r/XboxSeriesX • u/Asleep-Sprinkles-760 • Apr 20 '24

This generation has been underwhelming Discussion

I bought a Series X at launch, and can’t think of a single game that has impressed me this gen. I’m a big Halo fan, and Halo Infinite felt like a letdown. I’m a Forza fan, and Forza Motorsport felt like a massive disappointment. I was exited for Starfield, but was underwhelmed after playing it.

It just feels like we’ve had no heavy hitters this gen, even 3rd party AAA games have been average at best. I guess the only hope I have left is with Gears 6, but aside from that, Microsoft needs to get their act together and start releasing some new games. It feels like games are taking way too long to make these days, we used to get bangers every year in the 360 gen. Even the Xbox One had more compelling games than what we have now

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u/Luchador_Luke Apr 21 '24

This gen has been all about GamePass for me

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u/DJfunkyPuddle Apr 21 '24

Yup, I've been incredibly happy with my Series X/GamePass. I'm also not just looking towards "the next big game". As long as there are games to play I'm happy.

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u/hmiser Apr 21 '24

I’m still chugging along with my xbone, I’ve got 4 for local play with my kids so I’ve been waiting…

Waiting for a good reason or price drop, not for them to go to college lol.

Are GamePass things, maybe specific game, better on a Series X?

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u/DJfunkyPuddle Apr 21 '24

You can probably find a list but a lot of games get an FPS boost and, imo more importantly, a loading time boost. Games like Destiny 2 and GTA Online take seconds to get in now when before I'd be staring at a blank screen for ages.

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u/rockstardma Craig Apr 21 '24

Yup. I think the SSDs in this generation are the real game changers. I cannot imagine load times being more than 5ish seconds now. Not to mention all the quality of life features like quick resume and whatnot.

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u/YNWA_1213 Apr 21 '24

SSDs and CPU. Threw a SATA SSD into my old One S, and it still chugs and takes forever to do basic tasks nowadays. Series X in comparison is butter.

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u/GhoulishFPS Apr 21 '24

Still 3 - 4 working days to load into the tower🥲

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u/jmcgil4684 Apr 21 '24

Coming from. PS4 background I bought the X and Gamepass for Starfield. Gamepass really surprised me with the amazing amount of quality titles. It also helps there were a few exclusives I hadn’t had the opportunity to play on PS. But as far as the X vs last gen, the graphical quality is a step up, but not a major one. The biggest enjoyment I get is load times being significantly shorter, (instantaneous really) and the lesser talked about “quick resume feature”. I love that aspect of it. As a dad of 3 teens I’m waiting to upgrade them as well, but having the newest gen myself,I don’t see a huge difference, as to think you might be missing out or something.

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u/theoriginalmofocus Apr 21 '24

I did the same except bought physical starfield. I dont know if its just because we're older or what but I've got ps5 and X and nothing is really all that great. I'll have fun for awhile and then get busy doing other things. I will say the first new gen game I played was cyber punk on my ps5 and that game alone definitely made me realise how much faster and graphically better the systems are.

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u/jmcgil4684 Apr 21 '24

Yea most fun I’ve had is with the Witcher next gen upgrade

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u/hmiser Apr 21 '24

I’m hearing “vastly improved load times” and that sounds great.

Anyone know how the S compares to the X in this regard?

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u/Ty20_ Apr 21 '24

Just so you’re aware, make sure you do not pay monthly for game pass. Pay for it every three years and you’ll save $400

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u/MisterHairball Apr 21 '24

Can you use game pass on a pc? I just can't justify the cost of a game console with how everything is

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u/TheAbsentMindedCoder Apr 21 '24

Yes and it includes pc exclusives

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u/Glittering_Bar_9497 Apr 21 '24

Not only can you use it on pc but you can use it on the rog ally and Lenovo legion go. Better yet your progress in some of the games transfers from console to pc and back so you very rarely lose your progress. The rog ally paired with the series x is an amazing combo. Also got a tower with a 3070ti but I find myself chilling on the couch or in bed on the ALLY all the time.

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u/livinthedreambaby Apr 21 '24

I like using my series x more than my gaming pc it’s a very impressive console and simple and quick to use. We haven’t even seen what these are truelly capable of

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u/Escodl Apr 21 '24

Not only can you use gamepass..you get all the Xbox Exclusives, PS5 games are starting to go over there. You can emulate everything else like the ps1, ps2, gamecube, switch..games are cheaper, you don't have to pay extra to play online...and You'll never have to worry about 30fps games again.. PC is the way to go right now....and with the Sony CEO talking about PC being the future and they'll be letting PC gamers earn PS trophies with the release of Ghost of Tsushima next month...,the PS Exclusivity window is only gonna get smaller and small

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u/librariandraws Apr 21 '24

Yeah, but it's important to point out that there are some exclusive titles to both PC and console. A LOT of overlap too, though. It's a hell of a value.

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u/istara Apr 21 '24

Replaying Elder Scrolls has just been amazing. Just utterly fantastic.

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u/livinthedreambaby Apr 21 '24

The series x with gamepass has been just awesome