Conclusion:
More: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-dark-souls-2-performance-analysis
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Update re: Xbox One 36fps that occurred while an Achievement Unlocked notification popped up at the same time:
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DF Performance Analysis: Dark Souls 2 The Scholar of the First Sin (PS4 vs. XB1)
- Thread starter chadskin
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Conclusion:
More: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-dark-souls-2-performance-analysis
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Update re: Xbox One 36fps that occurred while an Achievement Unlocked notification popped up at the same time:
Dictator93
Member
That "bokeh" depth of field is, at my first glance, the same depth of field option available on the default PC release. Did the last gen version have no DOF or just plain gaussian?
EDIT: IMO, the PC comparison article should perhaps include Durante's mod.
EDIT: IMO, the PC comparison article should perhaps include Durante's mod.
Inkvoterad
Member
I heard the 60fps durability glitch is still on the PC version. Does the consoles have it too? Anyone who plays on newgen and played on oldgen that can confirm?
Windom Earle
Member
Still baffled how this is not a locked 60 on PS4 after the amazing PC version that runs well even on modest hardware. Does this update come with significant graphics updates?
Still a huge improvement over last gen obviously. Xbone framerate is pretty bad though.
Still a huge improvement over last gen obviously. Xbone framerate is pretty bad though.
Cyborg
Member
But only one platform affacts the gameplay in a negative way!
Derpcrawler
Member
Worst case scenario is 36FPS? For people who endured last gen versions this would be amazing, I remember playing DS1 and 2 on Xbox 360, with places like Blighttown dropping to 10-15FPS.
Dictator93
Member
Hard to tell since DF haven't done a direct comparison with the last PC release in this article. But I am reinstalling the game as I type this and am looking to make the exact same screens they have.
Durante didn't touch DS2, he was quite pleased by the great port job iirc
7DollarHagane
Banned
Ugh can't get locked 60 on either.. This is a better than average remaster but not a good one.
Maybe I'll just get the upgrade on PC for the dlc then.
Maybe I'll just get the upgrade on PC for the dlc then.
Windom Earle
Member
Cool, looking forward to it.
Dictator93
Member
Durante didn't touch DS2, he was quite pleased by the great port job iirc
hah, you should tell that to durante
Kudo
Member
I think the Scholar of the First Sin has some improved textures, kind of remember seeing some armors looking different.
Both versions looks solid.
Bloodborne is already on PS4.
Both versions looks solid.
Bloodborne is already on PS4.
It's a reference to the various tech issues that game has.
The Ge stands for Generic. It wasn't specifically made for Dark Souls 2
Eh. Maybe. It really doesn't take much to get 1080p/solid 60fps on PC, so I'm not quite sure it's that impressive a result. Especially for the XB1.
Journey
Banned
Hmm, I wonder too
. They probably felt it was good enough and preferred avoided the resolutiongate.
Aceofspades
Banned
Solid performance on PS4, can't wait to play it after finishing bloodborne.
Dictator93
Member
He did though. He implemented a new SSAO, a new Bokeh, a new post processing suite, and a very impressive HDR bloom into GeDoSaTo specifically for DaS2. THings which only work for that game.
Well, given the choice I'll choose 48fps as the minimum over 36fps.
xb1 performance is shittown.
StoppedInTracks
Member
Damn and I get the game tomorrow (Xbone). I appreciate the 1080p framerate but 36 fps during a boss fight? Pity.
He even had a couple articles covering how to 'mod' the graphics in the game. It is completely false to say he didn't touch DS2.
He was happy with the port's quality because it was a huge step up from the 360/PS3 versions and it ran fantastically well. That doesn't mean there wasn't room for improvement.
Would really like to know this, too.
Kudo
Member
Hopefully they'll get those fixed, only issue I've had so far is really long wait times in Chalice summoning..
No one posted impressions when they played the PC version after PS3/XB360? I personally didn't "feel" much difference in the FPS other than weapons broke faster, and I ran it 2560x1440 on PC so it looked LOT cleaner, but preferred the experience on PS3 because I encountered one too many cheater invading me on PC, of course I played it on PS3 first so that might be the cause too.
Messofanego
Banned
Can someone knowledgeable explain how Xbox One has become more like PS3 last gen and PS4 more like Xbox 360 last gen in terms of performance with most games, is it just because of weaker hardware? Is that because the Xbox One port here is 1080p on weaker hardware when usually the games have lower resolutions to account for that? Didn't I hear the Witcher 3 producer say Xbox One is easier to program for cause it got some Direct X thing so more like a PC? Otherwise I don't hear developers touting multiplatform differences in favour of Xbox One.
Yeah, looking at the framerate comparison video, whenever there's enemies around the Xbox One version drops below 60 fps immediately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMPJ_rSUR0I
Not really, just frame-rate drops.
Windom Earle
Member
Never had much issue with the durability bug on PC. Only funny thing was using Old Whip. You could break it in a few swings. But it was so OP in PvP that it actually made it balanced.
That is crazy. You did not notice going from sub 30 to 60?
That is crazy. You did not notice going from sub 30 to 60?
Well, given the choice I'll choose 48fps as the minimum over 36fps.
Yeah I'm glad you like your console so much that you need to pointlessly defend how it runs the game better under stress than the other console does,
while all that gaffer was saying is that even the Xbone version runs DkS2 better under stress than last gen did at best.
Whilst true, drops from 30fps to 20fps are going to be just as noticeable as drops from 60fps to 34fps. Obviously you'll still have better input response with the latter, which is a big advantage, but in terms of the aesthetic experience, you're going to feel a massive difference with the drop all the same.
Honestly, I think they should have just dropped the Xbox One version to 900p. Not sure why they decided to keep it 1080p.
"Just".
That's a much more severe performance gap than we've seen in recent times on these two machines.
Oh. That's news to me.
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
Watching that video, the PS4 is the clear winner but the XB1 version looks like it runs fine.
Kudo
Member
I have very bad eyes and only notice fps when I compare them next to each other or it dips like crazy.
I did notice though when PS3 version started loading new areas it probably dipped to like 10fps and PC version has none of those problems, also loading times are better, even when running 2560x1440. Admittedly never checked my FPS on PC but I think it was pretty stable around 60, GTX 670 and i5-750@ 4Ghz.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Read the article and thought that doesn't sound too bad, then watched the video.
Don't get the X1 version
Don't get the X1 version
If DF is to be believed on 1.5% of dropped frames for PS4 - that's a figure that you'd probably get in vast majority of "stable" 60fps games in last 15 years, regardless of the platform.pixlexic said:
Also PS4 drops in the video look isolated to scenes with lots of enemies on screen, so it's likely CPU bound anyhow (which may well be the case for most remasters).
Bloodborne is a brand new 30fps built game and DS2: SotFS is a 60fps up port of a last gen game so this is a really dumb comparison to draw. This must be upsetting for you.