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Ubisoft recently announced some details on the next-gen enhancements coming to the likes of Watch Dogs Legion, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Riders Republic, Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Siege, and For Honor. However, we were able to receive extra tidbits of information from Galvin Whitlock, Lead Programmer at Ubisoft, such as the target resolution for the game on Microsoft's smaller, cheaper, and less powerful next-gen console.

The Highest target resolution on Xbox Series S for Watch Dogs: Legion will be 1080p (dynamic).

We also inquired as to the different implementations of ray-traced reflections across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. According to Whitlock, PC has the edge but only slightly.

Source https://wccftech.com/xbox-series-s-...nsoles/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Sethbacca]

The hits keep on coming.

 

[Reindeer]

This console was a mistake.

 

[RyanEvans21]

at least its not 720p right?

 

[Entroyp]

It runs the next gen version, not bad.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Surprising nobody. I expect the Series S to be in that 1080p/1440p range throughout it's life. Were people expecting otherwise?

 

[HE1NZ]

It's great as long as it's 60.

 

[Rossco EZ]

but series s will push ps5 ?

 

[RoboFu]

It’s a budget console that tops out at 1440. It’s not going to perform miracles. That’s why it’s cheap and why the XsX exists.

 

[RoadHazard]

Surprising nobody. I expect the Series S to be in that 1080p/1440p range throughout it's life. Were people expecting otherwise?

This is not in that range, it's below 1080p. That's not what anyone was expecting from a 2020 console.

 

[Sethbacca]

Surprising nobody. I expect the Series S to be in that 1080p/1440p range throughout it's life. Were people expecting otherwise?

I got from “Dynamic 1080p” that it would be up to and less than 1080p. Maybe I misunderstood.

 

[Synless]

How does it run on Xbox One X?

 

[MrS]

Woeful. This is not next gen. Anybody buying this box is a clown. Buy Series X instead if you love gaming.

 

[itsnotme]

But...but it's pushing the PS5

 

[renzolama]

This new xbox sucks, it looks the same as my old one, thanks for the worst christmas ever mom and dad I hate you!

 

[GHG]

 

[odhiex]

I'll wait for the DF breakdown etc. Interested in Xbox Series S, but the info and gameplay footages are thin.

 

[timmyp53]

I

Woeful. This is not next gen. Anybody buying this box is a clown. Buy Series X instead if you love gaming.

I wouldn't call them clowns, I know people from work who don't own 4k tvs and generally don't care. It'll have an audience despite these differences.

 

[SilentUser]

This is bad for everyone, again no way around it, as the console will hold back new gen in a couple of years. I know this is a cheaper way to play for a lot people, but still...

 

[Bonfires Down]

Surprising nobody. I expect the Series S to be in that 1080p/1440p range throughout it's life. Were people expecting otherwise?

I don't. 720p to 1080p is much more likely, but hopefully with reconstruction to 1080p. I don't think it's going to hold back the X though.

 

[kingbean]

I think that has more to say about the game than the console.

 

[McCheese]

7 years of having to support this piece of shit, at least kinect support was optional.

 

[GHG]

I

I wouldn't call them clowns, I know people from work who don't own 4k tvs and generally don't care. It'll have an audience despite these differences.

It's a bad deal pound for pound.

The same games run better on the One X.

Microsoft are mugging people off with this console, no doubt they will be making a much bigger profit margin on it in comparison to the X. It's the reincarnation of the original Xbox One.

 

[Alebrije]

Honestly better work for a year or less and save money to get a PS5 digital.

 

[vkbest]

It's great as long as it's 60.

This game is 60fps only in PC

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

It's a bad deal pound for pound.

The same games run better on the One X.

Series S will have the next gen patch though, and runs with RT.

I'd have been happier if they dropped RT and made it 1080p-1440p, but I'd also prefer every game drop RT for better frame rate and resolution. Ubisoft gonna Ubisoft.

 

[Certinty]

Laughable.

This is a “next-gen” machine and it can’t even run a cross platform title at a locked 1080p.

Nobody should justify this when a PS5 is only $100 more. This is going to be a 720p box within a few years.

 

[Krappadizzle]

It's a bad deal pound for pound.

The same games run better on the One X.

Microsoft are mugging people off with this console, no doubt they will be making a much bigger profit margin on it in comparison to the X. It's the reincarnation of the original Xbox One.

I dunno. I know so many people that still have 1080p TV's. I think there is an audience, but I wouldn't expect MSFT to market the console with anything less than X footage which I would find pretty dishonest. If people understand what they are paying a lot less for, I could see it doing very well.

 

[iamvin22]

This console was a mistake.

Absolutely

 

[Barakov]

The best joke Phil Spencer ever told was making sure two generations of Xboxes had outputted at "1080p".

 

[NullZ3r0]

This is what we expected. If you want 4K with the bells and whistles get a Series X. If you want to play the best version of next gen games for $299, the Series S is the console for you. Once again, the Sony avatars are spreading FUD. And it's not even good FUD. Everyone expected Series S to be a 1080p console even before it was officially announced.

 

[GHG]

Series S will have the next gen patch though, and runs with RT.

I'd have been happier if they dropped RT and made it 1080p-1440p, but I'd also prefer every game drop RT for better frame rate and resolution. Ubisoft gonna Ubisoft.

The console has been marketed as being the "same" as its big brother but just at a lower resolution.

The bed has been made and its now time to lie in it. That means RT will be passed down, even if it means resolutions of sub 1080p.

I said it at the time it was revealed, it's not powerful enough for the purpose it's supposed to be serving (in accordance with the marketing materials). It needed to have the same memory bandwidth as the X and ideally ~6 TF of power. Anything else and you're asking developers to do work far beyond just tweaking a few settings and turning the resolution down.

 

[LectureMaster]

What's the frame rate? Is it targeting 60 fps?

 

[Insane Metal]

What's the frame rate? Is it targeting 60 fps?

30 just like PS5 and XSX

 

[mcjmetroid]

I'm really not sure what you guys are expecting here. Its a budget console. Get over yourselves.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

MS announced this console as a 1080p to 1440p machine. If Its doing RT (which I believe it is) theres NO surprise there, since Its running on dynamic 4k on a MUCH stronger console.

Everyone knows Series S is a tuned One X, and never meant to be a 4k machine for next gen games.

But people will pretend to be shocked in every single thread about it.

 

[Nikana]

Pretends to be shocked.

Its a weaker machine. That tops out at 1440p. Why people are still flabbergasted by this is perplexing.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

This is what we expected. If you want 4K with the bells and whistles get a Series X. If you want to play the best version of next gen games for $299, the Series S is the console for you. Once again, the Sony avatars are spreading FUD. And it's not even good FUD. Everyone expected Series S to be a 1080p console even before it was officially announced.

Forum is becoming unbearable with this concern trolling shit.

The console has been marketed as being the "same" as its big brother but just at a lower resolution.

The bed has been made and its now time to lie in it. That means RT will be passed down, even if it means resolutions of sub 1080p.

I said it at the time it was revealed, it's not powerful enough for the purpose it's supposed to be serving (in accordance with the marketing materials). It needed to have the same memory bandwidth as the X and ideally ~6 TF of power.

Regardless, it's a 1080p console and that's what we're getting here until proven otherwise.

I agree it could be a bit more powerful, but for the purpose it serves, and market it caters to, it's fine. One S was completely underpowered too, as was the One, but neither have held back the One X at all.

It's a cheapass, smallass Game Pass box for casuals and/or kids.

 

[RoboFu]

I mean I would also love to see an actual review of the XsS version. If it has all the bells and whistles with RT

 

[LectureMaster]

30 just like PS5 and XSX

I'm curious the article in the OP said watch dog legion will have a performance mode, is it still existing? Because from the news it seems the next gen version is only 4K RT at 30FPS.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Buy cheap things and you get cheap results.

 

[BlueHawk357]

This console was a mistake.

As an "Xbox fan" I also have to agree with you here. Xbox should have done what Sony did with the digital PS5.

Sorry people who pre-ordered Series S, even if you don't have a 4K TV, you will still be missing out in a year or so.
I just really hope this doesn't affect next gen games for everyone else.

 

[kruis]

Surprising nobody. I expect the Series S to be in that 1080p/1440p range throughout it's life. Were people expecting otherwise?

The 1440p/120 fps dream is over before it started.

 

[M1chl]

I mean when XSX is hitting 1440p, what is expection for 3x weaker console?
Something something Ubisoft sucks

 

[Elios83]

Pretends to be shocked.

Its a weaker machine. That tops out at 1440p. Why people are still flabbergasted by this is perplexing.

When the marketing wanted people to believe that "XSS is totally like the XSX but at 1440p instead of native 4K" and then it turns out that even in cross gen games the effective performance is much less (just like the XSX can't do native 4K in every game), it's normal for people to complain.

 

[Aidah]

I think it's expected given the GPU and memory situation. Just stop marketing it with "Designed to play next generation games at 1440P at 60fps".

 

[Nikana]

When the marketing wanted people to believe that "XSS is totally like the XSX but at 1440p instead of native 4K" and then it turns out that even in cross gen games the effective performance is much less (just like the XSX can't do native 4K in every game), it's normal for people to complain.

Series X doesn't run Watch Dogs at 4K so why would anyone expect series S to run it at 1440p?

The S is marketed as the budget option. Compromises are expected. And that's what it's doing.

 

[Hendrick's]

This console was a mistake.

So was this game.

 

[the_master]

It's a bad deal pound for pound.

The same games run better on the One X.

Microsoft are mugging people off with this console, no doubt they will be making a much bigger profit margin on it in comparison to the X. It's the reincarnation of the original Xbox One.

How do they run better on the one x???

 

[pixelation]

lol, oooooh Series S. The L's won't stop coming.