Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Framerates Will Be Locked On PC At Launch
Hardcore FPS players live by one rule nowadays. High framerates and low temperatures. That’s something that goes without saying for Call of Duty as well. Treyarch though, has decided to cap the Blackout framerates at launch, just to ensure stability.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Framerates Will Be Locked On PC At Launch
According to a Reddit post by Treyarch, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout framerates at beta was capped at 90 FPS. This is a decision they made to make sure that there weren’t any issues with the build’s stability. They were right about that. The beta run smoothly and with it the studio could push the framerates even more.
This comes to the nest big decision. At launch, the studio will cap the Blackout framerates at 120FPS on PC. After the developeres have ensured its stability, you’ll be able to raise them at 144 FPS. According to them, it won’t be long before the framerates completely unlock. Here’s what Treyarch’s statement reads:
Since the framerate affects the load on the servers, we want to ensure that the game delivers a great playable experience for everyone who dives in those first moments.
So, our plan: • At launch, we will start Blackout with a 120fps cap on PC
• Ensure the moment the game launches that it has high stability for every player
• Raise to 144fps as soon as the servers are stable
• And assuming all looks good, enable uncapped framerates within the first few days.
This is the right plan to ensure a smooth, playable game for the whole community out of the gate.
One more important thing to note here is that the framerate lock will be mandatory only for Blackout. Multiplayer and Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have uncapped framerates available at launch.
For those ready to pull out their torches and pitch forks, this situation is only temporary. No FPS developer that respects himself would let his game lock at 90 or 120 FPS, so there’s no reason to worry at this point. A little bit of patiente is all you’ll need before Blackout is out in its best form.