PlayStation Frame-rate Hitching On Köln-aachen

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  1. bart2day

    bart2day Well-Known Member

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    I’m running on a PS4 slim and when driving the ICE on Köln-Aachen, particularly at high speeds, there are constant frame rate hitches every few seconds. Most of the time they last around a half or a quarter of a second hitch, sometimes as long as a second. It literally makes the route unplayable at that speed. I had the frame rate counter up and every few seconds it’s dipping into red, I.e.under 10fps. I can’t comment on the Talent 2 as I haven’t driven it yet Anybody else have this? It’s probably better on PS4 pro.

    Bakerloo line is mostly stable but also has a few hitches in the overground section.

    Edit: Updated with video below.
     
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  2. maxipolo12

    maxipolo12 Well-Known Member

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    No worries , we have have the same on 2000€ PCs
     
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  3. KyleL

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    It's fine for me on xbox
     
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    TinTin_57 Well-Known Member

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    bart2day I'm on a 2015 PS4 and on that route it's been fine but on Bakerloo I definately get those issues. I also get flashing trees on Sand Patch grade on the side of hills!!!!
     
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    A 5 year old PS4 can handle this just wow Im surprised for some reason
     
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    TinTin_57 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, apart from what I mentioned there it has been fine upto now
     
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  7. bart2day

    bart2day Well-Known Member

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    Hmm. It’s strange that some people are getting the issue on different routes to others. Here is a clip of a particularly bad section on Köln-Aachen taken on my PS4 slim. The frame-rate counter in the top right fluctuates from yellow to red every couple of seconds and the slowdown is really noticeable. For some reason it’s just not smooth.

     
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  8. defiance134

    defiance134 New Member

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    Yea that deffo is a problem i have had that on the xbox.
     
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  9. Vinnie

    Vinnie Well-Known Member

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    I think the reason this issue affects some players and not others on the same platform could be related to HD setup - Internal or external, free HD memory (not sure) but I do recommend to anyone if you are experiencing too many hiccups and frame drops to perform a quick cache clear>
    1. Press and hold the PlayStation button on your controller
    2. Select Turn Off PS4
    3. Let the PlayStation 4 fully power down and wait at least 30 seconds
    4. Restart the PlayStation 4
    5. Hold L1 + R1 while booting up the game
    Note: This will also reset your brightness setting and choice of language.
     
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  10. ildario77

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    Did anybody notice that these problems, noticeable also on TSW2020, occur always in the same spots? I appreciate how people try to help, but, as I say almost everyday, they're not unit-related problems. It's the game. If you don't notice that, is just because it doesn't bother you. Just take a ride on the overground section of Bakerloo Line, even as a passenger, and pay attention. No way you won't notice at least 4-5 bad freezing issues. No matter if you're on PS4, Xbox or even PC.
     
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    ildario77 Well-Known Member

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    And talking about Köln-Aachen, the game always freezes just after passing under the bridge towards Aachen, a few kms outside Köln station. It happens on every platform, according to the videos l watched on YouTube.



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