Forza 5 will run at 60 frames per second, confirms Microsoft

Forza 5 will run at 60 frames per second, confirms Microsoft
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Forza Motorsport 5 will run at 60 frames per second, Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer has told Edge magazine.

Confirmation of the smooth frame rate will come as a great relief to series fans who have been left wondering since the game’s announcement last month.

Official word came as the Microsoft Studios chief revealed there will be no minimum performance requirements (such as resolution or frame rate) set for games released on Xbox One.

“There were games that shipped on 360 that were less than 720p,” said Spencer. “It’s important we give creators the best tools to create the best experience possible and I don’t think that platform holders can dictate what the internal frame buffer size should be.

“Forza 5 runs at 60 frames per second, but other people will make different trade-offs. I think it’s important – maybe because I’m a studio guy – that you give freedom to the creator because today, through lighting techniques and post effects, resolution is not the thing that maximises beauty.”

Spencer concluded: “Some of the most beautiful games of this generation are not dictated by how many pixels they’re pushing to the screen. Motion blur, antialiasing, lighting: all of these things come into play. We just give developers the tools and let them make the right creative decisions.”

Source: Edge magazine