COD Black Ops Cold War: PS5 vs Xbox Series X - Ray Tracing, 120Hz Mode Tests + Series S Analysis

Black Ops Cold War ranks among the best ways to showcase the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X hardware at launch. A strong performing 120Hz mode and ray-traced shadows both feature - in a package that's all round surprising for its polish in its frame-rate delivery. Tom and John team up to pick out the advantages of each console release - and also the fate of the Series S version.

[Ninver]

Interesting how both consoles perform better in certain modes. They failed to mention the ps5 will be getting VRR support in the near future but it was a solid comparison.

[alb1899]

When the PS5 get VRR they talk about it. They compare what they got on hands.

[RaidenBlack]

"Trading blows" I'd say ...
~42fps RT PS5 vs 60fpsRT XSX
120fps PS5 vs ~103fps XSX
ballpark lowest on one platform while the opposition is maintaining the stable cap.

[senis_kenis]

@Raiden it's seems to be a bug on ps5 side, because drops are not reproducible (holds solid 60fps in same scene):

https://www.resetera.com/th...

[RaidenBlack]

@senis_kenis
Yea, saw the VG Tech comparison. Might be erratic.
Now I am even doubting who has the more accurate analysis tool.

[Kornholic]

@senis_kenis

I can't believe you are getting downvoted for that.

[senis_kenis]

So much for xbox win talk, Digital Foundry confirms it's a bug:
https://twitter.com/dark1x/...

John Linneman :"The drops are very much real but they can be eliminated, it seems, but restarting from checkpoint. Which...kinda sucks? So it's not actually a performance limitation so much as some kind of performance bug."

[Sunny_D]

Digital Foundry just retested the PS5 version and found the PS5 version framerate has a bug. They’re finding the framerate will sometimes stay locked on playthroughs and on other playthroughs, it dips. They think the latest patch has something to do with it.

[Cockney]

I disagree, they often use the old "expect a patch" to excuse any deficiency shown that doesn't support their narrative.

[shabz666]

It’s all about optimizations I guess.

[Ju]

RT seems to pull ahead on the SX Possibly where the compute advantage counts. On high bandwidth modes, interestingly, the PS5 is ahead.

[Zhipp]

@Zeeb
We're literally looking at a game where Series X performs better with RT, though...

OT: This is the first game I've seen on next-gen consoles that really meets what I was expecting from both systems. If you had told me that 60fps cross-gen titles on these new consoles would be dropping to 1440p back when their specs were announced I would not have believed you. This is looking very solid, though. 1800p as a minimum for 60fps mode, low res for performance mode but runs at a very nearly locked 120. Very nice.

[Ju]

Whatever it is. In this example the SX has an advantage. I doubt that Activision actually did not optimize for both and if they could have, they'd probably would have implemented it differently for one to match the other more.

But again, the more obvious reason why that could be, is that in lower bandwidth modes one can scale better and vertically which indeed would favor the SX more. Its kinda interesting that a 4k60fps mode is rather considered lower bandwidth in that context. If CUs are somewhat related to RT "cores", then I would imagine that would also scale vertically with the number of CUs on both machines (but that's speculation).

Maybe one day we'll learn more how RT differs on the PS5 vs. SX. Would be really interesting.

[Babadook7]

"We're literally looking at a game where Series X performs better with RT, though... "

Unless you restart the PS5. Then the bug is eliminated and it locks 60 fps in the "problem areas". Someone already linked to John from DF's twitter post (look above) admitting the bug. So nothing to do with XSX 18% stronger hardware. If you ever see one of these systems outperform the other by a considerable margin, it is a bug. Unless its I/O related, possibly down the road.

[jukins]

I guessbit deserves a mention but honestly I'm sure the people with vrr tvs or monitors are slim

[NeoGamer232]

The key thing I have taken away from all these comparisons is that both consoles are pretty much equal. XSX and full PS5 perform pretty much the same most of the time. Dips in performance in either console can be (for now at least) attributed to the OS/Firmware and SDK bugs that are inevitable at the start of every generation. By year two or three I expect both consoles will be performing pretty much the same all the way through.

No secret sauce making one console magically better then the other.

[GUTZnPAPERCUTZ]

What's not being talked about in this community is the fact that the GDK for SX is missing tools and developers have not had it in their hands no where nearly as long as the PS5's. Once developers can properly optimize for SX then it should outperform the PS5 in every aspect except loading.

[fr0sty]

This is only true on multiplat games where the ps5's ssd speed advantage isn't utilized. If it were possible to load up ratchet and clank on both systems, it would tell a far different tale.

[NeoGamer232]

@fr0sty
There has been performance comparisons of SSD for both XB and PS5 and in a practical sense they have not yielded a significant difference.

Yes, there was the Assassin's Creed load demo where the PS5 skipped title screens making it way faster, but when you compare apples to apples, the load times from SSD are pretty much equal. In most of the demos when they were loading the same stuff from SSD the XSX was usually a couple second difference (usually in XSX favor) which to me is nothing.

People keep talking about the SSD difference between the two console but there has not yet been an apples-to-apples comparison where SSD on PS5 has been shown to wildly out perform XSX SSD from a practical sense. For SSD to make a true difference it has to get into the same balk park as memory in performance. neither of the new console's SSDs are anywhere close to memory speeds.

Like a bunch of PS5 fans keep stating with the CPU and GPU. There is more to this then raw power. Pure PS5 fans cannot have it both ways. If the SSD makes a difference then it has to be acknowledged that CPU and GPU raw performance can make a difference too. In everything I've seen so far I don't see any advantage for either console. Load times are similar, framerates are similar, game functionality is similar. I just don't see either console in a situation where it is going to gimp a game in any significant way.

[Father__Merrin]

Although they are same there's dips in small set pieces on both. They shows running down hallway and exploding your rcxd under plane where ps5 dips and series x dips during helicopter segments.

Still the Ps5 takes this. World's most powerful console? A weaker system allegedly? Can't wait for games years down the line

[stiggs]

How did you come to the conclusion that the PS5 "takes this"? You should watch the video again but remove the rose colored glasses.

[OB1Biker]

Very balanced but PS5 DualSense features.
It's in the video. He is objectively right.

[Father__Merrin]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Ps5 DF retested video. Now smooth 60 and more lod than series x

[chrisoadamson]

The xbox series x skus and development tools were only received by devs a few months ago. These are needed for optimisation. Ps5 equivalents have been available for a lot longer. This is the reason that some games I.e. assasigns creed are running better on ps5 . The next round of games (not rushed launch /cross gen titles) will perform better on the X

[boing1]

Wait 'till E3.

[SullysCigar]

Except the Devs of Sirt 5 (Codemasters) already debunked that nonsense.

[RazzerRedux]

Haven't watched yet, but saw some summary on resetera:

-60fps with Raytracing runs better on Series X
-120fps which disables RT runs better on PS5
-Series S looks and runs great at 60fps, no RT option
-They really like the dualsense support on PS5

So a tie?

[Atticus_finch]

The tie breaker is that sweet $400 price tag though. Very important detail.

[Ju]

Well and I still think the controller. But I can agree in MP only games that's probably less an argument.

[danny818]

Lol

[phoenixwing]

Razzer it's not a tie if the controller is better. But honestly it doesn't matter the only differences worth mentioning is the controller. Everything else requires an fps counter and other software to notice lol

[blackblades]

Saying that would make ps5 win every time.

[Ju]

"Saying that would make ps5 win every time."

Right?

[RazzerRedux]

Controller? Yeah....ok. But a tie is a loss for XSX in every way possible for the "worlds most powerful console".

[Ninver]

I'd say a tie but the dualsense controller automatically makes the ps5 version more appealing.

[crazyCoconuts]

It really is awesome on this game

[Sunny_D]

Yup. Lots of dual console owners on other forums have had a dilemma where they may now have to buy their multiplats on PS5 because the dualsense is so good. They were originally only going to get multiplats on Series X since MS kept saying games would be best played on Xbox. Guess that was lie.

[dumahim]

"-They really like the dualsense support on PS5"

The impression I got is that Tom and John are mixed on it. They both feel it's something to disable during multiplayer because it can slow down your trigger pull. Tom seems to imply that after a while he didn't even notice it until he switched to Xbox and it wasn't there. It's kind of how I felt about 3D. It's neat, but after a while you kind of don't notice it anymore.

[Nacho_Z]

Like any quality of life improvement you get used to it eventually, but if you miss it when it's gone that means it's good.

Seems pretty unanimous that it's not ideal for competitive multiplayer but that was never the point of it.

[angh]

They confirmed that rt ps5 drops is a bug. After scene is restarted the issue is no more, so no performance bottleneck but had coding. Patch will fix this.

[kayoss]

Some games will do better on PS5 and some will do better on Xbox. It depends on the developers. Lets not bicker about trivial things like this. 2020 is already bad and our country is divided as ever. Cant we just enjoy the rest of the year and the holidays without PS5 and xbox fanboys at each other throats. Just enjoy what ever system you own.

[Edgelordsupreme]

Mommy just spent 600 dollars on one, and she says I can't have the other one. So I have to argue for my console, otherwise I might start thinking I bought the wrong one and then I'll enter a depressing spiral of alcohol and drug abuse. I mean even at 10 years old it's pretty obvious I don't have much going on in my life, so if my console doesn't "win" than I don't "win" and all I have left is hanging on to is performance and sales data for products...from a corporation.

[randomvoice]

Funny how 'matching the PS5' is now the new benchmark for the 'most powerful console ever'. From the looks of it, both are on par and very little to differentiate but judging by what we heard for the past year, the XSX taking a draw seems like a loss actually.

[Neonridr]

also depends if devs will bother trying to enhance games for the Series X or if they will just build for the PS5 and then copy + paste.

[buffig]

Or the Series X could have more theoretical power, but the PS5 was designed to have its power be more accessible, by engineers who care less about marketing and more about real world performance, regardless of who the developer is

[Neonridr]

@buffig - sure, think that.

[NEXUS-6]

Neonridr - is buffig wrong to think that? I don't think he is.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

So any game that runs better on PS5 is the result of devs not bothering to to enhance the series x version?

Why do you think that? Devs had no issues putting effort on the One X no reason to hold back on the SX.

[BehindTheRows]

“Think” what? He gave you a very reasonable explanation. These two consoles are extremely close in power (with the PS5 having its own advantages). The results lately have actually look better for Sony than Microsoft (considering their marketing).

Nothing to “think” about.

[Neonridr]

@Zeeb - lol, you think I care what you think of me? Some random internet person? If anything I'm a Nintendo diehard. And I own a PS5 and fully support Sony. I also have a gaming PC, so I know how components work. My M.2 drive doesn't magically give me 10+ fps over my SSD drive. I just don't drink the kool-aid. We've seen a couple of games, let's just slow down a little. We have no clue how things are going to play out, that's all.

[Edgelordsupreme]

I think Zeeb calling out someones neutrality has to be the saddest thing I have ever seen on this website.

[Sitdown]

And on the otherside, Cerny is a wizard, the SSD is where it's at, and Teraflops are a poor measure. So taking a draw seems like a loss. See how it's ridiculous on both sides. I'm never playing both games side by side, so it doesn't really matter. At this point, controller implementation becomes the determining factor, and that's where Sony has the advantage for me regarding hardware.

[Neonridr]

I doubt it, we see the difference a high speed SSD makes on the PC side of things, which is what these things are at the end of the day. GPU + CPU are king when it comes to fps.

[SierraGuy]

@neon

'GPU + CPU are king when it comes to fps.'

So why does PS5 consistently mop the floor with series x when it comes to fps?
And horrid screen tearing all over the screen even with VRR enabled...a feature that PS5 doesn't even have yet?

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Eh, let's not pretend that we don't know what the real narrative was coming into launch please.

Obviously the Series X has the better specs so it was expected to out perform the PS5. The issue arises from people exaggerating the power gap not mention the lies about 'true teraflops' of the PS5.

"I'm never playing both games side by side, so it doesn't really matter"

I've been saying this since the PS360 days. It's not like difference was ever huge to the point where if you were playing the game on one console and go to someone's house and play on the other console you're like 'damn this game looks so much worse/better on this console than the other one.' We litterally need a deep analysis to tell us which is better.

[darthv72]

@sierra... what do you consider "mopping the floor"? No games DF has compared even qualify to use that phrase.

This isnt base ps4 vs base xbo anymore.

[Neonridr]

@SierraGuy - consistently? We've seen like 2 games? I mean let's slow down a little here.

[jbull]

PS5 and Series X for this upcoming generation will have barely noticeable differences for multiplatform games, some will do slightly better on others depending on the developer and gameplay design. Biggest issue for Series X owners is how underpowered Series S is and how it could hamper next gen games, you have to think 3 years from now how that console will stack up for fully fledged next gen games and it doesn't look good.

[phoenixwing]

I expect the series x to pull away eventually but controller wise the ps5 will remain top dog unless Microsoft responds. I'm from the pc crowd and that ps5 controller is what interests me most.

[phoenixwing]

@cat
I only assume this because xbox changed their development tools at the last moment. Devs will do better on their next games I expect. I don't own a xbox at all so I have no horse in this race

[RaiderNation]

@phoenixwing

Yeah but do you honestly believe Sony is done with optimizing THEIR dev tools? Its silly to think XSX dev tools will only improve while PS5's will remain stagnant.

Personally I believe the biggest bottleneck for XSX development is the fact that games have to be made to run on XSX, XSS, and PC whereas on PS5 they only have to be developed for one configuration. Im not sure if any amount of optimization changes this.

[Gamist2dot0]

On par, but I can't help that one is supposed to be "the most power console."

[UltimateRacer]

No doubt with a little optimisation both systems should have little to no dips in 60fps mode with RT. Side note, PS5 is very impressive being the less powerful console.

[cell989]

Well less powerful is not very much subjective don’t you think?

[Destiny1080]

the shocking part is the s footage, without ray traced shadows

x holds up better in some scenes with ray traced shadows while the PS5 holds the 120fps crown

im calling this a major win for xbox fanboys, we cant have them crying in yet another article

[cooperdnizzle]

Yeah I guess we should just give them the win. Hahah lol

[cooperdnizzle]

If you watch the video and some other people on the web doing comparison, it appears that the PS5 had better details in the 60 FPS and RT mode. I don’t know why digital didn’t mention this when you can clearly see it in their own side by side video .. better foliage and better texture work on signs and rocks in the back round. Not to mention there is quite a bit more of particles in the ps5 and it is really really easy to see that....

Over all though, good for Xbox they got a game that doesn’t have bad FPS and screen tearing and aren’t missing textures and such like in dirt.

If Xbox gamers are happy with the console more power to them. I do have both but I am a Sony fan, have been since ps1 when I was 8 years old... I personally think Sony is by far the better gaming company. But I do like having an Xbox was well..

The only thing is if I where an Xbox fan/ fanboy, I would be super upset that it is not the most powerful console and it’s not running third party games better. M$ lied straight up, and all you Xbox only fans should call them out, and make m$ live up to their promise for once.

I have an Xbox SX and I am disappointed that the games do not look and play best on Xbox and I am not even a huge fan of them. They did good in the 360 days for a bit.. But yeah, even I was hoping the Xbox Series X was gonna play multi plat games better.. now my Xbox just sits there collecting dust! Xbots and Xbox only fans... Please start voicing your concerns so m$ can stop lying at some point and do better by there fans and the gaming industry...

M$ should be in a class action lawsuit right now because of false advertisement and Malware practices yet again.. They need to learn there lesson.

Alright that was my last rant for 2020. Wooo hooo!

Happy holidays to every gamer! There are a lot of good games out this holiday season.. game on!

[darthv72]

Cool story bro

[stiggs]

Does anyone on the planet believe that cooperdnizzle has a Xbox Series X? You know, the console that came out a week ago which, according to cooperdnizzle, is already "collecting dust".

[cooperdnizzle]

Yeah I have both so believe what ya want. Doesn’t matter to me. Anybody with half a brain would know that since I have been on the site since 2005. And alway having all console Nintendo including.. and thanks it was a cool story bro. Unlike you Xbox fans who are really just pr puppets. And collecting dust is a phrase, sorry I have to break that down for you. Your little brain is showing. Collecting dust means, I am not playing it. Lol. And the console had been out two weeks. Man you idiots can’t even count. 😅😅😅

Learn how to count dumb ass! Xbots again showing they are just sheep! PR horrors! I M me if ya want a pic of me having both consoles unlike you, I don’t have to lie or justify a purchase. Xbox sucks at launch and any body with half a brain can tell ya that. Unlike you... I want Xbox to fix it, and actually be good for the gaming industry if they insets on staying in it!

[anast]

+ Series S analysis...lol

[repsahj]

they should always compare them without vrr, bec eventually PS5 will support that and thats the time they should compare with it. 1 user in youtube noticed that the helicopter scene the ps5 got more effects like smoke and other particle effects than xsx. Maybe thats why ps5 got dips on that part.

[Good-Smurf]

They need this video to diffuse the tension with fanboys.
Just ignore any edge PS5 have unless ones that smack them in the face and call it both versions are fine/solid.
The no VRR thing is DF giving Xbox fans "Your console better at one thing,you can lower your pitchforks now" of course PS5 will get that soon but they have to please one side first.

[akaFullMetal]

Close performance, we will pretty much see this see saw all gen probably.

[JEECE]

Wait, these consoles are basically the same except for small, game-by-game differences? Who could have foreseen this?

[purple101]

What should I wait for?

[boing1]

Cerny did.

[Good-Smurf]

It's time for Microsoft to stop market their console with its power.
That big gap in power they used to have in 6th gen are long gone it won't work anymore with how complicate things gotten nowadays with hardware.
Unless they can make a console with two RTX 3080s then it won't make a noticeable difference enough to market it like they currently do.

[purple101]

I think the rhetoric here is, with 16% more power it should look 16% better, but it doesn't, so technically that's still a loss for them in power/ratio terms.

because if SONY had 16% more power you be damm sure it would look better.

Plus Sony's got the marketing deal so things such as dlc add-on come to them first. They also got the dualsense features. And a mic /speaker on the controller. If that's your thing.

[pingthing]

And the Law of diminishing returns doesn't apply here why exactly?

[pingthing]

I'm pretty sure the marketing doesn't mention other consoles, it simply and correctly states that 'Series X is the fastest, most powerful Xbox ever'.......🤷‍♂️

[cooperdnizzle]

Yeah they changed it now! They did like a month before launch, because they found out that they might not have the most powerful console on the market. Before that I was the Xbox is the strongest console ever blah blah it’s a beast blah blah.

[pingthing]

It's like when the school bully gets knocked on his ass, gets up, dusts himself down then claims,,, 'we'll call it a tie eh?'

[SullysCigar]

Harsh. Xbox has a big mouth, but it's hardly bullying anyone, it just talks a good game and doesn't back it up.

[pingthing]

It's funny how both camps assume I'm talking about the other guys 🤷‍♂️

[SullysCigar]

No assumption here lol

[RazzerRedux]

Uh...no it isn't like that at all since neither console was knocked on its ass here. But as usual, your posts are silly nonsense trying to pretend you are clever.

[pingthing]

A bit rude......Namaste🙏

[XxINFERNUSxX]

Poopy!!!

[Father__Merrin]

Even if at the bare minimum ps5 keeps up with series X it's a complete disgrace for Microsoft. Just want to put that out there. Ps5 truly is the only next gen console at £359

[Benficaman]

well Xbox hás around 5%of the time better fps in the 60 mode, and the Ps5 as advantage in the 120 mode. i think its another blow for the tower of power Monster narrative.

[SullysCigar]

If they're essentially the same, it comes down to that controller for me. The DualSense makes a big difference and you miss it when it's not there. then there's the player base, which is likely to be bigger on PS, given what we've learned in the past.

[xTheMercenary_]

Id say this is poor optimisation for the ps5 in RT mode, lets see what happens in future updates.

[KRUSSIDULL]

Games will run slightly different on either plattform depending on Developers, Lead platform, API, Dev kits, Optimization.

[waverider]

The reality is that so many devs told how great Was to work with the ps5 and some try to downplay the matter. Called stupid names to the console, lack of rdna2, overclocked, even worst then the s.... The reality is that the ps5 is great machine. Game after game.

[Father__Merrin]

Other comparisons have shown the same sections holding 60 on ps5 and other times dropping in same sections. Dunno what can cause this but overall its better on ps5.

Same graphics higher fps
Dual sense support
£359 asking price vs £449 to play next gen COD

Put this together with dmc, dirt 5, ac valhalla and its clear who is winner. Haste makes waste they quickly chose the wrong system again.

[wiz7191]

What people don’t understand is the simple fact everybody still forgetting they also have to make the game work on the base Xbox One , Last gen needs to stop being supported so these new systems can really flourish ..

[Neutrino]

It's going to be interesting to see how games look in 2022 and further beyond that.

[wiz7191]

Exactly it’s going to be very interesting ! I can’t wait to see these machines being put to the test.

[Einhander1971]

You can talk about this all day long, PS5 for me regardless.

[mark3214uk]

both seem the same to me, with the bonus of the duel sense features for the ps5

didn't the xbots say games would be upto 40% better because of the extra TFlops

[claudionmc]

I think it looks really good in both consoles. The only think I'm sad for is the people that were bragging the "BiG dIfFeReNcE oF TfLoPs" when in reality they look practically identical.

[Will_b]

It's awesome how Xbox comments are downvote and PS comments are Upvote...

(Sorry for poor English...)

[Petebloodyonion]

I think that ppl are grasping straw at this point, the only things that I find funny (and again it's nitpicking) are how a game like Assassin's Creed is performing better on PS5 while marketed for Serie X and how COD perform better on Serie X while marketed for PS5.

[blackblades]

From what others are saying about cod on ps5. Ps5 has better details and that DF retested and saying the dips were a bug or something and that its stable now. So of going by that if actually performs better on ps5.

[Petebloodyonion]

I'll take the info from the video linked in the article and not the "others"
But if you do have a link with DF stating it's a bug then plz share it with us.

[blackblades]

Well actually I do have a link its call go to there twitter page which they literally says its a bug with a video of it to boot. As for the more details on ps5 you can actually see it in the link below some where.

[Petebloodyonion]

There is a performance dip on PS5 in RT mode, but this appears to be a bug as a checkpoint restart can improve matters (but not always!). Here's a vid showing that:

So I need to restart the checkpoint to remove the problem?????
How does that fix the issue in the 1st place?
Will you restart every time to get the stable frame rate of the serie X?

[RazzerRedux]

PS5 performance bug:

https://twitter.com/digital...

[Petebloodyonion]

Like I said to above poster
"There is a performance dip on PS5 in RT mode, but this appears to be a bug as a checkpoint restart can improve matters (but not always!). Here's a vid showing that:"
If I need to restart the checkpoint to clear the memory then the problem is still present because I doubt that you will restart your game when you play it to experience the game with 60 frames steady instead of just accepting the issue (which I repeat is nitpicking in my book).

[RazzerRedux]

The performance issue on PS5 is a bug. Needs a patch. Nothing more needs to be said.

[StormSnooper]

Specifically buying this game for the Dual Sense functionality.

[glenn1979]

They look great even on series S looks pretty good

[Thundercat77]

Let's be clear. Now that both consoles are released, we can see that Microsoft just lied so much on their marketing as always.

So far PS5 is running third party games better while for a whole year Xbox was marketing the "most powerful console in the universe", glorifying teraflops and taking jabs at Sony.

[OpenGL]

I'm honestly shocked how close it has been between both consoles. What will be really interesting is how first party studios leverage the hardware advantages unique to each machine in the coming years.

[Sunny_D]

Digital Foundry just retested the PS5 version and found the PS5 version’s framerate has a bug. They’re finding the framerate will sometimes stay locked on playthroughs and on other playthroughs, it dips. They think the latest patch has something to do with it.

[jairusmonillas]

Nah it could also mean DF (xbox sponsored) is sabotaging some ps5 videos.

[Doge]

Dis you? https://twitter.com/jairusm...

[Nacho_Z]

Man Xbox just can't catch a break can they.

Almost starting to feel bad for them.

[Father__Merrin]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Ps5 retested looks like it was a bug it runs smooth at 60 without dips, Looks like another L for Spencer's & ZZ Top guy team...

On twitter because of the original DF ps5 dips video they was hailing Mary that 12tf is the best, Now on twitter they have receded just like Jauffre slaphead in oblivion...

[jairusmonillas]

They are intentionally sabotaging ps5 gameplay videos. This video is just a response because someone uploaded the same scene they recorded with ps5 and found no fps dips that DF (xbox bias) showed.

[Bender6502]

To early to tell how thing will develop moving forward, but at this time PS5, is overall outperfoming XSX. That bodes well for PS5, I'm impressed so far.

[Kurupt]

Just give me 4K60 HDR and I'm as happy has I were on my ps2 games....... RT is overrated.. Get over it

[Petebloodyonion]

"Some of these differences could be down to bugs, but I’ve been speaking to developers (who wish to remain anonymous) about the Xbox Series X development environment and it’s clear things are a little complicated.

Microsoft only allowed developers to submit games for Xbox Series X certification in June, after delivering an update to its Game Developers Kit (GDK). That followed the company’s rather tight schedule for dev kit allocations, all while I’ve been consistently hearing that many developers had access to PS5 dev kits far in advance of Xbox versions.

It always takes time for developers to get used to the new software and tools involved in creating games for next-gen consoles."

There you have it!