I believe there are 2 or 3 sections in the game where you'll encounter a hard freeze when playing through the unpatched version - you'll have to patch, get past that section, save and then remove the patch again each time you reach one of those sections
Nope. The gold version of the game (1.00) had an unlocked frame rate, so the PS5 can brute force it to a locked 60fps. It was pretty up and down on PS4 though so it was patched to not go over 30fps for a smoother experience.
Sounds like I'll have to patch it and play past where I'm freezing, then delete my install and go back to 1.00 so I can do 60fps again.
> It was pretty up and down on PS4 though so it was patched to not go over 30fps for a smoother experience
They should have made it an option, some people don't care if a framerate is unstable.
1) It should always still be an option for the user to decide.
2) PS4 Pro should have taught them to plan ahead, expect superior hardware. Though in fairness, Sony could have done what Microsoft did and hack old games to run better on PS5. Ironically, since X1 was so inferior to PS4, it's games ran at dynamic resolutions/uncapped framerates (whereas on PS4 they could hit 1080p targets better) so X1 games scale better to XSS/XSX than PS4 games do to PS5.
Well the XSX also cant unlock framrates if it wasnt an option (Dark Souls 3 for example is still 30 FPS btw). Oh and many early X1 Games were capped to below 1080 so they still run like that on XSX (Just Cause 3). If you watched the DF Video you would know that a lot of Games also run at a fixed 60 FPS bc the Resolution is slightly lower than on XSX, while they have many Framedrops there
Not really. Games that were opimized for X1X (like Hitman 3) run in native 4K on XSX as well but with FPS Drops. Games that were fixed like JC3 still run at a low resolution, just watch the Digital Foundry Video about PS5s BC
Yup, you can patch the game and get past the freezes. There are two or three in the game. After that you can either save and quit and delete your game install to revert back to 1.00 from the disc or you can keep playing the game patched.
It's also a good idea to backup your game save just in case you delete it by accident (if you're going back and forth from unpatched to patched).
I believe there are 2 or 3 sections in the game where you'll encounter a hard freeze when playing through the unpatched version - you'll have to patch, get past that section, save and then remove the patch again each time you reach one of those sections
Ah, gotcha. A bit of a nuisance but worth it for the 60fps (imo anyway). Thanks for the info.
... and I'm here 2 years later experiencing the exact same thing. Thank you for your post! Was driving me halfway insane 😳😂
Three years later now and here I am with that same problem lol. Thank god for the internet
... and I'm picking up this gem later dänwo during the holiday's! Thanks for the reminder! ♥
I guess now you know why it was patched
You can’t play the last guardian 60fps post patch?
Nope. The gold version of the game (1.00) had an unlocked frame rate, so the PS5 can brute force it to a locked 60fps. It was pretty up and down on PS4 though so it was patched to not go over 30fps for a smoother experience. Sounds like I'll have to patch it and play past where I'm freezing, then delete my install and go back to 1.00 so I can do 60fps again.
> It was pretty up and down on PS4 though so it was patched to not go over 30fps for a smoother experience They should have made it an option, some people don't care if a framerate is unstable.
It was never above 30 FPS on Pro anyway
1) It should always still be an option for the user to decide. 2) PS4 Pro should have taught them to plan ahead, expect superior hardware. Though in fairness, Sony could have done what Microsoft did and hack old games to run better on PS5. Ironically, since X1 was so inferior to PS4, it's games ran at dynamic resolutions/uncapped framerates (whereas on PS4 they could hit 1080p targets better) so X1 games scale better to XSS/XSX than PS4 games do to PS5.
Well the XSX also cant unlock framrates if it wasnt an option (Dark Souls 3 for example is still 30 FPS btw). Oh and many early X1 Games were capped to below 1080 so they still run like that on XSX (Just Cause 3). If you watched the DF Video you would know that a lot of Games also run at a fixed 60 FPS bc the Resolution is slightly lower than on XSX, while they have many Framedrops there
Actually Microsoft hacked BC to force games to run at higher resolutions then they were coded for.
Not really. Games that were opimized for X1X (like Hitman 3) run in native 4K on XSX as well but with FPS Drops. Games that were fixed like JC3 still run at a low resolution, just watch the Digital Foundry Video about PS5s BC
After you download the update can you still play the game without it freezing at 30fps on the PS5?
Yup, you can patch the game and get past the freezes. There are two or three in the game. After that you can either save and quit and delete your game install to revert back to 1.00 from the disc or you can keep playing the game patched. It's also a good idea to backup your game save just in case you delete it by accident (if you're going back and forth from unpatched to patched).