Xbox Series x Console Forza Horizon 5 Bundle

Coming from an Xbox one X, and a receiver that was 4k/60hz, upgrading both, with a LG NANO90 series TV, I only thought. I only thought I knew how to drive. I only thought I knew how to aim. I only thought I knew how to pilot a TIE fighter. How wrong I was! The new Series X is everything the one X wanted to be but couldn't quite accomplish. Faster load times, realistic resolutions, better picture, quick resume. This has it all. Did I mention it can do BOTH Atmos and HDR, as well as Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital+. All sound modes, all picture modes, faster load times. Backwards compatible with plenty of one X, 360band even a few Xbox titles, makes this a one-stop console. I haven't even watched a Blu ray movie, but watching TV on my Nvidia Shield, full HD, and some ... MoreComing from an Xbox one X, and a receiver that was 4k/60hz, upgrading both, with a LG NANO90 series TV, I only thought. I only thought I knew how to drive. I only thought I knew how to aim. I only thought I knew how to pilot a TIE fighter. How wrong I was! The new Series X is everything the one X wanted to be but couldn't quite accomplish. Faster load times, realistic resolutions, better picture, quick resume. This has it all. Did I mention it can do BOTH Atmos and HDR, as well as Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital+. All sound modes, all picture modes, faster load times. Backwards compatible with plenty of one X, 360band even a few Xbox titles, makes this a one-stop console. I haven't even watched a Blu ray movie, but watching TV on my Nvidia Shield, full HD, and some channels and movies are 4k, this is a no-brainer. Did I mention that I have two 4TB hdds, along with the 1TB internal? It just plays whatever title I select. Don't forget to go with the Xbox Ultimate, to get access to TONS of games, both Series X/S, and older titles.I've seen the competition, and it's sadly lacking in visual quality. Sure, it does 4k, but it seems to struggle at 4k/120hz.Don't wait, if you can find it, get this rig! You'll thank yourself later.

Did you ever buy one of those $600 "gaming" PC's, only to realize that it would have been a GREAT system circa 1994? THAT is what the XBOX Series S brings to the console table. And the "Holiday Bundle" is the red headed step-child of this family!First of all, it is 512GB of SSD inside of it. But only 318GB are usable by the customer. WHAT?!? 200GB of system required OS and other garbage? UNFORGIVABLE! 3 games put me over 75% capacity.Furthermore, the Series S seems to be streaming a LOT of its assets. I purchased this to play the Hogwarts Legacy game. And whenever I boot the game, there are visual pixelations all over the screen that I would suspect being the result of a defective product if only it happened in ANY game that isn't "optimized" for Series X and ... MoreDid you ever buy one of those $600 "gaming" PC's, only to realize that it would have been a GREAT system circa 1994? THAT is what the XBOX Series S brings to the console table. And the "Holiday Bundle" is the red headed step-child of this family!First of all, it is 512GB of SSD inside of it. But only 318GB are usable by the customer. WHAT?!? 200GB of system required OS and other garbage? UNFORGIVABLE! 3 games put me over 75% capacity.Furthermore, the Series S seems to be streaming a LOT of its assets. I purchased this to play the Hogwarts Legacy game. And whenever I boot the game, there are visual pixelations all over the screen that I would suspect being the result of a defective product if only it happened in ANY game that isn't "optimized" for Series X and S.Older games like Persona 3, newer games like Disney's Dreamlight Valley, and pixel art games like Vampire Survivors ALL play without any pixelated artifacts. But the first 2 are NOT "XBOX optimized" and the last one has graphics from the SNES era. So despite having downloaded 52GB of graphics files to my new XBOX Series S, it still sems to be checking with the cloud first and foremost. UNFORGIVABLE!!!In fact, the only way to get the pixelated artifacts revoved from the Hogwarts Legacy game is to boot up one of the non-optimized games, and play it for a while. Then to go and play Hogwarts. Then, over time, and through loading screens, they will eventually disappear. Almost like every loading screen rebuffers whatever is happening through the cloud and the optimization process. And over 30 or so minutes, it eventually gets things right.I'm under no illusion that the Series X would consult the cloud just as frequently, but its faster chipset would HOPEFULLY make the issues non-existent, or at least less severe for less time.I've spent the last couple years gaming on PC, but I don't buy enough PC games to justify a $1200 GPU upgrade, so the Series S seemed like it might just fit the bill. Unfortunately, it is a purchase that I regretted almost immediately. From its ridiculous SSD size, to its cloud integration/buffering issues I can't truly recommend ANYONE buy this.If you are a big time gamer, then the PC is probably where you should look. If the prices of GPU's make that unreasonable or impossible then the choice becomes between Microsoft's more customer friendly ecosystem with the XBOX SERIES X, or SONY's terribly consumer unfriendly practices with the PS5.Regardless of which you choose: AVOID THIS CONSOLE, THE XBOX SERIES S, LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!

This console is what they say it is and more! The graphics on this console from games that are optimized or made for the Series X is above par and well worth its weight in Gold! The speed of it is like they bottled of The Flash and put him to work inside! The lock isn't as sleek as the PS5's air purifier look but with a good Skin it turns out to be an awesome addition to my entertainment center. Here is the breakdown! Graphics: If you are moving from the original xbox or xbox one to the series x you will notice a huge difference in graphics even on a TV that isn't built for 4K viewing. If you are moving from the One X to the Series X you will notice some changes only to the games that are built or Optimized for the Series X but all games feel better with the speed ... MoreThis console is what they say it is and more! The graphics on this console from games that are optimized or made for the Series X is above par and well worth its weight in Gold! The speed of it is like they bottled of The Flash and put him to work inside! The lock isn't as sleek as the PS5's air purifier look but with a good Skin it turns out to be an awesome addition to my entertainment center. Here is the breakdown! Graphics: If you are moving from the original xbox or xbox one to the series x you will notice a huge difference in graphics even on a TV that isn't built for 4K viewing. If you are moving from the One X to the Series X you will notice some changes only to the games that are built or Optimized for the Series X but all games feel better with the speed you gain. Overall the Series X is on par to compete with most gaming PC's that are currently out there and once developers start taking advantage of everything the Series X has to offer I will be surprise if it doesn't beats some gaming PC's on the market today. Right now I give the graphics 4.8 out of 5 stars but will probably be 5 stars within a year.' Speed: Only gaming PC's that have the new PCI4.0 SSD's are as fast loading as the Series X with its games. To have a game load within 15 seconds that normally would take 60s or more on other gen xbox's is beautiful!! And that isn't even talking about the games that support the awesome "quick resume" feature. This feature is something that you don't know you wanted till you start using it!! The quick resume alone is a selling point for Microsoft and their Series X/S consoles. Speed is beautiful in a world that is always moving. I would give the speed a 5 out of 5 star!! If they can learn to make the loading times even faster then boy are we in for some great experiences in the future! Games: This is where, as of now, I have to say I wish there was more to offer! Game Pass alone is awesome for those who are new to xbox. They will have 100's of games available the day they turn on their console that they could experience for the 1st time and that is by far better than any gaming console on the market today. However, if you are looking for exclusive games that are new look great and feels great then there currently isn't much being offered by Microsoft. With their dozens of gaming studios they purchased over the past 5 or so years lets hope that is about to change and come E3 2021 we finally get a list of games that will make anyone want to go out and buy a Series X!!