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

[Superpatsy]

Always thought the idea of quick resume was quite gimmicky considering how quickly these new consoles boot up and get into games until I got my Series X on Monday. Sitting playing Forza last night and fancied a couple of games of Halo instead - must have been about 5 seconds and it had switched. Really impressed by it!

Never really fussed me switching games on my PS5 because of how quick it is but feel like when I get back onto it once the honeymoon is over from the Series X, it'll bug me that it doesn't have something similar.

 

[Cryfreeman]

Hey guys. Grabbed my Series X with the 2 years gamepass ultimate offer on release and wondering if the GPU is linked to the console or my account?

 

[jamesy505]

Hey guys. Grabbed my Series X with the 2 years gamepass ultimate offer on release and wondering if the GPU is linked to the console or my account?

It is linked to your account

 

[Droolinggimp]

Is this Access all areas thing worth it, how does it work with my current Ultimate subscription? Does it add the 2 years and stop my current direct debit? I am looking to off load my Xbox One to my eldest lad so thought about getting the the Series X.

Edit: Just realised the 2 posts above answered my question. I thought it was on about the GPU (graphics card thing) and not GPU (Game Pass Ultimate lol)

 

[Droolinggimp]

Hey guys. Grabbed my Series X with the 2 years gamepass ultimate offer on release and wondering if the GPU is linked to the console or my account?

Where did you get it from?

 

[Cryfreeman]

Where did you get it from?

From Game on release, was the 2 year with GPU package. Don’t remember putting any code or anything in so thinking it’s linked to the console

 

[ic1male]

From Game on release, was the 2 year with GPU package. Don’t remember putting any code or anything in so thinking it’s linked to the console

It's stored on the console and then whichever gamertag activates it gets the goodies.

 

[Cryfreeman]

It's stored on the console and then whichever gamertag activates it gets the goodies.

Ah ok thanks for that

 

[Youngy81]

Just pulled the trigger on a series s. Can anyone recommend a 32 inch monitor that match the specs?

 

[ralv585]

Just pulled the trigger on a series s. Can anyone recommend a 32 inch monitor that match the specs?

Will you be using the monitor with your PC as well?

 

[Relentless81]

Just pulled the trigger on a series s. Can anyone recommend a 32 inch monitor that match the specs?

I have a gigabyte 32" curved on my X. I think it's the G32 I can't remember without checking but it wasn't too expensive and works flawlessly at 1440p

 

[Youngy81]

Will you be using the monitor with your PC as well?

Not at this point no

 

[Youngy81]

I have a gigabyte 32" curved on my X. I think it's the G32 I can't remember without checking but it wasn't too expensive and works flawlessly at 1440p

Thanks will take a look

 

[dannywaugh1]

I'm hoping Santa will bring one for me. Fingers crossed I suppose.

 

[MadFruit]

My console just got updated with cloud gaming for a whole bunch of game pass games... I didn't know this was coming.

Had a quick go at the Ascent, took a while to start up, but the game play was lag free. I'm only on 50mb connection, so the graphics looked a bit less sharp than a local install, and there was occasional artifacts, but generally really good, didn't play much though.

Not sure I'll ever really use it over installing a game, but its a nice feature. I wonder if this is a first step to releasing a Gamepass Dongle with controller or something, to compete/ smash Stadia.

 

[ljt]

My console just got updated with cloud gaming for a whole bunch of game pass games... I didn't know this was coming.

Had a quick go at the Ascent, took a while to start up, but the game play was lag free. I'm only on 50mb connection, so the graphics looked a bit less sharp than a local install, and there was occasional artifacts, but generally really good, didn't play much though.

Not sure I'll ever really use it over installing a game, but its a nice feature. I wonder if this is a first step to releasing a Gamepass Dongle with controller or something, to compete/ smash Stadia.

The streaming is only 1080p hence the less than sharp picture.

It's a great feature to quickly demo a game before committing to download though, especially if you're unsure on whether you'll like the game in question.

 

[MadFruit]

Ah yeah, that'll explain it, thought it was just my aussie broadband limiting Strange it's just 1080p for everyone.

 

[ljt]

Ah yeah, that'll explain it, thought it was just my aussie broadband limiting Strange it's just 1080p for everyone.

It's just bandwidth and latency really. You'd need a pretty hefty connection to stream games in decent quality at 4k.

There's already lag with control input at 1080p!

 

[BlizzardX]

I'm more interested in high quality 4K local streaming without the artifacts I see via Android or the xbox app on windows 10/11. I was hoping for a lot more given the quality I get using moonlight / steam link from my gaming pc especially given the series x is more powerful and newer than my pc.

 

[dannywaugh1]

I'm hoping Santa will bring one for me. Fingers crossed I suppose.

Had a chance to buy a series X over the weekend from my local Game store as soon as I mentioned it to my partner she said not to as Santa knows I want one.