Games Inbox: Does it matter if GTA 6 runs at just 30fps?

GTA 6 – does the frame rate matter to you? The Wednesday letters page talks about GTA 6 and its frame rate, while one reader argues that Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is not the greatest game of all time. Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions.

To join in with the discussions yourself, email email. Frame limit I know I probably sound like a first-person shooter snob, but ever since I got a PlayStation 5 in August 2023, I’ve always chosen performance mode over fidelity mode in every game I play. I like all my games at 60fps because I enjoy how smooth they feel.

Now that GTA 6 is on the horizon and appears to be locked at 30fps, I’m trying to get used to the idea by playing Red Dead Redemption 2. It never received a 60fps update for PlayStation 5. To be honest, it took me a little while to adjust to 30fps, but it’s been amazing to revisit the game.

Even though it’s eight years old, it’s still gorgeous, and the lighting in particular still feels ahead of its time. Adam_Lion_23 GTA ‘20 When I think about other open-world games Rockstar could make that aren’t GTA or Red Dead Redemption, I don’t think sci-fi is the only option. I do think they’d avoid making anything not set in America, so sci-fi could work in that sense, but I could easily imagine Rockstar setting a game in the early 20th century, especially during Prohibition.

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They could do the same with sci-fi, I suppose, but I just can’t picture Rockstar going that route. It doesn’t really feel like their style. Booker 24 hours I’m not going to pretend I’m not jealous, but what’s the point of giving someone a whole day off to play GTA 6?

You’d hardly get anywhere in that time. Most people probably wouldn’t even get far into the story, so all they’d do is come into work the next day and talk about it nonstop. On top of that, it comes out on a Thursday, which basically wipes out Friday too, especially since that’s often a work-from-home day for a lot of companies.

So, to sum up, I just said to hell with it and booked both days off months ago, long before anyone at work could figure out why. I’m not sure what state I’ll be in by Monday, though. Korbie Email your comments to: email Open worlds My copy of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is due to arrive today.

I hadn’t planned on buying it, especially since I recently picked up GTA 6, Silver Pines, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Order Of The Sinking Star. But nostalgia got the better of me, along with the distant hope that buying a remake might somehow help bring about the one I really want: Wave Race 64. Still, I’m more excited for GTA 6 of the two.

Zelda: Breath Of The Wild was the last game that truly pushed open-world games forward, and I’m hoping GTA 6 will do the same. Even if it ends up being like the Ocarina Of Time remake, with beautiful visuals built on old-school design, I can’t imagine either game being anything less than top-tier fun. Simundo Shockingly forgettable For some reason, I found myself thinking about BioShock today.

It feels like forever since that game came out, let alone BioShock Infinite. When it first arrived, it seemed so fresh and exciting, like the future of first-person shooters, even though it launched the same year as Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. And then what happened?

A quick sequel not made by the original team, then a long wait for Infinite, which was fine but not amazing. After that, nothing. There was talk of a film, then there wasn’t, and even though everyone seems to know the game and like it, it’s just sort of faded away.

There have been rumors of a fourth game for years, but even if it did happen now, I don’t know how many people would care. I do, in theory, but I have a feeling that if they make another one, it’ll just be set in Rapture again, which would feel like such a waste. Paulie GTA update GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has definitely been patched.

I can’t speak for the Switch version since I played on Xbox, but it’s nearly the game we were originally promised. It’s also so much better than it was at launch. I played through all three games using my GTA+ subscription, which came with my pre-order.

I’ll be cancelling it right away, though. It’s a strange collection of games to be included. GTA 4 is missing, but 5 is there, although only if you download the online app and switch to story mode.

Red Dead Redemption is on there too, as is the Xbox 360 version. So why not GTA 4? GTA 6 has already preloaded on my Xbox and takes up 209.9GB, which surprised me.

Not because of the file size, but because so much of the game is already there. I know they said early preloads were meant to prevent server overload, but with how far AI has come and how often games get leaked, I thought they’d wait a bit longer. Alvin Rainflowers PS: I loved the style of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.

A Link To The Past remade in that style would go down very well in my house. GTA 6 – does the frame rate matter to you? The Wednesday letters page talks about GTA 6 and its frame rate, while one reader argues that Zelda: Ocarina Of Time isn’t the greatest game ever made.

Games Inbox is a roundup of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. If you’d like to take part in the discussion yourself, email email Frame limit I know I probably sound like a first-person shooter snob, but ever since I got a PlayStation 5 in August 2023, I’ve always chosen performance mode over fidelity mode in every game I play. I like all my games at 60fps because I enjoy how smooth they feel.

With GTA 6 on the way, and apparently locked at 30fps, I’m trying to get used to the idea by playing Red Dead Redemption 2. It never got a 60fps update on PlayStation 5. To be honest, it took me a little while to adjust to 30fps, but it’s been incredible to experience the game again.

It’s eight years old now, but it still looks gorgeous, and the lighting in particular still feels ahead of its time. Adam_Lion_23 GTA ‘20 When I think about other open-world games Rockstar could make that aren’t GTA or Red Dead Redemption, I don’t think sci-fi is the only option. I can’t imagine them making anything that isn’t set in America, so in that sense sci-fi seems possible, but I could also easily see them setting a game in the early 20th century, especially around Prohibition.

Maybe something set during the Gilded Age would work too, letting them comment on modern politics without being too direct. They could do that with sci-fi as well, but I just can’t picture Rockstar going down that route. It doesn’t feel like their style.

Booker 24 hours I won’t pretend I’m not jealous, but what’s the point of giving anyone just one day off to play GTA 6? You’ll barely make any progress in that amount of time. Most people probably won’t even get properly started on the story mode, so they’ll just go into work the next day talking about it nonstop.

And since it’s releasing on a Thursday, Friday is basically gone too, especially if that’s already a common work-from-home day for a lot of companies. So, to sum up: I just decided to hell with it and booked both days off months ago, long before anyone at work would have figured out why. I have no idea what state I’ll be in by Monday, though.

Korbie Email your comments to: email Open worlds My copy of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time should arrive today. I hadn’t planned on buying it, especially since I’ve recently picked up GTA 6, Silver Pines, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Order Of The Sinking Star. But nostalgia got the better of me, along with a distant hope that buying a remake might help bring about the one I really want most of all: Wave Race 64.

Even so, I’m more excited for GTA 6 of the two. Zelda: Breath Of The Wild was the last game that truly moved open-world design forward, and I’m hoping GTA 6 can do the same. Still, even if it ends up being like the Ocarina Of Time remake, with a beautiful presentation built on classic design, I can’t imagine either game being anything less than a top-tier experience.

Simundo Shockingly forgettable For some reason, I found myself thinking about Bioshock today. It feels like forever since that game came out, and even longer since Bioshock Infinite. When it first released, it seemed so fresh and exciting, like the future of first-person shooters, even though it launched the same year as Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

And then what happened? We got a quick sequel not made by the original team, followed by a long wait for Infinite, which was… fine, but not amazing. After that, nothing.

There was talk of a film, then no film, and despite the fact that everyone seems to know the game and like it, it’s more or less been forgotten. There have been rumours about a fourth game for ages, but even if it came out now, I’m not sure how many people would care. I’d be interested in theory, but I suspect if they do make another one, it’ll just be set in Rapture again, which would feel like such a waste.

Paulie GTA update GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has definitely been patched. I can’t speak for the Switch version since I played on Xbox, but it’s almost the game we were promised, and it’s so much better than it was at launch. I played through all three games using the GTA+ subscription I got with my pre-order, but I’ll be cancelling that straight away.

It’s a strange bundle of games included with it. GTA 4 is missing, but GTA 5 is there if you download the online app and switch to story mode. Red Dead Redemption is included too, along with the Xbox 360 version.

So why isn’t GTA 4 there? GTA 6 has already preloaded on my Xbox at 209.9GB, which surprised me—not because of the size, but because the whole game, or most of it, is already there. I know they said they’d allow early preloads to help avoid server overload, but with the latest AI advances and the way games get leaked these days, I thought they’d have waited a bit longer.

Alvin Rainflowers PS: I loved the style of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. An A Link To The Past remake in that style would go down very well in my house.