Why can't you control the graphical settings on console?

[lufihengr]

As everybody knows, graphical settings that are user configurable are commonplace on PC, why aren't there any on consoles? If someone would want to run a game at 1080P ultra settings at 1FPS why not let them do it?

 

Or if someone wants to play on minimum settings at 720P at maybe 60FPS why can't you do it? Instead you have a set framerate and a set resolution at a certain graphical setting. 

 

WHY? 

 

Are console devs so lazy? Surely there is something else to it.

[ShadowCaptain]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Well he was in before laughter

 

Because console devs strive to have the game playable in the smoothest possible way with the best graphical fedelity they can scrape out of it, consoles are designed to be pick up and play, designed for none-techies

 

Most console gamers wouldn't know what the hell "anti aliasing" is or what "anisotropic filtering" or "texture quality" was

 

its POINTLESS to have settings on one

 

Are they lazy? NO it takes a lot of work getting console games optimised to run as smoothly as they do!!!

[lufihengr]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Well he was in before laughter

 

Because console devs strive to have the game playable in the smoothest possible way with the best graphical fedelity they can scrape out of it, consoles are designed to be pick up and play, designed for none-techies

 

Most console gamers wouldn't know what the hell "anti aliasing" is or what "anisotropic filtering" or "texture quality" was

 

its POINTLESS to have settings on one

 

Sure, most won't know what the settings are, but for those that do know, why not include them? I don't get it. Maybe I'm not supposed to.

[TheSLSAMG]

They already pin it out to the highest possible settings. In theory, no one would want to play a game at 24FPS or at 144p, now would they? And who playing a console would actually give two cares? They can't handle more than what they are doing. It's like asking why can't you upgrade a console or why can't you install Windows on a console?

 

May as well add to the GIF flow.

 

 

[ShadowCaptain]

Sure, most won't know what the settings are, but for those that do know, why not include them? I don't get it. Maybe I'm not supposed to.

 

Because it would be silly to.

 

There are a few games that allow you to Lock or unlock the framerate, Killzone on PS4 let you do this ( so does the last of us remastered)

 

It would be silly to let people have a worse experience, people might do it accidental and blame Microsoft or Sony for making a bad device

 

It honestly makes NO sense to be able to change settings, why would you want to? the game runs the best it can

[lufihengr]

They already pin it out to the highest possible settings. In theory, no one would want to play a game at 24FPS or at 144p, now would they? And who playing a console would actually give two cares? They can't handle more than what they are doing. It's like asking why can't you upgrade a console or why can't you install Windows on a console?

 

May as well add to the GIF flow.

 

 

So it's because consoles are basically shit? I can live with that answer 

[TheSLSAMG]

So it's because consoles are basically shit? I can live with that answer 

Possibly, yes.

[Askew]

These really helped

 

I can see that, OK let me break the situation down.

 

Consoles are guarunteed to all have the same hardware inside right, say you're developing a game for the PS4, you know what specs everyone has so you make your game with those specs in mind, lots of aspects of the game are tweaked in order to achieve a smooth running experience on that given piece of hardware, a frame rate target will be chosen and a resolution target will be chosen.

 

Given that the most common framerate is 30fps, allowing users to increase graphical settings would result in an unplayable experience.

 

Now here is the part that lies with the devloper, why not allow users to drop the graphics in order to achieve a higher framerate? Well there are a number of reasons why that may be but in a lot of cases where it would be possible to allow it developers choose not to, presumably because they want the game to look as good as it was originally advertised and want to make sure all users get the same experience (unless you're Ubisoft).

 

There are exceptions of course, FFXIV allows users to drop the resolution in order to ensure staying at 60fps in densely active areas rather than face drops by forcing the game to remain at 1080p, Warframe has several graphical options including FOV adjustment in the menus as the game is capable of running at max settings on a PS4.

 

I am with you on wanting to see an option to drop the visuals or resolution and get a higher framerate, but only where reasonable to do so and not to large detriment to the overall experience.

[aEi1aesainee2]

I can see that, OK let me break the situation down.

 

Consoles are guarunteed to all have the same hardware inside right, say you're developing a game for the PS4, you know what specs everyone has so you make your game with those specs in mind, lots of aspects of the game are tweaked in order to achieve a smooth running experience on that given piece of hardware, a frame rate target will be chosen and a resolution target will be chosen.

 

Given that the most common framerate is 30fps, allowing users to increase graphical settings would result in an unplayable experience.

 

Now here is the part that lies with the devloper, why not allow users to drop the graphics in order to achieve a higher framerate? Well there are a number of reasons why that may be but in a lot of cases where it would be possible to allow it developers choose not to, presumably because they want the game to look as good as it was originally advertised and want to make sure all users get the same experience (unless you're Ubisoft).

 

There are exceptions of course, FFXIV allows users to drop the resolution in order to ensure staying at 60fps in densely active areas rather than face drops by forcing the game to remain at 1080p, Warframe has several graphical options including FOV adjustment in the menus as the game is capable of running at max settings on a PS4.

 

I am with you on wanting to see an option to drop the visuals or resolution and get a higher framerate.

And Dead Rising (was it this one?) had its threads tied to the number of frames instead of the clock.....

[Askew]

And Dead Rising (was it this one?) had its threads tied to the number of frames instead of the clock.....

 

That is an issue caused by archaic development practices, this is 2014 that kind of shit was the standard on PlayStation 2, not any more.

 

Any PC game worth its salt since the late 90s has been capable of running at dynamic framerates at a constant engine speed.

[PassionFruit]

I don't want to live on this country anymore.

[lufihengr]

-snippetysnip-

 

So it's a combination of the console "peasants" being silly enough if given the chance to be able to turn the settings down and blame the devs for a uglier game than expected, and the console being so limited?

 

 

I don't want to live in this country anymore.

 

FTFY

[Enderman]

Devs want a fixed experience for all the console gamers, and 0 chances of idiots changing the settings and then complaining their game isn't working properly. Cause a lot of console gamers really are that stupid.

[simtransporter]

I don't game on consoles often enough to care about this.

[aEi1aesainee2]

That is an issue caused by archaic development practices, this is 2014 that kind of shit was the standard on PlayStation 2, not any more.

 

Any PC game worth its salt since the late 90s has been capable of running at dynamic framerates at a constant engine speed.

I know but.... Well, it's there so, I might as well say it

[Sousuke]

Gaming PCs are mainly for enthusiasts in which means you can find the best settings for you to play on.

 

Consoles are for the general consumer so by giving everyone the best experience they lock down the experience.

 

So Consoles are supposed to be simple, Gaming machines not so much.

[Askew]

So it's a combination of the console "peasants" being silly enough if given the chance to be able to turn the settings down and blame the devs for a uglier game than expected, and the console being so limited?

 

It basically boils down to consoles not being suitable for variable game settings due to the standardised development process and tailored software, and also console users not being suitable to give graphical options to by and large.

 

If you want control, game on PC my friend, that is the way we bypass the limitations and experience games the way we want to.

[The Great Sayain Man]

Well I'm pretty sure that the reason is that they want the peasants to think that their games don't need settings as the peasantboxes are so powerful that they can run anything. It's like Ubisofts statement how the console port that was developed on PC runs like a dream and that It would be the best experience they can deliver. #Cause30fpsismorefilmic #792pisthehighestresolutioneyescansee #Causeagamethatlookslikea5yearoldgamehasgreatgraphics #NO!

[JustTooDank]

Sure, most won't know what the settings are, but for those that do know, why not include them? I don't get it. Maybe I'm not supposed to.

Because consoles all have the same hardware. The point of graphics settings is to tune the game for the best performance on your rig. Console games are already tuned for the best performance they can get out of a console.

[lufihengr]

It basically boils down to consoles not being suitable for variable game settings due to the standardised development process and tailored software, and also console users not being suitable to give graphical options to by and large.

 

If you want control, game on PC my friend, that is the way we bypass the limitations and experience games the way we want to.

 

 

Because consoles all have the same hardware. The point of graphics settings is to tune the game for the best performance on your rig. Console games are already tuned for the best performance they can get out of a console.

 

Okay, great! Got my answer

 

Now off to sell all my consoles and buy more PC's!

[megadarkwood]

Peasant's dont have freedom.

[qwertywarrior]

i would love a FOV slider

it was impossible to play it (for me) on my cousins xbox 360

[Wano97]

I don't want to live on this country anymore.

That's what everyone says on facebook. Meanwhile, they are just as stupid as the person in question.

[Guest]

THEY ARE BRAINWASHING YOU.... ----> Insert Subliminal and illuminati pics here.

[Guest]

Imagine the sea of angry children "MY GAME DOESN'T WORK" after cranking the thing up and returning the game. Then the console overheats and breaks.

No need for choices in consoles, the people who buy consoles obviously don't care for choice, they want a cheap machine that's simple to operate and "always" works.