Microsoft: We Think The Future Is Without Console Generations

[Swordmasterman]

Machiavellian said:

Swordmasterman said:

The Console market never had any kind of fowards compatibility, only backwards, saying that you support the Xbox One forever isn't a good statement. We aren't on a level where tech can't evolve. Titanfall 2's beta run in a resolution worse than 720P on the Xbox One, this is 1 year before the launch of the Scorpio. How will they be able to support the Xbox One and the Scorpio with the same games and at the same time ? A upgrade will always be needed, and not only for Resolution, but for everything else.

How do they do it on the PC, its called cut features.  In other words just like the PC you have options to reduce textures, shadows, lighting you name it.  Why would it be any different for consoles.  To support weaker systems you just have to detect that system and adjust the graphical output just like its done on the PC.  The difference is that you will not have as many endless iterations of hardware you have on the PC.  At a certain point people will naturally upgrade once they feel their system is outdated enough to advance.

There is still a limitation that goes beyond just Shadow and other things. With a weaker console you will have less room for AI, Objects, and will have longer Loading screens and other things. Microsoft said that they will no longer make Generations, the only way to do that is to make every single game also avaliable for the Xbox One, otherwise it is just a New Generation sooner than the normal and with BC. The Fowards Compatibility is the thing that they need to take care in order to get rid of Generations

   Look at the TitanFall2's Beta, it was runing at sub 720p on the Xbox One,  15-16 months before the release of the Scorpio. How will they be able to support the Xbox One  after the release of the Scorpio ? Companies won't want to make their games look like shit because it need to support the Xbox One. Sony and Nintendo will continue to release new Generations while Microsoft will be left behind if they try to support the Xbox One as much as they said. And, if they don't, so this thing of "Beyond Generations" is just PR to don't drop the sales of Xbox One before Scorpio.