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SvennoJ on 30 September 2023
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zero129 said:
 SvennoJ said:

Here's a link
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/08/phil-spencer-gives-his-thoughts-on-baldurs-gate-3s-xbox-series-s-issues

"In terms of the two platforms, I want games to launch on both platforms. There are feature differences between the platforms. We have an ability to kind of handle that and how it works. Where teams are going to choose to focus their time and their effort is up to them. We're here to support them and what they want to go do. We want to make sure that games when they're launching on competitive platforms are also launching on Xbox.

So we're going to learn from this experience as well because we don't love that. But I don't think it's something that's a fatal flaw in the system. It's partners prioritizing their time, us listening and being a good partner to them. And you see some amazing games doing great work across S and X. Diablo looks great, Starfield looks great. Forza looks great across both. And I want to make sure console gaming is accessible to more people, and we think the price point of the console is a pretty important part of that."

That's basically throwing Larian under the bus, if they had budgeted their time better it would have worked on Series S... I guess not since it's not coming later either.

There's been plenty disgruntled developers about the Series S parity
https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-series-s-compatibility-hardware-technology-developers/

And, in other testimony, Alexander Battaglia of the technically-focused Digital Foundry has noted that they frequently hear of studio frustrations, hindered by the Xbox Series S’ reduced memory limitations and facilitating the need to adapt design plans specifically to fit a “next-gen” game’s design onto the cheaper model.

But got to have a cheaper box to push game pass and expensive additional storage!



"Sure he hasn't done the best but with what he had to work with compared to what Jim had to work with is a night and day difference.."

Sure is night and day difference, Phil had a war chest of close to 80 billion. What did Jim have to work with ;)


Anyway it's good Jim is leaving, but it probably won't change much.

What exactly do you think your showing me here?. Clearly devs have to decide where their time goes so i dont understand how this proves anything you or the poster before you was trying to say. The original poster said how spencer trew Larian under the bus when looking at his quoted text and link and now yours that isnt the case. How you guys drag that out from that is more on you than anyone trowing someone under the bus...

Also it is a night and day difference since Jim got hold of a billion doller company that was riding on success. Phil got control of an xbox brand that was imo ready to be dropped by MS if it didnt turn its self around. Google is also a billion dollor company and stardia got dropped like hot eggs. Lets not act like if something is not doing good it cant be dropped. But like i said with without trying to twist things thanks to your strawman tactic here. Unlike Ryan Phil has been fixing a broken ship Ryan was steering one that was perfect before he got there. I hope you Sony fans are going to enjoy the next few years when you see if he done a good job or a bad one.

So you agree with Spencer that if Larian had better prioritized their time we would have split-screen on Series S in BG3, or is it perhaps a memory limitation...

Read it again

But I don't think it's something that's a fatal flaw in the system. It's partners prioritizing their time, us listening and being a good partner to them. And you see some amazing games doing great work across S and X. Diablo looks great, Starfield looks great. Forza looks great across both.

It's not a problem with the Series S, it's Larian not prioritizing their time correctly according to Spencer. Forza dropped split-screen entirely btw. And does BG3 not look great?

And why do you keep calling me a Sony fan? Just because I'm not a fan of MS? The world isn't black and white and I don't have any allegiance to any corporation. Maybe you're blind to my criticism of Sony and Nintendo. I don't make exceptions and don't hold back, that's just me.


Anyway if you're looking for something to play tonight, Cocoon is excellent (I'm at about 40%) and included with Gamepass. I bought it since the devs deserve a sale for that little gem. Highly recommended. (If you like puzzle games)