There's a lot of hype around the Xbox Series X and the PS5. I mean, there's always hype around new consoles, so that's nothing new. But there are some big leaps that are being realized with respect to speed and implementing some cool new things from the graphics standpoint like putting ray tracing into a console. This thread is to discuss all things about the latest console generation. Experiences, hot takes, memes, best games to showcase what's cool about them, epic fails that wanted to be in the best game list but just sucked at it, all of those things and more.
Through a fortunate series of events, I landed the new Xbox today. My experience so far: Great at times, not perfect. I should also note, this was upgrading from the Xbox One S, not the One X, so I didn't have 4k gaming until now.
The system itself is super easy to get set up. It's an Xbox. Not really any different than the Xbox One. But the boot time is insanely fast and the interface is pretty snappy.
First game tried: Assassin's Creed Valhalla. It's launch day, there are still some kinks to work out. When the game says it's ready to launch, it very much is not ready to launch. It'll crash partway through the video intro after you choose all your difficulty settings. Just wait for it to be done (or almost done) installing the whole thing. After that, it's pretty good so far. Very fun. It'll get smoother over the next couple patches, I'm sure.
Second game: Watch Dogs Legion. Looks gorgeous for the 10 minutes you can play before it crashes. I think this could be the game yet that best showcases the graphical improvements the console can do. They need to fix it so it doesn't crash all the time.
Third game: Witcher 3. Really REALLY benefits from the 60fps and ray tracing. Looks fucking fantastic, plays the same as always, can't wait to play more of this one. And they are putting out a Series X Optimized version next year, so more good things to come.
Not sure yet if I'll luck out in a similar fashion with the new Playstation. Here's hoping.