Former Tekken Head Criticizes Xbox Series S in Presence of Microsoft Representative
Katsuhiro Harada believes that releasing a less powerful console has made life harder for game developers.
At a developers' meeting, Katsuhiro Harada stated that the Xbox Series S should not have been released. He expressed his opinion in the presence of a Microsoft representative while discussing the specifics of game development for different platforms.
According to Harada, the console's main problem is its lack of memory and significantly weaker performance compared to the Series X. Meanwhile, developers have to support both systems since the Series S audience is even larger in some markets, including the U.S.
Cyberpunk 2077 Game Director Paweł Sasko noted that optimizing for less powerful hardware helps improve game performance on other platforms. He also reminded that the affordable price of the Series S contributes to expanding the audience.
Harada sarcastically suggested that Microsoft might release a similar model in the next generation of Xbox.
