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Lafiel said:
SvennoJ said:
Since blu-ray came out most modern tvs have supported 24hz playback, yet no dev has ever dared to use the true cinematic frame rate :)

With variable refresh rate games will still aim for that 30 or 60 as it will be decades before all tvs are hdmi 2.1 with vrr. Best to hope for is that games will support an unlocked frame rate mode that uses vrr. Then the capabilities of each specific tv comes into question. There is no standard for minimum and maximum frame rate supported for vrr, likely each tv will have its own sweet spot.

I do like the 144hz display on my laptop, running games in locked 36, 48 or 72 is a lot nicer than the standard 30, 60 steps. Plus the higher the standard refresh rate, the less impact a dropped frame has.

VRR will have to prove itself. It will remove screen tear, yet introduces judder. A locked stable frame rate is still better than going between 40 and 90 depending on what happens on screen. For racing stability is key, with VRR comes variable input/display lag. Solve one problem, introduce another.

With TVs accepting input other than 30/60/120Hz it should also become possible to lock to framerates other than those. GT Sport on PS5 for example might include a mode to lock to 70 or 80Hz on VRR supporting TVs.

The option probably won't happen until the ps5 pro comes out. I doubt performance and quality modes will be standard from the beginning and since most tvs will still be locked to 60hz input it's going to be 30 or 60 again, perhaps with an unlock frame rate option for VRR.

Another issue that can happen is overheating, loud fan noise or more pop in. With VRR you basically always run at max while a locked frame rate leaves idle time to spare the hardware a bit or do other things in the background. I think VRR will be used more to catch the frame rate dropping below (prevent screen tearing) rather than make it run faster. It will be a crutch for cross platform games. Instead of some games locked to 30 on ps4 pro and 60 on XBox One X, now there's the option to run it at 45 on one and 60 on the other.