We recently got the chance to speak with Milestone’s Matteo Pezzotti, producer on the recently released bike racing sim MotoGP 21. When asked about the experience of developing for the Xbox Series S and how he feels the console will hold up for the more graphically intense games going forward, Pezzotti said that Milestone has been “surprised by the smoothness” of the experience.

“To be honest we were all surprised by the smoothness in the development on Xbox Series S,” he said. “The console is indeed less powerful, but is was easy to manage through the downscale of the resolution. For sure this is something that we will evaluate again in the next projects, when will gradually take new advantages from all the power of these new consoles.”

Of course, there is the question of exactly how the console’s hardware will fare as the generation progresses – it’s still early days right now – but architecture that allows easy scaling for developers is surely going to help with that.

MotoGP 21 is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Our full interview with Pezzotti will be going live soon, so stay tuned for that.

Motorcycle racing connoisseurs Milestone srl have been pumping out one solid racing sim after another – their last, MotoGP 20, came out less than a month ago – and now we know what’s next on the docket for them. The Italian studio has unveiled RIDE 4, which releases later this year for PC and current-gen consoles.

Promising a revamped career mode, improvements to pit stops, dynamic lighting and weather systems, visual enhancements, and more, RIDE 4 is looking to improve upon its predecessor in various ways. Milestone are also promising advancements to their Neural Network AI, as well as a new Endurance mode. RIDE 4 will also be the first game to see a partnership between Milestone and Yamaha Motor and Bridgestone. You can take a look at the game’s announcement trailer below.

RIDE 4 is out for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 8.

RIDE 3 launched back in November 2018, and in our review, we said, “RIDE 3 may not have the panache and the multiple coatings of polish of some of the other racing sims out there, but thanks to its attention to detail in terms of the bikes themselves, and how well those bikes control, it’s a ride worth taking regardless.” You can read our full review through here.