What the Xbox Series S SSD Trick Means for Gears of War: E-D…
This optimization ensures Xbox Series S owners can enjoy Gears of War: E-Day without major performance issues, and may encourage more developers to adopt similar techniques.
This optimization ensures Xbox Series S owners can enjoy Gears of War: E-Day without major performance issues, and may encourage more developers to adopt similar techniques.
Key points - The Coalition used the Xbox Series S's SSD as virtual RAM to improve Gears of War: E-Day performance. - The Xbox Series S has 10GB of RAM, while the Series X has 16GB. - Data not used in a frame or over a run of frames was offloaded to the SSD. - Dropping Lumen reflections also helped the game run well on Series S. - Gears of War: E-Day launched last week into early access.
Timeline - Last week: Gears of War: E-Day launched into early access. - Recently: The Coalition detailed the SSD memory trick to Digital Foundry.
FAQ
Q: How did The Coalition use the SSD as RAM? A: They offloaded data not needed in a frame or over a run of frames to the SSD, keeping frequently used data in RAM.
Q: Does this trick work for all games? A: It has limits; if the page file is refreshed too often, performance can degrade over time.
Q: What else helped Gears of War: E-Day run on Series S? A: The Coalition also dropped Lumen reflections to improve performance.
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