In general I don't really care for console sales, but I feel that MS has given up on getting better exclusives and 3rd party Japanese games during the Xbox One era. At the start of the generation it wasn't too bad. For example, we still got Blazblue Chronophantasma Extend in 2014, but after that, Arc System Works more or less abandoned Xbox. We didn't get any Guilty Gear games, despite the old Guilty Gear X games appearing on the OG Xbox. Fortunately we did get Dragonball Fighter Z, but it was only because the publisher is Bandai Namco. Same goes for the other publishers too. No King of Fighters. No Street Fighter.

My hope for the Xbox Series X, is at least to have better first party games. It's refreshing that MS invested in getting first party studios onboard, so that's a start. The situation with Japanese developers, I'm not too sure. SEGA more or less puts out their best works on PlayStation these days, and I don't see that changing soon. I would have loved to play the new Sakura Taisen game on Xbox! Ah well. That's why I have a PS4 too. For the exclusives.

Having options is good my friend. Despite its relative unpopularity in Asia, Xbox has always done interesting things in the console space, whether people want to believe it or not. The first Xbox was the first console to ship with a built in hard drive as standard. It was also the first console to output Dolby Digital 5.1 sound for gameplay. PS2 did have DD5.1 support too, but only for DVD playback. Xbox Live also lead the way for online console gaming.

The Xbox 360 was the first console to ship with wireless controllers as a standard. Although Nintendo did come out with the first-party Wavebird controller on the Gamecube, it wasn't standard yet. You had to buy the Wavebird separately from the console. The Wavebird didn't have rumble support though.

The Xbox One S/X was the first console that can output Dolby Atmos. Specific to the One X, it's also the only console in this generation that can render gameplay in native 4K. The PS4 uses checkerboard rendering, not native 4K. Also, it's the only console in this generation that can play 4K Bluray. Granted, 4K Bluray is somewhat of a failure, since people prefer streaming these days, but the option is there. If nothing else, the expanded storage of 4K Bluray is already the new standard bearer, as both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 will use it too.

Microsoft improved a lot since the original Xbox One release. I'm sure the Xbox Series X will be an impressive console too. That doesn't take away that Sony will also have an impressive console with the PlayStation 5. I am going to get both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, so I'll be covered on both sides. Xbox for some exclusives and 3rd party games, and PS5 for the Sony exclusives.

As mentioned by some online sites, Microsoft is being quite bold for the next Xbox. They were the first to announce the console, and now they even announced what the Series X can do. On paper it's supposed to be more powerful than a Geforce RTX2080 Super. That's crazy. I'm not too sold on the hardware ray tracing capability though. Even on PC ray tracing is very resource intensive. I really want to see a real time ray tracing demonstration on real hardware though. Then only we'll know how powerful the Series X is.

Microsoft just shared the Xbox Series X full specs earlier today, and it looks like a lot of the information we know so far have been accurate. Hardware accelerated DirectX raytracing is in, high refresh rate output up to 120fps, variable refresh rate support. It's all here. The quick resume feature now supports multiple games, not just a single game, like how it is currently on Xbox One. Games like Gears 5 will even be improved when run on the Series X! I'm really loving what Microsoft has come up with. Now I just need to know the selling price for this thing.






https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/03/16/xbox-series-x-tech/

I reaaaally hope we don't have a mid-gen upgrade this round. I don't mind bigger SSD sizes or game bundles, but not a newer version of the hardware. I did cave in and buy an Xbox One X though, mainly because I want to take advantage of the One X Enhanced games along with overall better performance compared to the OG Xbox One. The problem with making games more ambitious is that the target performance will also be moved. Remember when Xbox One games ran at 900p while PS4 games ran at 1080p? These days, there are games (like Soul Calibur VI) that only run at 900p on OG PS4, and 1080p on PS4 Pro. The console is still the same, but the system requirement is now higher compared to the early days before the enhanced consoles came out. Kinda like PC then!

Get Game Pass Ultimate! It's seriously one of the best values that videogames have right now. I know some people doubt whether the games are good, but new games are added all the time. New ones too. I already bought Streets Of Rage 4 on Steam, not knowing that it also hit Gamepass the same time it was released on Steam. Blazing Chrome was also added when it was newly launched. All of the Kingdom Hearts games are also on Gamepass right now. I barely have time to play anything else, just the games on Gamepass are enough to keep me happy.

GH selling Xbox again? Just earlier in July or August I was at the Sunway store to buy Ghost of Tsushima, and I just asked one of the guys there if they would be bringing in the Xbox Series X. The guy said no, they have no plan to bring in Series X because Xbox don't sell.

Not sure about the Series X, but the Xbox One S and X use a universal power supply. You can use it with Japan and also UK power supply (110-240V). If they use the same design then we can use it for sure. Anyhow, we use the same power as the UK. Even if the power supply on the Series X isn't universal, you can safely use any electrical / electronic device from the UK. Same as Australia too.

November looks really exciting! I walked in at Impulse Sunway hoping to PO a Series X. The guy there said they're not accepting PO yet. 😞 But they did put on my name in the list. Hope I can have mine by launch!

At the original USD299 pricing it's quite attractive. But the SGD pricing is actually higher than that. So now it looks somewhat expensive. Still, I was always going to go for the higher end version either way.

Most modern games tend to be "me too" when it comes to new gameplay ideas. After Halo came out, 1st person shooters stopped having health bars and switched to regenerating health. And a 2 weapon carry limit.

Then after Gears of War came out, cover based shooters became popular.

Original ideas are very hard to find these days. Remedy seems to be one of the few developers that always try to introduce new gameplay gimmicks. But they still stick to making 3rd person shooter games, so it's not completely alien.

That's a hell of a rumour. They already bought Bethesda, and that was already a megaton drop.

The Series S would be the perfect console if only the built in SSD is bigger. Still, at least we can buy the external SSD they will be selling.

I ended up just pre-order with GH too. Impulse never came back to me for PO. But I took too long to take action, so I'm only getting the 2nd batch for December.

300 ringgit deposit only for PO. Deposit is refundable I think.

Dolby Atmos is actually just software support built into the device. There's no such thing as a headphone with Dolby Atmos hardware in the first place.

You can buy 'Dolby Atmos for headphones' app in the Microsoft store. I've bought it personally, so I know it's actually worth it. You just put on any normal wired headphones to the Xbox controller, select Dolby Atmos for Headphones and you're good to go. Of course a good pair of headphones will give better results.

Depends on what your setup is. Since both will be able to run the same games on Series X up to 120fps, it won't be like the Xbox One X vs One S. The One X actually performs better than the One S.

If you're going to be using it with a 1440p monitor, then the Series S makes perfect sense. If you have a 1080p TV, the Series S still makes sense. But if you have a 4K TV, I would choose the Series X. Not only for Series X games, but also for some other enhancements like old Xbox games, where they can run on One X enhanced mode (4K resolution, better frame rates).

I'm using wired headphones bro. But not connecting to the TV or amp. I'm connecting it via 3.5mm jack on the Xbox controller. And we can still make use of Dolby Atmos. It's quite practical to me. I can still play further from the TV and still use wired headphones.

I also have way too many games on disc, which is actually my main reason choosing Series X. I do own lots of digital games, but I don't get rid of old games most of the time.

Well a lot of the newer tech requires new hardware. I only recently got a nice 144Hz, Freesync/Gsync monitor, and I do like the high refresh rate on games. Games feel snappier and smoother. And now consoles will finally get the same tech.

I probably need to get a HDMI 2.1 capable TV too. But next only I think. This year is burning a hole in my wallet! I got an RTX 3080, already PO the Series X. The TV can wait. It's not like we are going to see a high end 120fps game too soon on Xbox. Old games and ports don't count.