Report: Need For Speed: Rivals Is Locked At 30FPS On The PC

DSOGaming writes: "A couple of months ago, we posted a story regarding the framerate of Need For Speed Rivals PC. As the development team noted back then, all versions of the game would be locked at 30fps. However, last month TeamVVV claimed that the framerate on the PC version of Need For Speed: Rivals was unlocked. Well, it appears that’s not the case."

[SirDjss]

Ahh tanks for telling us, now i know im not gonna buy that game lol

[ATiElite]

Locked at 30fps OMG that's such a GREAT use of my PC's power.

Do I buy NFS:R just to have fun ripping up files to unlock the frame rate or do I just say "Screw this CRAP"

Screw this Crap and Go Download Project CARS if you got a PC!

*Not worth my time opening up a config file in Notepad and changing the parameters*

[SirDjss]

Yea mate, if we are lucky we could change it in config, but not all games can be fiddled with. I quess we just have to cross our fingers it will work :) cant these publishers learn that pc gamers need these settings, and a freaking fov slider ffs. No need for a fov slider in a racing game though lol

[Ezz2013]

I HATE PARITY

[Gamer1982]

This is PC.. No doubt there will be a mod within 2 days of launch to unlock the frame rate for those who want it. PC isn't restricted like consoles.

[ABizzel1]

This is going to get ugly.

Why on earth would you lock framerate on the PC version. It's time to start cracking this game wide open.

[come_bom]

Another reason not to purchase the game.

EA and Ubisoft are sh*t companies to PC gamers.

[DeadlyFire]

EA and Ubisoft look at PC and say we will just port to it for a quick buck. If its capped at any fps 30fps or regardless on PC. Then its 95% likely that it is just the console version slid straight over to the PC.

[HammadTheBeast]

I don't understand, why the hell would they lock the FPS, IN A RACING GAME, on the PC which has more than enough power, and is basically built for options?

[Gster]

I would take this story with a pinch of salt tbh. Why on earth would ea lock their game to 30fps on pc, when they know that the majority of gaming pc's would be well capable of handling this in excess of 60fps. I would imagine high end cards would easily be able to do 120fps @1080p on max settings. EA are not stupid, they know this would potentially lose them thousands of buyers because guys with mid to high end rigs won't buy a game that's gonna limit the performance of their rig (just look at the comments).

People buy gaming pc's with good graphics cards to get the most out of their gaming experience by having that extra performance when they're playing games. The reason why it's capped on ps4 and xb1 is for stability issues, and so as the frames don't drop below the consistent 30fps that's gauranteed. This would not be an issue on gaming pc's as most of them would perform at an average 60fps and higher with little effort. Ea are not gonna shoot themselves in the foot by discouraging people with gaming rigs from buying nfs r because of a performance limit.

[Cookz]

That would be all well and good, but I think you're forgetting about Need For Speed: The Run. Locked at 30fps on PC for similar reasons as Rivals.

[ExitToExisT]

Not this same shit again:@

[Marcello]

Yep & also no hoodcam, just like last years NFS. I think EA are hoodcamphobic althou that said they are also good game phobic aswell.

Oh & btw i have played Rivals & its sh!t, Hot Pursuit was much better.

[firefly69]

Hot Pursuit 2 is not only better but looks much better too.Frankly the frostbite engine only looks good on BF 3 and 4 games because on other games it looks crap.

[dcj0524]

Firefly I sgree that Hot Pursuit 2 plays better but I think your eyes need some serious work if you think it looks better.

[cabbitwithscissors]

Why do they need to lock frames on the PC platform ?

[HammadTheBeast]

It's probably a direct port off the console versions, which are locked at 30 fps, and they don't want to waste time or money optimizing the PC version.

[DeadlyFire]

Typically you don't really on any PC game. Console games on the other hand you do. So what does that tell you about this game. PORTED 100%. It wouldn't surprise me to see XB/PS button logos in the game on PC.

[4logpc]

Old News

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nothing that probably cant be fixed by opening the config file with the notepad and changing a value

[MidnytRain]

There's no excuse. All respect lost.

[Boody-Bandit]

Wait. You actually had respect for EA?

[MidnytRain]

I was speaking of the developer. This is the studio's first game apparently. At least the last NFS game was capped at 60, which is fairly reasonable, even if it is unnecessary. This is just retarded.I'm looking forward to Titanfall, though.

EA swallowing talent and killing IPs... It's sad really.

[inf3cted1]

Whatever, someone will crack this crap to unlock the framerate.

[Jack_Of_All_Blades]

This is crap

[iRocket]

*facepalm* I don't understand the act of locking frames in games. Especially on PC when there is hardware that is perfectly capable of running them in the best setting and with 60+ FPS.

[JackVagina]

yer dun goofed EA

[clmstr]

Literally everything connected with EA turns out to be crap. Rushed BF4, now this.

[TwistingWords]

EA knows best, right?

[Angeljuice]

Lol PC's suck for games anyway. Stick to what they were designed for -word processing and spreadsheets.

Signed,
Devils Advocate.

[inf3cted1]

What if I told you, your console uses PC components?

[Rzep]

What if I told you he is joking...

[Angeljuice]

I did sign it "devil's advocate", should be enough of a clue for anyone with half a brain.

[CGI-Quality]

Whether it was sarcasm or serious, you failed miserably.

OT: The cat's out of the bag. I have this pre-ordered on PC, so this indeed frustrating.

[come_bom]

What if I told you that the new consoles, PS4 and X1, are PC's... yep, mind-blowing.

[Angeljuice]

What if I told you that you're a bit slow, yep, mind blowing.

[Rzep]

I am saving alot of money this month. First Ghosts, then X Rebirth, now Need for Speed. So thats $180 left in my pocket. Also since Assasins Creed 4 delay shows that Ubisoft still doesn't care about the PC I will wait till it goes on sale for next to nothing.

Not a fan of DLC but I think I'll spend some of that money for BF4 Premium thing. A little thank you for a proper PC version and good communication when it comes to fixing the weak launch.

[hollabox]

What? Nah its all good, picked up Rivals on the PS4. I still have Most Wanted on the PC which ran between 30-45 FPS anyway depending on Nvidia's drivers I'm using.

[1nsomniac]

HAHA I love the fact that this is suddenly an issue.

Most games have been locked at 30fps even on the PC even triple A games until this new buzz PR 60fps crap got introduced with next gen.

It's not a massive issue but now people are making a big deal out of it devs should be increasing it so I still have no sympathy for EA over this.

[Rzep]

"Most games" on PC haven't had any sort of fps lock for the longest time, stop spouting bullshit.

[wtopez]

Um no. 60+ fps has been the standard on PC for a looooong time. I remember reading reviews of Halo 1 on Xbox and some reviewers were lamenting the fact that it wasn't on PC because of the frame-rate locked at 30.

[kingduqc]

Sometimes I wonder why dev that studied at university can be so stupid.

[JediDiah]

NFS SUCKS at 30 FPS and below on PS4 AND all others for that matter. 60 FPS for a game like that is the ONLY way to go! I'm trading my NFS PS4 in next time I go to Gamestop.

[skywarpgreer]

U STUPID NOOBS. IT IS Gothenburg-based studio "Ghost" NOT EA. EA ARE JUST THE PUBLISHER. KNOW YOUR GAMES AND HOW THEY ARE MADE!!!!! GOD DAM IT!

[MuhammadJA]

lol at playing car games on pc!

[Pandamobile]

Lol at not playing car games on PC.