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AZWification on 24 May 2014

That's it! I will cancel my nonexistent MK8 pre-order! >:(



                
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kirby007 on 24 May 2014

if i read this correctly : every 63rd frame gets doubled?



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RCTjunkie on 24 May 2014

How DARE they!!!!

...but really, if Nintendo finds it to be a big enough deal, they can easily make a patch. No one even noticed until now.



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Zekkyou on 24 May 2014
kirby007 said:
if i read this correctly : every 63rd frame gets doubled?

Pretty much. It's most likely an internal timing bug within the WiiU, so i wouldn't be particularly surprised if they patch it (or just leave it since, as DF said, most aren't likely to notice it).



zippy on 24 May 2014

And they say the gaming media have no bias against nintendo



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kirby007 on 24 May 2014

Well that isn't a framedip is it? seems more like a refresh problem



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Cleary397 on 24 May 2014
Zekkyou said:
Cleary397 said:
I love that digital foundry makes a huge deal about this, but the XBone version of CoD Ghosts dropping to around 20 fps at some stages was just like "yeah, it drops ocassionaly, but its to be expected with all thats going on"

A huge deal? All they said was "most will probably not notice it at all, and it has zero affect on playability - but it has a noticeable impact on image fluidity".

They literally said it wasn't a big deal, but could be irritating to the small minority who did notice it :P

"And for us at least, once it is seen, it can't really be unseen."

"the issues we encountered with performance and image quality do detract just a little from an otherwise totally solid experience"

I guess the guys at DF have super human eyes that can detect a 1 frame drop.



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Zekkyou on 24 May 2014
Cleary397 said:
Zekkyou said:

A huge deal? All they said was "most will probably not notice it at all, and it has zero affect on playability - but it has a noticeable impact on image fluidity".

They literally said it wasn't a big deal, but could be irritating to the small minority who did notice it :P

"And for us at least, once it is seen, it can't really be unseen."

"the issues we encountered with performance and image quality do detract just a little from an otherwise totally solid experience"

I guess the guys at DF have super human eyes that can detect a 1 frame drop.

It isn't simply a 1 frame drop, it's a duplicate frame every second or so, which can cause a slight stuttering. Like most things in vein of it, people don't tend to notice until you specifically point it out to them. It's a lesser version of the gorilla in the room effect.

The second line you quoted also literally says "detracts just a little". Emphasis on the word "little".



paidenthusiast on 24 May 2014

Good.....Nintendo doesn't need fake fans like you anyway LOL!!!



kupomogli on 24 May 2014

I'm very perceptive against framerate, screen tear, issues like that, but at 60fps with one duplicate frame, I was looking to seeing what they saw and I couldn't. They did say that once you can see it, you can't unsee it and maybe I just didn't notice it, but it didn't bother me and I watched the entire video.

Anyways, I don't think they're against Nintendo they're just pointing out a noticeable flaw for people that may happen to notice it. If you read their Tomb Raider Definitive Edition comparison, the PS4 version is usually dropping to 50fps, sometimes 40fps, and in the entire video, the Xbox One drops once to 29fps. They point out the PS4 version dropping frames more often, but then seem more harsher on the single framedrop of the Xbox One.

"However, with Xbox One dipping under 30fps - often in scenes where sustained visual feedback and consistent controls are really a must, the Microsoft platform clearly comes up short in comparison to its unlocked rival."

Unless it's Richard Leadbetter who seems biased against Sony when he's comparing their games to another console and seems harsher on issues they have that other ones have, it's just digital foundry pointing everything out and being overly critical about any little problem.