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60fps Was Always A Pipedream, But Randy Pitchford Says Even A Steady 30fps Is Unlikely For Borderlands 4 On Switch 2

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An open-world FPS as chaotic as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Borderlands 4 running on Nintendo Switch 2 is an impressive feat, going to show just ♐how far handhelds🥃 have come in the last decade. But it isn't without concessions.

When asked on Twitter if the game will run at 60fps, (via ) that "It was important to us not to cut anything and to support cross-play with other platforms. So, no. It'll be mostly🐽 around 30fps, with some dips in some intense moments, heavy combats, or if hosting a multiplayer game in handheld mode, etc."

It'll be mostly around 30fps, with some dips.

If you've ever played a Borderlands game, you'll know that a lot of the experience is "heavy combat" and "intense moments", with 𝔉enormous shootouts against swarms of enemies who explode into a viscera of colourful loot. It's also best enjoyed with friends, given that it's a co-op looter shooter first and foremost, so if you're hosting in handheld, you'll have to face the brunt of these "dips" — don't expect a steady framerate, basically.

"Please Consider A Performance Mode"

A character from Borderlands 4 wielding two axes, one flame-powered and one ice-powered.

While many fans "appreciate" the honesty from Pitchford, there are already calls for a performance mode so that the game can at least hit an average of 30-40fps, compromising on graphics for a smoother experience. After all, that's what 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Cyberpunk 2077 offered, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a similarly ambitious open world port t🅘🦹hat cut as few corners as possible to show off the Switch 2's prowess.

While that is a solution for handheld, which said was the "smoothest way to ♔enjoy the game", Cyberpunk 2077's performance mode isn't nearly as staཧble when playing docked. Simple interiors reliably hit 40fps, but shootouts and driving often cause the game to drop to 30fps, if not lower. Without VRR support during docked play, these "drops stick out obviously to the naked eye".

Pitchford revealed last night that Borderlands 4 will launch on October 3 for Switch 2. Hopefully, the "dips" he mentioned are sparse, but with how frenetic the series has beenꦑ in the past, and with an ambitious open world this time, even a steady 30fps sounds out of reach.