The battle royale mode “Blackout” of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have an FPS lock at launch. The developer Treyarch has also announced the preload date for pre-order customers.
When will the preload be available? According to Treyarch, the preload will be available starting October 9, but not for everyone.
Only players who pre-ordered their PC version of CoD: BO4 on Battle.net will be able to start the preload for the game on Tuesday. Treyarch communicated this on Reddit.
The developer has left players’ questions about when the preload for PS4 and Xbox One will begin unanswered for now. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will go online on October 12.
FPS Lock for the Blackout Mode
How much will the FPS be restricted? Most gamers’ alarms go off at the mention of “FPS lock”, but in the case of CoD: BO4, fans need not worry too much. The FPS cap will initially be set to “only” 120.
Over the first few days, Treyarch plans to raise the cap to 144 FPS and then remove it completely.
Why are the FPS restricted? During the beta test of the popular Blackout mode, the FPS was even more heavily restricted, capping at 90 FPS. Treyarch explained that this measure was to test performance and stability.
Launch days are known in online games for the high influx of players often leading to server problems and a lot of frustration. With the FPS lock, the developer aims to address this issue. Once the servers are stable, the FPS cap will also be removed.
This restriction applies only to the blackout mode. The multiplayer and zombie modes will not have FPS locks at launch.
What the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has to offer, you can find out here:
These 14 multiplayer maps are available at the launch of CoD: Black Ops 4
