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LurkerJ on 29 August 2016
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Darc Requiem said:
LurkerJ said:

I don't think games having labels, in 2018/19, such as "playable on PS4 Neo/Xbox Scorpio and newer devices" will be a bad thing.

If the usual console cycle is to be preserved, 2018/19 will be the years we get the PS5/X2/NX2, and I'll be thinking about buying newer hardware just the same. 

 

As for optimizing games to utilize the hardware fully, I think it will be less of an issue with the Scorpio and beyond, games will look super great and be playable at 60 fps from that point and going forward. 

We shall see. I don't agree but I certainly can be wrong about this business model. That said, as far optimization goes you are fooling yourself. Devs have shown optimization issues with the existing console business model. Giving them multiple targets is just going to make the issue worse. 

I agree, but I think it will be less of an issue around 2023 when the Scorpio 2 will be the base model and the older hardware becomes an after thought for both, gamers and developers. 

Not that I care enough anyway, I am not going back to consoles or paying to play online. PC, and possibly the NX, all the way to the grave.