|OT| Xbox Series X | S - Powering your Dreams, Series..ly

super etrian odyssey · Nov 10, 2020

nib95 said:
Secondly, unfortunately due to the size of the Series X on its side, plus my particular set up and media unit, this was the only place I could fit it lol.

i might legit do this — i have nowhere else to put this huge machine. it's just hanging on the floor rn.

Kapryov · Nov 10, 2020

Jawmuncher said:
The Dpad on the new controller is so good

It does feel a lot better.

I'm not sure about how loud it is though, it's super clicky.

Gestault · Nov 10, 2020

Jawmuncher said:
The Dpad on the new controller is so good

I literally haven't had a single "misfire" in Tetris Effect, and I already have several hours in it.

super etrian odyssey said:
i might legit do this — i have nowhere else to put this huge machine. it's just hanging on the floor rn.

Behind-the-set is sort of my backup solution for everything, since getting a bigger TV. I literally have my 24" PlayStation 3D Display tv back there, lol

Brewm0nt · Nov 10, 2020

nillapuddin said:
Anyone at all use media remotes?
Anyone?

None of my audio controls work and I want to know if I'm alone in this

I have a S and an X, one to avr, one to tv, audio works on neither

My remote from my previous Xbox works, but after enabling everything I can't seem to control my sound bar, either

Fat Dad · Nov 10, 2020

Fuhgeddit said:
Me and also I'm noticing I shut down my console and it didn't even install my games :( I have instant turn on and all and keep my apps updated. I'm so confused.

I'm in the same boat....

ghostcrew · Nov 10, 2020

Jawmuncher said:
The Dpad on the new controller is so good

It's genuinely better than the Elite v2 dpad. Almost annoyingly good because I'm still gonna be using my Elite primarily 😄

super etrian odyssey · Nov 10, 2020

Fuhgeddit said:
Me and also I'm noticing I shut down my console and it didn't even install my games :( I have instant turn on and all and keep my apps updated. I'm so confused.

yeah, mine straight up didn't download any games when asleep today. sucks, installing them now.

Nothing Loud · Nov 10, 2020

Anyone else having audio bugs? Uncompressed 5.1 audio doesn't have the center channel/dialogue working properly. I have to set it to bitstream in order to get all the sound. Never had the issue before

Juan · Nov 10, 2020

StrangeADT said:
Was the Xbox One controller this small? I'm used to 360 controller on my PC and that was perfection. This is uncomfortable. My finger tips aren't on the sticks OR the triggers unless I loosen my grip on the controller and kind of back my hand off.

Yeah I had the exact same feeling at first, and I'm still wondering if the Series S/X controller is smaller or if it's just my impression.

I got used to it after playing some games of Apex, and now it's perfectly fine, but I also thought it was smaller and less confortable at first. I have medium hands, but this might not be good for people with large ones.

Deleted member 1238 · Nov 10, 2020

Kapryov said:
It does feel a lot better.

I'm not sure about how loud it is though, it's super clicky.

It is kind of loud, but I don't notice it when I'm playing games. I played a few hours of Tetris effect with it and was just lost in the beauty. It feels really good to use.

Falchion · Nov 10, 2020

Lockjaw333 said:
Same thing for me. When in rest mode it stops downloading my games. Was wondering if it's a setting I missed?

I'm having the same problem. I thought unchecking 'turn off storage while console is off' would fix it but apparently AC hasn't been downloading for the past hour while off............. No clue how to fix this either and I've combed through all the settings.

Deleted member 1238 · Nov 10, 2020

Juan said:
Yeah I had the exact same feeling at first, and I'm still wondering if the Series S/X controller is smaller or if it's just my impression.

I got used to it after playing some games of Apex, and now it's perfectly fine, but I also thought it was smaller and less confortable at first. I have medium hands, but this might not be good for people with large ones.

It is slightly smaller. I think MS has even confirmed as much.

nillapuddin · Nov 10, 2020

Brewm0nt said:
My remote from my previous Xbox works, but after enabling everything I can't seem to control my sound bar, either

I'm really sorry that's happening

But I'm also super glad I'm not the only one

Best of luck to both of us, hopefully it's a patchable and SOON

Equanimity · Nov 10, 2020

stat84 said:
I searched a bit and it was called Zeffo,especially the location "Abandonded Village".I recall several problems with textures in that area for 10-15 seconds after loading it.

This should hopefully give you some idea:

Hawk269 · Nov 10, 2020

Cyclonesweep said:
From what I've seen and heard it doesn't appear to be ready?

Like they could of spent another while cleaning shit up. I've heard more negative so far than positive.

What is sad, I spent more time playing games (on my only day off this week) on my wife's Xbox One X playing Planet Coaster. I would love to try Dirt 5 or Gears 5 at 120fps, but the download speed is just trash. I find that if I restart the console, I get really fast speed but after a bit it dies to a crawl. Then there are the other issues like the UI hanging and stuff is not just a great experience thus far. System is quick though and i was able to check out Sea of Thieves and boy does it look so much better and that 60fps is damn smooth.

Juan · Nov 10, 2020

Peter said:
It is slightly smaller. I think MS has even confirmed as much.

Good to know it wasn't my imagination, thanks for the confirmation!

Well, good thing is that previous controllers also work with the Series, so we can still go back to the old one if we don't feel as confortable.

DirtyLarry · Nov 10, 2020

Add me to the list of people who thought it would just fit in the same place my One X was on my entertainment center and it does not.
So now it is just right to the left of my TV vertically. First time I have had a console vertical. Actually like it with this one a whole lot.

I have to say everything has been smooth. Wish I knew the Forza 4 update was damn near 65GB as i would have checked for it earlier. I am waiting until Thursday to head to Target to try and take advantage of their B2G1 sale since I also have the PS5 arriving. So for now it is older games I check out, which I have not played one yet. I was really concerned reading the issues about live, but currently getting 306 Mbps down on this update, so not that bad.

EDIT - Also, today was the first time I ever used network transfer. That shit is amazing. Making sure my home network is Gigabit and all wired finally paid off in a big way.

Jerm · Nov 10, 2020

has anyone had issues with getting their Series S to connect to an Xfinity router?

Pyro · Nov 10, 2020

Got a new speaker, rate my setup

shanew21 · Nov 10, 2020

J_ToSaveTheDay said:
Playing on a CX with my Series X, and 90% of the time it's phenomenal.

The other 10% so far has been this weird issue where it gets caught in an ALLM boot loop, where the picture blacks out, the ALLM activation notice pops up, the screen flashes a no signal error, then it just loops through it infinitely. I can fix it SOMETIMES by just restarting the TV; other times, I have to restart the Xbox itself before it stops doing it.

Also it's weird seeing how many times the Xbox is triggering ALLM because of the CX's mode notifications. It's pretty damn aggressive about it. But I can't enable VRR without it, it seems, which is the one feature I want. I'd give up ALLM but every time I turn it off in the Xbox settings and the TV settings, VRR is no longer available in my Xbox menu.

I'm on a B9 and I can't run 4K120 with VRR or ALLM on at all. Have the new firmware which supposedly fixed this but not working for me. Picture blanks out entirely when I enable either feature.

MaulerX · Nov 10, 2020

Hawk269 said:
Is it plugged in all the way? It does go in pretty far. I did not have mine all the way in and of course it did not recognize it but then I pushed it in further and it locked in and recognized it after a few seconds.

OMG... I now feel like a complete idiot.

For some reason I thought it couldn't go in further. Pushed it all the way in and like you said, after a few seconds it recognized it.

Thank you so much!!

Jerm · Nov 10, 2020

Is there a troubleshooting thread??

Maynerd · Nov 10, 2020

The Real Jeremy said:
Is there a troubleshooting thread??

What's wrong?

Velikost · Nov 10, 2020

So does turning quick resume off actually give more HD space or was that just a rumor

MaulerX · Nov 10, 2020

The Real Jeremy said:
Is there a troubleshooting thread??

Xbox Series X/S Troubleshooting Thread

Im having the hardest time of my gaming tech life right now. So many issues I’m totally lost My setup : -lg77cx -jbl 9.1 (hdmi 2 - earc ) -Xbox serie x (hdmi 3 ) I had 0 issues , perfect , with my Xbox one x so what can cause all this ? Hdmi 2.1? -dropping sounds randomly. Can’t be fixed...

www.resetera.com

TBH you'll probably get more answers and help in this thread. Like I did 😁

Cyclonesweep · Nov 10, 2020

Hawk269 said:
What is sad, I spent more time playing games (on my only day off this week) on my wife's Xbox One X playing Planet Coaster. I would love to try Dirt 5 or Gears 5 at 120fps, but the download speed is just trash. I find that if I restart the console, I get really fast speed but after a bit it dies to a crawl. Then there are the other issues like the UI hanging and stuff is not just a great experience thus far. System is quick though and i was able to check out Sea of Thieves and boy does it look so much better and that 60fps is damn smooth.

Sounds like missing out on pre-ordering is good. With all the issues and stuff seems like buying early isn't a great idea unfortunately.

Krakatoa · Nov 10, 2020

One cool thing I love is that the series x supports hdmi-cec something that the old Xbox never did.

StillEdge · Nov 10, 2020

Any prizes coming from this dreamscape promotion other than wallpapers?

Juan · Nov 10, 2020

KDash said:

Seeing all those Xboxes makes me feel so nostalgic haha, loved everyone of them with all their related controller.

Have fun with the newest member of the family!

bytesized · Nov 10, 2020

I played some Ori, lonely mountains, Forza horizon 4, Halo, Tetris effect, rocket league... só many games, it's insane!

The best thing so far is the loading times. Playing Forza and jumping in and out of races without any load times (seriously, like what one or two seconds?) is just insane and there's no way I'm playing these games on older machines now.

Add to that quick resume and the ridiculous game pass library and, honestly, this is quite simply a must buy for anybody.

nihilence · Nov 10, 2020

Papercuts said:
I have an elite series 2 so I don't expect to use the new controller much, but it feels a lot better than I expected. I like the texture on the grips and triggers.

This thing has the clickiest dpad I have ever seen though, lol.

I touched a shock blue one in bestbuy before picking mine up. Same impression, hyper click.

Dead Man Typing · Nov 10, 2020

Just played some Soul Calibur 6. The improved load times make such a huge difference when playing offline.

I'll finally get to play Tekken 7 and MvC:I story modes, too. I just couldn't stomach the long fight load times in between the story scenes. Honestly not sure how anyone played fighting games on Xbox One and PS4 this gen.

Also played some Halo 5 with auto hdr. Looks real nice with the stable 4k and extra texture filtering.

Feenix · Nov 10, 2020

Anyone know what settings I need to set on the Serious Ex to get sound out of my Fiio dac Amp? (Usb)

AGoodODST · Nov 10, 2020

So what's the best setting for powering down?

The only two options seem to be instant on and power save though it does t really explain the difference?

I take it there's no downside to just completing shutting down the console besides stuff not updating/downloading?

TheUnsungHero26 · Nov 10, 2020

My Series X will be arriving tomorrow, so in the meantime I'm moving files from my One X internal on to external drives. Is it worth moving Forza Horizon 4, or is the upgrade basically just downloading the full game?

Hawk269 · Nov 10, 2020

I am starting to get irritated now. So Dirt 5 after hours and hours of downloading finally finished. But when I launch the game it allows to me to only race 2 tracks and has a "game installation" progress bar with no progress. No main menu, no nothing, but the option to play on 2 different tracks and that is it. I started the game a few days ago on Xbox One X and no issues...but somehthing is now wrong.

My FOrza Horizon 4 Lego expansion has been downloading for over an hour and is only at 12%. It only downloaded less than 1gb of the 6 in a total hour with a 1gig connection. WTF?

Sorry...just really frustrated that i can't enjoy my new system due to issues...and i am not sure if is just network related. I just checked Dirt 5 and it is completely updated and residing on my Internal Series X SSD.

solis74 · Nov 10, 2020

Equanimity said:
This should hopefully give you some idea:

Can't wait to play this game!!! EA Play in Game Pass is awesome, the value is insane.

J Snow · Nov 10, 2020

TheUnsungHero26 said:
My Series X will be arriving tomorrow, so in the meantime I'm moving files from my One X internal on to external drives. Is it worth moving Forza Horizon 4, or is the upgrade basically just downloading the full game?

I had to essentially re-download the game or at least a 40GB file but I also hadn't played for a while so that might have included some updates your copy might already have. If you're tight for time, I would skip copying Forza and go for something else

The Wraith · Nov 10, 2020

Lkr said:
I had the issue a few months back on my one x. I run tomato firmware on my router, apparently it's a common bug/fix with it

That didn't work but putting my Series X behind a DMZ did. Thankfully that solved my issue. Thanks for the suggestion.

nihilence · Nov 10, 2020

AGoodODST said:
So what's the best setting for powering down?

The only two options seem to be instant on and power save though it does t really explain the difference?

I take it there's no downside to just completing shutting down the console besides stuff not updating/downloading?

Power save is totally off.
Instant on is like standby.

stat84 · Nov 10, 2020

Equanimity said:
This should hopefully give you some idea:

Yeah this is good thanks for the effort!

HiLife · Nov 10, 2020

Jawmuncher said:
The Dpad on the new controller is so good

doing all sorts of quarter circles and dragon punches now

Ushay · Nov 10, 2020

Holy shit, this thing loads games SUPER fast. I'm floored by these load in speeds.

myzhi · Nov 10, 2020

Got my Xbox Series X setup and theres not one game I feel like playing. First time there isn't a game I want to play at a console's launch. At least with the PS5 on Thursday, I got DS.

ZeroNoir_ · Nov 10, 2020

still no downloads in standby?

MrGiraffe · Nov 10, 2020

myzhi said:
Got my Xbox Series X setup and theres not one game I feel like playing. First time there isn't a game I want to play at a console's launch. At least with the PS5 on Thursday, I got DS.

check out Tetris Effect Connected. I was having similar feelings, but it's saving the day, even after playing it on PS4.

The Touryst, too.

TheUnsungHero26 · Nov 10, 2020

J Snow said:
I had to essentially re-download the game or at least a 40GB file but I also hadn't played for a while so that might have included some updates your copy might already have. If you're tight for time, I would skip copying Forza and go for something else

Thanks, I'll save the external drives for other stuff.

bytesized · Nov 10, 2020

What battery pack do you guys recommend for the Xbox controller? Since the controller has a USB input, can that recharge batteries inside the controller? I don't get it lol

Myself · Nov 10, 2020

myzhi said:
Got my Xbox Series X setup and theres not one game I feel like playing. First time there isn't a game I want to play at a console's launch. At least with the PS5 on Thursday, I got DS.

I'm feeling the almost the same although I fired up Grounded and am really enjoying that. Something a little different.

JimJamJones · Nov 10, 2020

So I bought the next-gen Mamba edition of NBA 2k21 and I'm not getting any of the bonus stuff. What am I missing?

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