PC and Console games typically get slammed for 30 fps performance and I do find them really jarring. However SD reviews generally find 30 fps perfectly acceptable. As per title, is 30 fps more acceptable on a smaller screen?
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30FPS is 30FPS. It’s not less noticeable because of the screen. The standards are just lower for a 15w portable device.
It’s also still perfectly playable. Even on consoles and desktop PCs. More is better, I’d love to be able to play every game at a 120fps minimum. However I’ll never not play a game purely because it’s locked to 30FPS.
it’s complicated. 30fps is very playable in certain kinds of games and when there is minimal additional latency. Horizon Forbidden West plays great at 30fps on ps5. However, Metro Exodus is basically unplayable at 30fps on pc because the game has an absolutely insane amount of latency.
I generally find 30fps more acceptable because of the types of games I’m playing at 30fps. If I’m playing on a handheld/with controller then I’m certainly not playing FPSs, so I don’t notice as much. If I’m sat at my desk with keyboard and mouse then I probably am playing something like an FPS and then it would really matter. I’d say the issue with lower framerates is most apparent with camera movement so if you’re playing a third person or a top down game etc. where you don’t move the camera as much/not at all, it’s not as big of a deal lowering framerate.
Having said all that I still consider framerate the most important factor and will always prefer worse graphics over lower framerate.