The Xbox Series X hardware has been praised by a seasoned former PlayStation developer, who believes Sony has been "shocked" by the console's impressive specs compared to the PS5. Chris Grannell, an industry veteran who spent nearly 14 years at the now-defunct Studio Liverpool, was responsible for the lightning-fast WipEout games. Grannell also spent time at Guerrilla Games, the developer behind PS4 Horizon: Zero Dawn. Speaking on the RDX podcast, Grannell said: "The PS5 isn't a bad console, it's an absolute hardware beast. But it's just the hardware that's slower on many types of paths than what Microsoft has implemented." Microsoft has beaten Sony for head-to-head technical comparisons between the Xbox Series X and PS5 specs, and it seems Grannell shares this view. "The machine that Microsoft has built is an absolute beast compared to what Sony has built," Grannell said. This opinion is also shared by other developers that Grannell has spoken with, apparently.
Xbox won?
Perhaps a bit controversial, Grannell also believes that Sony "rested on its laurels" after the success of the PS4. "They have a lot of market share and leadership, and they kind of made a PS3, that's what I heard. It's not that bad in terms of hardware and complications and things like that, but just a few of them didn't really appreciate what the Xbox would try to do in terms of this powerful story." Microsoft is clearly bullish on the Xbox Series X specs and has positioned its next-gen console as the "most powerful" console ever. Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently revealed that the company felt "even better" about the Xbox Series X after the reveal of Sony's PS5 hardware. Of course, having the most powerful console on the market by no means guarantees success. Ultimately, it's the games and services that define a console generation and Sony has always created compelling exclusives that Microsoft hasn't been able to match in recent years. Grannell seems to agree, and is confident that the PS5 will benefit from a strong first-party rank. "It's going to be the proprietary studios that shine until third parties really start to focus on things," Grannell added: "You're going to see absolutely incredible work from Guerrilla Games, you're going to see incredible work from Insomniac – the usual suspects."
Tracked Rivals
Grannell believes that the most notable difference between the Xbox Series X and the PS5 in terms of performance is the way each console handles ray tracing in real time. "If you look at the flow capability and the ray tracing then you start to...understand why the developers would say it's a bit amazing," Grannell said. "Then you have the math, and then you start looking at real-time ray tracing capability... that's where Sony was caught off guard."
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(Image credit: Microsoft) One praised feature of the PS5, however, is the PS5's blazing-fast SSD, which has twice the raw performance of the Xbox Series X player. This will allow developers to load assets much faster and potentially save time. charging fully
One controller to rule them all
Sony is also banking on its innovative DualSense controller, which supports haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to make games more "immersive" (though we're skeptical of how many developers will use it). Meanwhile, the Xbox Series X controller is a much more conservative refinement of the current Xbox One controller, which is certainly a fan favorite for many gamers. Both consoles will support backwards compatibility, though Microsoft's Xbox Series X is likely to support thousands of titles from Xbox's full catalog (and will also do some cool stuff with HDR), while Sony seems to focus strictly on PS4 games. . While we still don't have a release date for Xbox Series X or PS5 (and we don't yet know what the PS5 looks like, even if we speculate), the console wars are already starting to heat up as we get closer to the next generation of games. consoles. Via the video game column