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"Most reviewers understand that a game that runs at 'a rock-solid 60
frames per second' will look very smooth, so they tend to make
references to frame rates in their articles. What readers probably don't
know is that there is simply no way for a reviewer to independently
determine a console game's frame rate, so these reports are necessarily
subjective."
Maybe I've been *** too long, but I can spot a console game's frame rate
within less than 5 seconds. There's basically only 4 categories of
framerates when it comes to console games:-
1. v-sync'd (locked) to 60fps. (eg. Gran Turismo 3, Project Gotham, F355
Challenge, Sega GT 2002)
2. v-sync'd (locked) to 30fps. (eg. Gran Turismo 2, MSR, Wreckless, Apex)
3. Triple Buffered (eg. Splinter Cell)
4. not v-synced. (eg. Furious Karting, GTA 3)
The first option is vastly superior and adds an enormous amount of realism
to most games. That's the reason most reviewers point it out when a game
can't manage it.
Quite a few actually... : )
I didnt read the last two pages, it was like listening to a politician, a
bad one. He blamed reviewers for their benchmarking yet couldn't point out
clearly what should change.
