God of War Ragnarok has 120 FPS Performance Mode on PS5

Sony Santa Monica will offer gamers a lot of different graphics options in God of War Ragnarok, with a new report revealing which settings support 4K/30 FPS, 60 FPS and the required 120 FPS performance mode.

New generation video games are beginning to offer multiple modes of play with some favoring visuals and fidelity, while others prioritizing performance and frames.

Thanks to split graphics mode options from Press the start buttonGod of War Ragnarok has been confirmed to have a mode that supports 120 frames per second on PlayStation 5.

The situations included in the report are as follows:

Preferred Resolution: 4K / 30 FPS Off
Charity performance: 60fps locked
Preferred Resolution (High Frame Rate Playback): 4K / 40 FPS Off (Requires HDMI 2.1)
Good performance (high frame rate playback): 120fps target (HDMI 2.1 required)

As always with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, your TV will need to support HDMI 2.1 in order to use the 120 frames per second option.

An exclusive 40fps option for HDMI 2.1 is very similar to the one we saw in Part One of The Last of Us last month. It’s also worth noting that the report said that the high frame rate performance mode “targets” 120fps, which means it probably won’t hit that benchmark during more graphically intense sequences.

In our God of War Ragnarok preview, we were impressed with “the engaging and emotional storyline with parts of Kratos violently tearing things in half during the poignant opening moments.”

While you wait for the God of War Ragnarok review to drop on November 3rd, you can check out how the production is “creative” to deal with Atreus’ changing sound. Or plunge into everything else we know about God of War Ragnarok, from trailers to combat updates, story synopsis, and more.

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