I have two 14TB hard drives hooked up to my One X, so I'll use those for the Series X and move stuff to and from the internal SSD when needed. It's overkill, but I want to minimize redownloading stuff.
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Xbox Series S/X Preorder Mega Thread (Worldwide Preorder Details in OP) - Starts Sep 22nd
- Thread starter GK86
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I ordered XSX. My plan: do nothing in the first year. Buy official expansion card in the second year.
Got a couple HDD's sitting around I'm going to be using for storage purposes. I also plan to buy the official Seagate expansion card sometime next year.
I'm going to use my existing external drive (3TB HDD), and mostly just transfer games on and off the internal storage as need be. The transfer from HDD to internal was like ~5-7mins I think for 50GB games (or something similar to that), and so I'm okay with that as a system. I'll probably keep 3-4 games on the internal storage 90% of the time for a year, and then swap others on and off... Like, Madden or NBA 2K I might keep on there from Sept to Janu, but then realistic Iwon't play MAdden much after that so I'll move it to the ext storage.
I think after a year or two as more Xbox Series X games come out I'll end up probably buying the expandable storage. I think the price will be a bit lower. I'lls till keep the ext hdd for like "deep" storage.
I'm opting for a Seagate card. It's expensive sure, but not ridiculously overpriced compared to similar options.
Even then I'll probably struggle a bit with storage, so I also have a 1TB 5400rpm external drive I'll connect for cold storage.
I'll use a current 5TB external drive for cold storage and transfer games when needed.
I am going to be doing this with all my next generation consoles - although mine are 4 TB Western Digital external hdd. I do not play that many different games concurrently so it is not going to be an issue transferring games in and out of cold storage.
Use my external drive and swap when needed. I honestly do not see the point of paying $200 for a memory card. The internal drive will hold anywhere from 10-20 games. So I'm fine with that.
Using that previous Microsoft store Series X link I was actually able to get one added to my cart. What are the chances that I'll actually be able to "Place Order"?
EDIT: No luck so far. It's interesting that they give you an order number before you even complete your order. I almost wonder if I use their help chat or call their help number and give them my order # and say that I'm trying to complete this transaction if they'll help me or not?
EDIT2: So at the "Review and place order" page I noticed that it's not estimating tax which makes me wonder if that's the issue here.
EDIT: No luck so far. It's interesting that they give you an order number before you even complete your order. I almost wonder if I use their help chat or call their help number and give them my order # and say that I'm trying to complete this transaction if they'll help me or not?
EDIT2: So at the "Review and place order" page I noticed that it's not estimating tax which makes me wonder if that's the issue here.
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Did you have to do anything special to get it to work or did you just keep spamming?
It will not calculate tax if it isn't available to order. I got lucky yesterday after about a dozen refreshes and was able to secure one again (probably the one I canceled...lol), so apparently a few pop up available from time to time.
I wonder if that was their way of stopping stealth orders? Cause it seems like a lot of people got orders in when they should not have been able to. For funzies I contacted their Help Chat with my order number to see what their response would be:
Nothing earth shattering or surprising by any stretch but still kind of interesting.
I tried the chat route myself in that similar situation. They just apologized and said it was a hot commodity and to stay tuned for more info. Stay in the cart, find an autoclicker through google. Let it click through where you can watch it and multitask at the same time. You will know it works when the total changes from 499.99 to 5xx.xx depending on the tax rate where you live. Turn off auto clicker and click submit. Thats how i did mine. Best of luck
Thanks! I guess I'll give that a shot. I've used AutoHotkey before (hello MK11) but it's been long enough that I now don't know how to use this and have to refresh myself.
I bought a Samsung T5 (1TB) for 109€ some days ago. Should be enough for backwards compatible games.
Used this link and received confirmation email. These links did not work earlier in the week. Fingers crossed! Buying it for one of my children.
When I logged in it was available (lucky me). I needed to refresh the payment page a few times as it wouldn't let me add a credit card right way.
Link worked for me too. Was able to cart it and just spammed the submit payment button.
Does anybody have a Series X AND a Series S preordered at the Microsoft store? Is that allowed? I have a Series X preorder on the Microsoft store but it never lets me finish the Series S transaction when I get to the final screen. I'm wondering if there is any restriction due to already. having a Series X. Do they let you preorder both?
EDIT: Of course after I post this it finally goes through for me! I can confirm you are allowed to preorder both a Series S and Series X from the Microsoft store!
EDIT: Of course after I post this it finally goes through for me! I can confirm you are allowed to preorder both a Series S and Series X from the Microsoft store!
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Don't quite understand your question. but i'll try to respond.
IMO, I think pre-orders for the Series X|S are finished. With a month before launch, I can see MS 100% focus on launch day and make sure all stores has stock available to sell in store and online.
Man I'm debating keeping my pre-order vs canceling it. On the one hand I don't need a Series X right now - I have a PC with an RX 580, a PS4 Pro, and a Switch. I definitely have enough games to keep me occupied through mid-2021. On the other hand, new consoles are fun and exciting. I just think the responsible thing to do would be to cancel the pre-order.
Anyone else in the same camp?
Anyone else in the same camp?
I feel the same way at times, but I know as we get closer to launch the hype is going to get to me.
I cancelled mine because I was in that camp. Some days I regret it.
At this point, I'm just waiting for them to launch. We'll see how I feel then, I suppose
I have a segate 8TB usb drive to be long term storage. I am going to buy a cheap 1TB sata iii drive to store all BC games that I am currently playing. I will leave the internal for just Series X games. (~$150 Canadian for the ssd, but Prime day is coming so who knows)
Then wait for the expansion drives to come down in price.
I tried to preorder one but I didn't get one. I'm kinda glad I didn't get one, I'll just use my XB1X for a while since I have Gamepass and I play my PS4 more and I have a PS5 coming on launch day.
Yeah, I'm still fine rocking my OneX. Just hope Cyberpunk runs solid on it.
I'd like gamestop to do Series X orders again so I can trade my vcr and give One X to wife and kid.
Looks like ebgames.ca all access for the Xbox Series X & S is available:
www.ebgames.ca
EB Games | The largest video game retailer in Canada. Play. Trade. Save. - EBGames.ca
Buy new and pre-owned video games for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo at EB Games. Also check out the latest PC games, VR gear, apparel, and collectibles.
Buy Controller Gear Universal Xbox Pro Charging Stand – Robot White (latest model) - Microsoft Store
Keep your controller powered up with this matching magnetic charging stand. Play and charge at the same time so you can stay in the game. Works with Xbox Series X and prior consoles.
www.microsoft.com
They updated the Play and Charge kit. It's $24.99 comes with a new battery and a USB C cable.
You can pre-order them on the MS store here:
Buy Xbox Rechargeable Battery + USB-C Cable - Microsoft Store
Keep the action going with the Xbox Rechargeable Battery + USB-C Cable. Use the 9’ USB-C cable to charge up before, during, and after gameplay sessions.*
www.microsoft.com
same. but if i click through the view or manage your order from the email it's there...
however i think this issue was brought up a couple weeks ago and at that time it was in my order history...
now it's not if i do it from the website.
could be because it's a preorder. overall, i'm not very worried.
Any good headset recommendations? Ideally something with native Xbox Wireless and USB-C charging.
Yeah it's responsible but is it fun? You know what to do.
I was able to get a Series S pre-order in at the Microsoft Store ~3.5 hours ago! I managed to add it to my cart as soon as I got an alert but had trouble updating my payment option + billing address from my phone. By the time I got to my desktop a few minutes later, pre-orders were already OOS but I still had it in my cart. It took some time but I was able to update my payment options and billing address and successfully check out! So happy to use my Microsoft balance towards it!
I will be happily corrected if I'm wrong but I always thought that unless paying with MS/Xbox credit, which takes full payment immediately, all other preorders don't show in order history until charged and shipped.
