NextGen Consoles: PS-5 and XBox X

[Jkwellborn 6713]

Can I ask why If you want a console you don’t just buy on eBay? I got my series X for 600. Still isn’t hooked up lol

You priced the ps5 on eBay and stuff? For a while they were going for $1100+ there and Amazon. Fuck that noise.

[Bogeywon 2519]

9 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

You priced the ps5 on eBay and stuff? For a while they were going for $1100+ there and Amazon. Fuck that noise.

PS5’s are $999 right now but xbox’s are still cheap. Wait till after the holidays they will drop. 

[Storm the Field 5296]

On 12/2/2021 at 9:53 AM, Storm the Field said:

God effing damnit. Woke up at 5:50 this morning and hopped on the computer. Watched Jake's annoying-ass (though helpful) livestream until the re-stock dropped right at 6:30. Had one in my cart multiple times but website failed to let me checkout at least 100 times. Twice I got to the final step of confirming order by punching in CC security number and it still booted my order. I give up.

Jake Randall promising another Target drop either tomorrow or Friday between 6-9. Guess I'll try again tomorrow morning. 

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

4 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Jake Randall promising another Target drop either tomorrow or Friday between 6-9. Guess I'll try again tomorrow morning. 

Best Buy had a pretty good restock today but yeah Target will likely drop either tomorrow or Friday. Should be a pretty good one. Good luck to you.

[Storm the Field 5296]

19 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Jake Randall promising another Target drop either tomorrow or Friday between 6-9. Guess I'll try again tomorrow morning. 

Even worse frustration this time. Got my order to go through and then received an error message that payment could not be processed. Fucking credit card declined the transaction as "suspicious activity" which I didn't find out until my sleeping wife woke up to a series of texts from Chase Bank. By the time we figured it out and cleared the hold, it was too late and all stock was gone. 

 

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

40 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Even worse frustration this time. Got my order to go through and then received an error message that payment could not be processed. Fucking credit card declined the transaction as "suspicious activity" which I didn't find out until my sleeping wife woke up to a series of texts from Chase Bank. By the time we figured it out and cleared the hold, it was too late and all stock was gone. 

 

Sorry man. Yeah I would continue to follow twitter notifications from Cameron Ritz(he's the fastest I think), Matt Swider, and Lord Restocks. Target is really annoying highly botted. Not to say the other sites aren't either. Restocks might be done for the week but I would possibly watch out for Walmart(they're overdue for a drop) and possibly Best Buy. Walmart is probably the best bet as bots are struggling there.

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

On 1/6/2022 at 10:06 AM, Storm the Field said:

Even worse frustration this time. Got my order to go through and then received an error message that payment could not be processed. Fucking credit card declined the transaction as "suspicious activity" which I didn't find out until my sleeping wife woke up to a series of texts from Chase Bank. By the time we figured it out and cleared the hold, it was too late and all stock was gone. 

 

Just an FYI, Walmart will have a drop this Thursday at 2 pm CT. Must have a Walmart + paid membership though. Only costs $13.

[Nivek 16946]

GameStop had a drop this Monday, and it arrived today. Series X, bundled with elite controller. I am not sure I like the series x controller and the raised grips, but the elite version is nice in my hands.

[BERT 4380]

Can y'all tell that big of a difference from the Xbox One to the Series s/x?? or hell, even between the series s and x?? 

 

Debating if i want a new one or not and which one to get if i do. Pretty much will only get one so i can play the new GTAO E&E version that's supposed to drop sometime this year. 

[Speedtrucker 2071]

Between my one X and Series X?

Yes… sometimes.
It depends on the game, sometimes there is a pretty big difference and sometimes it looks the same but is much faster to load.

I have no experience with the series S but my understanding was that it was the same minus a disc drive so everything has to be a digital download… which is what I do now anyways with the S/X.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

The S is comparable to a One X, but a tad more powerful IIRC.

[Deej 76842]

On 1/24/2022 at 1:50 PM, BERT said:

Can y'all tell that big of a difference from the Xbox One to the Series s/x?? or hell, even between the series s and x??

Definitely can tell a big difference from my One X and my Series X. Graphics and overall performance. A lot is going to depend on your TV, too. 

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

Just now, Deej said:

Definitely can tell a big difference from my One X and my Series X. Graphics and overall performance. A lot is going to depend on your TV, too. 

what kind do you have? I just bough the Samsung Q60A model

[Deej 76842]

13 minutes ago, FunkSoulBrother said:

what kind do you have? I just bough the Samsung Q60A model

As long as it is able to take advantage of all the Series X can push out, you should be good. I didn't notice a huge difference until I replaced my 5 year old 4k TV, as it didn't handle variable refresh rate or DolbyVision. If you go into the settings on your dashboard and go to your display options and have a check mark next to all the 4k options, you should be good. 

I'm shocked at the number of folks I know who bought a Series X and are rocking it on their old non-4k tvs. 

[BERT 4380]

22 hours ago, Deej said:

Definitely can tell a big difference from my One X and my Series X. Graphics and overall performance. A lot is going to depend on your TV, too. 

I have a plasma in the living room and Toshiba 4K in the bedroom. 4K might be 2 years old

[Deej 76842]

2 year old 4k probably lacks VRR and HDMI 2.1.

[Storm the Field 5296]

Still hoping to get my hands on a PS5 at some point this year. Really looking forward to both Forbidden West and GOW: Ragnarok and would prefer not to play either on my old, slow PS4. 

[BERT 4380]

On 2/1/2022 at 6:23 PM, Deej said:

2 year old 4k probably lacks VRR and HDMI 2.1.

I know it has that DolbyVision thing. But i can't remember what else. I'm not going out buying a tv for one that works fine 

[BERT 4380]

So would y’all say it’s worth waiting on a Series X or just go ahead and get the S??

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

19 minutes ago, BERT said:

So would y’all say it’s worth waiting on a Series X or just go ahead and get the S??

It depends on how long you’re willing to wait. Also, you can buy an XSX at Target but you’ll have to go in each day opening hours to see if they have any or call electronics dept each morning and ask. I like mine a lot and was glad to have gotten mine on launch. Graphics are great for sure. Otherwise the S is pretty good too especially for its price.

[Hozz 1017]

I would definitely get the X over the S.

[BERT 4380]

Question. Since the Series S is all digital, how in the hell would I switch all my shit over from my Xbox One? Surely I don’t have to start all over on GTA. That would suck big floppy donkey dick. 

[Speedtrucker 2071]

Your saves and stuff all get synced over the cloud but you’d have to buy a digital copy of the game or else you can’t play the game if it’s disc-based ownership

So you’re gonna need an X if that’s a concern.

[BERT 4380]

55 minutes ago, Speedtrucker said:

Your saves and stuff all get synced over the cloud but you’d have to buy a digital copy of the game or else you can’t play the game if it’s disc-based ownership

So you’re gonna need an X if that’s a concern.

Thanks, that's what i figured. 

[Deej 76842]

The drive on the S is half the size of the one on the X. I filled up my drive on the X pretty fucking quickly and ended up paying $200 for the expansion storage. The new games won't run off normal external drives while taking advantage of what the new hardware is capable of. 

[Speedtrucker 2071]

The drive on the S is half the size of the one on the X. I filled up my drive on the X pretty fucking quickly and ended up paying $200 for the expansion storage. The new games won't run off normal external drives while taking advantage of what the new hardware is capable of. 

Yeah that is the most annoying part. I have a 5tb external but the X optimized games have to get swapped over when I’m playing to enjoy them properly…

Eventually I’ll get that Xbox proprietary expansion storage

[BERT 4380]

3 hours ago, Deej said:

The drive on the S is half the size of the one on the X. I filled up my drive on the X pretty fucking quickly and ended up paying $200 for the expansion storage. The new games won't run off normal external drives while taking advantage of what the new hardware is capable of. 

My Xbox One S is 1tb and i don't even have half of it filled up. Hell i only really play 2 games on it. After saying that, i think the Series S will be just fine for now

Thanks guys lol 

[Deej 76842]

2 minutes ago, BERT said:

My Xbox One S is 1tb and i don't even have half of it filled up. Hell i only really play 2 games on it. After saying that, i think the Series S will be just fine for now

Thanks guys lol 

Wait until you see just how much space the new games take up. It's ridiculous. 

[Jkwellborn 6713]

Wait until you see just how much space the new games take up. It's ridiculous. 

No shit. Call of Duty is killing storage everywhere.

[Deej 76842]

And then once they install, its regular updates. 

[Planet Houston 4930]

Picked up a PS5 today. eBay for $735, local seller so no shipping costs. Fairly excited…as if I have time to actually play video games. 

My almost 8 year-old might be more excited than me solely due to MLB the Show. 

[BERT 4380]

I started playing Rocket League cause a chick friend of mine plays it. I have to admit that shit is actually fun and i hate admitting that. 

[Nivek 16946]

On 2/7/2022 at 4:24 PM, BERT said:

My Xbox One S is 1tb and i don't even have half of it filled up. Hell i only really play 2 games on it. After saying that, i think the Series S will be just fine for now

Thanks guys lol 

So I upgraded from an Xbox One S as well to a Series X.   The TV I have is 2017 vintage which is fine for me.   Both the One S and the Series X look good on it.   The most noticeable difference are the load times.  It does seem like my kid doesn't lagout Minecraft as much, but I mostly appreciate the speed differential.   The One S was pretty good machine (mine did not have an optical drive, but was also 1TB), I am glad I waited for the Series X, as it is a larger upgrade over the One S.  If I had an Xbox One, I would probably take the Series S and be happy with that it would have been much less of a hassle to obtain. 

 

[Speedtrucker 2071]

It is pretty impressive though when that HDR badassness kicks in

[BERT 4380]

I’m happy with the series s cause games load so much faster. If anybody has played GTA u know it takes forever sometimes to load. 
 

but if a series x come up I’ll probably try to grab one anyway

[Deej 76842]

On 2/19/2022 at 12:33 PM, Speedtrucker said:

It is pretty impressive though when that HDR badassness kicks in

Once they added full support of DolbyVision, it really improved.

[Deej 76842]

[Tailgate 3022]

Game Stop drop tomorrow at 10am CT for those still looking. It will be bundles.

Email said “Pro members get early access.”

FWIW.

Edited March 7, 2022 by Tailgate

[Storm the Field 5296]

Amazon announced a PS5 digital edition restock at 10 central time tomorrow morning. Expected to also do a disc edition restock, either tomorrow or Thursday, though not confirmed yet. Prime members get priority.

Jake Randall expecting another Target restock either Thursday or Friday. 

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

5 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Amazon announced a PS5 digital edition restock at 10 central time tomorrow morning. Expected to also do a disc edition restock, either tomorrow or Thursday, though not confirmed yet. Prime members get priority.

Jake Randall expecting another Target restock either Thursday or Friday. 

That Amazon will be botted like crazy! 

I think Target has done a good job of lately because they now softblock any constant refreshes which stops bots.

[Storm the Field 5296]

I wouldn't say that XBOX are 100% freely available but they seem a hell of a lot easier to get than PS5 currently. You can grab one right now on Amazon for regular price and have it delivered today.

[Storm the Field 5296]

On 3/29/2022 at 2:03 PM, Storm the Field said:

Amazon announced a PS5 digital edition restock at 10 central time tomorrow morning. Expected to also do a disc edition restock, either tomorrow or Thursday, though not confirmed yet. Prime members get priority.

Jake Randall expecting another Target restock either Thursday or Friday. 

PS5 digital on Amazon was the only one of these that actually happened. No disc editions ever popped up on Amazon and Target didn't end up restocking this week.

[hornbri 1400]

Wal-Mart is supposed to have PS5s at 11am central if anyone is still looking?

[Storm the Field 5296]

Welp, PS5 are still impossible to find. Amazon had a few available earlier this morning, but they were gone in the blink of an eye. 

Is it always going to be this way from now on? Are the days of walking into a big box store or hopping on a website and just grabbing a console at will forever a thing of the past?

Sony claims they're increasing production and expect to sell 18M this fiscal year vs. just 11.5M last year. We'll see.

[Hozz 1017]

Yeah man its crazy.  I am primarily a PC guy but I think I have bought every Sony and Xbox generation until this one.  I would have pulled the trigger on a PS5 probably a half dozen times since it came out in 2020 but they are never in stock on Amazon and I don't want one bad enough to camp for them the way I did for a graphics card which still took me forever to find in stock at a retailer.  I've done the PSN shit where you allegedly get put on a list to buy direct, nothing.

[Speedtrucker 2071]

And the amusing thing is both Sony and Xbox are rumored to be releasing the ps5pro and Xb s|X pro or whatever they’ll call them next year…

While half the population can’t find either of the original model.

[Deej 76842]

Maybe, maybe not...

https://kotaku.com/ps5-pro-xbox-series-xs-tcl-tv-next-gen-consoles-sony-mi-1848987002

[UT_OB1 2224]

We’re still playing ps3 that I bought in 2008 or so. Just checked to see what the cost would be to bump up to the ps4 pro since we can’t buy ps3 games on the psn anymore. I wash kind of surprised that the going rate seems to be $500 at Amazon/Walmart/target. Does that seem expensive for the previous gen console?  

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

20 minutes ago, UT_OB1 said:

We’re still playing ps3 that I bought in 2008 or so. Just checked to see what the cost would be to bump up to the ps4 pro since we can’t buy ps3 games on the psn anymore. I wash kind of surprised that the going rate seems to be $500 at Amazon/Walmart/target. Does that seem expensive for the previous gen console?  

That’s pretty much how much the current gen costs.

[Pimphand 5779]

Got the ps5 via Walmart+ back in December then got the Series X back in May at Best Buy had to order it in DC and have my buddy ship it to me because Best Buy was only offering in store pickup.

It was definitely a major pain in the ass but the supply chain is going to go into absolute free fall this fall so either get one soon or it will get orders of magnitude tougher

Edited June 22, 2022 by Pimphand