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A recent report examines Skyrim: Special Edition and determines that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One run the game at 1080p, at a steady 30 frames per second.
The good news for console fans is that Skyrim: Special Edition plays smooth, with a steady 30 FPS on both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In a new report from Digital Foundry, the game doesn’t lag or struggle on either system, even when there’s a lot of activity happening on-screen. Digital Foundry also pointed out that the Xbox One might be able to go a bit higher than 30 FPS, but both systems are nowhere near as powerful enough to reach 60 FPS. This is really surprising since the max PC recommendations for Skyrim: Special Edition are pretty low.
Skyrim: Special Edition does run at a full 1080p, but couple of fans have made a complaint, saying that the art assets appear simply be upscaled from the game’s prior release, instead of being remodeled or retextured. Although Skyrim: Special Edition seems drastically better than the original PS3 and Xbox 360 releases, this may be a problem for PlayStation fans, as the game will receive a 4K update when the PlayStation 4 Pro arrives. Even though the game looks better at 1080p, it may not hold up to survey at that high of a resolution.
Nearly the same as any Bethesda game, Skyrim: Special Edition’s release hasn’t been without some bumps in the road. While Skyrim: Special Edition for PS4 ended up getting mod support it was initially promised, the mods are a lot more limited than on the Xbox One counterpart, limiting players to installing mods that only use in-game assets. Additionally, PC and Xbox One gamers have complained that the audio quality in Skyrim: Special Edition is actually lower compared to the original Skyrim release back in 2011. Although Bethesda is already working on a patch to fix the problem, the game’s flaws and unbalanced experience on both systems may have already seriously disappointed some gamers.
A number of console gamers are definitely displeased that Skyrim: Special Edition isn’t delivering a 60 FPS experience like PC players have access to. Still, the Special Edition is an upgrade from the original release for the last generation of consoles, so console gamers are getting some form of graphical boost anyway rather than a pure port.
Skyrim: Special Edition is now available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
