Despite the excitement that's steadily building around Avowed, Xbox Series X players won't be pleased to hear about how the game plays on the console. Despite the sheer power inside Microsoft's box, developers creating for the Xbox Series X often struggle to reach a stable 60fps, an issue that's caused some frustration in the community. Many had hoped that the first few games to miss the 60fps window were largely impacted by studios still warming up to the new hardware but four years in, that seems more and more unlikely.
Per IGN, Obsidian Entertainment confirmed that Avowed will run at a baseline of 30 frames-a-second on both the Xbox Series X and Series S. The studio explained that it elected to aim for a lower frame rate to enable the creative team to build a more visually impressive game, further noting that since it's a single-player RPG, players "don’t necessarily need that 60 frames." Running at 30fps on Series X|S allows Avowed to sport "juicer" VFX and lighting, with art director Matt Hansen reassuring consumers that it runs "pretty smooth for how visually dense it is."
Avowed's game director Carrie Patel and art...
