Gotham Knights is out tomorrow and players are already looking forward to exploring Gotham City and bringing justice to justice. With a unique multiplayer mode to distinguish itself from the Arkham quadrilogy, the Warner Bros game will allow its bat vigilantes to go through the entire adventure in the company of another knight of the night.
The 30 FPS debate
However, bad news for some players, the PS5 and Xbox Series versions will only run at 30 frames per second and not 60 like many next-gen AAA games. According to the official discord message, it's because of the co-op nature of the game, which would put a lot more strain on the developers than just changing the resolution.
A seemingly cosmetic choice on the part of the Warner teams, which will not prevent many players from immersing themselves in the dark intrigue of Gotham Knight. This is not the opinion of a developer named Lee Devonald who thinks that these 30 FPS are the fault of a particular console, the Xbox Series.
“An entire generation of games, paralyzed by this potato”
It was on Twitter that the former senior character technical artist at Rocksteady (Arkham games, next Suicide Squad) expressed his opinion. According to him, the Microsoft console would limit the games of its generation because it is much less powerful than its competitors. Immediately, the debate was launched.
Then the conversation continues...
Response from a Twitter user: "Interesting. I sincerely wonder, where would be the brake - if there is one - in the latest consoles? Do we already have data on this, or are these consoles " globally balanced?
Lee Devonald: "The Series S GPU. Cross-platform games should always be optimized for the lowest performance machines."
Another response from a Twitter user: "I mean the Series X is a lot more powerful than an Xbox One, but yeah..."
Lee Devonald: "Series S exists, though. And Microsoft will never let you run a game on one without running it on the other. An entire generation of games, crippled by this potato."
Harsh words, which in this season of squeegees would almost make our mouths water, but which remain quite categorical towards the Microsoft console.
Since then, Lee Devonald has deleted most of his interventions, in addition to deactivating his Twitter account. No one knows when he will return, but in any case the developer will have been able to express his opinion... whatever the cost!
In the meantime, Gotham Knights will be released tonight, starting at midnight on PS5 and Xbox Series. For players who are on PC, you will have to wait longer, since the game will be launched from 7 p.m. on this platform. Only a few more hours to wait!
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