The head of the Microsoft videogames department prefers more fluidity in images than higher resolutions.
Phil Spencer prefers a higher image rate per second than a higher resolution. Although the next generation of consoles, with Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 as the main names confirmed, will be compatible with 8K resolutions, for the Microsoft manager developers should prioritize the desired 60 FPS with 4K resolutions, rather than thinking of larger amounts of pixels onscreen.
"Not only limit ourselves to a larger number of pixels on the screen"
“We have never tried to limit what developers want to do on our platform; either by looking for 60 frames per second on Xbox 360 or currently betting on 4K on Xbox One X, ”he begins by saying in this regard in a meeting with Stevivor. “We want to give developers the tools to try to do the things they want on any hardware platform; the option will be there for them to try those things, ”he continues.
Phil Spencer
Although he thinks that with Xbox One X the current generation of consoles "looks amazing", he acknowledges that there is room for improvement. “There is always work to make everything look even better. But I think the games should feel as good as they look, ”he says. “And that is something we don't have in the current generation; mainly because the CPUs do not have enough power in relation to the GPU that is inside to be able to achieve that sensation and frame rate, and the consistency or rate of variable refreshment or other things that we want ”, but that currently cannot be achieve.
Therefore, Phil Spencer is confident in the need for a new generation of more powerful and capable consoles, which allows developers to achieve what they are not capable of due to technical limitations. “As we get closer to the future, the feeling that the games convey is definitely something we want to focus more on; not just limit ourselves to a larger number of pixels on the screen. ” You can check here all Xbox One X games on Xbox Game Pass compatible with 4K resolutions.
Xbox Series X
Xbox Series X is the first confirmed model of the next family of Xbox consoles, a range that will begin to reach the market at Christmas 2020 with at least Halo: Infinite as an exclusive bulwark; although intergenerational. The console will be backward compatible with consoles and peripherals, in addition to the Xbox Game Pass.
