Largely, Xbox Series X, and Series S, handle the Xbox operating system much better than last-gen systems. Things felt sluggish at the best of times on those pesky hard drives, and there's a clear improvement with the move to SSD storage. However, there are still problems.
Those problems have been highlighted in an Xbox fan feedback survey conducted over at Windows Central. Basically, the site asked roughly 1,000 Xbox users what their most requested improvements were.
To no-one's surprise, Xbox DVR ended up as the top trending issue. We can understand why, as recordings often bug out with stuttering and audio issues, not to mention that captures are strangely hard to find after recording. Thankfully, work is already under way for improving Xbox DVR.
Next up, came a category labelled as "Xbox OS problems". This is a bit more broad, but largely covers the dashboard and general system software. Players bemoaned the placement of ads on the dash, along with the general speed of the operating system. We tend to agree, and would love to see more home screen space given to backgrounds.
Japanese game support came in third, with fans expressing concerns over the amount of Japanese titles appearing on PlayStation but not Xbox. We don't think is a huge issue, with Xbox improving in the region, but clearly more needs to be done to appease fans of Japanese games.
The rest of the survey tackles things like Xbox first party output, improvements to the achievement system, and more. Generally, we're pretty happy with the OS on Xbox Series X|S, but we do agree that most of these issues need some attention.
You can find the full breakdown on the website, but here's an at-a-glance view of the feedback:
- Game DVR Problems (17%)
- Xbox OS Problems (16%)
- Japanese Game Support (14%)
- First Party Games Improvements (12%)
- Achievement System Improvements (8%)
- Other (6%)
- Localization Issues (6%)
- Family Pass for XGP (5%)
- Xbox App Problems (4%)
- Xbox Accessories Problems (4%)
- Crossplay Problems (2%)
- Xbox Series S Back Compat Quality (2%)
- VR (2%)
- Marketing Complaints (2%)
What is your biggest concern with Xbox at the minute? Let us know in the comments.
[source windowscentral.com]
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The survey was done on big Xbox markets where all services are available as it completly lacks rewards support that is still only available at a small number of countries (with even many european countries out)
Yeah, pretty much agree here. Xbox game captures have audio sync issues and have had for a long time. Meaning your audio is about 1.5 seconds out of sync with video. Means I have to video edit any clips I want to share, pretty stupid.
The Xbox UI has been terrible since the launch of Xbox One sadly, they switched over to the Windows 8 Metro UI and never fully switched back after MS abandoned that type of UI. It was one of the major reasons I went with PS4 over XBO last-generation, as the UI was much smoother, simpler and easier to use. If I had the customization available, I'd probably get rid of about 60% of the UI my Xbox has. xD
How is the most wanted feature DVR? Who even records their gameplay? Is this a streamer thing?
I just wish they would finally fix the audio delay when using an eARC capable soundbar. Playing games and having the audio lag by half a second is infuriating when you have a good (expensive) setup.
I still think both consoles are missing a serious trick not having proper DVR and streaming options. In 2022 console gamers should be able to stream gameplay within a few button presses with fully integrated customisation options to take away the requirement of PC and capture cards. I know it’s technically possible atm but the process is so bad and also includes paying extra for 3rd party services like lightstream for customisation.
I don't really record often so haven't had the DVR problems but can understand if you do that's annoying as hell.
I HAVE had many OS problems. Not anything major or broken, just small little annoyances that build up. From sluggish OS at times, quick resume failing, to Apps not starting properly, HDR not engaging properly (especially Rewards) when going back and forth to the dash, etc.
None are deal breakers, it's still a marvel of a machine, but there's room for improvement too.
@CrazyJF Using the Share Button , mine pushes screenshots near instant. Videos take a few seconds.
Using the manual video capture seems to take forever.
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I'd personally put Achievements a bit higher on the priorities list, but the concerns look good. My main issue with the X after having one for just a few months is I have to frequently restart it because it boots up from Instant-On mode in 420p and with the sound muted... and no, it's not my tv.
@NEStalgia have you never done something cool in a game to show someone.....ie in apex yesteday as octane i hit my jump pad while punching making jump straight up and i turned and killed the gut on my building before hitting the ground....just a example of a recent video i took to show some friends.....i dont stream but if i do something neat or stupid or find a bug ill take a 30 sec video of it to share...but it sucks how long it takes to upload and then just to find out the audio or something stupid went wrong...
@NEStalgia not at all. I sometimes share moments with my step son. If something daft or cool happens in a game I play I could of course tell him about it but showing him the clip on my phone or on the TV is great.
The DVR would be laughable for streamers, by default it only records the last 30 seconds. I think that can be upped a little but it’s still not very long at a very good quality.
My biggest issue with Series X is that it doesn't seem to support turning my TV/Sound bar on and off, and changing the volume like my One S did with the exact same setup. It means I'm switching between three remotes to operate it.
Apart from the audio sync, recording length also renders the game dvr pointless.
Not sure why it's so gimped on Xbox compared to PC when it's meant for Xbox.
The DVR is next to useless. I can record 1 hour of 1080p footage on my almost 6yr old PS4 Pro but my Series X can barely muster a few minutes in any resolution. Sorely lacking.
Games is their only issue.
@CrazyJF im using a 2020 Samsung q90t (near top of the line for samsung) with a q800t soundbar (also 2020 and equally high end). Ive connected the soundbar via eARC and the xbox straight to the tv. I could also run the xbox through the soundbar, but thats not an hdmi 2.1, and i like my 120 fps games.
Ive also got the lag down to next to nothing, but it still feels like an error that shouldnt be happening, especially since the ps5 doesnt struggle with this.
Swap 1 and 3 for me. There's a lot to take into mind when it comes to AV sync, there's even reasons why televisions have their own offset. I personally rather have a bigger amount of non sports ball and pew pew games vs "better" DVR due to Johnny "sportsBall" McGee not understanding that using a $200 big box store tv that claims to be UHD along with a bypass for his 1992 "hi Fi" sound system may create av issues all around.
I would like more 2nd party game purchases at least until their 1st party games start coming on line at a good pace which probably won't be until 2024. A combination of a lot of quality 1st party and a good number of high quality 2nd party is a winning formula that will make sure you gain a lot of new customers.
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