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

[Raymond Lin]

Xbox and Chill

 

[ic1male]

 

[cyclonus10]

None at all. I'm a gamer, have all systems in the house mainly a pc gamer. Gamepass is absolutely nuts, especially where I did the 3 year ultimate gamepass trick for a quid.

When I sold my Series S to some random on Facebook marketplace I gave him the words to use on Google to find a guide on how to do the trick. He had no idea about it.

 

[DanzP]

Gamepass gets better and better! The next couple of years will be unreal

 

[Mark1989]

Think I'm going to be needing the expansion drive at this rate!

 

[DanzP]

Think I'm going to be needing the expansion drive at this rate!

£200 please

 

[spaceman]

Think I'm going to be needing the expansion drive at this rate!

That's what i'm saving up my Microsoft Reward points for. I currently have enough to get £140 of vouchers, so some way to go yet.

The 1TB external SSD i'm using is fine for me at the moment.

 

[bakes0310]

How does game pass work in terms of games staying on there. If I wanted to play halo 2 for example would it be on there forever or would I need to have it permanently downloaded onto the Xbox?

 

[Squink]

How does game pass work in terms of games staying on there. If I wanted to play halo 2 for example would it be on there forever or would I need to have it permanently downloaded onto the Xbox?

Microsoft-owned stuff will likely stay on gamespass forever (or as long as they deem it relevant) while third party games stay for however long their agreement is with Microsoft. Usually that’s months, rather than a couple of weeks and then gone.

 

[spaceman]

How does game pass work in terms of games staying on there. If I wanted to play halo 2 for example would it be on there forever or would I need to have it permanently downloaded onto the Xbox?

I think only 3rd party games come and go, they're usually on there for a good few months though (6? 12? i haven't payed much attention really). Microsoft Game Studio games are there to stay from what i've seen.

You would download the game to your Xbox or play via Xcloud. If the game gets removed from Gamepass you would no longer be able to play the game without buying it.

EDIT: Found this Master list of Gamepass games which shows Added/Removed dates. Clicky

 

[Raymond Lin]

I REALLY ought to get going on the Yakuza series!

 

[Superpatsy]

I think Xbox will be OK by then. The Series S stays in stock for ages now.

I hope so! I was able to get my PS5 on release but have been reading through this thread and the PS5 thread, and I really don't fancy having to put up as much of a fight as others have to get my hands on one!

 

[chrismscotland]

Can’t wait for flight sim. Just wondering how it is gonna work controller wise. I used to love nothing more than doing trans Atlantic flights etc but sticking Autopilot and leaving overnight and landing when I woke up (yes I am sad)
Can’t wait for Forza Horizon 5 and Stalker 2.

I'm kinda hoping that we'll be able to use a joystick/throttle like on PC; if they confirmed that I'd seriously consider ditching my gaming PC; I'm playing almost everything on the Series X anyway

 

[Robert]

Great, Wolfenstein 2 has been added - I’ve been playing this on my pc with a 980, which looks quite rough - should imagine this will be much better.

 

[MOOGLEYS]

I played about half of Yakuza need to finish great now I won’t need the disc.

 

[aimless]

Series S, an external drive and Game Pass Ultimate is all you need. Save your money

 

[beachBOYken]

I'm kinda hoping that we'll be able to use a joystick/throttle like on PC; if they confirmed that I'd seriously consider ditching my gaming PC; I'm playing almost everything on the Series X anyway

The graphics looked incredible in the E3 trailer, I take it that was xbox footage, in any case I presume the scenery will be streamed real time as you play?

 

[docsonic]

I REALLY ought to get going on the Yakuza series!

I'm starting with the latest one!

..and SCORN lol... I've had this one my Steam wish-list for 3.5 years now

 

[kevlar69]

The graphics looked incredible in the E3 trailer, I take it that was xbox footage, in any case I presume the scenery will be streamed real time as you play?

Yes, the game streams a lot of data, otherwise the install size would be terabytes.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I think i am going to have to invest in a joystick to play Flight Sim. Already have a Keyboard and House...what stick do people normally use?