Xbox Series S/X: Thread 05

[Brad]

I misunderstood. What's the issue then? Why is S holding back X a t all?

[Cepp]

DF breaks down Immortals of Aveum's UE5 gameplay which proves how easily compromises return

Bit rough on all counts with some of those effects, resolution and scaling.

[dataDave]

They’re really making the most of everybody’s 4K TVs, aren’t they!

To be fair to them at least they’re targeting 60fps.

[egparadigm]

Watched the vid. 408p? Wow, and there was I complaining the other day that Far Cry 3 was a mere 704p. That game is 11 years old!

[Neon Ignition]

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[Deuteros]

I misunderstood. What's the issue then? Why is S holding back X a t all?

I believe the 'Series S is an albatross' view boils down to everyone's different expectations.

Every game must be released for both the Series S and the Series X. That's Microsoft's requirement.

The Series S version of any particular game will run at a lower resolution and target a lower framerate, and everyone will perceive that as natural. Obvious, even, much as PC games will perform differently depending on the hardware that's running them.

In Baldur's Gate 3's case, lowering performance wasn't enough. For a certain feature to be implemented, more development time and external assistance were necessary. Most people were under the impression cutting the feature entirely wasn't an option, when apparently it is.

I've also read complaints that because game development has the PS5 and the Series X in mind, downscaling a game to meet the Series S' hardware limitations is something some developers won't have the resources to do or won't care enough to bother.

[hudson]

This guy...

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Also, I hope it's not a sign of something fishy, but it seems Eurogamer didn't get a review copy.

[MartyG]

You know David Jaffe trolls all the time, right?

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[hudson]

Aye. What a guy

[nonny]

This guy...

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Also, I hope it's not a sign of something fishy, but it seems Eurogamer didn't get a review copy.

Eurogamer got a copy but late, after they posted their article.

I note that Metro.co.uk aren't getting one which I agree with as they're gutter trash.

[Lebowski]

Drama already

https://www.ign.com/articles/starfields-boundary-reached-drama-explained

Some streamer apparently broke the review embargo with a "boundary reached" vid and its been blowing up, as it seems planets load in chunks, Reviewers playing it are quick to defend it so its most likely not a problem as you can fast travel to a new chunk of the planet or go elsewhere.

[MartyG]

It also, apparently takes 40 minutes to walk from one side of a planet area to another compared to taking 35 minutes to walk one side of the Skyrim map to another.

It is just drama for drama's sake as there are people who, for some reason, want Starfield to be crap.

[nonny]

I haven't played it yet but if it's Skyrim in space, with dog fights, build your own space ship, decent gunplay and a well written story... well sign me up.

I'm sure there are technical limitations but it isn't what matters...

[Neon Ignition]

I just need to know where it ranks on a scale of Bethesda games. If it's Skyrim or Fallout 3/New Vegas tier then it'll be amazingly fun, if it's more Fallout 4 then... meh

[hudson]

I'm sure we'll see Skyrim in space with some added systems, better graphics etc and that's all I ask for. It does seem like fanboy people want it to fail.

The Digital Foundry getting code and being told that they were not to share with Eurogamer was still a bit strange.

We will hear all about it tomorrow. I don't see this game getting less than late 80's metacritic score.

Looking forward to playing it and joining the the Galactic Brotherhood.