James Bond Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Only scratched the surface since I'm currently waiting for Red Dead to download but wow. Coming off the OG Xbox One and PS4, the difference is night and day. Obviously the resolution and finally maximizing the capabilities of my TV means I've gotten quite the image upgrade, but more impressive is how fluid and seamless the near non-existent load times are. Unreal! Super quiet too. Barely a sound when it's running. The refinements to the controller are welcome as well. While I wait for Red Dead to install I've moved back over to the PS4 and my god it feels like The Last Of Us Part 2 is taking an eternity to load in comparison to the SSD. First world problems. Edited December 11, 2020 by James Bond 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 By way of a long story, I believe I'm going to pick up a Series X later today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 3 hours ago, RussTCB said: By way of a long story, I believe I'm going to pick up a Series X later today. I expect to hear the long story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, James Bond said: I expect to hear the long story. I’m sure it involves podcasts at least in passing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, James Bond said: I expect to hear the long story. My wife and I went to a casino Thursday. I jokingly said "I'd like to win enough to get an Xbox" as we entered. Within the first 30 minutes, I hit a bonus pay out that was more than enough to get one! Then I told my wife that it was cool to have the money but we would find one anyway. Then a friend of her moms actually got two from online orders and needed to dump one. So.....long story short, I'm getting a Series X 32 minutes ago, Dazey said: I’m sure it involves podcasts at least in passing. Haha, I've tried to get better about that since you mentioned it 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: My wife and I went to a casino Thursday. I jokingly said "I'd like to win enough to get an Xbox" as we entered. Within the first 30 minutes, I hit a bonus pay out that was more than enough to get one! Then I told my wife that it was cool to have the money but we would find one anyway. Then a friend of her moms actually got two from online orders and needed to dump one. So.....long story short, I'm getting a Series X Haha, I've tried to get better about that since you mentioned it I was hoping for one of those "beat up the scalper and stole the console" stories but I suppose that'll have to do. Kidding aside, congrats on that bit of good fortune! Great that you're able to get one from someone who ended up with a double. I know a couple people that happened to and they were happy to resell the double to others who weren't so lucky. I am nothing short of happy with the Series S so I have no doubt the big brother will impress even more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, James Bond said: I was hoping for one of those "beat up the scalper and stole the console" stories but I suppose that'll have to do. Kidding aside, congrats on that bit of good fortune! Great that you're able to get one from someone who ended up with a double. I know a couple people that happened to and they were happy to resell the double to others who weren't so lucky. I am nothing short of happy with the Series S so I have no doubt the big brother will impress even more. Haha for the record, I would beat up a scalper if given the opportunity. I'm glad to hear you're so pleased with the S. If it weren't for this series of fortunate events, I wouldn't be getting anything let alone an X. We just picked it up, so I'm good to go now. Only issue is that I won't get to mess with it til tomorrow due to plans my wife already made for us. Whatever though. I've got it and I'm good to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 see you in 7 years, when I'll buy a series X for 250 euros and a truckload of games for naught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, action said: see you in 7 years, when I'll buy a series X for 250 euros and a truckload of games for naught And in the mean time you probably spend four times that on Nintendo's latest $80 ROM dumps. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 6:46 PM, RussTCB said: Haha for the record, I would beat up a scalper if given the opportunity. I'm glad to hear you're so pleased with the S. If it weren't for this series of fortunate events, I wouldn't be getting anything let alone an X. We just picked it up, so I'm good to go now. Only issue is that I won't get to mess with it til tomorrow due to plans my wife already made for us. Whatever though. I've got it and I'm good to go. How has your experience with the new system been so far? Curious if you see any noticeable differences other than load times between your XOX and XSX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 59 minutes ago, downzy said: How has your experience with the new system been so far? Curious if you see any noticeable differences other than load times between your XOX and XSX. Overall, the faster load times is the biggest difference so far. I don't own any XSX exclusives though. I will say though that I do have a couple of games that have had updates with enhancements for XSX. Destiny 2 is one of them and it looks wayyyyyy better now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 So far that's my experience with the Series S as well. The best thing about next gen is last gen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 My XBox One VCR controller broke so just picked up an XSX controller as a replacement. Actually shocked at how different it’s not to the last gen controller. That said, the XBOne pad was near perfection so why fix it if it’s not broken eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Dazey said: My XBox One VCR controller broke so just picked up an XSX controller as a replacement. Actually shocked at how different it’s not to the last gen controller. That said, the XBOne pad was near perfection so why fix it if it’s not broken eh? I like the minor refinements. They took the best controller and somehow made it even more comfortable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) Well, I caved and just ordered an Xbox Series S. My goal is to get a powerful desktop and PS5 down the road, but for only $300 I can play the latest Halo disappointment. Since they are so hard to come by, I figured I'd order one since my current console is an OG Xbox One Maybe that will tie me over until a cheaper PS5 redesign and hopefully I can get a desktop in the winter. Edited August 26, 2021 by ZoSoRose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Won’t be getting a new gen console until Sony offers a PS5 redesign. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, downzy said: Won’t be getting a new gen console until Sony offers a PS5 redesign. You big girl! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) Got the Xbox, it’s fucking tiny! Cool purchase for only $300. Edited August 28, 2021 by ZoSoRose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 15 hours ago, Oldest Goat said: I played the Halo Infinite tech preview, as someone who's been with the series since 2001 and basically despises 343i and would prefer if 4 and 5 didn't exist, I must say I'm feeling very optimistic about it now tbh. They're also doing great things with MCC still. They're redeeming themselves. I am worried about the campaign, which is always the most important part of Halo for me. That being said, the multiplayer on Infinite looks pretty good! I downloaded Halo 5 on Xbox Series S for the hell of it, and it looks WAY better in up-scaled 4k. I actually had some fun with it. It actually is a phenomenal multiplayer game, it just isn't a good Halo game. Way too fast, competitive, and frantic in comparison to all of the other Halo games, but it is still a lot of fun. It is nice to see the game actually has decent graphics when you have it running on better equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLegend Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) I don't think I'm picking up a console soon. I got rid off my PS4 just before lockdown and had immediate regret, but I can't motivate myself to get a PS5. Apart from the fact that they're still permanently out off stock in the major electronic retailers here and it costs about £200 extra to buy them on Ebay thanks to scalpers. There's just no games I really want to play on it, none at all. Final Fantasy XVI is the only PS5 exclusive (well initially) thing that catches my eye and it won't be out for years likely (considering how long XV took). Also XV was kind of disappointing to me and the XVI trailer doesn't look that compelling. Elder Scrolls VI probably won't be out till the middle of the decade and will probably only be on XBox. Rockstar's next major AAA game (like a Bully, Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption) is years away. I was almost tempted to get an XBox for the first time since the 360 instead, but most of the highest rated games on metacritic all seem to be cross platform. It's a shame I can't play Zelda games anymore (not since the first Wii), but I'm not a fan of Nintendo pumping out consoles every few years like they're Pokemon games. I'm starting to think that once I hit 30, I was too old for video games. Edited August 30, 2021 by AtariLegend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 hours ago, AtariLegend said: It's a shame I can't play Zelda games anymore. You can play all the Zelda games up to and including Breath of the Wild via emulation on even a half decent PC. I've got it working on my parent's laptop at higher framerates and resolution than the Switch version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 8 hours ago, Dazey said: You can play all the Zelda games up to and including Breath of the Wild via emulation on even a half decent PC. I've got it working on my parent's laptop at higher framerates and resolution than the Switch version. it's been a while since I've used emulators. What is the best one to play Breath Of The Wild? I want to try and experience it with the higher framerate and resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Rovim said: it's been a while since I've used emulators. What is the best one to play Breath Of The Wild? I want to try and experience it with the higher framerate and resolution. I use CEmu. It's a WiiU emulator but the game is the same as on Switch. Configuration can be a little tricky but worth the effort IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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