Xbox Series X | S

[MNFRMTMRRW]

1 hour ago, AceGrace said:

I value games I buy more.

 

You can still buy them. Although technically you are buying nothing, your licensing something. I stopped caring about buying stuff a long time ago. The sense of ownership is fake (unless we're talking about cartridges and games that don't get updates after launching, which barely happens nowadays except for some Nintendo games).

[Wallace]

5 minutes ago, MNFRMTMRRW said:

Wrong answer.

 

Right answer.

 

i didn't know that...

 

Heres the helpful answer then- 

 

Head to your games library

Hover over the game and hit the 'Menu' button

Scroll down to 'File Info'

Here, look for "ConsoleType: XboxOneGen9Aware". If this is referenced, the game should function on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S from an external USB drive

[MNFRMTMRRW]

Just now, Wallace said:

Here, look for "ConsoleType: XboxOneGen9Aware". If this is referenced, the game should function on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S from an external USB drive

Dead on. Thanks for doing the had work

[Mr. Gerbik]

Fucking quick resume. After working fine on Yakuza LAD the last few weeks, I had to rely on it today as I had to quit without the possibility to save at the end of a long dungeon. As I quick resumed this evening, everything seemed fine except no sound from the game. Since I didn't want to do the entire dungeon again, I pushed on. Beat all the bosses, watched all the cutscenes by reading the subtitles. Saved at the very first opportunity. Quit the game, and when I loaded it back in, the sound was back!

 

...but the save was nowhere to be found. It put me back right at the start of said dungeon. Fucking hell

[deerokus]

I didn't use game pass much on xbox one because I just hated using that console. 

 

The fast loading and quick resume makes it a far, far better service on the new consoles. There's no great loss to try something out. 

[MattyP]

On 27/12/2020 at 20:01, OneDvBmbr said:

I’m on board with a Series X which my wife very generously got me for Christmas. I’ve basically skipped a generation having had a 360, but since then the only console I’ve had is a Switch, which I absolutely love and expect to continue playing. 
 

I’ve taken advantage of the 3 year Game Pass Ultimate hack by upgrading three years of Gold Live for a £1. The problem is, I have absolutely no idea where to start. Missed so many games over the past years. A bit overwhelming looking at the whole list of Game Pass games. I plan to try and rinse those before actually buying anything not on Game Pass if I can. 
 

Also I have precisely zero friends on my friends list, so feel free to add me. Gamertag is in my signature!

Call of the Sea is worth a try if you like puzzlers.

[auntyclimax]

23 minutes ago, MattyP said:

Call of the Sea is worth a try if you like puzzlers.

...and terrible frame rates.

[MattyP]

47 minutes ago, auntyclimax said:

...and terrible frame rates.

It's not that bad played a lot worse. Certainly did not impact the experience at all. Not sure what the beef is about frame rates these days. Sure for fast action shooter games or racers fair enough might impact gameplay slightly. For a slow paced puzzler story game? Really? It runs absolutely fine enjoyed it from start to finish. 

 

The other games I enjoyed recently were Kona a snowy wintery walking simulator / puzzler set in Canada and Knights and Bikes. 

 

All on GamePass. All a bit different from the usual. Not sure about frame rates though but they were great experiences.

[therearerules]

On 27/12/2020 at 20:01, OneDvBmbr said:

I’m on board with a Series X which my wife very generously got me for Christmas. I’ve basically skipped a generation having had a 360, but since then the only console I’ve had is a Switch, which I absolutely love and expect to continue playing. 
 

I’ve taken advantage of the 3 year Game Pass Ultimate hack by upgrading three years of Gold Live for a £1. The problem is, I have absolutely no idea where to start. Missed so many games over the past years. A bit overwhelming looking at the whole list of Game Pass games. I plan to try and rinse those before actually buying anything not on Game Pass if I can. 
 

Also I have precisely zero friends on my friends list, so feel free to add me. Gamertag is in my signature!

The Outer Wilds. It's a tight experience, not sprawling, nor procedurally generated, but a beautiful terrifying diorama. It's the only game not on the Switch which I wished was, because of its uniqueness and intelligence. Just don't let some of the platforming become too annoying.

[womble9]

22 hours ago, Mr C said:

According to MS its a 4-6 day turnaround which would be pretty great but we'll see. 

If it goes to the same inspect repair / replace center (Germany via UPS) as my Elite 2 controller did a little while ago then that did indeed take 5/6 days and they kept in touch by mail throughout . 

[Ninja Doctor]

It’s coming today!!!!!

 

[Timmo]

1 minute ago, Ninja Doctor said:

It’s coming today!!!!!

 

However small you think it might be, it's smaller.

[Ninja Doctor]

I’m thinking bigger than a Wii. 

[dreamylittledream]

It is bigger than a Wii (but not much bigger).

 

Compared to the enormous machines of the last gen it is positively tiny and cute however.

[Ninja Doctor]

It’s here!!! Less than 24 hours between ordering and delivery without any extra payment. Nice. 

[Ninja Doctor]

Gonna be honest, thought it might’ve been smaller. Reassuringly chonky. 

[womble9]

Finally it's install Series X day!!

 

Naturally I'm looking forward to it but (and there's always a but) it's sadly not as straight forward an install as unboxing, plugging in and playing the day away, as I've decided (knowing full well that late this afternoon aft I'm gonna be asking why the hell I started this) to have a good old tidy up of all the rats nest of wiring out the back of my amp's stand / 9 console collection, to hopefully create a little more room / reduce it's rather imposing presence as I just find it all a little too "BIG" and actually a bit annoying when I'm sat by it. 

 

I've got the tools needed (skills questionable) to lower the stand a little and might even pop another shelf into it so that the 360 (bottom L/H currently vertical) can go on that thus allowing me to chop the legs by more meaning the Series X could go under the speaker (where the PS4 is) with the PS4 shifted into the empty space that my one X used to occupy. A good tidy of the cables around the back and a fiddle with the speaker stands should mean that everything can be a bit more tightly packed.

 

A few pic's to give you an idea of what I'm up to, I'll be popping some more low MB ones (severed cables / fingers etc) in as the carnage unfolds (read collapses) / when I'm done so watch this space .

 

 

Rather imposing when at near head height...

 

 

Uggghhhhh. Probably all sorts (mini Monkeys?) living in here...

 

 

Right, I'm going in . 

 

Well, so far so good. Hit the point of having stuff largely uninstalled.....

 

 

and thought a break for food and drink would be a good idea before tackling the cable hell ball....

 

 

Right time to untangle that lot, label them all up and then measure, measure, measure again before going ahead and doing something that can't be undone!! 

 

09/01/21 UPDATE: 

 

At last, it's bastard done!!! 

 

So, whilst doing this I only went and lost my house keys didn't I!! If anyone else asks me if I've checked my trouser / jacket pockets again I swear I'll....we'll let's not go there eh, but needless to say turning my whole house upside down over three days / x nights looking for them (complete with alarm fob) and being back at work took priority big time.

 

Anyway after a ton of scrabbling round on the floor, arms and fingers contorted into positions that a livestock vet would be proud of, measuring, positioning, re measuring then re positioning, the unit itself, consoles, speakers, speaker stands, comparing cable lengths / standards (HDMI 1.4-2.1, all cat 6 patch cables now, amperage of plugs etc) figuring out how best to connect which console to which power supply socket and which console to which HDMI port on my switcher and or amp' for the best quality / as seamless an experience as possible, finally, yes finally I have a finished....er....thing! 8 consoles and their cabling all getting squeezed into a much smaller space than they previously occupied was tricky at best. There was a slight give in that the George Foreman grilling machine PS3 didn't make the final cut, but in truth it was little more to me than a Gradius V machine and despite that being such a class game the amount of noise it made and the amount of room it took up meant that it was a no brainier to say TTFN. Maybe I could slot slim PS2 in there, hmmm. The unit is now lower by 10cm, has had it and the sub's total width reduced by a whopping 27cm (the Sub is part in the stand and the speaker stands sit closer to the wall allowing the unit to shuffle up a bit) and I've even managed to get it tighter to the back wall by a couple of cm too. Couple that with me moving the sofa forward by 20cm (had to do it over a few nights as it felt well odd at first) and the unit is no nowhere to be seen in my peripheral vision (hurrah!!) yet is still easily within reach if need be. Oh and I'm closer to my fire too which when living ooop north is always a bonus!!

 

Few final pic's

 

New speaker stands (ok so not new, had them years but new to this set up). They look massive but were overall narrower than the old ones and whilst a tad taller I also added some wooden feet to them to raise them another 5cm. I've never liked the colour and it certainly didn't lend itself to this setup so a £6.99 roll of carbon like wrap got slapped on them. V happy with the result: 

 

 

 

All nicely labeled up, (pre speaker stand bling) the solo cable running down the top centre of the amp' to its front is an ir receiver for a big multi plug that switches everything plugged into the multi plug from off to standby when the Amp' remote "On" button gets pressed. Great piece of energy saving kit which oddly I don't seem to see them on sale anymore???  

 

 

Said plug for anyone who's interested:

 

 

 

 

Ta-Daa:

 

 

From where I sit (when in gaming stance, ie 80% plus of the time) eyes are about level with Yamaha badge on Amp, mid PS4 with films / telly. No peripheral view of any of it for either viewing. Excellent!!

 

 

Good few wires still visible at the back (if you shift my sofa and get down on the floor that is!) they have to stay that way so that I'm able to slide the unit to the left to get to things. 

 

 

Managed to make good use of the (soon emptied) basket full of tooth rotting goodies I was gifted at Christmas (note charging cables making a subtle appearance) too. This pic also shows how there's nicely enough room for you to pull out the Wii U pad without taking the skin off your knuckles on the rear inner edge of the R/H leg which is sharp as F! Don't ask how I found out!!

 

 

Super happy with how it's all worked out, it's time to finally kick back with a can (or 3) of Elvis Juice and I guess tomorrow I could finally boot up my Series X eh . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HarryBizzle]

17 hours ago, Ninja Doctor said:

Gonna be honest, thought it might’ve been smaller. Reassuringly chonky. 

Clearly, you wouldn’t know chonky if it squished you in the face.

[Ninja Doctor]

It is chonky! A real nice heft to it. 
 

in other news quick resume is genuine witchcraft. 

[Hanzo the Razor]

23 hours ago, womble9 said:

Finally it's install Series X day!!

 

Naturally I'm looking forward to it but (and there's always a but) it's sadly not as straight forward an install as unboxing, plugging in and playing the day away, as I've decided (knowing full well that late this afternoon aft I'm gonna be asking why the hell I started this) to have a good old tidy up of all the rats nest of wiring out the back of my amp's stand / 9 console collection, to hopefully create a little more room / reduce it's rather imposing presence as I just find it all a little too "BIG" and actually a bit annoying when I'm sat by it. 

 

I've got the tools needed (skills questionable) to lower the stand a little and might even pop another shelf into it so that the 360 (bottom L/H currently vertical) can go on that thus allowing me to chop the legs by more meaning the Series X could go under the speaker (where the PS4 is) with the PS4 shifted into the empty space that my one X used to occupy. A good tidy of the cables around the back and a fiddle with the speaker stands should mean that everything can be a bit more tightly packed.

 

A few pic's to give you an idea of what I'm up to, I'll be popping some more low MB ones (severed cables / fingers etc) in as the carnage unfolds (read collapses) / when I'm done so watch this space .

 

 

Rather imposing when at near head height...

 

 

Uggghhhhh. Probably all sorts (mini Monkeys?) living in here...

 

 

Right, I'm going in . 

 

Well, so far so good. Hit the point of having stuff largely uninstalled.....

 

 

and thought a break for food and drink would be a good idea before tackling the cable hell ball....

 

 

Right time to untangle that lot, label them all up and then measure, measure, measure again before going ahead and doing something that can't be undone!! 

 

 

 

Jesus I though my behind the telly tangle was bad. That's an absolute moger.

[HarryBizzle]

11 hours ago, Ninja Doctor said:

It is chonky! A real nice heft to it. 

 

Just make sure you don’t put it next to a PS5.

 

[NickC]

On 29/12/2020 at 18:06, Ninja Doctor said:

Gonna be honest, thought it might’ve been smaller. Reassuringly chonky. 

 

Pah! You've got it below a slim mid-generation revised version of a PS4. Imagine what the revised slim Series S is gonna look like!

[djbhammer]

Phil Spencer at 24 min mark. Always enjoy listening to him and just comes across so well. So long as Uncle Phil is at the helm, I’m happy. 

 

 

[Boozy The Clown]

 

[SF-02]

Has there been any word on further 360 or OG Xbox back compatibility?

 

And also any moves to ensure Xbox one back compat on series s isn't the rubbish 900p Xbox one versions rather than one x versions?

 

 

 

 

[Super Craig]

I don't think we've had any news on them starting to work on adding games again. And I can't see the Series S ever getting One X versions. The One X memory setup is better than that on the Series S.

[HarryBizzle]

I think they’re putting their efforts into the framerate doubling project, which I’m more interested in than One X versions at 30fps.   

[gossi the dog]

If a One X version has the option of 60FPS at 1080p will the Series S play that version, or are you stuck with the One S version (900p - 1080p at 30fps)?

[Timmo]

3 minutes ago, gossi the dog said:

If a One X version has the option of 60FPS at 1080p will the Series S play that version, or are you stuck with the One S version (900p - 1080p at 30fps)?

Second one, unfortunately.

[HarryBizzle]

Does anyone else have an issue where restarting their console doesn’t seem to do anything? I sometimes try a full restart, the screen goes blank and then nothing happens until I go and muck about with holding the power button down.