It's hard to believe, but we're now less than two weeks away from the release of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! Microsoft has been busy peppering us with details all year, and even unveiled an official, lengthy next-gen walkthrough earlier this week showing us various features of the Xbox Series X in action.
With that said, do you feel confident in your decision to purchase (or not purchase) an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S at launch, or are you still unsure about certain aspects of the two next-gen systems?
Is there anything software or hardware related that Microsoft has yet to address? Or like much of the Xbox community, do you just want to see more next-gen gameplay in action? Share your thoughts below in the comments.
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Do the Xbox one play and charge kits work?
Not really specific to the console, but I want to know if they're going to make more 360 and original Xbox games backwards compat for the X/S.
Amount of usable storage space on the S.
Like I said before, I'd like to know how many games are getting upgrades beyond framerate, resolution, and lighting/HDR. Draw distance in particular could be very significant.
So far, that includes No Man's Sky, ARK (minus the dinos), and Gears 5.
I asked Bethesda on Twitter if either they are planning a Series X upgrade for Skyrim (more likely after the Microsoft acquisition) or modders are free to change that sort of stuff. I think there already are mods affecting load distance in Skyrim, but I don't know how hard or easy that is to change.
On the other hand, we have seen Subnautica on the Series X and draw distance is still short.
If an Xbox One game is on my Series X SSD and there's a Series X optimisation available, is it an update or does the entire game need to be re-downloaded? And if it's just an update, what sort of sizes are we looking at? Am I going to be downloading a 50GB update for Forza Horizon 4, for example, or is it going to be more reasonable?
Do xbox one play and charge kits work?
Does remote play allow OG Xbox and 360 games to be played through it via the Series X/S?
Do you know if the Xbox Series X/S support HDMI 1.4 like the Xbox One consoles?
The only thing I want to know is how games feel to play? Is there a noticeable improvement to the responsiveness thanks to DLI (Dynamic Latency Input)? I know that games that run faster and more consistently will feel better, but what I want to know is whether or not a game that's capped at 30fps on BOTH gen consoles actually feels more responsive.
Everything else has been answered pretty much or related to specific games that as yet haven't been shown or analysed - like Forza Horizon 4 Series X update. I doubt you will have the answers to questions that MS themselves aren't ready (or able) to answer (ie whether more games from the OG/360 era will be added to BC) or questions on what enhancements certain games will get until the developers themselves reveal that information - not that its stopping people ask. Even Benchmarks on Series S are unlikely to be answered as I doubt you have the tools Digital Foundry do...
Therefore, I am only interested in whether or not you can feel a difference in games when going back and forth between generations.
Why are people hyped for this system? 🤷🏾♂️ Not trolling. I have an Xbox One.
@SGS756 you will be locked to 1080/60 at best if your TV is only HDMI 1.4. The signal is limited by the lowest spec and in this case, if you have HDMI 1.4 TV, then you will ONLY get HDMI 1.4 standards so you will only get 1080/60. The console may run at 1440p (for example) and super-sample down but you will miss out on the higher res, HDR, VRR and all the other benefits that come with HDMI 2.1 as well as any benefits that HDMI 2.0 would offer
@outsider83 the same reason we get hyped for any new console?
I understand what you're getting at, but it's the same situation with any new console. It'll be a year or so before things start kicking into gear games-wise. For me personally, the promise of more consistent framerates, the far faster loading times and all first-party games being on Game Pass on launch, that's enough to warrant the purchase.
@AJDarkstar HDMI is 'Backwards Compatible' but that tends to mean that you can plug older HDMI devices into 'newer; HDMI displays - so you can plug a HDMI 1.4 DVD player or HDMI 2.0 Console into a HDMI 2.1 TV and they will work.
Its different when you are plugging 'newer' devices into older HDMI and a lot of the features and options are not available. The 'direction' of the Signal is the important part - you are not plugging 'legacy' HDMI equipment into a 'Newer' HDMI Display, you are plugging 'newer' into OLD and HDMI 1.4 is not forward compatible so it will seriously limit the features and options available. At best, you can hope for 1080/60 with compressed/lossy audio because that's ALL HDMI 1.4 can receive.
As someone with a HDMI 2.0 4k HDR TV, I will miss out on ALLM, VRR, 120fps etc because its not forwards compatible. However, if I upgrade my TV to HDMI2.1, as that is backwards compatible, I can plug my HDMI 1.4 DVD player in, my HDMI 2.0 current gen consoles and Sky Q box in etc and they will WORK as expected with ALL functionality...
I'd like to know how seamless it is moving an external hard drive from an X-Box One to a Series X. An accessory test would be cool too. We know the controllers work, but do the rechargeable battery packs transfer over? Are the battery covers the same size? How do devices such as steering wheels handled? Any difference in headset audio quality between the two devices?
I think I only have 2 questions left - what's the useable memory on Series S?
My understanding of backwards compatibility is that all games will run better on the new consoles (but some Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4 etc will receive updates to "optimise" them for the new generation) and that back compat games will be able to run from an external drive but will those games that are not "optimised" still run with the auto hdr and faster load times or do they need to be on the internal ssd for those "standard" benefits to apply?
@outsider83
If we have to explain it to you, I would ask.....
Why are you here? Lol.
Re Xbox One games that are NOT optimised for XSX - will these run ok from an external Hard Drive. Also, will they have any benefits - eg improved frame rates - or do they have to be installed on the SSD for this?
@KelticDevil I’m here because I like to keep up with the gaming industry. Which is why I said that I didn’t understand.
@VenomousAlbino I seems that we are now in an era where quality of life improvements get people excited for new consoles. I understand it takes time, but I’m used to seeing at least two must have games.
I want to see more about games that have double framerates that they said they could pull off on BC titles without the developers doing anything. So far all I heard about is Fallout 4. I do not expect a ton but more than 1 would be nice.
what details are there about game clips? how long can you record for and at what resolution?
plus will there be a Twitch / youtube app to stream from the console?
How many Nintendo switch’s fit inside series x?🤷🏻♂️
I’ve got the S pre ordered... Just wondering what sort of frame rates we’re going to be looking at and if Microsoft can deliver on giving us 120fps at 1440p as they announced. Okay I know that’s probably optimistic but I’m hoping I can get at least 60fps at 1080p atleast. As long as I can get stuff like AC Valhalla and the new hogwarts game etc and some of the first party stuff backwards compatible running at 60 I’ll be happy as I’m Using the S to tide me over for a year or so until I get a PS5 or a X... Also as a game pass machine. Resolution isn’t a massive drama for me as I’ll mostly be playing on a HD tv as I’m away a lot and on the 4K when I’m at home.
I am getting Dirt 5. If I get it before XSX launch day I will probably install it on my current external hard drive (connected to my Xbox One). Once I get the XSX I will obviously have to transfer it to the internal SSD. When I do this will the game automatically update to the XSX version?
Which games don't benefit from Quick Resume? Only multiplayer games like Destiny (which won't keep you logged into servers indefinitely) or also games like Hitman?
Which games benefit the most and the least from the SSD's improved loading times?
I wanna know if Quick Resume works for games installed to an external HDD?
@graysoncharles That is not what the BC team said months ago. Here is the quote from the article.
"Microsoft is planning to automatically add HDR support to games played on its upcoming Xbox Series X console. While existing games will automatically play better on the Xbox Series X, Microsoft is also doing some work to add HDR support and even improve some games from a 30fps locked framerate to 60fps, or 60fps to 120fps."
As it says "improve some games from a 30fps locked" So they claim they have invented a new technique that can double framerates on locked framerates in games with no developer intervention.
@graysoncharles Here is the full article if you choose to read it. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/28/21272937/microsoft-xbox-series-x-automatic-hdr-support-framerates
@graysoncharles Thanks for letting me know! Very happy to hear that. I def feel relieved because I can put games like RDR2 on the Ext HDD for example or whatever massive game that isn't optimized for the console. It's gonna be so nice honestly and I won't feel like I need to put everything on the SSD, only special/optimized games pretty much!
@graysoncharles I think that is true as well. But until the bc says otherwise I expect a few lock framerate games to have this new tech applied.
Do the new consoles support freesync like the One X did? I have a hdmi 2.0 TV that has Freesync and not VRR...
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