Xbox One X

MOOGLEYS · 1 Jun 2018 at 10:53

Anyone else playing The Crew 2 beta. It’s actually pretty good.....

KingDazza · 1 Jun 2018 at 11:48

Where is the best place to buy digital keys? All of the normal key sites seem as expensive as the MS store bar a a couple of quid here and there. Physical copies seem much cheaper... is it best just to wait for MS sales? I want all my collection to be digital for no disc ease of use.

McBain · 1 Jun 2018 at 12:14

CDkeys for some games, or worst case scenario slightly cheaper MS credit.

I tend to wait for the weekly/bigger sales before stocking up on digital games, with the odd day 1 purchase thrown in via MS credit.

As a side note, although i've had Halo 5 for a long time I jumped in for the first time last night, it looks glorious on the X. Plays deliciously smooth as well.

Dredd · 1 Jun 2018 at 12:29

Also look outside the UK when sales are live.

Drake5 · 1 Jun 2018 at 12:58

Just making sure, if I buy an xbox one x from argos it shouldn't be a scorpio edition should it? As I want the newest one

KingDazza · 1 Jun 2018 at 13:11

Dredd said:
Also look outside the UK when sales are live.

Oh, how/where do you do that?

KingDazza · 1 Jun 2018 at 13:19

McBain said:
CDkeys for some games, or worst case scenario slightly cheaper MS credit.

I tend to wait for the weekly/bigger sales before stocking up on digital games, with the odd day 1 purchase thrown in via MS credit.

As a side note, although i've had Halo 5 for a long time I jumped in for the first time last night, it looks glorious on the X. Plays deliciously smooth as well.

Thanks. Yeah that's pretty much what I'm doing already. I tried Halo 5 but it seemed to have some very intrusive auto aim...

davewhite04 · 1 Jun 2018 at 13:54

Is Red Dead Redemption Remastered much of an improvement on the X?

VincentHanna · 1 Jun 2018 at 14:43

Yes, massive.

It's not marketed as being 'remastered' as such though. Rockstar weren't involved here AFAIK.

It's native 4k with no frame drops.

At its best, the enhancements offered by Xbox One X are revelatory. At 4K resolution, effects like the heat haze and light shafts stand out brilliantly as you walk down the Armadillo Town's streets. Even small interactions between NPCs are easier to pick out at a distance, and perhaps most strikingly, on a clear night, the bed of stars overhead looks pin-sharp - one of the clearest signs of that upgrade to 4K. As impressive as it is however, it's not quite on par with a full remaster. After all, the textures and HUD elements still rely on the original Xbox 360 assets. Even so, while there is a rigid, somewhat angular look to Rockstar's creation that hints at last-gen limits in poly count, this world still often holds up convincingly enough as a modern title.

Much like other back-compat games like Crackdown or Forza Horizon, Xbox One X's res bump only seems to flatter the original work, using negative LOD bias on textures to bring better quality mip-maps to the fore, beautifully matching the increased resolution. But are there any other enhancements - in shadows, LODs, or even effects? Could this offer up some of the prospective features from the PC version we never received, or is a jump to 4K the extent of it? Presumably many of these variables - shadows for example - could be tweaked at the emulator level (as they were in the X-enhanced Assassin's Creed), perhaps giving improved visual fidelity that better fits an ultra HD display. As it turns out though, Red Dead Redemption is emulated faithfully here; barring one extra, there are no augmentations.

That one bonus is the push to 16x anisotropic filtering, a great companion to the 9x resolution boost. In line with the majority of Xbox 360 games getting X support, boosting texture filtering quality is a relatively easy win. It has little impact on the GPU, and the obvious visual gain can be enforced at the emulator level, meaning no tweaks to game code. Again the core assets are the same, but our comparison gallery below shows that art presented at oblique angles goes from a blurry smudge on Xbox 360 to crisp and sharp on Xbox One X.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-red-dead-redemption-4k-xbox-one-x-analysis

davewhite04 · 1 Jun 2018 at 15:55

VincentHanna said:
Yes, massive.

It's not marketed as being 'remastered' as such though. Rockstar weren't involved here AFAIK.

It's native 4k with no frame drops.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-red-dead-redemption-4k-xbox-one-x-analysis

So tempting... Love Halo so was gonna get an X, may wait to see how Crackdown turns out

Drake5 · 1 Jun 2018 at 16:18

Anyone know where to get Fifa 18 cheap digital

Drake5 · 2 Jun 2018 at 14:01

How's monster hunter? Surprised to not see a thread for it here

Noxia · 2 Jun 2018 at 14:43

Drake5 said:
How's monster hunter? Surprised to not see a thread for it here

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/monster-hunter-world-ps4-xb1-pc.18808157/

shuffle · 4 Jun 2018 at 09:14

Has anyone got any advice on the best video options to use , 8 bit, etc ... I've already got it set to 120hz for my Samsung sa23700.

Also I've set the HDMI level to low on the Samsung menu - the blacks are much darker. I know it's different for everyone. But anyway yes it's the Xbox video settings I'm unsure of

Shikkaka · 4 Jun 2018 at 11:15

Can anyone recommend a circa 40" 4K HDR TV for the One X? Ideally I need a nice low input lag for FPS.

Budget is £4-500

HeX · 4 Jun 2018 at 11:48

Shikkaka said:
Can anyone recommend a circa 40" 4K HDR TV for the One X? Ideally I need a nice low input lag for FPS.

Budget is £4-500

Samsung UE40MU6400 ~£400

Samsung UE49MU6400 ~£475

beachBOYken · 4 Jun 2018 at 12:30

Has Red Dead Redemption dropped in price recently on Xbox Store, if Im looking in the correct place it seems to be £8.24 currently.

I could have sworn it was around £20-25 not long ago, especially with the recent X patch.

Might pick it up at that price.

Wyrdo · 4 Jun 2018 at 12:33

beachBOYken said:
Has Red Dead Redemption dropped in price recently on Xbox Store, if Im looking in the correct place it seems to be £8.24 currently.

I could have sworn it was around £20-25 not long ago, especially with the recent X patch.

Might pick it up at that price.

Yeah just looked, you're right. Might give it another play through at that price

hyperseven · 4 Jun 2018 at 12:35

HeX said:
Samsung UE40MU6400 ~£400

Samsung UE49MU6400 ~£475

But, but, what's the point unless it has at least 1000nits and true 10bit...

beachBOYken · 4 Jun 2018 at 12:35

Wyrdo said:
Yeah just looked, you're right. Might give it another play through at that price

Cool, will do as well I think then