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Topic Xbox Series X/S Discussion Thread

bluemetal04

18-Jul-2020(#1)

This topic had many older posts which were moved here:

http://gametz.com/VideoGame_Discussion/xbox-series...

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.

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Simon_Belmont

8-Feb-2023(#241)

Holy god, i took a little nibble of an edible yesterday afternoon and played that Hot Wheels game for like 4 hours yesterday.
Wow, i am hooked. I really like that the campaign is challenging, some of those races are NOT EASY.
I really like that you're able to sell back or scrap cars you get in the loot boxes, i wish more games would do that.
ALSO, WOW, the soundtrack is amazing. I don't know if its an original score or they got unknown licensed tracks, but its a great mix of funk, electronic, dubstep and trance.
Ignore the bad reviews and download that when you get a chance.

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#242)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> Holy god, i took a little nibble of an edible yesterday afternoon and played that

> Hot Wheels game for like 4 hours yesterday.

> Wow, i am hooked. I really like that the campaign is challenging, some of those races

> are NOT EASY.

> I really like that you're able to sell back or scrap cars you get in the loot boxes,

> i wish more games would do that.

> ALSO, WOW, the soundtrack is amazing. I don't know if its an original score or they

> got unknown licensed tracks, but its a great mix of funk, electronic, dubstep and

> trance.

> Ignore the bad reviews and download that when you get a chance.

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DarkFact

8-Feb-2023(#243)

It’s amazing, everything I do is more tolerable when I’m inebriated!

Feeb

8-Feb-2023(#244)

Those edibles hit different than the real thing. I thought half of my head was gone after eating 2 of the delta 8. My wife tried to argue that I still I had a full head.

DarkFact

8-Feb-2023(#245)

As if she’d know

Slickriven

15-Feb-2023(#246)

Here's the new set of games leaving GP at the end on the month: Alien: Isolation, Octopath Traveler, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Crown Trick, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Far: Changing Tides, and Madden NFL 21
Good riddance to Far, that game was boring and crap.

Slickriven

2-Mar-2023(#247)

These are leaving GP on March 15th:
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy -- Console and PC
Undertale -- Console
Young Souls -- Console and PC
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition -- Console and PC
Goat Simulator -- Console
F1 2020 -- Console
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games -- Console and PC
Paradise Killer -- Console and PC

GotG is a solid game especially if you like 80's nostalgia and music. I will be looking to complete KRzero that I started in January.

TalonJedi87

2-Mar-2023(#248)

I'll echo too that GotG was a really fun game for what it is and the music tracks were pretty stellar.

SwiftJAB

2-Mar-2023(#249)

Motivation to finish up GotG

Archer

2-Mar-2023(#250)

They also added F1 2022 today. And man, since EA bought Code Masters, this franchise just keeps getting worse.

benstylus

2-Mar-2023(#251)

Archer wrote:

> They also added F1 2022 today. And man, since EA bought Code Masters, this franchise

> just keeps getting worse.

I'll be honest even before the EA buyout the yearly updates were generally not much more than Madden. At least they have to add new tracks when they race st new places.

And I think they added the microtransaction currency "pitcoins" thing prior to the EA buyout.

I still get the games, just later and cheap.

Bleed_DukeBlue

2-Mar-2023(#252)

Has anyone played Kentucky Route Zero? I was curious about that one but the price was always higher than I wanted to pay. I forgot about it being on Game Pass until now.

Slickriven wrote:

> These are leaving GP on March 15th:

> Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy -- Console and PC

> Undertale -- Console

> Young Souls -- Console and PC

> Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition -- Console and PC

> Goat Simulator -- Console

> F1 2020 -- Console

> Zero Escape: The Nonary Games -- Console and PC

> Paradise Killer -- Console and PC

> GotG is a solid game especially if you like 80's nostalgia and music. I will be looking

> to complete KRzero that I started in January.

Simon_Belmont

3-Mar-2023(#253)

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

> Has anyone played Kentucky Route Zero? I was curious about that one but the price

> was always higher than I wanted to pay. I forgot about it being on Game Pass until

> now.

I played it on PC when it came out. It's a very good story and its weird and Twin Peaks/X-Files esque. I really dig the graphics and music.

MrBean

3-Mar-2023(#254)

There's definitely something about to happen with a new console. With the Verizon offer yesterday and they stopped selling at the employee store... There has to be news about a refresh/mid gen upgrade, something.

Bleed_DukeBlue

3-Mar-2023(#255)

Thanks! I think I might try to beat this before it leaves Game Pass then.

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

>> Has anyone played Kentucky Route Zero? I was curious about that one but the price

>> was always higher than I wanted to pay. I forgot about it being on Game Pass

> until

>> now.

> I played it on PC when it came out. It's a very good story and its weird and Twin

> Peaks/X-Files esque. I really dig the graphics and music.

Feeb

* 3-Mar-2023(#256)

MrBean wrote:

> There's definitely something about to happen with a new console. With the Verizon

> offer yesterday and they stopped selling at the employee store... There has to be

> news about a refresh/mid gen upgrade, something.

Maybe a digital only X. Seems like the logical next step.

Slickriven

3-Mar-2023(#257)

@Bleed_DukeBlue Kentucky Route Zero was alright so far, there's 5 main chapters that I believe are somewhat connected and somewhat not. I completed the first 2 in 4+ hours, I think. It's a point-click style adventure that's got lots of dialogue to read. The story was different, as said I think I'll seek to finish it since it's interesting and not challenging.

Simon_Belmont

3-Mar-2023(#258)

Feeb wrote:

> MrBean wrote:

>> There's definitely something about to happen with a new console. With the Verizon

>> offer yesterday and they stopped selling at the employee store... There has to

> be

>> news about a refresh/mid gen upgrade, something.

> Maybe a digital only X. Seems like the logical next step.

Hope not, i want to get a disc X when they go down in price a little.
I'm running out of ways to watch my physical media.
A brand new quality Blu-Ray player is like $150 now.
I remember when they were like $50ish, fudging chip shortage.

MrBean

* 3-Mar-2023(#259)

Been at it for like two weeks... Failing to pull the trigger on a custom elite controller. Whaddya guys think?

https://xboxdesignlab.xbox.com/en-us/configure/xbo...

benstylus

3-Mar-2023(#260)

$220 for a controller seems unreal to me

Says the guy with a logitech force feedback wheel and pedals to play racing games

SwiftJAB

4-Mar-2023(#261)

Bean gets to make use of his employee perks. What's the cost with the discount? If it's 50%, I think it's worth it.

DarkFact

4-Mar-2023(#262)

I paid 20 for a used SN30 Pro wired controller with a sticky R button

Well, it got sticky after I got it. Something about slopping maple syrup on it. I chug 150oz of maple syrup a day, don't worry about it

MrBean

4-Mar-2023(#263)

SwiftJAB wrote:

> Bean gets to make use of his employee perks. What's the cost with the discount? If

> it's 50%, I think it's worth it.

Sadly, no... Not on the custom. I've been asking around for weeks, can't find any discounts.

SwiftJAB

4-Mar-2023(#264)

Bummer

MrBean

* 4-Mar-2023(#265)

I gave up on 3rd party controllers many years ago, but this could be interesting.

https://rog.asus.com/controllers/rog-raikiri-pro-m...

Simon_Belmont

5-Mar-2023(#266)

benstylus wrote:

> $220 for a controller seems unreal to me

> Says the guy with a logitech force feedback wheel and pedals to play racing games

When I moved out for the first time and had a tiny economy apartment by myself my first 3 REAL paychecks bought 1) xbox 360 2) a pinball machine and 3) a custom built racing chair pod from Craigslist.
So I feel you.
I sold the racing pod, the pinball machine lasted 2 more moves and I sold it.

Simon_Belmont

6-Mar-2023(#267)

I started on the S. Have to get the RetroArch front-end up and running.
I just want to get classic stuff, I've been jonesing for a Donkey Kong Country series playthrough.

longhornsk57

7-Mar-2023(#268)

sa330206 wrote:

> Anyone mess with emulators on the Series S or Series X? I see you can do it from

> retail mode now.

If this is true then this is what I'm going to try this weekend on my Series X

Simon_Belmont

7-Mar-2023(#269)

longhornsk57 wrote:

> sa330206 wrote:

>> Anyone mess with emulators on the Series S or Series X? I see you can do it from

>> retail mode now.

> If this is true then this is what I'm going to try this weekend on my Series X

I paid like $19 to enable "developer mode", i don't know if they're implying its free now.
I don't know.
I have to program it on a day that i don't get super stoned.
results to follow, its easier than the PS4 so far

longhornsk57

7-Mar-2023(#270)

FYI there's a core white BNIB Elite Series 2 controller on Amazon for $110 shipped. Thinking of picking it up at this price although I told myself I was going to wait for like ~$75 or so used/mint.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

Simon_Belmont

8-Mar-2023(#271)

i still cant justify spending that much on a controller

benstylus

8-Mar-2023(#272)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> i still cant justify spending that much on a controller

I can totally see doing that for a specialty controller. I've spent that much on a good arcade stick for example.

Bleed_DukeBlue

* 10-Mar-2023(#273)

Exoprimal is coming to Game Pass day one on July 14th! I was curious about this one but not sure about buying it, so this is perfect: https://www.dualshockers.com/exoprimal-release-dat...

TalonJedi87

10-Mar-2023(#274)

Sweet. I want to try this but do not want to spend too much money on it so this is ideal.

Kommie

10-Mar-2023(#275)

Atomic Heart - been playing for a half hour and absolutely nothing interesting has happened....

TalonJedi87

10-Mar-2023(#276)

Ya I heard it was kinda dull in the first few hours. Glad it got the game pass treatment.

Archer

10-Mar-2023(#277)

Kommie wrote:

> Atomic Heart - been playing for a half hour and absolutely nothing interesting has

> happened....

Its crap game.

Kommie

10-Mar-2023(#278)

I'm a bit further.... The constant non stop talking is annoying. This might be a drop for me.

Kommie

10-Mar-2023(#279)

This seems like a definite drop... Security cameras, weapon upgrade bullcrap.... And the non stop chatter...

Feeb

10-Mar-2023(#280)

Kommie wrote:

> This seems like a definite drop... Security cameras, weapon upgrade bullcrap....

> And the non stop chatter...

I dumped a chick in high school for this.

Bleed_DukeBlue

10-Mar-2023(#281)

Because of her weapons upgrades or her security cameras?

Feeb wrote:

> Kommie wrote:

>> This seems like a definite drop... Security cameras, weapon upgrade bullcrap....

>> And the non stop chatter...

> I dumped a chick in high school for this.