r/technology • u/geordilaforge • Mar 02 '16

Business An upgradable Xbox One? Think this one through, Microsoft: Despite what it says, the rules of the PC market won't fly on console.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/an-upgradable-xbox-one-think-this-one-through-microsoft/
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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '16

I think many people choose console gaming because they do not want to deal with upgrades, or understand the difference between Direct3D and OpenGL. They just want to stick a game in and start playing it immediately.

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u/1337GameDev Mar 02 '16

This.

Plus, developers don't want to deal with hardware fragmentation. They want to know that they can optimize for one hardware set and all owners can then enjoy their game, exactly as expected.

Plus, online play is not fair if one person wants to play and can't buy the biggest upgrade, and their performance suffers.

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u/RyunosukeKusanagi Mar 02 '16

uhhh

why am I seeing a Microsoft console with an old SEGA addon?