It's much easier to bug test and build for a PS5 as they are all the same. To get a resource intensive game working on PC means a lot more resources going into tweaking texture packs etc for a myriad of combinations of graphics cards processors and drivers and drives. Running on similar architecture is only part of the problem.
Developing for PCs first doesn't remove the combinatory explosion of components they need to develop and test for. While developing for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, you only need to get things working with 3 different AMD GPUs and CPUs. If they only supported 3 different PC configurations and refuse to run Nvidia or Intel they would get skewered.
To be fair GTA V's PC port had a bunch of improvements over consoles and was very well-optimized with a bunch of settings. It takes time to make a good port.
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the_q@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
PotjiePig@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
It's much easier to bug test and build for a PS5 as they are all the same. To get a resource intensive game working on PC means a lot more resources going into tweaking texture packs etc for a myriad of combinations of graphics cards processors and drivers and drives. Running on similar architecture is only part of the problem.
the_q@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 2y
Developing for PCs first doesn't remove the combinatory explosion of components they need to develop and test for. While developing for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, you only need to get things working with 3 different AMD GPUs and CPUs. If they only supported 3 different PC configurations and refuse to run Nvidia or Intel they would get skewered.
simple@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
To be fair GTA V's PC port had a bunch of improvements over consoles and was very well-optimized with a bunch of settings. It takes time to make a good port.
TomAwsm@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
GTA V was first developed for PS3/X360, so that's not really a fair comparison.
ramble81@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
Cool. I’ll still buy it only when it’s on sale on Steam.
TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Meh, I’ll skip it then.
TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Don’t we all?