Xbox Series S and X Thread - Backwards Compatible like no other

[Necrokiller]

Even so, the same could've been achieved via rubber feet. If the console is stable enough in the vertical orientation as you say it is, why go with the stand?

Arguing for the sake of arguing now lol

One console has power limits defined by its cooling setup, the other doesnt.

 

[CerebralTiger]

Arguing for the sake of arguing now lol

No explanation then

 

[Necrokiller]

No explanation then

The same cannot be achieved if you can comprehend the airstream in the video clip I posted. Cant be entertaining your dumb queries all the time, Mr. ThatSideIsBlockedByStandNoVentThere

Meanwhile, the other console needs multiple profiles, is comically large and has an awful design

 

[CerebralTiger]

The same cannot be achieved if you can comprehend the airstream in the video clip I posted.

Nothing in the video indicates the same can't be achieved via rubber feet. Laptop devices have air intake vents at the bottom and rubber feet to make clearance. Besides, the stand could've been made removable for those willing to place this ugly looking brick in horizontal orientation lol.

Meanwhile, the other console needs multiple profiles, is comically large and has an awful design

Chances are, you're going to get one eventually and not the Series X

 

[Necrokiller]

Nothing in the video indicates the same can't be achieved via rubber feet. Laptop devices have air intake vents at the bottom and rubber feet to make clearance. Besides, the stand could've been made removable for those willing to place this ugly looking brick in horizontal orientation lol.

System cooling advice from the person who thought there isn’t even a vent for bottom airflow

Chances are, you're going to get one eventually and not the Series X

Dont count on it. Sources rep

 

[CerebralTiger]

Yes, because I thought the intake vent was some place else and not near the stand, with it blocking a majority of the bottom surface. So much for providing clearance lol.

Dont count on it. Sources rep

Saved for future reference

 

[Necrokiller]

Yes, because I thought the intake vent was some place else and not near the stand, with it blocking a majority of the bottom surface. So much for providing clearance lol.

“Some place else” lmao

Saved for future reference

I didnt have to own the games to play them ya know. Same can be extended to hardware. So yeah, It was provided for future reference as well

 

[NaNoW]

@Necrokiller @iampasha @GoldenHawk @CerebralTiger

is this still valid : https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/...box players to,saving you hundreds of dollars


HOW TO CONVERT YOUR XBL SERVICE TO GAME PASS ULTIMATE

• To get in on this complimentary conversion, you’ll first need to buy a Xbox Live Gold subscription (assuming you don’t have one already). Microsoft is likely to end the sale of Xbox Live Gold at some point, as it funnels players into buying Game Pass Ultimate. But for now, you can still buy digital codes for the service from Amazon in three, six, or twelve-month increments.
• The next step is to activate the Xbox Live Gold codes on your account, either through Microsoft’s website, or directly through your Xbox One console. Microsoft states that the terms of this promotion are subject to change, so I’d do this sooner than later, as there’s no indication as to when it will stop converting Xbox Live Gold into Game Pass Ultimate.

Once you buy the $1 Game Pass Ultimate trial, your prepaid months of Xbox Live Gold will automatically convert.

• It’s now safe to take advantage of the $1 Game Pass Ultimate trial. Once you redeem the offer, you’ll see something similar to the image above when you click the “Services & subscriptions” tab on Microsoft’s site.

In my case, I wasn’t aware of the strategy above, so I paid more than I could have, but at least I now have a few months of Game Pass Ultimate. (I have commitment issues with subscription services that aren’t Spotify or Hulu, so I only redeemed three months worth of Xbox Live Gold.) Here’s hoping that you can squeeze even more value out of this promotio

 

[Necrokiller]

Yes it is.

 

[GoldenHawk]

Yes it still works

 

[manigamer]

so my gold till next year will be converted to game pass for 1$ this still is on ? damnnnn

 

[venom]

so my gold till next year will be converted to game pass for 1$ this still is on ? damnnnn

Really ? That means if i sub for Gold for a year and then convert it to Gamepass for 1$ then the whole 1 year would be converted to GamePass ? is this still on bcoz i would love to extend my game pass sub.

 

[Necrokiller]

Really ? That means if i sub for Gold for a year and then convert it to Gamepass for 1$ then the whole 1 year would be converted to GamePass ? is this still on bcoz i would love to extend my game pass sub.

Yep. Whatever Gold period you have, you just have to buy Ultimate for a month and it'll convert the remaining Gold months into Ultimate too.

 

[manigamer]

i heard that the maximum u can do is till 3 years or so

 

[NaNoW]

Really ? That means if i sub for Gold for a year and then convert it to Gamepass for 1$ then the whole 1 year would be converted to GamePass ? is this still on bcoz i would love to extend my game pass sub.

in the same boat as you...just check that its max for 3 years as mani said and I read somewhere on the interwebz

 

[venom]

Yep. Whatever Gold period you have, you just have to buy Ultimate for a month and it'll convert the remaining Gold months into Ultimate too.

Bloody hell. Even if I am already on Game Pass Ultimate? Bcoz my Ultimate will expire next year and given the quality of Gamepass I'll just extend it to max 3 years if that's an option.

 

[Necrokiller]

Bloody hell. Even if I am already on Game Pass Ultimate? Bcoz my Ultimate will expire next year and given the quality of Gamepass I'll just extend it to max 3 years if that's an option.

Yes. Whether you currently have Game Pass or Gold, subscribing to Ultimate will convert your remaining months into Ultimate. And the max you can do at a time is 3 years.

And as far as I know this is not some timed deal and its just how it works currently.

 

[manigamer]

Here’s how the Xbox Series S and Series X will handle backward compatibility


Breaking down how next-gen Xboxes work with older-gen games



Backward compatibility is one of the major pillars of Microsoft’s pitch for its next-generation consoles: The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the company says, will launch with the ability to play “thousands of Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Original Xbox games.” But there’s a wide gulf between the capabilities of the two models — “the most powerful Xbox ever” and “the smallest Xbox ever,” respectively — which means that they will handle backward compatibility differently.

Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Series S last week, and said that it will debut alongside the bigger, stronger Series X on Nov. 10 at a far more affordable price point of $299 instead of $499. One major difference between what the two models offer is resolution: While both consoles can play games at frame rates as high as 120 frames per second, the Xbox Series X is designed to run at 4K resolution while the Series S is geared toward 1440p.

The next-gen consoles are analogous to the two current models of the Xbox One, the Xbox One S and the Xbox One X. And Microsoft recently announced that backward compatibility will function accordingly on the upcoming consoles.

HOW WILL BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY WORK ON THE XBOX SERIES S?
Since the debut of the Xbox One X in late 2017, Microsoft has delivered Xbox One X enhancements for nearly 70 Xbox 360 and original Xbox games. These titles look and play better on an Xbox One X than they do on an Xbox One S (or launch-model Xbox One) — the enhancements include higher-quality anti-aliasing, increased texture detail, and nine times the resolution (4K versus 720p).

However, the Xbox Series S won’t support those enhancements, Microsoft confirmed recently. Instead, the company said in a statement to VGC on Friday, “the Xbox Series S runs the Xbox One S version of backward compatible games while applying improved texture filtering, higher and more consistent frame rates, faster load times and Auto HDR.”


It may seem disappointing that even Microsoft’s weaker next-gen console won’t be able to deliver the same backward compatibility enhancements as the company’s stronger current-gen model. But the math checks out — on paper, the Xbox Series S has less raw power than the Xbox One X, with graphics performance of 4 teraflops compared to 6 teraflops. It has less system memory, too: 10 GB for the Xbox Series S (of which 8 GB, at most, is available to developers) versus 12 GB for the Xbox One X (of which 9 GB is available to developers).


Considering that, it’s not a bad consolation prize that the Xbox Series S will still provide some improvements in running older games. Asked for further details, a Microsoft representative told Polygon that the aforementioned benefits are “enhancements that aren’t possible on Xbox One X.” The spokesperson also noted that the Xbox Series S will still be capable of running some Xbox One games with “double the frame rates” — such as Gears 5, which will support 120 fps multiplayer action on both next-gen Xbox models — thanks to “well over double the effective CPU and GPU performance of Xbox One S.”

HOW WILL BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY WORK ON THE XBOX SERIES X?

Image: Microsoft
Microsoft announced in May that backward-compatible games will take advantage of “the full power of the Xbox Series X” for a variety of performance and image quality improvements. In addition to the same doubled frame rate that the Series S will support (again, for certain games), the Series X will be able to “automatically add HDR support to games,” said Jason Ronald, director of program management for Xbox. And of course, Series X users are guaranteed to get games “rendering at their maximum resolution and visual quality.”

Both the Series S and Series X will deliver shorter load times, thanks to their fast SSDs — 512 GB for the Series S, and 1 TB for the Series X. And they’ll both support a new feature called Quick Resume, which will let users swap between multiple active games and, well, quickly resume play right from where they left off.

Pre-orders for the Xbox Series S and Series X go live on Sept. 22.

 

[Major Aly]

Minimalistic Box Art for Spea...Xbox Series S revealed.

They're marketing 120fps directly on the box...lol bold.

 

[NaNoW]

Minimalistic Box Art for Spea...Xbox Series S revealed.

They're marketing 120fps directly on the box...lol bold.

nice catch/..120 fps on the box is indeed a very bold move