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

Which will you buy?

  • Series X

    Votes: 535 59.5%

  • Series S

    Votes: 105 11.7%

  • Not interested

    Votes: 234 26.0%

  • Both

    Votes: 25 2.8%
  • Total voters
    899
Besty said:
One big, stonker
of a reason: 30 frames per second of the old Xbox versus 60/100 frames per second for the new one. It is a Marketers worst nightmare.

I totally get what MS/Sony are
doing this generation, the problem is and i am not saying this is you but you can see the problem on twitter right now.

Little timmy pastes static screenshot of horizon dawn zero
and ‘random naughty dog game’ into discussion, points, says new Xbox console is worthless.

There is no understanding at this level of owner that all these games were running at 30fps, sometimes less than that.

Big parts of the console industry are geared to keep timmy on twitter happy with his 30fps screenshot friendly game and PC gamers like myself unable to play.

PC Gamers will
buy the new console and outspend timmy plus, give microsoft a
new foothold in our living rooms that they never had before.

That is is the gamble being made right now. Timmy might grumble on Twitter but there are
only so many like him that can spend £600 on a console and accessories.
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60 FPS isnt worth £600.
 
Speaking of the £600 mark... I recently received an email from ShopTo talking about spreading the cost of single purchases up to the value of £650. New consoles plus an accessory and game or two?
 
I was really underwhelmed by that. I think MS are playing a dangerous game with their strategy of supporting several different platforms. I'm sure they'll pick up more casuals and new gamers, but they risk alienating the avid gamers. I thought Halo Infinite looked really average for what is probably supposed to be the game that sells consoles, and the rest of the games they showed either looked fairly generic or aren't out until 2021 at the earliest. If they're asking me to drop £450+ on a new console then I'm expecting some next-gen experiences, not something that's been 'optimised' for Series X but intended to run on several different devices.

At this rate I don't see myself getting either console in 2020, none of the launch titles for either console have really stood out to me as a must-buy, it looks like Horizon Forbidden West in 2021 might be the time to invest.
 
Was disappointed by Halo, not sure what I was expecting but it looked just like the remaster.

It might have an open world and run at 4k/60 but that doesn't make it particularly exciting to me.

I've not played all the Halo games so am not invested in the story, if I were then maybe I'd be more excited if I felt the conclusion of a story was coming.

Started listening to the latest ign Xbox Unlocked podcast, I think I obviously must have watched something entirely different...
 
KraniX said:
Was disappointed by Halo, not sure what I was expecting but it looked just like the remaster.

It might have an open world and run at 4k/60 but that doesn't make it particularly exciting to me.
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And what I didn't realise, it was running on a PC which they said was "as powerful as the xbox"...
 
I was pretty underwhelmed by the PS5 showcase. I was even more underwhelmed by this. Honestly, I don't know what I was expecting from either.

With gamepass etc I still don't think there's much point going xbox if I have a gaming PC.
 
These new console release shows are always underwhelming though, a ton of CGI nonsense and a slew of stuff you won't buy or likely care about, generally at launch there's very little to get excited about, (Nintendo being the exception), I can't remember the last time I got excited about a console launch exclusive, the good games always come ages after the hardware's released, by which time there's usually a slim or v2 version anyway.

I play a lot of multi-plats and this is the machine that they'll look the best on, plus if they boy racer up fallout 4 with a better frame rate I'll be very happy. Just hope more keyboard and mouse integration from devs this gen.
 
Arcane said:
Just hope more keyboard and mouse integration from devs this gen.
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Personally, I'm very against this coming to console. Whilst cross-platform gaming is a huge thing now in the FPS world, the disadvantage of controller vs kb/mouse is huge. It can really ruin the balance of teams in games like Siege, where even though it isn't supported like in CoD, people use the devices to get around it. KB/mouse IMO belongs entirely to the PC.
 
I don't what I hate more....youtubers, or people that post youtuber videos without any context.

2 minutes of my life I wasted waiting for them to get to some kind of point, before closing it. Ugh.
 
BMox81 said:
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Yeah Game Pass is bloody good value, especially if you use the cheat to upgrade.

But I don't mind buying video games, cheaper is better for us as consumers obviously but I'm happy to pay for something I love and get a great experience from.

But just because a game is on GP doesn't make it a great game, Netflix has tons of content most which is either rubbish or doesn't appeal to me.

Yes it's great you get access to all this stuff but it still has to be good independently and not have a caveat that scores it more highly simply because you sub for it instead of paying outright.

Game Pass isn't a reason to buy a Series X for most people I would say, it's a massive benefit and may help swing the undecided people.

When I boot up my Series X (if I get one) I want to be wowed by something.
 
mid_gen said:
I don't what I hate more....youtubers, or people that post youtuber videos without any context.

2 minutes of my life I wasted waiting for them to get to some kind of point, before closing it. Ugh.
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Yeah I generally hate that.

However, for once I did watch the video and she does have a good point.

She's basically saying everyone is moaning about how Halo looks and ignoring that you're being given every game that Microsoft are making for the new console & 100's of other games, for $15 a month

When I had an Xbox 360 I was probably spending £80 a month just on games for that system (not even taking in to account games I was buying on PS3/Steam/Wii etc)
 
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