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Did some more digging and apparently TCL TVs are broken when it comes to the XSX, hopefully TCL can push out a patch soon.
Xbox Series X flashing black screen with audio still playing
Recently, my series X has been occassionally flashing a black screen for roughly 1-2 seconds while the audio still plays. It appears to happen after playing an SDR game which goes to auto HDR. It willanswers.microsoft.com
Damn it. At least that explains it.
My series x hasn't done this ever, as far as I can remember
It'd be nice if some one made a thread about all the problematic games on Series X/PS5.
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Did some more digging and apparently TCL TVs are broken when it comes to the XSX, hopefully TCL can push out a patch soon.
Xbox Series X flashing black screen with audio still playing
Recently, my series X has been occassionally flashing a black screen for roughly 1-2 seconds while the audio still plays. It appears to happen after playing an SDR game which goes to auto HDR. It willanswers.microsoft.com
What a bummer, thanks for the heads up
That's funny I find the xsx more impressive of the two. The ui and controller on ps5 are far more impressive, but the games with x patches blew my mind particularly ori and Forza horizon
Ok I'll go through the library then and get some x games installed
Will of the wisps with hdr on my lg cx melted my eyes holy shit. I kept showing my girlfriend just things like the water flowing or wind blowing.
Even if you've already played it, checking out Gears 5 again is kinda worth it. It was already pretty great looking before, but there's just an extra shine of polish on the visual front and the uncapped cutscenes (seems mostly 60 but some noticeable dips in them) kinda keep everything feeling consistent across the board visually.
Also, Gears 5 has some new low-latency controller response stuff going on and that works even when it's not in 120fps mode (120fps mode just makes it even better). It's absolute wizardry how responsive the controls feel in that game now, and I hope The Coalition is screaming at every other developer about how they achieved it.
Since launch I have only played BC games on my Series X but today I tried the enhanced version of We Happy Few, and I've noticed three things:
Console runs quiet with enhanced and BC software
Series X Enhanced games really warm up the system
The guide and dashboard can lag with enhanced games turned on
I didn't expect the dashboard to lag, reminds me of the PS4 dashboard playing CoD.
Console runs quiet with enhanced and BC software
Series X Enhanced games really warm up the system
The guide and dashboard can lag with enhanced games turned on
I didn't expect the dashboard to lag, reminds me of the PS4 dashboard playing CoD.
So quick question I have a 2tb externals HDD (the official Xbox sea gate one) that I had almost all of my Xbox games on. Which ones should I move to the internal drive? Just the ones with a series x badge? If I don't move a series x badges game will it still work or not?
Is there a way like on PS5 to say put non series x games on external and Series x games on the internal?
Is there a way like on PS5 to say put non series x games on external and Series x games on the internal?
Series X badge games won't work but I've read the Ori is an exception.
There's no direct way to do this. What you can do is set the external drive as your default install location, and when you try to install a game that won't work on it, it'll prompt to warn you, and ask if you wanna install on the internal instead.
Other than that, there's no way to determine which drive it uses intelligently, ufortunately.
Did some more digging and apparently TCL TVs are broken when it comes to the XSX, hopefully TCL can push out a patch soon.
Xbox Series X flashing black screen with audio still playing
Recently, my series X has been occassionally flashing a black screen for roughly 1-2 seconds while the audio still plays. It appears to happen after playing an SDR game which goes to auto HDR. It willanswers.microsoft.com
Huge bummer. This was happening to me and I thought the HDMI cable/ port was bad. Glad its a software issue and not hardware, just hope that it can get resolved quickly.
If you've never played Gears 5 or Forza Horizon 4, I'd recommend starting with those. Gears 5's campaign in 4K60 is beautiful. Whether it looks "next-gen" to you is a matter of opinion, but I think it's one of the nicer looking "next-gen" experiences right now. The problem for people like me is it just... isn't new. Real-time cutscenes are razor sharp and silky smooth.
FH4 is a bit less immediately impressive, but still looks and feels amazing at 4K60.
If you're buying a Series X right now, you're ultimately mostly buying for either multiplats, Game Pass, or the exclusives starting around a year from now, when their 23+ teams start putting things out. Things are a little thin on the ground for exclusives at launch, if you played most of Microsoft's games on Xbox One.
Ok cool! Thank for the help. Last question, do non series x patched games benefit from being on the internal vs the external?
If your external is a SSD with a USB 3.1 connection, then I believe DF concluded it was basically a wash. I've got my own unoptimized games on an external SSD.
If your external is a HDD, it's much slower.
Yeah that's what the odd feeling is I think. I had a one x so I've beaten gears and all the exclusives. I'll be diving back into destiny here with it on gamepass, and some stuff like no mans sky and halo. Also my main gaming friends prefer Xbox so aside from games with them and any gamepass or exclusives, ps5 is going to be my primary I think
They would load faster on the internal. I saw you have a 2tb HDD, games would load quicker than normal on that drive, but not as fast as the internal. If room is getting tight keep the non-enhanced games on the HDD.
Yep, CEC has been broken since the update came through. Also, my Series X deleted the entire home screen for me for some reason. That happen for anyone else?
Happened to me as well. Had to re-pin all my games I wanted on my homescreen.
My CEC is still working, but sometimes my Xbox and receiver don't handshake properly so I need to restart the receiver. I blame the receiver for this though, the software on board is quite buggy. Still waiting on the VRR and ALM support.
Same. I had my PS5 for about two weeks before getting my Series X this week. For me, it's that the controller, astrobot, and just the design of the console made such a big first impression that there was really no way for the Series X to impress me as much. One X was my favorite platform of last gen and I spent far more time on it than my Pro, and this feels like an iteration of the One X. Same UI, slightly updated controller, and those X enhanced 1st party titles don't feel as shiny for me since I played through those already.
I don't regret my purchase, I'm just don't feel like I'm playing a new generation Xbox except for loading times on the internal SSD and when Quick Resume works. I really wish Halo would have been ready...
So this happened to me two days ago, and it bothered me so I messed with the settings. I unchecked everything, rebooted the system, then rechecked everything, and it works now.
Its weird because when i turn the console off, the tv turns off too. It just doesnt turn it on. I will try your fix tomorrow though, hope that works for me.
When you say you rebooted, does that mean you fully shutdown, or just standby?
Yes, and yes. I bought it with my Xbox One X that died after 18 months. Cost me $20 to ship it back to Microsoft and they fixed it and sent it back at no additional cost. Would've been a brick since the standard warranty is 12 months. With this being new hardware, I fully expect it to break down or die at some point so the $49 is worth it to me.
You can purchase it up to 45 days after you buy your console, but as far as I know you can only buy it directly from Microsoft
Microsoft Complete - Protection Plan for your Surface or Xbox- Microsoft
Microsoft Complete - Protection Plan for your Surface or Xbox covers your device up to 2 years for Surface, and up to 3 years for Xbox
www.microsoft.com
It actually rebooted itself when I cycled some of the settings.
The thing is I don't remember how it was before the update but I just noticed the issue. Sucks to go through the calibration everytime I turn on the console.
Is it just me or is getting the next-gen versions of EA titles (Madden and FIFA) really difficult to trigger in the store?
I had both gifted to me, digitally. Getting the Madden to download was like pulling teeth, and FIFA made me jump through hoops and eventually just install the EA Play trial. I don't know what's going on but it's annoying.
I had both gifted to me, digitally. Getting the Madden to download was like pulling teeth, and FIFA made me jump through hoops and eventually just install the EA Play trial. I don't know what's going on but it's annoying.
Network transfer was like ~350Mbps for me. Local data transfers never take up the data cap since you aren't using the internet for that; I might be wrong with the reasoning but I'm pretty confident about data caps not affected by such transfers.
Ah that's great! So it seems to be faster, won't use the data cap, and for some games I'll only have to download a "smaller" patch (for enhanced titles) instead of the full game again? Sounds good.
One thing that annoys me is that the game is asking me to confirm the profile that is logged in for no good reason. I start up the console. I'm logged in. I launch the game. It asks me to pick who is playing. Why, god, why, one controller should equal one logged in profile and what reason there is to confirm it all the time? Using two controllers and two profiles is a bit too obtuse for me as well, sometimes the Xbox guide view shows two different profiles, sometimes only one.
Someone above wrote about EA sports games being difficult to install - absolutely correct. Looking for FIFA 21 SX edition trial was way too much steps than it should have taken.
Someone above wrote about EA sports games being difficult to install - absolutely correct. Looking for FIFA 21 SX edition trial was way too much steps than it should have taken.
Just a small thing, but I have previously vented regarding the Arctis 9X and the poor connectivity + other issues with regards to the Series X. I finally returned the 9X and replaced it with 7X instead, and man am I happy I did that. It uses a dongle instead of the Xbox wireless, and it doesn't have bluetooth to have another device connected at the same time, but otherwise I'm so glad I made the switch. Same great audio, same great comfort, and most importantly zero issues so far. If anyone is experiencing issues with the 9X I can only recommend to replace it with a 7X instead.
I had grabbed the Shock Blue Xbox Series controller on Xbox.com's Black Friday special.
I think it's the first time I've ever disliked a "special edition" Xbox controller. I think the blue looks much better in promo shots than in real life, and the variable color tones (like the white back and black bumpers/triggers) kinda looks off to me. Sorta wish they'd just done the traditional jewel face buttons instead of monochroming it with the blue, too.
Still, grateful to have it handy as an extra but I think my favorite is still the white controller from the current lineup. If they ever re-open Design Lab again, I might actually order my own custom for the first time since I do legitimately love this new Series controller -- it feels extremely good in my hands as I've explained in previous posts.
When Design Lab comes back, I do hope that Microsoft offers like a $20-30 upcharge to add paddle slots to the back of a REGULAR controller though, that's the one thing I miss from the Elite. They can miss me with the huge price, metallic build parts and rubberized coating, though -- all of that stuff feels superfluous and excessively cost-hiking to me. I just want paddle slots (keep them magnetic like on the Elite, that mechanism works quite well as far as metal components go) and maybe the ability to toggle two paddle assignment presets. This new bumpy plastic feels tactile and satisfying enough to hold to me, even compared to the rubberized coating of the Elite Series 2, and the ergonomics though visually subtle do feel noticeably better to my own hands though they weren't lacking necessarily, the degree to which I've noticed the ergonomic changes has been vastly more than I ever expected just looking at the controller.
I think it's the first time I've ever disliked a "special edition" Xbox controller. I think the blue looks much better in promo shots than in real life, and the variable color tones (like the white back and black bumpers/triggers) kinda looks off to me. Sorta wish they'd just done the traditional jewel face buttons instead of monochroming it with the blue, too.
Still, grateful to have it handy as an extra but I think my favorite is still the white controller from the current lineup. If they ever re-open Design Lab again, I might actually order my own custom for the first time since I do legitimately love this new Series controller -- it feels extremely good in my hands as I've explained in previous posts.
When Design Lab comes back, I do hope that Microsoft offers like a $20-30 upcharge to add paddle slots to the back of a REGULAR controller though, that's the one thing I miss from the Elite. They can miss me with the huge price, metallic build parts and rubberized coating, though -- all of that stuff feels superfluous and excessively cost-hiking to me. I just want paddle slots (keep them magnetic like on the Elite, that mechanism works quite well as far as metal components go) and maybe the ability to toggle two paddle assignment presets. This new bumpy plastic feels tactile and satisfying enough to hold to me, even compared to the rubberized coating of the Elite Series 2, and the ergonomics though visually subtle do feel noticeably better to my own hands though they weren't lacking necessarily, the degree to which I've noticed the ergonomic changes has been vastly more than I ever expected just looking at the controller.
yeah had both those issues - had to rearrange my home screen etc but the CEC issue was resolved after a proper restart. seems to work now.
i don't have enough experience with xbox one games as i ditched my console shortly after launch but i believe devs can do something differently with profiles because yeah, some games don't ask you to choose/confirm what account you're using at all. forza i think? there seems to be a few different ways the system works with that, the most obtrusive being the UI pop up asking you to choose which account, i assume that's an older 'way' of handling that stuff and games just haven't been updated.
bout to download black ops cold war.
does ray tracing mess up the performance in spots i.e the bigger maps (with a high fov)? I've heard it had some issues there.
does ray tracing mess up the performance in spots i.e the bigger maps (with a high fov)? I've heard it had some issues there.
Edit: never mind, this is on a per game basis so there you go