Topic: General Xbox Series X|S Thread

So I finally got my Series S. It's a lovely console. I'm super happy to be honest. Having Game Pass it's pretty exciting too. So many games! And as someone who never had an Xbox console, the Gears and Fable are super tempting. But I've been playing a little of everything.

I have a weird question. Is there a really really easy racing game on Game Pass? My mom and I used to play a lot of NFS back in the PS2 era, and those were pretty easy (especially Underground 2) and as the generation kept changing we still would play on the PS2 because I never found anything like that anymore. Not even NFS.
A racing game where you can't get out of the circuit itself would be perfect, but I know I'm probably asking for too much.
I've tried NFS Heat and Forza Horizon (I think it was 4) but even on Easy those are kinda (pretty) hard for her.

Any ideas?

Also, thanks to everyone who responded to me about the Series S! It's an amazing little console and I'm super happy about it.

August's NSO Expansion Pack game is Wave Race 64 so those expecting Goldeneye 007 to be shadow dropped for Xbox during the Xbox Gamescom stream are setting themselves up for disappointment.

I see Hideo Kojima who made metal gear, has a totally new game in the making. I think we really need a totally new top class game. And alot more, on any console.🤞🏼

Ahhhh series X won't shut down. Need to do a full shut down which seems to be renamed to "Shut-down now" in the power options but pressing it has no effect.

Edit: had to button it. Held down the power button and it seemed to do the trick

@ralphdibny Oooh I feel you, friend. Been there, done that.

Sometimes, the Series X go crazy and it won't shut down. Maybe it is gaining conscience like HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. lol.

@HarmanSmith haha yeah maybe. The screen cap function stopped working, then I couldn't reopen my game. Glad it's ok now!

@ralphdibny Glad to read that!

Alright folks. Im new here to pure xbox, and a have taken a long hiatus from the Xbox brand since the 360. Long time NL member though, so I'm excited to be apart of this community!

I just bought a series s on a deep discount, and I'm not really going to use it until Xmas since it's a gift for the whole family. So far, I did buy battletoads( long time BT fan), RE2 Remake, and I DLd roblox so far for the kids. It's all set up for Xmas day, but prior to then, looking for some must have games/collections for the x/s. Both for me, who's into all genres, and family games.

Also, whats game pass, $15/month? Would I have to purchase online separately or is it all included in a monthly bundle price?

Thank you in advance!

@NintendoByNature Get Gamepass Ultimate trust me on this. Gamepass will give you so many game choices that it pretty much answers your first question.

Rare Replay is a good choice if you haven't picked that up especially for a Nintendo fan. Also check out Forza Horizon. 4 and 5 are available on Gamepass.

@NintendoByNature welcome to this side of the website! Gamepass ultimate is 15$ but if you do not use PC or cloud you have Xbox game pass for 10$ (I believe). Psychonauts 2 is a must buy for platform lovers (included in Gamepass). Forza and halo are super fun within their genre too.

@Tasuki @Balta666 ok, sounds like I'll have to check out the details on gamepass. Thank you for the replies. Does gamepass include online play or is that still a separate buy?

@NintendoByNature yes, it does include online play (and games with gold but those have been very weak recently)

@NintendoByNature Welcome! And I pretty much agree with what @Tasuki have said. Rare Replay is great, GP has many, many great games.

Also, I don't remember which tier has EA Play (I think is Game Pass Ultimate), but it is a nice plus. The Mass Effect trilogy is there, for example.

@Balta666 cool, might have to jump in on that.
@HarmanSmith I'm definitely interested in Rare Replay, thank you!

@NintendoByNature Yeah not having Gamepass is just dumb. I honestly saved more money buy having it then I would not. Also it introduced me to games that I never would have tried. Even if you like a game on Gamepass there's an option to purchase said game for a discount.

@Tasuki that's great, didn't realize you get discounted games for having game pass. Once we boot up the Xbox Xmas day, I'll grab GP. Oh, and I just bought rare replay since it was on sale for $7.49. Awesome deal! Can't wait for Xmas day with the kids.

@NintendoByNature Yeah if a game is on Gamepass you can buy it for a discount. Not only that but with Day one options on some games, it's how I played Shredder's Revenge.

Anyone have a good recommendation on an External hardrive for storing games? 1 or 2 TB.

I just use a 5tb external usb drive