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Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:47 am
by ZedLeg
That's fair enough tbh. I rarely buy games new so it doesn't really affect me, I find the sales on the online store to be pretty decent.
With EA Play joining gamepass soon, I can really see the subscription model exploding next gen.
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:39 pm
by Simon
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:07 pm
by Mito Man
Microsoft - the Mclaren of consoles

Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:30 pm
by Simon
Maybe a Photoshop?
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:43 am
by Matty
Ascender wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:37 pm
Mito Man wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:23 am
£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.
Is that just for the console or does it include game pass too?
Just to answer this, it's £21/month - it includes the console (S), two years of Ultimate access as well and you keep the console at the end.
If you want the daddy X, it's £29/month.
It's a brilliant tactic from MS - as mentioned, people are incredibly financially short-sighted, the idea they can get an XBox, with tons of games for far less than they pay for a mobile?
TBH I'm considering it myself, and I haven't bought a console since the XBox 360 was first launched

Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:44 am
by Matty
Link with the maths:
Xbox All Access - even includes the maths of AA against outright purchase:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020 ... x-series-s
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:32 pm
by Mito Man
The article makes a good point, who buys gamepass at Xbox prices?
I buy it every 6 months from eBay for £25

Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:38 pm
by Matty
Mito Man wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:32 pm
The article makes a good point, who buys gamepass at Xbox prices?
I buy it every 6 months from eBay for £25
Lots of parents. And I mean *lots* - don't forget, most parents arent aware of eBay, CDKeys and the like - and if they are they probabably don't trust them or want the hassle. They just renew direct with MS or buy the cards in stores.
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:14 am
by ZedLeg
TBH I have mines on a monthly sub through the store cause I only initially signed up for the trial and I keep forgetting to change it
I wouldn’t sign up for a sub service for the console though. Would rather just buy it.
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:36 am
by Ascender
I just went for an X via the Microsoft online store, so that gives me 6 weeks to find a 4K tv....
Re: XBox Series S
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:05 pm
by Ascender
Interesting opening to a pre-release review from The Verge....
II haven’t been using my Xbox One as much recently, as it just feels outdated. As someone who plays primarily on PC, the lower frame rates and input lag on current-generation consoles are enough to put me off playing a lot of games on an Xbox One or PS4. That was until I started playing games on the Xbox Series X three weeks ago.
Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox comes the closest I’ve ever witnessed to re-creating the superior PC experience of playing games, thanks to SSD storage, a far more powerful CPU, 120Hz support, and impressive backward compatibility features that improve existing games. This is all inside a $499 box that’s quieter and far easier to use and maintain than the $3,000 gaming PC I built a few weeks ago.
Full article is here
https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/15/215 ... erformance