After many delays, STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl It is expected to launch on Xbox, Game Pass and PC in November. And for all of you Xbox Series S Owners worried about how the massive open-world shooter would play on less powerful machines have good news from Ukrainian developer GSC Game World.
Stalker 2 It has been under development since 2018, but due to the ongoing Russia invades Ukraine. Now, The new preview seems to indicate Despite all the difficulties and setbacks, this massive game is shaping up to be an exciting game exclusive to the Xbox console. But launching on Xbox means the open-world post-apocalyptic survival FPS must be playable on Xbox Series X and Xbox One. The S Series is cheaper, smaller and less powerful. Initially, GSC was interested in obtaining Stalker 2 Running on Series S, but after using that machine for a few years, they now think they will be able to add a 60FPS performance option.
in new interview Windows Center, GSC developers told the outlet they initially thought the port was “impossible” Stalker 2 I chose Series S because the game is huge and contains “so many mechanics” and “tons of stuff.”
“But then we started optimizing and adding new features for streaming information. Unreal Engine provides a lot of features for this, but for our game we really have to squeeze every megabyte out of every system content, and now We did it,” GSC said.
According to interviews, the studio’s developers now believe any modern game should be able to run it S series. However, the developers did admit that not every team or studio has enough time to optimize for the weaker Xbox. GSC did spend a lot of time improving performance and optimizing the game, which the studio claims helped the PC version become more “performance.”
Xbox Series S could cause problems for developers
We have heard in the past vague complaint From the developer Xbox Series S blocks certain ports. As we all know, Baldur’s Gate 3Xbox launch delayed, and developers Work with Microsoft so they can be allowed to take down local co-op from S series Version. because Xbox rulesgames must have “mode parity” on both consoles, which could cause problems for developers as they try to squeeze big games onto the weaker, slower Series S.
However, GSC sounds more positive about the Series S, even explaining that games may get performance modes on the platform.
“On Xbox Series S, we stick to 30 FPS. However, in many cases we have managed to reach 60 FPS, but it is not as stable as Series X. We think it is possible,” GSC explained.
Performance mode isn’t as common on the Xbox Series S due to the lower specs, so if GSC does pull this off I’d be interested to see what gets cut or downgraded Stalker 2 Runs at 60FPS on the weaker Xbox. We don’t have to wait long because STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl It will finally be released on November 20th for Xbox and PC.
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