Ebb Software, developer behind the upcoming horror title Scorn, has said that it doesn’t reckon that PS5 and Xbox Series X will achieve 60fps for its games as an industry standard.
Scorn Dev On PS5 & Xbox Series X 60FPS Target
Speaking with Gaming Bolt, Ljubomir Peklar suggested that the enhanced visuals afforded by Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles will likely mean that the frame rate takes a dip. That’s not to say 60fps isn’t achievable, but he doesn’t expect it become standard practice.
If developers decide to build the games only for the new hardware then it will have certain advantages compared to being cross-gen. Scaling can go quite far, but not indefinitely, before it starts performing poorly on the lowest hardware and limiting what can be done on the highest hardware.
On the other hand, your shiny new graphics will once again probably come at a cost of frame rate. It depends on what you prefer. If cross-gen games go for 60 FPS on next-gen, I would find that favorable.
If they just opt for more graphical fidelity and 30 FPS, then you would get better results, if the game was built from ground up for the new hardware. Ideally you would want a 60 FPS game build for next-gen, but that seems like the least likely option.
Scorn is currently in development exclusively for the Xbox Series X. Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X are pencilled in for a holiday 2020 launch.