The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !
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Namon
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Yeah I'm function over form and I love it. HDMI cables are long enough that you can run it somewhere else in the room. And honestly I get the high end PC but this thing will be all nice and neat and in a convenient and cheaper in comparison. I dunno I like it. Although I won't be buyiing it because I'll be getting a PS5 but I do hope they do something similar. Or in other words there is a reason why gaming PCs don't have this same form factor....
The issue with that top is that dust is going to be a big issue when it's turned off. The fan can be kept at low RPM while active to keep it out.
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Randin
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Yep. If you want the ability to play everything for the fewest number of machines, then the logical thing to do is buy everything *except* the Xbox, and play the Microsoft games on the PC.
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spronk
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my kids are all grown up and out of the house now and my wife works, sometimes i'll play forza co-op by myself by running the game on my X on a second account (TV) and on PC on my main account and I can race myself. Its let me do a ton of exploits that require 2 people
thats pretty much the only reason to keep buying an xbox with a good gaming PC
more seriously for the first 2-3 years the games will run great on an X, better than what may be the equivalent PC gaming card since it gets optimized so well for consoles. Past year 2 or 3 the PC really starts getting much better. Gamepass still isn't at full parity either, with some games still on xbox only and not on PC. That should hopefully be a lot better by end of 2020.
meStevo
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For me, it's for games that aren't on PC. Game Pass isn't the same on PC and Xbox, I have a digital library that I regularly tinker with, lately it's been NHL (via EA Access vault). The more things become (console)/PC though, the closer I'll be to not buying a console at all. Madden on PC has been the biggest defection pushing me to opt out of consoles.
I expect this habit will be leaned into a bit, the X will probably do some things to improve streaming both from the console and from xCloud.
I expect this habit will be leaned into a bit, the X will probably do some things to improve streaming both from the console and from xCloud.
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I'm curious what this will do to PC gaming. If the series X is pushing 12 Tflops isn't that what current PCs are pushing? Will PC video cards be pushing 16 to 20 in the next year when this releases? Will this push Invidia to put out some crazy video card since the Series X will have AMD hardware?
It won't do anything to pc gaming. I wouldn't rely on those numbers, as that's better than a 2080 which costs more than the entire console will
Vorph
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My RX 5700 XT is about 10.2 tflops, that's amd's current top of the line. The thing is, 14 tflops on gcn (ps5/xsex) architecture is equal to about 9.2 on rdna (current) so it's not an apples to apples comparison when you talk next gen console vs today's pc. PS5 rumor is that 14 number, which equates to about a 2070 super once you account for arch. differences.
Daezuel
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I'm confused at the whole "put it next to the TV" angle. Like, this thing can't possibly fit in an entertainment center vertically. So you turn it on it's side and it's a big ugly box that still barely fits in your entertainment center while venting straight into the side panels of said entertainment center.
Next to the subwoofer? On the ground? Huh?
Next to the subwoofer? On the ground? Huh?
spronk
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Xbox Series X review: The Xbox Series X is proving its worth
Another look at the Xbox Series X, six months on.
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you can never fully compare PC and consoles, consoles are using unified memory and have a lot less OS overhead blah blah blah but it gives you decent ways to compare gens. SEX is basically (at least) 2x the perf of X, which is decent but also kinda not that impressive in some ways. Time will tell.
we went from 240 gflops to 1.1 tflops from 360 to Xbox One to 6 tflops on X, so that was a 5-6x jump in power, twice, between the 360 and X. Going double after that is ... meh
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the celebration pack gives you everything. You just have to level up your guys.
meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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Phantasy Star Online 2 closed beta signups are up on the Xbox Insider app (on console or PC). Xbox only for now, PC later in 2020.
No beta start date yet.
Announcement trailer with nothing really in it:
MS PR: Sign Up for the Phantasy Star Online 2 Closed Beta Test Now! - Xbox Wire
No beta start date yet.
Announcement trailer with nothing really in it:
MS PR: Sign Up for the Phantasy Star Online 2 Closed Beta Test Now! - Xbox Wire
spronk
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Sony announces a back button thing for PS4 dual shock controllers, this will probably be built into PS5 controllers and this is a way to get DS4's backwards compatible if you so choose
blog.us.playstation.com
Also free Goose Game theme on PS4 (game is free with gamepass now)
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Introducing the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment
Elevate your game by adding two customizable buttons to the back of your DualShock 4. Out January 23.
blog.us.playstation.com
Also free Goose Game theme on PS4 (game is free with gamepass now)
Untitled Goose Game Dynamic Theme
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