Digital Foundry Video: Hands-On With Xbox Series X + Impressions + Xbox One X Size Comparisons + Official Specs + Ray Tracing

[DonFerrari]

EricHiggin said:

DonFerrari said:

Are you sure you read the Wired Article or watched the reveals?

Both platform holders are betting on it being a game changer, 100x faster memory, that will change the whole game development. Just because it have the same name "Fifa 22" let's say doesn't mean it is codded the same. The versions will be essentially different even for the crossgen.

The transfer of a 25Gb game would take couple minutes from HDD to SDD and done once, while the loading of the game or reloads would happen every time so that doesn't seem a good solution. MS is even advising to use the SDD for the BC games to enjoy the improvements of SDD.

I realize that. What about 75-100GB games though when your strapped for time? The experience will be much better if you run it off the SSD, yes. It will also be much better if you buy an XBSX. Is everyone expected to buy an XBSX, or is MS going to continue selling XB1's? My point isn't what's better, it's the options.

It also indirectly ties into MS and their proprietary SSD's, which I also mentioned. Can't run an inferior version of the game off the HDD because we don't want you to? Don't have time to wait for large game transfers? Guess you need to buy some of our (expensive) SSD's then.

Well they are going for the system recognizing what you have and giving the best version possible. So if they wanted they possibly could allow you to instead of run the code for XSX to run the X1X from HDD. For me that doesn't seem a good choice though.

You are just painting a strange scenario where someone is in a tremendous hush that he can't wait for the transfer to SDD but would be fine with several load screens =p