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

[biron_w]

What did you buy exactly? I'm not following how this works..

I bought 12 months of EA Access for Xbox Live. As I'm already subscribed to GPU when I redeemed the code it automatically got swapped to 4 months of GPU.

 

[eyetrip]

So, can we just safely assume at this that Microsoft is not going to offer complete warranty support for anyone who didn't get their console through Microsoft themselves?

 

[Witcher1980]

I bought 12 months of EA Access for Xbox Live. As I'm already subscribed to GPU when I redeemed the code it automatically got swapped to 4 months of GPU.

Yeah, good trick this.

 

[Jono8]

Yeah, good trick this.

Yep, cheapest way to extend things for existing subscribers (without having to let your sub run out).

£4 a month is pretty good.

 

[Kreeeee]

Thanks for your informative reply. Am I correct then in thinking pretty much any external SSD drive will suffice and out perform a standard mechanical version?.

Regarding the actual Series S games when they arrive, what would be the actual issue with them on the external SSD drive?.
Thanks again for your help.

They won’t run from an external drive.

 

[Witcher1980]

Yep, cheapest way to extend things for existing subscribers (without having to let your sub run out).

£4 a month is pretty good.

Indeed, will stack these up when I get home lol. Did one quickly before work.

 

[gord]

I bought 12 months of EA Access for Xbox Live. As I'm already subscribed to GPU when I redeemed the code it automatically got swapped to 4 months of GPU.

Superb, thanks, just done this too for a little top-up.

 

[spaceman]

Thanks for your informative reply. Am I correct then in thinking pretty much any external SSD drive will suffice and out perform a standard mechanical version?.

Regarding the actual Series S games when they arrive, what would be the actual issue with them on the external SSD drive?.
Thanks again for your help.

Here is a Digital Foundry speed comparison video --> https://youtu.be/7y-Fy1Q2O2k

Pretty much any SSD will do. You can only play backward compatible games (Xbox/360/Xbox One) via the external drives. When the Series games arrive they will only play via the internal drive.

 

[McPhee]

Thanks for your informative reply. Am I correct then in thinking pretty much any external SSD drive will suffice and out perform a standard mechanical version?.

Regarding the actual Series S games when they arrive, what would be the actual issue with them on the external SSD drive?.
Thanks again for your help.

Games built for Series S and X will only run from internal storage (or the official expansion). You can store these games on an external drive, but they need to be transferred to internal storage (or the official card) when you want to play them. Only Xbox Original, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games can be played from an external drive.

Your alternatives are:

• Official 1TB expansion card (~£220)
• 1TB SSD as a stop-gap (~£80 rather than ~£200 for 2TB)
• An external hard drive (£Cheap)

Personally, I use a 2TB external hard drive. But if I was buying something specifically for Series S today, it'd be a 1TB external with a view to buying the official drive when the price is more reasonable. If you're spending 2TB external money, you're as well just buying the official expansion; while it's half the storage, it'll be more convenient long-term.

 

[Robert]

So I’m tempted to double dip with modern warfare on XS. I currently play it on PC in potato settings (980gtx, 2700x and 32GB RAM) and assume the XS would give me much better graphical fidelity? Only concern (apart from buying it twice) is playing with a controller...as I’m strictly keyboard and mouse for those types of games.

 

[adam cool dude]

So I’m tempted to double dip with modern warfare on XS. I currently play it on PC in potato settings (980gtx, 2700x and 32GB RAM) and assume the XS would give me much better graphical fidelity? Only concern (apart from buying it twice) is playing with a controller...as I’m strictly keyboard and mouse for those types of games.

You can play keyboard and mouse on series X.

 

[Robert]

You can play keyboard and mouse on series X.

hmm, aren’t they all really expensive though?

 

[adam cool dude]

hmm, aren’t they all really expensive though?

I think you just use any usb ones?

 

[Witcher1980]

I think you just use any usb ones?

Microsoft only allow certain usb headsets, do they really allow any usb keyboard mouse?

 

[ljt]

Microsoft only allow certain usb headsets, do they really allow any usb keyboard mouse?

Well I plugged my very old logitech wave keyboard in and that worked fine!

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Games built for Series S and X will only run from internal storage (or the official expansion). You can store these games on an external drive, but they need to be transferred to internal storage (or the official card) when you want to play them. Only Xbox Original, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games can be played from an external drive.

Your alternatives are:

• Official 1TB expansion card (~£220)
• 1TB SSD as a stop-gap (~£80 rather than ~£200 for 2TB)
• An external hard drive (£Cheap)

Personally, I use a 2TB external hard drive. But if I was buying something specifically for Series S today, it'd be a 1TB external with a view to buying the official drive when the price is more reasonable. If you're spending 2TB external money, you're as well just buying the official expansion; while it's half the storage, it'll be more convenient long-term.

A few run off external, but yes, the majority of optimised titles need internal storage. I use my external 1tb ssd for all other games.

 

[adam cool dude]

Microsoft only allow certain usb headsets, do they really allow any usb keyboard mouse?

According to MS yes. I personally hate the idea as you are having an unfair advantage over average joe.

 

[McPhee]

A few run off external, but yes, the majority of optimised titles need internal storage. I use my external 1tb ssd for all other games.

A few "Optimised for" titles run off external drives. But they're just enhanced Xbox One (and earlier) games. I'm willing to bet that no "next gen" titles will.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

A few "Optimised for" titles run off external drives. But they're just enhanced Xbox One (and earlier) games. I'm willing to bet that no "next gen" titles will.

No, doubt any next gen titles will, but it’s still good to know some back compat enhanced titles can.

 

[ljt]

I believe you can still use the external drives to "store" the X/S games until you're ready to start them. It'll be quicker transferring from the external drive to internal drive than downloading them when you're ready.