Poll: *** Xbox Series X|S - General Discussion Thread ***

Which will you buy?

  • Series X

    Votes: 535 59.5%

  • Series S

    Votes: 105 11.7%

  • Not interested

    Votes: 234 26.0%

  • Both

    Votes: 25 2.8%
  • Total voters
    899
Ryan-3 said:
Even though there was a range of games at the launch of the last consoles, none were of interest to me. I can say the same with the 360 too. But the benefits that will be seen from the enhancements for Series X, I will have something beneficial from day one. And at least it seems like MS aren't going to be shafting their customers in the way that Sony will be.
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I'm not worried about having nothing to play, the 360 back catalogue will keep me occupied for months! But the fact there is no Series X game demos being shown is totally weird. Thank god September is nearly over. Surely in October there has to be information overload - new games running, old games running with enhancements, etc.
 
At least there’s one thing we can take from all this - Xbox isn’t going away anytime soon. Digital librarians can sleep easy for at least another decade.

It’s Xbox’s 20th birthday next year. You just know there’s going to be a limited edition of the Series X in November 2021. Also coincides with Halo Infinite launch, probably.
 
McBain said:
Im just going to use an existing external SSD connected via USB and transfer games onto internal when I want to play them. Seems like that's the best way to go, I'd be interested in the Seagate expansion card for around £150 but im not paying any more than that.
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Eurogamer had it down for £159 on Smyths website.
 
Mark1989 said:
Each to there own.

In real terms there isn't a massive noticible difference in pcie SSD or nvme etc anyway it's noticed in benchmarks that's all

Friend has a nvme SSD, it's much quicker than my standard data SSD in my pc but tbh I don't notice any difference in Windows or games only when he showed me his benchmark

That's why I don't see the value, it's not a complaint

Each to there own, people will buy it and it's there choice and money so if there happy all that matters
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I see your argument but as of yet, we haven't had a single game that is designed purely for a minimum of 2.4GB/sec transfer speeds. Star Citizen on PC is probably the closest but even that still caters for slower SATA SSDs. And it's likely to be Sony that are first off the blocks with their first party games. Xbox will still have to include PC users with HDDs for a few years.
 
Sheff said:
I couldn't pre-order the Series X on Tuesday, so I opted for the Series S and additional controllers instead of gambling on launch day. I'm fairly happy with this as I'll just be using it for Game Pass and I can always upgrade at the mid-cycle refresh.
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I'm beginning to think this, too.

I can't see me ever ditching PC gaming, even though I moan to hell and back about it. With a Series S, I have access to the better side of Game Pass (more games on console that I prefer compared to the PC offerings) and it means at least I won't have to rebuy the umpteen purchases I've made on PC and PS4. So then instead of going PS5 digital, I'll go PS5 disc. It seems just such a better proposition to me. The only HDMI port I have spare on my TV is a 1080p one, that's where the XSS would plug in.

The S is also a perfect little carry about machine for when the kids come along because there's no way they are getting their grubby mits on the PS5 DualSense.

Decisions, decisions... still not going to pre-order though. I want to wait until Digital Foundry have put these systems through their paces before I decide. Wonder if there'll be any reductions on Black Friday.
 
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What happens when you have the Series S connected to a 1080p display? Does it internally render everything at 1440p and then just downscale the output? Or does it render at 1080p? Hopefully it's the former as you'll get free anti-aliasing then.
 
MOOGLEYS said:
I have a 1TB SSD in my One X and an 8TB Xbox USB game drive. I just copy over what I’m currently playing plenty of room for 10 games. Will just carry on doing this with Series X. No real need for extra ssd space really.
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Ah, so you have some experience with SSD <> HDD copying albeit at reduced speed. How long does it take to shift games from the HDD to the SSD?
 
Noxia said:
I wonder if they will put FO3 and Oblivion back on GP now. I'd like to play them conveniently upgraded a bit. Yes I know I can do on Pc but I cba with mods hence why I prefer consoles generally.
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One thing I’ve noticed about these older titles, Oblivion, Mass Effect, there is no complete edition or bundle to buy digitally. So if you choose to play via Game Pass or EA Play you still have to pay silly amounts for all the DLC. Way overpriced for such old games.
 
45 days to go. Excitement is building!

For me, October should pass quite quickly. Once the bike racing starts in Italy and Spain, the days will just blur into each other as did September with Tour de France.
 
eyetrip said:
So, I'm pretty much settling on xbss and game pass

I'm a little out of touch with what is and isn't interconnected anymore.

If I got ac valhalla on xbox, does that automatically give me access to it on pc these days? Or is that just first party titles?

I already have a voucher for pc version having bought Ryzen 3900xt, but was wondering if any version would give me access across platforms?
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Some games work like that, mainly the first parties and the odd third party like Resident Evil VII.

But for Ubisoft, it's a separate buy for each platform.
 
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