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When given a choice, most users prefer performance over higher fidelity

I would like to see the stats for that.

> "When asked to decide on a mode, players typically choose performance mode about three-quarters of the time,

From PS5 Pro reveal https://youtu.be/X24BzyzQQ-8?t=172

Seems like an overgeneralization. I get it when FPS players want the best performance: players have FOMO of the best reaction time and the games are more built for fast action than contemplative scenery watching.

I wonder if players of single player action/adventure games make the same choice. Those games are played less (can be finished in 10-30 hours instead of endlessly) so the statistics might be skewed to favor performance mode.

> I wonder if players of single player action/adventure games make the same choice.

Anecdotally, I do. Because modern displays are horrible blurry messes at lower framerates. I don't care about my input latency, I care about my image not being a smear every time the camera viewport moves.

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