Gotham Knights Will Run at 30FPS on Consoles

On the official Discord, a WB Games rep has just confirmed that Gotham Knights will only be capable of running at 30 FPS on both Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S. This was always a possibility considering the game’s relatively steep system requirements, but we now know for sure.

Needless to say (since you can see it from the reactions to the message), the fan response so far has been less than positive. While it may very well be that it isn’t feasible to run the game at higher FPS, that isn’t going to change the feelings of console players hoping to see Batgirl glide smoothly across their TV screens. 30FPS was something we were supposed to have left behind with the next gen consoles, so it’s certainly disappointing to see that Gotham Knights will be running at the same frame rate as Bloodborne.

This news comes after some relatively mixed reactions from people who previewed the game, adding to the uncertainty about how successful Gotham Knights will be. Many of the reviews highlighted the combat as a weakness — it seems like the “highly detailed, open-world” WB is blaming for the locked 30FPS on consoles will need to do a lot of heavy lifting if the game is to succeed.

Gotham Knights releases October 21st on next gen consoles and PC via Steam.