I’m not sure Microsoft did this generation of consoles any favours by launching the Series S.

  • @Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca
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    152 years ago

    The Series S specs exceed all the listed minimum specs on the BG3 Steam page for PC. How is the Series S holding anything back when they apparently support their game on shittier PCs?

    • @Thadrax@lemmy.world
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      32 years ago

      My PC is above minimum specs and BG3 ran really poorly even on low. Maybe they got a similar issue with the s.

      • @Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca
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        12 years ago

        Yeah that’s the problem, they obviously lie about minimum specs on PC but that is OK for some reason. Xbox enforcing a quality experience for its users is somehow “holding the industry back”.

    • @yesterdayshero@lemmy.worldOP
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      02 years ago

      But the Series S doesn’t run the PC game. Just like PC’s don’t run the Series S version of the game. I’m confused. If it was so easy, why isn’t every game available on every platform on day one?

      • @Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca
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        -32 years ago

        Mate the Xbox is a PC with better support and static specs. And yes Most games are available on every platform on day one.

        • @yesterdayshero@lemmy.worldOP
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          22 years ago

          If it’s so straight forward, then what are the devs complaining about?

          Microsoft requires they meet a specific standard on both the S and X, which is making it harder for them to do. They don’t build to every specific PC variant. But they have to build to both the X and S.

          • @Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca
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            -52 years ago

            They’re complaining that their job is hard. People do that all day, every day, whether it’s a legitimate complaint or not.

            They came up with those minimum specs somehow didn’t they? Either that built to those minimum specs, or……? And those specs are less powerful than the Series S. So here we are again!

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              2 years ago

              “Because Xbox mandates that any games launched on its current-gen systems run smoothly on both Series X and Series S” - from the article

              So no, they don’t get to just pick the minimum specs they support like on the PC version. They have to build a game that runs similarly on S and X, or not launch on either. Hence, the S is always going to limit what devs will be able/willing to do on the current gen consoles. More so than if they could just focus on the X and PS5.