The Xbox One

[Dugath]

It's not going to be a complete break no. Will be powerful enough compared to the X1 to possibly be compared next gen but will be running the same games etc, just running them a lot better.

Shouldn't be anywhere near that high. Did you consider trading any (or both) of those consoles in for it?

When the time comes I would trade in (or sell off) my original Xbox One.
Currently have my original connected in another room and will move the S there once I get the Scorpio.

 

[Iceman]

When the time comes I would trade in (or sell off) my original Xbox One.
Currently have my original connected in another room and will move the S there once I get the Scorpio.

Makes sense. I have 2 regular X1s, one in the lounge and one in the bedroom. Will get Scorpio at launch but keep changing my mind on whether to get the S. Do you think it's worth me upgrading one of the regulars to an S? (then would upgrade the other regular to Scorpio when it comes out).

 

[X Knight]

You are correct, I put in a regular Blu Ray and it was 1080p. Did not notice before as I have only watch one regular Blu Ray and one 4K BR (San Andres) rest of the time its Netflix or games.

thanks!

I'm glad I'm not the only one then.

 

[X Knight]

It's not going to be a complete break no. Will be powerful enough compared to the X1 to possibly be compared next gen but will be running the same games etc, just running them a lot better.

yeah. that's why I'm wary of the Scorpio and not sure if I'm going to get it now.

especially since I'm getting the Pro in a few weeks - that also makes it less likely that I'd get the Scorpio next year.

I've had nothing but trouble and headache with the X1 this gen. So, this gen, I'm most likely sticking with the Playstation. Next gen, with the next Xbox and the PS5, I'll reevaluate the situation.

Makes sense. I have 2 regular X1s, one in the lounge and one in the bedroom. Will get Scorpio at launch but keep changing my mind on whether to get the S. Do you think it's worth me upgrading one of the regulars to an S? (then would upgrade the other regular to Scorpio when it comes out).

at this point, I'd say no. it's not worth it, unless you need another 4K player in that other room ( and even with that, the value of the S as a 4K player has dropped in my eyes since it doesn't properly upscale regular Blu-Rays. ).

if you don't need another 4K player, and if your current X1s both work fine, then I'd suggest just waiting for the Scorpio.

If you did not currently own an X1, or only owned one and needed another one, then I'd suggest picking up an S for the time being if you want to play Xbox games and need an X1 for the other room.

but in your present situation, I don't think it's worth it for the slight visual upgrade the S provides.

 

[zenith16]

"Big publisher adoption [of Play Anywhere] will happen in time," says Xbox boss Phil Spencer

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We could eventually see big publishers giving away PC copies of their games alongside the Xbox One versions, and vice versa, once they start to...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

This is in the multi plat area of the games forum but it also fits here as well.

Microsoft to sell their own range of VR headsets, starting from $299

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Microsoft held (and streamed) a major event on the future of Windows 10 today, at which they revealed a new line of affordable VR headsets.
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source: PCGamesN

 

[Dr Lee]

will be interesting to see what the VR sets will do for Xbox gaming.

 

[Iceman]

Is anyone planning on getting one anytime soon? Need some opinions.

 

[X Knight]

I wonder if any of those VR headsets will work with the X1 S?

 

[Iceman]

X1S confirmed to get Dolby Atmos and it will work with games too! Time to order those ceiling speakers!

 

[Dr Lee]

I think it's a given that the VR headsets will work with the XB1S.... less so that they'll be fine with the XB1 IMHO...

 

[X Knight]

X1S confirmed to get Dolby Atmos and it will work with games too! Time to order those ceiling speakers!

yeah. I read that.

I know that was a point of contention re the S.

 

[zenith16]

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[zenith16]

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[zenith16]

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EP Daily Rundown for November 2, 2016

In a special edition of The Rundown brought to you from the beautiful San Francisco Bay, we have good news about Project Scorpio, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Nintendo's mobile game Super Mario Run, the latest project from the makers of Journey and finally, intel on when to expect the next Star Wars: Battlefront game!

It won’t just be fancy new 4K games that you’ll be able to play on the next Xbox. The upcoming system, codenamed Project Scorpio, will support the same Xbox 360 backwards compatibility as the existing Xbox One models. This is something that many gamers were already expecting, and now Microsoft engineer Mike Ybarra has confirmed that it will of course be the case. They launched their Xbox 360 backwards compatibility program for the Xbox One last year, and it’s been a huge success, with the list of compatible titles growing every month. Gamers can use their classic 360 disks to download and emulate their games on the new console, and if you don’t have a disk, you can also buy a digital version of the same game and play it for the first time. The fact that the program will continue with Project Scorpio will help drive interest in the new system when it launches in late 2017, because gamers love backwards compatibility. We hope you’re listening, Sony.


source: EPN.tv

 

[X Knight]

so, it looks like the X1 just got a Blu Ray player update to add support for BD-R and BD-RE discs.

does anyone know if that update also addressed the issue of the Blu Ray player not upscaling standard Blu-Rays to 4K?

 

[X Knight]

Mass Effect 2 and 3 added to BC!

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/266449/mass-effect-2-and-3-added-to-xbox-one-backward-compatibility/

 

[X Knight]

So I see that there's a major new "Holiday" update out now for the X1.

for those with an X1 S and who've got the latest update, do you know if the update does anything to address the Blu-Ray issue, where the S does not upscale 1080p Blu-Rays to 4K?

thanks.

 

[MadVillainy]

Question: so I'm about to move somewhere that has Comcast Xfinity Cable. Is it possible to stream live Xfinity feed through the Xbox One.
I heard that you can basically use it as another cable box but I don't know if it works with Comcast

 

[ProjectPat2280]

so, it looks like the X1 just got a Blu Ray player update to add support for BD-R and BD-RE discs.

does anyone know if that update also addressed the issue of the Blu Ray player not upscaling standard Blu-Rays to 4K?

I didn't even think that was a feature. Thought the only 4K was either through streaming or 4K specific blu rays

 

[X Knight]

I didn't even think that was a feature. Thought the only 4K was either through streaming or 4K specific blu rays

the X1 S is supposed to upscale/display "everything" to 4K when you enable the right settings.

http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/4k-on-xbox-one-s

so, it upscales 1080p games to 4K ( it did for me ).

and one would think it would upscale 1080p Blu-Rays to 4K, like standalone 4K players do.

and apparently, at one point, the X1 S DID upscale 1080p Blu-Rays to 4K, as some Preview members have stated online. But some people complained ( why??!! ) and they removed that feature.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

the X1 S is supposed to upscale/display "everything" to 4K when you enable the right settings.

http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/4k-on-xbox-one-s

so, it upscales 1080p games to 4K ( it did for me ).

and one would think it would upscale 1080p Blu-Rays to 4K, like standalone 4K players do.

and apparently, at one point, the X1 S DID upscale 1080p Blu-Rays to 4K, as some Preview members have stated online. But some people complained ( why??!! ) and they removed that feature.

Hm that's pretty cool.

Maybe the feature didn't work properly during preview so they've pulled it until it can be fixed? IDK. I don't have an S (my sister does tho).

 

[Iceman]

Reading some views on internet discussions on this topic it seems some are confused about upscaling. There is upscaling that just makes a 1080p signal fill a 4K screen by duplicating pixels (if it didn't do that your 1080p image would fill only 1/4 of the screen on a 4K TV. That doesn't imply any improvement at all in picture quality even though your picture is now technically 4K. It is also still really 1080p in terms of quality. But when algorithms are run to interpolate pixels rather than duplicate then you would expect to see improvement. Upscaling is a confusing term as it implies improvement even when it is sometimes meant only to refer to the basic duplication of pixels.

 

[X Knight]

Hm that's pretty cool.

Maybe the feature didn't work properly during preview so they've pulled it until it can be fixed? IDK. I don't have an S (my sister does tho).

perhaps.

it just seems like a stupid thing to not include, especially when you do give the impression that EVERYTHING is upscaled to 4K.

Reading some views on internet discussions on this topic it seems some are confused about upscaling. There is upscaling that just makes a 1080p signal fill a 4K screen by duplicating pixels (if it didn't do that your 1080p image would fill only 1/4 of the screen on a 4K TV. That doesn't imply any improvement at all in picture quality even though your picture is now technically 4K. It is also still really 1080p in terms of quality. But when algorithms are run to interpolate pixels rather than duplicate then you would expect to see improvement. Upscaling is a confusing term as it implies improvement even when it is sometimes meant only to refer to the basic duplication of pixels.

well, whatever it's called, I just go based on what my TV display info is saying......lol.

 

[X Knight]

so, I heard that this new November/Holiday update actually improves the UI and download speeds?

is that really true? is there a noticeable difference after the latest update?