The stated goal is 30 FPS on consoles; “You don’t need 60 FPS,” says the art director

Obsidian is aiming for at least 30 FPS for Avowed on Xbox Series X/S consoles, similar to Starfield at launch.

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Avowed will deliver 30 FPS on Xbox Series X/S consoles at launch to provide a smoother experience and prioritize graphics and visual effects. At least that’s what Avowed art director Matt Hansen recently said in a 32-minute interview with the Iron Lords Podcast.

“We are aiming for at least 30 FPS. Since it is a first-person single-player game, you don’t necessarily need 60 frames,”said Hansen.

“(30 FPS) allows us to get a lot more juice with VFX and lighting and all that other stuff. That’s a compromise we made relatively early on, and we’re really happy with it. The game runs pretty smoothly considering how visually dense it is, and that was always our goal.”

Early previews of Avowed were positive—the game was shown off at Gamescom 2024—but it’s possible that Avowed ran on high-end PCs rather than Xbox Series X/S consoles during the event.

Avowed is one of several Xbox first-party games that launched at 30 FPS, possibly due to the Xbox Series S’s comparatively weaker hardware (the Series S has a 61% weaker GPU with nearly 40% less RAM than the Series X). Other games that launched at 30 FPS include Hellblade II, Redfall, and Starfield, with the latter two having since received 60 FPS updates.

Recently, some developers like Suicide Squad artist Del Walker have openly spoken out against the Xbox Series S. Walker said he wishes the Series S had “never existed”.

Avowed will be available sometime in 2025 for Xbox Series X/S And PC via Steam.