Tried it again...

[Wooky63]

So, I downloaded FH on Xbox Gamepass again, for the third or fourth time. It seems to be a tiny bit better as far as dealing with the UI. But the graphics are still awful when you're in the car driving. I have tried everything to get them to look at least a bit more modern. Right now they remind me of an old Need for Speed game from 15-20 years ago. Just... flat, jagged, and pixelated. But, if you go into photo mode, then suddenly they look almost decent. I don't have the graphics maxed out; it says I need more than 8GB of VRAM for that. I'm not sure why. Every other driving sim I have... FM7, FH4, FH5, RRRE, AC, ACC, F1 2018, iRacing, Project Cars 2 & 3, they all have the graphics completely maxed out and they run smooth as butter (except for the new Lemans Ultimate sim but it has issues of its own). I see no reason whatsoever why FH can't be ran maxed out, even with "only" 8GB of VRAM.
But there are still other issues. The controls still feel wonky. There are control items missing still, that would be in any decent driving sim (Ignition, Start, Wiper, Headlights, Screenshot, Brake Bias, Traction Control Adjust, some others...). There also seems to still be a significant lack of decent tracks.
One thing I am curious about though... is there any reason to believe that the Steam version may run better than the Xbox version?

[Wooky63]

Originally posted by PAWNSTAR:

Because most of those games dont use RTX other than f1, FM & FH5, they are on 10 year old game engines and took years even decades to perfect update wise

eg iRacing and Rain was only implemented recently and the Water Spray is insanity
where irating/safety rating matters this one implementation can be very drastic to cautious driving with zero visibility... and the fact that Damage plays a massive role in all the said games above..... where in forza ...... Bumper car heaven with the ability to penalize everyone you purposely bump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgY9YX7UGq4

Forza and gran turismo target audience are console arcadey simcade racer, You will never ever get the switches for Ignition, Start, Wiper, Headlights, Brake Bias dials , Traction Control dial Adjust

Simply put the console controllers dont have enough buttons to bind to. so it was Never Targetting the "SIMULATOR" audience in the first place all its got is basics FFB & Haptics Out

Okay, fair enough I guess. I am still curious as to whether the Steam version of this game might perform better than the Xbox Gamepass version. I can probably live without an ignition and start button, but the graphics at least in the XB GP version, are unacceptable.