We were treated to the highly anticipated release of Medieval Dynasty on Xbox Series X|S yesterday (included with Game Pass), and while impressions of the game have been good, the same can't be said of its performance.
Xbox fans have been questioning why the game is classed as "Optimised" for Series X and Series S when it only runs at 30FPS on both consoles, while also pointing out issues with the likes of pop-in and small text.
While the game's developer (Render Cube) has yet to respond publicly to these concerns, publisher Toplitz Productions has been very active on Twitter over the past 24 hours, revealing that there are plans to hopefully increase the frame rate in a future patch, although specifics can't be provided right now.
It's not just Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S suffering these issues right now - PlayStation 5 users are reporting them as well. Interestingly, Topliz has been hinting that the game might be coming to Xbox One and PS4 at some point, too.
We've reached out independently to try and get a more solid quote about the 60FPS patch, and we'll update you if we hear anything back. For now, Medieval Dynasty still sounds like a fun game to try on Xbox Game Pass, but just be aware that the performance might not be as good as you're hoping for - at least not yet!
How are you getting on with Medieval Dynasty on Xbox Game Pass so far? Tell us down below.
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I didn't personally have a problem with the FPS. I had a problem downloading it. As of last night, it stated there was an error and I was to try again later.
This title makes it sound like it isn't performing well as far as downloads on Game Pass and not that it isn't performing well visually.
@Trmn8r Yeah, I can totally see that. I've made a change to the title to mention Xbox Series X|S rather than Game Pass.
No 60fps no play, easy as that.
Game is great with nice graphics and gameplay. I personally think 30 fps is fine in this game, but a performance mode in 1440p would probably be a wise choice to implement.
30 fps is fine after you get used to it, but going from a 60+ fps game to 30 fps feels sooo so bad. Going to hold out for that performance update for now.
@Kaloudz It's got customisable difficulty - you can make yourself invincible, turn off starvation / thirst and tax, etc.
So it can be as hard or as easy as you like And it doesn't turn off achievements either.
It's actually very pretty given it's only like 5GB - I wouldn't notice 30FPS to be honest as:
a) it's quite a slow simulator game anyway
b) I honestly can't really tell the difference between 30FPS and 60 - I play FH5 on 30 and it still feels like the fastest-moving and reacting game ever to me...
@Joabra01Swe There are some types of games where 30fps is no big deal. But an FPS, 60fps should be the new standard. Very disappointed though that Raytracing might as well not even exist this generation considering almost every dev makes it and either/or situation with either 60 fps or 30 fps RT...
This port looks like an aftethought.
@Kaloudz
There are loads of difficulty options. For example you can boost levelling up to x1000, set damage from enemies at 0, unlimited health, stamina etc.
Never cared about FPS, not gonna start now. Game was fine as it is.
@Kaloudz I found it fine lol - it's not fast paced so not like I noticed the frame rate.
Didn't see pop in etc either really - and it's quite pretty
Playing on a 1440p monitor with 4K disabled on series x, runs and looks superb, no problems at all, whatever the framerate is
@Kaloudz
I have been playing it on my PC on ultra graphic settings for the last few days and then started playing it on my Series X the last couple of days, so I have experience of the two. There is a noticeable drop in FPS and graphics on the console version for sure but not enough for me to stop enjoying it. If I only had the console version I would still be happy with the game. I will carry on playing it across the two formats as saves are shared and sometimes I just fancy chilling on the sofa rather than sitting at a desk.
Started on my Series X and ended up moving to my PC (all AMD) to play. It's less powerful, but with tweaked ultra settings I can easily get 60fps at nearly 4k and the experience looks and feels much better. Can't really understand why the X isn't targeting 60 as I'd rather play there.
This game is quite addicting and there is so much to do. Happy we got it on console.
I can't even install it from gamepass. Says sorry something went wrong. Try again in a little while. This happens every time I try it. Anyone else having this issue?
To be honest, I find consistant frame timing is much more preferable than an unconsistant higher frame rate. 30 fps in forza horizon 5 for instance, is so consistant its pretty playable and i make that choice on series x as im highly sensitive to the pop in you get at 60fps. One of the few titles I play on PC though as I get 4k 120hz ultra there, and that really is obviously much better.
I had thought this title looked a bit 'janky' on preview, so haven't given it a look. I like that its highly customisable with options though, so maybe I will take a peek for myself. If the 30 fps is consistently delivered, im sure I will cope!
I've spent nearly 40 years playing titles mainly well under 60fps, it would be rediculous to claim I couldnt play them now..
Its fine and working good with my Xbox series x, the only problem is trying to live with and getting some food. lol
What they really mean, We knew the frame rate sucked, but we needed the money so we put the game out unfinished.
What do you mean they've been hinting at the game coming out on Xbox one? It's on game pass avaliable to stream from the cloud on Xbox one, and has been since the beginning of the month. I know because I've already played it...
@Chingo1989 A native version for Xbox One is seemingly in the works as well, not just the Cloud version.
Really disappointing about it being locked at 30 fps. Baffles me that there are people in the comments that can't tell the difference between 30 & 60. Strange that they put it out like this, game looks OK but it's not exactly demanding, feels like it should be 60 as a minimum as its pretty jarring as it is. Fingers crossed it gets sorted soon
@Widey85 as will be majority of gamers, it’s only the elitist gamers that know what they are talking about that can tell a difference lol
30 FPS for this game is fine.. but that pop-in is really bad.
I've played for a few hours now it's pretty good performance can be rough but i wasn't expecting much finding it quite relaxing.
I tried it out because it sounded like a game I'd love but it all felt super clunky and cheap. Probably would have pushed through but the biggest issue for me was that there's no setting for text size. It's way too small for me. I'm not giving myself eye strain to play a game.
@FrostyMtn I had to restart the console from settings and it allowed me to do it, waited all day too before I thought of it.
@Rsco2410 i had to do the same thing.
I'll never accept 30fps again. The main reason my Series S collects dust unless I'm feeling nostalgic and want to play old games. Even then it's only to fps boosted titles.
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