This is lazy development to not be able to take advantage of multiple platforms. Lower tier hardware means a bunch more gamers who may not otherwise be in a financial position to constantly pay for the top of the line models have the ability to play games.

Blaming the lack of advancement of newer game titles on the PS5 and XSX simply because the Switch and Series S exist is wrong. These massive development studies should be able to support both. And if not in parallel development, then staggered releases IF they want to support all platforms, etc

Several actual developers have said yes....so yes

Yes!

developers definitely have to keep the Series S in mind when making games.

i think it would be easier for them to be able to just focus on the series x and not both. by how much, no clue.

I would say no, considering that much of the tech (ryzen, RDNA 2, SSD) is the same as PS5 and SX. All devs need to do is to scale down on resolution, graphics and target fps.

Series S biggest weak spot is the size of the ssd, everything is fine. As developers work further into the gen they will get more familiar with FSR and DirctML that will alleviate gpu issues. They'll also be able use the DirectStorage api/velocity architecture to its fullest, which will essentially turn the ssd in virtual ram. The one thing they'll never be able to tweak is that small ssd.

Simply yes and will be more noticable the longer we go

What it can't do especially when it comes to uhd resolutions in most AAA games I eventually traded it for the XBSX dirt cheap. I didn't buy a fab 4k hdr tv to play AAA games in hd or sub par hd.

I don’t MS should have made a less powerful version of Series X. They should have followed Sony and just made a disk less version. I’m sure MS is regretting this decision behind closed doors. It’s a cool little system but that’s pretty much all it is.

It takes additional time to dev for, so yea.

I really enjoy my series s. But I seriously don't understand Microsoft's thinking when designing this. Sony nailed it on the head. Release a cheaper PS5 but no disk drive but same specs as the more expensive with a disk drive. Apparently this year or next they are releasing a even cheaper redesign that's digital only but will have the option of adding a disk drive.

I do think it's going to keep some games back. Hopefully just in Xbox side of things. Maybe devs will just decide to skip the series s in 2-3 years time altogether.

More and more developers are going for ps5 console exclusivity due to rising costs, ps5 market share and the mandate set by MS that their games need to work on both the series S/X.

Yes. Séries S is a problem.

Devs should just make the PS5 the lead platform. That way, if the S proves problematic it will just be a problem for the Xbox port. Problem solved.

most developers are moving on, but rest assured phil cant do the same, this little thing has too last another 7+ years

Yeah of course it is holding back the devs.

100% it is.

You won't see it outside of competing exclusives though unless 3rd party developers choose to start ignoring it or Microsoft themselves drop it.

it indeed affects, it would be naive not to think that imo.

Did the PS2 keep games off of both fairly higher performance consoles?

As long as people pay for GamePass Subscription, Microsoft doesn't really care.

Absolutely. Developers have to shelve ideas before they even leave the drawing board because the slow small RAM on the S wouldn't be up to the job.

Devs not using RDNA2 is hurting. The default platform is PS5, which is not RDNA2.

It doesn't matter. Bethesda cuts a ton of corners when it comes to games. Everything will be fine.

Duh

yes yes yes☝️☝️☝️

It’s the memory limitations .. the Series S is definitively the reason Series X games are performing the way they’re.

All it is is just an XB1X on steroids if you want an XBox just pay the extra cash for the Series X.

This was the case when it was announced. I literally hate the idea of this console whether or not people couldn’t afford the other version or not. Absolutely takes away resources from the rest of the power this generation has to offer.

Multiple developers have said multiple times yes , not hard to google, so yes.

short answer YES... long answer ALSO YES..

I know its a niche game but isnt the new Baulder's Gate only releasing on PS5 because they are having issues running split screen MP on XBOX (they dont say it outright that its Series S but i think Series X can do what the PS5 can so has to be the S)

bottom line is that Sony did the right thing by having both consoles have same power.. XBOX wanted a smaller pricepoint but this is bad for devs. they have to jump through hoops to get the games to run on the S and i personally think its hurting the Series X. I''m sure they make PS5 first then make it run on the S and then finally use that S version to work on the X but make many comprimises. Thats probably why some games run better on the PS5 even though on paper the Series X has more power... ALSO Xbox naming convention SUCKS..

To me the short answer is no. Some devs clearly need more time though.

Said it from the beginning but people didn't want to hear and replied with 'they'll simply scale down'. Baldur's Gate could be just the start. MS need to make XSS stream-only versions an option for devs.

Yes

We blaming Series S for the woes of Forespoken now? How many PS5 games were also made for the PS4? The entire concept is ridiculous.

oh come on. Devs release games lagging even on 4090. Just one recent release after another.

we may will never see the 12 TF of Xbox Series X, because of Xbox Series S

All the recent game performance analysis on Series S said Yes.
MS said its a 1440p machine yet more and more games struggling to run well at 1080p on Series S Wo Long for example are running at 900p dynamic with much reduced graphics settings very comparable to last gen consoles.

I mean, I don't know about this one, pretty much the same Ram, same CPU and storage as the series X with slight lower speeds. The GPU is obviously a third of the X but that should be able to be offset by a lower resolution and graphical options. But if Devs have got to the point 2 years in and they may have to omit features such as Balder's gate and split screen.

I think it could get to a point where Xbox might need to think about making Series X only titles, hopefully that isn't the case as it'd be shame for the S owners, but needs must.

Clearly it’s an issue

Only if Microsoft stops forcing developers to port to S also.

check the RE4 demo on it.

I don’t think. According to N4G, nothing sells on Xbox anyways. Just put the game on the cloud and have a standard real ease for the othe consoles

Series S is should be phased out using cloud and upgrade to X.

More work to be done, ram limitations and lower optimised minimum specs for console.

the way i see it is that devs don’t really make games for the series s in mind to begin with when they’re going multi-plat anyways. seems like it’s just a optimization issue if anything. good devs will be able to make a good product for all the platforms that they’re releasing on and others will make excuses. you can still make good-looking games on limited hardware, it just depends on how good the dev is; to a degree of course.

It's time consuming for smaller developer who want to release on Xbox being forced to take the time to re-spec a game down to the Series S. Call that what you will, but in most cases for developers, time = money. So, unless they have a gamepass deal, then yeah, i'd say it hurts them.

No it’s not, the mission of MS with Xbox is to deliver the same experience on all platforms. This can be achieved from streaming the game, which is a reason they are pushing game pass. Prime example, I was playing Gears Hive busters on my tablet IPad Pro and it ran it just as good as the S/x consoles