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Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Targeting 60FPS, Single-Player Might Be Lower

"Solid frame rate is the most important thing."

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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End developer Naughty Dog has offered new insight into the frame rate for the upcoming action-adventure game.

Speaking with GameSpot, lead designer Kurt Margenau said Naughty Dog is targeting 60fps for the game's multiplayer mode, though he wouldn't commit to a figure for the single-player campaign.

"If you look at the demo, and just how much is happening on the screen...physics...It's insane," Margenau said about the new single-player Uncharted 4 demo from E3.

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Naughty Dog said previously that getting Uncharted 4 to run at 60fps has been "really f**king hard." That doesn't mean it won't happen, and with the game now scheduled to launch in 2016 instead of 2015, Naughty Dog would conceivably have more time to perform additional optimizations.

But one thing is for sure: Naughty Dog wants to do what's best for Uncharted 4, even if that means a frame rate below 60fps.

"We want Uncharted to look like the best game we can possibly make," Margenau said. "Solid frame rate is the most important thing; that it's consistent. But in multiplayer, we are targeting 60fps still. So we know how it feels on the stick to have [60fps] for a multiplayer game, to have that responsiveness."

In terms of resolution, Uncharted 4 will be 1080p.

For lots more on Uncharted 4, check out GameSpot's in-depth interview with co-director Neil Druckmann.

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also didnt Infmaous run at 45FPS and it was fine??

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@Feenspear: It wasn't fine which is why they released a 30fps lock option later on

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I have a feeling that because consoles have a hard time reaching 60fps when running in 900p or 1080p , What i think they will do is make a "fake" 60fps feel, much like TVs added the Motion Blurr effect to smooth out the movements that can be turned on or off at your own desire.

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I'm betting my money, that Nathan's ending will be vague, and unclear!!! Similar thing that they've pull in TLOU... and probably the blonde girl will die, same goes to his best friends, but him self they'll probably won't show whether he's gonna die or not! and that's it for uncharted!

I'm actually happy, cuz i want Noughty Dog to come up with a new frenchise, i'm not dare to say that about other devs though! I also hope they won't go back to TLOU and just come up with something totally new! maybe futuristic!!!!

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Who cares. Not a fan of these new naughty dog games. They're only one step away from been called an interactive movie.

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@npgr: if youre not a fan you shouldnt be here to voice your opinion that no one cares about. ND is the best company for games hands down.. go play Sega Genesis

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@npgr: The point of games like Uncharted were to blend the line between movies and games, but please tell me how they are more like "interactive movies" when you have full control of your chracter, the game is about following a story, so it has to in some way hold your hand, like any game with a linear story, but Uncharted gives you complete control over your character so I really don't get your complaint, it's not like you just watch the game and push a button every now and then, you drive the vehicles, you climb the mountains, you shoot the enemies, it's a video game, have you even played them?

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@mkeezay22: The Uncharted games are more scripted than WWE. With each release the ratio between actual gameplay and set piece has lessened. When they do actually let you play they are top drawer though, apart from the shooting which is atrocious.

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@pspearman: How is it different from any other linear game? Countless games have been like that since forever. It's not an open world RPG people. Get your genres straight.

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If a cartoon-like game like Ratchet and Clank can't do 60 FPS you can bet your ass more realistic-looking games won't. I'm scratching myself on the head how MGSV can even achieve this on the PS4.

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Naughty Gods!!!

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@techs3ek: Fanboy much

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@treemasterx: Nope, they are one of the best developers around.

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@Arkhalipso: There are developers that are much better than them. For example, Valve and Blizzard. Both companies have changed games forever. And what has Naughty D done, made one depressing generic third person shooter with the worst crafting mechanics I have ever played that relies to much on the story to carry the story. I could go on and on, but all I'm talking to are some delusional fanboys.

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@treemasterx: I guess you are arguing with the rest of the world then. Uncharted games and TLOU are among the highest rated games of all time, both by critics and users on metacritic and any other site. And you don't even need to check scores to know they are amazing games, people talk about them all the time. If you don't like them, that's ok, but they are not bad by any means. You're the only delusional fanboy here.

And TLOU is anything but generic. It's also not an open wold RPG with complex crafting and heavy looting, it's just a third person survival-action game. The fact that it has those elements in the first place is a nice adition.

I can't understand why people hate games that are good and succesful for no reason, even though they know they are amazing.

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@Arkhalipso: I don't hate games that are successful, I just dislike games that are have bigger problems than successes. With TLOU I was not expecting an open world, but not being forced down a linear hallway. The AI showed of looked amazing, but in the final game all the enemies were brain dead. A Great story for a video game does not excuse poor game design. Also scores do not determin if a game is amazing or not. Is uncharted 3 better than uncharted 2? No, but that's not what ign said. I'm not the only one who does not think TLOU is a masterpiece. A good game, yes. But something that's changing the gaming industry like Half Life or World of Warcraft, not even close. I think we need to wait 10 years and see if people still gush all over it then.

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@treemasterx: Well now I know you haven't played the game. The AI is exactly the same as what they showed on that hotel demo. They react when you run out of bullets and go straight to you with melee weapons, they sneak up on you from behind without you noticing, they act different depending on whether you shoot a weapon or not (they get behind cover if you do), they search for you if they find a body and comunicate with each other updating their searchs, they try to make you get out of cover with molotovs, etc. In fact, it is one of the best AIs if you compare it with almost any other game, but haters are gonna hate, and the fact that the enemy almost can't detect Ellie (which is an intended mechanic, just like in Bioshock Infinite) made them say "lel, worst AI evah".

The score from one single site is not accurate to determine which one is better. The mecritic score (which is the average score from all mayor gaming sites) and the user scores say Uncharted 2 is better.

Uncharted 2: 96 Critic score, 8.8 user score.

Uncharted 3: 92 Critic score, 8.3 user score.

And there are no games that do a better job than Uncharted or TLOU in their genre, just like no other FPS has surpassed Half Life 2 IMO. So yeah, that makes them one of the best developers ever.

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@Arkhalipso: Those are some mighty strong rose tinted glasses you are wearing.

Example One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOHmcloJUEg

The AI sucks, your fanboyness just can't accept it. And there are may games that do a better job in their genre. You think that throwing around lies and scores will justify your points. I take it by your icon that you already think Horizon: Zero Dawn is the greatest open world RPG ever. Just admit it, your a fanboy that just got their jimmies russled.

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@treemasterx: Oh my, a 55 sec video showing a guy running at you to hit you after you puched another guy to death and a runner walking in circles (which is a glitch). Even the only comment in that video says it's a bug, and that the AI is good. I've played the game countless times and I've never seen that specific behaviour, ever, not even in that building section, because I know exactly where that is. And why do you have to search specific video examples to make a point? Go watch ANY walkthrough of the game and you'll see how the AI actually behaves. I feel like uploading a gameplay video of any section of the game right now just to make you look like the fanboish hater you are. And another thing: play the game, then talk. If you go to youtube searching especifically for glitches and somewhat weird behaviour, of course you'll find them, like with any game (Valve and Blizzard included). On a regular playthrough you will find at most one enemy acting weird, if you're extremely lucky in your search.

The AI does everything that I said it does, but if you're only interested in 55 sec videos of glitches from people who want to make the game look bad, I don't know what else to say to you. You are the only fanboy here, trying to make a highly rated and regarded game look bad. You're wrong, very wrong. Please, name a game that you think has better AI and were the AI is as complex (and not just shoots at you until you're dead).

And about my avatar: Horizon was the game of the show for me along with Fallout 4, but I give it more credit because it is a new IP. Is it going to be good? I have no idea, but so far it looks promising and better than any other title shown at the show, and countless people agree.

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@Arkhalipso: Sorry that 55 secs did not cut it, how about 13 minutes awful Ai.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF4jQ25i1EE) I have seen games from four years ago with better AI than this game. Yes they notice some things, but they are as dumb as you trying to defend the AI in this game. The AI is so stupid they don't even notice Ellie. Here is more problems with the AI (https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=the+last+of+us+ai+).

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Can't say I wasn't expecting 60fps single player, not from the gek-go. All I ask is for a good old Uncharted adventure game and nothing more. Uncharted 4 MP doesn't interest me, just give me the single player and that's it.

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How is the multiplayer in this game? Is it pretty good or is it a tacked on mode and most people just stick to single player?

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@iammcgruber: uc 3 had a fun mp... it just isn't for everyone i guess... but they usually do a beta before the game comes out, you might wanna check it out.

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@monkeypukefight: Thanks, yeah I worded it poorly, I knew 4 isn't out I just meant the past games

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@iammcgruber: Buy the Uncharted Collection and you get into the Uncharted 4 beta to see for yourself

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@iammcgruber: Game isn't out yet, so I don't think people will be able to speak on its quality.

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@NorseLax09: Multiplayer in 2 and 3 were fun enough and they supported both quite well, but I would rather play other online games.

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Sony is so obsessed with Res & FPS you get articles all the time about them trying to hit that 1080p@60FPS they promised at launch

Meanwhile Forza 6 is coming out and it's 1080p@60FPS

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@shibua: Wow a racing game is 1080p 60 FPS, how amazing is that, the X1 can render a full course and 12 cars at 60 FPS, Wooooow, a racing game is a bit different than a 3rd person shooter with so much detail and physics based objects, a lot harder on resources than a static track.

Hey look I just found a fighting game that runs at 60 FPS to,.

Also pretty funny that you go on about Sony and resolution only to end your statement with Forza 6 runs at 1080p 60 FPS, yep no irony there at all.

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@mkeezay22: Halo 5 is also 1080p@60FPS, whats your excuse for that

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@shibua: "This apple doesn't taste like an orange, but this orange does!"

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@shibua: You just compared Uncharted 4 and Forza 6 in terms of graphical demand......

*facepalm*

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@lustgreedenvy: Forza 6 is the most stunningly beautiful looking racer ever made

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@shibua: Ahahahaha you are just sad, Forza could look like a photo, it's a lot less demanding to render a single track and some cars than it is to render a large world full of dynamic objects and highly detailed character models, a huge difference man, huge.

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@mkeezay22: Uncharted is a linear TPS, the cars in Forza 6 have more polygons than Nathan Drake and they have to render 24 of them with all the other effects and lighting at high speeds at 1080p 60FPS

Stop pretending Car games are less demanding than other games

Whats Driveclubs excuse for 30FPS

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@shibua: Geezus... Forza fanatics broken record..

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@wookiepower4k: It's a rallying cry when anyone says 1080p 60fps. I'm surprise sladakrobot didn't answer the call.

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@shibua: its much easier to make a car game run at 60 fps than it is to make a 3rd person action adventure with physics simulated projectiles, cloth, and facial animations run at 60 fps.

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@evil_m3nace: like Driveclub

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Let the bitching begin!

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Consoles need graphics settings or at least an option to lower the resolution. There is absolutely no reason not to have it at this point.

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So basically, It's confirmed SP wont run at 60. What a damn shame.

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This game looks insane, like a high budget movie!! Just IMPRESSIVE! :D

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@underxgames said:

This game looks insane, like a high budget movie!! Just IMPRESSIVE! :D

Yeah, doesn't even feel like a game. Probably won't play like a good game as well.

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