Board 8 > Xbox Series X! Hellblade 2! Senua's Saga!

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Jump in! So exciting. Rumored to be the most powerful console on the market!

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Lol Xbox Se-X

Bad name is bad.

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No interest in the xboxsx, but goddamn does Hellblade 2 look incredible

Legitimately just want to rent an xbox to play it

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Johnbobb posted...

No interest in the xboxsx, but goddamn does Hellblade 2 look incredible

Legitimately just want to rent an xbox to play it

How do you know you have zero interest in something you know basically nothing about so far? That's fanboy talk.

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just get it on PC

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Corrik7 posted...

How do you know you have zero interest in something you know basically nothing about so far? That's fanboy talk.

because I'm not buying two full new consoles and many of my favorite franchises are Playstation exclusive while Microsoft's have been historically disappointing

ninkendo posted...

just get it on PC

I only have a cheap laptop. That game deserves better

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Johnbobb posted...

because I'm not buying two full new consoles and many of my favorite franchises are Playstation exclusive while Microsoft's have been historically disappointing

I only have a cheap laptop. That game deserves better

So you aren't even open-minded to consider it. You alrdy said you were interested in one exclusive for it.

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Lol Xbox Sex

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Whoever approves these names should be fired.
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Turducken posted...

Whoever approves these names should be fired.

Name is literally Xbox. This is Series X. They are going phone making conventions. It is yinz looking for a funny name to call it.

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Corrik surely even you can find humor in it

Xbox -> Xbox 360 -> Xbone -> Xbox SAD -> Xbox SEX

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Bane_Of_Despair posted...

Corrik surely even you can find humor in it

Xbox -> Xbox 360 -> Xbone -> Xbox SAD -> Xbox SEX

I guess?

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Corrik7 posted...

Name is literally Xbox. This is Series X. They are going phone making conventions. It is yinz looking for a funny name to call it.

Nah it's just a bad name. It's the Wii U all over again and casual folks will be unsure if it's a new Xbox or just an upgrade to the Xbone.

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Murphiroth posted...

Nah it's just a bad name. It's the Wii U all over again and casual folks will be unsure if it's a new Xbox or just an upgrade to the Xbone.

Microsoft isn't doing traditional console cycles anymore. They are doing how phones do iterations. Expect a new Xbox series x2 in 2 years and etc

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Murphiroth posted...

Nah it's just a bad name. It's the Wii U all over again and casual folks will be unsure if it's a new Xbox or just an upgrade to the Xbone.

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Corrik7 posted...

Microsoft isn't doing traditional console cycles anymore. They are doing how phones do iterations. Expect a new Xbox series x2 in 2 years and etc

K. Doesn't change what I said.

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Murphiroth posted...

Nah it's just a bad name. It's the Wii U all over again and casual folks will be unsure if it's a new Xbox or just an upgrade to the Xbone.

Its the opposite of that, because the new one is the Xbox, while the last gen is Xbox One.

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I could see them dropping the Series X part or using that to differentiate from a lower priced model in the future

like the Xbox Series S could just be a slightly modified Xbox One X that's still significantly weaker that a Series X

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One company uses normal number progression for its console naming system and almost always wins the sales for each generation.

The other company does not and almost always trails.

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I don't even care about the number thing so much

Scarlett was just way cooler, I get why in the long run with further products "Series ___" would be more official and better for the brand but it's just kind of lame

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Bane_Of_Despair posted...

I don't even care about the number thing so much

Scarlett was just way cooler, I get why in the long run with further products "Series ___" would be more official and better for the brand but it's just kind of lame

They never use their code names. Scorpio anyone

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I never said they do, just that it's way cooler and hey they could have broken that trend by sticking with it

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Bane_Of_Despair posted...

I never said they do, just that it's way cooler and hey they could have broken that trend by sticking with it

Their business model prefers to use this way. Lockhart will likely be Series S.

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Is this a new rock band?

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Oh by the way, this console was never called Scarlett. It was called Anaconda. Scarlett is the next generation of consoles which includes Anaconda and Lockhart.

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I'm still getting over that its final design is just straight up a lil' PC, lol. Like that's been the case architecturally speaking for consoles for a bit but now all pretense is gone.

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Xiahou Shake posted...

I'm still getting over that its final design is just straight up a lil' PC, lol. Like that's been the case architecturally speaking for consoles for a bit but now all pretense is gone.

He said to sacrifice design for power. This gave the console the most power. They want the strongest console.

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Corrik7 posted...

He said to sacrifice design for power. This gave the console the most power. They want the strongest console.

And they'll likely have it! Still expect them to be in a similar position as they've been this gen, though. I respect MS's business strategy more than either of the other Big 3 members but their very open approach means they have literally no true exclusives (at minimum, everything they do comes to PC now) which unfortunately are what get people to buy branded hardware.

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TheRock1525 posted...

One company uses normal number progression for its console naming system and almost always wins the sales for each generation.

The other company does not and almost always trails.

Do you really think these correlate when their most successful Xbox console was the 2nd one called Xbox 360?

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Xiahou Shake posted...

And they'll likely have it! Still expect them to be in a similar position as they've been this gen, though. I respect MS's business strategy more than either of the other Big 3 members but their very open approach means they have literally no true exclusives (at minimum, everything they do comes to PC now) which unfortunately are what get people to buy branded hardware.

The main problem is that PS fanboys will never main Xbox. They will find reasons to not get it. PlayStation is planning to release their games on PC also now I think.

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Corrik7 posted...

PlayStation is planning to release their games on PC also now I think.

Nothing remotely confirmed as far as new titles go but yeah there's been some buzz on this and some older Sony-published titles already released to perhaps lend the idea credence. (Journey, Heavy Rain, etc)

I hope they do open up! Hardware should be sold on its actual merits IMO, not based on who takes the best hostages.

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I honestly enjoy Microsoft products more but I'm going to keep with Nintendo and Sony as my home consoles. I get too much overlap between games on PC/Xbox that there's no reason for me to not want to play these games on my PC which is more powerful than Xbox =/

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Corrik7 posted...

How do you know you have zero interest in something you know basically nothing about so far? That's fanboy talk.

The same way that you have interest? There's enough history with Xbox to know that at this point I'm currently not interested. Could it change if they announce some cool stuff? Sure! But I don't care about Halo or Gears (especially now that they're all on PC) so put me in the zero interest column.

This is coming from someone who bought an Xbox One, had fun with some of the exclusives, and sold it eventually to buy a PS4 Pro.

I really don't understand how someone could still be loyal to Xbox over PS4 unless you have a bunch of friends on Xbox live or something. I mean what do you get excited about when you think about Xbox?

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Sony has been relatively anti-consumer this generation.

Gamepass is by far the best deal in all of gaming right now.

Best controller.

Best customer support and you can literally pay for GP/XBL for free using their ecosystem.

I mean, you can't even understand how someone can prefer it? Come on now.


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Oh whoops I forgot they have the better customer support team! Silly me!

Gamepass is good but I can use it on PC.

I mean if you want to pledge loyalty based on a controller and customer support that's great but those are pretty minor things. These consoles are just vehicles for video games for me and Sony is providing more options. A PS4 is mandatory to play certain games, an Xbox just isn't anymore if you have a good PC.

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skullbone posted...

Oh whoops I forgot they have the better customer support team! Silly me!

Gamepass is good but I can use it on PC.

I mean if you want to pledge loyalty based on a controller and customer support that's great but those are pretty minor things. These consoles are just vehicles for video games for me and Sony is providing more options. A PS4 is mandatory to play certain games, an Xbox just isn't anymore if you have a good PC.

So because Xbox is consumer friendly you would never support their console because they are? That makes sense I guess!

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Corrik7 posted...

Sony has been relatively anti-consumer this generation.

Gamepass is by far the best deal in all of gaming right now.

Best controller.

Best customer support and you can literally pay for GP/XBL for free using their ecosystem.

I mean, you can't even understand how someone can prefer it? Come on now.

I own both upgraded consoles and agree with all of this.

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Corrik7 posted...

So because Xbox is consumer friendly you would never support their console because they are?

If Microsoft comes out with a bunch of exclusive games and they look fun I'll buy an Xbox. This is the only factor for me when deciding which console to buy.

If both consoles have a lot of exclusive games that look fun I will buy both consoles.

Currently Microsoft has no incentive to buy their console if 99% of their games will be on PC. Not sure where I'm losing you here

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I'm still banking on this being the last xbox console and it just being a game service going forward

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ninkendo posted...

I'm still banking on this being the last xbox console and it just being a game service going forward

They will have a shorter upgrade cycle ala phones likely going forward.

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Corrik7 posted...

Oh by the way, this console was never called Scarlett. It was called Anaconda. Scarlett is the next generation of consoles which includes Anaconda and Lockhart.

This is fucking confusing... are you implying that this thing they just announced, the Xbox Series X(terrible confusing name), is not the next gen xbox? And they'll also be releasing two more new next gen consoles next year/in the future??

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Waluigi1 posted...

This is fucking confusing... are you implying that this thing they just announced, the Xbox Series X(terrible confusing name), is not the next gen xbox? And they'll also be releasing two more new next gen consoles next year/in the future??

It isn't entirely confirmed yet 100% but Scarlett was never a console name. It was the plan for next generation consoles. Anaconda being the upper tier system. Lockhart being the lesser specced system. They want the strongest console possible and an entry level console to get the cheapest price of entry also.

Series X appears to be the Anaconda console. And Lockhart is rumored to be the Series S. But, this isn't entirely confirmed right now.

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"Project Scarlett" aka next gen Xbox is two consoles, a Pro and budget option.

This newly revealed console is the Pro, the cheaper one has yet to be revealed.

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Probably the coolest thing ofc is that all peripherals from Xbox One carry over to the Series X. All controllers, saves, subs, backward compatibility, etc. Also, the new Series X controller works on PC and Xbox One even also.

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Corrik7 posted...

They will have a shorter upgrade cycle ala phones likely going forward.

No way does this happen, thatd be a disaster for game development

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

No way does this happen, thatd be a disaster for game development

They are saying everything will be compatible forever going forward.

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Backwards compat, sure, but what about forwards?

If hypothetical Xbox Series X1.0 comes out in 2020, 2.0 in 2021, 3.0 in 2022, theyre still going to have to develop with 1.0 in mind, and then the purpose of 2.0 and 3.0 etc is greatly diminished.

When game development can take 4 years to make towards one spec of console, this is an awful idea.

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Backwards compat, sure, but what about forwards?

If hypothetical Xbox Series X1.0 comes out in 2020, 2.0 in 2021, 3.0 in 2022, theyre still going to have to develop with 1.0 in mind, and then the purpose of 2.0 and 3.0 etc is greatly diminished.

When game development can take 4 years to make towards one spec of console, this is an awful idea.

Not how it works anymore. They just put in options to downgrade the settings ala computers. Same as wow can run on a rtx 2080 or a gtx 960. Etc.

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skullbone posted...

I really don't understand how someone could still be loyal to Xbox over PS4 unless you have a bunch of friends on Xbox live or something. I mean what do you get excited about when you think about Xbox?

Halo and Gears. Who cares about Uncharted and Last of Us?

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With the exception of God of War, all of my favorite PlayStation franchises are either dead or multi-platform, and even if they were revived or kept on Sony systems, what matters to me most are the controller (since, you know, I will be playing every game with it) and all things online (services/infrastructure/reliability/etc). Xbox, to me, is leaps and bounds above, PlayStation in those areas. I tend to buy each system (not each iteration within system) from Microsoft/Nintendo/PlayStation, but if I had to skip one, it would definitely be PlayStation.

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