Xbox Series S could be dropped by big budget games at launch

REPORTS claim that a number of developers from big budget games have been petitioning to stop launching titles for Xbox Series S.

Microsoft has two versions in its popular Xbox Series line of modern console releases.

Developers prefer the more powerful Series X.Credit: Reuters

The Xbox Series X comes with a disc drive, and is far more powerful, but also comes with a heftier price tag.

On the other hand, the Xbox Series S is a budget version of the hardware that only runs digital games, and has reduced hardware specifications.

Currently, every game that is playable on the Xbox Series X is also playable on the Xbox Series S.

For some games, Series S owners get versions that run at lower graphical settings, or a lower framerate, but no content is removed.

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However, according to a report by The Gamer, there has been a behind the scenes push by developers to stop launching bigger titles on the less technical console.

Ian Maclure of Bossa Studios tweeted about the ongoing discussion, confirming rumours.

He wrote: “It might sound broken, but the reason you are hearing it a lot right now is because many developers have been sitting in meetings for the past year desperately trying to get Series S launch requirements dropped.

“Studios have been through one development cycle where Series S turned out to be an albatross around the neck of production.

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“And now that games are firmly being developed with new consoles in mind, teams do not want to repeat the process.”

In the thread, further developers added to the discussion saying that developing games for the Series S at launch has been difficult for some.

Others claim that the process should be no different than PC, where hundreds of games are released every day for computers of varying specifications.

However, another developer Luke Parkes-Haskell responded that only a small number of PC gamers play modern big budget games on PC, saying it’s “not a fair comparison”.

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He wrote: “A high volume of accounts only [play CS:GO], or DOTA 2 and for old games like that, you don’t need anything better than a 1060 [graphics card].

“With the Series S being what it is, a number of gamers won’t bother upgrading a 1060 either due to there being no need for multiplatform games.”

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.