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

gumpy321 · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:25

kidkhaos said:
It shows on my game pre-order as "collect from store on release date", even though I picked home delivery and it has my home address under the delivery address. Does anyone else have this?

Same here. I cancelled in the end anyway as I managed to get an S from Amazon.

Arcane · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:40

Now they've bought Zenimax I'd hope they get some updates for Fallout 4, it chugs quite badly at times, improved fps would be most welcome, also, please, please add keyboard and mouse support to Doom / Doom Eternal / Wolfenstien.

Robdav · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:43

trying to decide if to get squadrons on pc on release day in october or wait and get it on my series x on release day in november..

ic1male · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:43

McPhee said:
Starting to question my Series S order. Not sure it was the right choice. Immaterial really, as there were no Series X available when I ordered. But I'm tempted to cancel and wait for the X to become available.

The main driver here is backwards compatibility. Presumably Series X is getting all the same enhancements as Series S, but applied to the "One X Enhanced" versions of games (where available). Plus, having a disc drive opens up the possibility of grabbing cheap old games from CEX etc.

I'm also looking ahead to the game's coming out over the next few months, and finding I want to play Cyberpunk, Valhalla, Legion, Fenyx Rising, SW: Squadrons. Probably others as well, but these are the big ones. None of them are on Game Pass. Buying the games on disc and selling them on when completed could save a fair wedge.

You are thinking on the right lines. I've been 100% digital for the past gen but I really think the disc drive is going to be more valuable for those non-game pass games next-gen. I'm fed up of waiting 18-24 months for the digital price to drop before I get to try some games.

CaptainRAVE · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:44

My list of Amazon preordering grows -

X
Play and Charge kit
Valhalla
Cyberpunk

Now just to wait. Oh, and hope my workplace doesn't lose any of them and get them to me by the end of the day on release.

ic1male said:
You are thinking on the right lines. I've been 100% digital for the past gen but I really think the disc drive is going to be more valuable for those non-game pass games next-gen. I'm fed up of waiting 18-24 months for the digital price to drop before I get to try some games.

This is my thinking. I'll quickly end up with a backlog anyway that forces me back to cheaper digital options.

Noxia · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:04

It amuses me slightly that Xb pads still use disposable batteries as standard.

Shawreyboy · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:06

Noxia said:
It amuses me slightly that Xb pads still use disposable batteries as standard.

This has already been covered, Xbox asked Focus Groups and they wanted the flexibility of AA's or a play and charge kit. You can always pick up high capacity rechargeable batteries anyway.

ic1male · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:08

Noxia said:
It amuses me slightly that Xb pads still use disposable batteries as standard.

My console sits next to me so I keep it wired permanently without the battery pack in.

Noxia · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:09

Shawreyboy said:
This has already been covered, Xbox asked Focus Groups and they wanted the flexibility of AA's or a play and charge kit. You can always pick up high capacity rechargeable batteries anyway.

So basically pay an extra £15 for the 'flexibility' to charge your controller. Seems backwards to me, I'm guessing the focus groups were american.

ic1male said:
My console sits next to me so I keep it wired permanently without the battery pack in.

Nothing would annoy me more than batteries running out mid play so I always have a charge cable nearby whenever I play. Plus I get environmental bonus points for not disposing of batteries, I'm clutching at straws a bit there though.

Wyrdo · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:12

The Elite series 2 doesn't have a removable battery but I've always just used a play and charge kit in the standard controllers. It does save having to buy a new controller if the internal battery dies, or dismantling it and replacing it yourself which I had to do on an old Playstation controller.

McPhee · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:13

Noxia said:
So basically pay an extra £15 for the 'flexibility' to charge your controller. Seems backwards to me, I'm guessing the focus groups were american.

Nothing would annoy me more than batteries running out mid play so I always have a charge cable nearby whenever I play. Plus I get environmental bonus points for not disposing of batteries, I'm clutching at straws a bit there though.

4x rechargeable AAs = always wireless with essentially no downtime.

Personally I prefer the way Sony does it, especially with the charge dock. But the Xbox solution works fine.

Noxia · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:16

McPhee said:
4x rechargeable AAs = always wireless with essentially no downtime.

Personally I prefer the way Sony does it, especially with the charge dock. But the Xbox solution works fine.

I'm probably having flashbacks to how often my Wiimotes used to run out. I think I'll do what I do with PS, get two controllers and have one always on charge, but I'll just buy one charge kit.

Shawreyboy · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:29

ic1male said:
My console sits next to me so I keep it wired permanently without the battery pack in.

I go one further and just have an extension lead where my sofa is, an iPhone charger plug and USB cable into the controller with no batteries in. Win / Win in my book.

Buckster · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:32

AA Ladda 2450 rechargeables from IKEA they are fantastic - effectively equivalent to Eneloop Pros

Better than my PS4 controllers that have got worse and worse and have captive batteries

Shawreyboy · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:38

Buckster said:
AA Ladda 2450 rechargeables from IKEA they are fantastic - effectively equivalent to Eneloop Pros

Better than my PS4 controllers that have got worse and worse and have captive batteries

Compared to the measly 1000mAH of the PS4 Controller those should last atleast twice as long. That's my concern with the 1560mAH Dual Sense that with all that haptic feedback going on they aren't going to last long.

Buckster · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:40

Shawreyboy said:
Compared to the measly 1000mAH of the PS4 Controller those should last atleast 3 times as long. That's my concern with the 1560mAH Dual Sense that with all that haptic feedback going on they aren't going to last long.

I've been so pleased with them that I've replaced all my Wii, Xbox etc controller batteries with these

Something like £5 for 4

They all have printed on them Made in Japan

Kreeeee · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:45

Noxia said:
So basically pay an extra £15 for the 'flexibility' to charge your controller. Seems backwards to me, I'm guessing the focus groups were american.

Nothing would annoy me more than batteries running out mid play so I always have a charge cable nearby whenever I play. Plus I get environmental bonus points for not disposing of batteries, I'm clutching at straws a bit there though.

You just throw away the whole controller instead when the batteries stop storing a decent charge

Noxia · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:46

Kreeeee said:
You just throw away the whole controller instead when the batteries stop storing a decent charge

That seems much more reasonable

CaptainRAVE · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:47

I don't have a problem with the battery solution. It works for me.

Cosimo · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:56

I've also ordered a couple of 'Xbox Rechargeable Battery + USB-C ' from the MS site which are also being released on the 10/11. Can anyone recommend some wifi headphones for use with the X?

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

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