Xbox Series X

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gregs656

10,904 posts

182 months

Saturday 28th August 2021
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anonymous said:
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I've been really pleased with mine; the back paddles, adjustable triggers etc just work for me. The battery also lasts ages.

nigelpugh7

6,041 posts

191 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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I’ve just managed to get one of these delivered today for my sons Birthday next week.

Quick question what’s the best way to port his existing games saves etc from his Xbox One to this new machine?

I know a lot of stuff is kept in the cloud on the Xbox gaming account but I seem to recall a lot of stuff is stored locally.

We do have an external HD also plugged in the Xbox one, so if there is free space on that it could be used for transfer I guess?

Any pointers from anyone who did this when they first got their new Xbox x muchly appreciated!

nigelpugh7

6,041 posts

191 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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nigelpugh7 said:
I’ve just managed to get one of these delivered today for my sons Birthday next week.

Quick question what’s the best way to port his existing games saves etc from his Xbox One to this new machine?

I know a lot of stuff is kept in the cloud on the Xbox gaming account but I seem to recall a lot of stuff is stored locally.

We do have an external HD also plugged in the Xbox one, so if there is free space on that it could be used for transfer I guess?

Any pointers from anyone who did this when they first got their new Xbox x muchly appreciated!
I’m using this as my starting point.

https://support.xbox.com/en-GB/help/hardware-netwo...

Mr E

21,632 posts

260 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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I think it can transfer from another machine on the NW. I just fired it up, picked what I wanted and left it overnight.

nigelpugh7

6,041 posts

191 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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Mr E said:
I think it can transfer from another machine on the NW. I just fired it up, picked what I wanted and left it overnight.
Yep I think that’s what we are going to do, just wanted to try and get it started and completed so that when he gets it for his Birthday it’s ready to go and he can start playing the games he already has on his one on the new X !

Mr E

21,632 posts

260 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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I’d always suggest setting it up somewhere a few days before gifting it. Give the machine a chance to update itself and download all the games etc.

Nothing worse than opening a thing you can’t use for 5 hours.

Slow

6,973 posts

138 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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Mr E said:
I’d always suggest setting it up somewhere a few days before gifting it. Give the machine a chance to update itself and download all the games etc.

Nothing worse than opening a thing you can’t use for 5 hours.
Picked mine up on day of release at 8am. Had scheduled power off from 9-5....

nigelpugh7

6,041 posts

191 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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Mr E said:
I’d always suggest setting it up somewhere a few days before gifting it. Give the machine a chance to update itself and download all the games etc.

Nothing worse than opening a thing you can’t use for 5 hours.
That was my thinking exactly, but as his birthday is on a school day, he will probably only open it to check it out, and have a quince look at it etc.

I do think I might get it setup the day before for him though when he is also at school the day before.

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

132 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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What options do I have to expand the storage on my Series S?
Downloaded MS Flight Sim 2020 from Game Pass and it takes up a lot of storage.
For storing games, can I attach an external hard drive or should it be an SSD?
I see that Seagate do a 1TB expansion card but its nearly as much as the Series S itself!!

ajprice

27,521 posts

197 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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LeadFarmer said:
What options do I have to expand the storage on my Series S?
Downloaded MS Flight Sim 2020 from Game Pass and it takes up a lot of storage.
For storing games, can I attach an external hard drive or should it be an SSD?
I see that Seagate do a 1TB expansion card but its nearly as much as the Series S itself!!
I've got a Series X and I bought a 1TB Sabrent Rocket Nano SSD USB drive with it from Amazon.This Digital Foundry video shows the speeds and explains the differences https://youtu.be/7y-Fy1Q2O2k

anonymous-user

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55 months

Saturday 11th September 2021
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ajprice said:
I've got a Series X and I bought a 1TB Sabrent Rocket Nano SSD USB drive with it from Amazon.This Digital Foundry video shows the speeds and explains the differences https://youtu.be/7y-Fy1Q2O2k
isnt that fot got backwards compatible games, flight simulator is enhanced for x series.

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

132 months

Tuesday 14th September 2021
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The Spruce Goose said:
ajprice said:
I've got a Series X and I bought a 1TB Sabrent Rocket Nano SSD USB drive with it from Amazon.This Digital Foundry video shows the speeds and explains the differences https://youtu.be/7y-Fy1Q2O2k
isnt that fot got backwards compatible games, flight simulator is enhanced for x series.
Im guessing it can store Flight Sim, but can't play from it and I'd have to transfer it to the Series S internal drive to play, then move it bak if I need to free up space again?

Dog Star

16,145 posts

169 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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El stovey said:
ajprice said:
The limited editions are starting,
The whole thing’s a limited edition.
Beat me to it.

I’m astonished that these and PS5s are still, to all intents and purposes unobtainable so long after the launch.

I’ve never ever seen one for sale.

anonymous-user

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55 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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Dog Star said:
El stovey said:
ajprice said:
The limited editions are starting,
The whole thing’s a limited edition.
Beat me to it.

I’m astonished that these and PS5s are still, to all intents and purposes unobtainable so long after the launch.

I’ve never ever seen one for sale.
I got mine (series x) through a stock checker app.

You do hear about people finding them randomly in Aldi or weird places though. hehe

I can’t see it improving before Christmas which is a big shame.


Wills2

22,878 posts

176 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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El stovey said:
I got mine (series x) through a stock checker app.

You do hear about people finding them randomly in Aldi or weird places though. hehe

I can’t see it improving before Christmas which is a big shame.
Aldi have never listed the series X, Tesco do have them though but because they are in selected stores only they don't get picked up by the stock checker websites.



anonymous-user

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55 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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Wills2 said:
El stovey said:
I got mine (series x) through a stock checker app.

You do hear about people finding them randomly in Aldi or weird places though. hehe

I can’t see it improving before Christmas which is a big shame.
Aldi have never listed the series X, Tesco do have them though but because they are in selected stores only they don't get picked up by the stock checker websites.

Yup sorry just checked back (earlier in the thread) it was Costco not Aldi, still seemed a bit random to me.

Wills2

22,878 posts

176 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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El stovey said:
Wills2 said:
El stovey said:
I got mine (series x) through a stock checker app.

You do hear about people finding them randomly in Aldi or weird places though. hehe

I can’t see it improving before Christmas which is a big shame.
Aldi have never listed the series X, Tesco do have them though but because they are in selected stores only they don't get picked up by the stock checker websites.

Yup sorry just checked back (earlier in the thread) it was Costco not Aldi, still seemed a bit random to me.
Costco have been a customer on Xbox for a while

Maty

1,233 posts

214 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Managed to grab an Xbox Series X last week, my 1st go with one having always been a PS buyer...1 and only reason for the change, Forza.

So now I've got it, what game do I start with? Should I just go Forza 4 until 5 comes out? What about MS Flight Sim as well, is that any good?

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Maty said:
Managed to grab an Xbox Series X last week, my 1st go with one having always been a PS buyer...1 and only reason for the change, Forza.

So now I've got it, what game do I start with? Should I just go Forza 4 until 5 comes out? What about MS Flight Sim as well, is that any good?
Get GamePass

Mr E

21,632 posts

260 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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anonymous said:
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This.