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I thought if you put a Series X in energy saving mode it properly shut off when you powered it down? Yesterday I shut mine down with about 30gb left of Doom Eternal’s update to go, but when I switched it on today it had fully downloaded and installed.

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36 minutes ago, Harsin said:

I thought if you put a Series X in energy saving mode it properly shut off when you powered it down? Yesterday I shut mine down with about 30gb left of Doom Eternal’s update to go, but when I switched it on today it had fully downloaded and installed.


Correct. Full shut down should stop active downloads I believe. Not sure what’s happened there. 

 

15 hours ago, gratuitous sax said:

I think the 360 games that were enhanced for One X are also enhanced for Series S, but they get the 1440p treatment instead of the full 4k.


They don’t get 4K (obvs) but do get some of the other enhancements. It varies from game to game. Not sure how that comes out in reality. 
 

https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/xbox-series-s-runs-xbox-one-s-versions-of-backwards-compatible-games-microsoft-confirms/

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1 hour ago, Harsin said:

I thought if you put a Series X in energy saving mode it properly shut off when you powered it down? Yesterday I shut mine down with about 30gb left of Doom Eternal’s update to go, but when I switched it on today it had fully downloaded and installed.

 

Have we swapped xboxs.  Much like my One X, my series entirely ignores updates despite being told to download them.

 

Turned it on from rest last night, went to play Mass Effect, at that point it booted, quit, sat there for 30 seconds then started downloading an update.

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2 minutes ago, Dudley said:

 

Have we swapped xboxs.  Much like my One X, my series entirely ignores updates despite being told to download them.

 

Turned it on from rest last night, went to play Mass Effect, at that point it booted, quit, sat there for 30 seconds then started downloading an update.

 

Mine will tend to keep stuff I've played recently up to date pretty well, but ignores anything older unless I go into My Games & Apps and let it sit on the Updates screen for a few minutes. Then it finds updates for everything on the machine.

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Going to get myself an S sometime soon. I have a dilemma as to where it's going to go, though - either in the back room where it'll mostly get used by the kids, or in my office, where they can't get their grubby mits on it (I've already been told I'm not going to get to use it with the good TV in the front room).

 

What will be the deciding factor is if I can use my G920 wheel with it on Xbox one games. Anyone know?

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13 minutes ago, Garwoofoo said:

 

Mine will tend to keep stuff I've played recently up to date pretty well, but ignores anything older unless I go into My Games & Apps and let it sit on the Updates screen for a few minutes. Then it finds updates for everything on the machine.

 

Yeah, I've played nothing else since ME came out.  And pretty much daily.

 

I can only assume they've tagged my account with the deKay reality distortion tag.

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1 hour ago, Harsin said:

I thought if you put a Series X in energy saving mode it properly shut off when you powered it down? Yesterday I shut mine down with about 30gb left of Doom Eternal’s update to go, but when I switched it on today it had fully downloaded and installed.

I’ve not had mine long enough to know what’s going on yet, but is it possible it finishes any active downloads before doing a full shutdown ?

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13 minutes ago, ScouserInExile said:

Going to get myself an S sometime soon. I have a dilemma as to where it's going to go, though - either in the back room where it'll mostly get used by the kids, or in my office, where they can't get their grubby mits on it (I've already been told I'm not going to get to use it with the good TV in the front room).

 

What will be the deciding factor is if I can use my G920 wheel with it on Xbox one games. Anyone know?

 

If your focus is on Game Pass games, and do not need access to your previous Xbox purchases, then maybe consider holding off for a bit until the streaming stick is available in the near future. Depending on your broadband connection it may offer Game Pass games at near-Series X quality through a lower-cost stick you can plug into your TV. Then you may be able to justify one for your home office and one for your kids' play room. If you can install the software to your PC or run games through a browser then you may not even need the stick, and could set this up now.

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2 hours ago, Harsin said:

I thought if you put a Series X in energy saving mode it properly shut off when you powered it down? Yesterday I shut mine down with about 30gb left of Doom Eternal’s update to go, but when I switched it on today it had fully downloaded and installed.

Did you actually turn it off at the machine by holding down the power for about 5 seconds? 

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1 hour ago, ScouserInExile said:

Going to get myself an S sometime soon. I have a dilemma as to where it's going to go, though - either in the back room where it'll mostly get used by the kids, or in my office, where they can't get their grubby mits on it (I've already been told I'm not going to get to use it with the good TV in the front room).

 

What will be the deciding factor is if I can use my G920 wheel with it on Xbox one games. Anyone know?

If it's an Xbox One accessory it will work on the series including on any Series exclusive racing games (not that they exist yet). Accessories are all cross gen back and forwards compatible (apart from Kinect). 

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I have a (very much 1st world) problem.

 

I want  to buy a XSeries but can't find anywhere with them in stock. So I might just buy an S instead.

 

I previously had the money stashed to cover buying an X, but lost my income at the end of March, so that money got spent on living. I'm back in work now but didn't have enough disposable income to buy either console. Today though, I got a letter from the tax man, giving me back almost exactly the RRP of a series X. So obviously it was meant to be!

 

I'm currently using a One X, which is great. I've also got a 4k telly. Would I be diddling myself if I got an S today, rather than holding out for an unknown amount of time to get an X?

 

I could get an S within the hour though.

 

What should I do?

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Definitely wait, especially if you have a 4K TV and keep an eye on the Xbox stock thread in here too.  It was in stock for a number of hours very recently at Argos, Currys and Amazon.  Unlike the PS5, once it shows as in stock, it does not seem to go within minutes.  Also bricks and mortar like GAME tend to post on their shop twitter accounts when they have stock so worth keeping an eye on that too, assuming you live near one.

 

Like fattakin says, the drops are very frequent now so I don't think it should take you much longer to secure one.

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Thanks guys.

 

I know I should wait, but the pull is strong for new tech. I've got an S sitting in a basket at Smyths online. 

 

I'll try to resist.

 

If I do crumble, would trading in an S for an X in the future lose me a significant amount? 

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21 minutes ago, multi said:

Thanks guys.

 

I know I should wait, but the pull is strong for new tech. I've got an S sitting in a basket at Smyths online. 

 

I'll try to resist.

 

If I do crumble, would trading in an S for an X in the future lose me a significant amount? 

Hard to say. The s doesn't seem to be supply constrained so won't hold its value like the x but it's also new enough that I doubt it will crater. 

 

The S is a big upgrade from the base One but definitely more questionable from a One X. Worth waiting for sure. The series x is one of the best things I've ever owned so far. 

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7 minutes ago, Kayin Amoh said:

Expansion drive is £183 right now so a little discount for anyone who needs one. Still eyewateringly expensive IMO, but...

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08K48F6QZ 

I was just coming on to post that. I was very tempted to buy it, it's been on my list for a while ... but I'm going to hold out for something a bit bigger since there is only one slot. 

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20 hours ago, multi said:

Thanks guys.

 

I know I should wait, but the pull is strong for new tech. I've got an S sitting in a basket at Smyths online. 

 

I'll try to resist.

 

If I do crumble, would trading in an S for an X in the future lose me a significant amount? 

I agree with the others you're better of waiting. If you went to the trouble and expense of getting a One X, then you're the target audience for the Series X. Keep in mind that if you're going to play Xbox One games on a Series S, a lot of them will look *worse* than on your One X. That's because the Series S runs the vanilla BOne versions of games, so any Enhanced ones will suddenly look worse on your 4k telly. Not just in terms of resolution, but also in some cases textures, draw distance etc. Maybe you're only in it for the brand new games, I dunno, but just to make sure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, for anyone thinking about buying a Series X, keep a look at in the trading folder near the end of the week, as I'll most likely be putting my one up for sale. As lovely as the machine is (and it really is), it was a silly unplanned purchase via eBay and I just can't justify it when I'm running an absurdly powerful PC!

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1 hour ago, JoeK said:

Well, for anyone thinking about buying a Series X, keep a look at in the trading folder near the end of the week, as I'll most likely be putting my one up for sale. As lovely as the machine is (and it really is), it was a silly unplanned purchase via eBay and I just can't justify it when I'm running an absurdly powerful PC!

Hey Joe, I'm after an X, have the money ready to transfer. Could save you the typing time for the trading post if you're selling.

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