Soooo did the Xbox One X succeed?

[Mr Puggsly]

FlashBack said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Resolution, performance, better textures thanks to more RAM. Thats worth something for people who play multiplats on consoles.

 

Anywho, I think X1X is a success. I mean its an option for those who want higher visual fidelity in the console arena, its given Xbox the technical edge, its changed the narative on specs. I dont think its a huge game changer but its a boost for the Xbox.

I think X1X has potential to do well in the coming years when its like $250 (holiday 2020 maybe) and assuming it can handle 9th gen content well. It will inevitably have the price edge on PS5 with the same multiplat games. That could buy MS time to release a device technically superior the following year while still relying on the cheaper X1X.

None of that is true though because of parity. It was the same before the upgrades and it will always be true. People are fooling themselves because they are biased and had to justify paying $500 dollars. No one can see a difference in multiplat games. You can't tell which is which without knowing the game is for a specific platform. Most mutiplats look average anyway like AC and Shadow of War. Neither have great graphics and those are the games MS has deals with claiming they look better on the X. Uncharted 4 on standard PS4 look better than any game on the X.

 Generally there arent huge differences but there often isnt parity either. X1X titles tend to have higher resolutions, while higher graphics settings and textures vary.

Uncharted 4 is a great looking game but Gears 4 is arguably more impressive at 4K and with sharper textures. The 60 fps option doesent hurt either. Forza 7 also has an edge on GT thanks to resolution and textures. Hence, even when PS4 has arguably better assets the X1X still gets an edge from polish in other ways.