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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla will support smart delivery on Xbox
- Thread starter Theorry
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Once I've finished it on XSX I can lend it to my brother for his X1 who won't be getting a XSX straight away, this one sku for both gens is great!
If PlayStation charges players twice for the same game while Xbox supports buy once have every version that would be a disaster PR wise.
Thank you for explaining this, I was going to but then you did a better job than I would have
We don't know yet but there is usually quite a few - see shadow of Mordor where it didn't have a nemesis system on cross gen , and no both next gen versions are the same (well other than resolution performance type stuff) but Xbox will not be any extra charge , Sony we have no idea yet
sure but the end result for the user is still the same
What do you mean "Exclusive for them"? It's a Xbox feature and it's, obviously not limited to in house games.
The difference? The same as with other gross gen titles in the past or even Xbox One/Xbox One X versions. Better graphics, better effects, better performance, better resolution with some times monumental differences between these versions (Super Sampling was a f'n game changer with the X patched games).
Edit:
Oh yeah and where someone mentioned Shadow of Mordor, of course, one game, one save game, no 2 different games.
So, Series X version will probably run better than any PC to date, right? My 1080 Ti would maybe make 1440-1800p 60fps, depending on the scenes.
Isn't it like Play Anywhere? The only difference here is it's on an old console and a new console instead of a console and a PC.
I don't think they will, because I think MS is paying for this feature. Both Cyberpunk and AC are already partnered with MS with their marketing and I think this whole smart delivery thing is part of that deal. They aren't doing this out of the kindness of their heart, MS is incentivising them big time on this and I doubt Sony will get into a bidding war over this.
In what world were you installing cross buy games twice on one system?
and you would be installing it twice. Once on your XB1, and again later on your XSX
This means you are going to get the XSX version when you buy it on Xbox One automatically. When you switch to Xbox One, it will automatically download either a patch on top of your X1 version or install XSX version.
I was expecting new engine for the next gen, such a shame. Now we have to wait for another 3 years for a proper AC with new engine an trully next gen.
Not the same version, an upgraded version. Since Series X will have better graphics and run better. Its like owning a PC version of a game and later a remaster is released and you get that update for free on PC. Happened with Borderlands the Handsome Collection and Borderlands 1
Are the Series X specs higher than current beefy gaming PCs?
I have ps3, ps4, vita cross buy games and only the ps4 version installs on the ps4 and likewise for the other platforms. Cross buy only installs the correct version/sku on the appropriate platform.
Well, I mean, this is essentially crossbuy (I mean, not exactly, but the same general concept), so that would be odd to have as an exclusive, but I guess anything is possible.
I don't think that really factors a lot into the decision, tbh
Yes! But now Valhalla can specifically take advantage of Series X/Lockhart instead of running at options designed for the One/One X in mind. All in one SKU!
perfection
...but from xbox.com
Smart Delivery:
This technology empowers you to buy a game once and know that – whether you are playing it on Xbox One or Xbox Series X – you are getting the right version of that game on whatever Xbox you're playing on. We're making the commitment to use Smart Delivery on all our exclusive Xbox Game Studios titles, including Halo Infinite, ensuring you only have to purchase a title once in order to play the best available version for whichever Xbox console they choose to play on. This technology is available for all developers and publishers, and they can choose to use it for titles that will be release on Xbox One first and come to the Xbox Series X later.
If the developer did not choose to use Smart Delivery, then yes, your question would be a yes.
Think of it as a cross-gen game.
Buying the current gen game will also get you the next gen game.
Xbox event incomingggg
There's gotta be one in May, right?
You are getting a real next gen version for free if you buy the One version and smart delivery recognizes the system you play your one time bought game on so you don't have to download or install twice.
Think about last gens and their cross gen titles. A Shadow of Mordor on 360 wasn't Shadow of Mordor on One, same with the Tomb Raider games or even stuff like Splinter Cell 4 for original Xbox and then the 360 version.
Amazing. I hope every publisher supports this feature
It means the distinct current gen and next gen versions of the game will be different, which could affect how saves work, purchased DLC, etc.
For games that support smart delivery, on the XSX it would be one SKU. If a platform/game did not support a feature like this, imagine the game on your next gen system potentially having two versions of the game installed: the last gen version (backwards compatible) and the next gen version.
It means the distinct current gen and next gen versions of the game will be different, which could affect how saves work, purchased DLC, etc.
I don't really get what is so special about this, with the next generation being practically fully backwards compatible from the get go. I've always just assumed that games will just work when they also release on the older generation.
Did people really expect 2 versions? How would that work in that case? Would the X1/PS4 disc contain the "bad" version and the XSX/PS5 disc the "good" version? So you would pay the same, but get to play a game with last gen graphics? How would that work? And with digital purchases? Did people really expect we could buy 2 versions in the digital stores and one of those versions work on both consoles, while the other one doesn't? That makes no sense at all.
But the One version will just work on Series X..? Why is that weird? It's pretty much already happening with 1X and PS4 Pro.
It will probably be cheaper for Ubisoft to just let the next gen patch automatically be pushed to the next gen consoles, then to divide the market with printing 2 totally different versions on different discs and let this huge shitstorm commence when people get confused buying the wrong version.
Did people really expect 2 versions? How would that work in that case? Would the X1/PS4 disc contain the "bad" version and the XSX/PS5 disc the "good" version? So you would pay the same, but get to play a game with last gen graphics? How would that work? And with digital purchases? Did people really expect we could buy 2 versions in the digital stores and one of those versions work on both consoles, while the other one doesn't? That makes no sense at all.
But the One version will just work on Series X..? Why is that weird? It's pretty much already happening with 1X and PS4 Pro.
It will probably be cheaper for Ubisoft to just let the next gen patch automatically be pushed to the next gen consoles, then to divide the market with printing 2 totally different versions on different discs and let this huge shitstorm commence when people get confused buying the wrong version.
No it's not.
Cross platform games that you can purchase from MS are labelled as "Play anywhere". Which I love because I play them on another platform (PC).
They have stated multiple times that the platform is simply called just "Xbox", with series X just being the latest version.
Smart delivery will just give you the version needed for your version of "Xbox", if there was like for example 3 versions of the game (Xbox One, Xbox one X enhanced, Series X).
Publishers doing this should be the way moving forward on Xbox as there should be no need to really try to milk customers out for the same game, but that's up to the publisher.
It's not like PS3/PS4, which are different platforms by the same company.
Every game coming out is going to be cross-buy/smart delivery, right? I mean, both Xbox Series X and PS5 will have BC, so these games will be playable on next gen consoles if you buy them on current gen. I don't see any publisher taking the risk to keep next gen versions hostage.
I honestly don't understand why they're making such a fuss about it because BC already implies the same thing.
I honestly don't understand why they're making such a fuss about it because BC already implies the same thing.
unlike 2013, micro transactions make up a huge percentage of the cash EA takes in with FiFA.
Far more likely they do this to allow customers move over quickly and continue their FUT games.
That's why labeling it as just another term for cross-buy is incorrect.
The Series X will not get a back-compact version of the game.
Did you experience the start of this generation? Systems in games are different it's a different exe on the disc at times half the time older gen versions done by a third party - this stops the double dipping and is great
I don't think it's odd at all. I think this is part of MS' strategy to get people out of the PS ecosystem or to keep X1 owners from jumping ship. I bet they are making this whole program exclusive to them, by paying a shit load of money to these publishers. I just wonder how many games they are doing this for.
You just explained what crossbuy is, but with added marketing buzz. You buy one copy of the game, you can play it on the old gen or the new gen.
