The save issues are on egs, and its a real issue, and it doesnt just affect bl3, but bl3 is a huge release so naturally a lot more people are gonna get it
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Borderlands 3 Reportedly Overheating Consoles Now
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The save issues are on egs, and its a real issue, and it doesnt just affect bl3, but bl3 is a huge release so naturally a lot more people are gonna get it
I get that, it's just that stuff like this is usually confined to OTs of the game, shared among people who are actually playing the game. I'm burnt out by Gearbox's shenanigans as much as the next guy (they fucked me over with Borderlands 2's DLC plan as it turned out quickly that the game + season pass combo was nowhere near enough to get all the extra content, I bought Battleborn, etc.), but the whole framing of the thread heavily implies that the game is already a bit of a trainwreck, and now it's even overheating consoles. No matter the game, I don't think this is the best approach to discussing actual issues, but I'm not a moderator so I'm gonna refrain from further metacommentary. If these issues are frequent, I just hope that by the game I play the game (if I decide to do so, maybe sometime next year while waiting for next-gen) they're ironed out.
How is this even possible? I was wondering that even back in the day when StarCraft 2 allegedly did this to PCs in the main menu because FPS and power usage would rise freaking high and therefore temperatures. So was the argument.
BUT. Every fan I know scales to temperature... my GPU fan never climbs over 60% and my temperature not over 79°C no matter what I do and what FPS output I throw at it... GPU runs at 100% and 112% power consumption (overclocked) and when, let's say there's too much dust or in summer, the fan speed simply climbs but not the temperature.
Similar with the CPU that even with Prime95 on maximum heat won't climb over 60°C because it has proper cooling (still air cooling).
I mean, if the game doesn't magically rise CPU and GPU voltages I don't think it's not the game per se, but more the cooling efficiency that isn't designed to run GPU and CPU at 100% for longer periods. Which is actually Sony's/Microsoft's fault.
When I play BF1/V on my PC, everything runs at 100%, each CPU core and my GPU, and it doesn't "overheat".
BUT. Every fan I know scales to temperature... my GPU fan never climbs over 60% and my temperature not over 79°C no matter what I do and what FPS output I throw at it... GPU runs at 100% and 112% power consumption (overclocked) and when, let's say there's too much dust or in summer, the fan speed simply climbs but not the temperature.
Similar with the CPU that even with Prime95 on maximum heat won't climb over 60°C because it has proper cooling (still air cooling).
I mean, if the game doesn't magically rise CPU and GPU voltages I don't think it's not the game per se, but more the cooling efficiency that isn't designed to run GPU and CPU at 100% for longer periods. Which is actually Sony's/Microsoft's fault.
When I play BF1/V on my PC, everything runs at 100%, each CPU core and my GPU, and it doesn't "overheat".
Exactly. The game somehow need to rise core voltages of CPU/GPU or boost clock speed beyond what is allowed by games and console. This is rather... strange and I don't think something BL3 does. More like dusty consoles doesn't like running at 100% all the time.
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Probably not checked on dusty machines or completely accurate real world environments.
I've played for an unhealthy amount of time on my launch PS4 and it's had no issues outside of jetengine fan mode.
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It's one dude... if it was a common problem we would have a lot more threads on reddit. Era a bit too fast with the fake news again. Can we not be as shitty as other clickbait sites. Fair enough if it turns out it's a common problem, but at least wait until it's actually confirmed by more than one dude.
Another premature Era thread. It makes sense why there's not many female users...
Another premature Era thread. It makes sense why there's not many female users...
If you are pushing 100% on all the fronts, mainly CPU and GPU. You can expect something similar from other games too, just that it can be hard to miss those situations in specific peak resource utilization in the middle of gameplay.
Bro ive never had this happen on my launch PS4 and i have a ton of games
I've had no problems on X1X. No overheating, no stuttering, nothing. The fact that games can even shut down consoles points to a problem with the console itself or the system OS. At the beginning of the generation. Sony and Microsoft both talked up the way that games were isolated from the OS, if this is anything more than defective consoles, they should take the blame.
It isn't a game that particularly spins up the fans on my X - plenty of other games do far more, so it seems odd that it'd be causing overheating.
If someone made the console equivalent of FurMark then that's probably on the dev at that point.
Had a similar issue with my Pro. Then the PSU died just after the warranty ran out... Had to pay 200€ to get it repaired...
It's actually one of few new games that doesn't heat up my PS4 Pro like crazy and makes it sound like jet engine.
Hmmm, do console CPUs / GPUs have thermal throttling or are devs expected to code the game to spec, in such a way that it won't put an "unexpected" amount of stress on the hardware?
Like, if your PS4 fans are super clogged, would game performance suffer, or would the console just shut down?
Like, if your PS4 fans are super clogged, would game performance suffer, or would the console just shut down?
This doesn't make sense.
Even if the GPU and CPU were pushed 100%, the console shouldn't overheat.
Unless the actual physical design of the console is bad.
Even if the GPU and CPU were pushed 100%, the console shouldn't overheat.
Unless the actual physical design of the console is bad.
Wow this is amazing. The article is quoting one persons post on Reddit which makes an article. Which somehow turns into this thread. Lol. Not really swimming with facts here.
Is this a problem with Xbox One X only or all consoles in general, I hate clickbait headlines like these.
LOL
So ONE random guy on Reddit makes a claim that the game made his console "overheat" and people go into a panic? Seriously? Until more people report similar findings, this is total bullshit. By now, we would have seen more people with the same issue.
Jesus fucking Christ...
So ONE random guy on Reddit makes a claim that the game made his console "overheat" and people go into a panic? Seriously? Until more people report similar findings, this is total bullshit. By now, we would have seen more people with the same issue.
Jesus fucking Christ...
AAA publishers get to bypass much of that process, unfortunately.
Furmark doesn't overheat any of my components. The console maker has the responsibility to ensure all the power available can be used without endangering the system. Otherwise don't make the power available.
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I see 'poor optimization' blamed all the time for PC performance issues, overheating or whatever else
I'm no doctor, but if software manages to cause hardware to overheat, that seems like a hardware issue to me.
Components should only be able to draw that many W/heat from the PSU and the cooling system should be able to handle that.
Also you should try to stress the fuck out of your thing while it's in warranty. I did this accidentally with my 780 and got a free upgrade to a 970 out of it.
I recommend a mod that lets you fly fast over as detailed geometry as possible. The Nice Fly mod for GTA V did the trick for me, but that game's not as demanding these days. If I hadn't done that, this GPU which was clearly a botch job might've broke out of warranty.
I didn't have access to or tried many other games, but Horizon: Zero Dawn sure made my PS4 Pro want to give up. It didn't get to the point where it actually exploded like my 780 did, but you don't really want that to happen. The smell of burnt electronics is intense, like...that part of your home is now uninhabitable for X hours. Severe and/or frequent artifacting and the occasional soft or hard crash is enough to know that this hardware ain't no good.
What's good about something exploding though when it comes to PC, is that it becomes quite clear which component was the problem.
Components should only be able to draw that many W/heat from the PSU and the cooling system should be able to handle that.
Also you should try to stress the fuck out of your thing while it's in warranty. I did this accidentally with my 780 and got a free upgrade to a 970 out of it.
I recommend a mod that lets you fly fast over as detailed geometry as possible. The Nice Fly mod for GTA V did the trick for me, but that game's not as demanding these days. If I hadn't done that, this GPU which was clearly a botch job might've broke out of warranty.
I didn't have access to or tried many other games, but Horizon: Zero Dawn sure made my PS4 Pro want to give up. It didn't get to the point where it actually exploded like my 780 did, but you don't really want that to happen. The smell of burnt electronics is intense, like...that part of your home is now uninhabitable for X hours. Severe and/or frequent artifacting and the occasional soft or hard crash is enough to know that this hardware ain't no good.
What's good about something exploding though when it comes to PC, is that it becomes quite clear which component was the problem.
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Depends because one of my friends said Fallout 76 tricked his Xbox One X into thinking it was overheating and it kept shutting off but it was still very cool to the touch. Looks like this could be the case here with Borderlands 3.
Higher power budget means a higher wattage which means hotter consoles. Is very clear.
Heat checks are not part of that process. At the end of the day a very thorough cert check is still only 2-4 people over a period up to a week so stuff like this can still be missed.
Hm, playing on the PS4 Pro in performance mode, 30 something hours, and not a single crash so far. Fans are also not in maximum overdrive mode, like I've witnessed with many other games before.
I know I'm not the only one that expected this to be only about the Pro, lol.
Pro owner, and so far so good for me. In still in early game stages tho. I have been reading that co op is making the game worse tho.
I have almost 2 days playtime on Xbox one x, it has crashed me and my friends Xbox one x's dozens of times. Our other group member is playing on a base Xbox one and has not crashed once.
Strange, I just got around to playing Wolfenstein II on XOne X and the fan was constantly running quite loudly, but in approximately 3 long sessions of Borderlands 3 in resolution mode, I've barely heard a whisper from the console...
That said... Borderlands 3 did crash my Xbox last night when I attempted to boot up the game...
That said... Borderlands 3 did crash my Xbox last night when I attempted to boot up the game...
