Digital Foundry's back with another video investigation into frame rates and resolution and all that technical stuff - although this time, is an especially interesting case. Upcoming exclusive Nioh boasts three separate gameplay modes on both the standard PlayStation 4 and the PS4 Pro that players can switch between to suit their needs.
The first is action mode, which prioritises keeping things at 60 frames per second. Next is movie mode, which opts for a stable resolution at 30 frames per second. Lastly, there's the variable movie mode, which tries to find a balance between resolution and frame rate. It's nice to have options, isn't it?
We imagine that many players are going to go straight for the action mode in order to get that smoother frame rate - something that can be very important for such a combat-heavy title. The good news is that the action mode keeps at a solid 60fps, but it only manages this through the use of dynamic resolution.
On the standard PS4, the resolution mostly sticks around 720p, so you can expect quite a drop in visual detail compared what you're used to from most PS4 games. On the Pro, however, the resolution stays closer to 1080p much more often, only dropping to 720p on "rare" occasions.
Meanwhile, the movie mode keeps the game locked at 1080p on PS4, and on Pro, the resolution ranges all the way from 2160p to 1440p. It's a nice boost, but it sounds like the action mode is the way to go if you own Sony's enhanced system. Last but not least, the variable movie mode works with an uncapped frame rate and dynamic resolution on both consoles, so it may be worth checking out just to see whether it suits you.
Overall, it looks like Nioh's approach to giving players a choice when it comes to frame rate and resolution was a clever call. All three modes reportedly work as well as you'd expect, and the release certainly benefits from the additional power of the Pro.
Would you like more games to offer options like this? Tell us which mode you'll be using in the comments section below.
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This is great! Looking for reasons to use my PS4 pro on my non 4K tv. I might try this eventually between this and the review.
Hey Bethesda, you paying attention?
I'm very surprised by the variable resolutions and frame rates given that it doesn't even look that good to start with. Wasn't this supposed to hit a steady upscaled 4k on the Pro according to the advertising.
I do wish more companies would give players more options to optimize games to their liking and not just on the Pro. I am so looking forward to Nioh!
This is what i thought having the Pro would offer for all games. Higher res same fps, same res and faster fps, or both higher res and fps.
The more choices the better. I would like more choices for PS4 games that are common on pc games. Like the options to disable and or adjust motion blur, dof, dynamic dof, ca, fov, bloom, fake lens flare, and god rays. Also i wish the PS4 could save more than one custom map for the controller.
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