So this is my first Xbox ever. I’ve had a PlayStation 1-PS5. Don’t get me wrong I love my PS5 but I can say I’ve pretty much have only played those exclusives from it and I got crazy in my Xbox. Like I was such a Xbox hater cause if the “console wars” but my friend convinced me to get one and I’d say I use the Xbox way more then my PlayStation. I’m a huge fan of the Xbox. I got it in early 2021 and I have gone ham with it. I’m so shocked how good game pass is and how powerful the Xbox is. I also hated Microsoft but I respect them more now cause how good Xbox is. I feel like I’ve been missing.
@@joshuasanders3924 I think so far everything has been just better. I don’t hate the UI I actually like it but I think Sonys is better. Everything else I think is better on Xbox. But I do agree with you.
I just got Xbox series x today upgrading from a 360 to an Xbox one to an Xbox one s and now it’s time for the ultimate one I’m really happy and these videos are really helpful since this new console is an entire new device from specs to its amazing exclusive games
@@justinTime077 you also seem like you have never heard of a father. I might come and replace him and in case you are an old geezer from 1977, i might come treat your wife a bit so stfu
3:45 you can actually transfer X|S optimised games to external storage but you can only play a handful of them (Such as Trailmakers which was originally on Xbox One) and the rest you have to transfer back to internal storage to play.
Thanks for this video! I upgraded recently from Xbox One S to a Series X, I'm absolutely loving it! I recommend Xbox All Access which includes the console and Game Pass Ultimate, not many people know about it, but it really is THE best value in gaming!
My 2016 Xbox One S is dying. Struggling to render, crashing, stuttering and fps drop. I couldnt justify spending $500 on myself for the Series X... but my wife got me one! Its such a huge leap in performance. Im so happy, ive always been stuck on old gen. 😂 Playing on the X is the best and so fast at everything it does.
I bought a series x for myself, cant wait for the 2023 games. I own every xbox since the very first console, which i sold my almost brand new PS2 to buy, and never looked back since.
I just came to the series x from the ps5 just to try something different and I love it. It could be just me, but I could swear elder scrolls online looks better on the series x
Nice tips for beginners.....Welcome to ALL the new Xbox owners, Enjoy !! I picked-up a Seagate 2Tb Expansion Card for my Series-X in the Post Xmas Sales for £349.....That's the cheapest I've seen the new 2Tb card, so-far, so I thought I'd just get it, as I've spent the last 2yrs transferring games from my External HDD to my Internal SSD and back again (Many Times Over & Over) it doesn't actually take too long to transfer BUT now I can just play my games when I want without having to think ahead and move the games I want to play before I play.....Much better !! BUT.....£349 is still too expensive for it imo, hopefully they'll reduce them so everyone can enjoy them soon !?!? EDIT:- Sorted Spelling !!
You paid more for a slower CFExpress style SSD then I paid for my much faster m.2 2TB Enterprise grade Samsung 980 Pro($180).. so the Xbox series X is that slow and cost you that much.. I haven't found anything customer friendly about Xbox high-end price for low in accessories high price for slower proprietary not as good ssds and a constant price for a bunch of low-end games and no innovation of the platform. I have to say I stay far away from Xbox especially Phil Spencer's Xbox. It's like you spend more to get a lot of low quality and less of good quality
I got the 1TB expansion card for £149 not long after I got Series S (due to Series X scalpers) use now with Series X. I know the price puts people off, but Seagate is the most reliable manufacturer, I have never had a Seagate drive fail on me yet. My first 17GB HD cost me just short of £200 many moons ago😁
@Mark Maisy LMAO you call that Sniping??.. Did you really just say Seagate is the most reliable manufacturer. They have a higher failure rates then most the only thing that separates them is they are cheaper(Barracuda is less durable with higher failure rates) except in the case of the proprietary Xbox SSD that cost more an is slower. The FireCuda is good but you all will never see that. Hell WD has a higher reliability rate than Seagate and WD ain't really that good either until they made the WD Black . But they're more expensive. Better reliability rates come from Samsung Crucial Kingston. But I guess again these are ones you will never see on Xbox unless you go Sata 3. So I'm telling you people in the PC and Playstation world would laugh at you on that Seagate statement
@@RedPillAlways Yes, deliberately making derogatory comments about a subject matter you have no interest in, for the sole purpose to get reactions and satisfy your small mindedness, is by definition 'Sniping'. Prior to SSD, there were and still are mechanical drives. If you're so superior might I suggest you join your PC and PlayStation fanboys, with dedicated channels, who share the same delusions, the whole "better than you" is typical juvenile behaviour Sony promotes. Which part of the channel being called "Xbox Ready" are you struggling with?
I appreciate your honest opinion about things. As impressive as all these features are the only things I want to do I can't, which is to back up game saves to usb and get rid of all the advertisements and crap on the home screen.
2022 was a good year for Headsets updates for Microsoft. Unfortunately before then Microsoft wasn't taking advantage of built in software from headset manufacturers for xbox. We were unable to take advantage of common features that pc had for years; such as noise filtering and automute. These features were enabled last year with an update most people didn't realize it had happened. The particular headset he reviewed in the video gained these features once automute is turned on fans, ac, most background noise will not come across Mic anymore. Your TV if left on won't come across chat unless really loud even then only when you speak, and it does an overall great job of cleaning up the party chat for friends so their experience with you is vastly improved. These features only show up if your headset supports them on xbox. I suggest if it states it supports it and doesn't have option under device and accessories then headset place a support ticket asking them to enable the software for your device.
No doubt. Party chat on Xbox, Actually sounds better and does a better job than Discord in my experience. It does still have some issues when people dont have a good pop filter recently tho. And it wasnt that way for a long time. So something has definitely changed for the worse i think.
You can put xs games on the external , you just can't play them. So if you don't play it but don't want to download it again, just store it on the external and then switch it back if you want to play it. I have a SSD external , the official slot in SSD which you can play and the 500gb on the system. I've got so many games. But you can always use the cloud if you're Internet is up to standard
this is helpful if you have data caps or slow internet and I have found switching my Series and older games switch faster even with if it's a spinning HD then downloading from Xbox servers
I do the same thing. I have two externals(ssd and hdd) and 500gb internal. All my games are installed externally and I copy(not move) xs games from external ssd. I never move games once they're installed in their home. I only copy. This is to preserve the drive life and I can just delete the games from the internal instead of having to wait again for them to be moved back. Also it keeps my drives fast cuz I won't be creating fragmented files. If only Microsoft can give us a scan disk and drive defragment program so we can keep our drives fast and healthy.
I found with some games my fast internet and the topnotch net card in series x was faster to download the game then transfer test it for your setup (I have unlimited data no cap)
Also some players were hitting an error that bottled the speed of your game when transferring back and forth between internal/ external. Microsoft is still trying to resolve the issue because it doesn't affect every game.
Hi mate. Cool guide but you did make a rather critical error in that you can copy any game you like to an external portable drive to save on space such as any X/S games as well. It is just that you would need to copy them back to either internal or storage expansion drive in order to play them. However there are still some updated games that will still run from external too so best to experiment in that regard. I do this all the time to save space and have two game drives attached with a total of 9TB extra storage.
The X/S games that can be played from a USB drive will say "Gen 9 aware" in file info. Hope this helps so you don't have to experiment with which ones will work or not.
Yeah! I’ve actually got someone series s/x games on my hard drive but it still runs them on my Xbox one. I wonder though, if I move Halo Infinite to my external hard drive, will it stop running that one, though?
I got an Xbox series X and I am glad I got it no buyers remorse at all. I love it got gamepass on it. I started following this page for up to date Xbox news. Big things coming for Microsoft and Xbox.
Just got mine yesterday for 350 before tax but then I also work at Walmart and they give you 25% off around this time of year so I think I got one for a great price
Flashdrives are another good storage option. Once formatted you can play older games straight off the flashdrive. Personally I've used the Sandisk Ultra Fit for many of of my consoles. Like the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One X ect. From experience it plays the older games perfectly fine off the drive. Any flashdrive will work as long as its 256GB or more. But I like the Ultra Fit because of it's small form factor. Also unlike Playstation. With Xbox consoles your able to have multiple storage devices. So using the 2 back USB ports. You could get 2 512GB Ultra Fits = 1TB of storage for older game. Plus still have room for the 2TB SSD expansion for newer games. The benefits of doing that is unlike an external HDD or SSD. The small form factor flashdrives don't stick out of your console. So you won't even know they are there.
Minor nitpick, the expansion card is actually just an external enclosure for a m.2 drive. There's no proprietary hardware, but one of the IC's does have proprietary software on it. It's still a big disappointment though :(
The "you can't put games that are optimized for series S/X on an external HDD" thing is just false, you can put them on any HDD, you just can't start them from there.
Activision got allot of flak for optimization of their games and forcing them on internal hdd. It was so bad for Activision they decided to shrink the size of the file and also allow their games to remain playable on the external inspite of optimization. This example of this practice proves 2 things: 1)Developers can choose wether it has to be internal hdd or not. 2)Developers are not taking full advantage of software to make files smaller on series x/s I'm ok with most new games being on internal, but existing games being forced to graphically upgrade then I can no longer play on external that practice needs to stop. Also low rez sidescrollers shouldn't be on internal the graphical demands aren't high enough to warrant it....... bad choice Developers Gears of War 5 was 150gb on series x it is 50 something on series s the files will always be alittle larger the reason for this is that extra processing the x has allows the files to be condensed more and not affect the quality of the game.
Some solid AA batteries to use for controllers (and even use in other devices that you use alot that require AA) are the rechargeable batteries that have a USB-C port built-in directly on the physical AA batteries, and they charge extremely quickly and last for a very long time since they are 2000mah EACH AA battery, so all those Xbox rechargeable battery packs are usually like 1200mah total, but these rechargeable AA batteries are 2000mah each so that's 4000mah using 2 AA batteries (which is a little more than 3 times the size of all of those expensive rechargeable battery packs). And these AA batteries even come with a special USB-C cable to recharge 4 at the same time...and of course other positive features are you never have to worry about battery acid leaking from these types of batteries as that only happens with non-recharchable AA batteries. And I even got over 1 month of gaming time using 2 of the 4 rechargeable AA batteries while gaming about 4-8 hours a day, before having to recharge them again or swap them out for the other 2 batteries, which only take about an hour to charge. And you don't have to worry about keeping up with some special rechargeable battery dock, or charger since you can just use one of the many USB-C cables that most things use these days and plug them in your phone or wireless headset USB-C rechargeable cable directly in the side of the physical AA batteries which is extremely convenient. Also, for anyone who thinks the Xbox Seagate external SSD that plugs into the specific port made for this tiny little SSD is expensive....check on eBay. There are lots of legitimate stores that have hundreds of thousands of transactions or even millions with a 100% customer rating...which is kind of impressive especially if they have sold several hundred thousand items. I got my Brand new unopened Microsoft Xbox Seagate 2TB NVMe SSD for $240. (Which just for a price comparison, ever since the Series S and X came out just the 1TB version of these drives were $219...and then I think later on Microsoft even released a Seagate 512GB External SSD for like $150 which is a waste of money since by the time you go to use it you'll only be able to use about 450GB of the storage after formatting it when you can just spend $50 more bucks for the 1TB version. Also, you can even make your own by buying a Microsoft Surface replacement M.2 SSD and then buying the exact same enclosure that Microsoft (or Seagate) uses for these external SSD drives on Amazon for like $10 max. (So I bought my first external 2TB SSD from Seagate on eBay, and then looked inside to see what kind of SSD drive they use and then was curious if I could just make my own and sure enough I found a 1TB Microsoft Surface replacement SSD Which is like a small mini version of the 2280 NVMe SSD drives you use in your gaming PC. And then put it in the $10 Aluminum Amazon SSD enclosure that is almost identical to the one Seagate uses and it recognized it the second I plugged it in my Series X, and then asked me if I wanted to format it and it installed everything it needed to work and all together cost about $100 for the lightning fast "proprietary" SSD. (But I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you are a computer and tech savvy person as there are many different kinds and sizes of M.2 SSD)
Razer kaira pro with Elite series 2 are my options. I am on 2nd elite in year. Warranty replacement was fast though only lil less than 2 week. But I love it, wouldn’t go back to standard controller. And kaira pro has multi connectivity function.
I would suggest the Charge amd play from Microsoft it works really welland if you have a longer ought cord or are close to a outlet you can charge while playing or if you don't want to use batteries ypu can use the controller plugged directly to the wall
I use duracell rechargeable AAs that are 2500mAh each and last 10x longer than any xbox brand battery pack. They're 10.99 for a 4 pack but last me for years. Don't waste money on cheap xbox branded packs.
@@PHEARVII Same here, they last, stay charged, use their fast charger too, very important to buy direct from Duracell or a store, never buy from eBay, they'll be Chinese knockoffs!
I already have a xbox account with my Xbox one , so when I upgrade to the Xbox series x console I shouldn't need to redo my gamer profile or previous purchased digital games .. correct ??
You can put series x s games on normal hdd, you just can't play them from it, but you can store them on hdd, just have to move it to your new system when you want to play.
Im a huge advocate of gamepass. Even if you dont own an xbox... the sheer amount of windows games you get is insane and even xbox only games can be streamed to windows. Literally pair an xbox controller to windows 10/11 and your set. Between gamepass and steam, you really dont need anything else ever.
Listen I have a xbox series s and I have the LG24650B monitor and it is amazing xbox series s is a must have especially if you get a 1080p monitor. You really can't tell the difference between the x and the s. The s is native 1080p and paired with the proper monitor its a steal.
I own XSX and PS5 and must admit I use and love the XSX more, game pass is amazing and it just feels better. The XBOX was always the more adult console. But Astro on PS5 with the dual sense is insane, XBOX needs to include those triggers in the future.
I just wanted to mention you can store games from the series X&S on an external non-solid state hard drive. You just can't play them, but you can store them if you need to make room on your internal hard drive. you don't have to uninstall it, I do this with a lot of my games I store them on other hard drives until I need to play them. And some Xbox One games run better on the SSD like fallout 76 the frame rate boost on that game is unbelievable and it never crashes or very rarely. Slime rancher runs better on the series S. I actually got to see a side-by-side comparison as me and my son were playing he was playing on the Xbox One I was playing on my series X and my frame rate was so much better while his stuttered.
The problem I’ve been having is that I’ve had a day one Series X this whole time, and still can’t find a decently priced 2.1 HDMI 4K 120hz monitor. Great video though!
Consider a tv just do your research on the make/model to make sure it can handle the gaming frames alongside the visuals not all monitors/ tvs are created equal. Personally I'd recommend LG, or Samsung you may pay more, but the company support for both is top notch. Make sure model chosen is meant for gaming. Also Samsung doesn't support Dolby vision because they chose not to pay licensing fees.
My neighbor his wife bought him the series x for Christmas, he is upgrading from the 360 to the series x and says he is annoyed at how the disc are pointless now, especially since he doesn't have good wifi, and called me over to see why he can't play vanguard even though his wife bought him the disc, well when I got there it was downloading the disc and it only had 1.92 GB of data on it and the rest u had to download over the internet the size of which was like 76 GB, she had also bought a digital copy of MW2 which again was like 80 GB So we ended up talking about assassins creed somehow or another and I let him borrow a few of those games for the 360 and one
Some XS games can be ran from an external HDD or SSD. I figure some don't have to pass a high speed test. So far I found star wars squadrons and mass effect legendary edition can be ran externally and without issues.
Also you can put X/S games on there. Some will even play off of it. But some make you use internal. Not trying to be rude I’ve been using a sea gate for a year and half and have run X/S games for a while and it works just fine.
I just bought myself a new Xbox series x from the Xbox one x and I have a 5tb external hard drive that I’ve had for years and when I plugged it into my new series x I didn’t have to format it to the new one it just asked me if it was gonna be used on more then one Xbox and I clicked yes and it started uploading all my games… you only have to format a NEW external hard drive
The black Eneloop rechargeable batteries are the best quality rechargeables on the market right now, made by Panasonic. Im kind of a battery nut, take my word for it.
Good video ,my only problem with the Series X is when you are trying to use an external hdd for video clips and screen shots it doesn't let you through the console, you have to plug it into a pc to extract your media which to me is super inconvenient. Why can't you do it right from the console?
I just got a Backbone One and I'm using Game Pass as the primary source for games. Granted I'm on an android but what would be the best games on Game Pass to try out?
Hay if your upgrading you can download games you paid for to your hdd that say x/s from the one x to series x/s and then it will automatically update the game for the new series x/s, i hope that makes sence
If you have both systems xbox consoles can use a system to system transfer of your content across wifi/ethernet connections Kinda like you do with your phone except it is both ways kinda wierd, but the feature is there
I have a question, if you even see this, I had a series s for a year and half and the controller response was great and I just got an X the other day and the input lag it way worse not horrible but noticeable difference
They have to put an external disc drive for the Xbox series s. Sony is going to discontinue their ps5 disc version and making a external disc drive. If Microsoft doesn’t make it then more people will buy ps5
Yeah I feel for you dude it sounds like you are saying that the Xbox series X can’t put Xbox series X games on an external drive and that’s a shame PlayStation can do it you just again you just can’t play them there but you can store them there if you’re running out of space and you haven’t don’t wanna upgrade you can store them there which by the way I wouldn’t spend money upgrading a Xbox series X right now because in a few monthsyou’re gonna wanna buy the 2 TB refresh anyway then if you have upgraded and it’s still not enough if you’re gonna get 2 TB plus whatever card you have when you move it over to the new machine
I'm planning to buy an Xbox soon, but I don't know if it's better to take Series S or X. I don't want to buy a console that won't be supported anytime soon. I'm confused bcs of all that videos about Series S. So should I wait a little more to save money and buy an Xbox Series X or I can buy S right now?
Series X. If you can afford it. Looks a little better. Plus you can play disk games. The Xbox 360 had alot of really good games you can still play being backwards compatible. I love my series S but wish I would have gotten the X.
This is like the basic things you should do with any modern gaming device or PC. Do people really just "Plug & Play" ?? No wonder people think Xbox Series S looks trash when people dont even know how to calibrate HDR properly. SMH. Kids.. AND ADULTS these days. So helpless without youtube.. or TikTok. Just stupid.
I’ve had my Xbox series X for about a Year and a half almost 2, whenever I play Madden or NBA 2k my console randomly shuts off I don’t know what the problem is does this happen to anyone else?
Yes if you are sharing with someone then you want them to be your home console, but if you're not sharing with anyone then definitely make it your home it will allow you to play offline and other profiles on your console can access your content without having your profile logged in the background
You know what I still missing... Backwards compatible saves... Like Naruto Storm( all versions), (Super)Street fighter 4 (Ultra), GOW and more. You can see all achievement required on 360 for example, but on One still nothing... That's completely lame... Need 2 play the hole story and everything to get all extra.. What's up with THAT'LL
They are considered separate versions of the games. Achievements can be earned on both versions and count towards your total achievement count. I understand the frustration, but that is the route the developers chose.
To clarify if it was a 360 game you can retain your save and progress, however if it is the xbox one version it will require you to earn it in that game
ONE THING THATS WRONG IS NO..NOT EVERYTHING IS TIED...I TRIED TO SIGN INTO ROBLOX THROUGH THE XBOX APP..AND IT SAID I PUT THE WRONG PASSWORD IN...AND I KNOW IT WAS MY XBOX PASSWORD ...
So this is my first Xbox ever. I’ve had a PlayStation 1-PS5. Don’t get me wrong I love my PS5 but I can say I’ve pretty much have only played those exclusives from it and I got crazy in my Xbox. Like I was such a Xbox hater cause if the “console wars” but my friend convinced me to get one and I’d say I use the Xbox way more then my PlayStation. I’m a huge fan of the Xbox. I got it in early 2021 and I have gone ham with it. I’m so shocked how good game pass is and how powerful the Xbox is. I also hated Microsoft but I respect them more now cause how good Xbox is. I feel like I’ve been missing.
Best part is no subscription required for cloud storage on xbox XD
@@joshuasanders3924 I think so far everything has been just better. I don’t hate the UI I actually like it but I think Sonys is better. Everything else I think is better on Xbox. But I do agree with you.
We forgive you
@@pnut6370 thank you 😂
Bro has a Xbox and a ps5
Yo i got the xbox series x for Christmas guys.
nice 😁
Not fair. I think Santa is stuck in traffic cause I haven't gotten mine yet 😓
😂 I got it 2 years ago when I dropped
Nice , have fun
@@MrCrustybill same low key got 0 regrets from getting it tho
I just got Xbox series x today upgrading from a 360 to an Xbox one to an Xbox one s and now it’s time for the ultimate one I’m really happy and these videos are really helpful since this new console is an entire new device from specs to its amazing exclusive games
I got mine in September. I’m a longtime ps owner but ps5 wasn’t available. I’m glad i got the series x. Game pass ultimate is 🔥👌
You ever hear about commas and sentences? That shit is so unreadable you may well have said nothing.
@@justinTime077 you also seem like you have never heard of a father. I might come and replace him and in case you are an old geezer from 1977, i might come treat your wife a bit so stfu
My gf doesn't like morons, and she really loves my writing, so. I doubt you'd have much a chance.
@@justinTime077 nah i bet she is in to morons since she is your girlfriend after all
3:45 you can actually transfer X|S optimised games to external storage but you can only play a handful of them (Such as Trailmakers which was originally on Xbox One) and the rest you have to transfer back to internal storage to play.
Warhammer vermintide 2 is another one.😊
And Mass Effect Legendary
I’ve been able to play all my games off the 1tb Seagate card
@@Asherrocthe expansion cards are different than regular external storage.
External drives are more for your Xbox One games. The Series XS games stay on the console or internal drive/drives.
Thanks for this video! I upgraded recently from Xbox One S to a Series X, I'm absolutely loving it! I recommend Xbox All Access which includes the console and Game Pass Ultimate, not many people know about it, but it really is THE best value in gaming!
THIS IS CRAZY CAUSE IM GETTING MY SERIES S TODAY!! SO I KNOW HOW TO SET IT UP!
Nice
Good for u but I wouldn't say it's crazy lol
W! I got my series s over 2 weeks ago! It’s freaking amazing!
Got my series s 2 weeks ago and wow this console is so good
Ok
My 2016 Xbox One S is dying. Struggling to render, crashing, stuttering and fps drop. I couldnt justify spending $500 on myself for the Series X... but my wife got me one! Its such a huge leap in performance. Im so happy, ive always been stuck on old gen. 😂 Playing on the X is the best and so fast at everything it does.
“Max performance” and half of video he speak about customization and other obvious things. Unsub🤦🏻♂️
I bought a series x for myself, cant wait for the 2023 games.
I own every xbox since the very first console, which i sold my almost brand new PS2 to buy, and never looked back since.
I just came to the series x from the ps5 just to try something different and I love it. It could be just me, but I could swear elder scrolls online looks better on the series x
All Bethesda games look better on Xbox, hence Microsoft owns them lol
I just wish Zenimax hadn't disabled keyboard/ mouse controls on console I really miss my auto run lol
@@TheGlowingOnee doesn’t mean anything Xbox just has better hardware
@@maverick5311 calm down console war kid
@@TheGlowingOnee console war? What?
I just got my series X from Amazon and finally I can see enemies on Pubg the anti aliasing looks good now. Love this device ❤
🤣 Nice , The foresight in the games is excellent ☺️
LMAO. Sounds about right..
i just got my series s yesterday and im ready to use these
i subed
Nice , have Fun
Nice tips for beginners.....Welcome to ALL the new Xbox owners, Enjoy !!
I picked-up a Seagate 2Tb Expansion Card for my Series-X in the Post Xmas Sales for £349.....That's the cheapest I've seen the new 2Tb card, so-far, so I thought I'd just get it, as I've spent the last 2yrs transferring games from my External HDD to my Internal SSD and back again (Many Times Over & Over) it doesn't actually take too long to transfer BUT now I can just play my games when I want without having to think ahead and move the games I want to play before I play.....Much better !!
BUT.....£349 is still too expensive for it imo, hopefully they'll reduce them so everyone can enjoy them soon !?!?
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You paid more for a slower CFExpress style SSD then I paid for my much faster m.2 2TB Enterprise grade Samsung 980 Pro($180).. so the Xbox series X is that slow and cost you that much.. I haven't found anything customer friendly about Xbox high-end price for low in accessories high price for slower proprietary not as good ssds and a constant price for a bunch of low-end games and no innovation of the platform. I have to say I stay far away from Xbox especially Phil Spencer's Xbox. It's like you spend more to get a lot of low quality and less of good quality
@@RedPillAlways So wtf are you sniping people on an Xbox channel?
I got the 1TB expansion card for £149 not long after I got Series S (due to Series X scalpers) use now with Series X. I know the price puts people off, but Seagate is the most reliable manufacturer, I have never had a Seagate drive fail on me yet. My first 17GB HD cost me just short of £200 many moons ago😁
@Mark Maisy LMAO you call that Sniping??.. Did you really just say Seagate is the most reliable manufacturer. They have a higher failure rates then most the only thing that separates them is they are cheaper(Barracuda is less durable with higher failure rates) except in the case of the proprietary Xbox SSD that cost more an is slower. The FireCuda is good but you all will never see that. Hell WD has a higher reliability rate than Seagate and WD ain't really that good either until they made the WD Black . But they're more expensive. Better reliability rates come from Samsung Crucial Kingston. But I guess again these are ones you will never see on Xbox unless you go Sata 3. So I'm telling you people in the PC and Playstation world would laugh at you on that Seagate statement
@@RedPillAlways Yes, deliberately making derogatory comments about a subject matter you have no interest in, for the sole purpose to get reactions and satisfy your small mindedness, is by definition 'Sniping'. Prior to SSD, there were and still are mechanical drives. If you're so superior might I suggest you join your PC and PlayStation fanboys, with dedicated channels, who share the same delusions, the whole "better than you" is typical juvenile behaviour Sony promotes. Which part of the channel being called "Xbox Ready" are you struggling with?
I got bored of playing MW2, so I decided to reinstall Black Ops Cold War from 2020, and that game is a WHOPPING 240+ GB. Unbelievable!!
Ok so that game will run on external hdd and on series x it is condensed to 153.8 gb
That is with everything installed
You can store the X/S games on the external hdd, you just can't play them from the hdd. You'd have to move it over to the internal storage to play.
I appreciate your honest opinion about things.
As impressive as all these features are the only things I want to do I can't, which is to back up game saves to usb and get rid of all the advertisements and crap on the home screen.
2022 was a good year for Headsets updates for Microsoft. Unfortunately before then Microsoft wasn't taking advantage of built in software from headset manufacturers for xbox. We were unable to take advantage of common features that pc had for years; such as noise filtering and automute. These features were enabled last year with an update most people didn't realize it had happened. The particular headset he reviewed in the video gained these features once automute is turned on fans, ac, most background noise will not come across Mic anymore. Your TV if left on won't come across chat unless really loud even then only when you speak, and it does an overall great job of cleaning up the party chat for friends so their experience with you is vastly improved. These features only show up if your headset supports them on xbox. I suggest if it states it supports it and doesn't have option under device and accessories then headset place a support ticket asking them to enable the software for your device.
No doubt. Party chat on Xbox, Actually sounds better and does a better job than Discord in my experience. It does still have some issues when people dont have a good pop filter recently tho. And it wasnt that way for a long time. So something has definitely changed for the worse i think.
You can put xs games on the external , you just can't play them. So if you don't play it but don't want to download it again, just store it on the external and then switch it back if you want to play it. I have a SSD external , the official slot in SSD which you can play and the 500gb on the system. I've got so many games. But you can always use the cloud if you're Internet is up to standard
this is helpful if you have data caps or slow internet and I have found switching my Series and older games switch faster even with if it's a spinning HD then downloading from Xbox servers
I do the same thing. I have two externals(ssd and hdd) and 500gb internal. All my games are installed externally and I copy(not move) xs games from external ssd. I never move games once they're installed in their home. I only copy. This is to preserve the drive life and I can just delete the games from the internal instead of having to wait again for them to be moved back. Also it keeps my drives fast cuz I won't be creating fragmented files. If only Microsoft can give us a scan disk and drive defragment program so we can keep our drives fast and healthy.
Some X/S games can even be played from a USB drive. They say "Gen 9 aware" in file info.
I found with some games my fast internet and the topnotch net card in series x was faster to download the game then transfer test it for your setup (I have unlimited data no cap)
Also some players were hitting an error that bottled the speed of your game when transferring back and forth between internal/ external. Microsoft is still trying to resolve the issue because it doesn't affect every game.
Such a chill vibe from this guy - love it. Like the down to earth energy. Thank you for all these tips.
Thanks bro just got a series x last week but been a long time Xbox fan setup was simple
Nice , have fun 😀
Xbox is alive 😎
Hi mate. Cool guide but you did make a rather critical error in that you can copy any game you like to an external portable drive to save on space such as any X/S games as well.
It is just that you would need to copy them back to either internal or storage expansion drive in order to play them. However there are still some updated games that will still run from external too so best to experiment in that regard.
I do this all the time to save space and have two game drives attached with a total of 9TB extra storage.
The X/S games that can be played from a USB drive will say "Gen 9 aware" in file info. Hope this helps so you don't have to experiment with which ones will work or not.
Yeah! I’ve actually got someone series s/x games on my hard drive but it still runs them on my Xbox one. I wonder though, if I move Halo Infinite to my external hard drive, will it stop running that one, though?
@thecapone45 just look at the file info for the game. If it says "Gen 9 aware," then it will play from external. This is for X/S games.
@@xHICKORYx thanks!
Can only play s or x games if saved to an ssd drive .
I got an Xbox series X and I am glad I got it no buyers remorse at all. I love it got gamepass on it. I started following this page for up to date Xbox news. Big things coming for Microsoft and Xbox.
Just got mine yesterday for 350 before tax but then I also work at Walmart and they give you 25% off around this time of year so I think I got one for a great price
Highly recommend Duracell rechargeable, 2500mAh AA's and fast charger.
I use the same exact batteries . Those batteries are the best! I bought mine a year ago and are still going strong.
Eneloop white or black are great too
@Don Juan DeMarco yup once I switched to Envelope I will never go back.
Flashdrives are another good storage option. Once formatted you can play older games straight off the flashdrive.
Personally I've used the Sandisk Ultra Fit for many of of my consoles. Like the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One X ect. From experience it plays the older games perfectly fine off the drive.
Any flashdrive will work as long as its 256GB or more. But I like the Ultra Fit because of it's small form factor.
Also unlike Playstation. With Xbox consoles your able to have multiple storage devices. So using the 2 back USB ports. You could get 2 512GB Ultra Fits = 1TB of storage for older game. Plus still have room for the 2TB SSD expansion for newer games.
The benefits of doing that is unlike an external HDD or SSD. The small form factor flashdrives don't stick out of your console. So you won't even know they are there.
I loved flash drives when I had a 360. I used it to store some games and my profile so I didn't have to be online to sync files.
I agree i rly bonded with my elite 2 controller to. I bought 2 of them alrdy and probably by a new one in the next couple months
Minor nitpick, the expansion card is actually just an external enclosure for a m.2 drive. There's no proprietary hardware, but one of the IC's does have proprietary software on it. It's still a big disappointment though :(
The "you can't put games that are optimized for series S/X on an external HDD" thing is just false, you can put them on any HDD, you just can't start them from there.
Some X/S games can even be played from a USB drive. They say "Gen 9 aware" in file info.
@@xHICKORYx true, the master chief collection for example (i have another game that works that way too, but I don't know which one now)
Activision got allot of flak for optimization of their games and forcing them on internal hdd. It was so bad for Activision they decided to shrink the size of the file and also allow their games to remain playable on the external inspite of optimization.
This example of this practice proves 2 things:
1)Developers can choose wether it has to be internal hdd or not.
2)Developers are not taking full advantage of software to make files smaller on series x/s
I'm ok with most new games being on internal, but existing games being forced to graphically upgrade then I can no longer play on external that practice needs to stop. Also low rez sidescrollers shouldn't be on internal the graphical demands aren't high enough to warrant it....... bad choice Developers
Gears of War 5 was 150gb on series x it is 50 something on series s the files will always be alittle larger the reason for this is that extra processing the x has allows the files to be condensed more and not affect the quality of the game.
Thanks bud , I am new to Xbox series X . I'll take all the help i can get.
Nice , have fun
Some solid AA batteries to use for controllers (and even use in other devices that you use alot that require AA) are the rechargeable batteries that have a USB-C port built-in directly on the physical AA batteries, and they charge extremely quickly and last for a very long time since they are 2000mah EACH AA battery, so all those Xbox rechargeable battery packs are usually like 1200mah total, but these rechargeable AA batteries are 2000mah each so that's 4000mah using 2 AA batteries (which is a little more than 3 times the size of all of those expensive rechargeable battery packs). And these AA batteries even come with a special USB-C cable to recharge 4 at the same time...and of course other positive features are you never have to worry about battery acid leaking from these types of batteries as that only happens with non-recharchable AA batteries. And I even got over 1 month of gaming time using 2 of the 4 rechargeable AA batteries while gaming about 4-8 hours a day, before having to recharge them again or swap them out for the other 2 batteries, which only take about an hour to charge.
And you don't have to worry about keeping up with some special rechargeable battery dock, or charger since you can just use one of the many USB-C cables that most things use these days and plug them in your phone or wireless headset USB-C rechargeable cable directly in the side of the physical AA batteries which is extremely convenient.
Also, for anyone who thinks the Xbox Seagate external SSD that plugs into the specific port made for this tiny little SSD is expensive....check on eBay. There are lots of legitimate stores that have hundreds of thousands of transactions or even millions with a 100% customer rating...which is kind of impressive especially if they have sold several hundred thousand items.
I got my Brand new unopened Microsoft Xbox Seagate 2TB NVMe SSD for $240. (Which just for a price comparison, ever since the Series S and X came out just the 1TB version of these drives were $219...and then I think later on Microsoft even released a Seagate 512GB External SSD for like $150 which is a waste of money since by the time you go to use it you'll only be able to use about 450GB of the storage after formatting it when you can just spend $50 more bucks for the 1TB version.
Also, you can even make your own by buying a Microsoft Surface replacement M.2 SSD and then buying the exact same enclosure that Microsoft (or Seagate) uses for these external SSD drives on Amazon for like $10 max. (So I bought my first external 2TB SSD from Seagate on eBay, and then looked inside to see what kind of SSD drive they use and then was curious if I could just make my own and sure enough I found a 1TB Microsoft Surface replacement SSD Which is like a small mini version of the 2280 NVMe SSD drives you use in your gaming PC. And then put it in the $10 Aluminum Amazon SSD enclosure that is almost identical to the one Seagate uses and it recognized it the second I plugged it in my Series X, and then asked me if I wanted to format it and it installed everything it needed to work and all together cost about $100 for the lightning fast "proprietary" SSD. (But I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you are a computer and tech savvy person as there are many different kinds and sizes of M.2 SSD)
What games are you playing now ?
You there bro....
Man you should sell vacuum cleaners
Razer kaira pro with Elite series 2 are my options. I am on 2nd elite in year. Warranty replacement was fast though only lil less than 2 week. But I love it, wouldn’t go back to standard controller. And kaira pro has multi connectivity function.
Yeah I have the same setup, got the halo edition for both
@@Andyman269 🔥
I would suggest the Charge amd play from Microsoft it works really welland if you have a longer ought cord or are close to a outlet you can charge while playing or if you don't want to use batteries ypu can use the controller plugged directly to the wall
I use duracell rechargeable AAs that are 2500mAh each and last 10x longer than any xbox brand battery pack. They're 10.99 for a 4 pack but last me for years. Don't waste money on cheap xbox branded packs.
Controller to wall is a underrated feature I love it cuz my headset got a dongle I keep in the front
@@PHEARVII Same here, they last, stay charged, use their fast charger too, very important to buy direct from Duracell or a store, never buy from eBay, they'll be Chinese knockoffs!
I already have a xbox account with my Xbox one , so when I upgrade to the Xbox series x console I shouldn't need to redo my gamer profile or previous purchased digital games .. correct ??
Tubman Brand AA batteries are also a solid brand. They are rechargeable as well.
Love your content bro keep it up
Bro u didn't do any performance enhancements. What a joke.....
I ordered a 12TB external hard drive for my Xbox series X off eBay for $159.99 shipping.
Im getting my first Xbox ever and im so hyped
I just got my xbox series x a few days ago and I’m looking for some video like this
Nice , have fun 🙂
2 years owning with benq 3000i beamer.. love it
You can put series x s games on normal hdd, you just can't play them from it, but you can store them on hdd, just have to move it to your new system when you want to play.
Im glad I got the seagate 2tb drive.
Can definitely play games that are on it regardless of being x|s versions.
I wanna upgrade from the S to the X but also get a seagate because with my S i can play like 3 4 games max
I been with the Xbox brand since the first Xbox came out
OMG! I setup my account, personalized my profile and subscribed to Game Pass and my fps suddenly went thru the roof. MAX performance!
lmfao hahahahahahahaahaha
Thank you for important information and Happy New year .
Im a huge advocate of gamepass.
Even if you dont own an xbox... the sheer amount of windows games you get is insane
and even xbox only games can be streamed to windows.
Literally pair an xbox controller to windows 10/11 and your set.
Between gamepass and steam, you really dont need anything else ever.
Yes I agree you can even do this on mobile devices through the app. Solid internet connection and allot of battery are required 😆
I got my Xbox series s one week ago and I love it!
Nice , have fun ☺️
@@muhamed23458 I will, thanks!
@@muhamed23458 which better ps5 or xbox x
Listen I have a xbox series s and I have the LG24650B monitor and it is amazing xbox series s is a must have especially if you get a 1080p monitor. You really can't tell the difference between the x and the s. The s is native 1080p and paired with the proper monitor its a steal.
I own XSX and PS5 and must admit I use and love the XSX more, game pass is amazing and it just feels better. The XBOX was always the more adult console. But Astro on PS5 with the dual sense is insane, XBOX needs to include those triggers in the future.
I just wanted to mention you can store games from the series X&S on an external non-solid state hard drive. You just can't play them, but you can store them if you need to make room on your internal hard drive. you don't have to uninstall it, I do this with a lot of my games I store them on other hard drives until I need to play them. And some Xbox One games run better on the SSD like fallout 76 the frame rate boost on that game is unbelievable and it never crashes or very rarely. Slime rancher runs better on the series S. I actually got to see a side-by-side comparison as me and my son were playing he was playing on the Xbox One I was playing on my series X and my frame rate was so much better while his stuttered.
You can even play some X/S games from an external usb drive if they say "Gen 9 aware" in file info.
The problem I’ve been having is that I’ve had a day one Series X this whole time, and still can’t find a decently priced 2.1 HDMI 4K 120hz monitor.
Great video though!
Consider a tv just do your research on the make/model to make sure it can handle the gaming frames alongside the visuals not all monitors/ tvs are created equal.
Personally I'd recommend LG, or Samsung you may pay more, but the company support for both is top notch. Make sure model chosen is meant for gaming. Also Samsung doesn't support Dolby vision because they chose not to pay licensing fees.
@@joshuasanders3924 thanks for the tips!
My neighbor his wife bought him the series x for Christmas, he is upgrading from the 360 to the series x and says he is annoyed at how the disc are pointless now, especially since he doesn't have good wifi, and called me over to see why he can't play vanguard even though his wife bought him the disc, well when I got there it was downloading the disc and it only had 1.92 GB of data on it and the rest u had to download over the internet the size of which was like 76 GB, she had also bought a digital copy of MW2 which again was like 80 GB
So we ended up talking about assassins creed somehow or another and I let him borrow a few of those games for the 360 and one
Some XS games can be ran from an external HDD or SSD. I figure some don't have to pass a high speed test. So far I found star wars squadrons and mass effect legendary edition can be ran externally and without issues.
If you look in file info for the game if it says "Gen 9 aware" then it can be played from external even though it's an X/S game.
Just Baught Xbox X Yesterday,,My Old Xbox 1 X Burnt Up Fonally
I went from xbox 360 to playstation 4 then my parents got a xbox series x
I have had the same xbox gamertag since the original xbox
Also you can put X/S games on there. Some will even play off of it. But some make you use internal. Not trying to be rude I’ve been using a sea gate for a year and half and have run X/S games for a while and it works just fine.
It’s Xbox’in time
I just bought myself a new Xbox series x from the Xbox one x and I have a 5tb external hard drive that I’ve had for years and when I plugged it into my new series x I didn’t have to format it to the new one it just asked me if it was gonna be used on more then one Xbox and I clicked yes and it started uploading all my games… you only have to format a NEW external hard drive
Are western digital drives any good for Xbox gaming?
Wireless steel series headset is a good option
I got a series s recently but im trying to set it up run perfectly
The black Eneloop rechargeable batteries are the best quality rechargeables on the market right now, made by Panasonic. Im kind of a battery nut, take my word for it.
Hey what headphones do you recommend a person to get???
Good video ,my only problem with the Series X is when you are trying to use an external hdd for video clips and screen shots it doesn't let you through the console, you have to plug it into a pc to extract your media which to me is super inconvenient. Why can't you do it right from the console?
I just got a Backbone One and I'm using Game Pass as the primary source for games. Granted I'm on an android but what would be the best games on Game Pass to try out?
I finally got the series x I have the s as well but use the series x daily s is more for are room for Netflix and sometimes late night gaming lol
I just wanna say you can put X/S games on an external drive they just cannot be played while on the external they have to be moved to the SSD
Some X/S games can even be played from a USB drive. They say "Gen 9 aware" in file info.
Hay if your upgrading you can download games you paid for to your hdd that say x/s from the one x to series x/s and then it will automatically update the game for the new series x/s, i hope that makes sence
If you have both systems xbox consoles can use a system to system transfer of your content across wifi/ethernet connections
Kinda like you do with your phone except it is both ways kinda wierd, but the feature is there
I have my sx for 4 months don't know why I'm watching this
Great vid
I would like to have a Far Cry 6 Xbox Series X.
I have a question, if you even see this, I had a series s for a year and half and the controller response was great and I just got an X the other day and the input lag it way worse not horrible but noticeable difference
They have to put an external disc drive for the Xbox series s. Sony is going to discontinue their ps5 disc version and making a external disc drive. If Microsoft doesn’t make it then more people will buy ps5
Yeah I feel for you dude it sounds like you are saying that the Xbox series X can’t put Xbox series X games on an external drive and that’s a shame PlayStation can do it you just again you just can’t play them there but you can store them there if you’re running out of space and you haven’t don’t wanna upgrade you can store them there which by the way I wouldn’t spend money upgrading a Xbox series X right now because in a few monthsyou’re gonna wanna buy the 2 TB refresh anyway then if you have upgraded and it’s still not enough if you’re gonna get 2 TB plus whatever card you have when you move it over to the new machine
I'm planning to buy an Xbox soon, but I don't know if it's better to take Series S or X. I don't want to buy a console that won't be supported anytime soon. I'm confused bcs of all that videos about Series S. So should I wait a little more to save money and buy an Xbox Series X or I can buy S right now?
Series X. If you can afford it. Looks a little better. Plus you can play disk games. The Xbox 360 had alot of really good games you can still play being backwards compatible. I love my series S but wish I would have gotten the X.
I've had hukkerz as my tag since 360 came out
ON FIRE!
This is like the basic things you should do with any modern gaming device or PC. Do people really just "Plug & Play" ?? No wonder people think Xbox Series S looks trash when people dont even know how to calibrate HDR properly. SMH. Kids.. AND ADULTS these days. So helpless without youtube.. or TikTok. Just stupid.
Bro has a 2.3 Gbps download speed
4:55 is where PlayStation 5 is a BullPoop till 14th March 2024
I’ve had my Xbox series X for about a Year and a half almost 2, whenever I play Madden or NBA 2k my console randomly shuts off I don’t know what the problem is does this happen to anyone else?
2gb per second download is crazy
Got mine today
How many times does he spam the transcript with the word “Xbox”
What internet provider do you have
The home Xbox button. Don't touch it. The home Xbox is for game sharing
Yes if you are sharing with someone then you want them to be your home console, but if you're not sharing with anyone then definitely make it your home it will allow you to play offline and other profiles on your console can access your content without having your profile logged in the background
Xbox we love you
You know what I still missing... Backwards compatible saves... Like Naruto Storm( all versions), (Super)Street fighter 4 (Ultra), GOW and more. You can see all achievement required on 360 for example, but on One still nothing... That's completely lame... Need 2 play the hole story and everything to get all extra.. What's up with THAT'LL
They are considered separate versions of the games. Achievements can be earned on both versions and count towards your total achievement count. I understand the frustration, but that is the route the developers chose.
To clarify if it was a 360 game you can retain your save and progress, however if it is the xbox one version it will require you to earn it in that game
my god how many times did you fit in XBOX in one sentance🥩🥩🥩
You can put series x/s games on an hard drive you just can't play them from the hard drive
Same I got it for christmas
So is game pass for xbox different from games on pass pc?
What the hell? Just got my series x today and this pops up… I guess I gotta thank my fbi guy for helping me out😂
Nice , have fun :)
I like the part where he says new Xbox best
Witch country? Is working
1% video 99% yapping
Wtf are you talking about?
ONE THING THATS WRONG IS NO..NOT EVERYTHING IS TIED...I TRIED TO SIGN INTO ROBLOX THROUGH THE XBOX APP..AND IT SAID I PUT THE WRONG PASSWORD IN...AND I KNOW IT WAS MY XBOX PASSWORD ...
I just bought mine wooott