Phil Spencer On Bethesda Deal, Series X/S Launch, And More

[Mr Puggsly]

chakkra said:

DonFerrari said:

Yes paragraph one is a valid rationalization that we already discussed. Phil intended to say all games would be crossgen (we won't make people buy a new console to play our games), while Jim is they want to explore what is possible only on PS5 (which in no way means all being exclusive).

Fans hype and are disappointed by their own expectations. Phil said X1 wouldn't hold out their games, still what happened with Halo? Yes that is lying to be a good guy.

Halo Infinite looked the way it looked because apparently 343i is not very good at handling graphics (although I actually liked it but whatever).
But this idea that 8th gen can hold back 9th gen games is one of the more bizarre things to me. More power will only give you more realistic graphics and theoretically better physics, and we have decades of history that proves it.

Having more power available did not magically make AC and HZD better than BOTW; heck, even with a lot less power available BOTW still showed better physics.
Having more power available did not magically make KZSF better than the previous ones.
Having more power available did not magically make Halo 5 better than the previous ones.
Having more power available did not magically make Far Cry 5 better than Far Cry 3.
Having more power available did not magically make Gran Turismo Sport better than the previous ones.

And I could write 10 more pages of comparisons here, but to summarize, more power will only give you better graphics and theoretically better physics; but all of that is up to the developer's skills in the end.

Agreed, good game design isn't necessarily about specs.

I'm hyped about next gen for practical reasons. Better performance, visuals and faster loading. But innovation is certainly possible even on current gen hardware.