I'm supposed to Pre-Order Series X tomorrow without having seen hardly any games run on it?

[SuperBoss]

I really thought MS would drop a series of trailers or gameplay footage close to the pre-order date of the Series X tomorrow, but they haven't. Is this a viable strategy? Microsoft are expecting people to buy the system based off just the potential it has?

They've had 2 major xbox shows now, and neither of them showed us any game actually running on the Series X. Is that not worrying? Especially this close to preorders, this close to launch? I'm not even asking to see anything that shows off the full power of the box, that potential is there, I just wanted to see games actually running on the console. Besides ports of games that already came out. How is it we haven't seen any third party titles running on it either? They have marketing for Ubisoft titles and Cyberpunk, and still can't show how those games look on Series X?

It's just really confusing and odd that for a console so close to release, with preorders starting tomorrow, we don't have a better look at more games running on it. The 2 showcases really faltered in this aspect.

 

[Dest]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

Edit: I scanned through both showcases just to verify I wasn't making things up and the only two demos that I saw that were hard confirmed running on Playstation 5 were Ratchet and Clank and Miles Morales. We can assume we've seen gameplay demos off of Playstation 5 hardware, and I don't doubt that some of them (especially Demon's Souls) are but we genuinely don't have a way of telling. I hold firm here on my initial post.

Edit 2: I stand corrected and I'm bad at reading. I'll leave old post up for enjoyments sake.

 

[Ryuelli]

Unless you have a gun to your head, then no, you're not necessarily "supposed to".

If you're not into it right now, wait.

 

[loob]

Pre-orders will sell out with or without gameplay footage.

 

[GhoulOne]

It will sell out regardless. I doubt they are worried about it.

 

[Jiraiya]

You're not supposed to. You can if you choose. I am. Cause I'm aware that this'll be used for longer than the launch period. Plus I play 3rd party games too.

 

[Bishop89]

Yes you are

 

[CloudsFromSpace]

I mean, you don't need to pre-order anything? Waiting remains a viable option, and will be a viable option for years.

 

[ostrichKing]

I mean it's entirely up to you. But yes...I am.

 

[SuperBoss]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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You can't though. We've seen plenty of games running on it, in both their PS5 showcases.

I guess I'm asking more of "Does Microsoft really expect people to pre-order" moreso than "Am I suppose to"

 

[Urishizu]

I feel like the least they could do is just release a video of Titanfall running on it. It should be the standard for deciding to buy a Microsoft product going forward.

 

[EagleBen]

Apparently Digital Foundry saw Gears 5 running at the same level of performance as a 2080ti in March. Would be nice if Microsoft bothered to show us actually how powerful the console is.

 

[EssBeeVee]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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lol what.

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

Then dont pre-order. Nobody forced you to.

 

[Loud Wrong]

You don't have to do anything.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

you dont have to-both consoles will be sold out for many many months

 

[Shadowrun]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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?

Sony just had a showcase where most of the games were running on PS5 hardware.

 

[Convasse]

Does anyone remember in 2013 when Ryse and Battlefield 4 were revealed to be running on PC at the Xbox events MS was having in various cities in the Summer of 2013? I do. The very same concerns were voiced about not seeing actual Xbox One footage. This isn't the problem some posters seem to believe it is.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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We saw live PS5 gameplay on a myriad of games in June.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Not only that but people are starting to find out that they have about 50% less stock than the PS5. There were some major hurdles developing/manufacturing this machine.

 

[Reckheim]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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care to elaborate?

 

[Laser Ramon]

Have we gotten a list of first party games for launch?

 

[breakdancing duck]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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But we've seen several PS5 games being played on PS5 hardware? I own an X, so I'm the kind of dummy who will upgrade ASAP, but Microsoft has not been showing off games for the most part.

 

[DannyClash]

I suspect they'll both work op, go for it

 

[bbq of doom]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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What? Other than FF16 (and I guess Ragnarok), everything was running on the PS5.

 

[P A Z]

Gamepass trumps anything and everything.

 

[ReddishGUI]

Have you seen Titanfall?

 

[TechMetalRules]

I held off on pre-ordering a new Xbox for this exact reason, where I specifically pre-ordered a PS5 for Demon's Souls. Halo Infinite was the only thing keeping me hanging on, then they delayed it.

I actually don't even know what the launch day line up of games is for the new Xbox.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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no you can't lol

did the 5+ minutes of Ratchet & Clank gameplay not exist? Demon's Souls and Miles Morales gameplay trailers? Destruction All-Stars, Sackboy, Horizon videos all shown running on PS5 as well at their first showcase.

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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Not really. We've seen Demon Souls, Spider Man, Destruction All Stars, Sackboy, Astro's Playroom and those are all day 1.

 

[Khrol]

I mean it's a box that will run games on it just like they do now. If it matters that much to you just don't preorder.

 

[The Pet of the Month]

I feel like the least they could do is just release a video of Titanfall running on it. It should be the standard for deciding to buy a Microsoft product going forward.

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Tbh having Monster Hunter World playing on the Series X should be a standard. I really want to see what that console can do for that game.

 

[bbq of doom]

I mean it's a box that will run games on it just like they do now. If it matters that much to you just don't preorder.

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What's the point in releasing new consoles if that's all it is?

 

[IMCaprica]

Supposed to? No. But your general point has been an issue for me all year. Game Pass is incredible. I'm tired of hearing about it. I know it's an amazing deal. Show me what the games look like. I think if you market your console as the most powerful console ever it raises some concern when you won't actually show games being played on it.

The one big new first-party game we've seen is Halo and not only was it rough, they never actually said what it's running on, did they?

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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Between both PS5 showcases we've seen all 4 first-party launch games running gameplay on PS5. This also applies to the one first-party launch window game we know about too.

 

[Possum Armada]

Unless you have a gun to your head, then no, you're not necessarily "supposed to".

If you're not into it right now, wait.

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So much this.

 

[BrickArts295]

Hmm, I think OP right, aside from Halo, Ori and Dirt 5 (I think), I can't find actual gameplay running on Series X.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

if you're not into a console's launch day titles no matter what they are, you probably shouldn't be thinking of preordering on DAY 1 of availability

Hmm, I think OP right, aside from Halo, Ori and Dirt 5 (I think), I can't find actual gameplay running on Series X.

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Halo was running on PC

 

[Deleted member 1238]

You don't have to

 

[pswii60]

TBF we didn't see any games running on Xbox 360 before it launched.

 

[Aeana]

You... don't have to preorder it if you don't see anything that compels you to buy it yet.

 

[Eeyore]

If you have any questions about anything related to either set of consoles, don't pre-order. There are plenty of games coming out on current gen, PC and Switch in the meantime.

 

[platocplx]

You could say the same thing about the PS5. People just want the new box.

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I. This must be a comment on earth B.

 

[headspawn]

You don't have to, in fact, I'd urge you not to, it'll make it easier for me.

 

[Iwao]

It's weird for sure. There must be a reason why they've only shown current-gen and last-gen running on next-gen.

 

[Wet Jimmy]

Do... you think there are no Xbox games to play?

 

[Ryuelli]

TBF we didn't see any games running on Xbox 360 before it launched.

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I do recall seeing at least 2 or 3 games walking on it though. Maybe even jogging.

 

[Shatty McKracken]

You're not supposed to do anything.

Buy what you want or don't want.

You're buying Xbox Series X for probably the best graphical version of 3rd party games, Upgraded backwards compatibility, and the knowledge you're going to get a shit ton of 1st party dropped on you in the next 1-2 years, and Gamepass.

Or buy a PS5 and play the new Spider-Man and Demon's Souls, awesome looking 3rd party games, PS4 backwards compatibility, and the knowledge that Sony is going to drop those quality 1st party titles in the next 1-2 years.

 

[pswii60]

I do recall seeing at least 2 or 3 games walking on it though. Maybe even jogging.

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Pretty sure everything was running on Apple computers.

 

[Duxxy3]

You can't though. We've seen plenty of games running on it, in both their PS5 showcases.

I guess I'm asking more of "Does Microsoft really expect people to pre-order" moreso than "Am I suppose to"

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We don't know a thing about the PS5's OS. We haven't seen the effect that the PS5 can have on PS4 games. We haven't seen the controller used.

We're missing a ton of information on both consoles that we won't get until it's too late.

 

[Khrol]

What's the point in releasing new consoles if that's all it is?

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I don't understand. That's all consoles have ever been. Xbox first party isn't ready yet so there's not much to show. Cross gen games will look like cross gen games. It's obvious what to expect.