Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.

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by BOR » Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:33 pm

Cheers to all for your posts above.

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Carlos » Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:13 pm

Q: I know it sounds daft but does the 4K texture pack for Forza Horizon 1 download to the Series S?

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Photek » Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:54 am

Carlos wrote:Q: I know it sounds daft but does the 4K texture pack for Forza Horizon 1 download to the Series S?

There is no 4K texture pack afaik, it just upscales everything to 4K on Xbox One X/Series X.

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by mcjihge2 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:33 pm

What is the secret to getting a series X (at retail price)? or should i just give in and get a series S? I dont have a 4k TV.

EDIT: just managed to buy a series X though the xbox store on my xbox one. Delivery estimate 14/12 :lol:

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by LewisD » Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:04 pm

mcjihge2 wrote:What is the secret to getting a series X (at retail price)? or should i just give in and get a series S? I dont have a 4k TV.

EDIT: just managed to buy a series X though the xbox store on my xbox one. Delivery estimate 14/12 :lol:


Haha awesome!
Hopefully a sign that stock is getting its way to being plentiful for impulse purchases!

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Errkal » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:44 am

Grabbed myself a Series S on the All Access program thingo, damn it's good!

Essentially it is for sofa gaming of game pass games, I have a PC as well which will be for keyboard and mouse gaming but for stuff like Forza Horizon, F1, Dirt and more causal games it's nice to be comfy on the sofa so figured this works.

Also, the littleun is now big enough to start some proper games (although it's stressful teaching her to use the controller as she refuses to listen to others and would rather do it wrong and complain than accept someone else might know know better..... 5 year olds.......)

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Bertie » Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:54 am

Errkal wrote:Grabbed myself a Series S on the All Access program thingo, damn it's good!

Essentially it is for sofa gaming of game pass games, I have a PC as well which will be for keyboard and mouse gaming but for stuff like Forza Horizon, F1, Dirt and more causal games it's nice to be comfy on the sofa so figured this works.

Also, the littleun is now big enough to start some proper games (although it's stressful teaching her to use the controller as she refuses to listen to others and would rather do it wrong and complain than accept someone else might know know better..... 5 year olds.......)


Ha. I got the lad (nearly 5) on Forza and the steering wheel, with me doing pedals. Apparently my fault we crashed!

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Errkal » Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:17 am

Bertie wrote:
Errkal wrote:Grabbed myself a Series S on the All Access program thingo, damn it's good!

Essentially it is for sofa gaming of game pass games, I have a PC as well which will be for keyboard and mouse gaming but for stuff like Forza Horizon, F1, Dirt and more causal games it's nice to be comfy on the sofa so figured this works.

Also, the littleun is now big enough to start some proper games (although it's stressful teaching her to use the controller as she refuses to listen to others and would rather do it wrong and complain than accept someone else might know know better..... 5 year olds.......)


Ha. I got the lad (nearly 5) on Forza and the steering wheel, with me doing pedals. Apparently my fault we crashed!


Hahaha clearly was :D

Moo was trying Minecraft, she would complain she could place anything despite standing exactly where she wanted the block looking down and when I would try and help with what she needed to move she would just complain she wanted the block here and I was wrong....... Ended up going "fine you do it then"

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Photek » Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:46 am

Gaming with kids is great, my daughter is like an expert on games she loves. She is WAY better than me at Splatoon and eons better in Breath of the Wild (she's going through it again on Wii U and has passed where I am already). He Splatoon skills should translate to FPS games like Halo Infinite online and while she does well against bots she's adamant that she does not want to play online. Grr!

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by rinks » Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:01 pm

Alright, this isn’t strawberry floating Mumsnet.

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by BTB » Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:19 pm

:lol: :lol:

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Errkal » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:14 pm

rinks wrote:Alright, this isn’t strawberry floating Mumsnet.


As a parent I find this offensive. Personally I love letting my DD play Xbox, it helps her learn and grow.

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by rinks » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:29 pm

AITA?

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Tomous » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:59 pm

To be fair, Mumsnet is strawberry floating horrible, a hive of hate

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by captain red dog » Wed Dec 01, 2021 11:30 pm

Right GRcade, I may not be a popular member here but I've put in some time and I need some help. It's been a year and I need to get a series X for Halo. My nipper has my Xbox One and I plan to let him have my old account and buy him a copy of Halo too.

But that depends on me getting an X and I can't believe it's still out of stock after all this time!

So what's the stock situation like, is it a case of checking daily, or is it just a case of waiting until some time in 2022? Help me get a Series X, pleeeaaassseee?

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by Cheeky Devlin » Wed Dec 01, 2021 11:37 pm

captain red dog wrote:Right GRcade, I may not be a popular member here but I've put in some time and I need some help. It's been a year and I need to get a series X for Halo. My nipper has my Xbox One and I plan to let him have my old account and buy him a copy of Halo too.

But that depends on me getting an X and I can't believe it's still out of stock after all this time!

So what's the stock situation like, is it a case of checking daily, or is it just a case of waiting until some time in 2022? Help me get a Series X, pleeeaaassseee?

It does seem to be getting a little better. I think the Xbox store is a good place to try.

https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/where-to-buy - Full price up front purchase

https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-all-acc ... daretailer - All Access (Pay monthly)

EDIT: It is going to be a case of keeping an eye out for them though. Smyths at least seemed to indicate more stock coming in December.

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Photek » Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:52 am

Genuinely surprised by the amount of people wanting an Xbox because of Halo. I mean I’m hyped AF but still, is it the MP streams or the couple of Gameplay trailers/previews?

The Series S seems easier to find…

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Errkal » Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:12 am

captain red dog wrote:Right GRcade, I may not be a popular member here but I've put in some time and I need some help. It's been a year and I need to get a series X for Halo. My nipper has my Xbox One and I plan to let him have my old account and buy him a copy of Halo too.

But that depends on me getting an X and I can't believe it's still out of stock after all this time!

So what's the stock situation like, is it a case of checking daily, or is it just a case of waiting until some time in 2022? Help me get a Series X, pleeeaaassseee?


Smyth's had them in stock for All Access if you don't mind it being a monthly thing (0% interest and actually works out slightly less than the device + gamepass ultimate)

Edit just looked and the X is out of stock, the S isn't (what I went for) though.
https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/shop-xaa

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by Parksey » Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:56 am

You want to join a stock discord group. I got a Series S at launch and they are now easy to find I reckon, but the X is still not lasting very long when it does come up.

The Discord groups basically have bots that tell you when stock goes up, have people who watch sites so they guess when listings are about to be posted, and will have people post as soon as a site gets some in.

There's also the Amazon Smile method for getting on there when it's busy.

That's how I got my PS5. Admittedly it was early in the morning UK time, around 8am, and I was coming home from work in Japan so I might have had a time advantage, but it works. You'll get notifications fairly quickly once stock is available.

Probably going to be more difficult in the next few weeks due to Christmas and Halo, mind.

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PostRe: Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.
by D_C » Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:53 pm

captain red dog wrote:Right GRcade, I may not be a popular member here but I've put in some time and I need some help. It's been a year and I need to get a series X for Halo. My nipper has my Xbox One and I plan to let him have my old account and buy him a copy of Halo too.

But that depends on me getting an X and I can't believe it's still out of stock after all this time!

So what's the stock situation like, is it a case of checking daily, or is it just a case of waiting until some time in 2022? Help me get a Series X, pleeeaaassseee?


No need to buy a second copy if you go digital btw (Why wouldn't you with it being on game pass), you can share games between two consoles pretty easily.


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