Xbox Series X | S

[teddymeow]

27 minutes ago, cassidy said:

Don't get me started on Curry's 

 

I just remembered that they send everything in plastic bags so maybe it's for the best!

[Jacopo]

2 hours ago, mintsauc313 said:

Finally managed to get a series x from very thanks to telegram alerts.

 

Has anyone received a dispatch email yet? The order was processed and packed as of the 8th but nothing since. I'm being very impatient but what else is there to get excited about!

 

Selling a series s if anyone is looking for one.

I got one of these. When I ordered it, it said they were scheduled to arrive on 20th February. 
 

My order still is sat at processed so I’m guessing yours will be the same too. 

[mintsauc313]

14 minutes ago, Jacopo said:

I got one of these. When I ordered it, it said they were scheduled to arrive on 20th February. 
 

My order still is sat at processed so I’m guessing yours will be the same too. 

Yeah I was hoping for a dispatch email in time for the weekend. 

[ulala]

2 hours ago, teddymeow said:

 

I just remembered that they send everything in plastic bags so maybe it's for the best!

ive has so much absolutely wrecked from them doing this

 

 

never again 

[deerokus]

Yeah my Xbox X box was bashed from currys thanks to their shite plastic bag packaging. The Xbox itself was fine as the Series X is REALLY well packaged but that's entirely down to MS putting more effort in than usual. I don't the S is as protected. 

[Oh Danny Boy]

The S is packaged exactly the same as the X. MS put a bit of effort into the packaging, gives it a premium feel. 

[Mike1812]

Do these ever come back in stock with the all access thing?

[cassidy]

29 minutes ago, Mike1812 said:

Do these ever come back in stock with the all access thing?

Yes it's how I got mine via Game about 3 weeks ago now. 

[Fletch]

Playing GTA on the S earlier and is it just me or does it look better? Granted I've been playing it on a launch Xbone but it looked so crisp on the S. 

[Yiggy]

2 hours ago, Oh Danny Boy said:

The S is packaged exactly the same as the X. MS put a bit of effort into the packaging, gives it a premium feel. 

I mean the packaging is no doubt as secure and safe but I can confirm, having opened both that they did give the X the premium feel. Like you’re opening some sort of mythical obelisk. 
 

The S is more cardboardy. 

[MattKB]

Has anyone noticed that Xbox party chats are a bit shit these days? Constantly connecting, stuttering and freaking out. 

[scoobysi]

So the X Box Series X Box is better than the X Box Series S Box, so if you like X Box Boxes best go for the Series X Box. Got it.

[Kryptonian]

2 hours ago, MattKB said:

Has anyone noticed that Xbox party chats are a bit shit these days? Constantly connecting, stuttering and freaking out. 

 

No, no issues here.

[T Pot]

9 hours ago, MattKB said:

Has anyone noticed that Xbox party chats are a bit shit these days? Constantly connecting, stuttering and freaking out. 

they’ve been wank for us over the past few weeks. Super laggy.

[Yiggy]

44 minutes ago, Mr Tony said:

they’ve been wank for us over the past few weeks. Super laggy.

 

Yes same here. Cutting in and out. echo. echo. 

[T Pot]

8 minutes ago, Yiggy said:

 

Yes same here. Cutting in and out. echo. echo. 

 

Also randomly people getting muted or dropping to connecting. We're often having to play with in game chat as the parties have been so unreliable.

[Yiggy]

Just now, Mr Tony said:

 

Also randomly people getting muted or dropping to connecting. We're often having to play with in game chat as the parties have been so unreliable.

Yes to the connecting thing. 
 

Have MS acknowledged it at all I wonder? Clearly doesn’t seem to be for everyone.

[marc2j]

Add me to the list of those suffering from party chat issues.

 

My brother, after getting jealous of my Series X managed to get a Series S from EE, which arrived yesterday. After his traditional 'ring me and get tech support' on setting it up, we played a few rounds on Fortnite and he spent the time just saying how good the graphics were. His purchase also coincided with a new 4k telly which was a huge upgrade for him. 

 

Proper.

[Jonny5]

 

I didn’t “pre order” you shits. You took full payment and gave me a delivery date of the 16th of Feb 

[Super Craig]

For what it's worth, my brother ordered a Ryzen 5800 CPU from eBuyer, and the order just sat there for ages with no updates. The target delivery date came and went without a peep. I eventually sourced him one from elsewhere.

[Kryptonian]

20 minutes ago, Jonny5 said:

 

I didn’t “pre order” you shits. You took full payment and gave me a delivery date of the 16th of Feb 

 

That's really shitty

 

Amazon are the only retailer I really trust for big purchases and they have their own issues anyway.

[Jonny5]

I just called them up and was told I can ignore the email, I have a unit allocated and it will arrive on the 16th.

 

If anyone else has one coming soon and doesn't have game pass ultimate yet, the offer to sign up for £1 for 3 months is active until Sunday I believe.  I signed up today to bag the offer.

[Kryptonian]

That's less shitty

[JPL]

7 minutes ago, Jonny5 said:

I just called them up and was told I can ignore the email, I have a unit allocated and it will arrive on the 16th.

 

If anyone else has one coming soon and doesn't have game pass ultimate yet, the offer to sign up for £1 for 3 months is active until Sunday I believe.  I signed up today to bag the offer.

Has the offer to sign up for £1 for 3 years been stopped now? That’s a shame.

[thesnwmn]

2 minutes ago, JPL said:

Has the offer to sign up for £1 for 3 years been stopped now? That’s a shame.

 

That's convert gold to GPU for £1 (the first time - I think it's the full cost of one month if you've done the conversion before). That still exists and no end date announced that I'm aware of.

 

I think this is just a simple pay £1 get 3 months.

[JPL]

10 minutes ago, thesnwmn said:

 

That's convert gold to GPU for £1 (the first time - I think it's the full cost of one month if you've done the conversion before). That still exists and no end date announced that I'm aware of.

 

I think this is just a simple pay £1 get 3 months.

Ah right. @Jonny5, you should have looked at the first post of this thread (I think). You could have had 3 years for £1 + the cost of 3 years Gold. I'd recommend doing it once your 3 months are up.

[Jonny5]

After buying the console with extra pad & game I don't want, waiting 3 months before shelling out another £120 would be good!

[metallicfrodo]

Or just start doing MS rewards and you can earn enough to get GPU for free every month and not shell out another penny.

[TehStu]

Last night there were issues with cloud gaming which also stopped you handing in game pass quests. It was quickly reported and ended up on here

 

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status

 

The cool thing is that when an issue is resolved, you can select to have it message you on your Xbox. Sure enough, I got a message maybe 15 mins later and could submit the GP quests. 

 

Obviously a bit annoying, and it looks like a few Microsoft services had issues last night, but getting an all clear heads up is great. 

[Jonny5]

On 11/02/2021 at 13:13, Jonny5 said:

I just called them up and was told I can ignore the email, I have a unit allocated and it will arrive on the 16th.

 

If anyone else has one coming soon and doesn't have game pass ultimate yet, the offer to sign up for £1 for 3 months is active until Sunday I believe.  I signed up today to bag the offer.

Out for delivery! 

 

with Yodel