Gotham Knights Will Only Run at 30 FPS on Console

Gotham Knights, set to be released on the 21st of October this year, is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by WB Games Montréal and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is inspired by the Batman: Gotham Knights comic series based on the DC Comics character Batman and his supporting cast. 

The game focuses on the characters Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood as they attempt to restore justice to Gotham City during a period of decline in the immediate aftermath of Batman's death. While investigating Batman's disappearance, the heroes come into conflict with the Court of Owls, a secret society that is as old as Gotham itself, and their legion of brainwashed assassins called Talons.

Gotham Knights executive producer Fleur “Flaoua” Mary recently posted the following on the games discord channel. "I know many of you are wondering about the availability of a performance mode for Gotham Knights on consoles," Marty wrote. "Due to the types of features we have in our game, like providing a fully untethered co-op experience in our highly detailed open-world, it's not as straightforward as lowering the resolution and getting a higher FPS. For this reason, our game does not have a performance/quality toggle option and will run at 30FPS on consoles."

This news of the 30FPS cap for a current-generation title in 2022 has fans disappointed. It was expected that with the advanced hardware capabilities of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the game should be able to run at a higher FPS, or at least, similar to many other high-profile titles, be able to provide varying performance options. Nevertheless, many are interested to see if Gotham Knights can still be successful with featured familiar villains such as Harley Quinn and Mr. Freeze, regardless of the performance limitations.

Check out the Gotham Knights cinematic trailer below.