Forza Motorsport 2 delay pays off: 60 FPS

Posted Nov 13, 2006 at 9:51PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Che Chou, Microsoft
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Forza gets fasterPatience has its rewards, and the same tenet goes for the world of gamers. Forza Motorsport 2 fans will be happy to know that their patience may very well pay off in the form of a more involving racing experience.

As you might well know, Forza 2's going to be delayed for a spring release. Virtual adrenaline junkies favoring Microsoft's console were understandably displeased at this bit of news.

On the bright side, Che Chou, one of the community managers of the game, has spread the word of the 60fps achievement. That is, the programmers were able to push the game to run at 60 frames per second. "Because Forza 2 is pushing so many polygons and next-gen effects," Chou explains, "the team has had a heck of a time pushing the engine to run the game at a locked, butter-smooth, 60 fps. Although games at a consistent v-sync'ed 30 fps look and play great, doubling the framerate makes all the difference in the world."

Whether they can sustain it without sacrificing a little bit of quality has yet to be determined, but they're hoping the extra time they're putting into it will let them keep increased frames and impressive graphics when it hits retail. All we can say is, it better be butter-smooth, or Forza fans may just start walking.

 
 
 

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by - 2006-11-13 23:52:12
FIRST!!!

I hope that there aren't any "trade-offs". I heard some of you yell that the new 60 FPS trick is to lower 720p to something like 576p. I hope it's not the case. 360 can handle GoW @ 1080i flawlessly at 30 fps. So no sweat.
by loocsiaixelsid - 2006-11-13 23:52:57
oh yea

im glad to hear about the 60fps but thats really not a major concern, im normally happy with 30 for any game other than a shooter. the main thing i think is going to hold the game back is the lack of the *****pit view, i havent checked into it in a while but last i heard they till planned on not putting it in the game.
by Shatterdome - 2006-11-14 00:43:01
Never played forza...

So there is only 3rd person view for this game ? or just no rendered *****pit view, but still a bumper cam type thing...
by - 2006-11-14 02:54:57
cool

does any1 know anyother games that run @ 60fps. just wondering what it looks like.
by - 2006-11-14 03:43:59
...

Yeah sure, a realistic racer with no pit view.. I almost fell for that one.
by Vietone - 2006-11-14 08:38:49
Hopefully no motion blur

Hoping by the time this game is released, they will disable motion blur or have an option to. If this game really does run at a stable 60FPS, motion blur would make the game horrible.

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