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SvennoJ on 13 July 2020
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zero129 said:
goopy20 said:

The point I'm trying to make is that it isn't just the 2 years of Xone support that will be a pain in the ass. The remainder of next gen developers will need to work around the limitations of the 4Tflops Lockhart. Of course MS will say Lockhart won't be holding Series X back. But how are we supposed to believe that when they say even the ancient Xone isn't holding it back?

To me it sounds the Series S will actually be MS's main next gen console and Series X is their mid-gen console coming early. Its the only logical explanation why MS is talking so much about 4k/60fps.

Except the Series S is still a next gen system. Its still using the new RDNA2 chipset, its still using the same CPU as Series X, same SSD speeds etc.

It will have no problems playing all nextgen games in a lower res and i already showed you how nvidia has tech that can take a 540P image and upscale it to 1080P while also looking better then a native 1080P image and a 720P image up to 1440P. MS and AMD have also been working on such tech and it makes perfect sense why with the Series S targeting 1080-1440P and series X Targeting 4K as such tech will allow both console to hit that target at a fraction of the cost easy.

But i understand why your downplaying this a lot goopy as you have a lot to be worried about. Like i said in another thread if parents, low income gamers, casual gamers (The biggest majority of gamers pretty much)  see Series S multi-plat games such as GTA6, CoD, Fifa etc running in 1080P on Series S and looking just as good (To them) as the PS5 versions i mean you did say before too that people wont care about a few extra pixels or more shadow detail etc if the game looks pretty much the exact same to the casuals. And if Series S cost $199-249 like the rumors vs a $449 ps5 i know what console they will be picking up and i think so do you. MS doesnt care if you buy Series S or Series X so it doesnt matter to them if Series X is mostly for the Hardcore gamer who wants the best graphics.

But Like i said Series S is a next gen console but for 1080P tv owners.

One can hope. Competition brings out the best in games. Another easy generation for Sony would be bad for the industry. The better Series S does the sooner we will have games that make full use of the PS5 SSD :) Another lopsided gen would only lead to more lazy sequels.

The Series S does have me questioning whether MS will get into VR later this gen. Sony didn't want any ps4 pro exclusive psvr games and not sure if Series S is powerful enough for next gen VR.

Whatever, get some 50/50 market share going first.