Console Update
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I think first we need to clarify what we deem "poor" or "good", and I guess this is quite subjective. I run the game at max settings and at 1440p without the FSR garbage (gives me eye due to aliasing/blurring). Given how the game looks like, the objects on display, the geometry complexity, shadows and shaders, the game should always hit 60fps in all areas at a minimum - but it doesn't.
Given that performance barely improves when I reduce graphics settings (one of the reasons I keep it on Ultra) it seems I'm CPU limited. There's not much I can do about it until FDev optimise the game further. And they did make progress - but merely from "absolutely disastrous" to "it's ok I guess, some of the time". Maybe specific hardware combos yield better results despite on paper being weaker overall... who knows why but FDev (and even they don't seem to be able to work it out).
Others might draw the line at 30fps at lower settings on the same hardware. Since prettier, more complex games I own achieve better graphics and higher performance that suggests to me that I'm not completely unrealistic here though.
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Have you checked that there isn't already a cmdr Lori Jameson over on PC?
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While NMS is indeed simpler in its visual style compared to Elite, I wouldn't boast too much about Elite's visual fidelity - some assets look like they're straight out of a Playstation 2 game in terms of textures and polycount.Cartoons dont need too much computing power...
I mean... NMS even works with PS4 VR... this speaks volumes about the gfx qualities of the NMS Cartoon Show
"The Mac" players, oh yeah such a tectonic shift! Didn't you just read the post? They want to move New Era forward, this is about focusing development to ramp up new content to bring in more customers ie too soon to label it as a "commercial failure".
Cartoons dont need too much computing power...
I mean... NMS even works with PS4 VR... this speaks volumes about the gfx qualities of the NMS Cartoon Show
Yet No Mans Sky still manages to do a PS5 version that adds a ton of extra detail and framerate, whilst still supporting the older PS4 VR version - incredible!
I dont think the "cartoon" jibe is about textures and polycounts
Until the servers are shutdown because the player base has dwindled. When developers put a project in 'maintenance mode' the closure becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
As someone who bought, played and loved the original Elite on the Beeb and was delighted to find it on XBOX last year, it's now time to say goodbye. Fun while it lasted, but I shalln't be going over to PC - too much money for one game and it's not worth investing any more time in a game that's moved into 'zombie' mode. Time to find something else to play.
o7 Cmdrs.
What kind of new/future non-Odyssey content (with only Horizon as dependency) will be present for Horizon PC version but not Horizon console? Do you have examples?
The only "new content" I can think of is POI's, stations and outposts spawning here and there with galnet context story but they seem more relevant to the galaxy sim than something running on the game client.
The only "new content" I can think of is POI's, stations and outposts spawning here and there with galnet context story but they seem more relevant to the galaxy sim than something running on the game client.
Its about the code merge, so universal lighting, new planet tech. As they will want to open up access to new planet types in future, that can only get more complicated.
according to Fdev themselves they said that consoles was around a third of their playerbase so taking this decision was a very serious one indeed!
I doubt that (one third part)...
but then again, i play an XB account and 2 PC accounts...
I'll see myself out
Is this a promise: "Elite Dangerous will continue on console as it is now together with critical updates" ?
Then how do you "focus on new content updates on PC on the post-Odyssey codebase" without making the as-it-is-now game become too outdated to continue? Will Horizons not stop working for PC version too or is the plan to "up" horizons on PC to Odyssey for free and then only end the life and support of the console version?
Then how do you "focus on new content updates on PC on the post-Odyssey codebase" without making the as-it-is-now game become too outdated to continue? Will Horizons not stop working for PC version too or is the plan to "up" horizons on PC to Odyssey for free and then only end the life and support of the console version?
yeah I can't remember where exactly or I'd cite my sources but it was from Fdev themselves. Sorry i can't provide more accurate info than that.I doubt that (one third part)...
but then again, i play an XB account and 2 PC accounts...
I'll see myself out
@Tod
So what? You have to rememmber that NMS i also SINGLE PLAYER game so it will work forever. What you will do with such cool graphics in ED if they stop servers? Nothing, you will say bye bye, game over. Game will not be playable while NMS will be.
Besides NMS its not only graphics - destroying world, interaction with many things in game. Do you have it in ED no. NMS code is more complicated in many ways than ED bro.
For me it looks like Fdev till now can't fix ED:O and there is very long road to do this, I bet till now they didn't touch console code because they were focused to fix PC while this fix is partialy and not even close to smooth game.
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