[Official] Xbox Series X & Series S Discussion

By George P,
in Microsoft Console (Xbox)

 Share Followers 5

Recommended Posts

George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

Halo Infinite gameplay,  nice!

Link to post
Share on other sites
dipsylalapo
  • Supervisor
Posted

I'm stuck on a work meeting, Will try and catch the VOD once it finishes. Going to avoid the internet for a while.

  • Like 1
Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

New Forza teaser trailer shown off.

State of Decay 3 announced.  

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Rare showed a new Everwild trailer.

Link to post
Share on other sites
SnoopZ
Posted (edited)

Halo Infinite looked very flat and last gen to me, yikes.

 

The stream runs far better on Twitch for me.

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Their new RPG is named Avowed, sword and magic, not scifi this time looks like.

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

STALKER 2 timed exclusive.

New Warhammer game, didn't catch the name.

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

Fable teaser at the end.    That's it for this show, sounds like we're going to get another show later, maybe August or September?

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
SnoopZ
Posted

Trying not to be biased here  but that was extremely disappointing and nothing there makes me want to rush out and pre order the Xbox Series X, at the end of the show i was still looking for that WOW moment, although Fable looked pretty next gen.

 

I have a feeling this showing is not going to go down well in the gaming press, in my opinion.  

 

Is anyone else disappointed in what they saw?

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted
36 minutes ago, SnoopZ said:

Halo Infinite looked very flat and last gen to me, yikes.

 

The stream runs far better on Twitch for me.

I thought it was looking good, considering it's a game coming out in around 4 months and it is a cross-gen title.    Looked smooth, the environment looked big, so that's a plus for me.

Link to post
Share on other sites
SnoopZ
Posted
3 minutes ago, George P said:

I thought it was looking good, considering it's a game coming out in around 4 months and it is a cross-gen title.    Looked smooth, the environment looked big, so that's a plus for me.

Did you expect more for games looking next gen?

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted
3 minutes ago, SnoopZ said:

Did you expect more for games looking next gen?

 

 

There were a number of games looking next gen, the way you mean, but none of them are coming out in a few months or this year.   What are you comparing things to btw?  I have a feeling you're talking about stuff that's 2 or 3 years out from now.

Link to post
Share on other sites
SnoopZ
Posted (edited)
9 minutes ago, George P said:

There were a number of games looking next gen, the way you mean, but none of them are coming out in a few months or this year.   What are you comparing things to btw?  I have a feeling you're talking about stuff that's 2 or 3 years out from now.

Maybe i expected too much after the disaster of the first MS games presentation, and trying not to be biased and i have owned an Xbox One in the past but to me i was blown away with the PS5 presentation and how those games looked and left flat with this.

 

I've been on the ropes for the last few months, i knew getting a PS5 was a no brainer for me as i am deep in Sonys echo system but nothing i saw today is making me want a new Xbox Console, now if you look at Era and Neo gaming sites they're in meltdown with very little being positive.

 

Hopefully there will be some fantastic surprises to make me reconsider wanting to re join the Xbox crowd again so for me it doesn't 'yet' have any games i want to play.

 

2-3 years is too long to wait for Xbox Next gen in my opinion.

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted
3 minutes ago, SnoopZ said:

Maybe i expected too much after the disaster of the first MS games presentation, and trying not to be biased and i have owned an Xbox One in the past but to me i was blown away with the PS5 presentation and how those games looked and left flat with this.

 

I've been on the ropes for the last few months, i knew getting a PS5 was a no brainer for me as i am deep in Sonys echo system but nothing i saw today is making me want a new Xbox Console, now if you look at Era and Neo gaming sites they're in meltdown with very little being positive.

 

Hopefully there will be some fantastic surprises to make me reconsider wanting to re join the Xbox crowd again so for me it doesn't 'yet' have any games i want to play.

 

2-3 years is too long to wait for Xbox Next gen in my opinion.

All of those PS5 games you're talking up as next gen are 2-3 years away as well, so again, what are you comparing things to?   Nothing on the PS5, that's coming out soon, is so "next gen", that's just the nature of game development.  Besides, 95% of what Sony showed is coming to the PC, why rush to get a PS5 for that exclusive that's coming in 2022?

Link to post
Share on other sites
+LostCat
  • Subscriber²
Posted (edited)

Hah, Fable.  I'm surprised they're dropping X1 for that.  But that's cool.

 

Unreal Engine 4s support for the next gen isn't really there until mid 2021 iirc?  So expect a lot of titles to be updated somewhere around then.

 

As for todays showings I haven't watched them all but I'm always up for Obsidian games now that they have some proper backing especially.  The Outer Worlds was fantastic.

 

Can't wait to see Destiny 2 upgrades, since I'll still be playing it....until Destiny 3 comes out most likely heh.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/07/23/destiny-2-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-and-xbox-series-x/

Link to post
Share on other sites
Emn1ty
Posted

I'm not really sure about adding grappling hooks to Halo.

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted
9 minutes ago, LostCat said:

Hah, Fable.  I'm surprised they're dropping X1 for that.  But that's cool.

 

Unreal Engine 4s support for the next gen isn't really there until mid 2021 iirc?  So expect a lot of titles to be updated somewhere around then.

 

As for todays showings I haven't watched them all but I'm always up for Obsidian games now that they have some proper backing especially.  The Outer Worlds was fantastic.

 

Can't wait to see Destiny 2 upgrades, since I'll still be playing it....until Destiny 3 comes out most likely heh.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/07/23/destiny-2-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-and-xbox-series-x/

The games that are a way out, like Obsidians new RPG, probably 2022, looked next gen I'd say.  Fable dropping X1 and going XSX and PC only probably means it's also a 2022 game.   I think people are comparing games coming soon to those coming in a few years for some odd reason.   Like I said already, lots, if not all, of those games shown off by Sony are also years out, I think we need to put things into better context.

 

BTW I saw a post saying that Halo Infinite doesn't even have all it's XSX gfx added yet, like ray tracing.  I think we basically saw One X version running.

Link to post
Share on other sites
George P
  • Author
  • Global Moderator
Posted
22 minutes ago, Emn1ty said:

I'm not really sure about adding grappling hooks to Halo.

I think it fits with the open world nature of the game from the looks of it, they're going pretty vertical with the layouts.  Having said that though, I think the grappling hook is just one thing you might be able to equip and use if you want.  In the demo when he opens the map for a bit, and we see how big that part of the world is, there's a Upgrades tab at the top.  I think the grappling hook and other stuff, like weapons, and maybe even your armor to, will be upgradable.  This adds a little RPG bits into the now open world nature of Halo.

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • Brandon H changed the title to [Official] Xbox Series X & Series S Discussion
  • dipsylalapo unpinned this topic
  • dipsylalapo pinned this topic

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Followers 5
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

  • Similar Content

    • Microsoft earnings: $37.2B revenue with big Surface and gaming growth
      By Rich Woods
      Microsoft earnings: $37.2B revenue with big Surface and gaming growth
      by Rich Woods

      Today, Microsoft announced its earnings for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year. Overall revenue grew by 12% (12% in constant currency) over the same quarter last year for a total of $37.2 billion. That's broken up into Productivity and Business Processes with $12.3B revenue and 11% (11% CC) growth), Intelligent Cloud with $13B revenue and 20% (19% CC) growth, and More Personal Computing with $11.8B revenue and 6% (6% CC) growth.

      In the Productivity and Business Processes department, it was led by 9% increase in Office Commercial products and cloud services, including 21% (20% CC) growth in Office 365 Commercial. The other piece of products and cloud services, the products, declined 30% as more businesses move to the cloud.

      For consumers, Office products and cloud services revenue grew by 13%, and Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers are now at 45.3 million, a 27% increase. LinkedIn revenue grew by 16%, and sessions grew by 31%. For Dynamics, products and cloud services revenue grew by 19% (18% CC), driven by Dynamics 365 revenue, which grew by 38% (37% CC).

      As usual, Azure drove the growth in the Intelligent Cloud section. All Server products and cloud services grew by 22% (21% CC), and that includes a 48% (47% CC) growth in Azure. Server products actually declined 1%.

      For More Personal Computing, Windows OEM revenue actually declined by 5%, but that actually includes 31% growth in non-Pro revenue, so there was also a 22% decline in Pro revenue. Windows Commercial products and cloud services grew 13% (12% CC).

      Surface revenue saw a big boost, with a 37% (36% CC) increase. For this and the increase in Windows non-Pro revenue, Microsoft attributes increased PC demand. Gaming revenue increased by 22% (21% CC), including a 30% increase in Xbox content and services. Finally, search advertising revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs, was down 10% (11% CC).

    • Xbox Live issue preventing Xbox One and Windows 10 users from launching their games [Update]
      By Abhay V
      Xbox Live issue preventing Xbox One and Windows 10 users from launching their games [Update]
      by Abhay Venkatesh



      If you were looking to play some games today, heading into the weekend, and fired up a game on your Xbox One or Windows 10 PC only to find that you are unable to access it, you’re not alone. Xbox Support just acknowledged on Twitter that it is aware of an issue with users being unable to access games due to some issues with Xbox Live. The company is actively investigating the issue.

      Depending on some users’ reports on Twitter, it looks like trying to launch games returns a "The person who bought this needs to sign in" message, which likely is due to some authentication issues with Xbox Live. The status page for the service notes that there are issues with ‘Purchase and Content Usage’ that affects launching games or apps. The problem is affecting Xbox One and Windows 10 devices. There is no word on a possible ETA for the restoration of the service.

      Those interested can keep an eye on Twitter or the Xbox Live Status page for updates for more information. Additionally, you can also choose to request for a notification by signing in on the status page and having the site send an Xbox Live notification or text message.

      Update 1: The support account has posted an update on Twitter noting that users should now be able to access their games. However, the status page still notes problems with buying "downloadable" items and launching games.

      Update 2: The Xbox Live Status page has also been updated to reflect that all the issues have been fixed.

    • Microsoft's Xbox app gets updated with support for remote play on Android and iOS
      By anmol112
      Microsoft's Xbox app gets updated with support for remote play on Android and iOS
      by Anmol Mehrotra



      Microsoft has released a new update for its Xbox app for Android and iOS users. The latest update brings support for remote play as well as the new UI that made a debut on Xbox consoles with the October 2020 update last week.

      In case you don't know, remote play allows users to stream gameplay from their Xbox console to smartphones via WiFi. The feature is a bit different from Microsoft xCloud as it requires the user to physically own a console and stream the gameplay. In contrast, Microsoft xCloud allows users to play games without owning an Xbox game console.

      Here is the full changelog for the update:

      The changelog for the update is the same for both Android and iOS. On Android, the app has been updated to version 2009.1016.2010 and is available for download from the Google Play Store. Meanwhile, on iOS, the app has been updated to version 2009.1009.1918 and is available for download from the App Store.

    • Microsoft: We can recoup $7.5bn Bethesda purchase without putting games on PlayStation
      By Usama Jawad96
      Microsoft: We can recoup $7.5bn Bethesda purchase without putting games on PlayStation
      by Usama Jawad

      Microsoft made quite some waves in the gaming industry last month when it announced that it is acquiring ZeniMax Media for a staggering $7.5 billion. ZeniMax Media owns several high profile game development studios Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. The purchase meant that all these studios are coming under the Redmond tech giant's first-party umbrella, which led to questions about whether future games from them would also be launching on PlayStation platforms.

      While Microsoft's Phil Spencer stated that existing commitments such as Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo's timed PlayStation 5 exclusivity will be honored, he stated that for other games, the company will decide "on a case by case basis". Now, the executive has shed some more light on this matter.

      In an interview with Kotaku, Spencer clearly stated that Microsoft does not need to release Bethesda's upcoming The Elder Scrolls VI on PlayStation platforms to recoup its $7.5 billion purchase. The executive then went on to say that:

      While Spencer's wording is vague enough to not be considered as a flat-out refusal of bringing upcoming ZeniMax games to PlayStation, it does indicate that Microsoft is under no such pressure. Clearly, with its success with Game Pass and xCloud, the company has a huge market of players to tap into.

      All in all, it won't be surprising if Microsoft decides not to release future ZeniMax Media games on PlayStation platforms. It might even be able to attract more gamers to its cloud streaming solutions if buying an Xbox console is out of the question for hardcore Sony fans. You can check out Spencer's interview in its entirety by hitting the source link below.

      Source: Kotaku

    • Microsoft launches a Bing app for Xbox
      By indospot
      Microsoft launches a Bing app for Xbox
      by João Carrasqueira

      Microsoft has announced a new Bing app for Xbox consoles, which is meant to make the company's search engine more readily accessible on its family of gaming hardware. In terms of basic features, it's pretty much what you'd expect from a Bing app, with web and image searches, so you can get help with a game without using your phone or PC, for example.

      It does have some more interesting features, though. Microsoft says the Bing app can help users discover recommended and tending games, along with videos and news about games. The app also uses data about the games you and your friends play to deliver its recommendations and search results. Plus, if you search for images, you can easily set search results as your Xbox wallpaper, which makes customization a bit easier.



      The Bing app for Xbox also integrates with the Microsoft Rewards program, so you get points for performing searches. But Microsoft also added some new ways to reward users with more points, like quizzes and polls. Finally, the app also supports voice search, which is probably easier than navigating an on-screen keyboard with a controller.



      The app is available to download now, and you can install remotely on your console using this link. It's currently only available in the United States, but it should make its way to more markets soon.