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

Skynet5 · 2 Jul 2022 at 18:27

lnoton said:
Just come here to ask a similar thing.

I have mine plugged into a ysp-2700 then into an lg oled b6.

My lad has struggled a few times recently and only told me over the weekend.

I've simplified and gone with the Xbox direct into the TV tonight.

It might be a different issue, but when I turned it on without switching to the input on the TV the console turned on, via the controller, but when I switched over to the input, I had a black screen. Then the Xbox decided to start.

There was an update at the beginning of the month.

As of now. It isn't starting at all lol. Gives me a beep beep then nothing, light stays on, then it gives me a double beep and shutdown.

How frustrating.

Ok third time and it's started properly.

So I booked in for repair, but it seems like the last update magically fixed our problems.

I'm gonna keep the repair open for a few weeks (must be shipped using the prepaid label within a month) and see what happens.

I wonder if theyve messed around with some HDMI stuff and fixed it.

DIABLO · 2 Jul 2022 at 23:12

marcg868 said:
Had a series S for 12 months now, use it a few times a week when I need to stay up a bit later to prepare for a night shift. Mainly playing FH5, FIFA and Flight Sim.
Got the S but missed out by five minutes on a X when I went into Argos and up until recently no stock anywhere. But there seems to be loads available now at AO, Argos etc.
is it really worth upgrading? I do have a 4K telly but it’s only a cheapish £900 55 inch LG.N

You're not a hardcore gamer stick with what you have unless you really need the graphics upgrades for the 3 games you play. Upgrade when a games you play runs like sht.

DIABLO · 2 Jul 2022 at 23:15

edit.

McBain · 4 Jul 2022 at 18:48

Any opinions in here on the official MS wireless headset? Mine is a pretty crappy third party wired one which feels like it’s cutting my ears off after an hour or so…

Relentless81 · 4 Jul 2022 at 18:51

McBain said:
Any opinions in here on the official MS wireless headset? Mine is a pretty crappy third party wired one which feels like it’s cutting my ears off after an hour or so…

Faultless and work perfectly sounds amazing too.

I had to make a couple of additions to mine, mostly on my own with that though but I removed the ear cups and replaced them with some 3rd party ones and added a headband, can wear them for ages now without any discomfort

Kyle009 · 5 Jul 2022 at 09:18

Another happy customer for the wireless headset, @Relentless81 can you link up the band and the cups please?

Relentless81 · 5 Jul 2022 at 09:34

Kyle009 said:
Another happy customer for the wireless headset, @Relentless81 can you link up the band and the cups please?

Cups -

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Band -

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You'll need a way to fix the band to the headset, if you search YouTube you'll find the same guide I used and it works perfectly

Kyle009 · 5 Jul 2022 at 10:57

Thanks, might investigate after particularly long sessions my ears can sometimes hurt a bit

Arcane · 5 Jul 2022 at 11:51

McBain said:
Any opinions in here on the official MS wireless headset? Mine is a pretty crappy third party wired one which feels like it’s cutting my ears off after an hour or so…

The Steelseries 9x are great too, more expensive though.

McBain · 5 Jul 2022 at 12:14

Thanks for the responses all, ive taken a shot at the MS one as it gets raving reviews online as well.

DIABLO · 5 Jul 2022 at 21:38

Not that anyone probably cares but no new 360 games are being added to Gold or GP from October. Apparently they have exhausted what games they can add.

dannyjo22 · 7 Jul 2022 at 16:13

Yeah not bothered about 360 games being exhausted. I just wish they exhausted Xbox one games too! Nearly two years in and they are still basing games around the old console. I watched my son play overwatch 2 beta and it might as well have been on the Xbox one.

Pathetic amount of titles for a near 2 year old console.

adencool · 7 Jul 2022 at 16:52

yeh i dont really see how they have exhausted them to be honest, unless its licencing

dannyjo22 · 12 Jul 2022 at 19:35

Seagate 1TB expansion drive on Amazon is £156 at the minute.

ic1male · 15 Jul 2022 at 14:58

Heads up for Microsoft rewards points collectors - you can now change them into Amazon gift vouchers. How ironic then that I should do so and promptly buy PlayStation cards.

hyperseven · 15 Jul 2022 at 21:33

ic1male said:
Heads up for Microsoft rewards points collectors - you can now change them into Amazon gift vouchers. How ironic then that I should do so and promptly buy PlayStation cards.

cashed my 130 odd thousand in over this weeks Prime Day(s)

CliffyG · 16 Jul 2022 at 19:54

Anyone playing solasta crown of the magister? One of the best rpg's I've playland for a while.

beachBOYken · 16 Jul 2022 at 23:54

ic1male said:
Heads up for Microsoft rewards points collectors - you can now change them into Amazon gift vouchers. How ironic then that I should do so and promptly buy PlayStation cards.

That’s great. I have about 65k currently, had close to 170k recently before trading in for gold codes towards ultimate conversion.

ic1male · 17 Jul 2022 at 08:47

CliffyG said:
Anyone playing solasta crown of the magister? One of the best rpg's I've playland for a while.

I had a quick dabble on the cloud after your post. It's got a nice presentation to it but I feel like it would be better with a keyboard and mouse so will download it on PC for further play.

CliffyG · 17 Jul 2022 at 09:40

It's quite complex in terms of the ruleset but introduces it very nicely. Make sure you create your own characters and don't use the standard ones, takes a while but well worth it.

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

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

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