I posted a mini review in this thread, as of right now I am using it to play 360 BC games, it does the job admirably. Lost oddysey had massive performance issues on the 360 and was very low resolution due to the ground breaking graphics for its time.
Poll: *** Xbox Series X|S - General Discussion Thread ***
I posted a mini review in this thread, as of right now I am using it to play 360 BC games, it does the job admirably. Lost oddysey had massive performance issues on the 360 and was very low resolution due to the ground breaking graphics for its time.
Try removing your account from the xbox, do a full shutdown (in power options menu) and then log back in.
That fixed some gamepass issues for me earlier in the year.
Edit: I might have removed it as my home xbox as well, cant remember.
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Really... then turn the volume all the way off with the minus volume button.
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First thing I noticed was the smoothness of it all! But then as it's winter, the glistening snow and higher settings soon became apparent. Looks very, very good.
A little update, it seems the instant on is flaky, at least on my S.
I turned it on via controller, got the sound, icon lights up, no display output.
Toggle it off/on again with power switch no dice.
Held the button down to force proper shutdown, then it booted up normally with display output.
I turned it on via controller, got the sound, icon lights up, no display output.
Toggle it off/on again with power switch no dice.
Held the button down to force proper shutdown, then it booted up normally with display output.
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That is what happens when you buy the B&M version.
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If i want to finish Forza Horizon 3 it will be back to the PC version as its still locked to 30fps on SX. I kinda knew that was the case but it was worth a go nonetheless. 
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Plenty of old BC games that had resolution patches that would work fine on the S. Orange Box for example, Series S could easily run the 4k version.
I expect that isnt in many 360 games, media outlets like DF are good at picking up outliers, making a big fuss about it when can lead to people thinking its a bigger thing than it is, I would be very surprised if this type of work was done in more than a few 360 BC titles.
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Good stuff, going to have to re watch that tomorrow and write it all down to try.
Probably have to slow it down as he does tend to talk at some speed
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Love Vince's dead pan joke delivery 
You have to adjust the TV volume manually so just turn it right down. The Xbox has never automatically turned the TV volume down when you plug a headset in I'm afraid.
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My Series X eventually showed up today. Been playing some simpler games while waiting for the biggies to install. Particularly like that HDR has been implemented on Demon's Tilt and Geometry Wars 2 and 3. If you like computer pinball games at all, I recommend Demon's Tilt, its on Gamepass. Can't say I noticed a huge difference between the Series X and the XBox One X version of Forza H4.
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Yeah the lack of One X enhancements is quite striking, games that I played on the One X like A Plagues Tale look awful on the Series S. Clearly it has the power as the enhanced titles like FH4 and Gears 5 look very similar so hopefully developers will update their games to make use of it. I know the Series X is the logical upgrade for One X users but as someone who only has a 1080p tv its a shame the Series S has been hampered in this way. Even at £250 it should be able to match a last gen console released 3 years ago.
Has anyone else noticed weird graphical glitches, mainly with reflections / lighting? In both FH4 and Gear 5 I've noticed kinda white dots covering reflections, at first I just thought it was supposed to be glistening snow in FH4 but then I noticed it in Gears as well. Its odd, anti-aliasing seems a bit off on lighting effects as well.
Overall I like the new controller and the Series S really is very small while still being very quiet but I think having owned a One X for a few weeks before deciding to return it and get this has taken the shine off it. That and the fact we haven't got any big launch titles to play.
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Lol well I was tempted to cancel my game pre order of Amazon had stock ifthe series x. But wouldn’t let me add to my basket which meant if they had any, it didn’t last long.