Gaming Xbox Series X|S

[Damien]

Thread was about to go to page three so bumping with some news

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Gears 5 has content on the way, and we’ll continue to release new operations through Operations 7 and 8. Each Operation will have two drops including new characters, new maps, and special events. Through the end of the year, we will have store updates with exciting new content as well as featured playlists.

Shifting to a new engine is a big undertaking, so we want to be clear that we will not be announcing any new projects or titles for some time.

Also confirms they're working on multiple projects.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Imagine paying £450 for an engine

 

[LoSpritz]

Can anyone recommend a good gaming monitor for the series S without going overkill? If I understand correctly, 2k is enough right?

 

[b82REZ]

Can anyone recommend a good gaming monitor for the series S without going overkill? If I understand correctly, 2k is enough right?

Doesn't the S only support 1080p?

 

[altodevil]

Doesn't the S only support 1080p?

1440p

 

[Vidyoyo]

What's yer price range? If high, I'd consider taking some of that money and splitting it up between getting a half decent monitor, a cheapish SSD for storage, and the new Xbox headset.

The sound alone improves gaming so much. 500gb isn't big enough for the Series S.

 

[Conor]

Can anyone recommend a good gaming monitor for the series S without going overkill? If I understand correctly, 2k is enough right?

How much do you want to spend? I just bought a Dell S2721DGFA, I haven't got it yet, but it's highly recommended. You need to be careful, as some monitors cannot actually do 120hz@1440p for Xbox specifically(they can do it for PC, so it will be advertised as possible).

 

[Damien]

Some new game news:

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[VeevaVee]

I got co-op sidescroller on mobile. Sounds shite.

 

[Vidyoyo]

I got PC + All of them + Single player which sounds like one hell of a challenge

 

[Damien]

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[altodevil]

Xbox are drug dealers. They are going to bump this to £20 in a couple of years and I'm going to have to stump up the cash.

 

[BristolRuss]

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/05...iance-is-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-on-day-one/

The new Dark Alliance game will be on gamepass day 1.

 

[Damien]

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[BristolRuss]

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/05/18/xbox-game-pass-may-2021-update/

Some more titles being added to game pass soon.

 

[Damien]

 

[esmufc07]

Peggle 2

 

[Massive Spanner]

Damn Snow Runner, the hits just keep on coming.

 

[BristolRuss]

https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-reportedly-confirmed-as-exclusive-to-xbox-and-pc

 

[Damien]

https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-reportedly-confirmed-as-exclusive-to-xbox-and-pc

From same person:

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He said Hellblade II and Everwild probably won't be at E3. I think they were both announced way too early if that is the case.

 

[Jimble]

for those of you wanting a Series X, there's about 3000 in stock at Currys at the moment give or take a few.

 

[Shamwow]

"The Ascent" coming to GamePass day 1 on July 29th. Cyberpunk themed ARPG:

Psychonauts 2 Updates. A lot of people seem to think that this one will release on GamePass during E3 or at least very soon:
https://www.gameinformer.com/exclus...clusive-first-look-at-the-games-new-psi-power


6 minutes of footage & dev commentary from 12 minutes (starring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley and WIllem Dafoe):

 

[Mr Anderson]

12 minutes is really interesting

 

[Jimble]

12 minutes is really interesting

yeah looks pretty cool, like a butterfly affect / eat sleep die repeat type thing

 

[Vidyoyo]

I also enjoy the idea of a story-driven game that isn't a 3D action game set in a semi-open world

 

[esmufc07]

Imagine paying £450 for a story-driven game that isn't a 3D action game set in a semi-open world

 

[Vidyoyo]

Imagine paying £450 for a story-driven game that isn't a 3D action game set in a semi-open world

Cheeky

 

[Shamwow]

Started Psychonauts in preparation for the sequel. It's a bit special isn't it?


Some more top down twin stick madness coming to gamepass on day one:

 

[Mr Anderson]

No sign of the LG 27gp950 coming to Ireland soon - so have taken the gamble on the Eve Spectrum. My payment link came today after the initial deposit I set a year ago. The outlay is quite cheap, I put a deposit on when it was priced a lot lower than it’s now retail price.

good few community testers rating the latest samples well so far. Can’t wait the play some games on it

 

[BristolRuss]

Pity about the LG, they make some awesome panels. I've got my Series X connected to their CX oled and it's beautiful.

 

[Mr Anderson]

Pity about the LG, they make some awesome panels. I've got my Series X connected to their CX oled and it's beautiful.

ya, was disappointed. Curry’s UK had it listed, overclockers had it on pre-order - so stock is some way off landing to the Emerald Isle.

But Eve are using the same, or very similar, LG panel. So it’s down to what hardware they use and how. Any discrepancies is just going to be Eves fudge up with hardware or firmware.

 

[VeevaVee]

Pity about the LG, they make some awesome panels. I've got my Series X connected to their CX oled and it's beautiful.

I started a new job this month. First payday is at the end of the week. It's going to take a lot of restraint not to buy a CX

 

[BristolRuss]

I started a new job this month. First payday is at the end of the week. It's going to take a lot of restraint not to buy a CX

You won't be disappointed. Best gaming TV on the market (bar the new C1) and the Series X takes full advantage of it.

 

[VeevaVee]

You won't be disappointed. Best gaming TV on the market (bar the new C1) and the Series X takes full advantage of it.

Stop it!

 

[Bosws87]

I started a new job this month. First payday is at the end of the week. It's going to take a lot of restraint not to buy a CX

have a look into the new Samsung micro led tv’s similar price range to oled and very very close performance

 

[Shamwow]

Stop it!

Curry's are doing an offer on LG tvs at the moment over 55", which is a 1 in 20 chance to get all your money back. Feeling lucky?

 

[VeevaVee]

Curry's are doing an offer on LG tvs at the moment over 55", which is a 1 in 20 chance to get all your money back. Feeling lucky?

I’d just be pissed I didn’t win with those odds.

I ideally want something a bit smaller though, so will probably go with that other C-something (9?) at some point.

have a look into the new Samsung micro led tv’s similar price range to oled and very very close performance

Cheers, will check that out

 

[Ainu]

I’d just be pissed I didn’t win with those odds.

I ideally want something a bit smaller though, so will probably go with that other C-something (9?) at some point.



Cheers, will check that out

You can't go smaller than 55" with a C9, which is almost identical to the CX anyway. In fact, you can actually get a CX at 48".

 

[BristolRuss]

have a look into the new Samsung micro led tv’s similar price range to oled and very very close performance

The 55" QN85 is £1799. That is £100 more than the C1 and about £600 more than you can pick up a like sized CX for. It also doesn't appear to support Dolby Vision. It also only appears to have one HDMI 2.1 port, which if you also want to connect a PS5 or Soundbar/Receiver over eARC you would be out of luck. Both LG's have four HDMI 2.1 ports.

 

[VeevaVee]

You can't go smaller than 55" with a C9, which is almost identical to the CX anyway. In fact, you can actually get a CX at 48".

Ah that must be what I was thinking of then. My current tv at 40” is kinda perfect for the viewing distance at the mo so wouldn’t want to go bigger than 48”