The Xbox Series X Review: Ushering In The Next Generation of Game Consoles
by Brett Howse on November 5, 2020 9:00 AM ESTGameplay Analysis: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Moving to some games that are not yet optimized for the new console, we can check out how the backwards compatibility mode in the new console handles existing titles. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the second game in the newly rebooted franchise and offers players a chance to explore ancient Greece.
As Ubisoft is focusing on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, launching on November 10 as an Optimized for X|S title, it should come as no surprise that the previous title in the series is still locked at 30 FPS on both consoles.
Over the test sequences run, the Xbox One X was locked in pretty solidly at 30 FPS without any noticeable dips in the framerate, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the Series X also had no issues achieving 4K 30 FPS output.
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eastcoast_pete - Sunday, November 8, 2020 - link
Yes, that (shuffle with off-unit storage) is what I meant. At least early on, I'd like to keep enough free space on the built-in SSD to allow for fast saves and resumes.Brett Howse - Sunday, November 8, 2020 - link
It doesn't display the copy speed but I was able to copy a 75 GB game to the internal SSD in about 15 minutes, which works out to about 700 Mbps or 83 MB/s. This was with a 2.5" HDD.eastcoast_pete - Monday, November 9, 2020 - link
Thanks Brett! So, no speed demon, but not extra slow either, and this is about what I currently get with my external HDD over USB 3 to my PC. If the Series X does likewise with an SSD over USB 3.1 (same speed as external to PC), it'll be usable.cmdrdredd - Monday, November 9, 2020 - link
Digital Foundry did a test like this for backwards compatible games and in Fallout 4 the game loaded in 15seconds on the internal SSD and 17seconds from an external SSD(860evo) via USB3.15j3rul3 - Saturday, November 7, 2020 - link
Is there any SONY Playstation 5 Review？Brett Howse - Saturday, November 7, 2020 - link
We didn't get sampled the PlayStation 5. Ryan has one ordered but it obviously he won't get it any earlier than when customers start to receive them.5j3rul3 - Monday, November 9, 2020 - link
I hope I can read the PS5 review soon :)CoderScribe - Saturday, November 28, 2020 - link
DittoAssimilator87 - Sunday, November 8, 2020 - link
Great article, Brett! Are you able to increase the resolution of the embedded pictures? The frame rate pics specifically are so soft it hurts my eyes haha.Also, is it possible to use a USB Blu-ray drive on the digital only consoles?
Brett Howse - Sunday, November 8, 2020 - link
If you click on the images you will get them full size.No you can't use an external Blu-Ray with the Series S.