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YouTube has rolled out its 60 frames per second video support to its iOS and Android apps. The video giant debuted 60fps video last summer with a short of Battlefield: Hardline. It was then rolled out across its website in October. This new change for smartphone and tablet apps is …
Read More »VIDEOS: YouTube rolls out 60fps video
Users are now able to upload videos to YouTube at 60 frames per second. The service announced plans to introduce the facility back in June, upping playback from the traditional limit of 24 frames per second. Those wishing to view the footage need to use Google’s Chrome browser and select …
Read More »Games industry is "dropping" 60fps standard, Assassin’s Creed: Unity dev says
Achieving 60 frames per second is no longer gaming’s holy grail, the world level design director of Assassin’s Creed: Unity has said. In fact, Nicolas Gurin has told Tech Radar that his studio actively targeted 30fps when developing Assassin’s Creed: Unity because it delivered a preferable experience to 60fps. "At …
Read More »The Crew is locked to 30fps on PC, is ‘aiming’ for 60fps
Ubisoft’s rocky relationship with PC gamers looks set to continue. A publisher rep on the company’s forum has confirmed that upcoming racer The Crew will run in 1080p with 30 frames per second on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, and will support up to 5760x1080p on PC for triple …
Read More »The Last of Us: Remastered offers optional 30fps lock
PS4 owners will have the option of locking The Last of Us: Remastered to 30fps, developer Naughty Dog has said. Community and PR bod Arne Meyer told an audience at an event attended by Eurogamer Spain that players will be free to toggle between an unlocked 60fps and a locked …
Read More »YouTube debuts 60 frames per second videos with new Battlefield: Hardline short
Content creators now have the option of uploading video at 60fps to YouTube. For those to whom such things mean nothing, here’s an explanation: standard YouTube videos run at 24fps – as in, there are 24 individuals images shown every second – which is the same as standard DVD or …
Read More »The Order: 1886 deliberately targeting 30fps for ‘filmic look’
Much of the gaming fandom can get quite obsessive with framerates, but one upcoming next-gen title is deliberately avoiding the magical 60 frames per second target. The director of Ready At Dawn’s in-development The Order: 1886 has said his team has chosen 30fps because the fell it offers compliments the …
Read More »Day one Trials Fusion patch to up Xbox One resolution to 900p
The Xbox One version of Trials Fusion will be the recipient of a day one resolution increase on Xbox One. The game will ship with a resolution of just 800p. However, Eurogamer reports that this will be bumped up to 900p once a patch ahs been downloaded and installed. As …
Read More »Sony officially details The Last of Us: Remastered
The extensive additions to the PS4 version of The Last of Us have at last been revealed by Sony. The PlayStation Blog says that The Last of Us: Remastered will offer 1080p visuals, higher resolution character models, improvements to shadows and lighting and upgraded textures. Naughty Dog’s creative director Neil …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes hits 720p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4
Yet another high-profile multi-platform release has been confirmed as running at a higher resolution on Sony’s next-gen console. Konami confirmed as part of a screenshot comparison that while the PS4 version of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes runs at 1080p, the Xbox One release only manages 720p, the same as …
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