So...This is Awkward (NBA 2K21 PC Version)

[KBG29]

CGI-Quality said:

KBG29 said:
Honestly, it is not that surprising. It is going to take an 16 Core/ 32 Thread Ryzen to keep up with the CPU and I/O needs of PS5/XBS games. Most people don't have a PCIe Gen 4 Mother Board, a 16 Core CPU, a 2.4GB/s or faster SSD, and an RTX2070 Super or better GPU (AMD doesn't even have a next gen capable card on the market right now).

There will be very few PCs in the wild that could even brute force their achieveing what PS5 and XBS will be doing, there are just too many special purpose optimizations in the consoles. It will take time for Devs to build work arounds, and/or PC Hardware Architecture changes, to bring these features to a more main stream PC audience, and not just the .05% with brand new 2020 Enthusiast Tier components.

The PC version will be built to the limitations of Intel CPUs, PCIe Gen 3, and HDDs.

Eh, nah. This has far less to do with capability than it does purpose (otherwise, other cross gen games would also be using current gen assets for PC). PCs are scalable and have been from Day 0. This is simply a mismanagement of resources.

Otherwise, the Xbox Series S will hold back the whole gen (this won't happen).

Per the rumors the Series S has a lot of tech that more than 99% of consumer PCs don't have right now. It has a Ryzen 8 Core/ 16Thread CPU and a Decicated I/O Block that is equivelent to 5 additional Ryzen Cores. It is also utilizing PCIe 4.0, and a much fatser SSD than the majority of people have in their PC.

I am not saying that the PC is not capable, it is just that it will require a lot of specialized work to brute force PC to the levels of even the Series S in CPU and I/O. Levels that are simply not possible on current PCs with Intel CPUs and Motherboards. It is too small of a market to build to at the moment. 

Series S will not hold back next gen if the rumors are true. It has the same CPU, I/O, and SSD as the Series X. The only difference is that the RAM, Memory Bandwidth, and GPU have been blanced for 1080/1440 as opposed to 4K.