Poll: *** Xbox Series X|S - General Discussion Thread ***
Soldato
Spot on! Consoles are always sparse at release but with the global pandemic still in effect and the shortage of silicone this makes things much worse. Also with the infrequent stock releases, it's become a scalpers wet dream.
It's the same for everything right now from Xbox Series X, PS5, Graphics cards.
Caporegime
I feel like I should get some SSD while I still can...
Yep, because it's Series S/X optimised. Same with Tetris Effect.
Probably wise. If Chia mining turns out to be profitable, then storage prices are about the go the way of GPU prices...
Caporegime
Even though i don't have a PS5 yet, I feel like I should get a 1TB PCI-E 4.0 nvme just in case! There will be a lot of people just waiting for that firmware to drop and all buying it at once.
Soldato
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I've got a 1TB 860 Evo sat in a cupboard that I'm holding onto hoping its going to rocket in value!
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So whats this Game Preview thing all about? I went to download Second Extinction via the app which is failing for some reason and then noticed its a Game Preview. Does this mean its some kind of demo for Game Pass members and you have to pay for the full game?
It’s a game in active development, and you’re getting access to beta builds of the game as they’re released.
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Ah ok fair enough thanks, I cant queue it for download via the app so I'll try again on the Xbox in a bit
It's Microsoft's answer to early access.
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I'm going to get the B&O Headset when it's out. I've settled that I won't find something high quality that I can use across xbox,ps5 and bluetooth.
Will sell my Penrose and I get discount from John Lewis through a friend so wont cost me much extra.
Will sell my Penrose and I get discount from John Lewis through a friend so wont cost me much extra.
Caporegime
Are they not really bad as a gaming headset? Good for music but sucks for games I've heard.
Don't know but you can fiddle with equaliser so I'm sure it can be fixed if needed. Worst case I'll sell them I guess. I don't play competitive fps games so I'm not sure how they can suck unless the positional audio is bad but that's handled through atmos or dts etc.
I have tried so many headphones until I settled on wired ones, wireless is still new to me. I mean I could get through Amazon, try them and send them back then order through JL if I like them but it feels a bit scummy.
Caporegime
Interesting watch thanks. There's only a few audio specific reviewers I generally trust because I've tried the same headphones and agree but I'm certainly not dismissing anything.
I'm kinda thinking maybe I should just get the Penrose X, my biggest gripe with them is comfort but I could bodge something to make that better. AQ wise I have no issues with them. The B&O show same battery life of 12h so really the only thing they have going for them is likely more comfortable and potentially better AQ in some cases but I guess not enough to warrant the price difference.
And I've already talked myself out of it, cheers Raymond.
PS: Send me some crisps, heard you got a stash at work.
Caporegime
I bought the X-Box Headset after that video, it's £90 and the money left over you can get another 2 pairs of great headphones. Oh, I saw a video where if you buy the Atmos app on the store which is £15 which improves sound quality on the Xbox headset.
As for the crisps, they are all gone! lol Waiting for the next offer on again before getting a couple more boxes.