Xbox Series S/X

[0kelvin 163]

Decrease GPU size, lower the teraflops, less RAM, less SSD storage, and you have a lower cost xbox. It's pretty much the difference between a computer with a 499$ GPU or a 399$ one.

[Buddy 776]

10 hours ago, FMPONE said:

maybe if we use letters from the word SEX a lot in the name of our console, people will think we're COOL

[blackdog 4,352]

19 hours ago, FMPONE said:

maybe if we use letters from the word SEX a lot in the name of our console, people will think we're COOL

Works for Tesla, someone must have thought

edit: #latetotheparty

Edited September 9 by blackdog

[Zarsky 251]

Perhaps this thread should be renamed to Xbox serious SeX?.... I mean Xbox Series S / X.

Gears 5 multiplayer running at 120 fps on the S!

[┌HP┘ 9,689]

If they don't come up with an E model, I'll be disappointed 

[blackdog 4,352]

5 hours ago, [HP] said:

If they don't come up with an E model, I'll be disappointed 

Well if the S is 1/3 of the raw power of the X, an E could be a good midlife update doubling the power of the S

[┌HP┘ 9,689]

19 hours ago, blackdog said:

Well if the S is 1/3 of the raw power of the X, an E could be a good midlife update doubling the power of the S

Or just all the specs of the S with a disc reader. 

[Zarsky 251]

https://news.microsoft.com/2020/09/21/microsoft-to-acquire-zenimax-media-and-its-game-publisher-bethesda-softworks/

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Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash.

 

The planned acquisition includes publishing offices and development studios spanning the globe with over 2,300 employees, including Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. Bethesda’s critically acclaimed and best-selling franchises include The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein, and Dishonored, among others.

Damn!

[blackdog 4,352]

Saw it on twitter and wasn't sure if to make its own topic...

It will be very interesting if they are gonna leverage the acquisition for exclusives, and what's gonna become exclusive.

[Izuno 514]

Oh will put a redirect to here and lock my thread.

[┌HP┘ 9,689]

$7.5b, damn! This came out of fucking nowhere...

 

[Zarsky 251]

That was one sneaky uppercut, MS...

I wouldn't be surprised if currently announced titles will roll out as planned, but further down the line everything becomes xbox/pc/xcloud exclusive.

[┌HP┘ 9,689]

So let's see, with the acquisition they just added 8 new 1st party teams to Xbox Studios 

- Alpha Dog Games
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Arkane
- id Software
- MachineGames
- Roundhouse Studios
- Tango Gameworks
- ZeniMax Online Studios

Xbox now acquired/started 15 studios in 2 years. Pretty good.

[blackdog 4,352]

3 hours ago, Zarsky said:

That was one sneaky uppercut, MS...

I wouldn't be surprised if currently announced titles will roll out as planned, but further down the line everything becomes xbox/pc/xcloud exclusive.

For the good of gaming, I hope they keep releasing on Nintendo, it’s not really a rival when is downgraded and released after a (long) while.

[Zarsky 251]

19 hours ago, blackdog said:

For the good of gaming, I hope they keep releasing on Nintendo, it’s not really a rival when is downgraded and released after a (long) while.

Hard to believe that they stop. They don't have a portable gaming device and I doubt Nintendo makes Gamepass available on Switch even tho it should technically not be hard to pull of.

They recently also added all their games to steam and it's just another way to get extra revenue for them. Everyone wins. Perhaps that changes once their own platform grows bigger...