I dont think that is the case here, even the PC is having some major problems with pop-ins and frame rate, I just think its a laziness issue from Ubisoft.

the thing is with me in a huge scene do we really need 10000 npcs picking there nose and dancing??

no we dont,people would of been happy at half that.
so just to boast huge npc numbers they screwed up and i hope it comes back to bite them.

@Inzo

This game is not unoptimized on PC. It is properly multithreaded and takes full advantage of multi-core processors (unlike AC4). It's simply a demanding game due to what it is doing in terms of graphics and world simulations.

Unity is simply one of the first truly new gen games. We are going to see similar demands in most other graphically advanced games this generation. Sadly, mostly all we've got up to this point are cross-gen games and last gen ports, so this gave people unreasonable expectations about how demanding games this generation will be.

The pop-in is due to the fact that there is so much happening in any given scene and the assets for that much stuff has a harder time being streamed in.

Unity is well optimized on PC and consoles, it's simply demanding. There's a difference. People misuse the word "unoptimized" so often.

Sure, I agree that they should have done whatever it takes to get the console versions running at a stable 30fps. But lets not pretend that this is the first game on consoles to run with framerate drops. It's exceedingly common on consoles. I played Thief and Alien Isolation, for example, on PS4 and both of those games have framerate issues too.

Another thing that I want to point out is that Unity runs no worse than some of the Assassin's Creed games ran on last gen consoles. All of the AC games had framerate drops and several of them also had screen tearing. Unity actually runs better than several of the AC games ran on the PS3 and 360, but somehow some of you only want to flip out over Unity. Why didn't I see this kind of outrage over those previous AC games? It's not like this is a new thing for consoles.

You don't understand how the consoles work do you...gpu isn't just for resolution...

Thats not really how it works lol.

AC Unity is an unoptimized mess on ALL platforms. Both consoles and PC. Xbox one version just happens to be the least terrible, likely because it was the lead platform in development

Completely false. The PC version is well optimized. It doesn't suffer CPU bottlenecks due to poor multithreading and with a good graphics card and processor it absolutely is possible to achieve 60fps. This is in contrast to poorly optimized games that you basically can't get to run right no matter what kind of hardware you throw at it.

Unity has good CPU utilization and the frame pacing is good as well. I can cap it at 30fps and it is perfectly smooth and free of latency spikes in the frame delivery. These are the hallmarks of a well optimized game.

People act like because it is a demanding game that that equates to it being "poorly optimized". That's a basic error in thinking that some people are guilty of. In reality, Unity is demanding because it is one of the best looking games yet released, and because it is an open world game. People are comparing it to cross-gen games that don't look nearly as good, and that makes no sense.

Please elaborate.

Lol you people that haven't even played the game are the most vocal at bashing the game.

I've played the game now for many hours and I have never seen a flying person, the pop-in isn't as bad as you make it sound (although it is the worst aspect of the visuals), and the framerate is rock solid on my PC.

Now, the console versions do drop into the low 20s or occasionally even below that, but SO DID PAST ASSASSIN'S CREED GAMES ON PS3 and 360. I played the first three AC games with my girlfriend on her PS3 and those games ran even worse than Unity does on PS4, and they had screen tearing on top of that.

So, no, Unity objectively runs better than several past AC games on last gen consoles. And it's not just the AC games that were that way; games like Castlevania Lords of Shadow ran with a similar or worse framerate as that of Unity. But they were still enjoyed by millions of people.

Is the framerate as it is undesirable? Yes. Would it be much better if they managed to get it running at a stable 30fps on consoles? Of course. But the people acting like it isn't playable or is a "broken mess" are exaggerating to a ridiculous degree and are basically making a mountain out of a molehill.

@ starchild
i do agree on some points but at the same time the reason why were pissed off is because we wanted to buy the game. i wanted to buy it and i was hyped and almost did buy it but with all the negative info ive seen i just decided on not getting it . it gets me pissed off that i really did want to buy this game but ubisoft had to F up the game like this, and yes i was planning on playing it on ps4 which is the console that's the most affected by the glitches with the frame rate dropping under 20 at many times.

how the hell in 2014 does a developer as big as ubisoft release games is such poor condition. it just makes me worry for farcry 4 which , yes , is another ubisoft game im looking forward to buying next week but wont if its a glitchfest.