Square Enix has released NieR Automata on Xbox Gamepass and from the looks of it, this version is better than the original Steam version. From what we can see, the Gamepass version is based on the “Become as Gods Edition”, whereas the Steam version is based on the “Game of the YoRHa Edition”.
According to initial reports, the Gamepass version does not suffer from all of the issues that plague the Steam version. In short, Square Enix has actually fixed and improved things on this latest PC version of the game. However, there is no word on whether these fixes will come to the Steam version.
In case you are wondering, here are all the issues that are currently present in the Steam version of NieR Automata:
- Blurry visuals/graphics in fullscreen mode
- Choppy pre-rendered cutscenes
- Bloom and AO effects shimmering
- 60FPS lock
- Bad keyboard and mouse controls
The Xbox Gamepass version offers proper fullscreen and resolution modes, resulting in a sharper image. Furthermore, it appears to be running smoother than the Steam version, and does not suffer from the choppy pre-rendered cut-scenes. However, there is still a 60fps lock (and there is no word yet on whether the K&M controls are better).
Given Square Enix’s history, I don’t really expect to offer the “Become as Gods Edition” to Steam owners as a free upgrade. Instead, the team may replace the original Steam version with this new one in the future.
All in all, the Xbox Gamepass version of NieR Automata runs better than the Steam version!
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It’s because ‘quality control’ on Steam is an unknown concept.
Metro Exodus has an awful UWP version, so where’s the “concept” of quality control here ? This has nothing to do with quality control, this version was fixed only because it’s the same build that was prepared to run on the Xbox SX.
I wish quality control worked the way you think, but sorry to ruin it for you, it doesn’t exist in any digital store, preventing shovelware to be released and control the technical quality of the games are 2 different things
This game was never updated for Xbox Series X… this is classic Xbox One X version. It have better textures because Xbox One X had 12 GB of GDDR5 memory.
Also Game Pass version is without Denuvo. Steam version still use Denuvo which explains why version on steam stutters (this is very common in Denuvo protected games)
These stutters are caused by a broken streaming system and are now fixed on the UWP like a lot of other issues, Denuvo is not the cause here as even the PS4 version had the same problem, a lot of games, especially open worlds have these kind of issues with or without Denuvo, and BTW UWP is a bigger cancer than Denuvo
In last few years I read that Denuvo is responsible for stutters in many games. And now you have clear example. Steam version with Denuvo stutters, Game Pass version without Denuvo is fluid
I understand that you like Denuvo more than Game Pass. But you can check this is many other games where it works better when developers removed Denuvo.
In last few years I read that Denuvo is responsible for stutters in many games. And now you have clear example. Steam version with Denuvo stutters, Game Pass version without Denuvo is fluid
I understand that you like Denuvo more than Game Pass. But you can check this is many other games where game works much better when developers removed Denuvo.
I hate them both, i just consider Denuvo as the lesser evil, i think the stutters in this particular game were removed because they fixed the streaming system just like they fixed a lot of other issues along the way in this “patch”, i don’t think the resolution bug was resolved because Denuvo was removed. They obviously did some extra work for the Game Pass release but the absence of modding is a serious problem for me and lot of PC players, the same happened with Injustice 2, Denuvo removed and stutters gone but unable to use the 60 FPS fix which is a must have.
Correlation != causation.
Every era with the best games and healthy market had little to no regulation.
The 90s were filled with shovelware, and yet those were the best years the hobby has ever seen in terms of qaulity games.
Yep. I been burned one time due to my own hype long ago an lesson learned never again. I do my own “quality control”. Steam has reviews and forums and already offers a no-question refund police, if you need more than that to inform yourself or even get your money back than u should probably not be using a credit card freely on the internet tbh.
Lol have you actually read any PC Game Pass reviews. CTD is a very common issue in most of their new releases. QC is non existent nowadays anywhere, they realised that people are simply stupid enough to just buy anything and instead just wait for fixes and updates.
QUALITY CONTROL IS THE DEV’S RESPONSABILITY NOT THE STORE’S
this game is the worst example for that. sure its plagued by issues a triple A game shouldnt have (hence why i passed on it) but have you seen most games on steam? theyre literal trash, check all new releases on steam and itll look worse than free flash game websites
Does it also fix the forgettable story, lame dialogue, boring shooting mechanics, repetitive quests, cancerous f agbase and overall abysmal gameplay?
I have to say this game finally made me realize that my taste in games is in totally different level with today’s game critics (well, I’ve known it about past 10 years). Maybe it’s just me but for example I think Destroy All Humans! is much more immersive and interesting game compared to this woke attack they call game.
If this is what critics today call a good RPG, they wouldn’t recognize a good RPG if it kicked their a**es. Well this isn’t the first game in last decade that is crap and gets rather good reviews. Well this reminds me that the game didn’t even have a coherence in it’s world building. It was more like a mess of a different ideas stolen from different sources.
Really regret PLAYING (and not even BUYING) this piece of shiit – it feels more like a game for 14 year old girls, not for 30 year old males.
NPC
Filtered hard
We get it, you don’t like the game.
Hard to take you seriously after the first sentence.
Cry more, snowflake ???
Hi, Muzzy. It’s too obvious who you are.
You mad cause I insulted your unholy piece of sh*t g**me, Is****hobic Nier f **boy c*nt?
You mad cause I insulted your unholy piece of sh*t g**me, Is****hobic Nier f **boy c*nt?
Just tried it now, it does run a lot smoother and display native res and deeper colors, the AA can cause draw distance issues
Steam version use Denuvo which is heavy for CPU. New Game Pass version is without Denuvo like all Windows Store games. This may be reason why new version is faster
Bro, the textures filtering is far better on MS store ver.
This is version from Xbox One X which had 12 GB GDDR5 (9.5 GB available for game). Games updated for that console often had high quality textures
Denuvo is used only in Steam version. Version from Game Pass is without Denuvo
and the linux proton version does not suffer from that and you dont have to pay for gamepass dlc
I still prefer the Steam version with some stutters + modding, UWP is trash
Gonna search this version at the sea store, maybe the savegame is compatible with the Steam version, so I don’t have to do the first run again.
I just don’t get why there’s so many positive reviews about this game, it is mediocre at best.
If you replaced the main characters with a dude nobody would be praising this average aF game. People are just turned on by anime bewbs
I’m quite sure that this is the only reasonable explantion.
If it’s mediocre why are you going through the effort of downloading and playing it again
Cause mediocre doesn’t mean bad.
If you knew how to read you would spare me this precious time.
;D
If I knew how to read? If only you had common sense. No one would willingly go out of their way to obtain something they consider mediocre you dumb NPC lol
I guess you still trying to figure out what ‘mediocre’ means.
And btw, all of the games you’ve ever played were all marvels?
Don’t be this stupid mate.
me·?di·?o·?cre | ?m?-d?-??-k?r
Definition of mediocre
: of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ORDINARY, SO-SO
Yet you’re going out of your way to play it. He’s right and you’re a tard.
Wow, another functional illiterate.
Gotta love the internet people.
They probably just added the mods that already fix the common issues.
“I just don’t get why there’s so many positive reviews about this game”
On steam or in general? game reviews are useful up to a point, but after that you have to trust your judgement. I always come disapointed when playing a steam game with overwhelming positive reviews.
In general. But I really don’t give a flying fvck for reviews. I will look at them to see if the game has any major problem, other than that, I just ignore. I can do my own review.
Square can go f*ck themselves, i will pirate this and the next Nier in a heartbeat.
So its probably still best to just play on my series x.
Brilliant! Installing this now I am glad I never purchased it on Steam!