IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
All he's saying is limiting platforms makes allows greater focus on the ones you are building for.. it's a "water is wet" kind of statement, it's objectively true.
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Todd Howard: Being able to focus on one platform will make for better products
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All he's saying is limiting platforms makes allows greater focus on the ones you are building for.. it's a "water is wet" kind of statement, it's objectively true.
The Pleasure
Member
When Bethesda was one platform only in the 90s that didn't stop theor games from having insane jank. Hopefully gamebryo or whatever engine they hold together with Elmer's glue and twine is fixed.
AdjudicatorHead
Member
Lmao, when is someone going to tell him that Microsoft’s entire goal is to get Gamepass on every platform they can. If he wanted to make better games by tailoring to one specific platform, they should have joined PlayStation Studios.
Regardless, making your game for PC is far harder than either one of the next gen consoles, due to all of the potential configurations that can be made, and making something like an SSD mandatory for example will exclude a large class of PC owners, whereas this isn’t a factor on either next gen console. This comment is little more than meaningless PR jargon.
Regardless, making your game for PC is far harder than either one of the next gen consoles, due to all of the potential configurations that can be made, and making something like an SSD mandatory for example will exclude a large class of PC owners, whereas this isn’t a factor on either next gen console. This comment is little more than meaningless PR jargon.
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Faithless83
Banned
Yeah I agree with you that he's stating the obvious.
The truly "one platform" would be the PS5. Xbox implies XSX and XSS.
But hey, he got to show gratitude to the current owner, right? Nothing new, just another clickbait.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Its already started, the roll out of the ps5 digital upgrade of ESO is a train wreck...
dottme
Member
Yeah, I don’t get it on how to support a nearly infinite number of PC configuration is much more difficult than supporting an infinite number of PC configuration + PS5 which is quite similar to PC in it’s architecture.Is he admitting that they will make worse products, as they have to support at least two consoles and whatever PC configurations they want/need to support?
zaanan
Banned
FTFYWent from Sony trying to pay them to come to Xbox a little later, to Microsoft successfully paying them to stay off Playstation forever
driqe
Member
clearly
Dolomite
Member
Idk I mean skyrim was janky on the 360 compared to pc, but completely unplayable on the ps3 at launch. Bethesda IP's have always been buggy af, we play them for the content. I have no doubt that Starfield will have meme worthy bugs, I'd be surprised if it didn't. Still day one
killatopak
Gold Member
He’s conveniently forgetting PC but I don’t blame him cause it was always the modders job to actually make them a better product.
Dick Jones
Gold Member
You missed the full quote. Todd said the following prior to that comment "The cheque cleared, right?"
Howard is saying what everyone in his position would say. I wouldn't read into it or try to find a gotcha here. I imagine the plan was for all the work for PC anyway and port to others afterwards. Now it's one less port than normal.
killatopak
Gold Member
Cyberpunk.
Though I feel it actually supports Todd’s statement as I feel like it was tied down by last gen tech.
