Xbox One X

Photek wrote:Only problem is that Avatars on X1 are largely hidden away.

Forza Motorsport 7, Super Lucky's Tale and Assassin's Creed Origins were running on Scorpio dev kit hardware.

Assassin's Creed Origins? We got an extended gameplay demo running on Xbox One X hardware, again promising 4K ultra HD and high dynamic range rendering support - though Ubisoft has since confirmed the utilisation of both checkerboarding and dynamic resolution. It certainly looks like an established current-gen engine scaled up to 4K with select embellishments, and traditionally, the Assassin's Creed titles have run at a native 900p.

Titles we had naturally assumed were running on Xbox One X during the briefing materialised on other, non-X hardware. Crackdown 3 was shown running on PC, while Sea of Thieves was represented on Xbox One S - and at this point, we started to wonder how much of Microsoft's blockbuster 4K conference was actually based on Xbox One X software. During the media briefing, at no point were we told we were looking at PC versions in a presser meant to herald the arrival of a true 4K console. On site, a Rare representative told Digital Foundry that while native 4K is the team's intention with Sea of Thieves, it's not 100 per cent definite as development kits had only turned up at the studio in the last month. This means that the extended 4K gameplay demo at the media briefing was likely running on PC.

That said, while the messaging is razor sharp in its targeting, under scrutiny, Microsoft is being a touch vague about its definition of what 4K actually is, saying that games flagged as such at the media briefing have a 2160p framebuffer output, "including native 4K, checkerboarding and dynamic resolution". Using language like 'including' essentially means that anything goes and strictly speaking, the same could be said for any PS4 Pro title with a higher resolution mode - even those running at 1440p or even lower. We expect better from Xbox One X's higher performance GPU of course, but the point is that the wording here gives developers far more wiggle room in rendering resolutions than the actual phrase '4K ultra HD' may suggest.

KK wrote:...Seems like a bit of PS4 Pro-style trickery will end up being employed with some third party efforts.

Digital Foundry wrote:Can Xbox One X really deliver a compelling 2160p presentation? Well, we're lucky enough to have had access to an uncompressed 4K feed from the media riser at the event, and initial analysis suggests that - yes - the gameplay footage here passes muster on ultra HD screens, and it looks great. Look to Watch Dogs 2 on PC for how good 2160p checkerboarding can look, and you'll see the same level of accomplishment here on Xbox One X. As for the dynamic scaling? In the demo footage we're poring over, everything we've tested seems to resolves to full 2160p based on pixel-counts. This is seriously impressive stuff.

Venom wrote:Polygon.com always quick to be scathing of any Sony misstep has yet to write a critical comment on the pricing or the positioning of the Xbox One S! Although there is this one about the best Xbox One S announcements.

KK wrote:Well at least it shows everyone can experience the amazing water.

On multiformat games it begs the question how improved and optimised the games are going to be over their PS4 Pro counterpart. Surely it defeats the whole purpose of paying anywhere between £150 to £250 more depending on what you're upgrading from if it's just going to do the same faux-4K. Not that there's anything wrong with fake 4K, but this is being sold on being a step above that.

This is where Microsoft need a raft of their own exclusives, & why it's somewhat of a dangerous game to get into a pixel/resolution war if you can't then deliver it for the majority of games.

Peter Crisp wrote:I'm actually surprised this isn't available for pre-order yet.
I'm pretty sure I pre-ordered the pro just after they announced it.

Photek wrote:The Witcher 3 in 4K?

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(no idea why article mentions Sony at all tbh)

KjGarly wrote:

Photek wrote:The Witcher 3 in 4K?

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(no idea why article mentions Sony at all tbh)

They are working on a patch for both the X and Pro aren't they? Sure I read a snippet somewhere.

Peter Crisp wrote:Here's an interesting DF article about the possibility of next gen.

Photek wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:Here's an interesting DF article about the possibility of next gen.

A decent watch that, makes X1X seem a little more relevant, mad to think MS is losing money on each one sold.

Pedz wrote:I don't see why it's mad the MS are losing money on each console sold when it's the norm.

Pedz wrote:I don't see why it's mad the MS are losing money on each console sold when it's the norm.

Moggy wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:One of the huge benefits of the extra power will be for VR so once they reveal that I think they'll have an easier time showing why people need an Xbox X.

Didn’t they say that nobody would be left behind? Which would mean VR is coming to the standard Xbone.

It all comes down to the X will be a little bit prettier. Which is not worth paying £250 extra for.