PS3 vsync question

kmufc77 · 31 Jan 2009 at 16:31

getting a PS3 next week been out of the console scene for years, is Vsync automatically turned on? or is it always set to Off to default without the option?

Inazuma · 31 Jan 2009 at 16:51

Depends from game to game.

Streeteh · 31 Jan 2009 at 17:53

As Zuma said, it's down to the developers to decide whether to enable vsync in their games or not. You have no control over it.

Timber · 31 Jan 2009 at 19:17

Not meaning to go off topic, but I know towards the very end of Bioshock on the 360 I found out there was an option to enable Vertical Sync on or off in the options menu. Obviously turning it off gave a better frame rate. Not sure of this is the case with the PS3 version, but I am surprised more developers don't give the user this option.

Streeteh · 31 Jan 2009 at 19:19

Timber said:
Not meaning to go off topic, but I know towards the very end of Bioshock on the 360 I found out there was an option to enable Vertical Sync on or off in the options menu. Obviously turning it off gave a better frame rate. Not sure of this is the case with the PS3 version, but I am surprised more developers don't give the user this option.

I agree with that. Games like GTA4 which for some reason had vsync on the PS3 version despite the dire framerate might actually have been playable if i could have turned it off. Not as if i care much about tearing in that sort of game anyway.