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It is quite unfortunate, I agree. PC may have the graphical fidelity advantage and better suited for mods if the game allows it, but performance is always inconsistent I do sometimes miss my console days because of it. I will be waiting a bit before I get JS. I know I meet the specs well and over, I just want the game to run smoothly.
My position is a bit awkward as my current console is an XBox Series S, one that reviewers don't use. FextraLife's review praises XBox's performance but I must assume it is the X. Either way, I never play games on release any more because even if you're on the "right" system, they still gotta patch it.
The Series S is so pointless to get. The only reason my brother got it, is because he didn't have an X at the time and even take him long to get the Series X. S is used mainly as a backup Xbox. He's got a ps5, so now it's almost even more pointless.
It's not pointless, it's what I use to play games lol. What is this comment even?
If you have a 1080p TV/monitor and you like GamePass and you don't care about physical media, it's the most logical practical gaming console to get. In 2023 alone it encouraged my to play your beloved Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and Ghostwire Tokyo, three excellent games that got my out of my Ubi-funk.
Each console has strengths and weaknesses, none replace any of the others. PS5 doesn't have GamePass.
I didn't say pointless for you. I just said it's pointless for those who either want physical, or better version of the console. And there are many I have seen that dropped or traded in the S when the X became available. Considering the stories we've heard and seen of games are performing bad or worse on an S (or on any of these overpriced consoles), and these are supposed to be luxury consoles with all that hardware, you'd expect better.
And that's the underlying the problem itself isn't inherent, but let's see if you end up loving that game more than you realize, and it gets digitally delisted either cuz a company shut down comedy copyright reasons, or just a company being petty, good luck playing that game ever again unless you know somebody has that game on their console and you buy it from them.
I am happy for you, I'm glad it was able to do that. Isn't Ghostwire PS5 exclusive? I know there isn't an Xbox version yet.
I don't consider that a bad thing, considering Game Pass is glorified DRM, and it's been eating Microsoft in the butt. Not that Sony's PS plus is exactly better. Especially how they changed it up and how it functions now.
> I am happy for you, I'm glad it was able to do that. Isn't Ghostwire PS5 exclusive? I know there isn't an Xbox version yet.
It was exclusive for a year, that year is up, IIRC. It came to GamePass a month or two ago. (I know, it does feel like that game just came out, but time flies)
As for the rest- just doesn't effect me, personally.
Serious question- which games perform worse on S? I mean really worse- I don't count it worse if it's less fames on a 4K TV, since the Series S is not made for that. I mean like using the same monitor, same game that came out, and it sucks on S but is fine on X, is that a thing? Microsoft doesn't allow it (which is the thing that pisses some people off but, again, not my problem and I have yet to see specific examples).
The closest thing I can think of is Baldur's Gate 3 struggling to support multiplayer on Series S. But we just have to take their word for it and I don't even get why that would makes sense as multiplayer performance has always been about the server side issues not the front-end.
It was exclusive for a year, that year is up, IIRC. It came to GamePass a month or two ago. (I know, it does feel like that game just came out, but time flies)
As for the rest- just doesn't effect me, personally.
Serious question- which games perform worse on S? I mean really worse- I don't count it worse if it's less fames on a 4K TV, since the Series S is not made for that. I mean like using the same monitor, same game that came out, and it sucks on S but is fine on X, is that a thing? Microsoft doesn't allow it (which is the thing that pisses some people off but, again, not my problem and I have yet to see specific examples).
The closest thing I can think of is Baldur's Gate 3 struggling to support multiplayer on Series S. But we just have to take their word for it and I don't even get why that would makes sense as multiplayer performance has always been about the server side issues not the front-end.
Excellent to know.
That's the thing, it's not about you. You have to take nearly everyone in consideration. You may not care, but there are plenty of others that do.
The 4K thing doesn't bother me much, but once again these are luxury consoles meant to play on these type of screens and they can't get them to run properly either because they cheap out on material, or Microsoft isn't doing a good enough job and helping developers program their games on the system.
Resident Evil 4 Remake and Evil West (it's usually not too bad, but even developers said they struggled to get it to run properly on the Series S) actually perform worse on the Xbox than PS5. Then there's Calisto Protocol, but that one is somewhat more the fault of the actual developers. Still, the game really only runs great on PS5. And once again, these are games charged $70 plus on consoles that are $500 something dollars.
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More on that (it’s Gamerant but point still stands) -
Disappointment surrounding this then circled online, where Lee Denovald from Rocksteady (who was not involved in Gotham Knights' development) blamed the Xbox Series S GPU and claimed this generation of gaming to be "hamstrung by that potato." Denovald noted that Microsoft "won't let you launch on one without the other," which forces developers to optimize for the Xbox Series S, an assertion that has been recently backed up by indie developer Ian Maclure.
In a reply on Twitter that is no longer able to be seen, Ian Maclure countered veteran journalist Jeff Gerstmann's opinion that given the variety of PC hardware that needs to be accounted for, the argument that Xbox Series S is handicapping this generation holds no water. Maclure, a VFX artist at Bossa who has worked on titles that came to Xbox Series X/S and PC, claimed "MANY developers have been sitting in meetings for the past years desperately trying to get Series S launch requirements dropped." Maclure continued, saying that having experienced "one development cycle where Series S turned out to be an albatross around the neck of production," studios are not keen to "repeat the process," especially with more games now being developed exclusively for the current generation of consoles.
In a reply on Twitter that is no longer able to be seen, Ian Maclure countered veteran journalist Jeff Gerstmann's opinion that given the variety of PC hardware that needs to be accounted for, the argument that Xbox Series S is handicapping this generation holds no water. Maclure, a VFX artist at Bossa who has worked on titles that came to Xbox Series X/S and PC, claimed "MANY developers have been sitting in meetings for the past years desperately trying to get Series S launch requirements dropped." Maclure continued, saying that having experienced "one development cycle where Series S turned out to be an albatross around the neck of production," studios are not keen to "repeat the process," especially with more games now being developed exclusively for the current generation of consoles.
Geez they really have a bad habit of doing this kinda thing with their hardware. Remember the 360 sku that didn’t even have a hard drive? Similar nightmare for game development then too.
You know, it’s kinda funny how Microsoft basically shits money and can afford more than anyone to be a loss leader, yet still releases a bunk console and tells people they’re getting a great value. Whereas if they just put some meat on it from the onset and charged even $50 more for the thing they could keep developers happy and still grow a respectable install base.
Yeah I remember that story. And I discounted it because it's unnamed sources and reads like a bunch of excuses. It's also out of touch with consumers, IMO.
I didn't realize I had strong opinions about hardware but I guess I do but honestly it's a reflection of the industry. And it's like this:
Of course there's dev and testing to account of the Series S. Of course.
But also, there are PC's, and that is WAY more diverse and complicated than having two XBoxes. And we're seeing major titles release with crap performance for PC's that are more powerful than the lowly Series S.
So please everyone just spare me this Series S = albatross nonsense until games work on freakin' PC's.
I would understand if there is a declared and understood base minimum of tech that new games coming out should match. That is in fact normal in consumer electronics (i.e., people have learned that their phones become obsolete at some point. Really we have Apple to "thank" for training the world on the limits of back-support). But what it that?
Here is one breakdown of what a PC equivalent of Series S is:
www.sportskeeda.com
The interesting factor: Video card: EVGA SC ULTRA GAMING GTX 1660 6 GB ($189.99)
Seems like nothing, so low-end, right? Sure- why? Is it fair to ask game devs to support such low-end graphics?
Well- yes. And the reason comes down to the monitor. This GPU supports 1440p. And I know I keep coming back to this point but I can't get past it- most of us normies still game on 1080p!
You make a big deal video game that you want to sell to as many people as you can, you gotta make it run on yo gramma's TV, that's the reality, and that means- logically, technically, Series S.
The tech albatross of the Series S is therefore 100% bullshit excuses.
Ok, the other thing- discs? Ok well, again- PC's. Nobody builds them with DVD drives any more.
I am not shitting on PC's, I love them, I have built two of my own and plan on a third when I build my home office within the next couple of years if things go the way I hope for myself personally and professionally. And lemme tell you when I did a build and was collaborating on reddit and PC Builder and including an optical drive, I was constantly getting asked and mocked for that. It's considered a niche accessory. Physical media is effectively non-existent in the PC game space.
So if you wanna talk about physical media games preservation or old tech or whatever, that's all well and good (see I actually do care about this stuff) but reckon with PC's before coming at any one console.
And this ain't MS loyalty- I also will push back on Switch being dismissed as "old tech" even though I don't like Nintendo. Remember this when Tears of the Kingdom comes out and oh boy the takes that will be took, lol.
I didn't realize I had strong opinions about hardware but I guess I do but honestly it's a reflection of the industry. And it's like this:
Of course there's dev and testing to account of the Series S. Of course.
But also, there are PC's, and that is WAY more diverse and complicated than having two XBoxes. And we're seeing major titles release with crap performance for PC's that are more powerful than the lowly Series S.
So please everyone just spare me this Series S = albatross nonsense until games work on freakin' PC's.
I would understand if there is a declared and understood base minimum of tech that new games coming out should match. That is in fact normal in consumer electronics (i.e., people have learned that their phones become obsolete at some point. Really we have Apple to "thank" for training the world on the limits of back-support). But what it that?
Here is one breakdown of what a PC equivalent of Series S is:
Which GPU is in the Xbox Series S and how to build an equivalent gaming PC in 2024
Microsoft introduced the Xbox Series S back in 2020 as a performance-segment budget alternative to the $499 Series X. This $300 console has gone on to outsell the Xbox Series X.
The interesting factor: Video card: EVGA SC ULTRA GAMING GTX 1660 6 GB ($189.99)
Seems like nothing, so low-end, right? Sure- why? Is it fair to ask game devs to support such low-end graphics?
Well- yes. And the reason comes down to the monitor. This GPU supports 1440p. And I know I keep coming back to this point but I can't get past it- most of us normies still game on 1080p!
You make a big deal video game that you want to sell to as many people as you can, you gotta make it run on yo gramma's TV, that's the reality, and that means- logically, technically, Series S.
The tech albatross of the Series S is therefore 100% bullshit excuses.
Ok, the other thing- discs? Ok well, again- PC's. Nobody builds them with DVD drives any more.
I am not shitting on PC's, I love them, I have built two of my own and plan on a third when I build my home office within the next couple of years if things go the way I hope for myself personally and professionally. And lemme tell you when I did a build and was collaborating on reddit and PC Builder and including an optical drive, I was constantly getting asked and mocked for that. It's considered a niche accessory. Physical media is effectively non-existent in the PC game space.
So if you wanna talk about physical media games preservation or old tech or whatever, that's all well and good (see I actually do care about this stuff) but reckon with PC's before coming at any one console.
And this ain't MS loyalty- I also will push back on Switch being dismissed as "old tech" even though I don't like Nintendo. Remember this when Tears of the Kingdom comes out and oh boy the takes that will be took, lol.
CSGO pistol skin sells for over $1000 because players call it the “p**sy pattern” - Dexerto
A Five-Seven skin in CS:GO has sold over around $1,400 becasue it has a very special pattern on it – but not what you might expect.
I don't know what's worse; The fact that the price tag for a bunch of 0s and 1s costs $1300, or the reasoning behind such a price tag.
GameRant aside, it's actually a good article and something that should be read. It's all about perspective and understanding.
Black Girl Gamers Founder Talks What Video Games Have Done Right And Wrong For Diversity And Inclusion
Black Girl Gamers Founder Talks What Video Games Have Done Right And Wrong For Diversity And Inclusion
I also want to add attention to Raji- all I saw about it was the novelty that it was developed by an Indian studio but it's actually a really good game. Sure the novelty of its origin is what attracted me, but I genuinely enjoyed actually playing the whole thing. Nothing about the gameplays is like mindblowing, but it's one of those games where the whole package comes together well. And it's not long and it doesn't waste your time like so many Western and Japanese games, and it looks hella good.
I played it on Gamepass, though I think it left the service, it's worth a buy for anyone looking for a nice little game to play.
