Poll: *** Xbox Series X|S - General Discussion Thread ***
It'll delight my sister - she could buy two Xbox Series S for each one of her kids instead of having them sharing an Xbox Series X.
It's got hardware scaler to deal with that.
It doesn't exist on consoles. It's a PC only thing.
I’m really torn. Now the hubbub has died down a bit, I’m thinking I should stick with my original plan of buying a PS5 and muddling along with my 1070. The Xbox Series S kind of ensures that my PC will keep up with games at 1080p60 for another few years yet. And I know I’d miss my Steam library if I swapped.
I think because it’s using a software emulation layer, it brings all kinds of licensing issues into play. It’s a shame really because there are some great titles still missing. But some is better than none. Xbox still haven’t talked much about BC yet on Series consoles. Are all the Xbox 360 games at 720p now going to get enhanced to 4K? Are all Xbone games? Which are going to get their frame rates doubled?
So the ports on the back of X|S are exactly the same, that's one mystery solved.
Digital Foundry talk about Series S. I'm about to watch, I don't think it's the tech breakdown video as mentioned by Microsoft though.
That's a good question.
Did anyone here use it previously to buy the Xbox One S or Xbox One X? Or used Klarna with any other retailer? Would be interested to know what things they want to know when you apply. Income? Employment? That sort of thing or just a check with credit agencies?
That’s associated with your Microsoft account rather than a specific console.
I think the second most exciting thing I've read (after the SSD tech being first) is the support for Dolby Vision.
From what I can gather, TVs with Dolby Vision don't require any adjustments whatsoever when playing back Dolby Vision media. No sliders for colour, brightness, HDR, gamma, etc. It just works the same on any TV that is certified for it. That is mega.
From what I can gather, TVs with Dolby Vision don't require any adjustments whatsoever when playing back Dolby Vision media. No sliders for colour, brightness, HDR, gamma, etc. It just works the same on any TV that is certified for it. That is mega.
I wouldn't worry about it. The capabilities have already been demonstrated running Gears 5 multiplayer at 120fps.
There's a lot of crap going round on Twitter now from people who don't even have developer kits of the hardware.
There's no need for it. The two PS5 SKUs are the same bar the optical drive. And PS5 games won't be running on PS4s, Sony will have them listed as separate items on the store.
https://www.gamespew.com/2020/09/xb...y-xbox-one-x-enhancements-microsoft-confirms/
I think it was pretty much a given that it wouldn’t run Xbox One X versions of games given the RAM discrepancy.
Yeah, if it wasn't for the shortage of RAM, I would fully expect the XSS to play the Xbone games in Xbone X mode. Heck, I even expected some kind of technical trickery to workaround that missing 1GB of RAM.
We don’t know anything like that. It will all come down to Digital Foundry doing a comparison of Assassins Creed Valhalla, Watch Dog Legions and Dirt 5. I thInk they are the only multiplat launch titles.
I think the key thing about lower resolutions on a 4K TV is to have the HUD at native 4K. When text and game are at 1440p, I can notice. But if the game is running at 1440p and the text is 2160p then I can't notice. As you know though, I do sit only 3ft away (50" TV is used as a PC monitor).
https://streamable.com/ogjm82
Interview with Liz Hamren, Head of Platform Engineering and Hardware, talking about Series S
Interview with Liz Hamren, Head of Platform Engineering and Hardware, talking about Series S
Didn't know this. I'm years away from getting a new TV though.
Yeah, it's supposed to be doing 4K60 streaming and recording this time around. (XSX only, I presume.)