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Xbox Series X|S

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• Xbox Series X|S Review Thread

• Xbox Series X|S Launch Thread

• Xbox Series X|S Early Impression Thread

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• Xbox Series X|S Impressions Thread 2

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• /r/XboxSeriesX Megathread Hub

• r/Xbox

Playstation 5

r/Games Discussions

• Playstation 5 Review Thread

• PS5 Launch Thread

• PS5 Early Impression Thread

• PS5 Technical Issues Thread

• PS5 Impressions Thread 2

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• /r/PS5 Pre-order/Shipping/Deliveries/Launch Megathread

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Hey there, Everybody!

As you can tell by the title (and after plenty of internal discussion and reading comments on the sub) we want to propose an extension of the standard "Rule #1" of the sub for the two latest console releases:

Rule 1:

All general gaming conversations must revolve around playing, reviewing, recommending, or discussing titles and/or platforms that were released (v1.0+) at least 6 months ago.

Even though we are just about at the 6 month mark for these consoles, demand is still very high (while supply still very low). We believe for this reason allowing PS5/Series X posts to start flooding into the sub would go against our main mission; avoiding hype and over saturation of new releases (which has always applied to consoles as well as games)

However, as we always have for the almost 10 years the sub has been in existence, we want the community to voice their opinion and have say in this. So please, think this over, vote, and voice your approval or disapproval in the comments below.

Thanks for reading, and for keeping this place the awesome community it is!!

-Zlor

I thought it would be interesting to look which first party games both companies have released on console since the launch of the current gen consoles in november 2020. Take a look at all games that arrived for the first time on console, at older console games that were re-released as native current gen versions, remasters or 1:1 remakes, at games that were delayed and at the metacritic scores of all releases. For those interested I also included sale numbers and player numbers which includes subscriptions.

New full game releases that aren`t ports, remasters or remakes:

Playstation (14):

• Marvel`s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5 MC: 85) (6.5 million+ sales)

• Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5 MC: 79)

• Destruction AllStars (PS5 MC: 62)

• MLB The Show 21 (PS5 MC: 78) (4 million+ players)*

• Returnal (PS5 MC: 86) (560 thousand+ sales)

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5 MC: 88) (1.1 million+ sales)

• Horizon Forbidden West (PS5 MC: 88) (8.4 million+ sales)

• Gran Turismo 7 (PS5 MC: 87) (estimated 5-6 million sales)

• MLB The Show 22 (PS5 MC: 77)*

• God of War Ragnarok (PS5 MC: 94) (11 million+ sales)

• Horizon Call of the Mountain (PS5 MC: 79)

• MLB The Show 23 (PS5 MC: 82)*

• Firewall Ultra (PS5 MC: 61)

• Marvel`s Spider-Man 2 (PS5 MC: 90)

*Includes three entries of a sport franchise with yearly releases

85 + 79 + 62 + 78 + 86 + 88 + 88 + 87 + 77 + 94 + 79 + 82 + 61 + 90 = 1136 : 14 = 81,14 = 81 average rating

Honorable mention, because it is a shorter game that is pre-installed on every PS5 console:

Astro`s Playroom (PS5 MC: 83)

85 + 79 + 62 + 78 + 86 + 88 + 88 + 87 + 77 + 94 + 79 + 82 + 61 + 90 + 83 = 1219 : 15 = 81,27 = 81 average rating

Xbox (14):

• Gears Tactics (XSXS MC: 82)*

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (XSX MC: 90)*

• Psychonauts 2 (XSXS MC: 87)

• Forza Horizon 5 (XSXS MC: 92) (32 million+ players)

• Halo Infinite (XSXS MC: 87) (20 million+ players)

• As Dusk Falls (XSXS MC: 77)

• Grounded (XSXS MC: 82)**

• Pentiment (XSXS MC: 86)

• Hi-Fi Rush (XSXS MC: 87) (3 million+ players)

• Minecraft Legends (XSXS MC: 71) (3 million+ players)

• Redfall (XSXS MC: 56)

• Age of Empires IV (XSXS MC: 83)*

• Starfield (XSXS MC: 83)

• Forza Motorsport (XSXS MC: 85)

*Includes three games that were available on PC before arriving for the first time on Xbox

**Includes one game that was available in early access before full release

82 + 90 + 87 + 92 + 87 + 77 + 82 + 86 + 87 + 71 + 56 + 83 + 83 + 85 = 1148 : 14 = 82 = 82 average rating

Comparison:

Amount of new full game releases: Tie

Quality of games based on ratings: Tie

1:1 remakes of older games

Playstation (2):

• Demon`s Souls (PS5 MC: 92) (1.4 million+ sales)

• The Last of Us Part I (PS5 MC: 88)

Xbox (0)

Comparison:

Amount of 1:1 remakes: Sony 

Native PS5/Xbox Series X/S versions, ports or remasters of older games

Playstation (4):

• Marvel`s Spider-Man Remastered

• Ghost of Tsushima: Director`s Cut (PS5 MC: 87)

• Death Stranding: Director`s Cut (PS5 MC: 85)

• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PS5 MC: 87)

Xbox (15)

• Forza Horizon 4

• Gears 5 (XSXS MC: 83)

• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (XSXS MC: 92)

• Sea of Thieves

• Halo: The Master Chief Collection

• State of Decay 2

• Minecraft Dungeons

• The Elder Scrolls Online

• Hellblade: Senua`s Sacrifice

• Quake Remastered (XSXS MC: 85)

• GoldenEye 007

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (XSXS MC: 86)

• Quake II Remastered (XSXS MC: 90)

• Killer Instinct

• Fallout 4

Comparison:

Amount of native current gen versions, ports and remasters of older games: Microsoft

Games that were delayed:

Playstation (6):

• Destruction AllStars from PS5 launch in 2020 to 2021

• Returnal for 1,5 months

• Horizon Forbidden West from 2021 to 2022

• Gran Turismo 7 from 2021 to 2022

• God of War Ragnarok from 2021 to the end of 2022

• Helldivers 2 from 2023 to 2024

Xbox (6):

• Psychonauts 2 to 2021

• Halo Infinite from Xbox Series X/S launch in 2020 to the end of 2021

• Redfall from 2022 to 2023

• Starfield from 2022 to 2023

• Forza Motorsport from the first half to the second half of 2023

• Ara History Untold from 2023 to 2024

Comparison:

Amount of delays: Tie

Welcome to the r/Games Pre-launch Impression Thread for the Xbox Series X/S and Playstation 5. We have had a massive amount of information become available over the past several weeks - this thread will serve as a discussion hub for some of the recent topics that aren't normally permitted as their own threads, or for topics you may have missed initial discussions over.

Xbox Series X/S

Release Date: November 10

Price:

Additional Regional prices can be found in this thread. Credit to u/Be1con

Information:

• Pre-orders start September 22nd @ 8AM PDT

• Homepages: Series X | Series S

Threads:

• Xbox Games Showcase

• Xbox Series X Reveal

Subreddits: r/Xbox r/XboxSeriesX r/XboxSeriesS

Playstation 5

Release Date: November 12

Price:

(If anyone has more regional prices let us know and we can add them, thanks!)

Information:

• Pre-orders started yesterday, have been sporadically available off and on through various retailers.

• Homepage: PS5 Console

Threads:

• Playstation 5 Showcase

• Playstation 5 Launch Information Megathread

Subreddits: r/PS5

Discussion Topics

(Please feel free to contribute your own top-level topics/discussions, these are just to jump-start the conversation)

• Games - Are you happy with the launch titles of each system? How do you feel about titles being available across generations? Any games you are surprised to see or looking forward to seeing soon?

• Hardware - Are the specs / expected performance what you were expecting? Any letdowns or surprises? How do you feel about the difference in hardware between SKUs?

• Services - Are the digital services being offered by each company comparable? Do you feel like services such as Xbox Live/PS Plus/Game Pass are a good value this coming generation?

• Aesthetics - How do you feel about the new console designs? Are the sizes a concern for you? Are you happy with the current color selections? How do the new controllers look?

• Price/Retail - How do you feel about the current prices in your region? Are they fair for the hardware? How has your experience been with ordering the systems? Are you going to wait awhile to make a purchase?

• Reveal Strategies - How did have did you feel about the way each console was revealed? Did it take too long to get information? Were things announced too far apart? Do you feel as hyped this generation in comparison to last?

• Accessories - Are the available accessories what you expected from the new lineup? Anything lacking or surprising?

Blog Link: https://www.rocketleague.com/news/play-rocket-league-on-xbox-series-x--series-s--and-playstation-5/

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The Xbox Series X|S and the PlayStation 5 are launching this week, and you can feel the excitement! We're pleased to announce that you'll be able to play and enjoy Rocket League on all the new consoles at launch, and your Rocket Pass progress and inventory will transfer to the new consoles with your Epic Games Account. Players will enjoy significantly faster load times and improved splitscreen performance on all new consoles. Plus, there are some special enhancements coming to the game later this year depending on where you're playing. Check all the enhancements for each platform below:

ROCKET LEAGUE ON XBOX SERIES X

Available at launch: runs at 4K resolution at 60 FPS with HDR.

Following a game update later this year, a new "Video Quality" setting will be added within the Video tab of the Settings menu, allowing users to select Quality vs Performance.

Quality:

4K resolution at 60 FPS with HDR

• HDR requires HDR10 compatible display and HDMI 2.0 cable or better (included with Xbox Series X)

• 4K capable display required to experience 4K UHD. If a 1080p display is used, the game will render at 1080p supersampled from 4K.

Performance:

Game runs at 2688x1512 resolution (70% of full 4K) at 120 FPS with HDR

• Game UI runs in 4K

• 4K capable display required to experience 4K UHD. If a 1080p display is used, the game will render at 1080p supersampled from 2688x1512.

• HDR and 120 Hz require a compatible display, as well as Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 cable (included with Xbox Series X)

ROCKET LEAGUE ON XBOX SERIES S

Available at launch: runs at 1080p resolution at 60 FPS with HDR

Following a game update later this year, a new “Video Quality” setting will be added within the Video tab of the Settings menu, allowing users to select Quality vs Performance.

Quality:

1080p Resolution at 60 FPS with HDR

• HDR requires compatible HDR10 display

Performance:

Game runs at 1344x756 (70% of Full 1080p) Resolution at 120 FPS with HDR

• UI displays at 1080p

• Requires a TV or monitor 120 Hz capable display

• HDR requires a compatible HDR10 Display and High Speed HDMI 2.0 cable (included with Xbox Series S)

ROCKET LEAGUE ON PLAYSTATION 5

Available at launch: 4K Resolution (checkerboard) at 60 FPS with High Dynamic Range (HDR)

• 4K and HDR require compatible displays

• Requires compatible HDMI cable (included with PlayStation 5)

Stay tuned for more info on the exact timing of next month's game update. We hope you enjoy these enhancements to Rocket League on your new consoles!

EDIT: Hi all, we wanted to add some context for why PS5 players won't be able to play at 120 fps. Our team’s main focus this year was our recent free to play transition, and updating major features like our Tournaments system. While working on these updates, we had to make some tough decisions on what else we could achieve. Enabling 120hz on Xbox Series X|S is a minor patch, but enabling it on PS5 requires a full native port due to how backwards compatibility is implemented on the console, and unfortunately this wasn’t possible due to our focus elsewhere.

"GameStop’s flagship store will develop into three different levels. In the basement there will be the gaming arena, where it will be possible to try out all the newest video games. On the first floor there is a 270° LED wall created to offer an immersive experience. Finally, on the second floor, there is the sales area, in this case completely renovated. For the first time GameStop has created three different sections dedicated to different consumers, namely ProGaming, ProStreamer and Home. This way, customers can find the perfect product for their needs. Whether it’s a gaming monitor for the esports enthusiast, a streaming microphone for the professional streamer, or a comfortable gaming chair for the everyday user, you’ll find it all." Source.

Good afternoon r/hardwareswap.

First off, Happy Holidays.

For the past month or so I've obtained several game consoles. The objective has been to beat out scalpers or bots that buy these high-demand consoles and let people this holiday season have the chance to purchase them. I won't be seeking to profit on these sales. The goal is to see these consoles reach someone's home this holiday season as a Christmas present, or hey for yourself too!

Consoles For Sale:

* (2 Units) New Xbox Series X - Price: $575.61 + shipping

>Price detailing: MSRP $500 + $39.18 (tax) + $31.43 (time/labor/transaction fee from my end) + $5 (fee correction) + shipping = $575.61 + shipping

>One of the Xbox Series X is new open-box. I opened it just to inspect the console. It's still new and never been used (console, controller, and cables are still in packaging).

SOLD:

1x Xbox Series X to u/iPodAddict181

1x Xbox Series X to u/MayMay300

BONUS:

Just in time another order of an Xbox Series X I was fortunate to get a few days ago has arrived.

There's (1) additional Xbox Series X console that I'll be selecting for someone in the coming days.

Price - $575.61 + shipping

SOLD to u/My-Roots

Timestamps of the additional Series X console seals has been added to the imgur link

* (2 Units) New Playstation 5 (Disc Edition) - Price: $575.61 + shipping

>Price detailing: MSRP $500 + $39.18 (tax) + $31.43 (time/labor/transaction fee from my end) + $5 (fee correction)+ shipping = $575.61 + shipping

Both Playstation 5 Consoles are brand new and sealed.

SOLD:

1x PS5 (Disc) to u/MarcuuM_

1x PS5 (Disc) to u/Iokathaz

• (2 Units) New Nintendo Switch OLED (White) - Price: $405.04 + shipping

Price detailing: MSRP $350 + $28.87 (tax) + $21.17 (time/labor/transaction fee from my end) + $5 (fee correction) + shipping = $405.04 + shipping

Both Nintendo Switch OLED (White) consoles are brand new and sealed.

Forgot to mention, one must comment here before PM'ing and have a trade history.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/00WcrNt

I will avoid selling to resellers. I'll take my time with selling these consoles to proper buyers.

Update:

Another important note is that I've been receiving offers of $600 + shipping for the consoles. I'm flattered but I'll be sticking with the listed price for all buyers.

What I will do is enable buyers to donate more if they wish but this is separate of the console price and (obviously) optional.

PayPal Friends & Services even has a donation option in the invoice I believe, so I"ll be using that.

The proceeds of the donations will be used for toys and essential goods (blankets, food, clothing) I can purchase to donate in Holiday Food Drives.

(I'll be adding an imgur of the stuff I plan to purchase from the potential donations). Mods let me know if this okay to do if not I'll remove this option.

Thank you everyone for the support!

The consoles have to ship by December 15th or so for them to arrive in time for Christmas (or sooner).

Thanks!

Hello and welcome to r/Games Live/Recap Thread of PlayStation's June 11th "We're not holding an E3 event on June 11th" Event where we expect Sony to show off games for the PS5 aka the PlayStation 5 aka that PS Quintuple aka...... (you get the idea), along with the design of the console itself.

The event starts at 8 PM UTC (timezone-free countdown timer) and you can watch the event live on YouTube (it is also available in Japanese, Spanish, French and German on PlayStation's YouTube channel), Twitch and Twitter. If you're unable to do so I'll post live updates on this thread.

The stream will run at 1080p 30 FPS but they will upload 4K trailers to YouTube after the event has concluded so I'll link those along with pertinent info like genre and development studio in the 'Summary' section of this post later. Sony also recommends using headphones because 'there is some cool audio work' in the show, so grab your best pair of over-ear or on-ear headphones to watch the event.

r/Games is also doing a live event reaction thread and you can catch it here. You can also discuss the event on r/Games' Discord server, join here.

Will we get to see any JRPGs? Will Mark Cerny finally release Marble Madness 2? What game is Bluepoint making? How many more bad jokes can OP fit into this post? Your guess is as good as mine! 1 hour until the event begins.

Summary:

• Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online

Developed by Rockstar and Published by Take Two

Coming 2021

GTA Online free for the first 3 months for PS5 owners (PS Plus required)

• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Developed by Insomniac and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Coming Holiday 2020

Playstation Exclusive

• Gran Turismo 7

Developed by Polyphony Digital and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

Developed by Insomniac and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

• Project Athia

Developed by Luminous Productions and Published by Square Enix

Playstation 5 Console Exclusive

• Stray

Developed by Bluetwelve and Published by Annapurna Interactive

Playstation Console Exclusive

Coming 2021

• Returnal

Developed by Housmarque and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

• Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Developed by Sumo Digital and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

• Destruction Allstars

Developed by Lucid and Published by Sony Interactive Studios

Playstation Exclusive

• Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Developed by Ember Labs

Playstation 5 Console Exclusive

• Goodbye Volcano High

Developed by KO_OP

Playstation Console Exclusive

Coming 2021

• Oddworld Soulstorm

Developed by Oddworld Inhabitants

Playstation Console Exclusive

• GhostWire: Tokyo

Developed by Tango Gameworks and Published by Bethesda Softworks

Playstation 5 Console Exclusive

Coming 2021

• Jett: The Far Shore

Developed by superbrothers and Pine Scented

Playstation Console Exclusive

Coming Holiday 2020

• GodFall

Developed by Counterplay Games and Published by Gearbox

Playstation 5 Console Exclusive

Coming Holiday 2020

• Solar Ash

Developed by Heart Machine and Published by Annapurna Interactive

Playstation Console Exclusive

Coming 2021

• Hitman III

Developed by IO Interactive

Coming January 2021

• Astro's Playroom

Developed by Team Asobi and Japan Studios and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

Comes pre-loaded with every PS5 and showcases the features of the DualSense Controller

• Little Devil Inside

Developed by Neostream

Playstation Console Exclusive

• NBA 2K21

Developed and Published by 2K

Coming Fall 2020

• Bugsnax

Developed by Young Horses

Playstation Console Exclusive

Coming Holiday 2020

• Demon's Souls Remake

Developed by Bluepoint Studios and Published by Sony interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

• Deathloop

Developed by Arkane Lyon and Published by Bethesda Softworks

Playstation 5 Console Exclusive

Coming Holiday 2020

• Resident Evil VIII: Village

Developed and Published by Capcom

Coming 2021

• Pragmata

Developed and Published by Capcom

Coming 2022

• Horizon: Forbidden West

Developed by Guerilla Games and Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playstation Exclusive

• DualSense Wireless Controller Video

• PS5 Hardware Reveal Trailer

Live:

• The pre-show footage that they're showing now does have some cool audio work. I've tried it out with earphones and on-ear headphones and I really recommend the headphones. Earphones sound 'flat' while the headphones offer a wider, larger, more complete sound. I know it kinda sounds stupid but trust me on this, use headphones if you can.

• 5 minutes before the event starts and Sony hasn't even announced Knack IV yet. Shaking my smh Sony. In all seriousness though, Knack 2 was one of the few good 3D platformers from last gen, so a sequel wouldn't be a bad idea.

• A million people watching on YouTube, it's insane! A minute to go before the show begins.

• The event begins! With a white monolithic block transforming into the PS Face buttons.

• Trailer reel showing games that have been released for the PS4 over the past 8 years.

• Rockstar Logo. Showing GTA V for the PS4.

• GTA V, expanded and enhanced, coming to PS5 in 2021. PS5 owners get GTA V for free. PS4 owners get 1 million in GTA V cash every month until the PS5 launches.

• Jim Ryan talking now. Says that the PS5 is the biggest generational leap ever. He says 'enough for me, we'll let our games do the talking.'

• All games shown today are captured directly from a PS5.

• Marvel's Spiderman: Miles Morales announced! Invisibility and electric powers shown. New York in the winter. Launching Holiday 2020.

• Kaz Yamauchi talking now, says that GT fans will be very happy with the campaign mode in the next GT.

• Gran Turismo 7 announced. Short glimpse into the campaign UI and now showing a cockpit view of a race. No release date.

• Ratchet and Clank! 2 games from Insomniac, wow!

• Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart announced. Female (?) Ratchet tease. Mark Smith says that they're able to do new things like instantaneous changing of dimensions and ray traced reflections on Clank because of the PS5. Gameplay shown. Looks fun!

• I was looking for a game that would make use of the PS5's Storage Architecture, this seems to be it folks!

• Square Enix and Luminous Studio now.

• Project Athia announced. PS5 exclusive. Looked like a fantasy open world game.

• Annapurna Interactive and Bluetwelve studios now.

• Stray announced. Perhaps the most realistic cat I've seen. Coming 2021. Set in a world inhabited by only robots.

• Short video showcasing the core features of the PS5.

• Have to say, the production values are insane.

• Hermen Hulst talks about how the PS5 is super awesome.

• New exclusive franchise from worldwide studios.

• Housmarque studios now.

• Housemarque making a third person shooter, dayum!

• Returnal announced. Looks like a Edge of Tomorrow/Groundhog day style situation.

• Sumo Digital now.

• Yo Sony hasn't forgotten about LittleBigPlanet!

• Sackboy: A Big Adventure announced. 2D platformer with upto 4 player co-op. Don't think you can do LBP stuff in it but it looks great and I'll very gladly take it!

• Next game is by Lucid Studios.

• Destruction Allstars announced. Competitive Vehicle destruction derby?

• Josh and Mike Grier from Ember Lab talking now.

• OMG that black furry little thing is so cute!!! Everything looks like a Pixar or Disney movie, really great graphics and artstyle.

• Kena: Bridge of Spirits announced. Really cool trailer!

• Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP announced. Coming 2021.

• Lorne Lanning of Oddworld fame talking now.

• Oddworld Soulstorm announced.

• Shinji Mikami talking now. Ghostwire: Tokyo gameplay coming up.

• It's a first person game with some really cool things I can't do justice to in words. Looks awesome! Coming 2021.

• Next game is by Superbrothers and Pine Scent.

• Jett: The Far Shore announced. Looks like a space exploration game. Coming 2021.

• Godfall trailer now. The game is made by Counterplay games and published by Gearbox. Console exclusive to PS5 and coming 2021.

• Annapurna Interactive and Heart Machine (creators of Hyper Light Drifter) now.

• Solar Ash announced. Coming 2021.

• HITMAN! IO Interactive up now.

• HITMAN 3 announced. Coming January 2021.

• Hakan Abrak from IO talking now. Gameplay snippet from Dubai level being shown.

• Did we just get a glimpse of the PS5 UI?

• Astrobots from the PS4 are coming back in the form of a 3D platformer!

• Astro's Playroom announced. By Team Asobi and Japan Studios.

• Next game is by Neostream.

• Little Devil Inside announced. Looked cool, and cute.

• First teaser trailer for NBA 2K21 shown. I was definitely not ready for enhanced sweat graphics. Coming Fall 2020.

• Next game is by Young Horses, creators of Octodad.

• Bugsnax announced. Coming Holiday 2020.

• Shuhei Yoshida talking now. He has something very near and dear to him that he wants to show you.

• TIL a dragon carrying a dead body is very near and dear to Shu.

• Demons Souls Remake announced! Developed by Bluepoint and Japan studios.

• Arkane studios is up next.

• Second time loop game we're seeing in this conference lol.

• Cool arstyle and gameplay looks great as well, reminiscent of Dishonored.

• Deathloop announced.

• Resident Evil Village announced! Coming 2021.

• Pragmata announced. Coming 2022. Not sure who the dev or publisher is though.

• I hear Horizon music!

• Horizon Forbidden West announced! Looks absolutely incredible! New biomes and the water looks incredible. New machines too. CANNOT WAIT, but no release date though :(

• Video showing lots of devs talk about the PS5. Welcome to PlayStation 5 they say.

• PS5 design revealed and it looks sleek AF. It looks really really good, wow, just wow. Didn't think it'd be possible to top the PS4 in terms of 'sleekness' and they managed it. It's black and white like the controller btw.

• PS5 digital edition announced (no disc drive). Dualsense charging dock, HD camera, media remote and new 3D Pulse headset also announced.

• Jim Ryan comes back, reaffirms PlayStation's belief in console generations.

• Short trailer showing all the games showed today.

• "Play has no limits" Looks like that's going to be the slogan for this gen.

That's it for the conference folks. Loved the press conference, I don't really understand the complaints, my only issue with it was pacing. They showed so many short trailers and then proceeded to the next without letting us digest what was shown. I'll link the 4K trailer below after a few minutes. Thanks for reading!

Introduction

I'm primarily a PC gamer, but also own a Switch. I didn't like having to toggle the input of my primary monitor every time I switched between them and only being able to play sound from one device at a time, so I decided to do something about that. The endresult of that is being able to switch from playing a PC game to playing a Switch game without the controller ever leaving your hand and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/beU6Q9TQXvw

Since there seems to be some interest in how I set up the whole thing, I've decided to do a full guide on how to achieve this.

Edit: Yes, I know that this guide is overkill for most people, but it also has some unique benefits that you can't get by simply toggling the input source of your monitor.

Requirements

• Pretty much any supported Windows OS.

• A low latency capture card capable of capturing 1080p@60Hz footage. Personally I've chosen a Extremecap U3, so the guide will be based on that.

• If choosing a USB3.0 capture card make sure your PC has a high-quality USB3.0 controller that is supported by the capture card.

• A non-potato CPU as we won't be doing any hardware accelerated video decoding. The better your CPU the more image enhancements will be possible.

• (Optional) A Switch Pro Controller and a USB cable with USB-C on one side. The Pro Controller comes with one, but you might want a second one for simplicity.

Benefits and Drawbacks

• Benefits

  • Instantaneous switching between your PC and Switch.

  • Being able to play Switch games windowed.

  • The audio of your PC and Switch will be able to play simultaneously through your speakers.

  • Control the volume of your Switch through the PC.

  • Customizing and improving the graphics through a variety of image enhancements.

  • A shortcut in Steam that will also notify your friends you're playing on your Switch.

  • Playing a PC game, then a Switch game, then a PC game again without ever having to let go of the Controller.

  • Access to the Steam overlay.

  • Capture high-quality Switch footage.

  • (Play your Switch games on a virtual monitor in VR. Why? Because you can.)

• Drawbacks

  • Sadly, the capture card I've chosen only supports 4:2:2 chroma subsampling, so the color quality will be slightly degraded. Image enhancements can make up for it though.

  • Additional latency, but it's barely noticeable. While I haven't done any tests it feels comparable to a wired Steam Link if not better.

  • Your PC obviously needs to be running when playing on the Switch in docked mode.

Basic setup

On the hardware side you basically just connect the Switch dock to your capture card through HDMI and the capture card to the PC using a USB cable.
The software side gets a bit more complicated. At first you need the drivers for your capture card so download and install these. In the case of Avermedia capture cards you just need to install the pure driver and not the included Capture/Streaming suite, although it still could prove useful for testing purposes.
Since we won't use the included suite, we'll need a media player capable of streaming the content from a capture card. This is where MPC-BE comes in. I'll recommend the x64 edition. If you're already using MPC-BE you should download the a portable version of it so that the Switch-specific configurations we make won't affect regular playback.
After extracting MPC-BE into a folder, the first you should do first is renaming the .exe into something nicer like 'SwitchPlayer.exe'. Then immediately after that start the player, go into options and enable 'Store settings in the player folder', so that your portable installation is truly portable.
Setting up the capture card with MPC-BE can be a bit finnicky and quite probably specific to your capture card. Here's what I did:
Open MPC-BE and go into the settings where you'll find a group called 'Capture'. There you choose your capture device for video and audio. Additionally, for some reason I've had to set the country code to the one for my country (49), or else nothing would play. Then close the settings and open the capture settings with Ctrl+8. There make sure the video capture is set at 1920x1080@60Hz, video and audio is recorded and is uncompressed and V/A buffers are set to 0. Close the panel, select 'File' - 'Open Device' and you should see your Switch screen, provided the Switch is running.
With the basic setup done you could already use your Switch through your PC right now with most of the benefits, so every other step from here on out is optional.

Advanced MPC-BE and madVR configuration

But why stop here when so much more can be done? Let's start with installing madVR. It's a video renderer with excellent video quality that can be used with MPC-BE (or any other DirectShow player). Extract it, preferably into a subfolder of MPC-BE then launch 'install.bat' with Admin rights. Now madVR is registered into your system and can be used by MPC-BE.
Next start MPC-BE go to 'External Filters' and add 'madVR' and set it to 'Prefer'. If it doesn't even show up in the list of available Filters then something has gone wrong during installation. After that go into the 'Video' section of the options and select madVR as the Video Renderer. Now madVR should be used whenever something is being played. This can be checked by the trayicon that pops up whenever madVR is in use.

With everything installed, lets go over the settings of MPC-BE and madVR, starting with MPC-BE:

• Player

  • Enable 'Limit window proportions on resize' so that you get now black borders when you resize the window.

• Keys

  • Set a hotkey for 'Open Device' so you have a quick way of restarting the stream. Useful when setting up everything.

  • Set a hotkey for 'Exit' so that you can exit fast. This gets particularly important when you also want to use the Pro Controller on the PC.

• Logo

  • Not really important, but you can set the internal logo to blank so that there's no icon when there's no input. Alternatively choose a external logo of your liking.

• Fullscreen

  • Enable 'Launch files in fullscreen'. Pretty self-explanitory and highly recommended when planning to integrate it into Steam.

• Audio

  • As the audio renderer I recommend the 'MPC Audio Renderer'. Just make sure that in 'Properties' the WASAPI mode is set to 'Shared' so that other sound can be played simultaneously.

Now onto madVR. Most of these changes are subjective and may need a strong CPU, so feel free to experiment. The fastest way to access madVR's settings is to start playback and then go to its trayicon and open the settings from there. Open all the folders on the left side and change the following things:

• Artifact removal

  • Enable 'Reduce Banding Artifacts' and set it to high.

  • Enable 'Reduce Ringing Artifacts'.

• Image enhancements

  • 'Sharpen Edges' at 1.0

  • 'Crispen Edges' disabled

  • 'Thin Edges' at 1.0

  • 'Enhance Detail at 1.0

  • 'Luma sharpen' at 0.65

  • 'Adaptive sharpen' at 0.5 with linear light

  • 'Activate Anti-Bloating filter' at 100% strength

  • 'Activate Anti-Ringing filter' enabled

• Image downscaling

  • Cubic set to Bicubic150

• Image upscaling

  • 'Lanczos' set to 3 taps

• General settings

  • 'Use Direct3D 11 for presentation' and 'present a frame for every VSync' enabled.

  • Lower CPU and GPU queue size. Your playback might freak out when doing this. If so, restart your player and the issues should be gone. If not, increase these values again.

• Windowed Mode + Exclusive Mode

  • Disable 'Present several frames in advance' with 1 backbuffer. Again your playback might freak out.

• Smooth Motion

  • Set to 'Enable smooth motion frame rate conversion', 'always'. Your playback might freak out again.

• Dithering

  • Set to 'Error Diffusion - Option 2'

As a final step you can remove all the controls (and even the window borders) from the player by pressing Ctrl+0 as often as necessary.

Now video quality should be much improved. One thing you should check however if your CPU can handle the stress and isn't dropping any frames. To check that open the stats (Ctrl+4) and watch if the dropped is increasing. If so, then you might need to scale back the image enhancements a bit. If not, then feel free to experiment further with these settings because, again, these are pretty subjective.

Using the Pro Controller on the PC

Also optional. Steam recently added support for the Switch Pro Controller (currently only available in the Steam Beta) which makes this a lot less painful. Simply open up Big Picture, go into the settings, then select Controller Settings and enable Switch Pro Controller support. Done.
As for actually connecting your controller you have two options, each with their own unique drawback:

• Bluetooth: Pair the controller through Windows like any other device. However you'll have to redo the pairing process, both on PC and Switch, every time you move between them, which is kinda tedious.

• USB: My preferred method. Simply connect the Pro Controller with a USB cable to the PC and you're done. Disconnect it again when you want to use it with your Switch. While you do have to put up with it not being wireless on your PC it makes switching painless and you can even go from playing a PC game to a Switch game and back without ever letting the controller out of your hands.

Adding a shortcut to Steam

Now onto easier things that only apply if you want Steam integration. First up launch MPC-BE, open your capture device stream, open the Playlist editor (Ctrl+7) and save the playlist as "switch.mpcpl" in the folder of your portable MPC-BE installation.
Then go over to Steam and add MPC-BE as a non-Steam shortcut. Open the properties of the newly created shortcut, rename it "Nintendo Switch" or whatever you like and, more importantly, click "Set Launch Options" and set it to "switch.mpcpl" without the quotes so that the playback automatically starts whenever the shortcut gets launched. Save these changes and when you start your shortcut the stream should automatically start.
You can also right-click the shortcut and set a custom image to give it a nice look in grid view and Big Picture mode. Here's a banner I made: https://imgur.com/a/9w6vlog
I'd also recommend setting up a custom Controller Configuration in Steam for your controller, where you bind a button on your controller to the hotkey you set up in MPC-BE for closing the application.

FAQ

• Why a USB 3.0 capture card and not a PCI capture card?

  • In my search for a low latency capture card the Extremecap U3 was the only one that supported 1080p@60Hz and explicitely advertised being able to play off of the capture card.

• Why MPC-BE instead of VLC or [INSERT VIDEO PLAYER HERE]?

  • Outside of the superior configurability and ability to utilize madVR along VLC also isn't able to output audio due to lack of support for a specific codec.

• Can you use tools like SVP to interpolate 30FPS games to 60FPS or even 144FPS?

  • I've tried to make it work, but no. While it technically does work, the input lag in turn goes through the roof. And with that I mean multiple seconds of input lag.

• Could I use this guide for my Xbox, Playstation, SNES Mini or whatever?

  • Probably. I don't know how well HDCP protected content works and how much other consoles utilize it, so no guarantees.

If there's anything missing or something to improve (or you've found one of my numerous spelling errors), feel free to comment.

The pre orders for XSX and XSS only started yesterday (Sep-29) in Brazil. PS5 pre orders, on the other hand, started at the same world-wide date (Sep-17) here.

After 12 days PS5s are not sold out yet in any of the top 3 national retailers. And several retailers are now giving 5-10% discounts. ps5_link, ps5_link2

About 24 hours after launch, XSX sold out in 2 of those 3 largest retailers. xsx_link1, xsx_link2

Amazon (which is new in the country) still have XSXs available, and lists XSX and XSS as the 2 best selling items in its "Games and Consoles" category, with the PS5 in 4th position. amazon_rank_link amazon_screenshot

PS.: Before you envy us for still being able to buy both consoles on launch day, take into consideration the fact we have one of the “world’s most expensive consoles”, at R$4.999, which is close to double the $499 US price, due to insane import taxes. Most Brazilians will end up buying those consoles in the grey market after launch, imported through Paraguai or the US.

Hey guys, I'm in a bit of a conundrum here in making a decision for myself. I'm looking for a game console I can play at work, and it's come down to the Xbox Series X and the Nintendo Switch. Honestly would have chosen the PS5 but they're like finding a unicorn or a needle in a haystack, so that's out of the question.

So, a little bit of backstory for the reasons it came down to the Nintendo Switch and the Xbox Series X. I'm a firefighter and I'm at the Station for 48 hour shifts, after I'm finished with chores and stuff, I'm able to sit down and play games or do whatever. I'm a dedicated PC gamer, and mostly play that at home, so this console isn't really going to be used a ton outside of work. I've done a fair bit of research on the two, and I'm not entirely sure which one I should get or would be better for me.

On one hand, the Switch is cheaper than the Xbox Series X, but has less games and weaker hardware, resolution and FPS. But it also has Legend of Zelda and Pokemon games. On the other, the Xbox has stronger hardware, tons of games and backwards compatibility with older Xbox games and Xbox Game Pass, but is nearly 2x the cost of a Switch.

Maybe hearing some opinions will help me make up my mind?

Edit: After much deliberation, I initially settled on a Switch. However, when I went to the store to buy, I offhandedly joked with the cashier if they hid any Playstation 5s in the back. Turns out that they did, so I ended up getting a Playstation 5 instead. Probably for the best, I was thinking back to when I bought a 3DS for the same reason. Turns out I just liked the thought of playing Pokemon again, and wasn't much interested in actually doing it. Anyway, thanks for your opinions and help on making my mind up, I still appreciate it.

https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-demoed-switch-2-to-developers-at-gamescom

Developer presentations for Switch 2 took place behind closed doors, Eurogamer understands, with partners shown tech demos of how well the system is designed to run.

One Switch 2 demo is a souped up version of Switch launch title Zelda: Breath of the Wild, designed to hit the Switch 2's beefier target specs. (To be clear, though - this is just a tech demo. There's no suggestion the game will be re-released.)

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-showed-switch-2-demos-at-gamescom/

Another VGC source claimed that Nintendo showcased Epic's impressive The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 tech demo – originally released to showcase the power of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in 2021 – running on target specs for its next console.

The demo is said to have been running using Nvidia's DLSS (3.5) upscaling technology, with advanced ray tracing enabled and visuals comparable to Sony's and Microsoft's current-gen consoles (however, it should be noted this does not mean the Switch successor will sport raw power anywhere near that of PS5 or Xbox Series X, which aren't portable devices).

Xbox Series X|S + Playstation 5 Megathread Hub can be found here.

Xbox Series X|S

Release Date: November 10

Price:

Additional Regional prices can be found in this thread. Credit to u/Be1con

Information:

• Orders are arriving and shipping now. Some delays have been reported.

• Homepages: Series X | Series S

r/Games Discussions:

• Xbox Series X Reveal

• Xbox Series X|S Launch Megathread

• Xbox Series X|S Technical Issues & Help Megathread

Subreddits:

• r/Xbox

• r/XboxSeriesX

• r/XboxSeriesS

• /r/XboxSeriesX Launch Week Megathread Hub

Discussion Topics

(Please feel free to contribute your own top-level topics/discussions, these are just to jump-start the conversation)

• Games - Are you happy with the launch titles? How do you feel about titles being available across generations? Any games you are excited to play now or looking forward to playing soon?

• Hardware - Are the specs / expected performance what you were expecting? Any letdowns or surprises? How do you feel about the difference in hardware between SKUs?

• Software - How do you like the OS for the Xbox? Where there any substantial updates or improvements that you like so far? Anything that feels like a step back or possibly missing?

• Services - How is Xbox Live on the Series X|S? Do you feel like services such as Xbox Live/Game Pass are a good value this coming generation? Anything you feel is lacking or could be improved on?

• Aesthetics - How do you feel about the new Xbox designs? Are the sizes a concern for you? Are you happy with the current color selections? How do the new controllers look and feel?

• Price/Retail - How do you feel about the current prices in your region? Are they fair for the hardware? How has your experience been with ordering the systems? Are you going to wait awhile to make a purchase?

• Availability and Retail - How did your order go? Issues with preorders or shipping? When do you expect to have the Xbox in your hands?

• Accessories - Are the available accessories what you expected from the new lineup? Anything lacking or surprising?

Xbox Series X|S + Playstation 5 Megathread Hub can be found here.

Which one should I buy, I wanna experience gaming and I have very limited funds and I don't wanna regret doing this. Pls help. I have never played any games before except far cry 2 and pop two thrones.

As a kid I owned and played on a few different consoles, the last one being N64. I haven't really looked at games (on any platform) since.

I am now a grown man and decided to fire up my N64 again and I was delighted by the joyful atmosphere of games like Yoshi's Story or Diddy Kong Racing. Everything is just pleasant, ranging from characters' little squeals to butterflies resting on flowers to little frogs that you can drive over and they just bounce back with a cute noise. And of course, the games are FUN. I played them with other adults and we had a blast, very often laughing out loud together.

So I thought "wow, I'd love to spend money on the latest generation of gaming consoles now!"

So I looked at the consoles for sale today, and found:

• Nintendo Switch: lots of joyful/pleasant games, but inferior performance (e.g., far less impressive graphics).

• Playstation 5: great performance but most games are dark/gloomy/aggressive.

• xbox: ditto.

What I really want is a console that is as powerful as the PS5 or xbox AND has lots of joyful/pleasant games to choose from. After days of googling and reading and watching reviews, I'm becoming convinced that this doesn't exist.

I'd be willing to spend lots of money if I felt I could get amazing visuals/performance and delightful games but, as it stands, I'm really thinking of just sticking to my crusty N64 and Diddy Kong Racing's awful-looking (but joyful) polygons.

Am I onto something or did I just research poorly?

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It’s a triple-clown bad comedy joke every time an aNaLySt claims that “GameStop will fail because they’re only in the dying brick & mortar space selling physical games!” Lies.

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• And, it’s fast & easy

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So, I just bought my kids Luigi’s Mansion 3, and last year bought Mario Party Superstars, Super Mario 3D World, and the Mario Kart expansion pack- all were digital download games.

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Edit 5: Add: “PERMANENTLY.” After reflecting on the comments in response to my post and being reminded Nintendo has done BC in the past, I think it’s important to note: the digital era should bring about permanent BC. I put this edit at the top because it’s an important distinction and should address all comments reminding me Nintendo has done BC in the past, but not for the long haul. Those comments, though, which were helpful in thinking through the various nuances of this topic. Now, on to my original post:

I know. Nintendo does their own thing. That’s fine. But this is absolutely an area in which they should imitate their competitors.

I bought the NES through GameCube when they launched. I skipped the Wii and WiiU, came back to gaming via Xbox and PC in 2014, and I camped out for Switch Day 1.

I’ve spent thousands building my Nintendo collection, and I’ve spent quite a lot on my Switch library. When Nintendo releases its next console, I want my entire Switch library to seamlessly port over. Microsoft is doing it. Playstation is about to do it.

I just played the first few hours of Dishonored on Xbox (a 2012 game), and I did it not because I purchased it; I did it *because I am a PAYING subscriber to GamePass Ultimate*.

Just sayin’, Nintendo. Backward compatibility doesn’t mean you have to “lose money.” If you do it right, you'll MAKE money, and, like Microsoft, you'll have folks like me giving you money and thanking you for taking it. That's what any genius business does, right?

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Edit: Thanks to everyone for the comments! Sorry if I don't reply to every single one. The general gamut of perspectives here is: VC is what Nintendo should do. Or... a subscription is what Nintendo should do. Or... Nintendo will never do BC. Or... Nintendo should copy GP but offer purchase options. Obviously, Nintendo has several routes it could go; no matter our opinions on the longterm solution, I think we can all agree that we as consumers want what's best for us: access to old Nintendo games we've purchases or subscribed to, and we want that until we die. How we pay for and acquire said games is up to Nintendo, of course, but we all agree it would be nice if it were a consumer-friendly option.

Edit 2: It is clear that this conversation is evolving into a subscription vs. VC debate, both of which have their merits. This is a great conversation, and I look forward to seeing how it plays out over the next several decades.

Edit 3: This is definitely more complicated than my original post, and I really appreciate everyone’s responses. Great thoughts, ideas, experiences, and opinions in here! I encourage everyone to skim the whole thing, as there really are some good perspectives from all sides as to how Nintendo should move forward.
NOTE: Tons of folks have mentioned that Nintendo did, in fact, do BC for a few generations (GC to Wii to WiiU, DS to 3DS). Good catch. As I mentioned, I skipped a decade of gaming and completely forgot those existed! Thanks for the reminders. So, I think a bit of clarification is in order. I think what we’re all talking about here is more than just BC. We’re talking about “how does Nintendo handle BC moving beyond the Switch?” Into the primarily-(only?)digital era. That’s really the question. Yes, they’ve done BC in the past, but the Switch has been a different beast because of its place in the technology timeline. First it was carts, then discs, and now, carts and digital. Their strategy now? Well, the WiiU failed, so, they ported a bunch of WiiU games to the Switch, and folks like me bought them. It made sense from a business perspective, but for folks who bought a WiiU, it was understandably frustrating. So, what about a subscription service? NSO has been their first foray into a subscription service, and it would seem they are still figuring out what exactly they want to do with said service over the long haul. Here’s where I land after reading quite a lot of these comments about Nintendo having supported BC in the past… I think they’ll do it again next gen because of the digital transition. I know it’s yet another divisive subject, but I do believe we are headed to an entirely digital future. Preferences aside, let’s assume for the sake of argument that digital is inevitable. Or at least more prominent. What makes sense for Nintendo? How can they get people to spend money? They’ve tried VC. Now, they’re trying subscription… perhaps they’ll expand upon that, perhaps not. I do think though, that consumers are getting more used to things just carrying over in other arenas outside Nintendo. Just look at all the comments here from Xbox people (myself included) saying how much they love GamePass. Or think about phones. We don’t buy new software when we upgrade our phones. We just… transfer old files over. It’s up to developers to update their apps. I see no reason why Nintendo can’t follow suit with Switch 2 (working title :)) and make Switch games work on the new system. Personally, if they gave me an option to pay $15 a month for every Nintendo title ever, freaking take my money. They’ve got 32 million subscribers as of September 2021, and NSO isn’t great. Imagine how many they’d have if the service was a vast ocean of Nintendo (and third party) titles. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I do think this is where we’ll end up. Some sort of model like the Xbox GamePass subscription with the option to buy. I would say that’s an entirely different post, but as this massive discussion has shown, there is definitely some overlap. Thanks for contributing to a lively discussion everyone! :)

Edit 4: u/MatNomis made some great points about going all digital for Switch and then choosing to buy the next console or not based on how Nintendo handles BC. Thought it was worth mentioning as part of the discussion.

This will mark me as a fanboy to many people, but I'm not. I don't want a Series X and actually planned to get a PS5 this generation. I skipped the PS3 and PS4, so that's why I'm so disappointed by the new hardware and confused about the glowing reviews.

1. The standard PS5 is the same price as the Series X but less powerful. It will perform worse in multi-platform games. This is down to both the CPU being slower, the GPU being less powerful, and both being variable. It's not a "let's wait and see" situation because we know how the technology in both system works. If you're reviewing a console at release, this should factor into your score.

2. The PS5 uses more power. If it was more powerful that would at least have an explanation, but it's weaker and therefore less efficient. That should be a knock against it because power efficiency really does matter these days. We all care about the environment!

3. PS5 has good backwards compatibility for PS4 but does not have ANY backwards compatibility for PS1, PS2, or PS3. These are objectively features that are missing compared to Series X compatibility with 6th and 7th gen.

4. The Series X has more storage space, and both the internal and add-in storage is user-replacable. We have also seen that a lot of backwards compatible games load faster on Series X. I think reviewers really dropped the ball by not waiting for more next gen multi-plats in order to run apple-to-apples loading comparisons. PS5 still deserves credit for the on-paper speed advantage and the non-proprietary add-in storage.

5. The PS5 has inferior resolution output to Series X. It doesn't support VRR, ALLM, or 1440p. It also doesn't support 8K, though that doesn't really matter. These should still factor into a hardware review.

6. The actual box is very large, the stand feels cheap, and the design could most charitably be described as "divisive". While nowhere near the most important part of a console, comparing it to the objectively smaller and less attention-grabbing Series X should be considered in a review.

7. Yes, the controller is cool and inventive. This should factor into reviews, but I don't think it accounts for the review score differences we're seeing.

I know some people will say the usual stuff: "reviews are subjective, scores don't matter, how can you say anything when you haven't played either console yet?" etc. My view it that any hardware review for a console at release should be about the hardware. Well we all know about the hardware at this point, and one is objectively, measurably superior for the same price. If your review says that one box launched with more/better games, that's not really a hardware review and should instead be an article about which console has the better launch lineup. The idea you can award a "90" to one console for having exclusives at launch is idiotic because in three months, that number will be utterly meaningless. These launch scores should all be for just the hardware, or should explicitly be rating the console's launch and say that in the title.

I'm annoyed that reviewers aren't knocking Sony in the area that they deserved to be knocked this generation. They made a bigger, weaker box with worse backwards compatibility. Whether or not they release with more exclusives, or if people expect it to have more/better exclusives over time, the console hardware at release is inferior to the competition. I think a lot of reviewers are probably being swayed by their affection for PlayStation and Microsoft's disastrous 8th gen.

Xbox deserved praise for releasing better hardware this generation, but they deserve criticism for their woeful launch lineup. PS5 deserves praise for its launch lineup, but the hardware deserves criticism. Lumping all this together into "hardware" reviews that will never be updated is misleading. I want Xbox to do well this generation so that Sony doesn't rest on their laurels and continues to push. Awarding them higher scores for worse hardware is not helping.

Edit: A lot of people are saying that games are what matters, and I understand that. But the hardware and OS capabilities of the Series X are the place Microsoft actually deserves credit this generation and Sony deserves criticism. Especially when so much of what people play on consoles is multi-platform anyway, brushing off the power difference is very disingenuous. This is the time to write about all the boring tech stuff so that game reviews are only about the games.

Hello everyone,

EA SPORTS WRC is almost here, and we can't wait to see you all enjoy the game next week.

We recently received some questions regarding expected console performance and output quality, which you can find answers to below:

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What is the target resolution on console?

PlayStation 5: 4K

Xbox Series X: 4K

Xbox Series S: 1440p

Please note that some parts of the game will use different or dynamic resolutions for optimisation purposes.

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What is the target framerate on console?

60 FPS

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How do the console graphics presets compare to PC?

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are essentially equivalent to High settings on PC

Xbox Series S has a few settings that are equivalent to Medium or Low, for performance reasons.

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EA SPORTS WRC releases on November 3, and you can pre-order to play from October 31.

Xbox and PC players can pre-load the game now, and PlayStation players can start installing from October 29.

I finally decided to buy a Nintendo Switch. I'm a long time PC and Playstation gamer, but nintendo consoles were never popular or even known in Ukraine where I'm from. The only "Nintendo-related" console I've ever had/used was Dendy which was a very popular in many post-USSR countries copy of NES. And at least thanks to that copy I have wonderful memories of playing Super Mario Bros when I was a kid. But unfortunately, Nintendo still isn't fully present in Ukraine even now. It's easy to buy a Switch here and physical version of games for it, but there's no Ukrainian e-shop. Well at least I can use the Polish one.

At first I was sceptical of the idea of buying a Switch. I've been an avid gamer for a long time, but the last couple of years I wasn't too enthusiastic about video games. I've played many of new releases available on PC and PS4-5, but I couldn't complete most of them and often I had to literally make myself play. So I was a bit afraid that I'll just waste my money, play with my new console for a few days and never touch it again. And boy was I wrong!!! Switch is an amazing console. Handheld mode is game changing (duh you may say, but for me it's also my very first handheld console). The exclusive games are mind blowingly fun and addictive. I started with The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild and now it's one of my favorite games of all time (I plan on sharing more of my thoughts about Zelda on its subreddit). I also played around a bit with Mario Odyssey and both I and my girlfriend loved playing Nintendo Swith Sports together. I haven't played this much in years and it's really refreshing. Lately I've started thinking that I'm just getting "old" and the problem is solely mine, that's it has nothing to do with the modern game design, but Nintendo proved me wrong. Their games make me feel things about video games I haven't felt since probably the start of the last decade. And the world of Nintendo games I've discovered gives me a lot to play and catch up, though it does feel a bit daunting lol, due to the sheer amount of awesome Zelda/Mario/Metroid/etc games I wanna play through now.