Digital Foundry's Cyberpunk 2077 Analysis Shows Big Performance Gains On Xbox Series X

I did enjoy what I played with the 5 hour trial but it’s definitely not as good as it could of been. I’ve held off buying it in the sale and will just wait to see if it comes to Game Pass one day.

Performance mode is definitely the best way to experience the game, the ray-tracing adds very little to the visuals though and it just isn’t worth sacrificing the 60fps option.

Xbox Series S players are definitely getting the short end of the stick. I’d be pretty miffed if I was a Series S owner right now, I’d of expected every game to have a performance option with 60fps at 1080p as standard but with both this and Dying Light 2 offering only 30fps modes isn’t a good look for the future of Series S and frankly it doesn’t seem like a next-gen console when the Xbox One versions also only have 30fps mode. I don’t know whether it’s the devs not putting in enough effort optimising the games for Series S or if the Series S really does struggle to run certain games at 60fps but it’s honestly not a great time to be a Series S owner imo.

In summary, ray tracing mode looks exactly like the Series S, but with more realistic shadows. Either way, CP2077 is a massive disappointment, and I will still not play it.

@MaccaMUFC I use the Series S. That console is stronger than the ps4 pro in EVERYTHING hardware-wise. Yet, when I see games like Hitmam 3 and DL2 having more resolution and fps on the PS4 Pro than the Series S, I know that the devs went lazy on the latter.

The Series S is no slouch. The ram is its only bottleneck, but it can run games easily if the devs dedicate the time to optimize to it. But most them just do the "this slider down, this option off and we're done here lol" to it.

I started it yesterday, not sure what to think yet as I’m not far in, but man it can look UGLY at times. Something looks really off with the graphics i can’t put my finger on it.

@MaccaMUFC I'd blame the devs, for the series s lackluster punch. Especially dying light 2, considering PC's are having optimization problems with the game. So when they said "series s is holding it back" I guess they were referring to PC's, as well.

@Medic_Alert I already have you marked out as a weirdo, so no surprises there.
I cant stand this game, even if they got it running well, it just fails to deliver anything worthwhile for me at all, and I've played it on a 3090 Pc with full everything. Its a very poorly designed game imo, and not even close to being the RPG it claimed.

As for HFW - I'm 35 hours in and loving every single second. I rated the first game as one of the best of last gen so I guess its no surprise I love its sequel too.

How you could prefer this mess is honestly a complete mystery to me, but we are all adults with our own tastes, so I have to accept yours! (even if you are clearly wrong! lol )

@Medic_Alert does @get2sammyb even visit this page?

@Medic_Alert interesting I’ve not played HFW yet as I thought the first game was overrated. I thought it was a solid 7/10 game with phenomenal graphics. My worry has been that while HFW looks sensational it also looks like more of the same, which going by your post sounds exactly what it is. Also Aloy was unbelievably dull in the first game, pretty unlikeable, I don’t want her talking more 🤣

@Medic_Alert whilst my attempts to disagree with you in a non cofrontational and humorus manner obviously failed, you demonstrate convincigly just what a weirdo you are by deciding to write a review of ps5 game on an xbox site story about sometbing else.
I certainly did not invite any more of your opinion as I dont think you have any insight, and I cant imagine it was of use to anyone else on this thread either.
So, its just you typing to feel good about your own viewpoint, pointless posturing.
As stated in my original reply, you are welcome to have divergent viewpoints, but nobody needs you to dump every thought you have here, not when its so obviously off topic..
Im glad you enjoy this game.

@Medic_Alert 👍🏻 It’s always good to hear other opinions.

@Medic_Alert Not here mate! You must surely see that if you want to review or share your thoughts on HFW, then one of the many threads discussing exactly that wiuld be the place to post em?
I could have stayed on topic and given a full critique of Cyberpunk and why its so clearly style over substance, but whilst I feel empowered to share and banter over my own tastes here, I also realise people dont come here to read a review by myself! That will also apply to you...

Instead of reviewing HFW, you could have stayed on topic and told me why you think CP is so enjoyable? I'd have been genuinely interested.
Im glad they have fixed it better, but unless various systems have been totally redesigned, it will never be the game they promised, and whats been delivered doesn't excite me. Im glad it works for you, but this game is almost a meme for failure at this point, so it cant be a surprise that some of us just dont like it.
I mean no offense, appologies that the smileys pasted all over my initial post did not convey this.

Not going to lie, but after spending 30 hours with this game post next gen patch - bearing in mind too I'm just jumping into this game only now - I feel I can declare this is my favourite game of all time. Yes, I'm being deadly serious. Immensely enjoying this game. Hate it everytime I have to walk away from it. Everything about this game just works for me personally and I can't think of anything recently that comes close to this, for as buggy and glitchy it can be at times (although bugs and glitches have not been too prevalent in my run of the game). If I was able to, I would consider this one of my early GOTY contenders, but that'd be cheating! 😁

@Medic_Alert You know what. Whilst Im enjoying both games, I'm 100% with you strangley. It's just a personal opinion, but this setting just sits well with me. That's not saying FW isn't good, as it's very good indeed, but I just love a cyberpunk setting.

@Medic_Alert I get your point, it's very similar to the original, which isn't totally a bad thing, but when Horizon was originally released, it was a new game and very different from the rest. Unfortunately it's no longer unique as it's already been done. I'm not too far into it, so I can't comment on the story. But the exploration seems similar in most parts.

Well ladies there’s a whole lot of whining in this gaming mosh pit, straighten your knickers and put on your Sunday best, but most of all chill out.

I have a copy of Cyberpunk on ice that I’ll defrost after another patch or two... I’m currently playing Disco Elysium and Fallout 4. And yes, both are fun.

I’ll definitely pick up HFW in the future, after that sees a few patches and price drops.

In the meantime enjoy your games and behave, otherwise it’s no supper and straight to bed!