Microsoft Xbox Discussion - It is my nature

[x Tame Impala]

Makes sense. The video game industry as a whole needs a change.

I’m surprised as many people get into game development as they do. It’s always seemed like a career where you work insanely long hours and usually under high-stress crunch time environments.

 

[Knave]

I’m surprised as many people get into game development as they do. It’s always seemed like a career where you work insanely long hours and usually under high-stress crunch time environments.

While they're treated poorly I'm sure it feels more rewarding when your end product is a game and not slight modifications to some ERP version 1.4.7645.453

 

[aleshemsky83]

I’m surprised as many people get into game development as they do. It’s always seemed like a career where you work insanely long hours and usually under high-stress crunch time environments.

The thing is that game development use to be extremely high skill work, you had to have knowledge of coding. Now all it takes is a 1 or 2 year diploma and some experience in whatever CAD software the company hiring you uses

 

[chicagoskycam]

Game developer really seems like a shit job these days unless you own the studio or get a piece of it. I have no idea what the contractors make though but it seems very stressful and loooong hours.

 

[aleshemsky83]

Apparenrly the series X is not true hdmi 2.1, its 40 Gbps instead of the 48 Gbps that is the standard, so if there ever is a 8k60fps signal, it will have to be compressed.

However, the good news is that none of the newest hdmi 2.1 televisions follow the standard either and are all also 40 Gbps instead of the full 48.

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

Apparenrly the series X is not true hdmi 2.1, its 40 Gbps instead of the 48 Gbps that is the standard, so if there ever is a 8k60fps signal, it will have to be compressed.

However, the good news is that none of the newest hdmi 2.1 televisions follow the standard either and are all also 40 Gbps instead of the full 48.

Where are you seeing this info?

 

[aleshemsky83]

Where are you seeing this info?

It was at some under the radar PC hardware conference, targeted at engineers, it was essentially one slide in the presentation, this video covers it



This video discusses the rest of the presentation, including the announcement that there will be some type of DLSS type AI upscaling ability on the console

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

 

[aleshemsky83]

That's a pretty good price tbh, might get one for the back compat

Edit: I just realized it has no disc drive

 

[x Tame Impala]

Were people expecting anything other than $300 for the Lite version and $400 for the normal? I assumed it was SOP at this point.

Neither Sony or Xbox are going to release a $600 console IMO and I’d be very surprised if the Xbox was $500.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

 

[aleshemsky83]

Were people expecting anything other than $300 for the Lite version and $400 for the normal? I assumed it was SOP at this point.

Neither Sony or Xbox are going to release a $600 console IMO and I’d be very surprised if the Xbox was $500.

Xbox series X is almost definitely going to be $500 at least.

 

[Jussi]

Xbox series X is almost definitely going to be $500 at least.

I'd be very surprised if Series X and PS5 don't both cost 500 dollars/euros.

 

[aleshemsky83]

I'd be very surprised if Series X and PS5 don't both cost 500 dollars/euros.

I agree, tbh I'm surprised the leak above has it at $500 for the Series X, that seems insanely low for the hardware, but then the One X was pretty reasonably priced for the hardware too.

edit: are we sure that leak isn't faked?

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Safe to assume its legit now.

 

[Jovavic]

I'd still like to know just how much the "underpoweredness" will be a factor in playing Series games and if they have a buy back program for digital titles (this would be huge for whichever of the three companies do it first)

 

[chicagoskycam]

Those prices are better than expected.

 

[SouthGeorge]

Never buying a console Day 1 again M$ let me down this gen.

 

[Beau Knows]

Never buying a console Day 1 again M$ let me down this gen.

I'm not sure how they could let you down after that terrible unveiling and launch. It was bundled with Kinect, had weird game ownership restrictions and focused on being a media center as much as a gaming console. It ended up being a disappointing console, but that's better than the disaster it looked to be early on.

 

[SouthGeorge]

I'm not sure how they could let you down after that terrible unveiling and launch. It was bundled with Kinect, had weird game ownership restrictions and focused on being a media center as much as a gaming console. It ended up being a disappointing console, but that's better than the disaster it looked to be early on.

Well like you said. Kinect was a disaster and I wanted nothing to do with it since Day 1. I've never even used it. My thought process was MS has good trades in and they aren't going to screw over their core fan base... wrong! They realized they screwed up and dropped a better looking console with more memory and like $200 less. Gave us no trade ins and made our console obsolete. Oh you supported our shitty plan from Day 1 and now we stuck you with a $500 paper weight.

Then the games. Battle royales and R6. That's about it. This gen sucked.

 

[Beau Knows]

This is a pretty impressive console spec wise for the price right now.

 

[Knave]

EA Play will be part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate sometime around the holidays, will be interesting to see how it works (there will likely be exclusions compared to if you bought EA Play from EA as seen at the end of the video) but EA does have a decent library, it will allow you to preview the latest FIFA/Madden/NHL releases:

 

[aleshemsky83]

Gears 5 multiplayer will be 120fps on the Series S. Last gem game yeah but still impressive.

 

[Hammettf2b]

$220 for a memory card is absolutely ridiculous

 

[JWK]

EA Play will be part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate sometime around the holidays, will be interesting to see how it works (there will likely be exclusions compared to if you bought EA Play from EA as seen at the end of the video) but EA does have a decent library, it will allow you to preview the latest FIFA/Madden/NHL releases:

Microsoft ain't messing around