Quick Tip: If your scene has a low FPS and playback, you can turn on Sync to Audio to skip frames. Not smooth, but in the expected speed for you : r/ blender
Blender 3.1.2 Playback Bar gone (Yes I'm stupid) : r/blenderhelp
10 Animation problems in Blender and how to solve them - Artisticrender.com
How To Speed Up Blender Viewport Playback – polygonartist.
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Feedback on new Animation Track 'Playback Scale' - User Feedback - Developer Forum
animation - where is the play button gone? - Blender Stack Exchange