PS5 Beta - Performance issues (framerate drop and image stuttering)

[Dracian]

Glad the PS4 version still runs like a champ, but bummer that version didn't get the higher resolution UI change cause even on my TV those looked so much nicer and cleaner

I bounce back and forth, but I've begun forcing myself to deal with the FPS drops because the UI looks so much nicer on my TV, and the controller/sound features are nice. The game visuals between PS4 Pro and PS5 1440p modes aren't much different, but the UI is so much sharper on PS5. Not to mention that sound quality with my Pulse headset is much worse on the PS4 version unless I go into the system and turn off 3d audio.

It sucks that we have to decide between obviously improved features and a stable framerate, when the system is clearly capable of doing both. I'm hoping this gets resolved by the time Endwalker comes out.

[Nero_Leono]

I'm curious about the TVs of those who are seeing this issue like I am. I have other friends who play the game on the PS5 version and none of them have this issue. The only different I can think of between them and I is that their TVs are newer(so they support newer features like HDR, 4k, 120Hz) Mine is an older Samsung, as I stated in the OP, only supports up to 1080p, no HDR, no HDMI 2.1, 60 Hz refresh rate, etc.. I'm planning on a buying a new TV soon, but I feel like this shouldn't be the case to at least be able to run the game without frames dropping constantly on the PS5.

[Furukawa]

I'm curious about the TVs of those who are seeing this issue like I am. I have other friends who play the game on the PS5 version and none of them have this issue. The only different I can think of between them and I is that their TVs are newer(so they support newer features like HDR, 4k, 120Hz) Mine is an older Samsung, as I stated in the OP, only supports up to 1080p, no HDR, no HDMI 2.1, 60 Hz refresh rate, etc.. I'm planning on a buying a new TV soon, but I feel like this shouldn't be the case to at least be able to run the game without frames dropping constantly on the PS5.

i play on a Samsung Series 8 4K HDR TV. it’s a TV from 2017. This issue is definitely not linked to any specific TV. at most what you would get with an older TV is screen tearing due to a lower refresh rate. What’s happening with the PS5 version of FFXIV is straight up a performance issue.

[Dracian]

i play on a Samsung Series 8 4K HDR TV. it’s a TV from 2017. This issue is definitely not linked to any specific TV. at most what you would get with an older TV is screen tearing due to a lower refresh rate. What’s happening with the PS5 version of FFXIV is straight up a performance issue.

I think they were trying to make a claim for newer TV's having VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), which does work to make FPS drops less noticeable. Problem is, PS5 doesn't yet support VRR, so it's not a factor here.

[Sub-Xero]

I'm curious about the TVs of those who are seeing this issue like I am. I have other friends who play the game on the PS5 version and none of them have this issue. The only different I can think of between them and I is that their TVs are newer(so they support newer features like HDR, 4k, 120Hz) Mine is an older Samsung, as I stated in the OP, only supports up to 1080p, no HDR, no HDMI 2.1, 60 Hz refresh rate, etc.. I'm planning on a buying a new TV soon, but I feel like this shouldn't be the case to at least be able to run the game without frames dropping constantly on the PS5.

LG CX. You're friends are probably those people that can't tell the difference between 30 and 60 FPS. But yeah, it's 100% an optimization/performance issue.

[Nero_Leono]

So I'm guessing this technical support forums is not monitored too much by anyone from SE or something? None of these threads except 1 has any feedback from the dev community. Hopefully they at least are aware.

[TipRingSleeve]

So I'm guessing this technical support forums is not monitored too much by anyone from SE or something? None of these threads except 1 has any feedback from the dev community. Hopefully they at least are aware.

I figure it's an issue that'd be low in priority for the devs since it's exclusive to a new platform that's still kinda hard for a lot of people to get their hands on. The best any of us can do is to report the issue here on the forums and/or doing a tech support ticket. That said, they did mention that they still really haven't been able to fully utilize the PS5's performance back at the Fanfest, so I imagine that'd be next on their list as we get into Endwalker.

EDIT: Actually, what I might do to at least give some more visibility to this is do a quick little comparison of the two versions' performance, just because I still have both versions saved on my PS5 and... well, may as well. I'm just gonna wait until it's closer to peak hours to do it.

[JowyAtreides]

Adding my name to this list, same issues as other people.

[MKShdowZX]

Adding my name here with everyone else having frame issues. This has been going on since the "beta" and it's disappointing it's not being acknowledged at the least. The frame drops that randomly happens I could power through but I recently started Eureka and it's horrible in there.

[TipRingSleeve]

Alrighty, so I did a little comparison video of The PS5 and PS4 versions of the game running on PS5, the PS5 version running at the "performance" mode. Thankfully Balmung's main city hubs are always crowded so it gives a pretty clear indication that the PS5 REALLY starts to get chuggy when there's a lot of models on screen all at once.

https://youtu.be/PVh2Z3Zg9PY

Also I know it's not like super precise science, but the clips were all captured within the same 10 minute period so they're consistent with player congestion.