Xbox One S Arrives in Early August, Project Scorpio Scheduled For Holiday 2017

[daniel77733]

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I understand that some of you have a wife and kids and that your time is limited but one thing I don't like is that you guys make it seem like you're REQUIRED to have to play both consoles or spread out the games so it's even in order to justify keeping both consoles.

I don't understand that. Nothing wrong with having both consoles and thus the option to play games on whichever console you choose to. Having both consoles and the option of playing games on either is worth keeping the consoles.

Hell, my Xbox One is in the box in my closet because I only use it for exclusives but knowing that when an exclusive comes out that I want to play, it feels great knowing all I have to do is take it out of the box and connect it to my TV.

Expense wise, multi-platform games will cost you the same either way. It simply comes down to the exclusives and even then, I doubt that anyone is going to buy more than two a year, if that. Playing online also comes into play regarding expenses. $5 a month isn't bad at all for Gold/Plus but if you don't play online or only play online on one of the two majority of the time, then eliminate one of the subscriptions to save that $5 a month.

Just because you own more than one console doesn't mean that they have to be 50/50. I use PS4 for exclusives, multi-platform, psn and indie games. That's like 95% of my gaming time on PS4 and even though I only spend 5% of my gaming time on Xbox One, it's still worth keeping because when I do want to play a game on it, I know I can do so.

I only play 5% of games on Xbox One doesn't mean that it's not worth keeping and having. At least until the next generation, consoles are always worth keeping because there's nothing better than knowing that as a gamer, I have the OPTION and ABILITY to play a game on either console at any time even if that means one console sits in the box in my closet for 95% of the year. That 5% still makes it worth keeping.

In the end though, to each their own.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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I understand that some of you have a wife and kids and that your time is limited but one thing I don't like is that you guys make it seem like you're REQUIRED to have to play both consoles or spread out the games so it's even in order to justify keeping both consoles.

I don't understand that. Nothing wrong with having both consoles and thus the option to play games on whichever console you choose to. Having both consoles and the option of playing games on either is worth keeping the consoles.

Hell, my Xbox One is in the box in my closet because I only use it for exclusives but knowing that when an exclusive comes out that I want to play, it feels great knowing all I have to do is take it out of the box and connect it to my TV.

Expense wise, multi-platform games will cost you the same either way. It simply comes down to the exclusives and even then, I doubt that anyone is going to buy more than two a year, if that. Playing online also comes into play regarding expenses. $5 a month isn't bad at all for Gold/Plus but if you don't play online or only play online on one of the two majority of the time, then eliminate one of the subscriptions to save that $5 a month.

Just because you own more than one console doesn't mean that they have to be 50/50. I use PS4 for exclusives, multi-platform, psn and indie games. That's like 95% of my gaming time on PS4 and even though I only spend 5% of my gaming time on Xbox One, it's still worth keeping because when I do want to play a game on it, I know I can do so.

I only play 5% of games on Xbox One doesn't mean that it's not worth keeping and having. At least until the next generation, consoles are always worth keeping because there's nothing better than knowing that as a gamer, I have the OPTION and ABILITY to play a game on either console at any time even if that means one console sits in the box in my closet for 95% of the year. That 5% still makes it worth keeping.

In the end though, to each their own.

Your Xbox is in the box?? Man I'm sorry but I don't believe a lot of these books you be writing man.

Seems like you may have no time to game on either console from these novles you be writing here.

Just play YOUR games and try not to worry about how many others can't own both systems.

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[daniel77733]

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Your Xbox is in the box?? Man I'm sorry but I don't believe a lot of these books you be writing man.

Seems like you may have no time to game on either console from these novles you be writing here.

Just play YOUR games and try not to worry about how many others can't own both systems.

My Xbox One is in the box in my closet for one reason. Since I only play the Xbox One for exclusives (last being Quantum Break, next being Gears of War 4), it doesn't make any sense for me to leave it out because in time, I'll get the urge to sell it which I don't want to do since I know that eventually, I'll want to buy it again so to ensure that doesn't happen, I keep it in my closet. This way, I won't sell it and it's here for when I do want to play an exclusive on it.

This generation, I have completed 27 games since June 2014. Majority of them were completed 100%. Currently played The Witcher III a second time, finished Hearts of Stone and now playing Blood and Wine. Point being that I put in over 600 hours in this game alone. I probably have completed more games in two years than everyone else here has combined so yeah, I do actually have the time to play and finish games.

I don't worry about what anyone else does. They can play whatever they want. I just don't see how having a secondary console affects anything. After all, no one can play more than one game on one console at any one time. Even if a console has to sit in the box in the closet, how is that costing anyone any extra time or money? But whatever, to each their own.

[Smallville102001]

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My Xbox One is in the box in my closet for one reason. Since I only play the Xbox One for exclusives (last being Quantum Break, next being Gears of War 4), it doesn't make any sense for me to leave it out because in time, I'll get the urge to sell it which I don't want to do since I know that eventually, I'll want to buy it again so to ensure that doesn't happen, I keep it in my closet. This way, I won't sell it and it's here for when I do want to play an exclusive on it.

This generation, I have completed 27 games since June 2014. Majority of them were completed 100%. Currently played The Witcher III a second time, finished Hearts of Stone and now playing Blood and Wine. Point being that I put in over 600 hours in this game alone. I probably have completed more games in two years than everyone else here has combined so yeah, I do actually have the time to play and finish games.

I don't worry about what anyone else does. They can play whatever they want. I just don't see how having a secondary console affects anything. After all, no one can play more than one game on one console at any one time. Even if a console has to sit in the box in the closet, how is that costing anyone any extra time or money? But whatever, to each their own.

There is not a single excusive that Microsoft has made since they first started making consoles so I have no reason at all to ever buy a xbox but I do understand where you are coming from when you say a secondary console. I mostly play on ps4 but I also have a wii u and I also go back and play older games from time to time. So wii u is like my secondary console but a lot of it is just the amount of time I have for playing video games. I am 27 still trying to get out on my own and going to school and I am a big big sports fan. So a lot of my free time is catching up on sports games on TV. So because of those things I don't really have time to play video games as much as I would like to. As a result I have to prioritizes what games I am going to play or not play and I still have a lot of backlot of games from even ps3 days. So point being if I had more free time like I did when I was a kid I would most likely play my wii u a lot more then I do.

[NYGiants4Natic]

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I have both consoles and have always had the ability to own both but PS4 is my exclusive console as I shifted to xbox for all sports games and I keep PS4 for their exclusives and the Show

I play shooters and sports games on the xbox one as the Elite controller just makes the experience that much better over the dual shock. IMO

[KingTocco]

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Just picked up my Xbox One S from GameStop because I'm insane, it's so beautiful though.


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[mestevo]

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It is really nice, now to get over the guilt of my wife 'somewhat' letting me get the 4k TV I want and actually pull the trigger.

[daniel77733]

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There is not a single excusive that Microsoft has made since they first started making consoles so I have no reason at all to ever buy a xbox but I do understand where you are coming from when you say a secondary console. I mostly play on ps4 but I also have a wii u and I also go back and play older games from time to time. So wii u is like my secondary console but a lot of it is just the amount of time I have for playing video games. I am 27 still trying to get out on my own and going to school and I am a big big sports fan. So a lot of my free time is catching up on sports games on TV. So because of those things I don't really have time to play video games as much as I would like to. As a result I have to prioritizes what games I am going to play or not play and I still have a lot of backlot of games from even ps3 days. So point being if I had more free time like I did when I was a kid I would most likely play my wii u a lot more then I do.

There's not many Xbox One exclusives that im interested in but it's enough to justify having and keeping the console. I may pick up a Wii U for Zelda if it ever drops to $100 but Nintendo is stubborn. One price drop in almost four years is insane. I have a backlog for Xbox 360/PS3 but that generation is done for me. Once I move on, that's it. There's no going back. Yeah, I understand all the other stuff. I was more into sports as a teenager. As an adult, it's just NFL and since the 49ers are crap, my interest is minimal at best.

I have both consoles and have always had the ability to own both but PS4 is my exclusive console as I shifted to xbox for all sports games and I keep PS4 for their exclusives and the Show

I play shooters and sports games on the xbox one as the Elite controller just makes the experience that much better over the dual shock. IMO

I'm obviously the opposite. Last gen, Xbox 360 was my primary and PS3 was my secondary console and used for the Naughty Dog games, Dragon's Crown and 3D Dot Game Heroes. Xbox 360 was where I played all my multi-platform games and XBLA games. Also, I preferred the controller and the ability to fully install games onto the hard drive.

Last sports game I played was Madden NFL 15 and that was for maybe a few days. Simply lost interest in sports games and wasted so much time on them when I was younger and missed out on playing so many classics. UGH. I play first person shooters but not many as it's my least favorite genre.

Just picked up my Xbox One S from GameStop because I'm insane, it's so beautiful though.

Nice. I'm going to trade in my Xbox One tomorrow and pre-order the 500GB version. After I go pick up Deus Ex at Best Buy next Tuesday, I can go and pick up the Xbox One Slim. August 23rd will be a mini gaming spree. LOL.

[KingTocco]

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Really happy with my Xbox One S purchase, it's so sleek and the new controller is really nice. I do have the Lunar White controller and I love it because of the grips, but pieces of the new One S feel slightly more robust to me. The D-Pad is much nicer IMO and it's super quiet, the other ones were kind of loud.

Almost done setting it up and installing a few games, the extra HD space will be awesome as I was constantly full on my old one, my next purchase will probably be a new HDR or 4K gaming monitor (found a few on amazon) and/or the newest pair of Astro A50s coming out.

Microsoft did a really nice job with the S model IMO.

Edit: Don't know much about 4K and HDR so if any of you guys that are more familiar with it find any good 4K/HDR gaming monitors in the future, let me know!

[NYGiants4Natic]

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Really happy with my Xbox One S purchase, it's so sleek and the new controller is really nice. I do have the Lunar White controller and I love it because of the grips, but pieces of the new One S feel slightly more robust to me. The D-Pad is much nicer IMO and it's super quiet, the other ones were kind of loud.

Almost done setting it up and installing a few games, the extra HD space will be awesome as I was constantly full on my old one, my next purchase will probably be a new HDR or 4K gaming monitor (found a few on amazon) and/or the newest pair of Astro A50s coming out.

Microsoft did a really nice job with the S model IMO.

Edit: Don't know much about 4K and HDR so if any of you guys that are more familiar with it find any good 4K/HDR gaming monitors in the future, let me know!

HDR is on tv's only and not in monitors. It might be something in the future but the technology behind it makes it hard to put on a monitor which does not provide the contrast, black levels, of an OLED or LED tv for it to be taken at is fullest potential

[KingTocco]

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HDR is on tv's only and not in monitors. It might be something in the future but the technology behind it makes it hard to put on a monitor which does not provide the contrast, black levels, of an OLED or LED tv for it to be taken at is fullest potential

Good info, thanks for that!

Also just had a brief scare, installed FIFA and Madden and went to boot up Madden and it just sat there at the load screen, same thing happened with FIFA.

Installed the free Ben Hurr game because it takes a minute or two and that worked fine so I did a quick factory reset and kept all my games and apps.

Everything works fine now, must have just been a hiccup.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Just picked up my Xbox One S from GameStop because I'm insane, it's so beautiful though.


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I'm waiting for the Madden bundle 😁

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[daniel77733]

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Traded in the base Xbox One for $150 and put it towards the 500GB Halo Slim bundle that comes out next week so after picking up Deus Ex at Best Buy, I'll stop over at GameStop and pick up the slim.

Guy at GameStop didn't even test out the console which I was surprised at but he was on a conference call at the same time. Not that there should be any problems since the console was easily in mint condition. Only thing is that I forgot to delete my gamer tag so hopefully, I don't lose it but if I do, no biggie. Other than my gamer tag, I have no other information on the console so im not worried about anything else and worse case scenario, I create a new gamer tag.

Either way, looking forward to picking up the slim.

[KingTocco]

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Traded in the base Xbox One for $150 and put it towards the 500GB Halo Slim bundle that comes out next week so after picking up Deus Ex at Best Buy, I'll stop over at GameStop and pick up the slim.



Guy at GameStop didn't even test out the console which I was surprised at but he was on a conference call at the same time. Not that there should be any problems since the console was easily in mint condition. Only thing is that I forgot to delete my gamer tag so hopefully, I don't lose it but if I do, no biggie. Other than my gamer tag, I have no other information on the console so im not worried about anything else and worse case scenario, I create a new gamer tag.



Either way, looking forward to picking up the slim.

Why would you lose your gamertag? All of that stuff carries over as well as any saves you had in your games since it's saved on the cloud.

GameStop also does a full system reset/wipe before reselling or sending off anywhere.


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[mgoblue]

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Why would you lose your gamertag? All of that stuff carries over as well as any saves you had in your games since it's saved on the cloud.

GameStop also does a full system reset/wipe before reselling or sending off anywhere.


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I think he meant if somehow someone stole it before it got wiped or something.