{"id":94814,"date":"2020-10-13T23:47:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T23:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/ps5-xbox-series-x-pc-frame-rate-display-60fps-120fps\/"},"modified":"2020-10-13T23:47:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T23:47:05","slug":"the-ps5-xbox-series-x-need-to-offer-a-common-pc-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/13\/the-ps5-xbox-series-x-need-to-offer-a-common-pc-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"The PS5, Xbox Series X Need to Offer a Common PC Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Consoles have come a long away since their early graphics, with some games sporting almost life like images that couldn\u2019t be done even ten years ago. But when compared to PC games, there’s one area that they’ve been lagging behind in, and that’s frame rates.\u00a0The PlayStation 5 <\/strong>and the Xbox Series X<\/strong> are both slated to release in early November this year, and possibly one of the most intriguing features of the newest consoles is the promise to up frame rates, with a few games that are promised to run at 120 frames per second.<\/p>\n

With the new hardware the PS5<\/a> and Xbox Series X<\/a> have, there\u2019s one feature that\u2019d be very helpful. A feature that PC players have had for a very long time: a frame rate display, giving players the ability to see their current frame rate as they play.<\/p>\n

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When most people think of frame rates, they probably aren’t thinking of how useful of a metric it is to help measure the performance of the console’s hardware, but frame rates can be used for more than just making games look next-gen<\/a>.\u00a0Being able to see the current frame rate also allows players to tell the difference between lag and frame rate drops. Sometimes, the terms are used interchangeably, even though they are very different things. Frame drops indicate there\u2019s likely a hardware problem, while lag is a network problem. If\u00a0the frame rate is fine but gameplay still feels choppy, then there’s likely a network related issue.<\/p>\n

But if\u00a0there’s no problems with the\u00a0internet and the game is still dropping frames, then that means there’s something wrong with the console. In these examples, being able to see current frame rate in game will allow players to identify a problem much easier if one arises, but then it becomes a matter of what the player can actually do if there is a hardware issue with a console. A PC player could easily get a new graphics card<\/a> and fix the problem, while someone playing on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X doesn\u2019t have that luxury.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s simply just wanting to see if the game is running at its intended frame rate. There\u2019s nothing wrong with checking to make sure that things are working as they should be. If the games aren\u2019t running at their advertised frame rate, it mean there’s a serious problem with the console hardware<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the console could be labeled defective due to not being able to live up to its promise. There are also some people who want their mind blown with the sheer capability of the new consoles, for example.<\/p>\n

Being able to watch the frame rate counter in the top right corner play as the game is displayed in jaw dropping quality is an affirming experience, it feels good to be able to keep track of how\u00a0the hardware is running and seeing the results. Both are very solid reasons for wanting to see\u00a0the current frame rate on screen, and obviously for those who couldn\u2019t care less, there should also be an option to remove it as well.<\/p>\n