Right now, Dead Rising 3 is just about the only launch period exclusive (along with Peggle 2!) that’s getting me excited for Microsoft’s Xbox One. When I first saw it at E3 and later played it at Gamescom, it suffered from some pretty jarring frame-rate issues. At a more recent build at our own rAge though, it was rough around the edges, but buttery smooth. Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry got to test an even newer build…and it seems the frame rate issues are back.
Their capture demonstrated that the game was rendered at 720p, upscaled to 1080p – which wasn’t very kind on thin lines and made the whole thing look jaggy and rough – but more disconcerting was the frame-rate.
Despite a promised, locked 30 frames per second Eurogamer found it to average closer to 20fps – and in some instances drop as low as 16fps.
The statement from the team is that a locked 30fps is targeted here, but in the build we saw there’s a huge gap to be bridged in this regard; drops to 20fps are consistent and sustained when outdoors, with 16fps being our record low during some of the biggest explosions. With Battlefield 4 on Xbox One, the drop to 720p opened the door to 60fps gameplay – Dead Rising 3’s big issue is that despite the upgrades, the feeling in terms of refresh and response often feels very much like a poorly optimised current-gen title.
They say that it’s really just the zombie count and seamless area transitions that make Dead Rising 3 even feel and look like a “next gen” title, which is pretty disappointing. It started its life as an Xbox 360 game, and it shows.
I’m still keen for the game, and I’m sure it’ll be fun, but this certainly isn’t what I’d expect from the next generation of consoles. All I want is 1080p at 60fps…is that so hard to achieve? I really wonder what performance would be like on the PlayStation 4’s beefier hardware, or even better – PC.
Last Updated: November 13, 2013
Admiral Chief Wang
November 13, 2013 at 08:02
Ooooo lightsaber!
Does anyone else want Jedi Knight 4 to be made???
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:03
That would be GREAT!
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
November 13, 2013 at 08:38
Until you fight the final boss and at the big reveal find out that it has been Darth Mouse… all along..
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:45
Could be worse! could be Justin Bieber!
John's (JJ's) ????
November 13, 2013 at 08:26
Oh yea
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:03
It seems okay most of the time…but with the more Zombies on screen and more particles seems to suffer… All the dead rising games felt kinda slowish, well on console anyway. Just disappointing that they couldn’t get things more smoother. I will give them credit due, game does look great, but some points don’t make it feel so next gen yet. maybe I am expecting too much.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
November 13, 2013 at 08:07
Game looks fun. Pitty about those frame rate drops though 🙁
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:07
Doesn’t seem very NEXT gen does it.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 13, 2013 at 12:37
Actually, it doesn’t. Apart from the sheer number of the undead littering the screen, this could have been an xbox 360 title.
CaptainNemo42
November 13, 2013 at 08:08
The only one who seems to got a hold on next gen at the moment is Sony. And the PC Master Race of course. I’m really getting the feeling that the Xbone and the games for it is being done as a rush job.
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:11
I don’t think “rush” is the correct word. I think whatever word would describe half next gen perhaps “Kinda Nextgen” or “Nearly Next gen” or my favourite “wish it was Next Gen”
CaptainNemo42
November 13, 2013 at 08:20
So it will compete well with the Wii U in generation 7.5 then?
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:26
hmmmm somewhere there yeah.
Admiral Chief Wang
November 13, 2013 at 08:11
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/ab5VgL9_460sa.gif
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:18
WIN!!!
Martin du preez
November 13, 2013 at 08:11
MS will tell us that you wont see the difference between 30fps and 20fps from 8 feet.
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:13
Yeah imagine those poor sods, wife asks “honey why is the game going so slow all of a sudden? Is there something wrong with the console?” hahahaha
PSPR
November 13, 2013 at 08:15
No, that’s what Sony is telling you about COD Ghosts! ROFL!
Martin du preez
November 13, 2013 at 08:17
Thanks for trying
Rikus
November 13, 2013 at 11:26
Wow, an Xbox troll commenting on the PS4’s framerate on an article commenting on the Xbone’s framerate.
That is like trollception.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 13, 2013 at 08:31
It’s 20fps because you’re playing it from the perspective of the zombie.
Umar Moe Moe
November 13, 2013 at 08:15
I got a question…Seriously, this is next gen…is it okay for us to keep saying oh well , it’s okay, it’s not that bad, a few frame drops ain’t all that bad….The hell!! this is NEXT GEN, why do we still have these issues??30fps lock??Are you kidding me….. Will wait for PC version then. I know I can play a smooth game, like with Dead Rising 2. This really pisses me off….DR is one game that really suffered from bad frame rate issues. I couldn’t play the Console version of DR 2…..
Admiral Chief Wang
November 13, 2013 at 08:16
LIghtsaber fights like this!
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aPv3yEq_460sa.gif
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:27
huH?
CaptainNemo42
November 13, 2013 at 08:29
You on a roll today.
wtfc
November 13, 2013 at 08:18
This is a 360 game that got rushed to Xbone mid development, what can you even expect? All these launch titles are crappy actually except Forza and Killzone maybe, they all suffer from low red or fps! Promise you in a year or two ALL games will look amazing on both consoles, running 1080p 60fps obviously!!
TiMsTeR1033
November 13, 2013 at 08:19
Dude Killzone is a Ps4 game…
Hammersteyn
November 13, 2013 at 08:20
Killzone is PS exclusive.
Spathi
November 13, 2013 at 08:21
I think he was speaking in general about launch titles, not just XBO launch titles.
Hammersteyn
November 13, 2013 at 08:22
I see….
CaptainNemo42
November 13, 2013 at 08:27
I’m not going to argue with that. The problem for me is. It’s hard convincing me (and a lot of other people as well) to part with $499 for a console that is not currently working as well as another one that is a 100 bucks cheaper.
Hammersteyn
November 13, 2013 at 08:19
I played DR2 for two weeks or so. Then it got boring. Sure there are different weapons you can create but how many times can you kill zombies? Even COD replaced zombies with aliens. Zombies are a fad. You see it with movies,TV series and games as well. I’m just tired of zombies. Bering back demons or Nazis for us to kill.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 13, 2013 at 08:30
Zombies are like the COD of enemies now.
John's (JJ's) ????
November 13, 2013 at 08:31
I’m tired of zombies. Seriously. I want dinosaurs
Hammersteyn
November 13, 2013 at 08:33
And Cadillacs?
John's (JJ's) ????
November 13, 2013 at 08:43
I’m open to the idea, yes
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
November 13, 2013 at 08:36
Everyone except Dean Hall is tired of Zombies. I bet he left a copy of Arma II and DayZ “almost” Stand Alone atop Everest…
Rikus
November 13, 2013 at 11:12
Yessss! Bring back Dino Crisis!
Weanerdog
November 13, 2013 at 14:23
This is what I want.
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
November 13, 2013 at 08:35
I miss the days when I could viciously eviscerate Lemmings in cruel and unusual ways. I’d totally go out and buy a new Lemmings game. Those were the days.
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
November 13, 2013 at 16:04
I was looking for a Lemmings game on the Play Store recently. Alas, nothing 🙁
Mabenito
November 13, 2013 at 09:55
Good Zombie game for me; “Resident Evil” (series). DR3 would be something i play on my iPad and post my scores on GameCenter. Does it have in-app-purchases too?
Hammersteyn
November 13, 2013 at 10:03
DR3 launches for Ipad?
Mabenito
November 13, 2013 at 10:14
No, not really. For me it feels like one of those app games where you kill multiple zombies, get coins, upgrade weapons and cars. Repeat the same shit over and over until everything is maxed out. Or buy coins instead. Big “YAWN” from me. Prepare yourselves for a lot of DLC (weapons, costumes and cars) from this game. A whole lot.
ALKi1234
November 13, 2013 at 08:42
At least they get a comfortable controller.
FoxOneZA
November 13, 2013 at 08:47
“PlayStation 4’s beefier hardware” << Stuttery
"or even better – PC" << Buttery
iAmWeasel
November 13, 2013 at 10:22
Where’s that dude from the COD article thread who is bigging up the Xbone specs.. WHERE IS HE??
Tarisma
November 13, 2013 at 10:26
Provably had to go to school or something. I hear grade 6 is compulsory?
iAmWeasel
November 13, 2013 at 11:11
Hmm.. I’m wondering why would it matter if this game was initially developed for 360, and whether this really holds up as an excuse. The system architecture of the Xbox One is much the same as the 360. It also has a proprietary kind of memory (eDRAM) which is there to help boost memory bandwidth, only major difference being that it only had 16MB vs the 32MB ESRAM of the XB1. Adapting from 360 to Xbox One should be quite straight forward in my opinion.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 13, 2013 at 12:36
It’ll even dip to 20fps…. 20… for a supposed next gen title running at 720p on a $500 console? Seriously Microsoft and Capcom… what the hell are you doing?
iPrimal
November 13, 2013 at 14:33
Glad I didn’t order an X1, because it would’ve been for this mess.
Mabenito
November 13, 2013 at 15:57
Hmmmmm…! I’m thinking Marikana (controversy)
Johan Naudé
November 14, 2013 at 14:32
I remember playing Dead Rising for the first time on 360 and I never had any frame rate issues. What the hell happened here?