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Amen, game is gorgeous and it's real fun to play! The enhancements help too.
Did you get a Series X? If you did a 360 copy of Horizon 1 will work. You can find them for 20$ too last I checked.
Also that sucks, sorry to hear. When it comes to electronics now I always try to go local anyway but I'll keep that in mind with Amazon's limits!
I really wish there was a dedicated headset for the Xbox, like how the PlayStation has those gold ones.
Just connect an old game pad to a phone then launch remote play via the xbox app and you can use your phone + XSX/XSS to do multiplayer. You can use any other supported game pad too from what it looks like but not every game works.
Sonic Generations looks amazing on the series X! Just did the stage with the coastline and the killer whales in 3D and the HDR really makes it pop off the screen. Super super impressed.
I've never played sonic unleashed but is it worth suffering through for the speed levels?
I've never played sonic unleashed but is it worth suffering through for the speed levels?
Does anyone have a fix for audio cracking issues? This is not headphones but through my 5.1 system. It's prevalent in the UI and seems more prevalent in certain games (rdr2). I have tried unplugging and replugging everything.
There are official xbox headsets. Not very good though.
Like they're fine but for $60 there are better options.
The gold and platinum Sony headsets are a huge ripoff so I'm not sure why people like them.
So I've beaten fallen order and rdr2 in the last 2 days lol. Probably like 15hrs In the last couple days lol
Having issues with Banjo Kazooie + Quick resume whereby sometimes Xbox Live just will not connect no matter what I do. Furthermore, sometimes when coming back to the game, the sound just gives up and I have to hard reset the game - anything I'm doing wrong or is it the issue of old title + new tech not playing well together?
I know there's various problems with regards to the CEC functionality right now...but I'll add a question:
I have an LG 55LB6100
I have Simplink enabled. Simplink and Auto Power are both set to "On." Confirmed that it's enabled on the HDMI port in the menu system too.
I have all of the Series X's CEC options toggled to on.
It seems that when I turn my Series X on, the TV also turns on. However, when I turn it off, the TV does not turn off (it just goes to the grey-ish screen saying there's no signal on that input).
Anyone have suggestions?
I have an LG 55LB6100
I have Simplink enabled. Simplink and Auto Power are both set to "On." Confirmed that it's enabled on the HDMI port in the menu system too.
I have all of the Series X's CEC options toggled to on.
It seems that when I turn my Series X on, the TV also turns on. However, when I turn it off, the TV does not turn off (it just goes to the grey-ish screen saying there's no signal on that input).
Anyone have suggestions?
Anyone having issues with not having all their Xboxes show up as consoles in the mobile app?
my brother and I game share, and I could always see both our consoles (hell even old xboxes that I never deregistered were showing up)
But his Xbox (my home console) seemed to have disappeared from my list a few weeks ago. We both have the remote play settings enabled on the console. Kinda at a loss. Taking a big road trip and was hoping to game stream from his console. Any ideas?
my brother and I game share, and I could always see both our consoles (hell even old xboxes that I never deregistered were showing up)
But his Xbox (my home console) seemed to have disappeared from my list a few weeks ago. We both have the remote play settings enabled on the console. Kinda at a loss. Taking a big road trip and was hoping to game stream from his console. Any ideas?
Looks like the new multiverse skins for Borderlands 3 break the game's ability to detect all of the DLC on the Series X, though uninstalling them seems to fix it. BL3 is also thus far the only game I've had completely crash my Series X, hopefully Gearbox will patch it soon.
Jesus my controller has been stuck at the post office since Thursday. How about you deliver it??
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I bought one of the new Blue Series X/S controllers and did not realize that the light in the center of the Xbox Icon is blue with white surrounding it. It looks really great. Also for those that have rechargeable battery packs/charging stations from Xbox One controllers, they changed the location of two tabs so the battery covers don't work on the new controllers. I have the Power A duel charging station and just realized that they changed the battery cover...so off to Gamestop for yet another purchase for a new power charging dock.
I never sent my response to the QR message, so I'll rewrite and won't rehash what everyone else has already said.
I wouldn't mind there being a thin/flat bar in the home screen that runs underneath the main boxes that shows all the states. But, I think my preferred solution is a QR live tile that replaces one of the suggestion tiles (next Achievement/ suggested friend) that cycles through the QR states and that shows you the full list if you click into it, allowing you to pin one game's save state, associate a save state with a specific user rather than system-wide (which would hopefully also allow multiple states of the same game to work), and to selectively delete states if desired.
I DO NOT want a popup notification every time I launch a game to tell me I'm losing a QR state. That would happen constantly and would be annoying whenever I launch a new game. No thank you. However, maybe a small flyout when you hover over a game icon that gives you details about the game and shows a small banner with a yellow warning symbol at the top to show that you'll lose a state (I still don't think that's great). The "clearest" solution might just be to put a symbol in the corner of every game icon. But also, that's a nightmare.
REALISTICALLY, I think it's fine. If I have 5 games running, I think it is what it is. But if there's a better solution, awesome.
OscarK
Ok, separately from that.. is there any news about being able to remote stream to PC with my Series X console? I can connect in the console companion app, but I can't stream from it. This is my preferred way to play (since I'm often not able to just sit at the TV where my console is), so lately, I've been playing a lot of One X still instead. I know I can remote play to phone. But not preferred for various reasons.
I wouldn't mind there being a thin/flat bar in the home screen that runs underneath the main boxes that shows all the states. But, I think my preferred solution is a QR live tile that replaces one of the suggestion tiles (next Achievement/ suggested friend) that cycles through the QR states and that shows you the full list if you click into it, allowing you to pin one game's save state, associate a save state with a specific user rather than system-wide (which would hopefully also allow multiple states of the same game to work), and to selectively delete states if desired.
I DO NOT want a popup notification every time I launch a game to tell me I'm losing a QR state. That would happen constantly and would be annoying whenever I launch a new game. No thank you. However, maybe a small flyout when you hover over a game icon that gives you details about the game and shows a small banner with a yellow warning symbol at the top to show that you'll lose a state (I still don't think that's great). The "clearest" solution might just be to put a symbol in the corner of every game icon. But also, that's a nightmare.
REALISTICALLY, I think it's fine. If I have 5 games running, I think it is what it is. But if there's a better solution, awesome.
OscarK
Ok, separately from that.. is there any news about being able to remote stream to PC with my Series X console? I can connect in the console companion app, but I can't stream from it. This is my preferred way to play (since I'm often not able to just sit at the TV where my console is), so lately, I've been playing a lot of One X still instead. I know I can remote play to phone. But not preferred for various reasons.
I don't, but now I'm starting to wonder if there's an issue with the overall audio system, because I'm noticing other people are experiencing the same static/hissing I get with headphones plugged into the controller. It's constant and always in the right channel. Hopefully this can be - and will be - solved with a SW update.
I just had to enable CEC control on my TV and AVR (I used to just use the IR blaster on my Xbox One), and everything was basically fine. Still having a little difficulty getting it to reliably turn my TV off when I shut down the Xbox, but that's the only problem I've encountered.
I also use Alexa control, and all I had to do there was disable the Alexa skill, delete the association between my old Xbox and the Echo in my living room, re-enable the skill, and then associate the new Xbox with that Echo. Worked fine after that.
On a side note, after days of having very slow wifi, it's finally going up to the speed I'm supposed to catch here.
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
Unleashed has some amazing levels, but you have to suffer through a lot to experience them all. It feels a little less refined than Generations, being released earlier, and has some real bullshit in there too.
Unfortunately it's not X Enhanced either, so it won't look near as good as Generations.
Does anybody else get a brief, but horrible disc drive noise when powering up the Series X? It seems to function fine, but it sure is annoying.
I've replicated this with instant on and a full shutdown/power on.
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I've replicated this with instant on and a full shutdown/power on.
Xbox Series X Disc Drive Boot Sound
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that is been an issue since before the series x. it is laggy on my pixel slate too. probably something to do with how the slate is running android apps in a vm. Stadia and geforce now are the only viable options for chrome now. hopefully whatever ms does for ios will also work for chrome
I have a wired headset I use on mi PC. Plugged it in the controller audio jack but it doesn't fit well (it doesn't click and the male plug is slightly longer than the controller jack, just a tiny bit really but it's enough for it not to click).
Short question: can you just plug any headphones in the controller or do I need a licensed one?
Short question: can you just plug any headphones in the controller or do I need a licensed one?
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A different issue, but I can't add my Series X to the app at all. It tells me to sign into the console as myself, which I do, and then the app just sits there waiting forever and never does anything. I still own my One X and it's showing up in the app fine. Pretty annoying.
Yes. I'm not too worried about it honestly.Does anybody else get a brief, but horrible disc drive noise when powering up the Series X? It seems to function fine, but it sure is annoying.
I've replicated this with instant on and a full shutdown/power on.
Xbox Series X Disc Drive Boot Sound
I see a lot of impressions on the X, but I'm curious if S owners are content with it or wish they went up to the X. I'm torn on which I want to get down the road.
I love my Series S, sometimes yeah I do wish I got an X instead but that's only due to how it handles BC games. However the games that are made for it, I'm more than happy with. I have:
Gears 5
Dirt 5
AC:Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
State of Decay 2
For all of those games enhanced for Series S I'm more than happy with it. A lot of my One S games do show improvements, I just wish there was a way to get the One X profiles.
How has it been with Xbox/360 games? That's a huge selling point for me.
I've only played Alan Wake so far on my Series S and it was a big improvement over One S.
I'm very happy with my Series S, but I'm also planning on getting a PS5 soon and just don't play as many games as I used to.
If a new XBOX was going to be my only new console this gen, I'd definitely get the Series X. Hard drive alone justifies it, plus I suspect in 2-3yrs years a lot of Series S owners (myself included) will be itching for that upgrade. That being said, this year especially a lot of ppl don't have $500 to throw around, and games I've played on Series S look fantastic, so overall, I think both of them are reasonable purchases depending on your situation.
If a new XBOX was going to be my only new console this gen, I'd definitely get the Series X. Hard drive alone justifies it, plus I suspect in 2-3yrs years a lot of Series S owners (myself included) will be itching for that upgrade. That being said, this year especially a lot of ppl don't have $500 to throw around, and games I've played on Series S look fantastic, so overall, I think both of them are reasonable purchases depending on your situation.
I can't find a straight answer on whether or not Black Ops Cold War has a 120 fps mode. Can anyone confirm/deny this?
I have a PC, but I'm really tempted due to console Game Pass being superior, the backwards compatibility (never played Rare Replay or Ninja Gaiden II, two huge draws) and being able to install RetroArch onto it. I'm okay with the power difference since I could just go PC if it bothered me enough.- A PS5 would probably happen later next year.
The ease of use maybe. I'm a plug and play guy. I do have that official headset already. Probably because it was "official ".
I just want something engineered for the console.
The uhh...the high framerate mode in Dirt 5 running on the Series S looks almost unbelievably bad. Oddly enough, most of the effects are still present, so you're seeing moments of the underlying look of the game, but even things like the names of other racers are almost illegible, even from like....5 feet away. They do everything they can to stylize/filter the resolution, but uhhh....
In theory (at least with VRR), it does feel smooth, but an actual gameplay issue is that there are tracks where fence barriers are basically invisible because they're too thin to resolve until you're really close. I'd rather have this option than not, but I can't believe this is on the same system as some of the other racing games I play. I've been super impressed with the Series S, and it's cool as a gadget, but I'm hoping this is more the exception than the rule.
In theory (at least with VRR), it does feel smooth, but an actual gameplay issue is that there are tracks where fence barriers are basically invisible because they're too thin to resolve until you're really close. I'd rather have this option than not, but I can't believe this is on the same system as some of the other racing games I play. I've been super impressed with the Series S, and it's cool as a gadget, but I'm hoping this is more the exception than the rule.
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