PS5 Players Choose Performance Mode 75% of the Time | Push Square

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During the PS5 Pro reveal video, the ever-informative Mark Cerny dropped a rather interesting detail with regards to PS5 graphics options. One of Sony's main selling points for the Pro is that players will no longer be forced to choose between visual fidelity and performance modes, with the upgraded console's additional power allowing for the best of both worlds — at least in games that have been labelled 'PS5 Pro Enhanced'.

But when it comes to those aforementioned modes, we've always wondered just how popular each graphical option actually is. Fortunately, Cerny's got the data: «When asked to decide on a mode, [PS5] players are choosing performance about 3/4s of the time.»

We probably would have bet on performance modes being the more common choice. After all, you're typically playing games rather than watching them — and so it makes sense that most players would opt for smoother frame rates and more responsive controls. Still, it's nice to have confirmation.

«Removing that decision [between fidelity and performance], or at least narrowing that divide is one of the key targets for PS5 Pro,» Cerny continues. «We want to give players the graphics that the game creators aspire to, at the high frame rates that players typically prefer.»

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So, do you prefer performance over fidelity? Or does it largely depend on the game? Prove Cerny correct in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

Cerny described thirty frames per second as 'choppy'.

Will quote him every time someone tries to convince us it's fine for an input based visual medium because 'it's more