Microsoft is presumably referring to single-precision floating point (FP32) performance, as these metrics typically do. At 12 TFLOPs, the GPU inside the Xbox Series X is a tad faster than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Super, and just a bit behind a 2080 Ti, currently the best graphics card for gaming.
Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"There is a reason that the Castlevania franchise is so beloved and even is seen as part of what started the whole metroidvania genre, given that half of the franchise’s name makes up the genre of course. These titles see players explore vast, generally 2D limited locations where players will battle against all different manner of foes, unlocking new powers and weapons along the way that will help them gain access to previously unreachable areas or breach a barrier blocking their way. Throughout the years, these metroidvanias have each added their own unique takes and quality of life features to try to set themselves apart and make a mark of their own, but how about one that sticks almost as close to the original Castlevania as possible?
Chronicles of the Wolf happens to be just that as Migami Games has made sure to stick as close as possible to the original Castlevania elements for better or worse while putting their own lore on things. Does this retro approach that adheres heavily to the old-school formula work out well for this one or was this hero’s adventure better left for the wolves?"
Our first look at Battlefield 6's factions will assuage fears for now, as there are no goofy-looking specialists that will ruin the experience.
The Outerhaven writes: At Summer Games Fest we were able to step into the ring and prove our worth in King of Meat.
Well these are some amazing specs that we have heard so far. What a difference this time around compared to the original Xbox One reveal.
Microsoft seems to be doing everything right.
The next thing they need to get right are games, I can see them keeping all the game reveals for E3 & I'm sure they'll finally get this right aswell from all the studios they have bought.
The last thing will be the price, if they get this right aswell I can see things going extremely well for Microsoft.
Going to have to double that console savings plan
Consoles tend to be fairly high end at launch. They also use extra optimization allowed as a crutch.
That said, by mid-gen, they tend to really start showing their age. At least come 3rd party titles, this this gen's refreshes. That also means, console gamers looking to stay up to date, are probably paying closer to $800 per system, per gen.
Just food for thought.
Great to see a powerful console again. Been a long time since 2001.
Hopefully Nvidia will deliver on the 50% improvement on performance rumor that is flying around, because you'd have to be completely out of your mind to purchase a 2080 Super or 2080TI right now, with the steep prices they are asking. The big Navi and Ampere announcements can't come soon enough, since I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do for my next PC build.
I'm worried about PC parts prices rising, not only due to the Covid19 virus, but also due to the fact that once console manufacturers start ramping up production, along with any new smart phones that might be launching later in the year, system memory, NAND flash memory, CPUs and GPUs might become scarce, and then we'll be looking at major price hikes.
These are the perfect conditions for a major storm in the PC parts market, and I'm not liking it too much. I might just bite the bullet, and go out and build a new system with an R7 2700X, a B40 Tomahawk MAX mobo, 32GB DDR4 Memory, a 2TB NVMe drive, and then wait on the new GPUs to launch later this year. It's a tough call.