At this year’s Gamescom event, Rare and Microsoft revealed that Sea of Thieves will support cross-play between Xbox One and the PC. And while the game will support 4K resolutions and 60fps, it appears that the developers have gone the extra mile in order to make their game playable on really dated PC configurations.
In an interview with PCGamer, Sea of Thieves’ executive producer Joe Neat said that the team is trying to go as low as possible (regarding the game’s PC minimum requirements), and that it has implemented two graphics settings for those gaming at dated PC systems.
“We’ve actually added a 540p mode, so you can go below HD. We’ve also added a 15 fps framerate lock because when we were talking to the community some people were like: I’m actually happy playing 15 frames per second. We were like: that’s actually really cool, we should support that. And to them go to them and say, oh, we’ve added that mode for you—it’s below our Rare certified min spec, but if you’re enjoying the game, why should we as developers knock you for that?”
So, great news overall for those that haven’t still upgraded their PCs and are interested in this particular title.
Sea of Thieves does not have any specific release date other than a vague 2018.
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15fps? really?
are we back in the mid 90’s when 3d games were just in their infancy?
You know the few “I don’t know what you’re talking about, it runs perfectly fine for me” numpties in forums when any game is unoptimized and runs like a bag of bricks? of course you do.
This is mode for them
Well i certainly didn’t see that one coming.
540P and 15 FPS ? Is this where console land is right now ? And they wonder why a lot of PC gamers blame them for holding gaming back.
Read the article please, ” and that it has implemented two graphics settings for those gaming at dated PC systems.”
Try reading? They did this for low end PC gamers. The beauty of PC is the amount of options. These dev’s did the right thing especially given how easy it is to add framerate locks.
Unbelievable that idiots here up voted this ignorant comment… This just proves how uneducated the people that come to this site are… Sad. And even worse for them, you can see everyone who upvoted! Fools.
I think I reached my daily limit for salt just from your tears alone.
And retardation from yours
Good, good. Let the butthurt flow through you.
good bait
How about supporting those fools too that haven’t updated their OS for a while? It’s cool, lets do this! 😉
An optional mode that’s twice as cinematic as the typical console game!
Re: “Sea of Thieves will support cross-play between Xbox One and the PC”
More accurately, Xbone and Windows 10 PC.
People actually admitting that they are happy with 15fps and 540p are people who refuse to join the current era of modern hw. Those people honestly deserve what they get.
I strongly believe that the low end PC gamers should go to the console side if all they are going to do every 5 years is ever so slightly up their spec. Either get with the times or go back to consoles.
An idiot or a poor person could still build a very cheap pc and play modern games on 30fps lol
Even I with low end hardware don’t go 15 FPS- it’s just unplayable and stuttery…
30 fps is unplayable for my self, but then again I have a rad PC 🙂 so maybe I am just spoiled.
Nah, it just depends what you’re used to, when I would game at constant 60 FPS I’m sure I’d say same. 🙂
I know the term ‘unplayable’ sees some hyperbolic use, but I flat out would consider 15fps unplayable for anything but a VN.
Or Dorf Fort.
For 3d game…playing @15 fps would need extra patient and anger management xD
This setting is automatically enabled once you select the ‘cinematic’ mode preset in the graphics options.
“I’m actually happy playing 15 frames per second. We were like: that’s actually really cool”
Now I have seen everything. Wow.
I was the same when I was a high school student with a crappy laptop
woot, 15 FPS lock?
is that even a thing??
This 540p/15 FPS mode should be called “Just Fine” or “No Difference” 😀
“We’ve also added a 15 fps framerate lock because when we were talking to the community some people were like: I’m actually happy playing 15 frames per second. We were like: that’s actually really cool, we should support that.”
Of course, lowering the standards will always be passionately supported. Only if it is to actually do something and push the standards higher there is nobody up to the task 😛
Although it is quite nice to see that players with ultra low specs are addressed, I remember being one of them and enjoying games at 20 FPS on 768p on a laptop. It is possible if you have never seen anything else.
Glorious 540p/15fps Indifference Master Race.
or you know….because they’re fun.
Wish all dev doing this…PC is about an option..not limitation like console..you enjoy play it in super low quality or super high quality graphics,its up to you
“I’m actually happy playing 15 frames per second.”
I m lost :I is this real life
Are we still in 2000 ???