Dragon's Dogma 2 Launches With Uncapped 30FPS Performance On Xbox

Disappointing for some fans, I’m sure. Strange that they haven’t put a 30fps vsync cap on the frame rate given that yesterday’s previews saw it barely go above 30. Although there were quite a few drops below 30 during action which would probably introduce tearing if using vsync.

I struggle to play games below 60 now so decided to trade in the series x for a pc a few months ago. Stories like this just serve to further validate my decision. I’ve yet to play a game that hasn’t been a locked 60 thanks to fully customisable graphics settings. Games are also considerably cheaper - I have dd2 preordered for £35.

If the frame rate is consistent, I don't care. I'm fine with 30fps, especially with games like this, as long as it's stable.

I prefer 60, but 30 is OK if it's consistent and properly frame paced. Consistency is king.

This no man's land framerate is horrible to play and look at and I will not reward the devs or publishers for making such a poor decision.

If people stopped buying games that release in a mess, maybe we could finally get games that release when they are ready from a content and technical perspective.

I loved the original Dragons Dogma and the Dark Arisen dlc, but until this is fixed, I will be voting with my wallet.

Hopefully Rise of the Ronin is better as I am really looking forward to that game later this month and will play that instead

I'd rather have a capped, steady framerate at 30 than something that runs smooth as butter in a single room then crashes to **** when you walk outside.

This news made me wait for reviews and digital foundry. 30 stable is fine but dips really bother me.

@HotGoomba The fact is that this is NOT going to be a 'stable' 30fps. It may run around say 30fps but could be 28-37fps with uneven frame pacing. That could be an average of 'around' 30fps for large chunks of the game but could even jump up to 60fps if you look at the sky creating a much bigger change in Frame Rates, making it feel even more inconsistent/worse.

There is NO such thing as an uncapped 30fps as such. It's just an uncapped frame rate. It may well be 'capped' to 60fps for example, meaning the frame rate can't go above 60fps, but is often running closer to 30fps...

@Neither_scene Yeah if you can swing a $1500 PC, no need for the $500 series X.

Is it not on PS5? I know this is an Xbox site but when talking about framerates we should be specific about console/s unless its only one console. Thanks!

@NotoriousWhiz it was $1000 and I sold my series x for $360 so $640. Pretty happy with that

$500 is a great entry point, but game pass is on pc and it’s my main hobby. From my point of view it’s been money well spent. Doesn’t mean that will be the case for everyone.

I'm taking a wait and see approach with this one. I doubt I pick it up until it's discounted or possibly on a subscription service.

@Krazee5255 I saw a similar article yesterday saying exact same about it being 30ish for PS5.
Game developers aren't even trying to optimize for the consoles anymore. They're just making for high end PC now.

This just sounds like a terrible decision, if you ask me.

Definitely gonna wait then if I wanna play it on Xbox to see if they add a performance mode.

The first one was absolutely awful at 30fps.

The uncapped frame rate is confusing too. Sure if there is a mid Gen refresh or someone plays it on next Gen, it'll help. But for now, unless the Series X is running it fast enough for VRR to help, seems kinda pointless.

@Krazee5255 That's why there is a site for each console. Allows each version to be focused on individually. There is a push square article up about the framerate as well.

Uh oh… There’s nothing worse than an uncapped framerate. Especially that low. “Aiming to go at around or higher” than 30 is really horrible, like bad bad, just cap it at 30 please.

@Felinox Judging by the system requirement sheet for DD2 that's been circulating, they're not even building for high end PCs- as not even a 4080 can run this very well!

They're building games for the future- kind of like Crysis, but without the cutting-edge graphics.

That's a terrible decision from them, give us at minimum 30fps locked. As much as I want the game I will wait for either a 60 or 30fps locked down the road, I want nothing to do with uncapped anything.

Uncapped framerate shows shows out out of touch some game developers are with the actual players. At least have the decency to add a 30fps cap option. I will get Rise of The Ronin instead.

@Neither_scene I've had a similar experience. I got the Series X for Flight Simulator (which is astonishingly well optimized and still the only true current gen game imo). I finally saved enough to get a gaming PC for the first time in 15 years and geewhiz was it worth it. Gamepass for PC is great value, Steam games are often cheaper than Xbox or PS5 and are frequently on sale AND you don't pay to play online with friends etc - I finally let my PS plus sub lapse. I think the main thing, possibly the only thing holding back current gen consoles is that they are frequently hooked up to 4K TVs therefore that is the expectation hence 30fps or fidelity trade offs. PC games running with high to ultra specs on a 1440p monitor look just incredible though and you get 60 fps minimum depending on those aforementioned settings and your rig specs. It's hard to go back but I do get used to 30fps quickly if that's the only option I have.

A strange decision to uncap the framerate when it hovers around 30. A consistent 30 with good pacing is great. Uncapped is a mess. Even stranger that the dev intentionally chose this instead of it being an oversight.

I fancied getting this, but will skip it.

Yikes! That's a really bad decision considering it drops frames too often (the pre-launch build). The Series X is more than capable of running 90% of AAA games at 60fps (with scaled back details of course) and yet it seems everyone just puts an FPS cap and call it night..

@XxEvilAshxX I believe uncapped does help when future consoles play the game. I believe VRR on the Series consoles should help. But I get what you're saying.

Still playing last gen I guess. Very disappointing to hear. Where do all the console resources even go? Doesn’t seem to me like a significant graphical leap. Frustrating.