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

[Destination]

I got a preorder thru MS right at the start, was so grateful i was off work the day the preorders came online, and ordered thru MS directly.

 

[McBain]

Is anyone using their Series X to watch 4k UHD movies? I've just put one in mine for the first time and the disk drive is annoyingly loud. I don't mind the drive being a bit loud when installing games but I'd say its unusable for watching movies!

Me although can't say I've noticed the noise from the drive, if im watching a film the volume from my Sonos Arc drowns anything out.

 

[kevlar69]

Me although can't say I've noticed the noise from the drive, if im watching a film the volume from my Sonos Arc drowns anything out.

Of course, my AV system too ( while watching Blade runner 2049 today ) but that's a film with never a silent moment.

 

[chrcoluk]

That's one explanation, but Microsoft don't sell either and support 1440p.

exactly, microsoft havent a tv department to protect.

 

[Mariusz]

exactly, microsoft havent a tv department to protect.

But Sony only have the XH9005 that is "PS5 ready." They are just limiting the PS5 and it's negatively impacting the consumer.

 

[ShivP]

https://www.game.co.uk/en/xbox-seri...047d6b8cbda3b50b33a48817429170945a095a4baee50

Game pre-orders open

I'm through the queue but don't need an X....

 

[ShivP]

aaaaaand out of stock

 

[Witcher1980]

Damn, I need a 2nd series X for my bedroom. Annoying having to keep unplugging the downstairs one.

 

[Ysmalari]

Of course, my AV system too ( while watching Blade runner 2049 today ) but that's a film with never a silent moment.

I watch UHD movies on mine as well and agree the disc noise is not good, I don't think it's because the drive is particularly loud it just seems like it's spinning the disc needlessly fast.

The One X didn't do this - as soon as it started playing in the bluray app the disc spin speed reduced so I'm guessing there's some kind of issue with the app on the series X.
If it is software related I'm hoping it gets sorted out soon and I've reported it to MS in several insider surveys.

 

[MOOGLEYS]

Mine spins up fast at first but slows down after a couple of mins and is just a hum....

 

[jambutty]

Damn, I need a 2nd series X for my bedroom. Annoying having to keep unplugging the downstairs one.

Rather than forking out more money for another Xbox, for the time being you could try using a Windows 10 PC and the beta game streaming app.
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-stream-xbox-series-x-or-s-to-your-pc-5093348

 

[dakaiez]

Rather than forking out more money for another Xbox, for the time being you could try using a Windows 10 PC and the beta game streaming app.
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-stream-xbox-series-x-or-s-to-your-pc-5093348

There is a little delay doing that.

I use my Series X on my PC setup and when I want to play on the TV I use the Game Pass app on my Nvidia Shield and it's fine for anything that can be played with a little delay.

 

[PiKe]

Series S would be enough for your secondary, seems silly to spend another £450.

 

[Puzzled]

Series S would be enough for your secondary, seems silly to spend another £450.

Depends really, if I had a Series X and a Series S then I'd still want to play the majority of games on the Series X as they will look better. Not much point buying a Series S if you don't want to use it

 

[Martynt74]

Depends really, if I had a Series X and a Series S then I'd still want to play the majority of games on the Series X as they will look better. Not much point buying a Series S if you don't want to use it

Agreed, i figure if you're in the position where you're buying a second xbox for convinience, an extra £200 is a minimal amount!

 

[Bishie]

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but it's nice to see the Series X faring better in recent comparisons! It achieves 2160p @ 60 FPS with high shadows, compared to the PS5 which manages 1800p @ 60 FPS with medium shadows.

Alex from Digital Foundry said:

People may be making jokes about the tools getting better here - but I have heard that build performance has indeed increased over time since launch on XSX. GPU compiler and stuff can be pretty important for GPU performance!

 

[Tenzo]

Woohoo - got my dispatch email from Game!

EDIT: Mine's arrived! buzzin'

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but it's nice to see the Series X faring better in recent comparisons! It achieves 2160p @ 60 FPS with high shadows, compared to the PS5 which manages 1800p @ 60 FPS with medium shadows.

Alex from Digital Foundry said:

It'll make sense to see this trend down the line once the X is fully utilised. Slightly inflammatory title from DF though.

 

[Noxia]

The gap should absolutely exist and always be in XSX favour if the devs are doing it right.

 

[chrcoluk]

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but it's nice to see the Series X faring better in recent comparisons! It achieves 2160p @ 60 FPS with high shadows, compared to the PS5 which manages 1800p @ 60 FPS with medium shadows.

Alex from Digital Foundry said:

Thats nice but console game devs need to understand frame variance is unacceptable, they should have reduced the folage density. For that reason I would say the PS5 version is the best out of the three, but so far seems the best enhanced game for these consoles. The visuals look nicer than cyberpunk in my opinion.