John Olsen, a 60-year-old Danish YouTuber known as Mongo TV, is currently playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on a laptop at a frame rate of just 4 frames per second (FPS). According to reports, the extreme technical limitations extend the game’s first chapter—typically a two-hour experience—to over 12 hours of gameplay.
Why Players Choose Low-End Hardware
The gaming community has long seen players attempt to run modern, demanding titles on aging hardware. As noted by Czech YouTuber ZEK Star, the disparity is significant: a scene that takes an average player one minute to navigate can take Olsen up to 10 minutes to complete due to the stuttering, low-frame-rate environment.
Playing at 4 FPS means the screen updates less than once every quarter-second.
High-Volume Content Creation Under Constraints
Olsen’s persistence has resulted in a massive library of footage on his YouTube channel. During the past month alone, he uploaded over 1,400 videos documenting his progress through the game.
Technical Limitations vs. Narrative Completion
Running a game like Red Dead Redemption 2 on a machine capable of only 4 FPS suggests that the hardware is severely bottlenecked.
Future Trends in Accessible Gaming
The rise of cloud gaming services could eventually render these hardware-based struggles obsolete.
If you are struggling with low frame rates on an old laptop, try lowering the “Resolution Scale” or “Texture Quality” in the game’s settings menu before resorting to extreme measures.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is it possible to finish a game at 4 FPS? Yes, as demonstrated by John Olsen, though it requires significantly more time and patience.
- Why does the game take 12 hours to play the first chapter? The low frame rate causes massive input lag and stuttering, forcing the player to move and react much slower than intended.
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