| Mr Puggsly said: A lot of games are going to be cross gen, but we expect few if any to look significantly better on next gen at launch. Again, based on the 2019 trailer I fully expected a game that looked like Xbox One was the focus. However, if 343 managed to make a really great looking Xbox One game then there would also be less complaining. |
"Other Games" are not Halo.
"Other Games" are not AAA platform exclusives.
"Other Games" are not supposed to be showcasing a platform in the absolute best possible light to showcase hardware potential.
Thus I can and will hold my expectations for Halo higher than other titles, they initiated the hype, they deserve the criticism when they fall short.
| Mr Puggsly said: MS clearly wants this game out for the Series X launch and that clearly limiting the visual potential. Especially if ray tracing will be an update. Maybe other visual upgrades are planned? I also imagine the campaign is the primary focus, while the MP experience will be kinda bare bones at launch. |
If anything, post-launch content is meh, if the features aren't there on launch then it needs to be critiqued and judged accordingly, either way... If the Xbox Series X isn't going to push the graphics side of the equation, then there is less of a reason to buy one, better off with a Playstation 5 instead if you want the next-gen experience.
Remember Halo 5 released without forge, split screen, co-op, theater and only a few maps, by the time some of that was added into the game... A chunk of the community had already forgotten about the game and moved on, the games review scores were also lower as a result... And deservedly so.
| Mr Puggsly said: To be frank, I don't MS will not be demonstrating the Series X's potential at launch. At best there will be a significant disparity between base console vs Series X. For example, Forza Horizon 4 with higher visual settings, 4K, and 60 fps could be stunning. Perhaps more games will do that between 1st and 3rd party. |
It will be interesting to see if the platforms success takes a hit... Either way, if they aren't interested in demonstrating the console appropriately, maybe not launch the console at all until they feel the inkling to do so?
A single game can make or break a console.
| Mr Puggsly said: I meant wowing people in the sense Halo did in 2001, not just visually. Gears 5 was a impressive game visually that came from MS. I'm looking forward to seeing it Series X as well. Given Xbox One graphics settings were basically low PC settings, with higher resolutions and performance on the One X. I was pointing out the 2019 trailer is still ain't the 2018 trailer. |
Gears 5 is old news already, don't really care for it being "Series X enhanced". - It's a cool feature, but not the reason I would like to buy a next-gen console if I can already play it on my Xbox One X.
Yes. I get the 2019 trailer is not the 2018 trailer, that much is obvious from just the dating alone.
One trailer was a technology demonstration just like the Unreal 5 engine demo on the Playstation 5, the other was a game trailer.
Both have very similar technical underpinnings being based on the same engine, I have already elaborated on some of the impressive technical demonstrations like the dynamic lighting of the volumetrics and so forth.
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