Phil Spencer confident after seeing PS5 presentation - Gamelab 2020 interview

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goopy20 said:

sales2099 said:

In case any mods are watching and wondering the same thing... It comes down to: Will anybody who doesn’t use Xbox as their primary console be impressed if Phil Spencer advertises their July games with 4K/60 FPS (or at close to those benchmarks as possible)? Evidently the answer is “No, 1440p/30 FPS for life”.

Looks like the games themselves will have to impress and not the benchmarks they target. I mean, that’s always the goal but the benchmarks should be the icing on the cake. I like the icing but I guess others don’t want the icing at all (shrugs) 

Wow! Finally something we agree on :) The games themselves need to impress and not the benchmarks as most people won't know or care if a game is running in 1440p or 4k.

Many people seem to think its a good idea to give us options in next gen games. Like a performance mode with higher fps and visuals mode with better graphics settings. But there's a big difference between graphics settings and overall next gen graphics. Higher graphics settings is just some icing on the cake that doesn't have a real impact on how the game plays, its more like a toggle on/off slider like we're seeing on pc and mid-gen consoles. Overall visual fidelity is more about pushing a console to its limits while trying to get the best visuals on screen. For example, HZD2 now seems to have cloud and storm formations that aren't just there for eye candy, they play a role in the story and isn't something you can just toggle on or off. Same thing with physics, ai, npc count, dynamic day and night cycles and overall world/level design.

Whether you were impressed with Sony's event or not, they did show next gen games that are using the extra horse power not just for a bump in resolution/fps and graphics settings, but for core gameplay mechanics like the portal jumping in Ratchet & Clank, seamless underwater locations in HZD2 etc. Those are the things that set next gen console games apart from pc games at ultra settings and that's what MS should be showing in July.   

The only “next gen” elements I saw was from HZD and Ratchet. The weather systems and the portal loading. The rest just looked like a bump up in graphics but could otherwise be possible on current gen from a design perspective.  

It would be hasty to judge MS based on their May show and before their July one. But I will say Flight Simulator 2020 is the most next gen game I’ve seen so far. Doesn’t matter if it’s something you want. 1:1 scale of Earth with near photo realism which in itself is mind blowing. But it’s the weather that truly takes me back. The storms, cloud formations, wind impact, the sun...I was shocked seeing the capabilities. No way Xbox One can do that. 

Point being you put too much stock in doubting MS. I’ll leave these links here. 

https://youtu.be/EmxFSzeJVec

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1277734393868701701?s=21

Last edited by sales2099 - on 01 July 2020