Clearly my post triggered the price reveal.
Gaming Xbox Series X|S
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Hefty. I believe they’ve already said you can use any external storage though? It just won’t be as quick
Another bonus of the Series S apparently is that it will fit through your door.
Oh my god. Gamepass is insane. €4 a month. Four fecking quid!
Yeah the Series S with Gamepass is very tempting I have to admit.
I'm not saying gamepass isnt their target. I'm saying they need new users going to their platforms, not simply splitting the same number of users between high and lower power machines. If all they do is attract the same users but to a device with less profit margin and less performance, that's not a winning strategy.
Yeah but this is the same company that though iPhone would be a failure. MS = dumb
They not making any money on any of these devices for the prices they set. They most likely making a loss. They just want you in their echo system.
Xbox series x with 24 month gamepass is £28.99 a month via the all access programme. GAME and smyth toys are the participating retailers. The s is £20.99 a month.
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They still need more users than in the last generation though, which is the point. There are downsides if the install base is skewed towards mid-power machines, but MS won't care if they get more users overall.
On Gamepass though, I dont have it or the Playstation equivalent myself, but I'd always thought it would make it easier, not harder, to switch platforms? I just assumed they would have mostly similar titles on them, is this not the case?
I'm not sure what your argument is. Having a £250 console as an option will clearly bring in more people than those who would have bought the £450 one anyway.
GAME could go bust within a year.
AC weibo account is saying the game will run at 4k 60fps on the X.
I'm surprised GAME have lasted as long as they have. Can't remember the last time I spent money in one of their stores.
We getting exclusives now.
I pre-ordered the Series X with GameStop here in Ireland. Hopefully they get enough stock in so I can get it on release day, I did pre-order it the day it became available (14th December 2019) so fingers crossed!
Surely you just registered interest and didn't actually pre-order anything?
I preordered a preorder slot from ShopTo and base for both consoles, if that makes any sense.
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That was in relation to people buying one of the new consoles on release. So for example I imagine it'd go something like this; new console £500, extra pad £50 (mine only came with one, think that's standard?), online £40, 4 or 5 new games at 50 quid a pop and you're pretty much there. New games cost £60, and I reckon a lot of people will be buying more than 4 games in the first year.
Gamepass Ultimate is £10.99 per month, so 24 months of that is £263.76. The All Access deal is £28.99 per month so that works out at £695.76. If you remove the gamepass total from that it comes out at £432 exactly, so you are actually getting the console for less than RRP.
The console is a one-time investment which should anywhere between 4 to 7 years for early adopters, depending on whether they spend money on a mid-gen upgrade. Anyway, 4-5 full price new games is a lot, I certainly don't buy anywhere near that many games at full price in any given year. With a heavy focus on back compat and free next-gen upgrades, even early adopters will have a decent catalogue available without spending big.
A poster said that this would be attractive to people who were casual gamers. I queried whether casual gamers bought next gen consoles on release. That was the original point. Most consoles sales happen years after a console's release and it tends to be keen gamers that buy in early, with such gamers less likely to be worried about cost.
But it will still be attractive to casual gamers after a few years..
Certainly, that's the usual reason for cut price/slim/remodelled devices, to attract late adopters.
nope, I also paid €50 deposit. I done the same with the Xbox One and the Xbox One X, got both day 1 from GameStop. Just Microsoft’s wording has me wondering on Gamestops availability.
Will you be able to add an external hard drive to the S?
It’s already available through Xbox one S and X though but still a good thing. PS4 pro shows Disney plus in 1080p without HDR — absolutely scandalous.
The monthly payment scheme seems like a no brainier. 0% apr for a start then slightly cheaper than paying outright.
Theyre making it hard for gamers to ignore, the last week Microsoft have nailed it.
Theyre making it hard for gamers to ignore, the last week Microsoft have nailed it.
Yes, but I don't think it will work for Xbox Series S/X exclusive games. It might allow you to download Xbox One, 360 and original Xbox games and play them, but if they're running from external hard drive they will not benefit from the 'Series' faster loading times and upscaling etc.
To download 'next gen' games and to play them or older games with the faster loading and enhanced features, you will need to purchase Microsoft's expandable storage cards (a bit like memory cards of old). Everyone knew they'd be expensive, but the only potential price we have so far is a leaked placeholder image with a price of $220. I don't think this will be correct as the leaked placeholder prices for the Xbox Series X console were £599/$599 which turned out to be well off. Still, this further storage for 1TB will absolutely set you back at least £99 IMO.
But its not Microsoft have already said it will play the same games at the same frame rate as the x. The only difference will be resolution. The games will be the same.
Microsoft say a lot of things
Sure so does every company. But what is very clear from their messaging is that there will no xbox seriess x exclusive games. Any game on the x will also run on the s at lower resolutions. That is why they have exactly the same technology in them. With things like Ray tracing it's very much a probability rather than uncertainty.Microsoft say a lot of things
How have they managed without you?
Don't you start Pexbo
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Xbox Series S is impressive.
For someone who wants both consoles but likes the PS exclusives, this is quite attractive.