Unlike the PS5’s Digital Edition, the Xbox Series S doesn’t have the exact same technical sheet as the Xbox Series X. Indeed, 4K isn’t possible for the console without a disk drive, but it’s just shy of 1440p at 120 FPS, which is usually limited to 1080p at best. In short, the Xbox Series S suffers quite a bit from its technological lag, especially due to its limitations in terms of RAM and the power of its GPU.
Something that hasn’t bothered some developers last year, who warned of their doubts about the console’s ability to run the most demanding games. We had to wait another year, but obviously these complaints went unheeded. Indeed, Microsoft has distributed a new development kit for developers that should ease the optimization work.
Microsoft gives developers more space on Xbox Series S
This new kit gives developers more control over the amount of memory the console uses to run games. Microsoft provides this “several hundred megabytes of memory” It’s been unlocked on console, a major update for studios that have so far struggled to adapt their games for console.
As Microsoft explains, this kit is therefore “improve graphics performance under memory constrained conditions”Another way to acknowledge that the Xbox Series S has some limitations for future games. While the console was selling like cakes in Japan, the Redmond firm realized it would be a mistake to set it aside for the profits of its stronger sister.
