Polarizing Gotham Knights Reveal Divides Gaming Community on Social Media

Gotham Knights is one of the most anticipated titles of this year. The superhero game based on DC Comics took time in gaining a strong momentum over the last few months. But it eventually emerged among the highly awaited releases of 2022.

But there’s been a problem that has surfaced before the next week’s launch of Gotham Knights. The developing team of the title just recently shared a crucial information regarding the co-op game. And going by the reactions on social media, there seems to be a total divide in the community. Simply put, the game may witness some growing debates leading up to its debut.

Community left divided over Gotham Knights lacking 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox consoles, compared to PC

The new title from WB Games Montreal is going to feature four central characters who try to restore justice to Gotham City. Batgirl, Red Hood, Night Wing, and Robin will be responsible to catch the bad guys to make sure they don’t wreak havoc on the innocent.

When it comes to the promotional trailers and footage for Gotham Knights, they have mostly pleased the gaming enthusiasts. Thanks to the captivating visuals and play style introduced for the characters, many players have been looking forward to try out this multi-platform title.

However, that doesn’t seem to the case as of now, after a major news confirmed by the developers. As reported by VGC, executive producer Fleur Marty had shared a crucial detail on the game’s Discord server. She mentioned that Gotham Knights will be locked at a maximum frame rate of 30 FPS on the consoles. It won’t support 60 FPS gameplay option. This will be available only on the PC platform.

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Fleur’s reason for taking such a decision was that the game’s detailed open-world can’t be lowered down in terms of resolution to achieve higher FPS count. Because there’s an untethered co-op experience involved.

As soon as this news spread across social media, most of the fans were divided in two sections. There were those who simply couldn’t digest the fact the a AAA game releasing on the next-gen consoles in 2022 is limited to 30 FPS.

Then there were those users who didn’t seem to have an issue at all. Because they are more excited for the story, visuals, and overall experience than higher frame rates.

Gotham Knights will launch on October 21st, 2022. It will be available for the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. What are your thoughts on the recently revealed details for the superhero title? Let us know in the comments.

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