Microsoft pushing EXTREMELY HARD with marketing the one X

[Mr Puggsly]

Errorist76 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

The CPU requirements Crackdown 3 apparently needs is well beyond what we can expect in a console, which is generally the best specs at a modest price. I assume you haven't seen the benchmark video but its apparently using many CPUs to do those physics.

Again, what you're suggesting is more like the exception versus what developers are actually focusing on. Although, maybe we could have more ambitious CPU intensive projects with the cloud. But developers aren't even focusing on that. Although, bear in mind the PS3 did have MAG, 256 players!

The X1X struggles to maintain 4K even with games designed for vastly inferior GPUs. If next gen hardware makes the jump to 12TF, then 4K should become pretty standard. But graphics will also improve so who knows how standard it will be. Also consider the Pro and X1X are doing 1080p to hit 60 fps in some games.

I don't know how future proof the X1X truly is, but I do believe it will run the average 9th gen game unless CPU becomes a big issue. Which I don't really expect.

The PS3s Cell CPU was even superior to current gen Jaguar CPUs in certain calculations. Next gen will most likely feature Ryzen based CPU cores, which is a huge upgrade and certainly needed for future VR/AR endeavours. X1X and Pro are already struggling with CPU based games like AC Origins or Shadow Of War with drops to 22fps at places. That’s the main reasons I doubt they will be that future proof.

I feel like the examples you're using has more to do with bad optimization. I mean whether it be X1 or X1X, AC Origins has significant frame drops in cutscenes in spite of the X1X having a considerably faster CPU, its like that extra speed has no impact. Maybe the cut scenes are designed to run like shit on consoles, its odd.

However, you ignoring countless other games that make great use of the CPU to make an argument.

If the X1X is a cheap 9th gen device with a good size userbase, there will be an incentive to continue supporting and optimizing games for its CPU. Its also worth noting 8th gen will still have support years into the 9th gen.