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Xbox One X Review Thread
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It's disappointing to hear how MS has hyped up the 4K mantra so much with this and yet they won't even have a 4k dashboard there for launch, and instead we're stuck with the current blurry one the same that is on basic xbox one until who knows when.
Hopefully they can get it done soon as I know things like the ps4 pro has it and even apple TV.
Hopefully they can get it done soon as I know things like the ps4 pro has it and even apple TV.
MaulerX
Member
Devs wanted the extra gig of RAM. They gave it to them. 9 gigs of super fast RAM for what matters most... Games.
If you want to stare at a 4K dashboard, by all means, get a Pro or an Apple TV.
rokkerkory
Member
Keep up good work
Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Nevermind
Yeah I'm totally bummed the squares I look at for a few seconds won't be as crisp as the squares I look at for a few seconds on my pro.
Who cares? Most of the time you play games, or are you staring at the dash 24/7, I rather have devs use the1 gig for games.
Damn, your jimmies are rustled if you are having to resort to the dashboard comparison. Lofuckingl
The cool thing is: Previously devs hat 5 out of 8 GB of Ram
Now they have 9 out of 12 GB.
Thats an increase of 80%
scarlet0pimp
Member
Pathetic.
Having a 4k dash gives you nothing, it doesn't look blurry at all, the extra gig of RAM for developers is better used for games than a flippin dash.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
A.) youre absolutely right, there is a market for it, a nice market.
B.) I even said that I will definitely be buying one, just not this year
C.) the games problem is subjective but also almost universally agreed on that Sony has much better first party/exclusive games already released, and announced for the future, than MS currently
Neither the Pro or the X launched with a big game tailor made with the system in mind
It took months for Pro to get Nioh and Horizon, two games that really benefit from Pro support in ways everyone can agree on and see/feel regardless of display type
If X had launched with a number of games showing huge 4K texture upgrades (like Shadow of War does, that game looks better on X than it does on my mid-range PC) than I would be lined up at GameStop tomorrow at midnight.
Both consoles launched somewhat lacklusterly in terms of optimized game support. MS has handled X WAY better than Sony handles Pro tho, thats for sure, and system wide enhancements for 1080p display owners is a huge plus for X that Pro doesnt offer yet
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
If this is what is "stopping" you you were never going to have a X to begin with.
Hawk269
Member
Blurry??? WTF are you talking about? It was never blurry, it outputs at 1080p and is very clean. The original PS4 outputted it UI at 1080p as well, was that blurry or is your console war allegiance that makes one 1080p UI blurry but not the other 1080p UI blurry?
If you think the Xbox One UI is blurry I would highly advise you seeking a doctor to have an examination performed on your eyes.
shpankey
not an idiot
haha, you have no clue what you're on about. have you even seen 1080p on a 4k screen? it's upscaled by your TV and still looks phenomenal. damn sure nothing remotely described as "blurry". lol. i highly doubt you are even real right now
Kacho
Member
No kidding. 😂
My One X is preparing to ship now. Two more sleeps.
The Dark Souls performance increase on the One X tho. 😳
MilkyJoe
Member
They gave a gig of ram back to games by not having a 4k dash. Priorities are non-existent during ze warz, I see.
Thelastword will.
kristianity77
Member
The weird part for me about the Xbox one X is that I'm considering buying one just so I can have the majority of the 360 catalogue in upscaled glory. Hopefully over time it will cover all of the catalogue of games. Other than that I'd just pick up the handful of exclusives the console has had over the years.
Kacho
Member
Yeah I'm in the same boat.
That's what pushed me over the line to get one.
Damn, definately alot more than I remember!
Boost mode was locked for everything else wasnt it, at the beginning?
Gorki247
Member
41 for XBX as of right now.
TheDeftone
Member
Any word on loading times from games installed on an external HDD?
rokkerkory
Member
Isn't every single xbox one game receiving some sort of enhancements on the X? Whether patched or not, system level enhancements are built in?
All games will play better, even if not enhanced:
"As well as looking better, most Xbox One S games currently use a dynamic resolution scaling where the game scales its graphical output according to how much processing power is needed. Something might render at 900p when things are quiet, but pull it back down to 720p when lots of processor heavy things are going on - explosions, particle effects, enemy AI etc. The Xbox One Xs power means it wont have to do that and will run dynamically scaled games at full throttle. So no drops in resolution or framerate. Even backwards compatible stuff will benefit."
http://www.gamesradar.com/8-ways-xbox-one-x-will-make-your-gaming-life-better/
Hawk269
Member
Yup. The 16xAF is the big one and also locking thing if the game had variable resolution. If a game had variable resolution it will be locked into whatever the devs designated as the highest resolution, which most likely will be 1080p. This is for EVERY game, then there are the ones that get a special enhanced patch that does even more on a game by game basis.
rokkerkory
Member
Welp there you go. No 'boost' mode even needed.
EVERY one game will run better from day 1. Great stuff.
I don't have a external HDD for my xbox one right now but I want to be prepared for Tuesday.
I picked up a WD 4TB My Passport drive from BB today. Any opinions on this drive and if it will be fast and reliable for the X. I want to start transferring all the games and data so I can plug and play on Tuesday.
Thanks!
I picked up a WD 4TB My Passport drive from BB today. Any opinions on this drive and if it will be fast and reliable for the X. I want to start transferring all the games and data so I can plug and play on Tuesday.
Thanks!
great!
EtherMagic
Member
ABrokenToy
Member
I thought that too until I clicked on Manage Order button (which was locked until Friday) and it said delivery by Thursday the 9th. I had to choose 1 day shipping for Tuesday the 7th.
ABrokenToy
Member
Is it too much to ask for a Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball in 4K HDR?
MvCSpiderman
Banned
PUGB? Third Party exclusives? The Two Disney Exclusives? Enhanced recently released games like Forza 7? They'll be fine from the pre-order numbers I've seen.
You are good to go. That drive will work just great
scalpers gonna get scalped
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
Wont an external drive be slower than the internal SSHD the X comes with?
not if you buy a faster drive
rokkerkory
Member
dont think internal drive is SSHD?
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Correct it's just a fast drive but it's not a sshd.
With the magic they worked, imagine if it was an ssd.
The difference in loading times is incredible to be fair. Guess that's what happens when things are optimised.
Putting an SSD in a PS4 didn't make as much difference on games like Witcher 3 etc
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
I believe the difference is 5400rpm vs 7200rpm. Maybe I'm wrong.
Which again is great. I'm sure the standard hdd is 5400rpm in the PS4 and I doubt putting a 7200rpm would reduce loading by the same amount.
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
I believe you are correct. I think both og consoles shipped with only Sata II support which is why external drives on xbone were so much faster because USB 3.0 beats Sata II by quite a bit.
Maybe one x has Sata III support?
Apparently Sata III 5400rpm CLICK ME
Anandtech also believe it's Sata III
https://www.anandtech.com/show/11992/the-xbox-one-x-review/3
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Ah good work. Interesting they were able to get such a boost from Sata 3. The 128 Meg cache helps I'm sure too.