Xbox Series X/S Discussion Thread *xbxs*
18-Jul-20 12:40pm
#1 bluemetal04
Might as well get it started. Who's looking forward to it? I personally think that it could beat PS5, that is if they don't screw up. They need a basic UI, more first party titles, and focus only on gaming. They own the license to Rare games, we need to see new Conkers, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, etc. They did alright with Killer Instinct, I'll give them that, but they're sitting on a lot of games that needs remade, remastered, and sequels.
As far as I know, it's slightly more powerful than the PS5, which isn't a big deal. But what is a big deal is that it will come with more storage. XBSX will have 1TB, which I admit, is not much by today's standards. The PS5 will have 825GB, which is ridiculous. I'm guessing that the next gen games will be around 100gb or more in size on average. If that is the case, I expect the discs will be on 4k UHD blu-rays.
#1 bluemetal04
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Might as well get it started. Who's looking forward to it? I personally think that it could beat PS5, that is if they don't screw up. They need a basic UI, more first party titles, and focus only on gaming. They own the license to Rare games, we need to see new Conkers, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, etc. They did alright with Killer Instinct, I'll give them that, but they're sitting on a lot of games that needs remade, remastered, and sequels.
As far as I know, it's slightly more powerful than the PS5, which isn't a big deal. But what is a big deal is that it will come with more storage. XBSX will have 1TB, which I admit, is not much by today's standards. The PS5 will have 825GB, which is ridiculous. I'm guessing that the next gen games will be around 100gb or more in size on average. If that is the case, I expect the discs will be on 4k UHD blu-rays.
16-Mar-23 2:20pm
#301 Slickriven
benstylus wrote:
I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much. Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.
Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright, the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then it's good.
I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.
#301 Slickriven
benstylus wrote:
I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much. Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.
Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright, the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then it's good.
I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.
16-Mar-23 2:24pm
#302 Simon_Belmont
Are you saying the first party controllers vary in quality by color? That seems so strange. How are the black and pulse red ones in that case? Those ones are currently on sale. And it’s funny you mention your GameStop warranty trick because that’s pretty much exactly what the worker there a couple of days ago was suggesting I do haha.
The series X/S First Party controllers have a noticeable quality difference depending on color.
The bumpers of the white ones always go early and the select button always gets stuck first.
I had a yellow one straight out of the package that had a messed up Y button within a week.
First party black ones are great, i haven't had a red one since 360 days and it's the Gears of War one and it's held up like a mofo.
Basically, stay away from first party white ones.
#302 Simon_Belmont
Are you saying the first party controllers vary in quality by color? That seems so strange. How are the black and pulse red ones in that case? Those ones are currently on sale. And it’s funny you mention your GameStop warranty trick because that’s pretty much exactly what the worker there a couple of days ago was suggesting I do haha.
The series X/S First Party controllers have a noticeable quality difference depending on color.
The bumpers of the white ones always go early and the select button always gets stuck first.
I had a yellow one straight out of the package that had a messed up Y button within a week.
First party black ones are great, i haven't had a red one since 360 days and it's the Gears of War one and it's held up like a mofo.
Basically, stay away from first party white ones.
16-Mar-23 2:27pm
#303 Simon_Belmont
That's also what the delivery guys said for Bobs Discount Furniture, buy the 4 year warranty and "break" the couch before it's up and they'll replace it with an equal or similar model.
Nutsss
#303 Simon_Belmont
That's also what the delivery guys said for Bobs Discount Furniture, buy the 4 year warranty and "break" the couch before it's up and they'll replace it with an equal or similar model.
Nutsss
17-Mar-23 7:44am
#304 Simon_Belmont
Slickriven wrote:
benstylus wrote:> I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there> is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.> > Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun. Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright, the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then it's good. I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.
The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating. You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.
It's like NFS Porche Unleashed where you start in the 1920s and have to "race" cars that go 25mph.
The last Horizon game i enjoyed was 3 i believe.
#304 Simon_Belmont
Slickriven wrote:
benstylus wrote:> I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there> is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.> > Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun. Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright, the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then it's good. I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.
The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating. You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.
It's like NFS Porche Unleashed where you start in the 1920s and have to "race" cars that go 25mph.
The last Horizon game i enjoyed was 3 i believe.
17-Mar-23 7:50am
#305 benstylus
Simon_Belmont wrote:
The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating. You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.
I honestly haven't done much in the career mode in Wreckfest. The racing is great (even on lawnmowers) but not at all a fan of the demolition derby events. I typically play a lot of custom races that are just more fun.
#305 benstylus
Simon_Belmont wrote:
The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating. You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.
I honestly haven't done much in the career mode in Wreckfest. The racing is great (even on lawnmowers) but not at all a fan of the demolition derby events. I typically play a lot of custom races that are just more fun.
17-Mar-23 1:24pm
#306 Staraang
If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced Wireless controllers:
https://www.walmart....
My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall back on that.
#306 Staraang
If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced Wireless controllers:
https://www.walmart....
My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall back on that.
17-Mar-23 3:36pm
#307 Simon_Belmont
Staraang wrote:
If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced Wireless controllers: https://www.walmart.... My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall back on that.
yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup
good looking out, thank you
#307 Simon_Belmont
Staraang wrote:
If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced Wireless controllers: https://www.walmart.... My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall back on that.
yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup
good looking out, thank you
17-Mar-23 4:04pm
#308 Staraang
Simon_Belmont wrote:
Staraang wrote:> If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced> Wireless controllers: > > https://www.walmart....> > My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller> I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly> as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially> for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection> for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall> back on that. yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup good looking out, thank you
Haha no worries bro. I mainly bought that color because I thought my kids would dig it but honestly in person I’m digging it too. Wife likes it too. It feels really good for a third party controller and if it holds up for at least a year I’ll definitely feel I got my money’s worth especially at $25.
If you have Rakuten you can get it even cheaper since they’re giving 10% cash back at GameStop where it’s the same exact price. They’re clearancing several different colors including the one I got:
https://www.gamestop...
#308 Staraang
Simon_Belmont wrote:
Staraang wrote:> If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced> Wireless controllers: > > https://www.walmart....> > My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller> I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly> as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially> for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection> for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall> back on that. yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup good looking out, thank you
Haha no worries bro. I mainly bought that color because I thought my kids would dig it but honestly in person I’m digging it too. Wife likes it too. It feels really good for a third party controller and if it holds up for at least a year I’ll definitely feel I got my money’s worth especially at $25.
If you have Rakuten you can get it even cheaper since they’re giving 10% cash back at GameStop where it’s the same exact price. They’re clearancing several different colors including the one I got:
https://www.gamestop...
30-Mar-23 12:47pm
#309 Feeb
Looks like the Diablo 4 series x is just a standard console boxed with a copy of the game.
https://twitter.com/...
#309 Feeb
Looks like the Diablo 4 series x is just a standard console boxed with a copy of the game.
https://twitter.com/...
2-Apr-23 11:07am
#311 benstylus
I'd spend the extra for a Seagate. Have had multiple wd drives crap out on me in the past.
#311 benstylus
I'd spend the extra for a Seagate. Have had multiple wd drives crap out on me in the past.
2-Apr-23 7:40pm
#313 longhornsk57
Too bad it's still more than the price of a 2TB drive you can get for PS5.
#313 longhornsk57
Too bad it's still more than the price of a 2TB drive you can get for PS5.
2-Apr-23 10:56pm
#315 longhornsk57
I dunno man I hope so, but with just 2 companies doing these I'm thinking it may stay up there. Sucks because I'd like to get one
#315 longhornsk57
I dunno man I hope so, but with just 2 companies doing these I'm thinking it may stay up there. Sucks because I'd like to get one
3-Apr-23 7:51pm
#316 Anxiouz
It took 2 years to get a 2nd choice, and it's only $40 cheaper. That's better of course but I've only see the small ones go on sale. So I think prices are going to stay put, although Seagate will prob match prices or go on sale more to be around the WD price.
#316 Anxiouz
It took 2 years to get a 2nd choice, and it's only $40 cheaper. That's better of course but I've only see the small ones go on sale. So I think prices are going to stay put, although Seagate will prob match prices or go on sale more to be around the WD price.
6-Apr-23 12:41pm
#317 thatfootballguy
Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and they are terrific!
#317 thatfootballguy
Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and they are terrific!
6-Apr-23 12:43pm
#318 Feeb
thatfootballguy wrote:
Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and they are terrific!
It’s just a really fun game to mess around in. So many modes and options. I always like the moments, showdowns and RTTS modes. Lots of content.
#318 Feeb
thatfootballguy wrote:
Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and they are terrific!
It’s just a really fun game to mess around in. So many modes and options. I always like the moments, showdowns and RTTS modes. Lots of content.
12-Apr-23 1:19pm
#319 Archer
So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice for an online first person shooter.
I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode since that became a thing in AAA games.
#319 Archer
So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice for an online first person shooter.
I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode since that became a thing in AAA games.
12-Apr-23 1:45pm
#320 Kommie
Archer wrote:
So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice for an online first person shooter. I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode since that became a thing in AAA games.
Probably due to the limits of the XsS
#320 Kommie
Archer wrote:
So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice for an online first person shooter. I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode since that became a thing in AAA games.
Probably due to the limits of the XsS
12-Apr-23 1:54pm
#321 TalonJedi87
Yeah I always go performance mode 99% of the time. Even in cinematic games like The Quarry I chose performance because it just ran smoother.
#321 TalonJedi87
Yeah I always go performance mode 99% of the time. Even in cinematic games like The Quarry I chose performance because it just ran smoother.
Xbox Series X/S Discussion Thread *xbxs*