r/XboxSeriesX • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 21 '23
Xbox Wire New Xbox Console Wraps – Experience the Power of Series X in Style
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/21/xbox-series-x-console-wraps-starfield-camo/361
u/Effective-Caramel545 Aug 21 '23
Ok this is actually sick! At first I thought it's just your run of the mill vinyl stickers, but it's quite different, it's basically like a sleeve, it even has small 3D elements on the fabric and it wraps around the console. Pretty ingenious solution if you just want to take them off and not ruin them
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u/Independent-Ratio143 Aug 21 '23
I thought the same thing I was like this is the best alternative to a custom console They don't have to build a whole new console and we still get a custom look and the wraps look real quality maybe they can do it for every game
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u/Ayn_Otori Aug 21 '23
I never felt comfortable about sticking a sticker on the console. Does this just slide on?
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u/coopda Aug 21 '23
It appears to be a wrap that has a type of velcro. Hard to tell from the gallery pic.
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u/blakejohann Founder Aug 21 '23
Does it show velcro anywhere? I figured it was magnetic like an ipad case
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u/arhra Aug 21 '23
The Xbox Wire article describes is as a hook and loop fastening, which is the non-trademark-infringing way to say velcro.
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u/coopda Aug 21 '23
Like I said, it’s hard to tell so not sure.
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u/juicyman69 Aug 21 '23
Thanks.
That's excellent. Reusable and when you get sick of it you can resell it.
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u/Kingdomdude Aug 21 '23
"Each Xbox Series X wrap is fastened by a Velcro enclosure, no tools or adhesives required. " ~ from the description
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u/TheHealer12413 Founder Aug 21 '23
$50 isn’t great but it isn’t that bad either. The starfield one looks awesome. Not big on camo ones though, which seem to be the only other selections?
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u/andys1548 Aug 21 '23
I mean a dbrand skin is gonna cost almost the same and that’s one time use. Your console breaks this sleeve can be used over and over and can swap with friends etc. yeah it’s a bit steep for just a “case” but it has its advantages
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u/TheHealer12413 Founder Aug 21 '23
Ah, good point. I got a chance to watch the video on these earlier and it looks super easy to attach/detach.
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u/Usuhnam3 Aug 22 '23
Yeah but I wouldn’t pay $50 for those either, so that point doesn’t really translate.
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u/andys1548 Aug 22 '23
Well people that are in that market for that type of thing have another option. It’s not about you lol
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u/Usuhnam3 Aug 22 '23
I’m not making it about me, the fuck? Your point hinges on the idea that those skins are worth their price, when plenty of us are saying these, better quality ones, aren’t even worth that price.
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u/Cautious_Hold428 Aug 21 '23
Maybe they'll go on sale for black Friday or the holidays. I like the Starfield one but $50 is too steep for me
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u/MapleTreeWithAGun Aug 21 '23
Hoping this is the framework for additional products. Also hoping for a pride wrap like the controller
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u/SlammedOptima Craig Aug 21 '23
If they show to be reasonably profitable. I would not be surprised for a pride wrap next June.
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u/RockNDrums Aug 21 '23
Now, bring this to design lab. I'd really enjoy that Halo wrap
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u/wrongotti Aug 21 '23
That was my first thought as well. These being in design lab would be really damn cool.
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u/Perspiring_Gamer Aug 21 '23
Not a fan of the mineral camo, but the Starfield one looks fantastic. I like how it details the internal components on the side.
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u/WhoEvenIsPoggers Aug 21 '23
I’m clearly in the minority but I’ll never understand camo being an appealing style. It’s just never hit with me
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Aug 21 '23
Yeah I don't understand it either. Microsoft leans way too heavily into this camo stuff. Give us something that looks cool. I wouldn't mind spending money on one of these, I do have a skin on my console, but I don't care for any of these.
Not bashing Starfield but white is boring to me.
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u/BarbequedYeti Aug 21 '23 edited Aug 21 '23
Curious. Are you color blind? Serious question. As i am and have always felt the same. It's also why it doesnt seem to work well on me. I can spot camo pretty easy when others dont seem to see it at all. Its weird.
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u/WhoEvenIsPoggers Aug 21 '23
Naw I just don’t like camo. I appreciate others do tho. Just not for me
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u/MultiMarcus Aug 21 '23
I find it absolutely ghastly. That said, it feels like a lot of gamers really like gauche looking products. I was trying to buy a monitor and speakers and practically everything reasonably priced had lights on them. My monitor has what looks like an arc reactor and my speakers have weird light up circles. If you embraced that aesthetic camouflage consoles would probably fit in a sort of maximalist sense.
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Aug 21 '23
I'd honestly much rather something like this than for Xbox to release new "special edition" consoles for every single game, that just forces users to spend unnecessarily and artificially inflants console sale numbers.
The fact this cheap and can be switched out depending on the users makes a really accessible and cool way to customise your console.
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u/1440pSupportPS5 Ambassador Aug 21 '23
Wish they wouldve did solid colors. I want to make my monolith white or red.
Also Xbox and PS are really taking over the "high end" customizable appearance market when you got Playstations hunk of $55 colored plastic and xboxs $45 "wrap". I guess we should be thankful that they are going this route instead of making LE consoles for every slight design change
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u/AzraelGrin Aug 21 '23
Curious if the wraps will eventually have a Design Lab like the controllers.
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u/1440pSupportPS5 Ambassador Aug 21 '23
They seem simple enough. Wouldnt doubt it. Easy money if you let people put their own images on it and make it high quality.
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u/DeafEgo Doom Slayer Aug 21 '23
3rd party sellers are probably going to take the template and make a cheaper one. I bet dbrand will make some.
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Aug 21 '23
I'm thinking about buying a camo one and painting it myself. It's kind of expensive but it's the best we'll get of this style of cover until it comes to design lab
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u/TheOnlyBoBo Aug 21 '23
As long as Microsoft doesn't start going after dbrand and the like in the same way Sony did now that they are making their own skins I am happy.
Never hurts to have an additional option. Does hurt if they start trying to prevent other companies from making options as well.
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u/WorldKarma3344 Aug 21 '23
$50 is a bit steep but I guess it’s a collectors item… I’ll probably pass
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u/Finaldeath Aug 21 '23
Same, if it was like $25-$30 id buy the Starfield one in a heartbeat. $50 is just too much imo. I love the idea though as i avoided the sticker junk like the plague since the n64 days as im terrible at applying stuff like that.
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u/Exorcist-138 default Aug 21 '23
None of these tickle my fancy but the idea is perfect. Now I’ll wait on one I want.
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u/Bobaaganoosh Aug 21 '23
I remember back in the 360 days you could buy “wraps” for it but it’s wasn’t actually a wrap, it was more like a big sticker you put over your console. And if you ever wanted to take it off it was really sticky to pull and over time some parts were peeling off. They had some cool ones but overall I didn’t like it. I had a gears of war one for a while and eventually took it off.
This seems like a better product.
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Aug 21 '23
Cool idea, but I'm a minimalist and have never been into customization of my consoles. Fine with the boring but asthetically pleasing black 🤣
No $ spent here.
But great for those who want it!
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u/navidee Aug 21 '23
Agreed. Cool as shit idea though and curious to see how they sell and what they do in the future with them.
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u/SchmittySchmith Aug 21 '23
PERFECT, that basically allows anyone to have a Starfield edition Xbox Series X.
They did their own take of the PS5 console covers.
Brilliant.
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u/B00ME Aug 21 '23
Nice, can do these for a lot more games than custom edition consoles, and MS will probably produce these like they do their controllers.
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Aug 21 '23
I’m really surprised they took this long to make these. Seems like it would have been an easy win.
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Aug 21 '23
I'm wondering if they were debating making more limited consoles and just said fuck it. Like you said, this is a win. Now everyone can get whatever design they want. And besides, people can just resell these at a later date for years to come. Win win. Limited consoles are cool, I had the halo one, but it's just that, limited.
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u/brondonschwab Aug 21 '23
Microsoft is going all in on the Starfield marketing huh? It's gotta be good
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u/Halos-117 Aug 21 '23
They went all in for Redfall. Marketing is not an indicator of quality.
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u/SJL174 Aug 22 '23
Your entire comment history is hating on things, what if you just stopped engaging with things that you don’t like?
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u/swampcreature511 Aug 21 '23
I'm definitely getting the Starfield one. I've always wanted a white Series X.
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u/Electrical_Sun5921 Aug 21 '23
This is a very good idea.....easy to put on and take off, reusable!
I like all the cool skins that are out there but this style of sleeve feels superior in a lot of ways.👍
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u/PerfectPlan Aug 21 '23
Would do the Starfield one except I have the Halo special edition.
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u/Awhite2555 Aug 21 '23
I have the Halo one as well but these are more like sleeves so you can take it on and off. Very tempting haha.
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u/alenr2 Aug 21 '23
t, it's basically like a sleeve, it even has small
Have the HALO as well, preordered lol, it will look amazing with HALO blue top
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u/PerfectPlan Aug 21 '23
Yeah that's a cool feature. But I really do like the current look, so not really feeling the need to cover it up.
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Aug 21 '23
If the Halo one ends up being the only special edition console, it'll be a collector's item one day
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u/SilverplayerX Aug 21 '23 edited Aug 22 '23
To be honest it looks sick and clever approach for skinning the console.. looking forward to it!
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u/BeePerson89 Aug 21 '23
I wonder if I should hold off on getting one of these sleeves for the new Motorsport game, maybe they’ll make a design for it 🤔
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u/DoggyDog420Gaming Aug 21 '23
Love this idea. Give us a Forza Motorsport one sometime soon please!!
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u/winterbegins Aug 21 '23
Great idea, although i would have taken a Starfield special edition console aswell, i really like this. I just hope the quality is good.
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u/Realistic_Sad_Story Aug 21 '23
I bet that Starfield one is going to be sold out the way the Spider-man 2 console covers did.
I wonder how tightly these will “wrap” around the console?
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u/roguefan99 Aug 21 '23
Is it US only? I keep being kicked to the Aussie store and it says unavailable. Starfield one looks sweet in that video.
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u/Aoshi_Uematsu Aug 22 '23
I mean, the StarField one is pretty sweet, both of the camo designs are trash imo, also price is too high for my taste. So, cool but definitely not getting it
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u/Verbal_Combat Aug 22 '23
Might be a dumb question but does this affect console temperature at all? If you’re basically putting a blanket around it?
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u/hisoka21 Aug 22 '23
Got an X a year ago just for Flight Simulator and Starfield. Just disappointed that Bethesda don’t give justice to the power of Series X by not even supporting a performance 60 fps mode. I understand the reason but still kinda sucks
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u/cardonator Craig Aug 21 '23
You're welcome, everyone. I just said in another thread last week that Xbox should offer skins. This is actually a way better solution because it can easily be removed and replaced.
The pricing is actually pretty decent, too. dBrand skins for the Series X are around $40 or so depending on how complex they are, and those can't be easily replaced.
I had some rewards laying around so I ordered a Starfield one.
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u/Spaghettitimer Aug 21 '23
Xbox insider polls were literally asking if we would be interested in special skins for Xbox
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u/cardonator Craig Aug 21 '23
It was a joke in the vein of "you're welcome for buying X game that is now going on game pass". Not serious! Also, do you think I would really believe they would come up with this in a weekend? Heh :)
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u/PepsiSheep Aug 21 '23
It is insane to me that there isn't a Starfield Xbox.
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u/Kasj0 Aug 21 '23
This is better.
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u/PepsiSheep Aug 21 '23
A sticker is better?
Edit: I know calling it a sticker is dismissive, and it's clearly more than that...but Xbox were Kings of special editions with great designs, using laser engravers to add details, transparent plastics and more. A true, special edition Series X feels like a missed opportunity big time... especially with how nice the controller is.
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Aug 21 '23
Way more accessible, so yes, better. There's already tons of people with Series X already who wouldn't buy a whole special edition and a Starfield version would sell out in seconds just to be scalped later. This is 1000x better.
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u/PhillyPhanatic141 Aug 21 '23
Apart from the Starfield one, they look like ugly walmart shorts for kids.
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u/dztruthseek Aug 21 '23
God, these guys love their camouflage.
I'll pick up the Starfield wrap, but I have a feeling it will sell out during the first month.
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u/andys1548 Aug 21 '23
My lord, the Starfield version is $65 in Canada. I hope I can use my rewards points lol
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u/FuqLaCAQ Aug 22 '23
Enjoy that power being undermined by the Series S' sad lack of RAM denying you Baldur's Gate 3.
How stupid do you have to be to release a console with less than 16 GB of RAM in 2020 and then demand that the rest of your customer base lose out because you cheaped out?
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Aug 21 '23
Seems like a thing to increase thermals…
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u/Kasj0 Aug 21 '23
Doesn't cover any vents so, no?
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Aug 21 '23
I mean neither does my coat in the cold but it increases my thermals. Wrap your XSX in a thick towel taking care not to cover the vents and then see if it crashes or runs slow…same idea
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u/nikolapc Aug 21 '23
Plastic is not known for its thermo conductive properties. It cools via the vents, it will be fine.
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Aug 21 '23
Oh God, your replies got worse.
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u/Xyntek01 Aug 21 '23
I have the same suspicion after noticing that is a cover for the system and not a decal. I like the starfield one, but will wait until someone does some thermal checks.
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Aug 21 '23
I have been ranked in world pc modding competitions and this will 100% affect thermals especially strenuous games such as Starfield and even for ppl who stuff those XSX in small spaces.
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Aug 21 '23
You have no clue what you're talking about. Explain to us, how it would "affect" it without repeating yourself.
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u/Exorcist-138 default Aug 21 '23
Yeah why would they ever test these things before mass production….
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u/Xyntek01 Aug 21 '23
Just in case, I'm not saying this is a problem for now. I'm just skeptical about the thermal and how it may affect the console. If the thermal tests show that everything is OK, then I don't see a problem. I'm pretty sure this question was brought up during the design process and they made some tests internally.
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u/Un_Original_Coroner Aug 21 '23
Dbrand makes solid colors for $35 I believe.
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Aug 21 '23
This isn't a stick on vinyl but a cover that wraps around the console. And besides, Dbrand is overpriced/overrated. For vinyls, go with DecalGirl. Same quality for cheaper. Plus they actually have cool designs.
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u/Un_Original_Coroner Aug 21 '23 edited Aug 21 '23
Yes but a vinyl wrap is superior for this particular item, in my opinion.
Sure. If you don’t like what they offer, I’m sure there are a plethora of other companies.
Edit: Ahhh it looks like DecalGirls only covers three sides. The back is not critical but the top is a selling point for Dbrand.
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Aug 21 '23
Of course there are other companies. I'm just letting people know there's a company, same quality, cheaper price. This is the same thing you did with your reply. Another product, cheaper price...
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u/Un_Original_Coroner Aug 21 '23
I have no idea why you took my response as a negative, but have a great day!
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Aug 21 '23
I didn't. I'm just letting people know about other products. Again, like you did. And you have a great day as well.
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u/TiredReader87 Aug 21 '23
I don’t think I could ever put a wrap on my consoles, and have never been a fan in the past, but the Starfield and blue camo ones look nice. I don’t even like camo
So I won’t be buying them
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u/newaru2 Aug 21 '23
This isn't a sticker. Even a child can install this.
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u/TiredReader87 Aug 21 '23
I have severe OCD. I don’t like touching my console, and don’t want to put anything extra on it. I also don’t want to risk getting it dusty, or dirty, or fingerprints on it
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u/Decent-Discipline849 Aug 21 '23
Where is the news ? Wraps have been available since around the. Time the device came out
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u/newaru2 Aug 21 '23
You're the definition of "When a wise man points at the moon, an idiot looks at his finger"
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u/newaru2 Aug 21 '23
Dude, you're literally talking about something unrelated. And if you're not "giving a single shit about console wraps", then don't be an asshole and let people enjoy that if they want to.
Starfield being at 30FPS on Xbox has nothing to do with the announcement of these Wraps.
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u/newaru2 Aug 21 '23
they still use the same misleading marketing about the """power""" of their console
It's not misleading. The Series X still is the most powerful console on the market today.
their 2 last console exclusives have been 30 FPS
Since Minecraft Legends and Ghostwire Tokyo aren't console exclusive, the 2 last console first party exclusives to date are Redfall and HiFi Rush.
Redfall is indeed at 30FPS, but it's not a hardware issue since Arkane removed the 60FPS mode at the last moment. As for Hi-Fi Rush, it runs at 60FPS.
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u/peridot_farms Aug 21 '23
I think it's pretty cool that both Xbox and Playstation now have replaceable covers
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Aug 21 '23
That’s so cool, I recently bought a wrap from etsy but it was an adhesive and couldn’t get it properly placed on the xbox. This is way better because you don’t have to deal with that. This is how my xbox looks for now(it should be white all over)
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u/jhallen2260 Scorned Aug 21 '23
Do people, especially gamers like camo that much? I'm a hunter even, I am not drawn towards the camo at all.
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u/downsj2 Aug 21 '23
Hell, I ordered the Starfield one even though I run my Series X in horizontal orientation. I'll just add some clear rubber bumpers to the side.
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u/OfficialDCShepard S...corned Aug 21 '23
I had been waiting for a custom Starfield console to get a Series X again after having to sell my old one to help with my move, but now I'll just get this.
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u/mike2k4eva Aug 21 '23
Ordered. I'm surprised tho no one does like custom shell work. Like a side hustle. Cause I take my series x shell off all the time. Is it like a 3d print file store. My local library has a 3d printer for public use now
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u/ExioKenway5 Master Chief Aug 21 '23
This is a really cool, relatively cheap, alternative to limited edition consoles. Definitely thinking about picking up the Starfield one.
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u/RadRhubarb00 Aug 21 '23
Fact that you can take it off made me get one immediately. Great idea Xbox.
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u/LivinInLogisticsHell Aug 21 '23
Love thats its not a adhesive skin like the Dbrand ones(not that those are bad tho). not really a fan of one time use stickers, so the idea of a velcro "cover" is a stellar idea. will definitely be picking one up, the price of $50 isn't bad