Xbox series S Ray-tracing question BO cold war

[Mr Puggsly]

DonFerrari said:

Barozi said:

“The versions tested were 1.004.000 on PS5 and 1.0.3.0 on Xbox Series X|S (both were using the latest version at the time of testing). The 120fps mode was captured at 1080p. Ray tracing was enabled in the 60fps mode tested on PS5 and Xbox Series X which uses a form of ray tracing for certain shadows. Xbox Series S doesn’t have a 120fps mode or a ray tracing mode.”

https://www.essentiallysports.com/call-of-duty-cold-war-a-comparison-of-frame-rate-and-ray-tracing-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-esports-news/

Though it sounds like you're not missing out on much. The ray tracing is supposed to be very subtle and only has a minor effect on shadows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnW_GmGIv1c

Unfortunate that it have the pack to download but can't use it. Wasn't smartdelivery supposed to download what was the version adequate to the HW?

Smart Delivery is getting the same game for two generations of Xbox hardware. They are marketing that because it was not common in previous generations.

My guess is by default Series S will only download files the platform can use. Essentially a recommended install. However, users can download additional files if they want but can't use them.

The only scenario I can think of where someone on a Series S would download every file, maybe they plan on saving all the content to an external memory unit and will use it (or copy it) on a Series X as well. Either way, I would assume Series S does not get Series X content by default.

Edit: I responded without looking at the debate. So I will leave my post but responses may not be needed.