PS5 Players Overwhelmingly Prefer Performance Over Quality Mode
The PlayStation 5 has brought with it a new standard to console gaming, with toggles that have quickly become common to video games released on the current-gen machine. Whereas such options are far more standard and known to PC players, nowadays console gamers have come to expect the ability to choose how games run on the hardware.
From triple-A titles like Horizon Forbidden West to indie-ish fare like Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the option to choose either Performance Mode or Quality Mode is often standard, with PS5 players facing the dilemma to either favour a higher framerate, with Performance, or slightly superior graphics, with Quality. But according to online discussion, it seems like it's not really much of a dilemma at all.
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With the greater power of the PlayStation 5 over its predecessor, and even its mid-gen upgrade in the PS4 Pro, there's often the ability to choose such graphical goodies such as ray-tracing and native 4K. However, framerates are often confined to 30fps when these are enabled. This is usually the case when Quality Mode is selected, while Performace Mode usually means 60fps as a trade-off for slightly less sharp resolution. Over on the popular PS5 subreddit, players have been discussing which mode is preferred and it seems the majority prefer Performance Mode over Quality.
Do you use performance mode or quality mode more?
by u/maverick074 in PS5
The OP asked PS5 owners if they prefer Performance or Quality mode, while saying that they themselves side with Performance Mode. "I always notice 60fps way more than I notice ray tracing," they said. But it seems most commentors agree with their assessment. "60fps anytime," said one, with many upvotes.
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