{"id":2106547,"date":"2026-08-22T15:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106547"},"modified":"2026-08-22T15:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:06:33","slug":"the-blood-of-dawnwalkers-console-modes-top-out-at-40fps-with-no-60fps-option-at-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106547","title":{"rendered":"The Blood of Dawnwalker&#8217;s console modes top out at 40fps, with no 60fps option at launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Blood of Dawnwalker&#8217;s console modes top out at 40fps, with no 60fps option at launch<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Hall of frame.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/blood-of-dawnwalker-header-art.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"An orange sun-like glow frames a pale-skinned, lacerated-armed, young masculine person holding a sword, who also has dangerously sharp claws. It&apos;s Coen from The Blood of Dawnwalker.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"blood-of-dawnwalker-header-art.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Rebel Wolves<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-22T15:06:33+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 22, 2026, 3:06 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>New console gameplay from developer Rebel Wolves and publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed The Blood of Dawnwalker won&#8217;t offer a 60fps mode on PS5 or Xbox Series X\/S when it launches next month<\/p>\n<p>Two graphics modes are planned across both consoles: a Quality Mode targeting 30fps at dynamic 4K, and a Balanced Mode targeting 40fps at dynamic 4K.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/topics\/ps5-pro\">PS5 Pro<\/a> will hit the same frame rates and resolution, but with what&#8217;s being described as enhanced visual quality across both modes.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Blood of Dawnwalker \u2014 Console Footage\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bm4fZjxeJk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6bm4fZjxeJk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Blood of Dawnwalker \u2014 Console Footage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Blood of Dawnwalker \u2014 Console Footage.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6bm4fZjxeJk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The absence of a 60fps option, even on higher-end hardware, has left some fans hoping for a post-launch performance patch, with others saying they&#8217;d have preferred a lower-resolution 60fps mode over a 4K cap at 40fps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;60 fps on Pro? Cmon guys,&#8221; commented one on YouTube. Another said: &#8220;It\u2019s 2026, 60 fps is the bare minimum at this point&#8221;. Some fans believe a 60fps patch has been confirmed, but we&#8217;re struggling to find confirmation \u2013 we&#8217;ll update if\/when we hear more.<\/p>\n<p>The Blood of Dawnwalker is directed by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, previously game director on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3<\/a> and head of production and secondary game director on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-hands-on-preview\">The Blood of Dawnwalker is due 3rd September. We played four hours of it recently<\/a> and Bertie was enormously encouraged by it. He thought &#8220;the combat had depth and that the game&#8217;s big ideas around sandbox freedom and time being limited worked really well. It&#8217;s already one of the more interesting RPGs of recent years; potentially it&#8217;s another breakout success&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>New console gameplay from developer Rebel Wolves and publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed The Blood of Dawnwalker won&#8217;t offer a 60fps mode on PS5 or Xbox Series X\/S when it launches next month<\/p>\n<p>Two graphics modes are planned across both consoles: a Quality Mode targeting 30fps at dynamic 4K, and a Balanced Mode targeting 40fps at dynamic 4K.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/topics\/ps5-pro\">PS5 Pro<\/a> will hit the same frame rates and resolution, but with what&#8217;s being described as enhanced visual quality across both modes.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Blood of Dawnwalker \u2014 Console Footage\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bm4fZjxeJk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6bm4fZjxeJk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Blood of Dawnwalker \u2014 Console Footage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Blood of Dawnwalker \u2014 Console Footage.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6bm4fZjxeJk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The absence of a 60fps option, even on higher-end hardware, has left some fans hoping for a post-launch performance patch, with others saying they&#8217;d have preferred a lower-resolution 60fps mode over a 4K cap at 40fps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;60 fps on Pro? Cmon guys,&#8221; commented one on YouTube. Another said: &#8220;It\u2019s 2026, 60 fps is the bare minimum at this point&#8221;. Some fans believe a 60fps patch has been confirmed, but we&#8217;re struggling to find confirmation \u2013 we&#8217;ll update if\/when we hear more.<\/p>\n<p>The Blood of Dawnwalker is directed by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, previously game director on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3<\/a> and head of production and secondary game director on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-hands-on-preview\">The Blood of Dawnwalker is due 3rd September. We played four hours of it recently<\/a> and Bertie was enormously encouraged by it. He thought &#8220;the combat had depth and that the game&#8217;s big ideas around sandbox freedom and time being limited worked really well. It&#8217;s already one of the more interesting RPGs of recent years; potentially it&#8217;s another breakout success&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Blood of Dawnwalker&#8217;s console modes top out at 40fps, with no 60fps option at launch Hall of frame. 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