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The official response to "City: skyline 2" and "performance issues" questioned: optimization has nothing to do with the quality of the game, fun is the most important.

Shulou Source: shulou.com Published: 2023-11-24 21:32:48 09月30日 Update

CTOnews.com, October 26 (Xinhua)-- "City: skyline 2" was officially released yesterday. CTOnews.com has previously reported that the game has encountered serious performance problems, and most of the bad reviews on the Steam platform focus on game optimization.

IGN claims that "using i9-13900k, 64GB RAM, RTX 4090 configuration, the game at 1440p resolution, in the main menu and in the game only 35 FPS, the game quality to a minimum, the frame rate is only about 50 FPS."

Although Paradox, the publisher, revealed that "there may be some performance problems in the game's debut", it was questioned by many players that "why not optimize and resell the book".

This was answered in an official announcement issued today, which pointed out: "not all players regard performance as a determinant of whether the game is good or bad." for us, it is most important for us to pass on the fun to the players, so we decided to insist on releasing the game on the original date. "

▲ source Steam platform, however, the official commitment to continue to optimize the game, and claimed that the current performance problems can be solved through game optimization, focusing on stuttering, balancing GPU performance and other issues.

Earlier, game developer Colossal Order revealed that the goal of "City: skyline 2" is only "30 frames per second", even "even on the most powerful PC."

In response to this, the development team said that, unlike games such as multiplayer shooting, there is no practical benefit in pursuing a higher number of frames in urban construction games. "as cities grow to take up more and more CPU, it is more important for such works to avoid stutters and have a responsive user interface."