !

The Filmmaker's Intent

 

[kikkis]

Consoles gonna console, glad it's on pc.

PCs are not some wells of infinite power, like Dragons dogma 2 shows.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Don't mind 30 fps at all as long as the motion blur implementation is good. Regardless, will be playing it on my Series X day 1.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

What about the PS5 Pro version?

60fps.

 

[R3TRO]

PCs are not some wells of infinite power, like Dragons dogma 2 shows.

Dragons Dogma 2 ran fine on my pc and even better after the frame gen mod.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Day 1 for me, looks amazing and looks to be a current gen showcase.

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[bitbydeath]

Living the meme

 

[Bojji]

PCs are not some wells of infinite power, like Dragons dogma 2 shows.

HB2 looks to be purely GPU limited, you just need enough GPU power to bring it to 60FPS.

They should offer 40FPS mode on Xbox...

 

[RoadHazard]

That's fine, it's just a long semi-interactive cutscene anyway from everything they've shown.

 

[HRK69]

As expected

30 FPS isn't that bad once you get used to it.

 

[Xtib81]

Lmao.

 

[Snake29]

The "Worlds most powerful console EVAH", also has "The worlds most 30 fps games EVAH".

 

[GymWolf]

The game is gonna need to look way, WAY better than anything on the market to warrant 30 fps.

It is not open world, it really seems very stricted and scripted (even more than aw2), i don't see stuff that should bring a cpu on its knees (hundreds of characters on screen, advanced ia or destruction etc.), so it must be a gpu thing.

 

[chilichote]

Wait, didn't the Xbox friends always make fun of the cinematic walking simulators on Sonys platform?^^

 

[nosoynadie22]

Damn, it's very difficult for Microsoft to launch a game at 60fps

 

[Utherellus]

PCs are not some wells of infinite power, like Dragons dogma 2 shows.

Dlss/fsr. Also tons of graphical options and resolutions to achieve 60fps target.

Consoles are limited to what devs intended.

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

I expected that, the game looked very 'soft' in the trailers released so far. Typical of low internal resolution.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Damn, it's very difficult for Microsoft to launch a game at 60fps

Apart from Forza, have they even launched a next-gen-only game that was not locked at 30 FPS?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Internet: WE WANT REAL NEXT GEN LOOKING GAMES!

Devs: "Okay...crossgen is over, 30fps are back...like always since the PS3 era"

Internet: W...WHAT?

 

[BigLee74]

Wait, didn't the Xbox friends always make fun of the cinematic walking simulators on Sonys platform?^^

Plethora of.


30fps is poor. Give us the bloody option!

Topher , rodrigolfp - I take it back, give me a capable PC!

 

[DJ12]

Excellent news. Proof that the Xbox hardware was squeezed properly and the studio achieved what it had in mind without worrying about the usual whiners.

Smilies missing to indicate your sarcasm?

What they had in mind and even stated was 4k minus the black bars. Not dynamic res if i recall correctly, not sure if this change had been communicated prior to this announcement.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

They should have locked it to 25fps for a more cinematic experience !

The Filmmaker's Intent

Movies are 24fps not 25.

 

[Physiognomonics]

After Starfield it's not surprising. Seems those inevitable 30fps games are coming exclusively on Xbox consoles.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Mokus]

I'll wait for the PS5 pro version. If not a solid 60 fps at least will look great with VRR. Just ask Riky about VRR awesomeness.

 

[Rivdoric]

Movies are 24fps not 25.

Want to show-off ?
It's exactly 23.976 fps for Blu-ray.
DVD is either 25 or 29.970 fps.

I am the know-it-all here sir.

 

[Kerotan]

Have they announced the ps5 version yet?

 

[xrnzaaas]

That really sucks. I remember being bothered by 30fps in Plague Tale 2 despite the fact it was also a rather slow paced game.

 

[balls of snow]

If only there was a pro console somewhere. Maybe even at the competitors.
Hmmm.

 

[Portugeezer]

CPU limited or purely for visuals?

 

[Borowski_1]

Fine by be

Gimme those graphics

 

[diffusionx]

Immature tools/SDK strike again

 

[Bergoglio]

Finally a fully graphics horsepower exclusive from Xbox.

 

[DryvBy]

Consoles gonna console, glad it's on pc.

It's Hellblade. This game will have you sit there staring at low movement, empty areas for a while with whispers for 45 minutes before the game introduces it's one enemy. You barely need 10fps for this game to work.

 

[Nankatsu]

Can't wait to play this game watch this interactive movie.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

PC for me.

 

[Complistic]

30 fps is unplayable. I'll run through this on PC though.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Can't wait to play this game watch this interactive movie.

I take it this kind of game isn't your cup of tea.

 

[Rheon]

The 'game' is a glorified movie so this tracks.

I don't think 60fps would improve the experience by much.

 

[Gojiira]

Is the copium really that strong? When Dragons Dogma 2 was revealed to be 30fps it was endless bed wetting.

 

[Mr Moose]

As long as it doesn't feel like dog shit to play it at 30fps, it's fine *cough Witcher 3 PS5*.

 

[Gudji]

It used to run at 24 fps so it's a nice improvement.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Another so-called Microsoft exclusive stuck on 30 fps....

12 teraflops baby, the most powerful console ever...

LOL

It's not exclusive and not stuck on 30 fps. Don't worry.