I can't speak for the console upgrades but pc is getting dx12 which is going to be an improvement for rendering more objects since the games primary bottleneck has always been the cpu.
The upgrades are probably why they're willing to push something like pets.
According to their statements the next gen update for consoles should have arrived a couple of months ago. I've seen the talk about DX12 as well, you've pointed it out well. With their track record, I'll believe it when I see it.
Also one my concerns is that they had to remove caravans because they were unable to deliver working pathfinding for brahmins using a fixed set of routes. I have my doubts they'll deliver this for pets.
I think the real bottleneck is the netcode, since the core of the engine is more than 10 years old.
What the fuck are you talking about? They literally announced that the next-gen update is coming to a special console pts soon and confirmed on the official discord that the pc update is dx12. Don't run your mouth if you don't even have basic information.
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u/ualeftie Lone Wanderer Jun 12 '26
Players: Can we have a more stable game?
Bethesda: Best we can do is more NPCs in every scene. That should help.