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

Which will you buy?

  • Series X

    Votes: 536 59.4%

  • Series S

    Votes: 107 11.9%

  • Not interested

    Votes: 234 25.9%

  • Both

    Votes: 25 2.8%
  • Total voters
    902
ColdAsIce said:
Having watched the Digital Foundry video comparing backwards compatible games on the X-Box Series X compared the older X-Box One X. Can we all agree that the upgrade models of the previous gen model were pretty pathetic? I don't think a single game they compared showed the X-Box One X ever hold onto 60fps solid.
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One X has been great tbh. Can’t say I have been bothered by frame rates in games. I wish it was like the old days when you just got a game and played it. Personally I think Digital foundry is ruining gaming.......

Looking forward to series X next month.
 
BMox81 said:
You can buy one year EA passes at Shopto for £16.85. That will equate to 4 months GPU.

3 years stacked should give you 1 year of GPU.
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Will this work though? The way MS has worded it makes it sound like it's meant to be purchased through the MS Store, but would that include redeemed codes like these?
 
McPhee said:
This is quite useful for those of us who have subs already though. Mine runs out in Feb 2022. I can potentially add another year for £50 with this conversion. And there was me thinking about getting an SX on All Access...
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How are you adding another year of GPU for £50?
 
ColdAsIce said:
Having watched the Digital Foundry video comparing backwards compatible games on the X-Box Series X compared the older X-Box One X. Can we all agree that the upgrade models of the previous gen model were pretty pathetic? I don't think a single game they compared showed the X-Box One X ever hold onto 60fps solid.
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The One X could only go so far whilst keeping to the same architecture. IMO it's a much better 4K console than the PS4 Pro. The latter mostly checkerboards the resolution and kills framerates at the same time, makes a very good true 1080p console though.
 
ColdAsIce said:
Having watched the Digital Foundry video comparing backwards compatible games on the X-Box Series X compared the older X-Box One X. Can we all agree that the upgrade models of the previous gen model were pretty pathetic? I don't think a single game they compared showed the X-Box One X ever hold onto 60fps solid.
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The terrible CPUs held the decent GPUs back, even when overclocked.

The focus was really on the resolution rather than frame rate, fortunately something that has changed with the XBox (but not the PS5) for the next generation.
 
McPhee said:
If it's possible to stack three years of EA Play (I don't know if it is), this should covert to 12 months GPU. EA Play 12 months vouchers at £16.85 at Shopto. Total £50.55.
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Ah right sorry, had a mental block there.

So we could do that now and it would just convert on 10th Nov? No need to wait until then?
 
jamesy505 said:
Ah right sorry, had a mental block there.

So we could do that now and it would just convert on 10th Nov? No need to wait until then?
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AFAIK it's only for subs running before 10th November, who also have Game Pass Ultimate. EA Play will continue to exist as a standalone product on Xbox. This is just a gesture to compensate those who would otherwise have EA Play twice (once as a standalone, and once via Game Pass Ultimate).
 
What's the score with external USB storage? I've read it needs to be USB 3.1 so I take it my existing USB3 drive won't work? Only going to use it to offload Xbox one games onto.
 
hardkore said:
What's the score with external USB storage? I've read it needs to be USB 3.1 so I take it my existing USB3 drive won't work? Only going to use it to offload Xbox one games onto.
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The Xbox only uses the lowest speed of USB 3, which is called USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 these days. Your HDD will be fine.
 
Ethernet cable routed and ready :)

Nothing else to prepare now.

Headphones check, HDMI cable routed check, Ethernet cable check.

X, controller stand and Valhalla the next things to arrive. It’s a slow wait.
 
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The escape key thing was a bit odd - hit too soon and would get white screen.

And when landing on the payment page, no amount of escape would work - had to uae escape to get to selection page, mak3 sure x was selected, disable scripting, continue to payment page - then finally through

Hope they allow them.
 
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