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Dev Explains How He Boosted Game's FPS Count by More Than 200. He Reminded of a Forgotten Process Called Optimization

Dev Explains How He Boosted Game's FPS Count by More Than 200. He Reminded of a Forgotten Process Called Optimization

You don't need upscaling technology to make games run smoothly. One of the developers responsible for the PC port of Ys X: Nordics explained how the extra 200 frames were achieved.

hardware & software

Zbigniew Woznicki

October 16, 2024

Dev Explains How He Boosted Game's FPS Count by More Than 200. He Reminded of a Forgotten Process Called Optimization
Optimizing Games on Unreal Engine 5 Has Become Such Challenge That Specialized Studios Have Emerged to Help With It

Optimizing Games on Unreal Engine 5 Has Become Such Challenge That Specialized Studios Have Emerged to Help With It

It turns out that optimizing games on Unreal Engine 5 causes such problems for devs that some of them decide to hire studios that specialize in it to help them.

video games

Adrian Werner

May 21, 2024

Optimizing Games on Unreal Engine 5 Has Become Such Challenge That Specialized Studios Have Emerged to Help With It
Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Major Problems With Frame Rate Drops. Players Already Found Brutal Solution

Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Major Problems With Frame Rate Drops. Players Already Found Brutal Solution

The release of Dragon's Dogma 2 tomorrow may fall short of Capcom's expectations. All because of optimization problems experienced by reviewers, among others. Interestingly, players already have a recipe for this inconvenience.

video games

Kamil Kleszyk

March 21, 2024

Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Major Problems With Frame Rate Drops. Players Already Found Brutal Solution
Cities: Skylines 2 'May Not be the Game For You;" Colossal Order's CEO Responds to Criticism [Update]

Cities: Skylines 2 'May Not be the Game For You;" Colossal Order's CEO Responds to Criticism [Update]

Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen addressed the technical condition and future of Cities: Skylines 2.

video games

Kamil Kleszyk

December 1, 2023

Cities: Skylines 2 'May Not be the Game For You;" Colossal Order's CEO Responds to Criticism [Update]
Players Claim Latest Baldur's Gate 3 Patch Broke Act 3; There's an Unofficial Solution on PC

Players Claim Latest Baldur's Gate 3 Patch Broke Act 3; There's an Unofficial Solution on PC

Players continue to report problems in Baldur's Gate 3, most likely caused by patch number 4. Although Larian has not corrected the state of Act 3, there is an unofficial solution on PC.

video games

Zuzanna Domeradzka

November 27, 2023

Players Claim Latest Baldur's Gate 3 Patch Broke Act 3; There's an Unofficial Solution on PC
Necessary Fixes Delayed Cities Skylines 2 Expansions; New Roadmap

Necessary Fixes Delayed Cities Skylines 2 Expansions; New Roadmap

Beach resorts and other new features will hit Cities: Skylines 2 with a delay. First, Colossal Order wants to bring the basic version of the game up to snuff.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

November 20, 2023

Necessary Fixes Delayed Cities Skylines 2 Expansions; New Roadmap
Digital Foundry Tests Starfield's New Update; Notes 'Impressive Performance Increase'

Digital Foundry Tests Starfield's New Update; Notes 'Impressive Performance Increase'

According to Digital Foundry, Starfield benefits a lot from DLSS 3 support, but even without this technology, the beta patch clearly improves the game's optimization.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

November 15, 2023

Digital Foundry Tests Starfield's New Update; Notes 'Impressive Performance Increase'
Breakthrough in Baldur's Gate 3 Optimization? Head of Larian Showed Promising Graphs

Breakthrough in Baldur's Gate 3 Optimization? Head of Larian Showed Promising Graphs

Swen Vincke from Larian Studios boasted of engineering successes that are expected to be key to achieving a breakthrough on Baldur's Gate 3 optimization.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

November 9, 2023

Breakthrough in Baldur's Gate 3 Optimization? Head of Larian Showed Promising Graphs
Gothic and Gothic 2 on Switch Look Worse Than Trailers Because THQ Nordic Lacked Time to Optimize Them

Gothic and Gothic 2 on Switch Look Worse Than Trailers Because THQ Nordic Lacked Time to Optimize Them

It turns out that the trailers for Gothic and Gothic 2 on Nintendo Switch do not show the actual version of the game. THQ Nordic admitted that it was late in optimizing and implementing some solutions.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

October 13, 2023

Gothic and Gothic 2 on Switch Look Worse Than Trailers Because THQ Nordic Lacked Time to Optimize Them
Extensive Demo of RoboCop in Trouble; Devs Work on Solution

Extensive Demo of RoboCop in Trouble; Devs Work on Solution

The demo of the Polish FPS RoboCop: Rouge City, released yesterday, is said to be struggling with technical issues. The developers assured that they are already solving the issue.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

October 5, 2023

Extensive Demo of RoboCop in Trouble; Devs Work on Solution
Starfield's PC Performance Stems From 'Grave Coding Errors', Vulkan API Developer Says

Starfield's PC Performance Stems From 'Grave Coding Errors', Vulkan API Developer Says

Upon closer examination of Starfield's code, the likely reasons for the game's poor optimization on PC emerges.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

September 11, 2023

Starfield's PC Performance Stems From 'Grave Coding Errors', Vulkan API Developer Says
Baldur's Gate 3  PS5 Compared PC; Expert Test Brings Answers

Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Compared PC; Expert Test Brings Answers

The team from Digital Foundry took a look at the PlayStation 5 version of Baldur's Gate 3. Does the port to Sony's consoles present the same high quality?

video games

Kamil Kleszyk

September 8, 2023

Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Compared PC; Expert Test Brings Answers
Starfield Runs Badly on Your PC? Todd Howard Recommends Upgrade

Starfield Runs Badly on Your PC? Todd Howard Recommends Upgrade

A recent interview featuring Todd Howard leaves no illusions - if Starfield doesn't run well on your PC, and you still want to play the space RPG, you're probably in for a hardware upgrade.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

September 7, 2023

Starfield Runs Badly on Your PC? Todd Howard Recommends Upgrade
Patch 2 for Baldur's Gate 3 is 'Just Around the Corner'; Will Improve Optimization and Bring Changes [Update]

Patch 2 for Baldur's Gate 3 is 'Just Around the Corner'; Will Improve Optimization and Bring Changes [Update]

The second major patch for Baldur's Gate 3 is just around the corner. The update will bring performance improvements to the game and the desired epilogues for the main characters.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

August 30, 2023

Patch 2 for Baldur's Gate 3 is 'Just Around the Corner'; Will Improve Optimization and Bring Changes [Update]
Steam's Latest Hit Fails at Optimization; Even RTX 4090 Lacks Power

Steam's Latest Hit Fails at Optimization; Even RTX 4090 Lacks Power

Gamers are not thrilled that the developers of Remnant 2 optimized their creation with upscaling in mind. Without DLSS or a similar feature, even the GeForce RTX 4090 does not perform impressively.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

July 27, 2023

Steam's Latest Hit Fails at Optimization; Even RTX 4090 Lacks Power
It's a Miracle Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Runs so Well on Switch

It's a Miracle Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Runs so Well on Switch

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is considered an excellent game in almost every way. Also considered excellent is the remarkably good technical condition and optimization on Switch.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

May 15, 2023

It's a Miracle Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Runs so Well on Switch
Fans in Disbelief How a Single Patch Improved DCS World Performance

Fans in Disbelief How a Single Patch Improved DCS World Performance

In the latest update to the popular air battle simulator DCS World, the developers have introduced support for multiple CPU threads into the game. The change has proven to have a very positive impact on the game's performance.

video games

Adam Celarek

March 13, 2023

Fans in Disbelief How a Single Patch Improved DCS World Performance
Hogwarts Legacy Has Tons of Bugs, but They May Disappear on Release

Hogwarts Legacy Has Tons of Bugs, but They May Disappear on Release

The developers of Hogwarts Legacy will still improve the game before it becomes available to all interested parties. Let's check what bugs the first players experienced.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

February 10, 2023

Hogwarts Legacy Has Tons of Bugs, but They May Disappear on Release
Callisto Protocol Taking Flak From Gamers; Abysmal Performance on PC

Callisto Protocol Taking Flak From Gamers; Abysmal Performance on PC

The release of The Callisto Protocol is not particularly successful - the game is review bombed on Steam, and the reason is poor optimization. We check what the problem is.

video games

Jakub Tarchala

December 2, 2022

Callisto Protocol Taking Flak From Gamers; Abysmal Performance on PC
PS5 and Xbox Series X Can't Handle Gotham Knights in 60 fps Due to Co-op

PS5 and Xbox Series X Can't Handle Gotham Knights in 60 fps Due to Co-op

Only days are separating us from the release of Gotham Knights. Unfortunately, owners of PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles may feel disappointed, as their device will handle the game at only 30 fps. Among the culprits is the co-op mode.

video games

Kamil Kleszyk

October 16, 2022

PS5 and Xbox Series X Can't Handle Gotham Knights in 60 fps Due to Co-op