Xbox Series S/X + GamePass

[Oranger]

Shucks, missed it.. Congrats on ur hoot!

 

[Jurchen King]

Anyone keep experiencing MS store to order Series X down with error? Wanted to go there check on stock availability every day.

 

[rusydi85]

Finally got my XSX yesterday. All good, just learning some interesting quirks of the platform vs PS. Like I didn't know the audio won't automatically mute speakers when plug in headset into the controller. And game recording is limited unless using external HDD. Also for Battlefield, very little to no Asia servers as compared to PS.

 

[charleslin]

Finally got my XSX yesterday. All good, just learning some interesting quirks of the platform vs PS. Like I didn't know the audio won't automatically mute speakers when plug in headset into the controller. And game recording is limited unless using external HDD. Also for Battlefield, very little to no Asia servers as compared to PS.

Ya, the only downside for XBOX in Asia is non crossplatform online gaming, because less users in Asia. But non FPS is still ok.

 

[witzer]

XSX in stock at microsoft.com if anybody's keen, just placed my order. ☺


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

How did you know it's in stock? Do you refresh the page all the time?

 

[witzer]

No regret getting xss, cheap good more than enough for most gamers

What's your strategy to get around the limited storage? Or currently it's quite enough for you to game.

 

[toughcookie13]

Any other options to get the Xbox X/S, besides Microsoft website? It's still OOS.

 

[Jos11111]

Anyone having issue with the controller unresponsive A and Y button? got the series s from Microsoft few days ago but the controller A and Y buttons seem to loss input occasionally when I press and hold the button. Did a google search and realize it seems to be a design issue and happen to all xbox controllers. Still thinking whether to request an exchange.

 

[mikeymesina]

Anyone having issue with the controller unresponsive A and Y button? got the series s from Microsoft few days ago but the controller A and Y buttons seem to loss input occasionally when I press and hold the button. Did a google search and realize it seems to be a design issue and happen to all xbox controllers. Still thinking whether to request an exchange.

I have 3 original controllers I've been using since January/February. No issues with any of them so far. I think you should go ahead and report it.

 

[phoenix05]

Any other options to get the Xbox X/S, besides Microsoft website? It's still OOS.

you can get from shopee (shopitree) - but only as a bundle with either a controller or 3-month xbox game pass

 

[pai000000]

I tried buying a xbox live gold 12-month code from newegg using my Singapore credit card, but my order of voided and new egg account was suspended.

May I know what sites I can use to buy xbox live gold codes using Singapore credit cards?

 

[toughcookie13]

I’m sure it has been discussed at length here but can someone point me to where I can read some comparisons/discussions of whether series S or series X is better?

I read articles online too - but very Ang moh view so hoping to get some views from fellow members here too!

 

[witzer]

I’m sure it has been discussed at length here but can someone point me to where I can read some comparisons/discussions of whether series S or series X is better?

I read articles online too - but very Ang moh view so hoping to get some views from fellow members here too!

What I've read so far was the following points for getting Series S:
- Not going for or bother with 4K
- All in on digital gaming (as Series S has no CD slot)
- budget is king
- Probably more for gameplay rather than detailed graphics

What I also hear is that there's (almost) always this combo:
PC + Playstation 5 + XBox Series S.

Meaning Series S is good enough to cover the remaining ground not done by PC or Playstation 5.

Of course love to hear the comments from people here as well who have expressed no regrets whatsoever in getting Series S compared to Series X.

 

[fute22]

imho, the $240 difference is well worth for the double disk space + processing power. The 1 TB expansion card is already $300+.

 

[fute22]

Any other options to get the Xbox X/S, besides Microsoft website? It's still OOS.

The lazada shop has stock for XSS now. Challenger seems to have XSS stock also.

 

[toughcookie13]

What I've read so far was the following points for getting Series S:
- Not going for or bother with 4K
- All in on digital gaming (as Series S has no CD slot)
- budget is king
- Probably more for gameplay rather than detailed graphics

What I also hear is that there's (almost) always this combo:
PC + Playstation 5 + XBox Series S.

Meaning Series S is good enough to cover the remaining ground not done by PC or Playstation 5.

Of course love to hear the comments from people here as well who have expressed no regrets whatsoever in getting Series S compared to Series X.

Thanks! Great insights.

What’s the real downside in not having a CD slot? Is it because it directly translates into needing more storage to play the same amount of games? Presumably the days of going to to JB to get game supplies are gone right (ie higher security now), so I’ll be stuck mostly with digital downloads it seems

 

[toughcookie13]

Thanks! Got any lobang for XSX?

 

[witzer]

Thanks! Great insights.

What’s the real downside in not having a CD slot? Is it because it directly translates into needing more storage to play the same amount of games? Presumably the days of going to to JB to get game supplies are gone right (ie higher security now), so I’ll be stuck mostly with digital downloads it seems

I guess for those who've invested in Xbox in the past have many many CDs. They can still use the CD on Series X. But there's no way to use them for S.

 

[witzer]

imho, the $240 difference is well worth for the double disk space + processing power. The 1 TB expansion card is already $300+.

That's also true. But $240 is still a good amount to spend. I guess the storage limitation can also be worked out by only installing games that you really want to play. Then again, I probably will only play 2-3 games at a time.

Oh it's also worth mentioning that Series S actually only has about 364GB of usable storage.

 

[toughcookie13]

I guess for those who've invested in Xbox in the past have many many CDs. They can still use the CD on Series X. But there's no way to use them for S.

Oh that makes sense!! Just went to a gaming store, and also realised those that buy S won’t be able to benefit from second hand disc games purchase / trades too.

I did also made an observation at the gaming shop, that the number of second hand ps games vs Xbox games (across all versions) is quite jarring. It was as good as 50:1 (PS vs Xbox) ratio. Is this a good reflection of the amount of games available across the two consoles?

It’s my virgin console purchase! So don’t mind me asking noob questions here