Xbox Series S to Continue Being Supported Despite Developer Concerns

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reassures gamers that Xbox Series S will continue to receive the same games as Series X.

[RaidenBlack]

Abandon the Series S already and make the next-gen 1 console SKU only i.e 1 Xbox Prime variant. So that no devs have to compromise their games for yet another weaker hardware. Just keep it simple, PS6 and Xbox Prime.
And keep the Xbox portable optional or part of Xbox Series gen/SKU whatever. Dont push that handheld onto next-gen only development.

[crazyCoconuts]

What of all the people that bought to XSS? It's presumably a large % of their existing console base. Can't just leave them all out to dry.

[RaidenBlack]

I meant to say, abandon the dual SKU/weakerSKU approach for next gen

[crazyCoconuts]

Gotcha. A traditional handheld would throw a wrench in the plans because they would have similar issues to the S... Lower spec device that you want new games to support.
I doubt they'd make it traditional though... More like a PC handheld where you don't guarantee game performance or require custom builds

[RaidenBlack]

Exactly.... or else another whole generation of games will have to be designed & planned just to run on a weaker system from the get go.
No more Crysis 2007 moment.

[pwnmaster3000]

Series s is holding series x back like how PS4 is holding PS5 back.

[Christopher]

The games going to PS4 are also going to Xbox One... But the games going to just PS5 aren't being held back by the Series S.

[anast]

No, you're wrong.

[arm71174]

That's not a good example. MS enforces "feature" parity and all titles "must" release on both day and date. Sony does not have that same requirements for their last gen console. That's why you see games like Black Myth: Wukong, Astro Bot, Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, Stella Blade, etc.

[darthv72]

Seeing as the 4 and 5 are two different generations... the better example would be the 5 and 5Pro which would be akin to the SS and SX. Both are part of the same generation. PS development targets the 5 first and then scales up to the Pro, so there are no games being made with the Pro in mind first. That is the opposite for XB where games target the X and the scale down to the S.

That is where you have developers who are concerned with scaling back on their vision and having to cut back on what they are wanting to make... like BMW. If they target the S first, then they would not be as critical of it because they would know the X would work better by virtue of being the better system. And can then add additional tweaks to take advantage of the better hardware... ala the 5Pro approach.

[Lightning77]

R. I. P Series X....

[andy85]

GTA 6 worries me. How much comprises are they gonna have to the overall game to make it run on that

[Popsicle]

Hopefully it doesn’t and Take Two takes the BMW delay approach. Or just accept it will run at 480p @ 15fps and release it. Make it clear that if you want a better experience, it’s time for a hardware upgrade.

[franwex]

Maybe it will be streaming only on the S. Some games on the switch are like that.

[D2niceforu]

I mean I'm sure they've been scaling for Series S for a while. Also, R* usually gives out whatever they deem fitting then lets the upgrades pile on for years.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Reminder that GTA V was released on the PS3.

[Knushwood Butt]

Will my phone receive the same games as Xbox Series S?

[jwillj2k4]

Microsoft, the home of the gimmick.

Dx 12

Cloud powa

XsX powa

Only to have the entry-level system be the best selling 😅😅😅

[jznrpg]

Xbox fans before launch: Xbox Series X is a beast! Best place to play third party games!

Xbox fans at launch: I’ll buy the Series S it’s cheaper

[D2niceforu]

Buying a console is bad now. What's next?

[anast]

It has to be supported to avoid any issues. They ripped off all of the SX buyers.

[ThePacemaker]

Series S is the reason why Wukong: Black Myth still did not get released on Xbox.

[D2niceforu]

*That studio is why. No ones losing sleep over that game either lol

[DivineHand125]

Phil Spenser did make a good case for the continued existence of the Series S in this interview. He mentioned that the power of the series S will be around the same power of the handhelds that are currently in development by various hardware makers. If developers optimize their games for the Series S from now, they will have an easier time making those games available on the current and future handhelds.

[franwex]

Strangely enough, I think it will actually receive more support now as the switch 2 is coming out and gaming handhelds are getting more popular.

[D2niceforu]

People let two games box the Series S into a corner... and one of those still find a way to work on the console. On top of that, Wukong isn't the Game of the Generation. Let's stop acting like many people are losing sleep over it.

[OpenGL]

They have to support the Series S, it's the majority of Xboxes sold.