Xbox One X

Phemo · 2 Nov 2017 at 14:11

I was a little disappointed to see that the update for Forza Horizon 3 is only going to be 1080p/60fps or 4K/30fps. I'm not sure why but I expected it to be capable of playing that at 4K/60fps, but clearly not.

On the other hand, when you take a step back and realise it's a £450 box that's kicking that out, it's actually pretty impressive.

Jase · 2 Nov 2017 at 14:24

Phemo said:
I was a little disappointed to see that the update for Forza Horizon 3 is only going to be 1080p/60fps or 4K/30fps. I'm not sure why but I expected it to be capable of playing that at 4K/60fps, but clearly not.

Forza 7 is native 4K/60 with HDR but as you say Horizon 3 is 4K/30 and doesn't have HDR.

Phemo said:
On the other hand, when you take a step back and realise it's a £450 box that's kicking that out, it's actually pretty impressive.

Aye not bad although the PS4 Pro was doing that a year ago.

I want to see how Assassins Creed Origins compares on the X compares to the PS4 Pro, it's being pushed as a must see title on the X so I expect it to be better but will see (just hope it's improved from when I played it on the X and looked awful).

Mull3t · 2 Nov 2017 at 14:34

Mull3t said:
Did someone mention earlier in this thread how to set your current Xbox to download 4K updates ready for Tuesday?

Anyone?

Phemo · 2 Nov 2017 at 14:38

The option is in a weird place. Settings -> System -> Backup & Transfer. In there you should see a tickbox for "Download 4K Content". I enabled it and a while later it automatically kicked in a 27GB update for Forza 7 and a 23GB or so update for Gears 4.

ic1male · 2 Nov 2017 at 14:38

https://support.xbox.com/en-GB/games/game-setup/download-4k-game-content

VincentHanna · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:02

Jase said:
Forza 7 is native 4K/60 with HDR but as you say Horizon 3 is 4K/30 and doesn't have HDR.

Forza Horizon 3 already supports HDR...

kinger8938 · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:04

VincentHanna said:
Forza Horizon 3 already supports HDR...

Yea I thought so too, because it does on console but not pc for some reason

andrewohare · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:08

Jay343434 said:
True and I'm looking forward to it. So far it seems like it's a massive step up from the original Xbox One in terms of performance differences. The PS4 Pro is disappointing in that regard. But Microsoft seem to be really pushing "upgrade" patches.

I've noticed quite a few games have a performance and quality mode, targeting 60fps or 4k respectively. To be honest I'd love to have that become a standard in games. I'd personally prefer framerate over resolution etc and it would be great to have a choice.

I'm looking forward to finding out about noise levels too, again the PS4 Pro is far too loud.

Yeah looking forward to see the speed increase, I thought the PS4 Pro was a big step up from the standard PS4 (for me anyway) especially on a 4K set regarding noise levels its only playing discs that its loud and I suspect the XB1X will have the same issue with discs, not a lot can be done with disc drives without bumping up the cost

Jase · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:21

VincentHanna said:
Forza Horizon 3 already supports HDR...

OK it wasn't listed as having HDR at 4K on the site I was looking at but on the MS site it does.

VincentHanna · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:22

kinger8938 said:
Yea I thought so too, because it does on console but not pc for some reason

I know, very annoying since I own it on PC and Xbox and it runs at 4K/60 anyway on my PC hooked up to my OLED.

signs · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:23

VincentHanna said:
Fingers crossed they don't

However, If they did I could order another one from Plantronics, put the faulty ones in the box and send them back......then i'm not doing a retailer out of any money.

yeah , sorry that was a really negative comment of mine

insane200 · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:27

Phemo said:
I was a little disappointed to see that the update for Forza Horizon 3 is only going to be 1080p/60fps or 4K/30fps. I'm not sure why but I expected it to be capable of playing that at 4K/60fps, but clearly not.

On the other hand, when you take a step back and realise it's a £450 box that's kicking that out, it's actually pretty impressive.

I guess with the world being so pretty 60fps was a lot to ask, Hopefully the next Horizon game will push it towards 60fps.

oldestgregg · 2 Nov 2017 at 16:32

ic1male said:
Has anyone found any footage of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on X1X yet?

Curious why you mention Oblivion specifically? Is this a thing I have no heard about? I hope so as its my favourite game of all time.

ic1male · 2 Nov 2017 at 16:34

oldestgregg said:
Curious why you mention Oblivion specifically? Is this a thing I have no heard about? I hope so as its my favourite game of all time.

It’s having a 9x resolution increase to 4K (and HDR maybe).

Mull3t · 2 Nov 2017 at 17:47

Phemo said:
The option is in a weird place. Settings -> System -> Backup & Transfer. In there you should see a tickbox for "Download 4K Content". I enabled it and a while later it automatically kicked in a 27GB update for Forza 7 and a 23GB or so update for Gears 4.

Cheers

oldestgregg · 2 Nov 2017 at 17:50

ic1male said:
It’s having a 9x resolution increase to 4K (and HDR maybe).

WHAT!!!!!!!!! Wow, I've just gone from being quite excited to...over the moon!!!!!

VincentHanna · 2 Nov 2017 at 18:52

Just bear in mind that the assets will still look dated.

It's an 11 year old game.

arcon33 · 2 Nov 2017 at 19:00

oldestgregg said:
Curious why you mention Oblivion specifically? Is this a thing I have no heard about? I hope so as its my favourite game of all time.

The nostalgia is strong in this game

House · 2 Nov 2017 at 19:43

Just got an email mines packed. Was starting to get twitchy there. Roll on the 7th then DPD can make me wait

MadFruit · 2 Nov 2017 at 21:27

I was gonna pop to the store and get this on release day. Just realised it's a public holiday here, and all the stores will be closed (no deliveries either). MS chose a public holiday to release!!

OK, so Tuesday is a stupid day too have a public holiday, and it's only Victoria (Australia) but still... it feels personal