The Medium Interview – Bloober Team on Exclusivity, Ray Tracing Support

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Not sure I'd look at this, but I think I'm in since it offers both RT and DLSS support.

https://wccftech.com/the-medium-interview-bloober-team-on-exclusivity-ray-tracing-support/

Among other things, we learned more about the ray tracing features that will be in the game, and we also got confirmation of NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super-Sampling) support on PC.

Which ray tracing features will be available in The Medium? Are there any technical differences between the various versions in this and other regards (resolution, frame rate, etc.?)

We have two supported ray tracing modes for The Medium - Performance Mode that has enabled reflections and RTAO in all performant location (when only one word is rendered), and Quality Mode, which features reflections, RTAO, hybrid translucent, and some RT shadows enabled for the whole game world. The latter is paired with DLSS and some other Nvidia improvements but requires a lot of hardware power.

Why did you decide to make The Medium an Xbox Series console exclusive at launch? Can you divulge the length of the exclusivity window period and once that's finished, do you have plans for other platforms?

It was an outcome from our relationship with Microsoft, the hardware we needed to bring our vision to life, and also how our development process aligned with Microsoft's plans for its new generation of consoles. The bottom line is that we’re really excited to be launching The Medium as one of the first Xbox Series X|S titles.

The game is coming to Xbox and PC in January, and we’re not currently concentrating on any other platforms.

Hits Steam on the 28th of January - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293160/The_Medium/

 

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Getting a game you probably won't like because it has RT and DLSS. I thought we bought games because we liked the game play and good graphics were a bonus. Worlds definitely gone to crap

What did you think I bought a 3080 for, knitting?

 

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Maybe to play games that you actually might like which according to you is probably not this.

I might like this. I play all sorts of games, just need to be in the right mood for it

 

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PC Xbox app says 28th Jan

So does Steam, yet it was supposed to be a MS exclusive first? Anyway, I remember GFWL, I'll pay for it on Steam

 

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The most broken game is recent history should not be used as a measuring stick. It's also a Nvidia sponsored title so i am not surprised. Now bring up some Dirt 5 and Assassins Creed Valhalla for some balance. Both triple aaa games released recently. Think you will find the roles reversed. You can also add in Watchdogs for Nvidia to keep it balanced and we have a draw in AAA titles.

CP2077, Steam all reviews: 79% Mostly Positive (307,629)
Dirt 5, Steam recent reviews: 56% Mixed (175), all reviews 55% Mixed (945)
Watchdogs, Uplay, no clue on reviews, guessing it's as bad as the others in the series.
ACV, Uplay, no clue, another copy and paste game from Ubecrap.
Godawful, Epic, another store that doesn't want you to talk about how bad the games are.

What the hell happened with AMD and it's open standards? Now it snuggles up to Epic with it's console like exclusivity. Sure you can complain about the most broken game in history if you were buying console or console like hardware, but the PC enthusiasts are enjoying it

I tend to buy the odd game as my Steam library is at 2614 titles, yet the only game I have from the above list is CP2077. Well played AMD

 

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Last time I checked Windows and Xbox's are Microsoft

I rather not pay anymore since have a year of Gamepass ultimate left

I don't mind supporting devs producing original titles, especially when using new tech. I really don't want to support MS's exclusivity BS or reward them for the GFWL carry on.

 

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Did i say it was not a good game, i said the buggiest game. Type in google "buggiest game of 2020" and see what comes up. CDPR sent out a message apologizing for the state of the game so even they agree with me. It's not like i won't be playing it when its in a better state as i will be. I can't even get a decent card so have the time to wait.

Any how the last time a game released like this was an Assassins Creed and Ubisoft apologized and so they should. there is no real dispute that Cyberpunk is the king of 2020 for sales yet also bugs. It was not fit for release end of story. Anyone saying otherwise is disagreeing with CDPR and not just me.

I'm not arguing it has a few bugs. What I am pointing out is the playerbase and their positivity, at least on the PC. So please do use it as a measuring stick, especially with next gen tech such as DLSS and RT.

 

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Well it's pre-loading