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Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation
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I honestly think that the backwards compatibility team can enhance game resolution and even add things like HDR is the most impressive thing about the Series X specs. The fact that when the Series X launches I will be able to play all of the big Xbox franchises' games day one in 4k and possibly even with HDR is astonishing to me honestly. Gears UE, Fable 1 Anniversary and Halo MCC are re-releases but they all do enough (in my opinion) to justify playing those over the original. But still, if you buy into Xbox this gen, you can play every big Xbox game on Series X in 4k with minimum investment since all the games are old enough to be bought cheap. Even cheaper if you subscribe to Xbox Gamepass.
I honestly wish/hope that Sony has something similar planned for the PS5. It really sucks to me that I cannot play all God of War or Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank games on the same system
I honestly wish/hope that Sony has something similar planned for the PS5. It really sucks to me that I cannot play all God of War or Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank games on the same system
Man seeing some posts, I can see people turning their heads to "Well it has faster load times!" I am excited to see the loading speed of the PS5 since the XSX seems to be really quick.
So why did Sony make their own storage for the Vita? And Microsoft their own HDDs for the 360? This probably isn't as "custom" as you think. From the specs, it looks like some mid-range NAND chips with an average controller on a 2x PCIe4 bus. It's not that complicated.
Then they don't need the proprietary connector, and you should unhappy with that decision. Even if they mean well, it's still a dumb move in the long run.
Agree. I just meant the Vita's short analog stick throw necessitates the additional method of input.
I love multiplats. It's the reason I've been more than happy with an X up to this point.
Gears 5 already looks great and plays well. I'm sure Microsoft will show off some more impressive gameplay before the Series X is on sale. I'm just impatient!
The hardware is very impressive to say the least. I am most shocked by the ray tracing demo as they showed Minecraft fully path traced. I didn't know their technology was sophisticated enough to do such feat. I thought the RT support was more like a check mark and it will be used very lightly in games. I guess I was wrong. Anyhow, this takes me back to the X360 era where consoles were actually cutting edge when they came out. Something that the Xbox One and PS4 were not even close to that. The only concern for me next gen is the low end 4TFLOPs console that is rumored to launch as well. That will be the limiting factor for games. We also don't know what Sony is planning as well, and their silence has been pretty strange so far. Let's hope their console is close to the Series X.
Edit: Disregard. 13.5GB/2.5GB split. It'll be interesting to see how spreading a game across both pools can affect performance.
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Where are the rt perf numbers... Interesting to see that 3584 shaders on Github was total, not active.
The HDMI connector is capable of it. The one on the One X is capable of 4K60 too. That doesn't mean many developers will take advantage of it though.
Oh yes but Gears 5 really is just an example of what support for already released games will look like. Similar to X or Pro enhanced patches.
I have faith. Xbox One X is already damn close to 4K/60 on most titles
Quick Resume is stored on SSD, not RAM. RAM storage was last generation's approach.
Different situation though, with performance held back in many areas by the base consoles. I'm willing to bet that most games will be 4K30 next gen.
I would be happy to be wrong though.
I apologize if its been asked/answered, but on the controller - is the back part have rubberized grips like the elite/some of the limited runs devices or is it just plastic with a texture?
Because sony and ms both made huge mistakes.
But that exactly my point, why make a custom connector and packaging in this day and age without an actual technical reason. The connector was actually why I thought there might not be a controller on the cart, btw.
Yeah, I inferred as much from the OS reserve being "only" 2.5GB.
Fuck it's so beefy
I feel like my RTX2080 + 3700x won't be able to play next gen games at 60fps (that are 30fps on console)
I feel like my RTX2080 + 3700x won't be able to play next gen games at 60fps (that are 30fps on console)
It wasn't a mistake, it made money.
Again, wrt. a controller being present or not, we'll see when they announce pricing.
EDIT: What I mean by that is that, even if there is no controller on the cards tehmselves, that's actually worse if it's not reflected in the pricing. It'll make it way hard to get 3rd party drives working later.
It most certainly will. These consoles are targeting 4k. You'll have no problem running these games at 1080/60 or 1440/60 at high/ultra settings with a 2080 and 3700x.
Ohhh, I just thought of another reason - and it may have to do with security and NVME (if you look back at that security presentation)
It was a mistake in that is was unnecessary and especially for the vita damaging to the ecosystem, and the core of it was it was to make money first, not as a solution to a technical problem.
EDIT: it was also to try to keep the hardware secure, and from that frame it was probably seen as more necessary.
If Sampler Feedback Streaming can't be used on PC, PC ports will need significantly more VRAM / RAM.
Something approaching this trailer please:Imagine what a new Banjo would look like on this thing...
Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts 2006 E3 Trailer
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Please show me the technical problem this solves.
Link? I have no idea what you're talking about. But I don't immediately see how a proprietary connector is going to help much in that regard.
Just built a PC with a 3700x and a 2080 Super. Phew, glad I didn't go any lower. Hopefully that should keep me going for a bit to keep up with the consoles.
Guess I'll save that GPU money for this and PS5 lol. Basically pointless to upgrade your PC if you aren't already at 2080 or higher
Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story - Tony Chen, Microsoft - Platform Security Summit 2019
Conference on composable software supply chain integrity and hardware-assisted platform security, with OpenEmbedded, OpenXT and other ecosystems
www.platformsecuritysummit.com
My thinking: proprietary connector because the SSD is not connecting direct to NVME(edit: sorry, this was to be pcie), it also has to go to a controller on the motherboard. USB has a ton of layers on it already, but NVME has DMA (direct memory access) and other nice things that could make it a security nightmare.
Impressive specs for a console. I hope PS5 is in the same ballpark.
Of course it's available on PC.
Of course it's available on PC.
I'll watch it and come back.Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story - Tony Chen, Microsoft - Platform Security Summit 2019
Conference on composable software supply chain integrity and hardware-assisted platform security, with OpenEmbedded, OpenXT and other ecosystemswww.platformsecuritysummit.com
My thinking: proprietary connector because the SSD is not connecting direct to NVME(edit: sorry, this was to be pcie), it also has to go to a controller on the motherboard. USB has a ton of layers on it already, but NVME has DMA (direct memory access) and other nice things that could make it a security nightmare.
Before watching it though, as a consumer, I care more about open standards than I care about DRM lasting a bit longer.
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Lol they got out in front of it. They have a pretty good social media department.
