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
ljt said:
I don't think the series S holds back development of series X. It's not like having to support last gen consoles in the sense that they had different hardware architecture.

The series S has the same architecture as in the series X, just at a lower performance target i.e. series x tends to to target 1440p+, but series s is 900-1080p. It supports all the features of its bigger brother, but targets a lower resolution.
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That was the original idea but in reality it's proven to be a headache. There is no Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox yet because the split-screen is tough to implement on Series S. A lot of Series S titles don't have ray tracing that is present on Series X, as another example.
 
ic1male said:
That was the original idea but in reality it's proven to be a headache. There is no Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox yet because the split-screen is tough to implement on Series S. A lot of Series S titles don't have ray tracing that is present on Series X, as another example.
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That's because they demand parity even for that feature (huge mistake) if some things have to be cut for a game to make release it should be allowed on a case by case basis. But the developers have seemed to have found a solution...

Last time I had both a series s and x available the visual difference in general graphical quality even in a game like fifa was quite dramatic.

If any of the two consoles need a refresh it'll be the S more than the X.
 
Personality+ said:
That's because they demand parity even for that feature (huge mistake) if some things have to be cut for a game to make release it should be allowed on a case by case basis. But the developers have seemed to have found a solution...
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The solution in this case is that MS have allowed the split screen co-op mode to be cut from the Series S version.
 
beachBOYken said:
I never understood the reason for a series S and series X, sure it was a cheaper way to own an xbox, but in the end its just another system for devs to have to worry about when making games work on, and at the same time holding back some games to cater for both systems. Playstation released just the PS5 and that sold like hotcakes, so Xbox could have just released the one system as well.
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I get why they did it. They thought it would be a cheaper way into the Xbox game pass ecosystem,and with cloud streaming,sure why not it looks good on paper right? It hasn't worked out that way though. Even the Xbox One X (!) can hit much higher resolution than an SS. Why did they split the memory? Why is the SS only 1.5ghz? Why is the SX only 1.85 GHz? It's RDNA 2,there is a LOT of headroom left. Baffling really.
 
rare said:
That won’t help matters though because there’s still more SS than SX, so they still have to develop the game with the SS as the basis.
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Exactly. They'd have the Xbox One. Xbox One S. Xbox one Elite(SSHD) Xbox One X. Xbox Series S. Xbox Series X. Then potentially, Xbox Series SSX and Xbox Series XXX. Meanwhile Sony is like .... PS5 disc,or PS5 digital. Thank you and goodnight.
 
ljt said:
I don't think the series S holds back development of series X. It's not like having to support last gen consoles in the sense that they had different hardware architecture.

The series S has the same architecture as in the series X, just at a lower performance target i.e. series x tends to to target 1440p+, but series s is 900-1080p. It supports all the features of its bigger brother, but targets a lower resolution.
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The S didn't hold back the series X. Lack of production and the Xbox one held it back. Almost none of my son's school mates even bother with the new generation. They have carried on gaming with the last generation machine because they didn't cut them off quicker. They couldn't because no one could buy a machine in the shops for too long. They never saw them in stores and in demo positions like we all did with the 360.

Even now parents of kids my sons age tell me they have offered their kids a new console but they are happy to carry on playing COD and Fortnite on the old gen. To be fair my son only has had any interest in one because I have one.
 
Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of which games natively support Mouse and Keyboard?

Finally got round to hooking up my Xbox to a PC Style Setup.

Would be nice to try the odd game with M/KB where possible.
 
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Gilbert89 said:
Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of which games natively support Mouse and Keyboard?

Finally got round to hooking up my Xbox to a PC Style Setup.

Would be nice to try the odd game with M/KB where possible.
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www.purexbox.com

All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support

The latest keyboard & mouse list for Xbox One, Series X, Series S
www.purexbox.com www.purexbox.com

not sure if I'm allowed to share outside links, but there you go.
 
I thought with GTA 5 you were able to switch between Graphical Modes such as Performance, Performance RT etc…

Mine has no option to do so, quickly Google suggests I’m not alone.

I cannot cope with 4K - 30FPS.

Wonder if I’ve downloaded the wrong version via Gamepass. I’ll have a tinker later once I’m able to spend some time on the Console!
 
Gilbert89 said:
I thought with GTA 5 you were able to switch between Graphical Modes such as Performance, Performance RT etc…

Mine has no option to do so, quickly Google suggests I’m not alone.

I cannot cope with 4K - 30FPS.

Wonder if I’ve downloaded the wrong version via Gamepass. I’ll have a tinker later once I’m able to spend some time on the Console!
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You on the S or SX? I confess I'm playing this on the PS5 and although the fidelity mode looks wonderful, it's eye strain hell as soon as you move the camera.
 
darkgen said:
You on the S or SX? I confess I'm playing this on the PS5 and although the fidelity mode looks wonderful, it's eye strain hell as soon as you move the camera.
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Series X

I want to do a play through but it appears to be running 30FPS.

I’d happily sacrifice some eye candy for higher FPS in this game.
 
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Does anyone else get the “No Signal” screen with an LG OLED ? I’m using a C3 and I’m constantly having to restart the console or switch VRR on and off to get it to display. It tends to do it when coming out of games. It’s a right pain but don’t remember it being mentioned here.
 
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