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Jacob Blazewicz, 12 September 2024, 03:53

Digital Foundry's technical editor gives little chance of running GTA 6 at 60 fps and 4K resolution on the PS5 Pro.

Marcin Przala, 15 February 2024, 03:41

The director of Dragon's Dogma II has dispelled rumors that Capcom's title would run at a maximum of 30 fps - which probably also applies to current-generation consoles, thanks to the presence of VRR technology in the game.

Marcin Przala, 08 February 2024, 06:36

Starfield has received a new minor patch that introduced the highly anticipated FSR 3 option to the game and fixed several bugs. However, the update is a test one for now and is only available on Steam.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 November 2023, 02:22

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 04 October 2023, 15:36

Red Dead Redemption can finally be played at 60 frames per second. The catch is that it's only on the PS5 - at least for now.

Adrian Werner, 29 September 2023, 14:33

Recent reports related to Cities: Skylines 2 have led gamers to fear that the game will leave much to be desired in terms of optimization.

Hubert Sledziewski, 10 September 2023, 20:27

If Starfield allowed for gameplay at more than 30 frames per second on Xbox consoles, would it be an unacceptable experience? A test by Digital Foundry proves that nothing of the sort.

Adrian Werner, 14 August 2023, 16:27

An interesting video has surfaced online showing how much GTA 4's performance can be improved on PC with the help of a fan project called DVX.

Adrian Werner, 20 June 2023, 15:54

An interesting article appeared online, in which developers explained the reasons for the poor quality of many PC ports released this year and the methods that can be used to avoid such situations.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 June 2023, 22:45

One of the developers of God of War: Ragnarok is defending Bethesda's decision to limit Starfield to 30 fps on Xbox. 'It's a choice,' the developer argues.

Adrian Werner, 12 June 2023, 12:07

Starfield has clearly become more beautiful since last year's presentation. The price for this, however, may be difficult for many console gamers to accept.

Kamil Kleszyk, 10 May 2023, 16:19

A Plague Tale: Requiem has received an update that enables gameplay at 60 frames per second on select consoles.

Kamil Kleszyk, 02 May 2023, 14:29

While Respawn Entertainment is working on more updates for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, players are releasing mods to improve the game's performance.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 April 2023, 09:55

Redfall will not run at 60 frames per second on Xbox consoles on release day. Gamers are disgusted.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 January 2023, 14:58

Hogwarts Legacy on PS5 and XSX/S will enable us to choose between multiple graphics modes, and in performance mode the developers are targeting 60 fps.

Kamil Kleszyk, 16 October 2022, 15:27

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.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 12 July 2022, 14:58

Star Citizen is a game with considerable requirements. Here you will learn how to make it run more efficiently with just a few simple steps.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 May 2022, 22:23

Elex 2 has received patch 1.05 on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. In addition to a number of fixes, the update introduces a performance mode that enables us to play at 1080p resolution and - implicitly - 60 frames per second.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2022, 15:27

Bandai Namco assures that work is underway to resolve Elden Ring's issues. For now, players are inventing ways to improve the game's performance on their own.

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 February 2022, 11:53

PC edition of Crysis Remastered received its latest patch. Fortunately, it introduces significant changes that make the game run much better than before.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 December 2021, 16:30

The new update for Horizon: Zero Dawn finally enables us to enjoy the benefits of DLSS and FidelityFX Super Resolution in the game's PC edition.

Paul Musiolik, 11 November 2021, 14:22

Elden Ring has no major performance issues on PS4. The game by From Software maintains 30 fps most of the time.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 26 October 2021, 11:35

Experiencing poor performance in Ubisoft games? The company has a simple solution - just turn off some apps.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 August 2021, 12:18

Ubisoft has finally enabled us to play Assassin's Creed: Odyssey on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S at 60 fps. The relevant patch is now available on both consoles.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 August 2021, 21:00

Resident Evil: Village will get another performance update on PC. This time Capcom took care of, among others, problems with launching the game on some processors.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 09 August 2021, 15:06

Steam Deck will not gain in performance when running in desktop mode. Maintaining the same hardware power when connected to a 1080p or higher resolution monitor raises concerns about gaming comfort.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 26 July 2021, 14:34

Valve announced an optional fps-lock feature for the Steam Deck console. This limiter is supposed to enable the device to run longer on a single battery charge.

Michal Ciezadlik, 20 July 2021, 16:58

As Reddit users have discovered, an overloaded Steam overlay may be causing fps drops in CS:GO. There are several solutions, including reducing your friends list.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 July 2021, 20:38

Double Fine Productions unveiled Psychonauts 2's story trailer. Some other game-related materials have also surfaced online, confirming 120 FPS support on Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 July 2021, 13:05

Dark Souls III is the next game to receive FPS Boost support on the Series X/S Xboxes. Thanks to this, the last installment of the iconic trilogy finally enables us to play at 60 fps on Microsoft consoles.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 01 June 2021, 12:48

AMD has unveiled the FidelityFX Super Resolution technology that will help increase the frame rate when playing demanding titles. It is the company's answer to DLSS from Nvidia.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 19 May 2021, 15:21

Nvidia's DLSS feature came to another eight games. Such titles as No Man's Sky or Everspace 2 can now boast impressive effects of the technology.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 04 May 2021, 20:31

Microsoft is very quickly expanding support for FPS Boost on their consoles. Currently, we can run it in 97 games on Xbox Series S/X. Among them are titles from the Battlefield, Far Cry and Metro series.

Milosz Szubert, 18 January 2021, 20:11

Those playing The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition on PlayStation 5 can now download a special modification that enables them to run the game in 60 fps on Sony's latest console. Previously, a similar mod appeared on Xbox Series X/S.

Milosz Szubert, 26 November 2020, 13:53

Would you like to play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Xbox One X or S in 60 fps? If so, you may be interested in a fan mod prepared by user Smudgey5000.

Bart Swiatek, 18 November 2020, 15:24

Nvidia has published slides and videos showing how DLSS works in several more games. In some cases the performance gains are really big, and the best examples are the shooters Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War and Ready or Not.

Bart Woldanski, 27 October 2020, 21:50

Santa Monica Studio has revealed that 2018's God of War will offer an improved gameplay experience on PlayStation 5 compared to current generation. What resolution and performance can we expect?

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 October 2020, 20:38

Is DirectX 12 finally able to deal with World of Warcraft? This question was answered by Reddit user, who two years ago wasn't impressed with the performance of the latestst generation of DirectX libraries.

Bart Swiatek, 14 October 2020, 17:06

Microsoft has announced that some of the eighth-generation games will run twice as smoothly when launched on Xbox Series X / Series S consoles. We can also count on a number of improvements in the area of graphics.

Paul Musiolik, 10 October 2020, 19:47

Ghost of Tsushima will run in 60 fps thanks to backwards compatibility of the PS5. The loading times will also be significantly reduced.

Bart Swiatek, 19 August 2020, 10:19

Tests conducted by editors of PC Gamer indicate that by disabling the „Data Link” function in Microsoft Flight Simulator, we can gain a few extra fps.

Adrian Werner, 30 July 2020, 12:40

We learned that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will support ray tracing. In addition, the developers promise up to 120 fps on the Xbox Series X console.

Adrian Werner, 12 May 2020, 10:59

The devs of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla revealed that the game will work in 4K resolution and at least 30 fps on the Xbox Series X console.

Mateusz Popielak, 07 May 2020, 14:52

Users report that the game mode implemented in Windows 10, instead of optimizing gameplay, leads to performance degradation.

Bart Swiatek, 03 January 2020, 10:26

According to the Taipei Times, Nvidia Ampere graphics cards can deliver up to 50% increase of performance of Turings, while consuming two times less power. All thanks to the improvements and the use of 7nm lithography.

Bart Swiatek, 28 November 2019, 13:23

Developers at Rockstar Games said that thanks to numerous game, Launcher and graphics driver patches, most performance issues suffered by the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 have been eliminated.

Bart Swiatek, 10 October 2019, 12:26

Google Stadia streaming platform will use an advanced system based on AI algorithms, which will allow it to dynamically increase the number of animation frames per second or predict the actions of players to reduce the typical cloud delay.

Bart Swiatek, 01 October 2019, 18:05

On the Digital Foundry channel on YouTube there was a technological analysis of a gameplay fragment from The Last of Us: Part II. Among other things, we learned about the likely resolution and fps in the new production of Naughty Dog.

Bart Swiatek, 13 August 2019, 15:27

Talking to Gamespot, Phil Spencer, the Xbox brand manager, said that with next-gen consoles his company wanted to focus on gameplay smoothness and fast data loading. In his opinion, this is supposed to allow for a significant improvement in playability.

Michael Kulakowski, 07 August 2019, 22:29

Devs at Gearbox Software have confirmed that Borderlands 3 on PlayStation 4 Pro will work in 60 frames per second. The title will also offer a number of graphic settings on the Sony console.