Gameplay for series S
I think itâs a bit weird tbh⌠How many TV-reviews are judged based on which tv-series are out?
console reviews are so weird tbh lol
Unlike phones that come out every three months, and these consoles have had much longer time in the air for people to decide on what to go with. But itâs cool to have them, in principle, and great to see their hardware getting good reviews with a general trend of the only con being lack of strong first party new experiences at launch, which is a bummer yes, but as some others have mentioned, not the end of the world as the pipeline for future is extremely packed and launch first party arenât the only experiences available.
I think the biggest thing youâll see console gaming culture struggle with, is that this go round (for Xbox at least), the machines are more like buying new GPUs on a PC - the games, OS, pad - itâs all the same.
Attaching some sort of arbitrary score is (excuse the pun) - pointless. Microsoft are slowly, forcefully, changing the mindset. Itâll take time for some folks to catch up.
Ok reviews are great. Can anyone who has tested or knows explain why ACV runs at only 1080p 30FPS on the series S? Donât care about resolution but 30FPS is not goodâŚ
That same feeling of PC-like smoothness plays out in Dirt 5 with the 120Hz mode enabled. The overall visual quality drops to achieve 120fps, but when Iâm sliding around corners, the input latency is reduced, and I value that over some mud and snow rendering just that little better on my 4K TV.
Itâs that feeling thatâs really important with this new Xbox, and I canât stress it enough. Games feel better. Whether thatâs because of load times, better frame rates, or simply the CPU, SSD, and better GPU making things like menus or character changes in games feel instant, a lot of the sluggishness has been removed without developers even having to touch games.
Yes, like most things Xbox does nowadays it is hard for the conservatives to grasp. They want to have their gimmicks, pay extra for the same games, walled in platforms etc.
I think the reviews do show who uses a PC and gets it and who doesnât.
I found the whole âwho cares about power without first party gamesâ argument one of the most stupendously stupid things ever. First party games are pretty redundant in the power argument given you canât play them on another console. BOTW was an amazing game but nobody was crying over the low powered switch. People making that argument are disingenuous at bestâŚ
^^^ Vergeâs video review by Tom Warren
Itâs a very demanding game likely running at the equivalent of PCâs highest, or near highest, settings and the Series S simply just is not a powerful system.
Its GPU is about as powerful as a GTX 1060 6GB, which is actually the recommended GPU for 1080p 30fps at high settings
But thatâs a huge issue given MS said the only main compromise was resolution. If at the start of the gen on a large 3rd party you have to lose 4* res and halve the frame rate thatâs a problem.
the reviews are GLOWING right now
Honestly this is most likely just how itâs going to be for the more demanding games unfortunately. They can market it however they want but the fact is the GPU isnât capable of putting out 1440p at the same fidelity that the Series Xâs GPU struggles to maintain 4K at.
Iâll be extremely surprised if the Series X is averaging close to 4K in this game, likely going to be closer to 1440p 60fps in most instances which means the Series S would struggle with 1080p 60fps if thatâs the case. In all likelihood it just couldnât maintain a stable enough 60fps without significant reductions in fidelity or dropping resolution below 1080p.
I didnât catch this info before.
When was this shared. Source?
There is a God! Even unpatched, Elite Dangerous runs very well on Series X hardware:
Does it really matter anyway with no huge game at launch in the short term not really its the long term that matters the fact that the reviews are highly rated in the 8s and 9s that should be highly commended to the team at Xbox is it a L halo was pushed to next year yes definitely but is it really gonna matter in the end not really you buy a console for the long term and Xbox is gearing up to have a kick ass 9th gen
Great reviews all around.
They would find a bad narrative no matter what though. Last time it was 720p. This time itâs exclusivesâŚ
The Xbox Series X looks like an Xbox One that swallowed a refrigerator, and runs like an Xbox One that swallowed a Lambo. Itâs fast, sturdy, and unobtrusive, its goals and capabilities encapsulated in its brutalist industrial design.
Its contemporary, the PlayStation 5, comes with a futuristic new controller and a space-age console design that looks like an abandoned Epcot pavilion. It looks and feels like a destination, because it is: Sonyâs future lives on its latest console. Similarly, the minimalist design of the Xbox Series X speaks to Microsoftâs own ambitions. Behold, the video game equivalent of the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey . A big, blunt brick that radiates power.
The Xbox Series X isnât the home of Microsoftâs gaming universe; itâs just one of many nodes, connecting outward to your phone, your tablet, your computer, or just a different (and cheaper) Xbox. Itâs not the place to play video games. Itâs a place to play video games â not only from the future, but also from the present and the past.
The Xbox Series X is boring. I wouldnât have it any other way.