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
Casdawer said:
Over the last few days, I swapped my PS5 for the Xbox Series X.

Whilst I do love some of the Sony exclusives, all the main ones come to PC within a few years and with a backlog I will never ever get through, I'm in no rush to play them day one.

One of the main reasons I got a Series X is the ability to play certain games on my PC and then later in the evening, I can load up the same game on my Xbox and carry on where I left off. And to add on top of that, most Xbox games these days are buy on Xbox or PC, and you can play it on the other; no need to buy it twice!

Game Pass is of course another reason, £15 to be able to play all those games on my PC and Xbox is too good a value. I never felt PS Plus was worth the price as most of the games on there were not my cup of tea and no 1st party exclusives (outside a select few) were included, just free trials.

Quick Resume... game changer. I used to be able to play the same game solidly for days/weeks on end but nowadays I tend to swap around every few hours and quick resume means I can jump straigt back in where I left off within a few minutes. As a father of 2, being able to jumo straight back in for a little while is a great feature to have.

So far I'm very impressed and glad i jumped back over to Xbox.
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Agree Xbox is good.

I've not played with the ps5 much, so can't really say for sure, but I think most of it is down to Xbox marketing not being great, and every 5 minutes you hear how great the ps5 is doing and how badly Xbox has sold and i think hearing that all the time makes people just follow the sheep rather than finding out for themselves the good and bad points of either console
 
Quick resume is an excellent feature. As is the smart delivery system. On PS5 if you buy a cross-gen game on disc but get the PS4 version then it will try to install the PS4 version AND the PS5 version, at least on Xbox X/S it will always just install the correct version.
 
Anyone played Hunt: Showdown? They've released a new update for next gen and retitled the game Hunt: Showdown 1896. There's a free trial this weekend, downloading now. Was wondering what other people thought.
 
biron_w said:
Quick resume is an excellent feature. As is the smart delivery system. On PS5 if you buy a cross-gen game on disc but get the PS4 version then it will try to install the PS4 version AND the PS5 version, at least on Xbox X/S it will always just install the correct version.
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It’s not always a plus. In some fringe cases there are some games where the previous gen version runs better, so you have the option to run that version. On Xbox you’re stuck using the current gen version.
 
biron_w said:
It's a great game but takes a lot of time to get good at it. It has a steep learning curve.
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I played through the tutorial yesterday and enjoyed it. I'm tempted to get it, sent a few YouTube videos to friends to coax them on for some coop.

The base game is only £20 at the minute on sale, from what I gather the other editions are just hunters and guns.
 
Mariusz said:
I played through the tutorial yesterday and enjoyed it. I'm tempted to get it, sent a few YouTube videos to friends to coax them on for some coop.

The base game is only £20 at the minute on sale, from what I gather the other editions are just hunters and guns.
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You need to have a friend or 2 to play it with as you absolutely need to be able to communicate with team mates. The tutorial doesn't really set you up for playing against other people as it's a completely different game.
 
Looks like Microsoft and Amazon have enabled the Xbox app for older Fire Stick 4K devices now. I have the 2021 edition and have installed the app and connected my controller. Now I just need to enable Game Pass Ultimate.
 
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Casdawer said:
Over the last few days, I swapped my PS5 for the Xbox Series X.

Whilst I do love some of the Sony exclusives, all the main ones come to PC within a few years and with a backlog I will never ever get through, I'm in no rush to play them day one.

One of the main reasons I got a Series X is the ability to play certain games on my PC and then later in the evening, I can load up the same game on my Xbox and carry on where I left off. And to add on top of that, most Xbox games these days are buy on Xbox or PC, and you can play it on the other; no need to buy it twice!

Game Pass is of course another reason, £15 to be able to play all those games on my PC and Xbox is too good a value. I never felt PS Plus was worth the price as most of the games on there were not my cup of tea and no 1st party exclusives (outside a select few) were included, just free trials.

Quick Resume... game changer. I used to be able to play the same game solidly for days/weeks on end but nowadays I tend to swap around every few hours and quick resume means I can jump straigt back in where I left off within a few minutes. As a father of 2, being able to jumo straight back in for a little while is a great feature to have.

So far I'm very impressed and glad i jumped back over to Xbox.
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The series x is a cracking piece of kit and well positioned for people who want to play games on console and PC.

As with most things, it’s horses for courses but I feel that along with poor advertising, the series X has been let down by a lack of quality first party content and new IP’s.

I’m the opposite to you. I find PS+ generally better than Gamepass but I admit some of the day 1 content that is planned for Gamepass is super exciting, however, it does feel too little too late.

No getting away from it though, it’s a cracking console and I also personally think it’s better designed than the PS5 both technically and aesthetically.
 
Anyone ran into login authentication on Xbox every time?

Bought a second series s and since day when I click my profile I’ve always gotta enter password or link code and then auth my phone using there app

Other Xbox I just input my pass code and done. New Xbox wants me to faff about every time it’s annoying but can’t seem to find a way to stop it
 
Mark1989 said:
Anyone ran into login authentication on Xbox every time?

Bought a second series s and since day when I click my profile I’ve always gotta enter password or link code and then auth my phone using there app

Other Xbox I just input my pass code and done. New Xbox wants me to faff about every time it’s annoying but can’t seem to find a way to stop it
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Should be able to link account to auto sign in and never ask for a pass, but could also he because it's not your home xbox perhaps.
 
Personality+ said:
Should be able to link account to auto sign in and never ask for a pass, but could also he because it's not your home xbox perhaps.
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It’s def the home one as I changed this to home Xbox thinking it would get rid of the issue.

I always once click profile picture have to either enter password for my Microsoft account or go to Microsoft.com/link

The Xbox I have in my sons room which has my profile on too I simply just enter the passcode and done
 
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I bought a pair of Arctis Nova 7X in a sale months and months ago. I have been using them on my PS5 and they work great, don't think I have used them on the Xbox yet as I seldom play it but thought I would give it a go now and I can't connect them. There is a dongle that is in the front of the PS5 that is switchable from Xbox to PC but it's USB C. There is no USB C on the Series X that I can see. Presume I need to go get an adaptor?
Why would they make these headphones specifically for the Xbox with a usb port that doesn't even fit?
 
I've got a new TV coming on Saturday that supports 120Hz 4k and I'm curious what games I should play to test it all out? I've never had a 4k TV let alone a 120Hz one as well so I'm curious what people would recommend? FF14 is on my list. I also play CoD quite a bit.
 
Cromulent said:
I've got a new TV coming on Saturday that supports 120Hz 4k and I'm curious what games I should play to test it all out? I've never had a 4k TV let alone a 120Hz one as well so I'm curious what people would recommend? FF14 is on my list. I also play CoD quite a bit.
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120Hz and VRR ? Elden Ring looks great ... can't hit 60fps on console but Xbox's implementation of VRR smooths out performance a lot. Arguably was the best platform to play Elden Ring on release until the PC version got patched up ... and even now it's still broken for some people. I love playing Forza Horizon on a big display, too. Regardless of what you play, enjoy the TV ... I think a good 4K display is one of the best upgrades any gamer can make :)

ps. On the Playstation front, God of War ( 2018 & Ragnarok ) take good advantage of VRR with a quality 40fps mode. Spider-man, Ratchet & Clank : A Rift Apart also do similar. And Hogwart's Legacy is really nice on a 4K display ( also has a quality 40fps mode ).
 
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