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Topic Xbox Series X/S Discussion Thread

bluemetal04

18-Jul-2020(#1)

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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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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.

Feeb

10-Mar-2023(#282)

Dad was a cop. She was chatty.

Simon_Belmont

11-Mar-2023(#283)

I feel like i'm playing a different Atomic Heart than everyone else.
Loving it.

Kommie

11-Mar-2023(#284)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> I feel like i'm playing a different Atomic Heart than everyone else.

> Loving it.

Do they ever stop talking? Also, the constant sexual innuendo of the upgrade machine is super cringe.

Simon_Belmont

11-Mar-2023(#285)

I love it. Remember it's 1950s Soviet retro futurism. That's what the machines would say.
If you want a better treat, put the language on Russian and put subtitles on, completely changes the game.

Kommie

15-Mar-2023(#286)

I gave up on Atomic Heart. They won't shut the fudge up

Kommie

15-Mar-2023(#287)

Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is cool so far. Not much bullcrap talking and chatter. So that's nice.

Staraang

15-Mar-2023(#288)

What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as compared to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering getting their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one. Any feedback is appreciated.

benstylus

16-Mar-2023(#289)

Staraang wrote:

> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as compared

> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty

> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering getting

> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one. Any

> feedback is appreciated.

My only experience with powerA was one of their gamecube style controllers for wii U. We bought it for a Streetpass Evansville meetup to set up some 8 player Smash Bros fun at the library.

The controller broke within an hour.

I have never bought another PowerA controller.

Staraang

16-Mar-2023(#290)

benstylus wrote:

> Staraang wrote:

>> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as

> compared

>> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty

>> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering

> getting

>> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one.

> Any

>> feedback is appreciated.

> My only experience with powerA was one of their gamecube style controllers for wii

> U. We bought it for a Streetpass Evansville meetup to set up some 8 player Smash

> Bros fun at the library.

> The controller broke within an hour.

> I have never bought another PowerA controller.

Ok, thanks. I took a chance on a couple of them but bought the protection plan from Walmart since it was only 2 bucks. I usually don’t like third party controllers myself but these are for a 5- and 7-year old. Will see how they work out.

benstylus

16-Mar-2023(#291)

The only 3rd party I still buy now is Hori

Have had great success with their wired switch controllers

Simon_Belmont

16-Mar-2023(#292)

Staraang wrote:

> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as compared

> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty

> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering getting

> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one. Any

> feedback is appreciated.

I have two PowerA controllers.
One is a wired Xbox 360 one i use for PC gaming and the other is an alternate PS4 controller.
No problems so far, i've been using the 360 for YEARS and the ps4 one gets used at parties. The sticks are a little off on the PS4 controller.

As far as charging, get something like one of these, its the best 3rd party ive ever had ever. I get a SOLID 6-8 hours out of each full charge.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353713342535?hash=item525...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353731690824?hash=item525...

Simon_Belmont

16-Mar-2023(#293)

Midnight Suns has consumed my life, but i put an hour into that Valheim game that just hit Gamepass.
It's fun, i don't like the crafting, but everything else is pretty neat. It's really just fun to walk around that world and explore.

Any recommendations for racing games on Xbox/Gamepass?
I've been playing the Hot Wheels game quite frequently. Is the new Forza decent?
I downloaded NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered and i'm thinking about picking up Midnight Club Dub Edition since its on sale.
Also there's a Free To Play racing game (Super 6? Super 9?) that gets good reviews?
Any recommendations? Thanks guys

Simon_Belmont

16-Mar-2023(#294)

benstylus wrote:

> The only 3rd party I still buy now is Hori

> Have had great success with their wired switch controllers

DUDE Hori makes great stuff. It doesn't even feel like third party. It feels like a specialty company.

Staraang

16-Mar-2023(#295)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> Staraang wrote:

>> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as

> compared

>> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty

>> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering

> getting

>> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one.

> Any

>> feedback is appreciated.

> I have two PowerA controllers.

> One is a wired Xbox 360 one i use for PC gaming and the other is an alternate PS4

> controller.

> No problems so far, i've been using the 360 for YEARS and the ps4 one gets used at

> parties. The sticks are a little off on the PS4 controller.

> As far as charging, get something like one of these, its the best 3rd party ive ever

> had ever. I get a SOLID 6-8 hours out of each full charge.

> https://www.ebay.com/itm/353713342535?hash=item525...

> https://www.ebay.com/itm/353731690824?hash=item525...

Thanks man. The controllers I got are wired so don’t have to worry about charging those fortunately. The play and charge kit I’m getting is going to be for the included controller I got with the Xbox. I was thinking about getting one of these docks but couldn’t I just plug the controller into the Xbox to charge it while I’m not playing?

Staraang

16-Mar-2023(#296)

@benstylus @Simon_Belmont Does Hori make good Xbox controllers?

Slickriven

16-Mar-2023(#297)

@Simon_Belmont Horizon 5 is likely the best Horizon game, it's better than 4 IMO. Hot Pursuit was pretty good, but I beat the original version on the 360 so I knew I'd like it. If you've got GPU then EA has several Need 4 Speed titles available. Don't play Rivals though as it's busted on the system and EA has never fully fixed it.

Simon_Belmont

16-Mar-2023(#298)

Staraang wrote:

> @benstylus @Simon_Belmont Does Hori make good Xbox controllers?

The only Hori XBOX controller i have is the fighting one...which feels like an extension of my hand.
I haven't had to buy a controller for my Xbox in a while. I buy them New from Gamestop, 2 at a time, get the extended warranty and then if the controller hasn't broken or have stick drift by the time the warranty is up, i *cough* drop the controller a couple times, and trade it in for a brand new controller hahah. The White Xbox X/S controllers are garbage and usually break or have something start to jam by 3 or 4 months. The black one and the blue one are the most heavy duty.

Staraang

16-Mar-2023(#299)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> Staraang wrote:

>> @benstylus @Simon_Belmont Does Hori make good Xbox controllers?

> The only Hori XBOX controller i have is the fighting one...which feels like an extension

> of my hand.

> I haven't had to buy a controller for my Xbox in a while. I buy them New from Gamestop,

> 2 at a time, get the extended warranty and then if the controller hasn't broken or

> have stick drift by the time the warranty is up, i *cough* drop the controller a

> couple times, and trade it in for a brand new controller hahah. The White Xbox X/S

> controllers are garbage and usually break or have something start to jam by 3 or

> 4 months. The black one and the blue one are the most heavy duty.

Are you saying the first party controllers vary in quality by color? That seems so strange. How are the black and pulse red ones in that case? Those ones are currently on sale. And it’s funny you mention your GameStop warranty trick because that’s pretty much exactly what the worker there a couple of days ago was suggesting I do haha.

benstylus

16-Mar-2023(#300)

Slickriven wrote:

> @Simon_Belmont Horizon 5 is likely the best Horizon game, it's better than 4 IMO.

> Hot Pursuit was pretty good, but I beat the original version on the 360 so I knew

> I'd like it. If you've got GPU then EA has several Need 4 Speed titles available.

> Don't play Rivals though as it's busted on the system and EA has never fully fixed

> it.

I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.

Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.

Slickriven

16-Mar-2023(#301)

benstylus wrote:

> I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there

> is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.

> Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.

Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright, the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then it's good.
I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.

Simon_Belmont

16-Mar-2023(#302)

> Are you saying the first party controllers vary in quality by color? That seems so

> strange. How are the black and pulse red ones in that case? Those ones are currently

> on sale. And it’s funny you mention your GameStop warranty trick because that’s

> pretty much exactly what the worker there a couple of days ago was suggesting I do

> haha.

The series X/S First Party controllers have a noticeable quality difference depending on color.
The bumpers of the white ones always go early and the select button always gets stuck first.
I had a yellow one straight out of the package that had a messed up Y button within a week.
First party black ones are great, i haven't had a red one since 360 days and it's the Gears of War one and it's held up like a mofo.
Basically, stay away from first party white ones.

Simon_Belmont

16-Mar-2023(#303)

That's also what the delivery guys said for Bobs Discount Furniture, buy the 4 year warranty and "break" the couch before it's up and they'll replace it with an equal or similar model.
Nutsss

Simon_Belmont

17-Mar-2023(#304)

Slickriven wrote:

> benstylus wrote:

>> I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but

> there

>> is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.

>> Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.

> Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright,

> the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly

> thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less

> like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then

> it's good.

> I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got

> borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically

> everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC

> for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal

> changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.

The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating. You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.
It's like NFS Porche Unleashed where you start in the 1920s and have to "race" cars that go 25mph.
The last Horizon game i enjoyed was 3 i believe.

benstylus

17-Mar-2023(#305)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating.

> You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.

I honestly haven't done much in the career mode in Wreckfest. The racing is great (even on lawnmowers) but not at all a fan of the demolition derby events. I typically play a lot of custom races that are just more fun.

Staraang

17-Mar-2023(#306)

If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced Wireless controllers:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/PowerA-Enhanced-Wired-C...

My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall back on that.

Simon_Belmont

17-Mar-2023(#307)

Staraang wrote:

> If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced

> Wireless controllers:

> https://www.walmart.com/ip/PowerA-Enhanced-Wired-C...

> My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller

> I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly

> as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially

> for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection

> for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall

> back on that.

yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup
good looking out, thank you

Staraang

* 17-Mar-2023(#308)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> Staraang wrote:

>> If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced

>> Wireless controllers:

>> https://www.walmart.com/ip/PowerA-Enhanced-Wired-C...

>> My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party

> controller

>> I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be

> nearly

>> as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these

> especially

>> for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart

> protection

>> for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall

>> back on that.

> yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup

> good looking out, thank you

Haha no worries bro. I mainly bought that color because I thought my kids would dig it but honestly in person I’m digging it too. Wife likes it too. It feels really good for a third party controller and if it holds up for at least a year I’ll definitely feel I got my money’s worth especially at $25.

If you have Rakuten you can get it even cheaper since they’re giving 10% cash back at GameStop where it’s the same exact price. They’re clearancing several different colors including the one I got:

https://www.gamestop.com/search/?q=powera%20enhanc...

Feeb

30-Mar-2023(#309)

Looks like the Diablo 4 series x is just a standard console boxed with a copy of the game.

https://twitter.com/wario64/status/164145629697214...

MrBean

2-Apr-2023(#310)

https://twitter.com/videogamedeals/status/16425316...

benstylus

2-Apr-2023(#311)

I'd spend the extra for a Seagate. Have had multiple wd drives crap out on me in the past.

SwiftJAB

2-Apr-2023(#312)

I welcome the competition. Hopefully it will drive prices down.

longhornsk57

2-Apr-2023(#313)

Too bad it's still more than the price of a 2TB drive you can get for PS5.

MrBean

2-Apr-2023(#314)

Give it time. Prices will come down quickly I bet.

longhornsk57

2-Apr-2023(#315)

I dunno man I hope so, but with just 2 companies doing these I'm thinking it may stay up there. Sucks because I'd like to get one

Anxiouz

* 3-Apr-2023(#316)

It took 2 years to get a 2nd choice, and it's only $40 cheaper. That's better of course but I've only see the small ones go on sale. So I think prices are going to stay put, although Seagate will prob match prices or go on sale more to be around the WD price.

thatfootballguy

6-Apr-2023(#317)

Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and they are terrific!

Feeb

* 6-Apr-2023(#318)

thatfootballguy wrote:

> Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is

> still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and

> they are terrific!

It’s just a really fun game to mess around in. So many modes and options. I always like the moments, showdowns and RTTS modes. Lots of content.

Archer

12-Apr-2023(#319)

So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice for an online first person shooter.

I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode since that became a thing in AAA games.

Kommie

12-Apr-2023(#320)

Archer wrote:

> So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode

> and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice

> for an online first person shooter.

> I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode

> since that became a thing in AAA games.

Probably due to the limits of the XsS

TalonJedi87

12-Apr-2023(#321)

Yeah I always go performance mode 99% of the time. Even in cinematic games like The Quarry I chose performance because it just ran smoother.