Xbox One X

beachBOYken · 18 Oct 2017 at 12:03

BenjiSayers said:
Do any of you have recommendations for external drives?

I see the 3.5 is the better to get for the higher spin rate but any I should look out for or avoid? Never used an external drive before with the Xbox so not sure if there are any particular requirements it needs to meet.

Thanks.

The Seagate expansion portable hdd are popular, I have a 2tb version but they do a 4tb one as well.

Mull3t · 18 Oct 2017 at 12:07

Cheers guys for the advice, will have a look round see if anything else for similar price.

House - that website was ace, really detailed!

redrooster303 · 18 Oct 2017 at 12:19

Mull3t said:
Cheers guys for the advice, will have a look round see if anything else for similar price.

House - that website was ace, really detailed!

My advice is to spend an hour or 2 looking at review sites (rtings is great) looking at what makes a proper 4k HDR set good and then shop around to see if you can get the most features at the price point you want.

4K TV buying is a minefield because there are so many TVs that say they are 4K HDR but really they are a shadow of that. Learn the terminology to look out for and what it means and you can't go wrong.

Link about RGBW: http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/rgbw-201510084189.htm

I went with the Samsung 55KS7000 last year for around £800 but they're hard to find now because they have a new model to replace it which costs a lot more.

BenjiSayers · 18 Oct 2017 at 12:25

Thanks for the prompt replies guys!

I'll take a look over my lunch break as I should get something sorted sooner rather than later.

hyperseven · 18 Oct 2017 at 12:40

beachBOYken said:
The Seagate expansion portable hdd are popular, I have a 2tb version but they do a 4tb one as well.

and a 5TB one, cause I just bought one with a Very voucher

Dredd · 18 Oct 2017 at 15:11

Master Chief collection getting some love, i still enjoy the old Halos on coop mode

Combat Fighter · 18 Oct 2017 at 15:50

Spikey said:
I'm 50/50 atm as to whether I'm keeping my scorpio pre-order with amazon.

I think I'm gonna cancel my scorpio edition from Amazon as well.

They seem to be freely available from Amazon, so much for limited edition! LOL

House · 18 Oct 2017 at 15:58

That appeared to be because of the PC World/Currys deal, after that a number of people moved their orders to them because you got 3 games with it for the same price, a bit of green and "Scorpio" written on it it wasn't worth 3 games.

I have all those games so i stuck with my order.

Combat Fighter · 18 Oct 2017 at 16:00

House said:
That appeared to be because of the PC World/Currys deal, after that a number of people moved their orders to them because you got 3 games with it for the same price, a bit of green and "Scorpio" written on it it wasn't worth 3 games.

I have all those games so i stuck with my order.

I've only got FM7 (on the PC). I would like to see what it looks like on my 65" oled but just got a feeling I am going to get bored of it and the xbox (just like my 360 before I sold it) will sit there gathering dust.

I suppose I could take the order and send it back after a week if I want?

House · 18 Oct 2017 at 16:28

Plug your PC into it?
Im playing Forza7 on the PC for now until the one X is released.

Play anywhere makes the One X much less attractive if you have a PC that can do the 4k thing, to me its about playing with my friends who get multi platform games on the xbox. I want my 4k goodness but if i play PC i cant play with them on anything that is not Crossplay/play anywhere.

Mull3t · 18 Oct 2017 at 16:51

Amazon really pee me off sometimes, had the Scorpio pre ordered since announce and since then I’ve moved address, they saying they can not amend the address as it’s a pre order and I need to cancel the order and buy it again...but it’s a Scorpio edition!!

How hard is it to update my address, they’ve got it on the system as my main address now!

Eliot · 18 Oct 2017 at 17:45

ic1male said:
No, I definitely remember it being said at the time of the S launch that it’s only upscaled to 4k. Sony said the PS4 Pro takes an extra ½GB memory for its 4k UI. IIRC, didn’t MS increase the available memory of the X to developers by the same amount?

It’s supposedly mentioned in the release notes for yesterday’s update but I can’t find a copy of said notes anywhere.

To be honest I think the upscaling and outputting at 4k is the bigger difference, I definately saw a marked improvement in the dashboard picture when moving from a Launch XBone to my Xbone S on the same 4K screen.

Dannyb01y · 18 Oct 2017 at 17:50

Mull3t said:
Amazon really pee me off sometimes, had the Scorpio pre ordered since announce and since then I’ve moved address, they saying they can not amend the address as it’s a pre order and I need to cancel the order and buy it again...but it’s a Scorpio edition!!

How hard is it to update my address, they’ve got it on the system as my main address now!

I guess I'm in the same boat then. :/

EDIT* I just managed to change mine on the order screen.

hardkore · 18 Oct 2017 at 18:11

Seriously considering pulling the trigger on one of these. Ive got two questions though if anyone can help me.

1. If I pre-order via Amazon is payment taken immediately or when it ships?

2. Playing time is a Bit limited nowadays with the arrival of my baby boy 5 months ago so I just make do with gamepass and ea access. Will games on these services get all the "enhanced Xbox one x" features?

Many thanks everyone

House · 18 Oct 2017 at 18:31

around when it ships.

As for ea access and game pass. Some games will be enhanced. Titianfall 2 and battlefield 1 on ea accesss are announced. Halo 5 on game pass will. But some of the older games won’t

There is talk that BC games get a healthy boost from the one x but we will have to wait and see on that

Ea access and game pass is a great deal if you just want a go to system. Pick up the odd. AAA must play game you want and you have one hell of a colection

Mull3t · 18 Oct 2017 at 18:34

Dannyb01y said:
I guess I'm in the same boat then. :/

EDIT* I just managed to change mine on the order screen.

Whaaaaat? How! I don’t even have an option!!

Dannyb01y · 18 Oct 2017 at 19:09

Mull3t said:
Whaaaaat? How! I don’t even have an option!!

I cant see an option now but it was somewhere within the order page. Maybe you have to add the new address to the account first? Maybe contact Amazon assuming you haven't if all else fails?

Jae-So · 18 Oct 2017 at 19:38

Mull3t said:
Amazon really pee me off sometimes, had the Scorpio pre ordered since announce and since then I’ve moved address, they saying they can not amend the address as it’s a pre order and I need to cancel the order and buy it again...but it’s a Scorpio edition!!

How hard is it to update my address, they’ve got it on the system as my main address now!

Same issue here.

Mull3t · 18 Oct 2017 at 20:22

Dannyb01y said:
I cant see an option now but it was somewhere within the order page. Maybe you have to add the new address to the account first? Maybe contact Amazon assuming you haven't if all else fails?

Hmm, yeah I’ve contacted them about 3 times today and all say the same that they can’t change it and to cancel and place the order again...

hardkore · 18 Oct 2017 at 20:26

House said:
around when it ships.

As for ea access and game pass. Some games will be enhanced. Titianfall 2 and battlefield 1 on ea accesss are announced. Halo 5 on game pass will. But some of the older games won’t

There is talk that BC games get a healthy boost from the one x but we will have to wait and see on that

Ea access and game pass is a great deal if you just want a go to system. Pick up the odd. AAA must play game you want and you have one hell of a colection

Nice one, thanks. I only really buy the odd game on release that I can't wait for. I've had my Xbox one for a couple of years but just play Madden on it. Didn't even know about game pass until yesterday!!