[QUOTE="kalipekona"]
[QUOTE="call_of_duty_10"] Why do hermits like to act as if 7th gen consoles didn't exist before 2011?
Yeah,console games never had a high amount of aa and af,but 20 fps?That's BS.Games on ps4 will run at a constant 30 for at least 3 years.
call_of_duty_10
What are you talking about? There was plenty of slowdown in games right from the beginning. It didn't just start in 2011. Are you sure you are feeling ok?
Dunno about ps3,but I never noticed slowdowns in any game other than quake 4 on my 360.Owned one till mid 2009,so I cannot really speak about games released in the other half,or 2010...But the games look smooth in gameplay videos.
Sub-30fps slowdown was very common in console games, even on the 360.
"both versions have issues sustaining a fluid 30FPS when there's a modicum of action on-screen." (Ghostbusters)
"Firstly is the sub-HD resolution; both console versions run at a less-than-stellar 1120x640, with no frame rate lock - so, depending on the complexity of the scene, the game runs at anything from the mid-20s up to 60FPS (albeit very rarely)." (Bionic Commando)
"Also in common with Wheelman, both versions aspire to a 30FPS refresh rate but do have trouble sustaining it, though 360 clearly gets closer to the ideal." (X-Men Origins:Wolverine)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-360-vs-ps3-face-off-round-20Â (18/06/2009)
"First up, we stress-test the game tech by comparing a range of engine-driven cut-scenes - these seem to feature a wildly variable frame-rate"Â (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
"Frame-rate in these cut-scenes is somewhat variable to say the least, and it's clear that Mercury Steam pushed the visuals to the limit often at the expense of frame-rate (15FPS at certain points is something we never like to see in-game)."Â (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
"the shifting frame-rate is still a problem - changing between anything from the low 20s to the low 30s." (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)Â
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-castlevania-lords-of-shadow-face-off (7/10/2010)
"but the action is frequently punctuated by a judder that sometimes makes you think your character has been crippled when it hasn't. When it really hits home (for example, in the enclosed environments of the Super-Duper Mart or the Rivet City marketplace), the frame-rate can hit rock-bottom at 15fps. The fact that the rate fluctuates so much - between 15fps, 20fps and 30fps in quick succession in some cases - gives the PS3 code a rough look" (Fallout 3)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fallout-3-triple-format-face-off-article?page=2Â (Friday, 7 November 2008)
"There's also the question of v-lock and screen-tear and the way each console handles it. For the most part, the 360 version is v-locked, but when it drops frames, it can do so quite severely - and you get a couple of frames of bonus screen-tear to boot. The PS3 version isn't v-locked, so runs a touch smoother in a few rare instances, but has noticeably more tearing" (Mirror's Edge)
"Â It's clear that 30fps is the target refresh rate, but both PS3 and 360 games deviate from this at the drop of a hat." (Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway)
"Despite the fact the refresh rate of the underlying technology has already been substantially pared back at its stock speeds, both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game manage to drop frames, too." (Quantum of Solace)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-360-vs-ps3-face-off-round-16-article?page=4Â (Monday, 24 November 2008)
"And even though the game is belittled so dramatically from a visual perspective, it still manages to run at a lower frame rate than the Xbox 360 version." (Splinter Cell Double Agent)
"both versions lose their consistency and fluidity very easily with readily apparent frame-rate drops, and it's difficult to understand why as neither version is exactly pushing the envelope visually." (Tony Hawk's Project 8)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/x360-v-ps3-multiformat-face-off-round-three-article?page=4Â (Thursday, 5 July 2007)
"the engine running the show came up a little short, with a frame-rate that dipped dramatically when the screen was at its busiest - exactly when you need a smooth response." (Stuntman Ignition)
"the PS3 rendition of Stuntman exhibits all the classic hallmarks of a lazy, cack-handed conversion. In terms of actual game content, everything from the Xbox 360 version of the game is in there (with perhaps some small changes here and there in terms of effects and lighting) but the frame-rate issues of the original version are amplified substantially in the new code, and the v-sync screen tear is off-puttingly bad."Â (Stuntman Ignition)
"Scaling and blurring aside, it's the frame-rate that is the key concern here, not just in terms of visual smoothness - essential in maintaining the in-game illusion of reality - but also in the perceived response from the controls. Sometimes, especially during combat, the game just feels sloth-like and cumbersome." (Assassin's Creed)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/x360-vs-ps3-face-off-round-six-article?page=3Â (Thursday, 29 November 2007)
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And there are lots and lots of other examples. The cold hard truth is that console games were plagued with performance isssues, screen tearing, jaggies, sub-HD resolutions, and just general poor image quality, right from the beginning.
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