Xbox boss Phil Spencer has addressed the fact Baldur’s Gate 3 launches on PS5 before Xbox Series X and S in an interview at gamescom 2023.
Me when it launched: this is a terrible idea and will hold Xbox back
Xbox fans: nuh uhhhh! It’s brilliant!
Thing is, it could be a good idea if they didn’t have such strict parity rules - play the game, but not necessity with the exact same features (ie, disabling split screen, but still allowing co-op). Heck, that could even have been a selling point to get people to “upgrade” to an X.
They pitched parity in the beginning which is what I based what I thoughts on, 100% agree with you on that. Even if the dropped the expectations on how well it’s supposed to run… Drop it to a 720p console
You know how the Sega Saturn had a four meg RAM cart? There’s your solution! Sell a four GIG RAM cart for the Xbox Series S! Maybe it’d have a connector on the other end for storage cartridges. You know, make your own little tower of power.
(Honestly, I get the impression that after all this complaining, a Switch version of Baldur’s Gate 3 will mysteriously materialize. So much for your talking point, Larian!)
I seem to recall Xbox making claims they wanted this console generation to be “the last” because they wanted to make frequent iterative upgrades instead. I feel like they changed to the opposite mentality now, if the lowest common denominator can’t handle it, nobody gets to play.
