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goopy20 on 15 July 2020
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sales2099 said:
goopy20 said:

Of course that's the point. Did they just slide the graphics settings to 'lower than low' on the Switch version and call it a day? Of course not because it would be a unsellable mess. Instead they spend a year optimizing it so Witcher 3 didn't look like ass and still hit 30fps on the Switch.

Sure, they could push Series X to the max with Halo Infinite while targeting 30fps/1440p. No doubt it would look spectacular and the engine can easily do that. But why would they if they also want to sell the Xone and pc versions? You keep forgetting that the core game has to look and play identical on all platforms and hit 1080p and a steady 30fps on Xone.

Since they are probably not targeting 60fps like in Halo5 on the Xone, I'm sure it will look better. Who knows, maybe it will be the best looking Xone game yet. But it's not exactly rocket science that the best looking Xone game (upscaled to 4k,120fps), isn't going to look anyway near as impressive as a game that is build from the ground up around the ps5 hardware and doesn't have to scale with anything. Especially when Guerilla Games is making it, a developer known for setting the bar when it comes to visuals.  

Define identical. You can have the core game sure but Series X can still offer ray tracing, no pop in, draw distances, better AI, texture improvements, etc. While the base game is identical it’s the things working in the background that can make the Series X version so much more.

Who says Xbox One has to hit 1080p? Halo 5 was dynamic so it dipped when action went up. 

Also comparing a launch title to Horizon 2 which is a year 2 game isn’t exactly fair. Why don’t you compare Halo Infinite to Spiderman MM????? Both launch games. My guess is that you know that game is cross gen caliber, as in assets that are shared with PS4 base game. They give it the similar next gen improvements as say Halo. The sheer irony and double standards on you. So long as Spiderman MM exists, Sony ain’t no better then Ms. In fact I argue they are worse by limiting the PS4 version to artificially drum up next gen demand. 

If any console can hit benchmarks while still looking next gen it’s Xbox. Sorry but people consider 4K/60fps part of what makes the generational leap. If Gears 5 and Forza 7 hit 4K/60 then I have no doubts Xbox gamers won’t have to settle for less. 

Identical in the sense how ultra settings on pc are identical to the base console versions. It's not like we don't know what that means. You can just check out some youtube videos and see for yourself. It obviously looks better but that's not the same thing as a generational leap we typically see when new consoles come out. That's not because pc's aren't far more powerful and could do a lot more with the engine, it's because they are designed to look and play identical across all platforms.

HZW will be coming out in 2021 and we haven't seen any gameplay of Spider man yet. You seem to be convinced Spider man its just a cash grab but I'm sure there's more of a technical reason why its not coming to ps4. We will see but its not just about these early games that are cross gen with Xone during the first 2 years. I'm talking about an entire console generation where MS's exclusives will be designed around the limitations of the 4Tflops Lockhart and average pc's too. I was hoping RTX cards would be more common once the new gpu's come out, but they are actually expecting a price hike because of increased demand from cryptocurrency miners. Will be interesting to see what the new gpu's going to cost, but I don't expect RTX 2080 like performance to become standard on pc anytime soon.  

Last edited by goopy20 - on 15 July 2020