Topic: General Xbox Series X|S Thread

@BrilliantBill That's right . Even when consoles start to be outdated at the end of the generation, you can wait for the next generation if it's backwards compatible like Series X. There are some current-gen games that I own and that I haven't played yet.

In case you missed part 1...

So I talked about my experience with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in another thread and I'm convinced now that I'll be definitely buying a Series X (instead of Series S) just so I can keep buying games 5+ years later and still have a smooth experience on the system. Because the whole PS4 Pro/Xbox One X upgrades have seriously messed up video games for early buyers this generation. Fallen Order, Borderlands 3, Control, there are so many games that have come out recently that just don't run well at all on older consoles. At least during the PS3/360/Wii generation we didn't have to worry about lag in cut scenes when playing games such as Halo 4 and The Last of Us that came out at the end of the generation. Not to mention that buying two of the same systems (e.g. Xbox One and Xbox One X) cost way more than just buying the best one right out of the gate (Series X in this case). I guess there's always the chance that Microsoft will release another upgrade but since they'll be releasing two versions from the start, I get the feeling that they won't do that next generation. But maybe I'm wrong, who knows.

@BrilliantBill It won’t matter, the important bottlenecks are gone now and there’s an eventual limit to human perception.

@BrilliantBill The way I see it, there's a stronger possibility that a PS5 Pro is coming than a new model of Series X since Microsoft is already going to offer two different versions from the start while Sony is only going for one model. But like I said in my post, that might not mean anything but that's just how I see it. So personally, buying a Series X now, then waiting a couple of years for PS5 Pro to come out while the Series X will 'probably' still be relevant is definitely the best option, for me at least.

And even if a new model of Series X comes out, then I'll just get a PS5 Pro and play all the later released third-party games on there. Because my mistake this generation was buying both an Xbox One and a PS4 before the companies released their Pro/One X versions. I should've bought one of them while waiting for the upgraded model to come out and then bought that one.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla runs at 4K 60 FPS on Xbox Series X - confirmed by Ubisoft
https://www.windowscentral.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-runs-...

Xbox Series X (non functional unit) unboxing.

My favourite console for next-gen in terms of looks, performance, innovations, build quality and efficiency,

The video explains both consoles very well, even showed me something I didn't know (4:30).

Oh look at that. How about the hypocrisy against Xbox propagated by giant media outlets finally got exposed!
I honestly don’t care about ignorant fanboy trolls but this is a tight slap against those “journalists” and youtube/twitter insiders who have been spinning false narratives all along.
Thanks to Xbox family headed by Phil Spencer, their next-gen/cross-gen messaging has been mostly transparent for which we fans are glad that we are never kept in dark.
POWER YOUR DREAMS
🔥💚💚💚🔥

@Z3u5000 I genuinely believe that great companies are led by great leaders, and if those leaders are gone then the companies are going to veer off into a different direction. During the past couple of years, key people from PlayStation such as Shawn Layden, Andrew House and Shuhei Yoshida, who all have contributed to the success of the PS4, have stepped down and either left entirely or been delegated to a smaller role (such as Yoshida heading PlayStation's indie development). Now the key people are Jim Ryan and Hermen Hulst, who have not shown any ability at all to follow up on PS4's success, with Ryan explicitly lying to consumers about e.g. not having cross-gen titles. And the way I see it, Ryan is the troublemaker here who's going to become the next Don Mattrick. I just read this on Shawn Layden's Wikipedia site:

"Sony announced on September 30, 2019 that Layden was stepping down from CEO of SIE Worldwide Studios, with reports stating his exit to be a result of an internal power struggle with SIE President Jim Ryan over the further restructuring and globalization of SIE."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Layden

I can guarantee that Ryan is going to keep messing up the PS5 during the next generation and we're going to have a similar situation with Mattrick and Xbox One (maybe not to the same degree but it's going to go there). That's why I'm putting my trust in Phil Spencer and the Xbox brand because I don't want to get screwed over by an anti-consumer leader such as Jim Ryan. Being transparent and making pro-consumer moves are what I want to see from these companies and so far only Xbox has managed to show this.

@BrilliantBill I'd buy that For a $1 😂 Sony have really turned me against them and I've been with them since the PS1. The lies going into this generation is unreal. They're back to their PS2 cockyness days before they launched the PS3. Only thing saving then now is its not £600. I spend £800 on the launch of the PS4, was so hyped for it and got most games for it. This year I wouldn't go near Sony. Microsoft is doing wonders. Gamepass ultimate means I only need to get 3 games maybe. The rest are gamepass upgrades. Cheapest generation ever for me and I'll actually be in the country for this release this time. 😂😂

Very interesting discussion with Codemasters....

@BAMozzy It’s the most interesting and honest developer interview I’ve seen recently.

This to me is insane:

I'm seriously glad that I left PlayStation and started investing more in Xbox. This is just amazing, I don't see myself buying a PS5 anytime soon.

@Senua Very honest. Its also interesting to get an insight into how games are developed and how they look at a 'frame' time and utilise that. Actioning the GPU to start rendering sooner but obviously need to process the input and calculate all the physics etc before the GPU can draw the fame. What compromises they have to decide to make based on hardware and what they think gamers will not notice so much when racing etc...

Does anyone know the file size of the Operating System? And is it the same size for both the series s and x? How much hard drive will be left for games?

@sixrings Expect almost 200gb reserved for things like virtual memory, quick resume etc. on Series X.

Managed to get my pre-order in before they sold out....

Xbox Series X Console + Assassins Creed Valhalla + Extra Carbon Black Wireless Controller + Official Play and Charge Kit on Xbox Series X....

Had me sweating for a minute as the MS site crashed as I tried to add the console to my Shopping cart, Game had a 30+min log in wait and Simply Game were only taking pre-orders on bundles (Fifa or AC) so I just added that and paid straight away rather than miss out looking for another retailer...

I don't need the controller or the plug and charge kit - but my son might...

Just glad I have managed to get my pre-order and all paid for...

Anyone else not able to preorder?

Amazon doesn't even show up on Amazon, and says "Coming Soon" on Bestbuy.

I was there at 7:59, and reloaded as soon as it turned 8:00.

Any ideas?