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

Kreeeee · 9 Dec 2020 at 10:52

chrcoluk said:
output is 4k, 1440p crashes capture device (they think only tv modes matter), I did also try 1080p, but the banding stayed at 1080p.

I tried both 8bit and 10bit colour depth in fidelity settings, and it is using PC-RGB.

I have grabbed another hdmi 2.0 cable from my ps4 pro box and plan to connect it to the console directly to see if things change. The recordings done using the built in feature in my opinion are better quality than the ps4 pro, so I dont mind bypassing the capture device on the Series S. Also I believe if you record HDR content, will colour map it correctly back to SDR on the recordings so can play back fine on SDR devices, something that is not easy to do with OBS.

Personally I think HDR even on something like the LG850 is very noticeable, primarily because you get the much wider colours been used, and properly colour mapped. The problem I believe though is if I remove the capture device, I think HDR will no longer work, because according to displayninja, both the LG and dell nano ips panels cant use HDR on the consoles.

The banding I will say though in practice I think isnt a big deal, I havent noticed banding in the game itself. It seems to be just on that screen dimming.

I have the Dell S2721DGF (same panel) and you definitely want HDR off. It’s only HDR 400 and it lacks the FALD required for HDR so games actually end up looking a lot better in SDR on those panels when configured properly.

chrcoluk · 9 Dec 2020 at 10:55

ic1male said:
Do OG Xbox games have cloud saving too? Or is this feature dependent on the backend at the time, i.e. it only came along with 360 so nothing before then.

lost oddysey a 360 game forced me to cloud save, was no local storage option at all.

vesperia DE as far as I know is local saving.

chrcoluk · 9 Dec 2020 at 10:57

Kreeeee said:
I have the Dell S2721DGF (same panel) and you definitely want HDR off. It’s only HDR 400 and it lacks the FALD required for HDR so games look a lot better in SDR on those panels.

for me it definitely looks nicer, its similar to my reshade profile I used on pc vesperia. I feel there is 2 aspects of HDR, the increase in colour strength and the contrast ratio, and it still is nice without the hardware increase in contrast ratio, but there is still a software effect as they shifting the colour mapping to more extreme points.

escape sanity · 9 Dec 2020 at 11:17

Matutu said:
What's the best way to get a Series X then? was doubtful about going next gen, but seeing my mates play Destiny 2 last night in full 4k and switch then between that and other games has changed my mind!

Any good tracker sites or rumours etc?

Stock Informer's alerts worked for me. I'd given up on getting one this year, but managed to grab a Series X on Amazon Germany yesterday for delivery on the 18th-20th. Stock apparently lasted around 15 minutes.

mid_gen · 9 Dec 2020 at 11:24

Stock Informer does work, but you have to be fast, as there's a lot of people watching the alerts.

adam cool dude · 9 Dec 2020 at 12:36

Khrest said:
Hi, I was wondering whether non-first party games might be different; only joined the team this generation from PS4

Banjo Tooie as well which is an Xbox live arcade game.

iMacMart · 9 Dec 2020 at 13:47

escape sanity said:
Stock Informer's alerts worked for me. I'd given up on getting one this year, but managed to grab a Series X on Amazon Germany yesterday for delivery on the 18th-20th. Stock apparently lasted around 15 minutes.

I saw that, but couldn't work out my German so gave up incase I got myself into purchase trouble

steve5424 · 9 Dec 2020 at 13:56

iMacMart said:
I saw that, but couldn't work out my German so gave up incase I got myself into purchase trouble

Use chrome. It should offer to translate.

eyetrip · 9 Dec 2020 at 14:07

sityeuropa said:
Series S / X just got the update which enables 120fps.

Just toggling Performance and Quality and spinning the camera around you can see the butter smooth difference. It's amazing.

What exactly got a 120 update?

iMacMart · 9 Dec 2020 at 14:18

steve5424 said:
Use chrome. It should offer to translate.

Ah I was in my phone (iPhone) safari

thanks for the tip

Jono8 · 9 Dec 2020 at 15:08

ic1male said:
How're everyone's consoles behaving at almost a month after launch? Anyone had a duff one or bricked theirs?

Console seems spot on. Hardware stability has been 100% so far (ie not one crash/shutdown etc)

Had a duff controller with a sticky right trigger, but Microsoft have replaced it.

steinooo · 10 Dec 2020 at 08:18

Hi, mate of mine has pre-ordered cyberpunk from Argos, and wants to pre load the game . He has seen the "download to console" button on the phone app and pressed it but nothing has happened . His instant on is turned on and he's also looked through the options on the console but can't work out what to press to get it to download. Any help appreciated

CaptainRAVE · 10 Dec 2020 at 08:33

steinooo said:
Hi, mate of mine has pre-ordered cyberpunk from Argos, and wants to pre load the game . He has seen the "download to console" button on the phone app and pressed it but nothing has happened . His instant on is turned on and he's also looked through the options on the console but can't work out what to press to get it to download. Any help appreciated

Sometimes there is a delay.

rickjames · 10 Dec 2020 at 08:35

Any way of troubleshooting quick resume issues? FIFA 21 now doesn't seem to want to do it, unless the X|S enhanced version doesn't have it...

KraniX · 10 Dec 2020 at 09:05

steinooo said:
Hi, mate of mine has pre-ordered cyberpunk from Argos, and wants to pre load the game . He has seen the "download to console" button on the phone app and pressed it but nothing has happened . His instant on is turned on and he's also looked through the options on the console but can't work out what to press to get it to download. Any help appreciated

Do a full console reboot, worked for me.

Boomstick777 · 10 Dec 2020 at 10:43

Explosivo said:
Is it worth going from xbone x to series s?

After seeing Cyberpunk on Xbox One X and Xbox Series S, you can say it's 100% worth upgrading to the Xbox Series S. The newer Ryzen CPU, memory and SSD, are far more of an upgrade than the slightley less GPU Grunt. I think the more modern GPU architecture outpeforms the older higher TF GPU as well. The faster memory and CPU enable it to do more.

The real problem is finding a next gen console to buy...

chrcoluk · 10 Dec 2020 at 11:01

Boomstick777 said:
After seeing Cyberpunk on Xbox One X and Xbox Series S, you can say it's 100% worth upgrading to the Xbox Series S. The newer Ryzen CPU, memory and SSD, are far more of an upgrade than the slightley less GPU Grunt. I think the more modern GPU architecture outpeforms the older higher TF GPU as well. The faster memory and CPU enable it to do more.

The real problem is finding a next gen console to buy...

I tried to find a one X vs series S for the game but no hits, do you have a link? its all Series X vs one X or Series X vs PS5.

chroniclard · 10 Dec 2020 at 11:06

chrcoluk said:
I tried to find a one X vs series S for the game but no hits, do you have a link? its all Series X vs one X or Series X vs PS5.

This compares them all.

(1) Cyberpunk 2077 Comparison - Xbox Series X vs. Xbox Series S vs. Xbox One S vs. PS5 vs. PS4 - YouTube

steinooo · 10 Dec 2020 at 11:13

KraniX said:
Do a full console reboot, worked for me.

Thanks!!! This worked for him !!

CaptainRAVE · 10 Dec 2020 at 11:16

Shame we have to wait for the next gen console enhancements with cyberpunk.

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

Which will you buy?

Series X

Series S

Not interested

Both

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