Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.

Peter Crisp wrote:I hope they focus on that over more pointless 8K anyway.

Moggy wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I hope they focus on that over more pointless 8K anyway.

But 8K is twice as good as 4K.

Victor Mildew wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I hope they focus on that over more pointless 8K anyway.

But 8K is twice as good as 4K.

Only if you're sat 2.256m away from your tv which is in the corner at a 1.03 m and 12 degree angle from your L shaped sofa which matches your feature wall.

Superdry.

KK wrote:

Xbox Series S may not be able to play Xbox One X enhanced titles – here's why

The Xbox Series S is Microsoft’s more affordable, entry-level console that promises to provide all the bells and whistles of next-gen gaming, albeit at a lower resolution.

It turns out, though, that the smallest Xbox ever made may struggle to make the most out of backwards compatible games; specifically Xbox One X enhanced titles.

According to Digital Foundry, who noted the Xbox Series S has less system memory available to titles than the Xbox One X (8GB vs 9GB), the cheaper Xbox will most likely use the Xbox One S versions of backwards compatible games.

That means games that were enhanced to support 4K resolution, such as Final Fantasy XIII, Red Dead Redemption and Sonic Generations, will run at their regular resolutions instead, which is often 720p.

“The Xbox One X has 9GB of system memory available to titles. The Series S has 8 [and] I’ve seen some reports that it’s actually 7.5GB,” said Digital Foundry’s John Linneman. “Regardless, with either configuration, it’s still lower than the Xbox One X, so I think it’s almost a full gone conclusion that the backwards compatibility will be drawing upon Xbox One S as opposed to Xbox One X.”

https://www.techradar.com/news/xbox-ser ... -heres-why

Well that’s a bit disappointing.

Xbox Series S runs the Xbox One S version of backward compatible games while applying improved texture filtering, higher and more consistent frame rates, faster load times and Auto HDR.

Garth wrote:Details of Xbox One backward compatibility on Series S:

Xbox Series S runs the Xbox One S version of backward compatible games while applying improved texture filtering, higher and more consistent frame rates, faster load times and Auto HDR.

https://www.gamespew.com/2020/09/xbox-s ... -confirms/

So as suggested, the 'X-Enhanced' features added to some games during the mid-gen refresh will be on Series X but not on Series S. Seems this is due to the Series S being designed as a lower res machine rather than aiming for 4K gaming.

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S complete list

As developers and publishers continue to take advantage of the true power of Xbox Series X|S, we will regularly update this list with new games and any updates to their capabilities.

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Saint of Killers wrote:This would have been the official reveal

Rumours of a third next-gen Xbox console have surfaced, potentially pointing to an all-digital version of the Xbox Series X. Images shared last night appear to show the Xbox Series V, a mid-point between the two currently-announced versions.

twitter.com/IdleSloth84/status/1304218062275698696

The rumours appear to have stemmed from Twitter user Idle Sloth, who shared an off-screen image showing the alleged Series V between the Series X and Xbox Series S console. Idle Sloth states that the Series V would fit between the S and X in terms of power. The attached image also suggests that the V would be all-digital, as there’s no sign of the disk drive that accounts for some of the Series X’s significant bulk.

This is far from an entirely watertight rumour - it wouldn’t take too much photoshop expertise to have conjured up a picture of a slightly smaller Series X and adapted a logo to fit - but it could link to an as-yet unexplained Xbox codename that’s been doing the rounds recently.