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Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Old 11-05-17, 11:42 AM
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by pinata242
Is the general consensus that it's still the best controller available and markedly better than the pack-in models?
i think everyone that has one loves it. feels nice and comfortable and always reliable...
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by OldBoy
i think everyone that has one loves it. feels nice and comfortable and always reliable...
Actually I don't like it that much. It's too heavy. I use my textured Forza 6 controller a lot more then the Elite. The Elite is certainly well made, if over-priced, but personally I think it's a vastly overrated controller and its heft makes it uncomfortable for long play sessions.
I do like the ability to shorten the trigger travel for FPS games. That is nice. But even then I think they blew it because the triggers are still plastic and not metal.
The changeable thumbsticks are a cool idea in theory but I only ever use the standard ones. Thought neither of the other ones (or the saucer-like D pad option) were anywhere near as comfortable.

Though since you save $50 with purchase, you should certainly take advantage of the deal. If you don't like it, you can return it.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

All the One X reviews have me excited to get mine at Best Buy tomorrow night. The improvements to existing and BC games seem pretty great for some games, and i'm looking forward to the enhancements in some of the recent games. Was debating getting a new video card for my PC, but this will hold me over instead.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Decker
Though since you save $50 with purchase, you should certainly take advantage of the deal. If you don't like it, you can return it.
Good call
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Uh-oh. I got my shipping notification for the Scorpio edition from Best Buy! Looking forward to tearing through Titanfall 2’s campaign again with all the new bells and whistles.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Got my shipping info from Amazon. Already transferred all game data to an external.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

It doesn't look like my Best Buy is opening tonight, so I'll have to pick it up tomorrow morning.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by pinata242
I'm gonna stick with my X (Scorpio) pre-order and pick it up tomorrow night or Tuesday at Best Buy.

I see they're offering a $50 discount with the purchase of an Elite controller at the same time. I'm interested in that.

Is the general consensus that it's still the best controller available and markedly better than the pack-in models?
I love the Elite controller. Wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Does the elite controller last? Because since the Xbox One release I think I have destroyed like 4 controllers. They just seem to start either drifting or a bumper button starts not triggering reliably. It is aggravating.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I had an Elite for a while. Build quality seemed very strong. And the analog sticks and d-pad are easily replaceable. Just wasn't worth the cost for me.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I will be at GameStop at midnight to pick mine up.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I'm still waiting for the pick-up E-mail from BestBuy
Old 11-06-17, 05:26 PM
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Music
I'm still waiting for the pick-up E-mail from BestBuy
I didn't get an email, but the online order status says it's ready for pickup.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Xbox One X Enhanced Game Patches Available Now (file sizes below are the full game download sizes):

ARK: Survival Evolved – 52.03 GB
Assassin's Creed Origins – 42.8 GB
Conan Exiles – 28.57 GB
Crossout - 4.2GB
Dead Rising 4 – 59.15 GB
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition - 37.6 GB
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider – 28.4 GB
Disneyland Adventures – 16.9 GB
Elite Dangerous – 15.4 GB
F1 2017 – 34.81 GB
Fallout 3 – 6.1 GB
Farming Simulator 17 - 6.3GB
FIFA 18 – 45.8 GB
Final Fantasy XV – 71.6 GB
Forza Motorsport 7 - 95 GB
Gears of War 4 – 103.3 GB
GRIDD Retroenhanced - 263MB
Halo 3 – 10.4 GB
Halo 5: Guardians – 107 GB
Halo Wars 2 – 43.7 GB
Killer Instinct – 47.1 GB
Madden NFL 18 – 39.05 GB
Middle-earth: Shadow of War – 44.6 GB
Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360) - 6.24 GB
NBA Live 18 33.2 GB
Need for Speed Payback - 20GB
Oblivion – 6.4 GB
Outlast 2 – 18.8 GB
Path of Exile – 9.2 GB
Paladins – 8.8 GB
Portal Knights – 4.91 GB
Project CARS 2 – 44.64 GB
Quantum Break – 83.6 GB
Rise of the Tomb Raider – 51.3 GB
Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure – 20.8 GB
Slime Rancher – 1.06 GB
SMITE – 14.6 GB
Star Wars Battlefront 2 - 44.2 GB
Super Night Riders - 316.8MB
Super Lucky's Tale – 8.6 GB
The Evil Within 2 – 28.8 GB
The Surge – 5.68 GB
Titanfall 2 - 68.4 GB
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – 51.4 GB
World of Tanks – 47.2 GB
Zoo Tycoon – 9.2 GB


[Update #3] Added:
Final Fantasy XV
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
ARK: Survival Evolved
Paladins
Elite Dangerous
The Surge
NBA Live 18


https://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-28475-[Updated]-Here-s-a-List-of-All-the-Xbox-One-X-Enhanced-Game-Patches-Available-Now.html
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Music
I'm still waiting for the pick-up E-mail from BestBuy
Ditto.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Just got home with my Project Scorpio Edition! I feel like a kid on Christmas Morning!
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Yup, got mine no questions asked, and I never got the pick up confirmation email.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I got the e-mail at 11:13pm Eastern, installing the update now.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I got a surprise $5 added to my account yesterday. Not sure if they are doing some sort of promotion or a random thing for people that haven't bought anything recently, but it's worth looking to see if you have a balance now. It looks like it expires in 90 days.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I got too lazy to go to Best Buy last night for the launch, will pick mine up later today. I did spend time enabling 4K downloads on my old Xbox One to download all the patches/assets for my supported games ahead of time.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I picked mine up at GS there were about 9 people, although one was there to pick up Need for Speed : Payback.

I had moved everything, and did the back-up to my external. Hooked everything up went through the welcome screens. It found my back-up, and said it would check for updates. Set-up probably took 15 minutes, and I was ready to go.

Now, I have to track down a Kinect Xbox One S adapter.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I picked up my Scorpio a couple of hours ago but only had time to start the initial setup before running out the door again. Now I'm doing a network transfer of all my stuff off my Xbox One S. I'm doing it over wifi, so it's taking a long while, but this is still way more convenient than queuing things up myself.

With the kerfuffle over Titanfall 2's dynamic resolution, I'm thinking I might just play the new Horizon Zero Dawn DLC and see what shakes out. I'm hoping to get a stack of Xbox One games for my birthday next weekend that'll take better advantage than anything I have now anyway.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I picked my Scorpio Edition at Best Buy this afternoon. The initial set up and update took longer then I expected, but i'm all up and running now. I transferred everything I had to an external hard drive the other day, so I had all my existing games ready to go.

The only Enhanced games I had ready to go are Gears 4, Quantum Break, Rise of the Tomb Raider, (and Slime Rancher...) but I just got Call of Duty WWII from my company store for shits and giggles to mess with too. The enhanced 360 versions of Gears 3 and Halo 3 apparently are pretty damn impressive, so I might install those later just to check out.

Also decided to buy Planet Earth 2 on UHD just to have something else to make this worthwhile I'll wait until Black Friday to pick up more stuff (Wolfenstein, Shadow of War)
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

all, share thoughts after playing some games...
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

The BC version of Halo 3 looks better than what's presented in the MCC, however, its locked to 30fps unlike MCC's 60fps.

Call of Duty: WW2 runs like butter unlike what I was dealing with on my S.

I haven't tried any other games. The only Xbox One X enhanced games I'm currently in possession of are Infinite Warfare, Gears of War 4, Halo 5, Halo Wars 2, Slime Rancher, and Titanfall 2 for the XO side and Fallout 3, Gears of War 3, and Mirror's Edge for the 360 BC side.

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