Xbox: Dirt 5 Technical Director Explains Development of Series S Titles
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The Xbox Series S has already won hearts as an affordable next-gen gaming option. Although it won’t be as powerful as the Series X, the console is as impressive as it can get. Recently, Digital Foundry talked at length to the Codemasters Technical Director for the Cheshire Studio, David Springate, about developing the upcoming game Dirt 5 for all the current consoles, including the Series S.
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“What you saw running on (Xbox) Series S was running on Series S”: Technical Director for the Cheshire Studio
Fans are already aware of the power this small console packs. The Series S console features impressive hardware with 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU and 10GB GDDR6 RAM. Featuring the AMD RDNA 2 GPU, the Series S does not hold back its gaming potential.
In the interview, Rich Leadbetter of Digital Foundry asked David whether the gameplay footage was actually from the Series S console, to which David replied, “What you saw running on Series S was running on Series S. I captured it myself.”
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A question about how different the game will be on Series X and S inevitably arose during the interview. As far as development goes, David says, “They (Microsoft) said Series S is like Series X, but you should target 1440p instead.”
However, he added that the Series S version of the game will not have certain 4K features, but apparently players will barely notice it.
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“In terms of development, it really comes down to, we have high-resolution texture packs that are available for the higher-end consoles... Then we just dial back resolutions and sometimes things like amount of crowd, or intensity of weather, shadow quality, things like that.”
He also explained that the Dirt 5 engine has files to describe configurations of quality and performance for various console platforms. This had allowed devs to ‘tailor’ versions for each console. It seems that the Series S will prove itself an affordable console option, without compromising too much on the gaming experience. As of now, the console seems to be worth its price.