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ArmedPsycho t1_j0u7boq wrote

Reply to comment by Apprehensive_Cat762 in Is Xbox Series S worth it? by Medical-Hair-7153

The Series S doesn't run 4k. It's a 1440p, 120fps console. And even then, most games run 1440, 60 fps.

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jorjeporridge t1_j0ubbm9 wrote

Most games are capped at 30 fps and don’t share a performance mode with series X and PS5.

This isn’t due to innate imitations, but developer choices. Modern vintage gamer (MVG) talks about his experience developing for series S - it doesn’t receive its own dev kit - series s and x have one dev kit between them.

That means you switch the dev kit to series S mode and reduce the features until the performance and resolution are stable. If development favours the series X (which it does), most devs resort to a 30 fps cap to get their game running on series S.

If frame rate AND resolution aren’t a priority for you, series S is great value.

If you want 60 fps and/or 4K - this is not the console for you.

  • my commentary is not for first party games. This is for cross platform games.
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Apprehensive_Cat762 t1_j0uh7gr wrote

It really depends on the game though, while certain games I totally agree, more mainstream games like call of duty, battlefield, need for speed, and even cyberpunk, run extremely well at 60 fps with max graphics

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jorjeporridge t1_j0us8jc wrote

Not max graphics. No ray tracing and significantly lower resolution.

You guys are gaslighting OP if you’re saying that series S provides a reliable 60hz on the average modern game.

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1northfield t1_j0uis3m wrote

It’s worth noting that the series S can play about twice as many games at 120fps than the PS5 can, just a lower resolution

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jorjeporridge t1_j0urvyl wrote

So… three or four last gen titles? Nothing developed after 2020 that’s cross platform runs at 120 hz

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1northfield t1_j0ut62d wrote

What, like Warzone 2, knockout city, Metal Hellsinger, psychonaughts 2

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jorjeporridge t1_j0vf6pi wrote

I have series X and PS5. I wouldn’t waste my time with a low performing console.

Xbox one X often hits higher resolution and has more compute units on the GPU.

OP - nothing wrong with a series S, but do not expect high performance moving forward.

There are plenty of developer videos bemoaning the series S. you won’t see third party releases hit 60fps moving forward.

Or you can believe these (clearly broke) jokers who bought a cheap console.

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1northfield t1_j0vjc1d wrote

LOL I too have a Series X and a PS5 (and a Series S, in fact I have almost every mainstream console ever made as well as an arcade machine that I built myself running emulators and of course a reasonably powerful gaming PC with a 3080ti), just so you know the developers moaning about the Series S holding back the generation was debunked multiple times now (the main one was a graphic artist I believe) digital foundry have done videos on the issue. The fact of the matter is that you may not like the low power on the Series S but that doesn’t make it a poor choice for most people, for instance are you happy with the low power (compared to a decent gaming PC) of your PS5 and Series S or are you just a (clearly broke) joker who is happy with the compromises a less powerful console gives you?

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