We have to assume they will start selling Xbox games again. Otherwise why bother bring in Series X. But remember, AC Valhalla is a smart delivery title. You can just grab the Xbox One version and it will be using the Series X/S features when run on Series X/S.

Anyhow. I have no rush for now, since I will probably have my hands full with building a new gaming rig in late November or sometime in December. I hope the Series X reviews will be positive. Will give me something to look forward next year.

This post has been edited by tripleB: Nov 4 2020, 04:23 PM

Same here. I wanted to be a Day 1 owner, something I've never done before. Looks like it's the same again this time haha.

I wonder what's Microsoft's excuse for continuing to ignore Malaysia? It used to be piracy, now I have no idea.

Not sure why. Because most of us here also had to use fake addresses and fake phone numbers. I also didn't use a VPN service. The main difference is that I didn't do all in the same day.

It's not really a power brick anymore. What we used to call the power brick was actually a power adapter. Since Xbox One X, the power supply is now using universal voltage. Meaning should be usable anywhere in the world. No more using power adapter with specific voltage requirement.

I'm not sure about the last few Playstation consoles to be honest. PS1 and PS2 still used country specific power supply. You still needed a power adapter with them. Supposedly PS3 and PS4 use universal power supply though. PS5 too.

Yeah that means it doesn't require step up/down transformer. It accepts both 110/220v, so can use anywhere in the world. We follow UK anyhow, so that's why we get the UK type 3-pin 13amps plug.

Xbox Series S is definitely a 1440p machine. PS5 is the one that can't do 1440p resolution. It's either 1080p or 4k only. Nothing in between.

There is definitely a difference between 1080p upscaled to 1440p, vs 4k downscaled to 1440p. An example of this would be the current Xbox One S (not OG Xbox One). The Xbox One S does output to 4k, but the image definitely looks softer when displayed on a 4k TV, since the actual resolution is just 720p, 900p or 1080p maximum. It's just upscaled to 4k. On the opposite end, you know how PC games can make use of DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) to render render at a higher resolution than your monitor resolution? For example, in Shadow of Mordor you can set your internal resolution to 3840 x 2160, and output it to 1920 x 1080. Even though the monitor is outputting 1920 x 1080, you will see that the image is sharper, as there is more pixel density in the scene.

Yup native 1440p for sure. Supposedly even BC titles can be running up to 1440p in enhanced mode. You know how games that are Xbox One X Enhanced can run up to 4k? It's something like that, but up to 1440p instead.

For me personally I would still buy a Series X, mainly because I still like using discs, but also because both my monitor and TV is 4k. Even if I was going to be playing at 1440p, I would still probably get the Series X. BUT I can also understand if you only play digital games, and you will be playing on a 1440p monitor, then the Series S is the perfect system for you. I would say a Gamepass subscription is an absolute must to fully take advantage of the Series S.

Deleting and redownloading games all the time would be a pain I think. At least Xbox Series S/X can copy games to an external drive. Basically when you don't need to play a game, just move it to the external drive. Then when you want to play it, move it back to the internal SSD. I can see myself doing this a lot when I eventually get my Series X next year.

My first proper console was the first PlayStation back in 1999. Since then I have Dreamcast, Saturn, PS2, PS3, PS4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One. Not counting my Steam / Origin / Uplay / Epic games library. I've made my peace that I will never finish all my games, not in this lifetime haha. So I just play when I feel like it, then I move on to the next. I barely finished any games on current gen. I literally can count on just one hand the number of games I finished.

Yeah it sucks bro. And here I was thinking it's not too bad waiting for 2nd batch. Who knew we would need to wait until February 2021. Or could be even longer. Who knows.

Yeah I guess that's one silver lining we can look forward to. By that time maybe Cyberpunk 2077 will be ready for Series X. Devil May Cry V RT patch for Series X too.

Do share some screenshots and your thoughts on it when you get the chance. It would be the first time someone on this forum got a chance to play it I think.

Oddly, the game I really want to see running on it are old Xbox games. I was playing Panzer Dragoon Orta earlier, and just wondered what it would look like on Series S. And maybe something more recent like Final Fantasy XV too.

Have you guys try downloading some EA Games from the EA Play? I was just passing time before my night meeting, when I noticed the EA Play item on the dashboard. Apparently it's already been added to Gamepass Ultimate. Nice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX6ytsNtlqA

Yeah we just twiddle our thumbs until then. What luck.

So what resolution and framerate does it run on Series X? I didn't know about the Series S 1440p/30 thing.

I hope this doesn't become the norm going forward. The entire idea behind Series S is that whatever Series X can do, it can do too. Except it will just be limited to 1440p only, and it won't have an optical drive. If we can't even have performance parity, Microsoft just torpedoed the Series S, and pretty much force everyone to get Series X instead.