Is The Game Industry Dropping The 60 FPS Standard?

[turkey3_scratch]

What's up with the topic derailment? It should be about discussing fps in games and not about piracy. We should be redirecting the discussion to the original topic, guys.

I wasn`t talking about Piracy. I was talking about cheaper games for everyone. Leading to greater distribution (more customers), and better performance, as nothing like DRM slowing stuff down and jacking up costs.

Assuming they produce the same quantity of games for a lower price, that would decrease the demand of the game:

They don't even sell out these games by some companies, so that would not be an economically wise decision for them. If they want to keep the same demand for the game with a $20 less price the quantity needs drastically increased, and if quantity increases than they might not sell all which results in a lower income to the develoeprs.

 

[bystander]

I wasn`t talking about Piracy. I was talking about cheaper games for everyone. Leading to greater distribution (more customers), and better performance, as nothing like DRM slowing stuff down and jacking up costs.

The object is to make some money (most games lose money, with a few that make a lot). The typical method used is to sell it at market price at release when buzz and excitement is high. Then discount it over time.

The whole pricing scheme is based on experience. With a lower price, do they sell enough extra copies to cover the price change? Do they even sell as much (there are some shoppers that don't even look at bargain games)? Is a pirates habits even related to the price (what is said and reality are often two different things)?

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

New system requirements for Assassin's Creed Unity released.

http://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-unity-system-requirements-rumoured-to-be-steep/

This game requires a GTX 680 MINIMUM??? Seriously??? Now Ubisoft is going way overboard with this. And if this game gets capped at 30 fps, well, there goes a huge chunk of their revenue.

 

[Novuake]

New system requirements for Assassin's Creed Unity released.

http://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-unity-system-requirements-rumoured-to-be-steep/

This game requires a GTX 680 MINIMUM??? Seriously??? Now Ubisoft is going way overboard with this. And if this game gets capped at 30 fps, well, there goes a huge chunk of their revenue.

"Caveats in place, here is what might be the system requirements for Assassin's Creed Unity:"

Read...

 

[CAaronD]

The new assasins creed gameplay fall far short of their predecessors I doubt Unity will be any better anyway. Neither will the optimization I don't think I want to play a game capped at 30 on the PC. Unless that game happens to be an interactive point and click game lol.

 

[djazzoff]

The new assasins creed gameplay fall far short of their predecessors I doubt Unity will be any better anyway. Neither will the optimization I don't think I want to play a game capped at 30 on the PC. Unless that game happens to be an interactive point and click game lol.

If it will be caped at 30 fps, u could use D3DOverrider to unlock it to 60 fps.

 

[GeekDad63]

Can't see this happening...ubisoft took major heat about saying 30FPS is good enough. 60 has been the gold standard and if anything, like most things in tech, the bar will raised higher than that soon enough.

 

[canadianvice]

The new assasins creed gameplay fall far short of their predecessors I doubt Unity will be any better anyway. Neither will the optimization I don't think I want to play a game capped at 30 on the PC. Unless that game happens to be an interactive point and click game lol.

I don't know. If there is any time in history (and I've studied this at a university level) that would allow AC to shine with its plot, it is the intrigue and chaos of the French Revolution.

If they botch this game, they're just bad at it, not because it was hard to get right.

 

[lookanlearn]

What's up with the topic derailment? It should be about discussing fps in games and not about piracy. We should be redirecting the discussion to the original topic, guys.

What's up with the topic derailment? It should be about discussing fps in games and not about piracy. We should be redirecting the discussion to the original topic, guys.

I wasn`t talking about Piracy. I was talking about cheaper games for everyone. Leading to greater distribution (more customers), and better performance, as nothing like DRM slowing stuff down and jacking up costs.

Assuming they produce the same quantity of games for a lower price, that would decrease the demand of the game:

They don't even sell out these games by some companies, so that would not be an economically wise decision for them. If they want to keep the same demand for the game with a $20 less price the quantity needs drastically increased, and if quantity increases than they might not sell all which results in a lower income to the develoeprs.

Anti-piracy methods (DRM) currently affect fps.

In case you missed a post or two.

There are alternatives.

 

[lookanlearn]

What's up with the topic derailment? It should be about discussing fps in games and not about piracy. We should be redirecting the discussion to the original topic, guys.

I wasn`t talking about Piracy. I was talking about cheaper games for everyone. Leading to greater distribution (more customers), and better performance, as nothing like DRM slowing stuff down and jacking up costs.

Assuming they produce the same quantity of games for a lower price, that would decrease the demand of the game:

They don't even sell out these games by some companies, so that would not be an economically wise decision for them. If they want to keep the same demand for the game with a $20 less price the quantity needs drastically increased, and if quantity increases than they might not sell all which results in a lower income to the develoeprs.

Do you always only read part of what people write?



What part of "Increased sales distribution" did you miss?

 

[thdarkshadow]

Wow he is such an idiot! There's a big difference between 60 and 30fps. And to call the hobbit 48fps weird! He's a moron! Of course it looks weird compared to 24fps! But it looked amazing. So much smoother than the 24fps version.

 

[Novuake]

LOL back at the Google, Youtube now supports 60FPS video uploads.

Now that I have seen a few videos on Youtube at 60FPS, I will say this, in a NON-interactive viewing, its something to get used to, this obviously does not apply to gaming.
However even on Youtube, its really looks amazing.

 

[TripleHeinz]

Honestly i was used to 30 fps and was fine with it until i saw those precious 60fps videos on Youtube. Bring us 320x240 games but at 60fps

 

[shAnk1995]

Ubisoft would go to drains if it continues like this. A product is meant to be improved by time, not deteriorating!