That's not how game development works at all.
Because we have plenty of developers targeting PC first and then down-porting on consoles and other developers doing the opposite.
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Kotaku: Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox
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That's not how game development works at all.
Because we have plenty of developers targeting PC first and then down-porting on consoles and other developers doing the opposite.
Per the article, they're not allowed to. If you want to release a game for the next xbox, that means supporting the game on both Lockhart and Anaconda. It's not ala-carte.
Lockhart will sell more than scarlett if it's cheapand offer next gen experiences.
Same cpu ,no disc drive, smaller SSD cheaper GPU it will kill.
Hardcore consoles 500
Lockhart 350
Yep, only GPU would be smart. I also doubt it will have PS4 pro power, I can see it having the same "number" in terms of tf.
Hmmm... Sounds good in-practice to allow more people to jump onto the next gen, but I have a bad feeling this'll turn into a Steam Box situation in which buyers were overwhelmed and confused by different sku's of the same platform. If the release it at launch, anyways.
lol this elitist attitude is so hilarious on Era. People just want their cake, fuck the poor. There is a huge amount of people who can't afford a premium console, it's terrible for them if there isn't a cheaper option.
Nah it all an illusion./s
I think people forget the real base level for development will be Stadia at 10 tf. The two new consoles are only slightly higher than that anyway. They will just downgrade for Lockhart.
While that was an assumption previously in speculation re. Lockhart, it doesn't sound like that's a given per Kotaku's article. They say the CPU will be faster than current gen consoles, but even saying that suggests it won't necessarily be the same as what's in Anaconda.
Same thing here. I primarliy play on Playstation but what microsoft has been doing with Gamepass has me interested in getting one next gen. I disc-less same strength system would be very appealing.
They literally -cant- ignore it. Unless they choose to not put the game out on the Xbox platform altogether.
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Many people are convinced that the SSD will be a true game changer. I don't see how Lockhart might be locked out of it.
That's called just buying the normal one and not putting discs in it. I don't understand this desire for the lack of options
Same. I own 500 games on my Xbox. I had a lot of physical titles but I ended up selling them. I just did the same with my Switch while I added a 128 GB SD Card to it (which seems to be not enough)
I hope they reconsider it. It's not even because it would be cheaper, it's because I know I won't use that reading unit ever.
They could put a version without a reading unit while adding more storage space to it or maybe a GPU subscription.
People want disc-less because they're usually cheaper but want the disc-less version to have the same power as Scarlett
Guessing it's weaker so it can be a smaller box and not just $50 cheaper. If it was just $50 cheaper it might not move the needle, for $100 or $150 cheaper and it could make a difference for people who don't want to spend whatever the next consoles cost.
This is ridiculous. There won't even be that big of a price difference between the 2 (likely $100.00). That and the price of consoles comes down as time goes on. There will be a much larger spec disparity that is not proportional with the price difference, which most definitely will be bad for consumers.
Get out of here with this reaching shit.
In the article Jason compares it to a PS4 Pro. It's probably just straight up weaker than the X? Although it has some stuff that is obviously an upgrade (SSD etc)
This Nintendo strategy (staying weaker to be cheaper to sell more) isn't going to work if the whole point of people wanting a new Xbox is for high quality visuals. MS should just take the PS5 head on without trying to cause confusion that just makes it more difficult for third parties to develop for.
If Sony or MS had paid me a few million I'd happily have told them they didn't have to worry about stadia
You realize that current gen consoles will become cheaper right? New consoles always start pricier and drop over time.
This is a non starter. Have you ever heard of game scaling btw? It's a pretty cool thing game devs do.
A lot of "devs will just downgrade effects a bit, NBD" and "OMG this completely ruins the scope of next gen games, devs cannot work around this" extreme comments. I wonder if any developers will go on record on how such a hardware setup would impact the way they make games.
Xbox one Say hi....
if it's weaker no one will buy it Day 1 or first year they will go to PS5 and Scarlett
"When speaking to Kotaku, one game developer briefed on Lockhart analogized it to the PlayStation 4 Pro "
This doesn't make sense. A next gen console with graphical power inferior to a console of the last generation?
Why would microsoft launch a next gen console with graphical power inferior to X? In worst case scenario, they would upgrade the X with a better CPU.
This doesn't make sense. A next gen console with graphical power inferior to a console of the last generation?
Why would microsoft launch a next gen console with graphical power inferior to X? In worst case scenario, they would upgrade the X with a better CPU.
Its disappointing to think that some next gen third party games will be held back by having to develop for lock hart. But on the plus side it might mean that they can continue scaling down for switch too, and maybe they can run at frame rates at 60 and above on the ps5 and scarlet with the extra gpu and cpu overhead.
I guess so but the One S All Digital isn't really much cheaper than the normal One S so I think making it less powerful is the only way to make it meaningfully cheaper
really boils down to this
Lockhart is still essentially a previous Gen console by the looks of this article and from what's being said.
i can understand WHY they are doing this but the fact that it's weaker then Scarlett is the most mind boggling part it's really just not a next gen experience then.
like this isn't the Xbox 360 which had multiple models but neither sacrificed performance. No need to go and try and reinvent the wheel.
Lockhart is still essentially a previous Gen console by the looks of this article and from what's being said.
i can understand WHY they are doing this but the fact that it's weaker then Scarlett is the most mind boggling part it's really just not a next gen experience then.
like this isn't the Xbox 360 which had multiple models but neither sacrificed performance. No need to go and try and reinvent the wheel.
