DirectX12 was finally unveiled at GDC this year and it definitely seems promising, especially after the Forza 5 demo. Of course, the PC will get all of the benefits from the new API, but some features are also on the way to the Xbox One. It releases in late 2015.
Obviously, this means that the Xbox One will be able to run more graphically intensive games while maintaining it's average resolution and frame-rates, to my knowledge at least. However, these sorts of software updates aren't necessarily- rare.
I'm in no way trying to downplay the Xbox One here, but some people need to keep their expectations in check. This isn't the second coming of teh cloud. This is a common practice for consoles.
As for how this will affect the performance gap between the PS4 and Xbox One... well, nothing will change really.
The PS4 will get it's own new API, probably a successor to Open GL 4.0. The features that it will contain are still to be seen, but it's a given that the PS4's performance will improve over time. I mean, DX12 is releasing in late 2015. You really expect Sony to be twiddling their thumbs on this for the next year and a half?
In terms of cold hard specs, it's already obvious that the PS4 is superior in terms of specifications. So performance boosts for both consoles won't really close the gap, create parity and it sure as hell won't allow the XBO to push ahead.
Not only will you have the new API's to look forward to, but you have your driver updates to think about. It's not a matter of secret sauce. Neither of these consoles have reached their full potentials and if you thought they have, you obviously weren't paying attention to the last 7 years. It's all about efficiency and tools. It's easy to max out hardware when using brute force.
Again, not downplaying, just stating the facts.
As some of you can probably imagine, Misterxmedia is on his way to having a field year with this information. Go check out his blog for a good chuckle.
Thanks for reading guys. If I left anything out, please let me know in the comments or through a PM.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
