Xbox Series X Won't Just Have Prettier Graphics

I have an original Xbox controller that I've nick named Fatback. Will I be able to dust Fatback off and use her with my Xbox Series X? Think Fatback and XseX would go great together. What say you Microsoft?

I hope this means it'll support my 360 arcade stick that I've been using on PC ever since the One came out.

4k is overrated, IMO. I'm perfectly happy with the 2 1080p 3D TVs I own, and I refuse to upgrade until they start making 3D TVs again.

Microsoft really are knocking it out of the park. They want to give their fans the best possible experience they can and X1X was just the start. I feel as long as Phil is the boss they won’t be beaten every again when it comes to consoles. The same goes for there online network (XBL) and gaming/subscription deals aka Xbox Gamepass and Gamepass Ultimate.

And now with all the first party studios recently acquired along with the ones they already have and of course the big 3 there’s a good chance there going to have the biggest and best selection of exclusives.

Imo they already have the best exclusives so more is great.

I just can’t help but feel that Xbox are doing more for gaming and their fans than what the other big 2 are doing but it’s always been that way. Long may it continue.

Install times are the worst on these consoles and downloading patches and installing those.

Some people say load times aren't that big a deal. I mean if it's the only improvement, I could see their point but, not having to sit and watch a loading screen for 2 minutes every time you die in the game or open a door in an RPG to me would be a huge improvement. I hate loading screens. Especially those dumb ass ones where they make you walk through a tight space and make it look like you're having a hard time fitting through it, like they did in THIEF and Tomb Raider when its actually just the game taking too long to load the next area. Or how about those QT events that sometimes cause the game to stutter while it loads. Yeah, I could live without those.

as long as the game in fun or decent, then i'm good.

We know. At the biggest and most important game show on the planet, Microsoft showed a VIDEO of talking heads, prattling on mostly about the SSD in the Nextbone, something we already knew about 2 months ago when Mark Cerny told us and SHOWED it in some form of capacity too for PS5.

Performance is something i feel this generation of consoles lacked, until the X and Pro. The Xbox One for sure was under powered this gen.

I like Phil. But unless MS demands all games released on the platform being 60, how are they really focusing on it? If like now, devs can do AS they please, I still think many will focus on eyecandy rather than framerate. Is this just a first party thing?

I would hope; I usually like it when my games are able to be played

Nice to hear about the focus on framerate. That's one of my concerns. I was hoping when this gen started 60 fps would've been the standard. I'm most likely getting the next PS but I'm sure they'll try to keep up.

Xbox has made terrific strides in winning back trust. Game Pass has been a fantastic value, though it has some things to work on, especially with games always leaving, including a few exclusives.

Also, a move to aggressively lower the price and/or make a trade deal to upgrade for those who have the Base One or S would help those struggling with the console's hardware issues in a number of AAA titles.

If developers would agree to cross platform, I;m looking at Elder Scrolls Online and a few other MMO's here as well, Sony would maybe be more willing to cooperate. As a consumer, I believe in buying game once and being allowed to play it on whatever I wish, within hardware limitations and what not.

So far, I think Xbox is looking to a very bright future.

sorry, microsoft can say whatever they please, im laughing already at anyone who falls for their marketing. pc and ps5 ftw

It's the developer's perception of the two platforms that really makes all the difference. For obvious reasons, a game developer will always see the PC as the more capable platform in terms of graphics and performance, and they will develop and code to those strengths. Consoles will always be the platform where sacrifices need to be made. But that isn't always a bad thing, particularly where first-party games are concerned as they have more bespoke levels of care given to them.

The real plus for the console is that developers can extract every bit of performance from the platforms hardware in contrast to the PC, but it's still mitigated by the fact that a PC Gamer has access to a host of very very deep settings and tweaks at his command. Processing power is where consoles will really finally get a major boost.

One aspect that I really like about the PC is the collaboration between games developers, and Nvidia. In the past 5 years games on the PC platform have their very own level of exclusive features, giving the games on that platform a very bespoke look and feel all their own - and the number of third-party titles keeps growing. DLSS (Deep Learning Super-Sampling) and the role it will play in RTX custom ray-tracing is what really intrigues me the most, and that's just for right now.

Bottom line though, it's the perception of the developer and how they see each platforms strengths and weaknesses that guides them.

Honestly my favorite thing about this new console is the immediate focus on supporting your controllers, and adopting the backwards compatibility program straight off the X1. Considering they are taking almost 2 years off of releasing new BC games, I wouldn't be surprised if at launch they hit us with a massive wave of BC titles.

It does make me really wonder what an Xbox Scarlett controller would look like though. I'd say it's hard to imagine improving the X1 pad because it's so perfect (DualSuck is the one that is Asymmetrical) but I'd be lying through my teeth if I said I didn't have misplaced hope that they, or anyone, would just ADD Z & C back to the current layout. Not relocated bumpers, or any of that nonsense. Just flat out 2 more buttons, right back where they belong.

Console shouldn't have to keep up with PC. What they should be focusing is on innervation. Stuff that the PC can't do. Console use to do this before with split-screen/couch co-op and even the kinect and wii motion console which pc couldn't do at the time.. Greed and the demand for better Frames and graphic kept this from continuing.

Hope they bring back 4 player split screen

He's saying all the things I want to hear: faster loading, 60fps gameplay, end a commitment to games always coming with you across devices (as well as controllers). This stuff has got me really excited for the next generation!