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I think this is a great option for those of us with kids getting into gaming. My son is still too young, but if I was looking to add a second console for him, as someone already in the Xbox ecosystem, this would be a great addition.
Options are great. More fun for everyone.
Options are great. More fun for everyone.
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Digital Foundry will review on a later date:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-xbox-series-x-console-review
I saw shortly after posting it, maybe mods will merge this one with the XSX threads.
What is interesting about the S is that the price can be almost impulse buy territory, it wouldn't surprise me to see many people buy an S just for Starfield, for example.
Seems this size issue isn't just a problem with third-party as we learnt yesterday with the new Call of Duty:
So they didn't get a retail copy of Series S like everyone did? That's rather odd
*comes in to post his review*
*Sees it's the third entry in the OP*
:)
Also, written review is here if you'd prefer to read words rather than watch video that kept me awake until TWO IN THE GODDAMN MORNING :P https://www.nextgenbase.com/xbox-series-s-review/
Edit: Throw questions at me if you want, I'll answer as many as I can :)
*Sees it's the third entry in the OP*
:)
Also, written review is here if you'd prefer to read words rather than watch video that kept me awake until TWO IN THE GODDAMN MORNING :P https://www.nextgenbase.com/xbox-series-s-review/
Edit: Throw questions at me if you want, I'll answer as many as I can :)
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I think everyone got the XSS very late compared to the XSX, which was sent to outlets a month ago.
Sounds like a great budget option. Not really geared toward most of the enthusiasts on this forum.
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Yeah I'm one of those people, PS5 will be my main console but I'll probably buy an S as soon the first Arkane exclusive game comes out.
I teach at an elementary school, I'm expecting a lot more of my students to have a series S in a year or two than a series X. It's price point is just an incredible value.
This is not true. The IGN review shows that Gears is only 55.1 on the Series S.
We only got an S, and got it this week. I've been a busy little bastard! :P
How is RDR2 and others old gen games on Series S? I mean they are on 900p Xbox One S base resolution or upscaled to 1080p?
Everything I've thrown at it so far has hit pretty much a solid 60. I'm not in a position to be able to pixel-count, sadly. I also don't have RDR2 on Xbox. But, given performance of other titles, I'd not worry at all.
I think it's alright as a budget product.
As a budget product it's inherently going to come with a set of flaws. For the average person who just wants to keep playing new games for the lowest possible price, then it makes sense. Someone happy with an Xbox One or PS4 will probably be fine with 1080p-900p games and potentially lower frame rates as long as they get to play the new stuff.
Anyone going yikes when a Series S game runs at a low res is probably the same kind of person who is shocked when their $200 Moto takes garbage photos and chugs under load.
As a budget product it's inherently going to come with a set of flaws. For the average person who just wants to keep playing new games for the lowest possible price, then it makes sense. Someone happy with an Xbox One or PS4 will probably be fine with 1080p-900p games and potentially lower frame rates as long as they get to play the new stuff.
Anyone going yikes when a Series S game runs at a low res is probably the same kind of person who is shocked when their $200 Moto takes garbage photos and chugs under load.
Reviews looking good, I am going to keep my Series S preorder as my second Xbox Series. My biggest concerns were noise, heat or substandard loading/quick resume. It looks like we're all good on those fronts.
I am getting a Series X for my mancave but this will be in the living room to play party games with the family (i.e. Octodad, Overcooked, Tetris, Crash Racing, Soul Calibur, etc.) and it looks like it will be more than enough. I actually dug up my old 360 and my son has been playing Oblivion on that, he can now continue on this and I'm sure he'll appreciate the cleaner image, faster loading and probably better performance. I noticed a few old 360 titles I never got around to and some being added in EA Play/Game Pass that I would like to give another shot to. This machine looks like a great way to experience those games.
I would like to see some more back-compat testing on it, hopefully more stuff comes out throughout the day.
I am getting a Series X for my mancave but this will be in the living room to play party games with the family (i.e. Octodad, Overcooked, Tetris, Crash Racing, Soul Calibur, etc.) and it looks like it will be more than enough. I actually dug up my old 360 and my son has been playing Oblivion on that, he can now continue on this and I'm sure he'll appreciate the cleaner image, faster loading and probably better performance. I noticed a few old 360 titles I never got around to and some being added in EA Play/Game Pass that I would like to give another shot to. This machine looks like a great way to experience those games.
I would like to see some more back-compat testing on it, hopefully more stuff comes out throughout the day.
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I need to see GTA 4 running on the S. Is it as good as on the X? Hopefully someone will demo this
Here is my outlet's review:
"For players on a budget or not obsessive over 4K graphics and the highest FPS out there will find a lot of value from the Xbox Series S. It's an open door into Microsoft's next generation of games for a cost-efficient price point."
Xbox Series S
"For players on a budget or not obsessive over 4K graphics and the highest FPS out there will find a lot of value from the Xbox Series S. It's an open door into Microsoft's next generation of games for a cost-efficient price point."
Xbox Series S
Exactly.
The Switch Lite Day1 at 199€ (and 30€ credit) was an impulse buy for me.
Same could happen with Series S, PS5 being my main console for the next generation.
I don't know why we should expect cross gens games to bother with series S specific files sizes. They are built on last gen compression and largely BC enhanced and I doubt developers have the time or money to optimize for just the S alone like that.
Regarding quick resume: do we know the size allocation? So for bc games you can use quick resume with more games? And what about 360 games? Also you don't happen to own Dark Souls 1 on my 360? ...
Our thoughts on the Series S are here: https://xboxera.com/2020/11/05/xbox-series-s-the-xboxera-review/
Video here:
Video here:
Official Staff Communication
This will also be posted in the PS5 review thread when it goes live.
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Size allocation - not sure. I would suspect it dynamically uses whatever you've got free on your drive.
360 games - work without problems. Played through a few and quick resume looked like it worked fine.
And sadly not, not a Souls fan!
I've been out of it for a while with Xbox and I'm sorry if this has been discussed to death. BUT...
I have a xbox one S and primarily use it for BC 360 games. Is there any benefit to upgrading to the series S for this purpose?
I have a xbox one S and primarily use it for BC 360 games. Is there any benefit to upgrading to the series S for this purpose?
Thanks! One last thing: Gamepass trial was included? I heard it's not a code anymore you have to enter but you redeem it somewhere in the settings?
Series S still get for some games extra upgrades. Like that 60fps Fallout 4. :)
Not sure on that - full disclosure, MS included a GP subscription in the review pack, so it was already redeemed for me
probably digital direct and its included in the console. Need to activate it in the settings
Backwards compatibility seems...way better than expected? Sub 1080p Xbox One games get boosted to 1080? I assumed only dynamic resolution and fps games would just hit ceilings more often. That's really surprising.
Okay, this has got me even more excited. There's so many games I've been looking forward to jumping into from this past generation but was concerned about how S would handle them. That Ace Combat 7 footage running at 60fps on Series S instead of the 40ish on Xbone is so good.
Okay, this has got me even more excited. There's so many games I've been looking forward to jumping into from this past generation but was concerned about how S would handle them. That Ace Combat 7 footage running at 60fps on Series S instead of the 40ish on Xbone is so good.
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Straight questione
Is this the best choice for me, playing on a 1080p TV screen, being interested in Gamepass and considering how I will wait for a cheaper and smaller Ps5 slim version once at least three great Sony studio exclusives Will be available (probably Christmas 2021 or Spring 22 for me)?
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I think you wiill have the same ugprades as the XSX(Load times, improved textures, auto-hdr etc) minus 4K for obvious reasons.
Xbox Series S impressions: good things come in 364GB packages
"Thank goodness you're finally getting rid of that", my flatmate said as I hunched over our TV cabinet, mid-way through…
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Bonus review from The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/05/xbox_series_s_review/
Any 360 games that got One X enhancements will run at 1440p. I believe the remaining 360 titles will run at 720p on all Xboxes.