Demystifying the rumors that most console players only care about graphics.
It depends on the content.
Graphics mode for single player PvE, Performance Mode for that 120 Hz refresh rate in PvP.
Even in single player games I’ve been setting my PS5 to performance mode.
Like a tried GTA 5 in graphics mode and just no I can’t do it. After being used to 100+ FPS on PC at all given times I can’t go back to 60 or less on a console. Solid 60 is fine, but graphics mode likes to take advantage of freesync and dip below.
Duh
I’d be curious to know what the default mode is. I couldn’t really find it online and it looks like games can override the console settings anyway.
If performance mode is the default then I’d imagine people just can’t be bothered to change it. If it’s not the default then I’d imagine people changed it to performance mode cause one game ran poorly and then couldn’t be bothered to change it again. People just want to play most of the time. Not dig through menus.
I will try out graphics mode just to see, then immediately jump to performance mode because who doesn’t want the smoothest experience possible? 60fps is incredible. I can’t see buying the pro at that price unless there is some super trade in event (even then probably not due to mine having a disc drive) but I will say it would be great to have the best settings of the game possible while still maintaining 4k or checkerboard 4k at 60fps. It’s always a shame having to decide.
I definitely prefer not paying $700 for an incremental upgrade.
