Pacific Drive devs ruffle feathers over baffling decision to only target 4K 30FPS on PS5

PS5 exclusive Pacific Drive is a remarkable and unique experience, but its targeted performance of 4K 30fps is frustrating players.

[melons]

1440p at 60 > 4k at 30

[RaidenBlack]

fact

[Nacho_Z]

Every time.

[Jin_Sakai]

It’s ridiculous this day and age to not give a 60fps option with lower resolution.

[porkChop]

Depends on the game. Lowering resolution isn't always enough to get 60fps. Sometimes even lowering graphics settings isn't enough. If there's a lot of CPU-bound stuff going on you can end up in a situation where 60fps just isn't possible. I'm not saying Pacific Drive is that situation at all, I'm just explaining that 60fps isn't always going to be possible.

[Bathyj]

Pork chop you think this game is CPU intensive?

Thats rhetorical.

If Helldivers can do it , this game can too.

[porkChop]

@Bathyj

Do you just not bother reading before responding?

[Profchaos]

It really has to be a target at the start of development it's not as easy as lowering resolution and brute forcing it. Given its a small team they probably have some underlying problems occurring.

As we trudge to the mid gen point and enter the later stages a 30 fps cap will become commonplace as it does literally every generation since we started getting 3D games

[frostypants]

This right here. 4K in general is often a waste of horsepower. Most people don't sit close enough to discern 4K from 2K. I don't know why everyone insisted on going straight from 1080p to 4K other than feeling obligated to max out the TV.

[hollabox]

Depends on the game and what graphical features are given up. For example, I flat-out can't deal with close to the screen pop up from shadows, textures, to geometry. Nothing more distracting than driving and see a shadow constantly getting drawn in at mid screen is too visually distracting. I'll take sharp 30 FPS than deal with bushes, trees, shadows, ect getting drawn in 5 meters from my character. Games with poor upscaling to reach 60 FPS using low internal resolutions is too visually distracting as well. Hey, give me dynamic 4k60 and I'm good, or maybe 1728P is the lowest I'm willing to go for 60 FPS with little to no pop in.

[Neonridr]

the fact that this isn't locked @ 30fps means they should have given us a 60fps mode.

[MrBaskerville]

Didn't notice the 30 fps, but didn't notice the 4k either.

[jznrpg]

The physical copy comes out in April I believe. Hopefully by the time I get the game they patch in some other options. I’m not totally turned off by 4k 30fps as I have played some games in fidelity mode but I like to have the options to choose for myself.

[phoenixwing]

I get what you're saying on 30fps but in a racer 60fps or more can help with reaction speed.

[jznrpg]

Yeah I’d prefer 60 fos on a driving game for sure. Not sure if this a racer or what it is really but you are in a car so I’d like to try it out in multiple modes.

[porkChop]

Pacific Drive isn't a racer. It's more of a Driving Thriller/Horror game. Reaction time isn't really that important here.

[phoenixwing]

@above
That's my bad that I thought this was a racer. I guess it's not so bad but some ppl prefer 60fps nowadays

[MrBaskerville]

The game is pretty slow paced. You will rarely be driving fast and reacting fast. Though I guess you can potentially upgrade the engine, so might change later on.

[TwoPicklesGood]

60 fps or bust

[Profchaos]

I don't get what's hard to understand as we match towards midgen and late gen games a 30 fps cap will become commonplace again as games will be implanting more complex visuals. This game yeah sure it should be scalable but it's also a small team

Some people seem to think the Ps5 is a infinite well of power and that a 2020 Machine is somehow timeless you have to remember it's now 2024 cross gen is mostly done we will see more games launch with ps5 specs in mind and if they are pushing graphics this will happen.

I seriously doubt GTA vi will be running at 60 fps maybe a 40 fps vrr implementation.

[Kornholic]

The 4 year gap means nothing since graphics and games haven't really improved from the start of the gen. 30 fps is unacceptable this gen.

[Profchaos]

Looking at gta vi realistically do you honestly think that's a 60fps game on 2020 hardware.

But also look at the PC gpu space huge leaps have occured the 20 series was the flagship around the time of the console launch that was two gens ago.

[Kornholic]

This isn't GTA 6. Just because PS5 came 4 years ago doesn't mean that its power somehow actively diminish over time. Graphics and games haven't gotten more impressive during these 4 years either. A game like this should be running at 60 fps on a modern console.

[Profchaos]

Thing is graphics have gotten better we are seeing ue5 titles finally releasing that look miles ahead of what we got in 2020.

Sony wouldn't be making a rumoured pro if they didn't see a need for it

[VincentVanBro]

Playing this with an rtx 4090 at ~120 fps 4k and using nvidia’s new auto HDR feature. Pretty awesome experience so far.

[HectixTulip]

Yup, getting 200fps at 1440p 240hz oled monitor with 4090. It's glorious.

[BrainSyphoned]

Indie game=didn't expect it. It really doesn't run or look bad, it's nicely balanced.

[TheEroica]

Maybe ps5 can't handle more? We know it struggles with Sony first party studio games which is why Sony is making so few, but perhaps it's not powerful enough for running this game competent to other platforms?

[ModsDoBetter]

Speaking truth.

[StormSnooper]

I like the game so far. This issue aside.

[Firebird360]

Mark another one down. Said it before, ill say it again. I'm not going backwards in performance.
Target 60fps, its 2024.

[ModsDoBetter]

"Targeting" 30fps.

Yikes - cancelled my physical order - there's no excuse to not even get a consistent 30fps on PS5 as a bare minimum.

[DafunkyRebel]

Gameplay is king over graphics, and framerate affect gameplay therefore it should always be prioritized.

[jlove4life]

Now do you all see why ps5 pro is relevant for those that don't want to choose between 4k and 60fps

[jznrpg]

I’ll buy a Pro day one!

[ObsessedGeorge]

Death Stranding could do 4K 60fps on PS5, how can this not?