In line with previous developers' comments, Super Meat Boy co-creator Tommy Refenes has said he believes Xbox Series S will hold up this generation with graphically intense and demanding games.
There’s been many theories that the Xbox Series S will reach a point where it holds next-gen games back, particularly those that are specifically designed for the Xbox Series X. Refernes doesn’t believe that to be the case, and in interview with GamingBolt, spoke about how the console should hold up for the ninth console generation:
“I mean you may have a few less effects, some crustier looking shadows and puddles and stuff but overall having a game run at 1440p at 60FPS is pretty great. It might make a difference in 5-8 years but I imagine by then even the Series X and PS5 will be nearing the end of their life cycle if they haven’t already been upstaged by their respective bigger, better versions.”
Others, such as Gavin Stevens of Team Blur games have also mirrored these comments, as well as The Falconeer developer Tomas Sala, who was surprised at just “how powerful the Series S is”.
Do you agree with Refenes‘ sentiment? Let us know in the comments below.
[source gamingbolt.com]
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That's why games that don't look as simple as Super Meat Boy are already having to run as low as 900p on it. Yakuza 7, a demanding engine that can look great.
Citing 1440p 60fps when you're running a game like this means nothing.
I like this little thing but I honestly don't see graphically intense games being 1440p 60fps on this thing, at least not on a regular basis. Series S is already miles behind the latest GPU's and I see 1080p being a regular number going forward
EDIT: VRS tier 1 and 2 may help bridge that gap to allow more 1440p gaming
Almost bought one of these but so glad I didn't. With the X out of stock all the time these are relatively easy to snap up, however so far the graphical differences highlighted for the current games already show that it struggles to keep up with the X, and its not just resolution I'm talking about. Will happily wait for the X to be back in stock in 2023.....
I guess we'll have to wait and see in a few years if it's true or not..
Yakuza Like a Dragon runs at 1440p/ 30fps and looked quite nice. Dirt 5 supposedly runs at 1440p, but dynamic resolution. According to Digital foundry it rarely made it to 1440p in this mode. I think squadrons has a 1440p mode too. So yeah, I guess we will have to see what it’ll be able to do once the devs get used to working with it
In the long run, it will be a 1080/30fps machine. Good for streaming and playing BC titles, but not a good choice for playing next gen games. For me, one the most important reasons for buying a next gen console is the substantial graphical upgrade.
I would get the series x. Got a 4k 120fps for a reason.
@StonyKL I've got the Series S and had the PS5 (until I got a crazy offer for it) and yes the resolution is lower but other than that the games I've played hold up very well. Assassin's Creed runs great at 60fps on it and looks good, Cyberpunk runs much better than on One X and has noticably better settings. This thing will be good for 60fps in most games and now it has VRS tier 2 support with Gears 5 which may help it maintain resolutions over 1080p in the future
I am still looking for a Series X machine. I hope to find one by summer
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