Yes.
very curious about what they brought to the Xbox+Bethesda Showcase.
I played if on PC. I didnât have a single issue. Most of the frame drops that were initially in the game seems to be patched out. The world of Wasteland 3 is so dark and dialogue/voice acting is top notch. The consequences of the choices you make are so good. Also there are so many hilarious silly/funny elements to the game in such a dark grim tone of the game which compliments it really well.
I cannot wait for the next game from Inexile. Obsidian and Inexile are two studios to look out for
Inxile gonna be that studio this gen people gonna be SHOCKED when that AAA drops.
âHow did xbox get these people for cheapâ
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Krobrille is not wrong here. Sony has been investing in their game engines and studio pilpelines since quite long, and the fruits of that labour are paying off. Whether the game is good or not is a different discussion but there graphics pipeline within their studios is really mature and the results we can see.
Whereas Xbox at the end of 360 stopped investing in First Party and we all know how the Xbox One generation went where XBOX division was on the verge of being closed down. So whatever investment XBOX made in last few years will take a few years to mature and we will see the results after that.
Not saying there wont be any good looking games.
The reason why FORZA and Gears games looks so good is because there investment in engines and production pipeline is really mature hence the fidelity and performance can be seen. The thing with Halo is that its a whole new engine so its pretty much in its infancy, and they have changed the whole rendering pipeling, so it has to be tweaked a lot to get the desired result.
There is nothing to worry. Care about good games regardless of graphics or not. So far my favourite game has been Wasteland 3 which is by no means an graphical showcase but the story, world, gameplay is so immersive that I dont even care about how it looks.
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Agree. In my eyes the writing of Inexile is much sharper than even Obsidian. I was so pleasantly surprised with Wasteland 3 and it is a definition of a pure old school RPG which has been modernized.
Yeah Sponger was the one that seemed very impressed with them, wasnât it? That inXile is about to pull off some crazy stuff for RPG.
Xbox has great looking games there is zero to worry about, hereâs a few bits of work from most of the teams. (sorry in advance for the massive post haha)
Forza Horizon 4
Halo 5
Gears 5
Hellblade
DOOM Eternal
Grounded
Wasteland 3
Sea of Thieves
State of Decay 2
Deathloop
Fallout 76
Wolfenstein II
Evil Within 2
The Elder Scrolls Online
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Doom Eternal 
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I couldnât have demonstrated it any better. Honestly, we should not have any worries about great looking games coming from first party because there are so many studios that have put out great looking games over the years.
Believe it or not, but Sony does not have a monopoly over games with great graphics. 
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Are we sure about Playgrounds presence at E3? In yesterdays Forza Monthly (the last one before E3) they didnât mention the show a single time or did I miss that?
I found that a bit strange.
Does he means we have to wait 10+ years for XGS to reach PlayStation Studios level? How he judged that?
I have no issue with Jez thinking that. My only issue is why even engage this kind of question?
I mean why do you think this guy asked him that? (I think itâs obvious). And why would Jez respond with anything other than âmate, what are you trying to do here?â
The questionâs certainly posed for easy deniabilty. Like if called out he can just say what, Iâm just curious and hoping the answer is yes? But the guy knows what heâs doing. Whether heâs acting on a bias, or not, he knows why he asked that. To stoke the console war peeps in to clicking on his tweet and replying
And I would hope Jez is smart enough to scope that shit out. He has to know his response is like prime rib for Sony console warriors, though Iâm sure if he has it brought up to him heâll respond with an exasperated âpeople need to relaxâ sort of retort
And heâd be half right as itâs not a huge deal to get worked up over, but I just donât accept anymore that these guys donât know where this sort of stuff will lead
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That really has no baring on it, Horizon has always been shown at E3 and released that year and I donât think itâs any different. 3 years vs 2 years dev time for every game theyâve released, you could just slap that extra year as âcovidâ so it could be still â2 yearsâ if you want to be nice and say they didnât work at all during 2020. The tyre tease in the E3 promo picture too, I would say itâs all but confirmed there.
Oh I have no doubts at all that XGS will bring great graphics, but I hope to see one that goes the extra mile. I think people are so impressed with Horizon FW because of how lively it all looks, nothing seemed static, great art style and I heard one of my buddies during party chat say out loud âyep dudes, hereâs one that shows a real nice leap over last gen, over the first game.â and I canât disagree. Loved the animation and how everything on her outfit moved too, really nice detailed.
Some thought visuals would be diminishing returns this gen, but getting these kind of visuals this early on in the new gen is very promising. And thatâs what I canât wait to see from Xbox. Honestly ever since the start of Xbox One Iâve been hoping for that, new studios, new IP that could rival or be on par with the likes of Uncharted 4 and Horizon ZD. Xbox is in an amazing position now with all these studios, it will just take time before we see the results. Hellblade 2 will be some crazy stuff, bet on that.
And while itâs true that before Halo 4 it was never a franchise to show the visuals off with, I would have loved if Halo Infinite was that game. I am sure the visual upgrade over last year will be nice, but nobody should expect FW kind of visuals. Anyone on social media that is going to diss Halo, talk shit, basically be a silly childish person will fully be ignored. Donât care one bit for those. 
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The two most visually impressive looking games in recent memory are Cyberpunk 2077 and Metro Exodus. The texture fidelity in Metro Exodus is next level
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But why should Halo be visually on par with HFW. Halo has its own unique look and art style, they have never strived for realism. For Halo the fluidity of controls, the sandbox, the multiplayer and the core mechanics are more important the other Graphical showcases.
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Most gamers know thisâŚthey just make the comparison anyway
Because?..Theyâre assholes
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Especially when they said they would go for a less noisy design, for different puproses ( competition is one of them ). It is not gonna be ultra realistic, but its own art-style, which is a good thing.
Its more of a timeless artstyle. Thats the reason people still love the Original Trilogy even though the graphics are mediocre. Even new players who have just got into the series say the same thing. The whole feel of the game is different. The way the gameplay, the music, the mechanics and the story harmonizes together makes it something special which is timeless.
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The last thing I want Xbox to do is to make games look a certain way just because they need to win the internet over and get brownie points on screenshot wars. I posted a bunch of amazing looking games above. I do find it funny Sony can just release 14minutes of gameplay of their game and it sends everyone in the meltdowns.
You have to applaud Sony for the pull they have, they are absolute masters are working a crowd and narrative. Look we have Xbox fans here on a mostly dedicated Xbox board talking about Sony games if that doesnât tell you anything about their pull then I donât know what will.
I hate how this place always goes through this phase everytime a PS game is shown, just because Sony is having a good showing doesnât mean this place has to go in the shitter and doubt everything Xbox is doing and think itâs all over.
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