This results into a rather jarring experience since the switch from 30 to 60fps is almost instantaneous. For some odd reason, the static scenes such as the player entering a vehicle or cutscenes are rendered in 30fps.

Frequent drops along with v-sync engaged result into screen tearing. The game tries to target 60 frames per second but unlike Halo 5: Guardians, the experience is not a locked one. This is a step back for the series since Advanced Warfare managed to run at a native 1080p resolution on the PS4.įurthermore, performance is a mix bag on the consoles. Talking about specific numbers, the PS4 resolution scales down from 1920 X 1080 to 1360 X 1080 whereas the Xbox One version jumps down from 1600 X 900 to 1280 X 900. In the several analyses that we have conducted throughout 2015, it seems that Call of Duty Black Ops 3 is the first ever game on the PS4 to run at a dynamic resolution. The game runs at a dynamic resolution on the Xbox One and much to our surprise, the PS4 as well.

The first sacrifice that Treyarch made is the pixel rendering solution on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. And this is precisely what is happening with Black Ops 3. When you are targeting five different platforms and are basically using the same modified engine for a number of years, optimization hiccups will eventually start kicking in. Talking about compromises, it seems that Call of Duty Black Ops 3 indeed made some on current gen consoles. Don’t get us wrong, Black Ops 3 still looks good on current gen consoles but one has to sit back and wonder how much is Activision making off of that last gen base and what kind of compromises they are doing to achieve their deadlines. Despite being one of the most successful franchises in the games industry, it’s rather disappointing to see Activision not focusing exclusively on current gen consoles but instead also opting for a last gen release. Call of Duty is one of the few major video game franchises that still has a presence on last gen consoles.

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