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minus-squareatocci@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHow did the Kinect factor into things in terms of power?
minus-squareJordan Lund@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoMicrosoft required 10% of system resources be reserved for Kinect support, even in games that didn’t support Kinect features. https://www.eurogamer.net/how-the-xbox-one-gpu-reserve-unlock-actually-works That reduction in horsepower for the actual games showed up in reduced resolution and framerate. Lifting that restriction allowed the Xbox One to reach parity with the PS4.
How did the Kinect factor into things in terms of power?
Microsoft required 10% of system resources be reserved for Kinect support, even in games that didn’t support Kinect features.
https://www.eurogamer.net/how-the-xbox-one-gpu-reserve-unlock-actually-works
That reduction in horsepower for the actual games showed up in reduced resolution and framerate.
Lifting that restriction allowed the Xbox One to reach parity with the PS4.