Xbox series X

zehoo said:
Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices by Up to 43% in Europe and UK

I’m thinking I should offload my Series X while it’s inflated to the moon and make a healthy profit off my launch version.
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If it was PS5, then it would probably sell pretty fast, but the Series X sold poorly when it was reasonably priced and the only console in stock during corona. Doubt that will change now. My impression is that Xbox is a dying platform and has been for a while. The latest changes and focus on rushing out the big series from studios that haven't delivered a great game in a long time, doesn't increase people's confidence in the platform.
 
Doubt anyone is going to buy a Serise X unless it is really cheap. I should try and sell mine. I also still have my origonal launch PS5 I need to sell but the controller need to be replaced since it got stick drift.
 
Just getting launch price money for it would be enough for me. I had an amazing deal when I bought it from trading in my One X. (Peak mining craze so getting a series X was easier than finding a GPU.)
 
AN XBOX ELITE SERIES 3 CONTROLLER PROTOTYPE HAS LEAKED INTO THE WILD


UPDATE: The Xbox Elite Series Controller 3 has leaked once again this time with a physical prototype being purchased by somebody off OfferUp as detailed in a now deleted Reddit post.

A new feature that wasn’t detailed earlier is a tiny little display that sits on the top of the controller for pairing, allowing you to connect directly to Xbox services. Everything else about the controller perfectly matches everything else that was in the prior leaks including the new scroll wheels that sit at the bottom of the controller, the new case, the new back paddles and the new d-pad design in addition to the hair trigger. It also looks as though the battery will be repairable at home as well, which is an exciting advancement.
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Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games

Xbox has finally announced its long-rumored plans for a disc-to-digital initiative...the program will allow owners of its physical games to redeem a digital copy whose ownership can be exchanged between different people should you ever want to sell the game

“Most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc-based games support this new feature,” explains Jason Ronald, VP of next generation at Xbox...“Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console and launching the game”...this digital entitlement is tied to the specific disc, and it will move from account to account if you swap the physical game with a friend or log in to a different Xbox profile and try to play a disc-based game

Microsoft will start testing this new Xbox disc-to-digital feature with Xbox Insider testers on August 31st, followed by a broader rollout to Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles in the coming months...

https://www.theverge.com/tech/984936/xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-official
 
polonyc2 said:
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games

Xbox has finally announced its long-rumored plans for a disc-to-digital initiative...the program will allow owners of its physical games to redeem a digital copy whose ownership can be exchanged between different people should you ever want to sell the game

“Most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc-based games support this new feature,” explains Jason Ronald, VP of next generation at Xbox...“Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console and launching the game”...this digital entitlement is tied to the specific disc, and it will move from account to account if you swap the physical game with a friend or log in to a different Xbox profile and try to play a disc-based game

Microsoft will start testing this new Xbox disc-to-digital feature with Xbox Insider testers on August 31st, followed by a broader rollout to Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles in the coming months...

https://www.theverge.com/tech/984936/xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-official
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I wonder if MS is still weighing up whether it's worth it to do discs for one more gen to steal back marketshare from Sony. Or if it's going to be full steam ahead digital and they're doing this to soften the blow when they announce they're also going digital only.
 
CAD4466HK said:
A lot of changes on the horizon.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/


  • Activision will expand its remit to World’s Edge, as well as Rare. Activision will also be developing the next Halo title, led by a new, purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty. A small team at Halo Studios will continue supporting the Halo community and games in-market.

  • Bethesda will expand its remit to include Obsidian, which will continue its current projects, including Grounded, as well as the new Fallout project made in collaboration with Bethesda Game Studios.

  • King will expand its remit to include Microsoft Casual Games, uniting our two global leaders in casual game design and live operations.

  • Playground and Turn 10 will come together as one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises. These two studios have been creative and franchise partners for over a decade, and today’s changes will formally move their work into one team.
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yup.
 
polonyc2 said:
Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda and puts Activision in charge of Halo

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indu...thesda-and-puts-activision-in-charge-of-halo/
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Last great halo was reach IMO so it could really use better management of the IP. The newer ones were OK, but Halo Infinite lost it's way when it started chasing open world trends.

Halo used to be fairly large and open levels, but still a guided experience. Infinite fully lost that by throwing in lots of pointless objectives, generic fighting arenas with very little meaning etc. just lots of moving around the map.
 
merging Obsidian and Bethesda is a weird decision...sounds like they're going to collaborate on the next Fallout
 
vegeta535 said:
Yes. Yes it can.
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Considering none of the content these studios have been purring out have been worth playing, much yet purchasing, it doesn't really matter what they do at this point. Call of Halo could be a straight port of Atari's E.T. and the same people would buy it while the rest just ignored it like they do with all the others.
 
I thought about getting an s model but i can get access to gamepass and all xbox content easily..and idk its been about the same prices with parts..same with an esports/ea account its just that ez you need to make an xbox account and buy gamepass and you get a bunch of games..but just really don't care im in the middle of needing more parts and about to put this chinese juxieshi b450 in a zalman raven case its doing good..its worth some coffee in the morning and checking out still but no i'm only playing like eso and have sims4 installed. idc me with pc you can save 100-200dollars for and on parts i just think its not too bad and real ez.
 
jspinks231 said:
I thought about getting an s model but i can get access to gamepass and all xbox content easily..and idk its been about the same prices with parts..same with an esports/ea account its just that ez you need to make an xbox account and buy gamepass and you get a bunch of games..but just really don't care im in the middle of needing more parts and about to put this chinese juxieshi b450 in a zalman raven case its doing good..its worth some coffee in the morning and checking out still but no i'm only playing like eso and have sims4 installed. idc me with pc you can save 100-200dollars for and on parts i just think its not too bad and real ez.
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Really no reason to get a Xbox if you have a decent pc. The S is such a turd of a system also for how much they are charging now. Sure a few years ago you could get a new for $250 but now nope.
 
polonyc2 said:
According to a sales tracker posted by Sensor Tower, GTA 6’s PlayStation 5 presales are outnumbering Xbox Series X|S by a ratio of more than 3:1...however, Xbox’s Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball has refuted a report that Microsoft is unhappy about those sales numbers...

https://x.com/ballmatthew/status/2103210975256330501
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Tracks roughly with the current install base of ~95 million PS5 vs ~35 million XS.
 
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Armenius said:
That implies every owner is preordering the game. I own both consoles and I am not buying GTA6.
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Not sure if you understood what I meant. Since the PS5 has 3x the install base of the series x/s, then it makes sense that it would have 3x the sales.

No where did I imply every owner bought a copy.

I own both as well. I should have sold my series x on the weekend as ebgames (our GameStop) was offering to buy them for more than I paid for it. I didn’t see it till it was over.
 
zehoo said:
Not sure if you understood what I meant. Since the PS5 has 3x the install base of the series x/s, then it makes sense that it would have 3x the sales
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I think what he was saying is that the 3X install base only matters if every person buys the game...what happens if 70% of Xbox owners buy the game and only 15% of PS5 owners?
 
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