So it won't hold back games but will cost more (money is almost alway a factor when considering scope) but then goes on to say you'll have to de-scope a little bit. I'd argue de-scoping is hold back a game, no?
Yes in a way, when you delta is not so big like for example PS4/Xbox one and PS5/XSX is probably
you only need to change the resolution and optimize some of the jobs in each console because
yes not everything scale with resolution 1:1 .
The thing with XSS is since the beginning of the gen we have a machine with a big delta in GPU and
memory so they need to invest more time in the moment to optimize.
Probably some say was the same with Pro versions of this gen but not exactly most of the games have
has a target or even the minor requirement the base versions at least in Sony and third party side looks
works in that way, the reason is simple usually is easier to scale above the target than down of that.
Of course is possible to do it but you has studio need to considered the extra effort to do it, because even
if you see the games in PC in many of them AA and AAA has a minimum requisite something similar to a
console so they ignore many features which exists in the high end of PC.
Because remember guys the console in a just a couple of year will become a budget PC in performance
now imagine the extra work to optimize in XSS, another option they start to dev in that console like many
studios does with the base Xbox one with many problems in framerate or resolution even in some first party.
For those who think the delta in PS5/XSX will make some games look noticeable better than they should also
think the XSS will probably just looks horrible.
The truth is probably in the middle is not so good as Xbox say where many games will be running to 1440p with
the same quality as XSX without affect the scope in some way the dev of the game of its big brother but neither that
means the games will looks awful compare XSX or make look the XSX looks much worst, XSS is much more superior
than Xbox One X not only for the CPU also for the features of its GPU, new audio chip and the SSD.