Starfield Performance Upgrade - 40FPS, 60FPS, VRR And More - The Complete Breakdown

Digital Foundry had early access to the display mode update for Starfield, and we've put together this detailed report on the various performance options and visual settings choices available. While Bethesda recommends a 120Hz display with VRR (as do we actually!), there's a wealth of viable options for those with standard 60Hz screens with no variable refresh rate support... and major cities apart, the game does a good job of hitting 60 frames per second.
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00:00 Overview
00:48 Visual Differences
05:57 Performance Testing
11:43 Analysis and Conclusion

[@leonthesleepy]

I hate that these days, the only way to get a stable experience is to wait months, even years after a game's launch in order to get decent performance and stability.

[@Scorpion-bp3ec]

That’s why gamers are playing 5+ year old games more

[@G360LIVE]

Don't buy the game at launch. Wait months or years, then buy the game on sale. You get to play the game, and you get it at a cheaper price with all the DLC and fixes.

[@Massimoeegeg]

But if they are terrible at 60 fps

[@aynrandom3004]

r/PatientGamers

[@sonnieslim5973]

Well last gen games launched at 30 fps and never got upgraded to 60 so im not sure what the complaints are about

[@yaosio]

I like the uncapped option because it means Starfield will get a performance boost when the next consoles come out without a patch.

[@okay7332]

Good point didn’t think of that

[@II_Th3oRy_II]

Also we will be able to set it to visual 60 FPS for a locked 1440p at 60 FPS mode.

[@AristotelesSantosSouza]

Xbox Series X X

[@ClapperDan]

Yes, and no. Creation Engine doesn't really run above 60 fps even on PC. There is a cap in place at the engine level because the physics and timed events in games that use it, rely on a maximum frame rate of 60 fps to operate in a stable manner. Things get a bit wonky above 60 fps. So at best, Starfield on next gen hardware SHOULD be expected to run Visuals at a target 60 FPS, and keep the visuals settings(which mind you aren't maxed out) and the DRS should maintain 4K clarity.

[@dazedmaestro1223]

@@ClapperDan, they changed that for starfield and fallout 76. There's is no more cap after fallout 4.

[@sanctanox]

As always: Give consumers the choice and everybody is happy.

[@Azerkeux]

Where can I play the version of the game that isn't written by a self absorbed narcissist?

[@ro6uefour50]

@@Azerkeuxare you talking about Todd Howard? If so I don’t agree that he is one and also he does not write the games. If you are talking about the lead writer then I can’t give an opinion about him.

[@Azerkeux]

@@ro6uefour50 Emil Pagliarulo. Todd is the CEO/Figurehead and has basically nothing to do with development

[@leruty]

Exactly. Developers and DF think that console gamers are stupid and can´t handle multiple modes. 30, 40, 60, unlocked, combining visual with 60 fps etc should be the norm

[@eljusticiero322]

*hippie

[@rocstarang5747]

Game companies have conditioned us to wait, and they wonder why sales are down...

[@TheProphegy]

Wait for a deep sale or wait for it to come to a subscription service because by then the game is fully patched.

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

And yet after waiting the performance is still not perfect.

[@Fitzpa14]

I thought I heard this games sales were fantastic though?

[@houssamelgharbi2235]

You don't understand deadlines do you?

[@Hispa22]

Starfield vendió más de 12 millones y encima lo tienes en Gamepass😂😂 te parece poco 😂

[@chrisvillan88]

I might give 40fps a try. Usually a good balance between visuals and responsiveness

[@Jonatan606]

If you have a VRR display, there is no reason not to go for the 60 fps mode.

[@xtr.7662]

​@@Jonatan606higher res

[@Jonatan606]

@@xtr.7662 The game is almost always CPU bound

[@xtr.7662]

@@Jonatan606 for 60fps most of the time it isnt only in those towns

[@Leon14344_]

Yeah no. 60fps or nothing

[@nightowl3582]

As someone who played this a bit on PC(thanks to PC GamePass), I have to say it plays so much nicer at 60 or higher. Everything just feels so much better. This is a welcome update.

[@NexGenTek]

Not at 900p

[@ninjaskillzyt]

aint no way

[@georgejones5019]

​@@NexGenTek Is it 900p or 900p upscale with FSR?

[@DoomSlayer87r]

​@@georgejones5019900p internally and then upscaled by fsr 2 i think they said They should update to fsr 3 and it may do better

[@Zuurkool1]

I might be downvoted for suggesting this but, yes you are right... so does every other game I have ever played. Starfield is not some kind of outlier, if you own a modern beefy system, you'll want to play a game like this at 60fps+. Unfortunately around launch with a very powerful pc, there were still areas where the fps totally tanked, I remember Akila city to be especially bad. I'm installing it now to see if it has somewhat improved since then.

[@CDunn322]

Hopefully by the time the DLC drops, things will perform even better.

[@pillarcloud8266]

60fps on visuals with no hud look like a brand new game and looks amazing

[@bobbobbins4877]

It's nice to see some games are now giving players more freedom over visual settings. I've often wondered why consoles have been so restrictive in this regard. There's no harm in defaulting to optimised reccomended settings, but also giving the player freedom to tinker.

[@theoryofeverywhere6293]

It seems like a 40 fps mode should be available for Series S at some point. 40 fps feels so much better than 30 fps and very nearly as good as 60 fps for me.

[@enescustovic1883]

spoken like a victim of domestic abuse. "mhm, 40 FPS is just as good as 60 FPS pappa Todd". Disgusting. They don't deserve a dime for Starfield.

[@duppypixels]

I always go with 40 over 60 if the option is available. I wish more games supported it this generation honestly. I guess a lot of people dont have the displays

[@ethanwright752]

@@duppypixels Id push more options like 40 simply so that 60fps becomes a standard option and devs stop forcing stupid 30 on their bloated games. More options is better.

[@FoureyesZero]

40 fps is a terrible looking slideshow no better than 30 fps.

[@_TT90]

120Hz TVs are still not common which is needed for 40 FPS mode so I don’t think most developers will put in time to optimize for 40 FPS.

[@milsvaard]

This is a good patch, I never expected to get a locked 60fps on the console, but the added higher framerate features and reasonable visual cutbacks are welcomed. Can't wait to jump back in.

[@swellerace]

Did they pay you to say that?

[@milsvaard]

@@swellerace no

[@carpetfluff35]

I'd agree if I wanted to go back, but the game just lost me about half way through. I'm glad it's better for people who care, but I just can't muster the urge to go back to it.

[@swellerace]

@@milsvaard ok that's good

[@f1nkangel]

It's just nice to be treated like an adult and given the options. For that alone they should be applauded.

[@wh5027]

Just checked it out and it really makes a difference. Definitely gonna continue my adventure now.

[@doxthafox1138]

This update is so welcomed. Much needed QoL updates and def fuels my fire for the Shattered Space DLC.

[@leoni7649]

Quality of life is what you have when you decide not to play this game

[@doxthafox1138]

@@leoni7649 ok 👍

[@spike5499]

@@leoni7649 LMAOOO FAX 🗣

[@Iron84]

​@@leoni7649no one cares, bye 👋

[@EX0007]

@@Iron84 You cared enough to comment soo...

[@Darkraz]

60fps downloading NOW

[@50H3i1]

I Uninstalled one week after launch and waited for this patch

[@ScroDiddly]

​@@50H3i1 I did the same!

[@Patman45]

@@50H3i1😂😂

[@MrWinnfield]

60fps is a lie!

[@naywahn]

​@@MrWinnfield Yeah, it's more of a target.

[@SupertoastGT]

60fps in most places and durpy durp in major cities. Exactly what I thought we could get on this hardware. I'm happy with this. Performance wise, we have the game that we should have had at launch. :D

[@ethanwright752]

No! It's much better to have the game run like trash for the entire experience instead of a few rough spots!

[@TheBottleneckedGamer]

Shame the rest of the game is junk 😢

[@carpetfluff35]

Thing is we could have had it at launch. This is basically exactly what Bethesda said they had it running like - decent in most places but poor here and there - before deciding to lock it to 30fps. Honestly not sure why they didn't just give people the option and let the chips fall.

[@zeroDOLLARg-Ro]

This is exactly why we love Digital Foundry!

[@djgroopz4952]

This culture of optimisation a year after a game has been released has to stop.

[@ajibsaladka]

Always buy a free sync premium monitor / tv if you want the complete experience on consoles.

[@eruannster]

Very happy to see this. Letting users choose how they want to play, perferring frame rates over resolutions/quality settings is a very good trend that I hope all developers embrace. I do find internally rendering at 900p and upscaling to full 4K a pretty strange choice, I wonder if they could trade higher internal resolution for a lower upscaling resolution for better results. Maybe rendering at ~1080p and upscaling to 1440p, or perhaps have a dynamic resolution that lets the internal resolution go higher when there is headroom. It feels like there could be some further balancing/tweaking of this that could reduce the shimmering. Overall, I applaud Bethesda for putting in the effort for these things, although I also think they should have been there at launch. At least a 40 FPS mode or some sort of VRR unlocked mode.

[@Shikmusik]

Going forward. All games should have all these visual options.. 👍 I have a Pc with a 5700x and 4070ti and I play my games at 1440p with 60fps cap at max settings... I'm happy with that.

[@Michi-bz6ib]

Great job, Oliver! Love your videos.

[@cloverraven]

Changing the inventory weight in the options makes the game playable again

[@jemmi20]

First thing I did. Fk all that crap

[@ajread1990]

I have a TV that can do 120hz VRR but only HDR not Dolby Vision at that refresh rate. I don’t really ever notice the difference between properly calibrated HGIG HDR vs Dolby Vision so when playing a multiplayer shooter I use 120 without Dolby. I’m confused by the table at the start of this video. Is it saying to get VRR I have to be in 120hz mode on my Xbox and Tv? Even if I want to play in 60fps target? Ideally I’d play 60fps, visual mode, Dolby vision with my Xbox set to 60fps mode.

[@f1nkangel]

Thanks for the balanced review Oliver. One quick question. So if we need a 120hz capable display to enable 40fps mode, how do we end up hovering around 40fps during testing scenes on a 60fps target? In the old days, if your CRT couldn't flick up to 60hz then you were basically out of luck, but here we have Starfield able to exist at sub 60hz and still display on the VDU - is it simply the disparity which causes issues?

[@iconofsin4578]

I really liked Starfield and played it almost 200 hours. Im really happy about this update and other enchancements

[@okay7332]

Same I’m super happy with it!

[@clementnunes5070]

You know what, I didnt like it much, but I’m happy to see some had fun with it and don’t act like 30fps is worse than WW3 or a crime against humanity.

[@swellerace]

​@@clementnunes5070lol that's it are you sure because these cost millions of dollars to develop and market so don't expect another one or get your hopes up too much!

[@angryjoe98]

@@clementnunes5070i mean almost my hole life as a gamer i was on console and have been playing primarily at 30fps in the 5th-7th gen you would be lucky if the game ran at a locked 30 so its not a big deal imo. Lucky im a pc guy now

[@zq7246]

Yes I liked it too. A NASA punk game was what I always wanted

[@xecob]

40fps visuals works best for my on series X on my 120hz TV looks and feels great.

[@Salute503]

Same here on my LG g2

[@DeadPiixxel]

tv? lol get a monitor

[@xecob]

@@DeadPiixxel why? I have a 55 inch 4k 144hz TV with VRR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1000+ nits.. Oh and I do have a monitor, 1440p165hz 32inch HDR.. that's for my PC gaming.. But TV HDR destroys monitor HDR unless you're willing to drop $2-3k on a monitor.

[@KevinGross-yr8fu]

​Monitor & Console? 😂?​@@DeadPiixxel

[@Windwardcheese9]

Love the updated, space exploration plus gunplay nice. Looks incredible.

[@fullmetalboon4670]

honestly to people who read the comments, the 60fps is a game changer for pc monitors. been playing it on 60fps uncapped with VRR on and the experience is night and day on a monitor. Monitor's don't support interpolation like TV's (transistions one frame to the next smoothly) so 30fps is jarring, and VRR doesn't kick in if the Hz goes under 48Hz. even if you get slow down in the 2 main city hubs, thats only a small minor part of the game. also if you go into accessibility options there are FoV sliders (not sure how new) but having FoV cranked up to 90 and at 60fps (mostly) is a huge win!

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

Nice to have a 60fps that works in most places. But did they fix HDR yet? It felt like playing on a 2004 cheap LCD even being on an OLED. I couldn’t play because of all the gray. I want deep blacks on my OLED.

[@ScrilboBaggins]

Nice! I welcome this update

[@H6rdc0re]

With Alex being such big RTS fan I don't understand why there is no Homeworld 3 review yet. It even has Raytracing.

[@333hronos]

You can see how variable rate shading is working on the most GPU demand areas, like forest with green geysers on Jemison planet. When you stay close to any geyser with rich forest on background. And at least on PC VRS can save much fps in those stress scenarios (depends on tweaking the % value of VRS)

[@kauanfontes7790]

I ended up dropping the game after finishing the campaign because those 30 fps on console gave me headaches, everything was too slow, sluggish. Now with these updates, I'll give it another chance and do the New Game Plus. In 2023 and still playing games at 30 fps?? That doesn't make sense, unless it's a game completely focused on narrative like Life is Strange or Hellblade 2, which is coming out in a few days. In those cases, 30 fps won't be too much of a hindrance.

[@felyxmillicent6538]

I haven't been able to stop playing since launch. I've gone through the Unity a dozen times but I can't play a proper role play campaign unless I have every skill maxed. Any update is a piece of dessert.

[@bromanoski]

You don’t get bored? What do you do to have fun, I can never get into it

[@felyxmillicent6538]

I imagine myself as the character and am a villain in one universe and a hero in another and create side stories and backgrounds for NPCs. My imagination does the work, and the combat is awesome when you've got phased time and the stealth perks.

[@DeadPiixxel]

@@felyxmillicent6538 okay kid

[@Safetytrousers]

@@DeadPiixxel I'm 53 and I played it 3 times.

[@YouTubeCensors]

Playing on Visuals 60 VRR. Feels good, Haven't been to a city yet though but if it drops to 30-40 I'm fine given i played the game a bunch already at 30.

[@Mr_Waffle.]

Thanks for the overview. I think a lot of the downgrades for Performance mode will be unnoticeable when I’m running back and forth doing “couldn’t this be an email?” fetch quests lol

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Lots of people don't remember that XSX is actually CPU limited. No amount of upscaling can fix that. Upscaling only helps the GPU, which is why visual mode can still reach 60 fps, but performance mode locked at 30 fps puts too much load on the CPU. Performance mode at 30 fps won't stress the XSX GPU at all. Starfield is in fact CPU limited, not GPU limited.

[@Finger112]

Which only a new console generation will solve or an upgrade from the Series X.

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

@@Finger112 Sadly, PS5 Pro is making the mistake of not upgrading the CPU, they are merely overclocking it while giving it a much stronger GPU. I think PS5 Pro is trying to get 4k solid 60 fps but I fear it may suffer CPU bottleneck in a game like Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 or the upcoming GTA VI.

[@famousfighter2310]

@@ThunderTheBlackShadowKittyI understand why due to heat and power but I wish the PS5 Pro has a zen 3 cpu in. Imagine similar performance to a 5700x or 5800x3D. Man that would be so good

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

@@famousfighter2310 3D cache is currently top tier, it's fucking incredible. I agree Sony made a mistake not drastically upgrading the CPU. A 5700X3D would be ideal.

[@famousfighter2310]

@@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty Besides too with them using liquid metal. I think they could probably pull it off

[@Raupenmann]

So 120hz mode uncapped for 60fps + is the way to go?

[@viagabee9193]

playing on that rn feels good

[@HarrisHakim]

Hi how do i enable this 120 hz mode? I have lg c1 oled tv

[@cristi8183]

Make sure xbox series x is set to 120 fps. Then in the game menu for display, set performance and uncapped. I'm at the game beginning and it's between 70-80 fps. Obviously, in comparison to 30 fps it's a big difference.

[@Salute503]

The 40 fps visuals is good to

[@MisterBrodo]

Do they show the new dialogue camera anywhere in this video?

[@infinitysynthesis]

So should i set my tv to 120hz with vrr and choose the 60fps visuals mode?.

[@kevclark8661]

i believe it was 120 on vrr on 60fps in performance mode for best experience ??

[@karmamule]

@@kevclark8661 Yes that seemed to be his favorite if doing Visuals mode

[@ethanaderemi]

Might finally pick this up now lolll

[@eddywells5689]

Great vid

[@mysticalos]

I'd say the biggest value of options, is that they'll auto scale on future generation hardware without need of later patches

[@spacewxranger]

The only "issue" I've had so far is there are certain pads that when you land you end up under the landing bay. They had that fixed on the last patch but seems to have made a return. Not sure if anyone else had this issue too or not! New Homestead and Gagarin for starters

[@matty92k]

Running uncapped on visual mode series X OMG the game has its stutters in big areas but overall the level of detail your gettingbis crazy. You can now imagine what stuff feels like now that its so textured

[@Whoozurdaddy]

Eager to try the 120hz uncapped VRR mode. Looks incredible but it looked incredible before and the frame pacing was good at 30 so any added FPS will just be a bonus.

[@HarrisHakim]

Hi how do you enable 120 hz mode? I have lg c1 oled tv

[@CrimsonGear80]

@@HarrisHakim if you have your series X set to output at 120hz in it's video settings then the game will launch automatically in 120hz.

[@EmilDahlMusic]

I'm on a 4k120hz VRR oled. Is Vsync supposed to be greyed out and locked to "ON"? There's no way to turn it off for me

[@adds-kz3oc]

VRR requires vsync to be enabled...

[@EmilDahlMusic]

@@adds-kz3oc Cool, didn't know that. Thanks for informing this noob here! 🙋‍♂️

[@armadilloseller]

any chance of getting an updated pc performance guide? they've changed/added quite a bit since your last pc video.

[@GeremyG]

I didn’t play the game at launch due to the framerate. Might give it a shot now.

[@cratoic1603]

3:10 For crowd density, I'm 60% sure, you have to load into a new scene for it to take effect e.g., going through a loading screen, to see the difference in crowd density. Quitting and reloading a save once you change it doesn't change the density I'm fairly sure.

[@olivermackenzie3250]

I restarted the game between attempts.

[@damianabregba7476]

Maybe it really needs to load different location and then back

[@alexatkin]

@@damianabregba7476 That kinda makes sense, if it saves the position of NPCs into your save game - which might be necessary to not break quests that involve NPCs.

[@SerBallister]

I noticed in Bethesda games they don't run physics everywhere, just in areas which had a player or NPC interaction, like on shelves you'll see some items float and not fall due to gravity, pick one up and all of a sudden the entire shelf will have objects falling down. I wonder if this is why cities can slow down, when NPCs are walking nearby other physics objects the game starts simulating them. Hundreds of NPCs then cause the simulation to explode.

[@timcallahan6377]

I have a Series X but don't have a VRR TV. If I set it to Performance 60 FPS with V Sync on how bad is screen tearing?

[@LostInDistance]

So much better. Really enjoying the survival part of it too. Playing on very hard has actually given the game a much needed challenge and you need to actually take cover. They’ve balanced it nicely. Can only keep on getting better as time goes on.

[@bobby1129]

This puts into perspective why they capped at 30 on launch for the smoothest experience

[@floppa9415]

Imagine playing a game at release

[@concinnus]

Portal 2 was great at release...probably the last such game.

[@polydypsia6424]

Imagine being grateful you did at all

[@robthomson1581]

Honestly it was really good at release. Yeah its defo way better now but it's mostly for QoL reasons. Myself and lots of people I know had an absolut blast playing through from launch day.

[@axelhopfinger533]

And a Bugthesda game at that!

[@Safetytrousers]

I played it at release and the only bug I encountered was one spinnnng person all playthrough.

[@zirytowanygracz7758]

Is there aby difference in graphics beetwen 30fps and 40fps modes?

[@Safetytrousers]

If there is a crowd density selection in a game I always turn it to minimum so it's easier to get around.

[@Crovon1]

It sounds as though they unlocked the settings that TH said they had when testing the game originally. "It hits 60 but not in all areas stably". Just think how much better the performance will be once they implement FSR3 when it becomes available for console at sometime soon.

[@ethanwright752]

If that were true (it might be) then it's pretty inexcusable that it took 8 months to patch the game.

[@angryjoe98]

Yep i remember them stating multiple times that for launch they just wanted to make sure the game felt consistent.

[@Crovon1]

@@ethanwright752 wel yes, buts is Bethesda and I’ll bet Xbox didn’t want it delayed any longer

[@jimbob8992]

I may have to download this again after deleting it, simply because I find 30fps distracting. Looking forward to 60fps 120hz vrr.

[@wastelandangel2463]

I’m playing on capped 60fps, vrr on at 120 in console settings, issue I have is not being able to play with HDR on now as I only have hdmi 2.0. I’ve tried console settings at 60 fps vrr on hdr on, but it’s not as smooth as when I switch to 120.

[@KennyJ.]

That spot in front of the minerals shop in akila is still a FPS killer. Everything runs smooth but at that spot the game says nah F that.

[@zonkedmusician1502]

Nice. Looking forward to trying out the new options.

[@Goober89]

Still haven't played yet, might wait for the expansion and official mod support

[@hannes0000]

Starfield is worth playing in 2028

[@theitechlab]

Just moved to PC as of last night (R5 7600 plus a 7900 GRE) because I got tired of being told what resolution/frame rate I can play games at. Starfield was actually the game that pushed me to finally leave the console and move to PC. I say this as someone who really likes Starfield and put a couple hundred hours in on Series X before moving to PC. Regardless, I'm happy that the game is now performing much better on the Series X, the 30 FPS experience was jarring to say the least, especially after playing Fallout 4 at 4K60.

[@albl2171]

Whats that TV/monitor menu @11:10 ? I mean brand & model ? Btw. Looks like performance -60 or visuals 40fps is the way to play on my LG OLED (120hz VRR) i LOVE IT that they added "uncapped" even tho it dont really makes sense to play with it..

[@CityBoi954]

Samsung tv

[@swoosh26]

That's fast great job guy's

[@kovalveli]

uncapped frame rate with 120hz VRR is the way to go , I'm actually gonna give the game a go , I hated it in 30fps when it came out.

[@GarrusVakarian-to2uh]

make sure you are also on the perf mode

[@kovalveli]

@@GarrusVakarian-to2uh yep ,playing it right now ,and I really like what I'm seeing.

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

I got a LG C1 OLED TV I'm good 😎

[@kovalveli]

@@Retro_Gamer_89 LG CX here, I'm good too 😎

[@superaron83]

The option for uncapped doesn't appear, even though I'm running 120hz with VRR enabled

[@Zenglar]

Hey just a question.. is there gonna be a video for ghost of tsushima pc port ? tnx

[@NevrNewd]

So on a C3, I’m going to go with 120hz, 60fps on performance and VRR. Thanks.

[@ElbowJoe]

This makes for an amazing ASMR power nap video. Highly recommended 👍

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

With that background music too lol

[@galegretti]

The big baby's voice is amazing.

[@martiananomaly]

Left the game because of the 30 fps. I guess I'll play it again.

[@daftpunkforeternity]

I have an older tv but I’ve got no screen tearing I’m pumped to actually play the game now

[@YouTubeCensors]

VRR is to smooth out the Fps dips.

[@stevenwood433]

Makes me want to play it again now

[@Saif0412]

Hope Bethesda do further optimization in future patches to improve those areas where FPS tanks.

[@alexatkin]

Given its a CPU bottleneck, I wouldn't hold your breath.

[@ulfricstormcloak7142]

Especially in Akila city and New Atlantis

[@axelhopfinger533]

Considering how Bethesda's level of care has been for this game since launch, you'll likely have a better chance wishing for world peace and a 10 inch shwang. That ancient engine is simply at its limits. Maybe modders can do some mesh and texture optimizations to lower resource usage like they have done for previous Bethesda games. If they even care enough for this thoroughly mediocre and disappointing game anymore at this point.

[@ulfricstormcloak7142]

@@axelhopfinger533 bruh, the fact that they released this update and the later Shattered Space is the proof that they still care

[@SerBallister]

@@alexatkin It slows down when you have nothing but a simple wall onscreen. So either the game isn't culling geometry and still drawing a whole city behind that wall, or something else is going on. No way can you choke a GPU if you only told it to draw a single wall. Unless their post-processing is really expensive some how.

[@silvercoin4153]

This is what I've been waiting for. Finally 60 FPS and a better map. Now it's really fun.

[@xboxthebestbox1134]

😎

[@LostInDistance]

Also the survival part of it is very welcoming. 👌🏼 Much more enjoyable on very hard.

[@silvercoin4153]

​@@LostInDistance I'm not a very good gamer. For me, in addition to the things described above, the ability to increase the carrying capacity was a blessing. I used to have to sometimes force myself to keep playing, but now I have to force myself to stop since the update. Very good job from Bethesda I say.

[@eddiegarcia1560]

Now I can start my game+

[@oscard.5854]

I have an Asus monitor set at 1440p 120hz but can't see the uncapped option in the series x. Is this normal? Can someone help me out with this?

[@LostInDistance]

Have you gone into the main settings on your Xbox? You might have to select the option there to open it up.

[@ChisponGroxo]

We gonna have to wait for the "next-gen" patch for future PS6 and XBOX SX2(?)

[@dtube441]

You just reaching for something to complain about 😂

[@ChisponGroxo]

@@dtube441 well I mean the performance mode drops frames horribly and it's unacceptable.

[@Greengoblin-qk6kq]

​@@ChisponGroxoif it's unacceptable buy better hardware

[@ChisponGroxo]

@@Greengoblin-qk6kq yeah I'm gonna buy a RTX 4090 and plug it on my Xbox Series X.

[@darthdragonborn1552]

The almost no reaction to the fact that in some of the cities the game drops to 30-40 frames with perf. 60 on is pretty weird lol.

[@alexx6274]

When will xbox start to use fsr3? I remember that amd showcase and they said beggining of 2024, it was a big thing then cause it showed dramatic increase in fps, but this is fsr2 still? What happened with that

[@smugmode]

I thought Sony was working on their own tech, now? Edit: Derp. You said Xbox lol mb

[@TKRevRay971]

This update was a game changer (pun). I was super excited when starfield launched but at the time was working 3 jobs so I decided to wait for some QoL updates to play it. The only things I've done was farm cash, build a ship, and now I can actually enjoy the game. I'm surprised they only spent 13 mins on this though.

[@frankynakamoto2308]

I think the only problem is the major cities in starfield, I think this is because the creation engine lacks mesh shaders, adding mesh shaders to remove objects that are not visible to the field of view inside those demanding areas would be a very good choice to add, so that we can see higher frame rates..

[@extofer]

Did they do an update to the game to make it fundamentally a better game? Because that’s what the game was lacking at launch, imo.

[@robthomson1581]

They have done a bloody good job of this!! Absolutly loving the 40fps quality mode. Feels super smooth with VRR and visuals are excellent. All these options should please those who refused to play the game at 30fps! This is going to be amazing for when shattered space launches, im hyped!

[@ryanpartlow2961]

I can see just adding an uncapped mode to the Series S for VRR TVs. Just let players get what they can get.

[@eduscxbox]

And as Todd Howard have said, they choosed 30fps for consistency and now people are seeing why, but will pretend he never said that and criticize the frame drops on Akila and New Atlantis that wasn't an issue before.

[@ethanwright752]

"Lets make the framerate entirely trash because two parts of the game only do 40fps" um, ok

[@eduscxbox]

@@ethanwright752 Yeah, and people are critizing exactly those two parts. Just look at the hating comments.

[@theanimerapper6351]

​@@ethanwright752 right? Like this comment is literally advocating for gamers to have less options. Who care what Todd Howard said? Give me 60fps option

[@ltodom5884]

@@ethanwright752lmao were none of you here for xbox 360 i swear you’re all little kids, ack then everything was 30fps and we didn’t care

[@captiosus9753]

⁠@@ltodom5884Ah yes, we should ignore all the technological progress from then until now and should accept performance from 15 years ago because that’s just how it was back then. 🙄

[@meecrobhead]

So....now I can start the game again. 30fps was unplayable for me. Patience is worth gold.

[@killrblue]

Looking forward to the GOT PC performance review

[@RealName-ne4dk]

Anyone else unable to disable Vsync on Xbox? The option is greyed out for me and I can’t figure out why.

[@MillhioreX]

Mine too. Is are grey

[@lalo-kt4te]

It is only grayed out when VRR is on.

[@nighttimestalker]

"generally well regarded" You sure about that one?

[@jamescole3143]

Thank you DF!

[@SpartanNegan]

Is uncapped fps compatible with quality mode ??

[@TheTomekEffect]

Yes

[@GamingPaRa]

Love them quick uploads . Appreciate it!

[@cigarbearreviews]

About dam time. Gave up when it first came out due to severe motion sickness. FPS does matter. In 2024, 60-120 is a must,

[@ethanwright752]

I was told the experience was "smoother" at 30 than running at 60 and having a couple slow downs. lol

[@cigarbearreviews]

@@ethanwright752 really? Well I guess some people’s eyes are different. Some swear by 30fps, but others when your used to 60fps, it’s hard to go back.

[@ethanwright752]

@@cigarbearreviews I was being sarcastic. People that swear by 30fps and the resulting 16ms of added input latency are broken

[@angryjoe98]

If you want every console game to be at 60 we would need new consoles every 3 to 4 years. After that consoles will begin having 30fps locks as software out paces them.

[@ethanwright752]

@@angryjoe98 Typically developers learn the hardware much better toward the end of a cycle, but at the same time they want to keep graphic fidelity improving beyond what the hardware is designed for. It's always a choice to target or not target 60. I don't care about any excuses developers have anymore.

[@barberza]

It's certainly understandable why the game has the performance, visual and design limitations it does, (and maybe this isn't in DF's purview) but it's totally valid to question Bethesda's design sensibilities that continue to hobble their games. It's novel I guess that a cheese wheel stays where I drop it no matter where I go, but both Starfield and Fallout 76 show clear, significant problems that Bethesda admits are because of object persistance---problems that get in the way of basic interaction with the game and the game's core systems. Yet they rolled ahead with a loot-driven online service game with a severely restricted inventory and Stafield with the performance, visual, and other issues that they're still now working to iron out. Is that worth it? (& no disrespect to clearly talented and hardworking developers here, but from a critical/artistic perspective I don't think these design priorities are serving these works) "So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn't Stop To Think If They Should..."

[@ethanwright752]

Ive been saying this all along. If the way you make your game proves impossible to deliver stable performance, maybe change the way you make the game.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Don't disagree with most of what you said, but the whole live service game push at Bethesda was due to Zenimax. It was happening for other Bethesda published titles as well

[@zb3485]

are loading screens 60 fps also?

[@RicardoCarvalhoPT]

This was the only game I had on my backlog to play on PC due to 30fps 😁 can't wait to test it again in Series X! Way to go

[@UberNoodle]

Digital Foundry: come for the information and analysis, stay for the extreme negativity in the comments?

[@YouTubeCensors]

It's just angry PC plebs and Sony Ponys

[@galacticmaui2]

Options are always good. So happy there is a 40fps mode, seems like perfect sweet spot.

[@Lukasamba]

So, what is resolution for 40 and 60 fps modes? Oliver did not tell this clearly.

[@Shluggaroonie]

I'm on PC and my average FPS went from 45 to 48 lmao

[@andreasschmidt9417]

Use the PC optimized settings from Digital Foundry.

[@DeadPiixxel]

your PC hardware must suck, my PC is $850 and can run this game at 85-100 fps at 1440p

[@jasonsmith530]

If you have a solid mid tier-PC then this patch may also benefit you

[@dmytrosoboliev935]

Todd Howard​, is that you ? Because i can smell sweet little lie in this statement@@DeadPiixxel

[@rockettbuggey5990]

​@@dmytrosoboliev935 If the game supports dlss I could see something like that but still.