Xbox One General Discussion - Part 3

CatInABox

IR1SH RANG3R wrote: »

There's a master chef game now? That show really got popular and is going from strength to strength now....:p

CatInABox

White Xbox One X announced.

https://twitter.com/WCGamingTweets/status/1034792495497072648

Max Mafioso

eugh, I do not like the white consoles, it does not match any of my furniture in my bedroom, only the walls

wotzgoingon

The white is the reason I never bothered to get the One S when it was released but I picked up a One X at midnight the night of release.

sniper_samurai

So much for a hardware revision of the Elite controller, they're releasing the original one in white.

https://www.xbox.com/en-IE/xbox-one/accessories/controllers/elite-wireless-controller-white

wotzgoingon

I only used my Elite conroller once and that was for Rise of The Tomb raider as I get sore thumbs having to press the thumb sticks down so I remapped both thumb sticks to two back paddles and solved my sore thumbs.

Didn't have to do it for any other game yet. So I just use the normal controller as it saves wear on the elite.

ShadowHearth

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I only used my Elite conroller once and that was for Rise of The Tomb raider as I get sore thumbs having to press the thumb sticks down so I remapped both thumb sticks to two back paddles and solved my sore thumbs.

Didn't have to do it for any other game yet. So I just use the normal controller as it saves wear on the elite.

Its like having a lambo and keeping it in the garage. :pac:


I love white consoles and controllers. As I said in other thread, I am just sick of black on black stuff. If I had no xbox one x, I would go for white one in a heart beat! Now I will just go for white elite controller.

CatInABox

The Talos Principle should be announced/released soon for an Xbox One release. It's a First Person Puzzle game, and while the setting is totally serene and peaceful, it's got some truly mind bending puzzle arenas. It's one of my most memorable games from the last few years, and it's finally being release on Xbox, so I thought that I'd recommend it to everyone.

See here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAVh4_wnOIw

It's great, and that's before you start to mess around with trying to affect puzzle areas from within a totally different puzzle area, and what you though was the game becomes so much more.

CatInABox

Fred The Red wrote: »

Master Chief Collection mega-patch released!

https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/28/17790754/halo-the-master-chief-collection-xbox-one-x-release-date-patch-notes

I messed around with MCC last night, and man, is it gorgeous now. Halo has always looked great, thanks mainly to the art direction, but in 4K it really shines.

Hococop

Anyone thinking of buying the resident evil 2 collectors edition, looks great but at €250 it's crazy, if it was €150 I'd be all over it

LazySamaritan

I've been wanting to get a console for a while but can never decide which way to go - xBox or Playstation.

The games I'm most interested in are on both except for the new Spiderman.

Can anyone here tell me the reasons I should go with xBox?

Kenjataimu

LazySamaritan wrote: »

I've been wanting to get a console for a while but can never decide which way to go - xBox or Playstation.

The games I'm most interested in are on both except for the new Spiderman.

Can anyone here tell me the reasons I should go with xBox?

Go with the one your friends have.

LazySamaritan

Kenjataimu wrote: »

Go with the one your friends have.

Why so?

LazySamaritan

Kenjataimu wrote: »

Go with the one your friends have.

Actually none of my friends have one as far as I know.

My nephew has an xBox One though

CatInABox

LazySamaritan wrote: »

Actually none of my friends have one as far as I know.

My nephew has an xBox One though

If you want to play online, then you'll probably want to play with your friends, so get the console they have so that you can play with them.

The two consoles are pretty similar, but there are more exclusive games on PS right now. It'll probably be a few years before Xbox can boast about similar.

Outside of that, Xbox are innovating in other ways, like Game Pass, where you subscribe for €10 a month (you can get it cheaper at times) and get access to a selection of about 100 games, or something like EA Access, where you pay about €25 and get access to most of the EA catalogue.

Talk to your nephew about game/family sharing, where he'd have access to your digital collection, and you to his.

LazySamaritan

CatInABox wrote: »

If you want to play online, then you'll probably want to play with your friends, so get the console they have so that you can play with them.

The two consoles are pretty similar, but there are more exclusive games on PS right now. It'll probably be a few years before Xbox can boast about similar.

Outside of that, Xbox are innovating in other ways, like Game Pass, where you subscribe for €10 a month (you can get it cheaper at times) and get access to a selection of about 100 games, or something like EA Access, where you pay about €25 and get access to most of the EA catalogue.

Talk to your nephew about game/family sharing, where he'd have access to your digital collection, and you to his.

I don't want to get into subscribing and honestly I wouldn't make use of access to so many games.

Can online multiplayer only be played against people with the same console? If I had Star Wars Battlefront on a PS4 can I not play against someone on an xBox?

EDIT: Can the PS4 play a 4K blu-ray disk? Will it downscale it or reject it?

Mickeroo

No 4k bluray on playstation as far as I know.

CatInABox

LazySamaritan wrote: »

I don't want to get into subscribing and honestly I wouldn't make use of access to so many games.

Can online multiplayer only be played against people with the same console? If I had Star Wars Battlefront on a PS4 can I not play against someone on an xBox?

EDIT: Can the PS4 play a 4K blu-ray disk? Will it downscale it or reject it?

In most games, you can only play against others with the same console, but that is changing slowly. There's a few games on Xbox that you can play against Switch owners, but PS don't allow this to happen yet. However, it might not matter, as you need to subscribe to Xbox Live to gain access to multiplayer (and 4 free games a month). It's the same on PS as well.

The PS4 can't play 4K disks, while the Xbox One S and X will.

LazySamaritan

Mickeroo wrote: »

No 4k bluray on playstation as far as I know.

Yes, it isn't a 4K blu-ray player but I mean will it still work with a 4K disk just at a lower quality?

LazySamaritan

CatInABox wrote: »

In most games, you can only play against others with the same console, but that is changing slowly. There's a few games on Xbox that you can play against Switch owners, but PS don't allow this to happen yet. However, it might not matter, as you need to subscribe to Xbox Live to gain access to multiplayer (and 4 free games a month). It's the same on PS as well.

The PS4 can't play 4K disks, while the Xbox One S and X will.

So I will have to subscribe. :P

Do you know if the Star Wars Battlefront multiplayer works between xBox and Playstation?

So a 4K blu-ray disc is unreadable in a Playstation and will just be rejected?

CatInABox

LazySamaritan wrote: »

So I will have to subscribe. :P

Do you know if the Star Wars Battlefront multiplayer works between xBox and Playstation?

So a 4K blu-ray disc is unreadable in a Playstation and will just be rejected?

Unfortunately, Battlefront is not cross play. Battlefront is already on EA Access, Battlefront 2 will probably be added by Christmas time, or soon afterwards.

I am not 100% sure, to be honest, but it looks like it doesn't.

LazySamaritan

CatInABox wrote: »

Unfortunately, Battlefront is not cross play. Battlefront is already on EA Access, Battlefront 2 will probably be added by Christmas time, or soon afterwards.

I am not 100% sure, to be honest, but it looks like it doesn't.

Well that is the decision made - multiplayer on Star Wars Battlefront is a necessity so xBox it is.

How many games like an xBox hard drive hold? Is it better to do with a disc for games like Battlefront?

LazySamaritan

LazySamaritan wrote: »

How many games like an xBox hard drive hold?

It depends... if you consider that game sizes are usually around 30-40GB (Battlefront is ~60GB I think), then I'll trust you with the maths after that.

Keep in mind that you can use a spare USB drive for extra storage too.

LazySamaritan wrote: »

Is it better to do with a disc for games like Battlefront?

In the context of HDD space, it makes no odds; if you buy the game on disc, it needs to install to the HDD anyway. However, you will need to keep the disc in the drive to play.

So the real factors to decide between physical (disc) and digital (download) are price, convenience and trade-in value.

One final tip - treat yourself to the Xbox One X. Personally I think it's well worth the extra cash. (Faster load times, better frame rate/resolution, ...).

LazySamaritan

Deleted User wrote: »

It depends... if you consider that game sizes are usually around 30-40GB (Battlefront is ~60GB I think), then I'll trust you with the maths after that.

Keep in mind that you can use a spare USB drive for extra storage too.

Will the xBox cloud storage save game progress if you delete the game from the hard drive?

Deleted User wrote: »

In the context of HDD space, it makes no odds; if you buy the game on disc, it needs to install to the HDD anyway. However, you will need to keep the disc in the drive to play.

So the real factors to decide between physical (disc) and digital (download) are price, convenience and trade-in value.

I'm the sort whole buy tonnes of games even though I'll never get around to playing them all and even though I won't be able to afford them. So I'll do my best to limited it to buying only games I'll want to replay for years. Trade in won't be an issue then.

And I prefer digital to having physical discs - less clutter.

Deleted User wrote: »

One final tip - treat yourself to the Xbox One X. Personally I think it's well worth the extra cash. (Faster load times, better frame rate/resolution, ...).

Thanks

LazySamaritan

LazySamaritan wrote: »

Will the xBox cloud storage save game progress if you delete the game from the hard drive?

Yes.

I believe the saves are cached locally, then uploaded to the cloud. Deleting the game data shouldn't impact that.

LazySamaritan wrote: »

And I prefer digital to having physical discs - less clutter.

I actually prefer physical - I prefer to feel like I "own" something. *shrugs*

LazySamaritan

LazySamaritan wrote: »

So I will have to subscribe. :P

Do you know if the Star Wars Battlefront multiplayer works between xBox and Playstation?

So a 4K blu-ray disc is unreadable in a Playstation and will just be rejected?

If you're buying it to play Battlefront 2 then an Xbox One X is the one to go for. It's the most powerful console on the market and I can tell you Battlefront 2 looks absolutely fantastic on it.

Xbox is going through a lull when it comes to exclusives but don't forget multiplatform games is where it's at really.and the X will give you the best console experience with many titles having been enhanced to take advantage of its power.

If it's multiplayer action you're after take a look at Titanfall 2. Best multiplayer experience you'll find on any format and again, looks and plays fantastic on the X.

LazySamaritan

Deleted User wrote: »

If you're buying it to play Battlefront 2 then an Xbox One X is the one to go for. It's the most powerful console on the market and I can tell you Battlefront 2 looks absolutely fantastic on it.

Xbox is going through a lull when it comes to exclusives but don't forget multiplatform games is where it's at really.and the X will give you the best console experience with many titles having been enhanced to take advantage of its power.

If it's multiplayer action you're after take a look at Titanfall 2. Best multiplayer experience you'll find on any format and again, looks and plays fantastic on the X.

Would I need a 4K TV to see Battlefront 2 as you describe it there or does it still look best on xBox with any HD TV?

I'm putting a TV in our spare room and was figured I may as well get a 4K but there doesn't seem to be any 4K smaller than a 40 inch. Am I just not looking right or is there no 3K 32 inch?

EDIT: I don't think I have the skill to survive long in multiplayer of any game. My nephew might let me in on Battlefront but I want tp play regardless. Seems pretty much designed to put us actually in a Star Wars adventure.

wotzgoingon

Deffo 4k. I was gaming on a 1080p monitor with the One X and it was the wrong screen, it was not doing the One X justice.

I also used to own a 144Hz 2560x1440 Freesync monitor and tbh I do not see the difference of those high refresh displays. Games look amazing at 4K HDR on the Xbox One X.

Freesync is worth it though but you will most likely have to wait for the new Xbox for that as the Tv's at present do not support Adaptive sync.

Samsung brought out a update for adaptive sync on a select number of Tv's but it is a primitive service as it is not full HDMI 2.1.

LazySamaritan

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Deffo 4k. I was gaming on a 1080p monitor with the One X and it was the wrong screen, it was not doing the One X justice.

I also used to own a 144Hz 2560x1440 Freesync monitor and tbh I do not see the difference of those high refresh displays. Games look amazing at 4K HDR on the Xbox One X.

Freesync is worth it though but you will most likely have to wait for the new Xbox for that as the Tv's at present do not support Adaptive sync.

Samsung brought out a update for adaptive sync on a select number of Tv's but it is a primitive service as it is not full HDMI 2.1.

I think a 40 inch is too big for the room I'd have the xBox in.

GBX

LazySamaritan wrote: »

I think a 40 inch is too big for the room I'd have the xBox in.

You need a bigger room so