In regards to gaming, what is “optimization”?

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If consoles are just glorified PCs now, how is it that a game designed for PS5 or X-Box Series X alone better than one that is designed to be cross platform?

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Optimizing just means doing things in the most efficient or effective way.

A PC, an XBOX, and a Playstation have a lot in common, and also a lot of differences. The more work the developers put into making optimal differences for each platform, the more well suited the final result will be for the platform.

Think about how the graphic settings you use to run an intense PC game on your PC may be different than the ones I use on my PC. We have both separately found an optimal solution for our hardware. Conceptually this is what it means when a game is optimized for different platforms. They’re making similar changes with a very high degree of complexity and intricacy.

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