It was announced a few days ago that AMD Freesync 2 technology is to be enabled on the the xbox one x and S.
Now this at the present would only benefit you guys who console game on a monitor specifically one with freesync already available on it.
However going forward i anticipate that TV's will start to sell with Freesync compatibility built in.
So what is Freesync.
Essentially its a technology that matches the monitors refresh rate to that of the graphics processor. This helps eliminate stuttering gameplay and also tearing in images with minimal effect on latency.
This video explains things
[video=youtube;jFaktO_lJ6g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFaktO_lJ6g[/video]
The traditional solution to mitigate this in consoles and pcs was to use vertical sync adjustment. This typically was why many console games were locked at 30 FPS, because for Vsysnc to work you need to be able to guarantee a minimum frame rate. If it cant hit a specific framerate it will drop in a pre set increment to a lower level (usually half your monitors refresh rate). So if you had a 60 hz monitor or TV but the game can average only 47 fps then it will drop it to 30 FPS.
This now eliminates the tearing on the screen but introduces latency, which is a delay between what the console is processing and what you see on screen. In shooters or pvp games this latency can be the difference between winning and losing.
A typical example in Elite could be you getting a bounty for shooting a cop, yet the cop not actually appearing in the target reticule on screen, instead it would appear outside the reticule when you fired.
Going forward this means that console games developers wont need to lock games to 30fps if they are graphically intensive, or have graphics nerfed in order to guarantee 60fps.
Instead they can operate at the framerates the consoles can output, while keeping gameplay fluid with low latency. This means better graphics on the xbox games platform, and a more pc like experience.
I think this will take a few years to properly filter through though, as to be truly successful many TV's will need to become freesync enabled.
For newer ones this may just require a software update, but for older TV's it wont be possible.
Now this at the present would only benefit you guys who console game on a monitor specifically one with freesync already available on it.
However going forward i anticipate that TV's will start to sell with Freesync compatibility built in.
So what is Freesync.
Essentially its a technology that matches the monitors refresh rate to that of the graphics processor. This helps eliminate stuttering gameplay and also tearing in images with minimal effect on latency.
This video explains things
[video=youtube;jFaktO_lJ6g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFaktO_lJ6g[/video]
The traditional solution to mitigate this in consoles and pcs was to use vertical sync adjustment. This typically was why many console games were locked at 30 FPS, because for Vsysnc to work you need to be able to guarantee a minimum frame rate. If it cant hit a specific framerate it will drop in a pre set increment to a lower level (usually half your monitors refresh rate). So if you had a 60 hz monitor or TV but the game can average only 47 fps then it will drop it to 30 FPS.
This now eliminates the tearing on the screen but introduces latency, which is a delay between what the console is processing and what you see on screen. In shooters or pvp games this latency can be the difference between winning and losing.
A typical example in Elite could be you getting a bounty for shooting a cop, yet the cop not actually appearing in the target reticule on screen, instead it would appear outside the reticule when you fired.
Going forward this means that console games developers wont need to lock games to 30fps if they are graphically intensive, or have graphics nerfed in order to guarantee 60fps.
Instead they can operate at the framerates the consoles can output, while keeping gameplay fluid with low latency. This means better graphics on the xbox games platform, and a more pc like experience.
I think this will take a few years to properly filter through though, as to be truly successful many TV's will need to become freesync enabled.
For newer ones this may just require a software update, but for older TV's it wont be possible.