"Baldur's Gate 3 for the Xbox isnt ruled out" - devs

[anonpuffs]

Oof. None of that will do anything. Ghostwire Tokyo is on PS+ so even less hype about that. Hifi and AOE came and went. Another ESO DLC. Seriously? Lol

FH5 expansion and Minecraft legends are the biggest games on there, and there will be plenty of people who enjoy them. I actually think Minecraft Legends looks good. But it's still not "stacked" unless you happen to really like ESO. AoE2DE is a good game, and still gets a lot of players on steam... but it's also a remaster of an extremely old game and not the type of game that works well with controllers. Already listed my problems with Redfall.

Anyway I'm open to being wrong but that list doesn't scream to me "I gotta get an xbox/pc". They would be an ok 2nd tier backing up a slate of blockbusters. Imagine if Microsoft had spent just 2 of the 69 billion they spent on Activision getting Hogwarts day 1 on gamepass. That would get people to pay attention.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

FH5 expansion and Minecraft legends are the biggest games on there, and there will be plenty of people who enjoy them. I actually think Minecraft Legends looks good. But it's still not "stacked" unless you happen to really like ESO. AoE2DE is a good game, and still gets a lot of players on steam... but it's also a remaster of an extremely old game and not the type of game that works well with controllers. Already listed my problems with Redfall.

Anyway I'm open to being wrong but that list doesn't scream to me "I gotta get an xbox/pc". They would be an ok 2nd tier backing up a slate of blockbusters. Imagine if Microsoft had spent just 2 of the 69 billion they spent on Activision getting Hogwarts day 1 on gamepass. That would get people to pay attention.

Minecraft Legends will sell a lot...on Switch. Nobody is buying an Xbox for that.

 

[Entropi]

Worst part is, the S isn’t even just a scaled-down X, it has a different memory architecture entirely, so you can’t just put in flags to use certain assets or settings, you actually have to recode things to work well.

I thought both had a split memory architecture but the S has slower and fewer memory?

 

[ethomaz]

I thought both had a split memory architecture but the S has slower and fewer memory?

Both have that weird split memory bus.
But I think it is a lesser issue on Series S than Series X…

Series S is a 8+2 split that makes the OS use fully the slow memory and the game has access only to fast memory.

Series X is different… the 10+6 split makes so that around 3GB of the slow memory is used by games.

 

[KiryuRealty]

I thought both had a split memory architecture but the S has slower and fewer memory?

No, the X has a cache that isn’t present on the S, but its main RAM is a unified bank. The S has two banks of RAM, of unequal sizes and one is quite slow, so it’s worse than just split memory!

 

[ethomaz]

 

[Bodycount611]

Series S is just such an awful console. I'd be so embarrassed to own that piece of junk, lol. This news must not do anything for Series S mindshare, to say the least.

What an awful piece of crap that console is.

 

[KiryuRealty]

Series S is just such an awful console. I'd be so embarrassed to own that piece of junk, lol. This news must not do anything for Series S mindshare, to say the least.

What an awful piece of crap that console is.

Hence the piles of them rotting on the shelves of retailers, even after holiday-quarter fire sales!

Nobody wants one.

 

[Deleted member 417]

Divinity 1 and 2 run split screen on base Xbone.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

The meltdowns around this possibly upcoming Xbox version are a sight to behold.

 

[Entropi]

Very interesting article from June 2020:

http://hole-in-my-head.blogspot.com/2020/06/microsofts-gamble-with-rumoured-series.html

 

[Darth Vader]

Very interesting article from June 2020:

http://hole-in-my-head.blogspot.com/2020/06/microsofts-gamble-with-rumoured-series.html

And another one here. This talks about how the memory configuration on the Series X is... not optimal. Something to consider as we jump into current gen games that may want to leverage more than 7.5GB for the Series X. (yes, 7.5GB)

Analyse This: The Next Gen Consoles (Part 9) [UPDATED]

So, the Xbox Series X is mostly unveiled at this point, with only some questions regarding audio implementation and underlying graphics...

hole-in-my-head.blogspot.com

 

[Entropi]

And another one here. This talks about how the memory configuration on the Series X is... not optimal. Something to consider as we jump into current gen games that may want to leverage more than 7.5GB for the Series X. (yes, 7.5GB)

Analyse This: The Next Gen Consoles (Part 9) [UPDATED]

So, the Xbox Series X is mostly unveiled at this point, with only some questions regarding audio implementation and underlying graphics...

hole-in-my-head.blogspot.com

We’ve been lied to.

 

[Darth Vader]

We’ve been lied to.

I don't agree. (scratched a few misinformed things) As many here have speculated, there's something on the Series X that causes it to have issues with split screen (which could be RAM intensive), and I've speculated myself that there's a bottleneck in the console whereby resolution decreases (like 4k to 1800p) don't have a consequence on framerates. I speculated this based on how many games perform worse FPS wise but better resolution wise when compared to the PS5 - It makes sense that if lowering the res doesn't result in more stable framerates, then just keep the resolution as high as possible.

I may be speculating, but the article does provide a lot of good arguments for the RAM argument.

 

[KiryuRealty]

We’ve been lied to.

I am utterly flabbergasted by the very suggestion that the fine, upstanding individuals running a forthright and honest company like Microsoft could ever bend the truth! /s

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

Age of Empires 2 DE
Hi Fi Rush
Minecraft Legends
Redfall
Ghostwire Tokyo port
Forza Horizon 5 expansion
The Elder Scrolls expansion

As for PSVR 2, the vast majority of games are ports from Rift or upgrades from PSVR 1. Don't know what an add-on has to do with just the consoles themselves.

So a one year old game, two subpar dlcs and a pc port
Good Luck motha trucka

 

[Deleted member 417]

Fwiw the new xbox npc talking point is "this year is stacked". with the main buzzword "stacked" getting thrown around a lot.

Just like we saw "best deal in gaming" tied to Gamepass and "fantastic little machine/console" tied to talking points of the S

Anyone who uses these phrases and the new phrasing of "stacked" is a paid shill.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Fwiw the new xbox npc talking point is "this year is stacked". with the main buzzword "stacked" getting thrown around a lot.

Just like we saw "best deal in gaming" tied to Gamepass and "fantastic little machine/console" tied to talking points of the S

Anyone who uses these phrases and the new phrasing of "stacked" is a paid shill.

Sony is "stacked" too with the Returnal port, Destiny 2 Lightfall and TLOU PC port

 

[daniel5043]

Hence the piles of them rotting on the shelves of retailers, even after holiday-quarter fire sales!

Nobody wants one.

Just to point out they were on sale in some places up to the valentines

 

[Bodycount611]

also the BG3 dev says clearly they aren't planning an xbox version right now, just that it was actually in development at one point until Series S/X's poorly engineered hardware and forced synergy bewteen the two models took development off track.

I wouldn't expect this any time soon on Xbox consoles.

The dev was upset Jez called it a "delay". This isn't a delay. The game has no planned release date and may very well be cancelled.