I Can't See Any Downsides of PS4.5 / XB1.5 for the Market, Says King of Wushu Developer

Rather unexpectedly, before this yr lots of rumors started flying about the release of more powerful PlayStation four and Xbox One consoles.

This was rather shocking, since it's highly unusual in the games industry. There are few constants these days, merely consoles beingness fixed systems for their unabridged lifetimes seemed rock-solid. That's until Phil Spencer, the caput of Xbox division, spoke these words during Microsoft'southward Bound showcase issue:

Y'all'll actually see us come out with new hardware capability during a generation allowing the same games to run backward and forward compatible because we have a Universal Windows Application running on tiptop of the Universal Windows Platform that allows us to focus more and more than on hardware innovation without invalidating the games that run on that platform.

Simply a month ago, another rumor emerged regarding prototype devices for an upgraded Xbox One. Sony, on the other manus, stayed completely silent then far - and yet there take been lots of rumors regarding the then-chosen PlayStation 4K, PlayStation 4.5 or PlayStation Neo.

While we eagerly look to see if Microsoft and/or Sony will articulate upwards the rumor dust at E3 2022, nosotros've started wondering what developers recall about these rumored platforms. Would it be more of a hindrance or a boon to them? Every bit part of our King of Wushu interview, we asked that very question to Chao Cai of Snail Games. According to him, there are no possible downsides for the market.

The comeback of hardware volition ever aid fulfill game's development ideals, enrich the players' gaming experience, likewise equally ameliorate some special effects in the game. What's more, enhanced hardware will enable united states of america as developers to employ more new technologies in games. Based on what we've heard about these new consoles and then far, the customs wouldn't be split past the release of these new consoles since games will be required to run on kickoff generation consoles as well. At to the lowest degree from where we're standing, I tin can't see any downsides for the market.

Stay tuned for our total interview with Snail Games about King of Wushu, the CRYENGINE powered MOBA game.