Former Tekken director criticizes Xbox Series S development

Former Tekken director criticizes Xbox Series S development2 publishers · first seen Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:09 UTC · updated Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:17 UTCAt a developer conference in Seoul, Katsuhiro Harada, former Tekken director and current CEO of SNK VS Studio, expressed his frustration with the Xbox Series S, stating that he wished it wouldn't have been released. Harada criticized the console for its low memory and lower performance compared to the Series X, despite its popularity in the US. CD Projekt Red's Paweł Sasko, present at the event, acknowledged the challenges but highlighted the benefits of optimizing for lower-spec platforms, which improve game performance across all platforms. Harada concluded by joking that Microsoft might release a successor like 'Helix S' for the next-gen Xbox.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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