Xbox new 'starter bundle'

[Would_you_kindly]

With playstation announcing the new ps5 revision ... Xbox has now announced a new bundle starting October 31st this is obviously to get rid of all their old 512gb series S models & includes the 512 GB series S 3 months of gamepass & a wireless controller for $299

 

[historia]

I heard their SSD are expensive, how much it costs lol

 

[Gamernyc78]

Series S is trash! But it's their biggest seller so good move on them.

 

[Bryank75]

Leaning into what their audience want, cheap trash.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Series S is trash! But it's their biggest seller so good move on them.

I thought they were offering an additional controller with the bundle since it lists 512gb series S console & then wireless controller but it's just the controller that comes with the console so it's just bundling 3 months of gamepass with it for its normal price not much of a bundle or a deal

 

[historia]

I thought they were offering an additional controller with the bundle since it lists 512gb series S console & then wireless controller but it's just the controller that comes with the console so it's just bundling 3 months of gamepass with it for its normal price not much of a bundle or a deal

My guess is that you also need a credit card for it.

 

[flaccidsnake]

I can't wait till the Series S is jailbroken. It would probably be the most affordable gaming PC of all time.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I can't wait till the Series S is jailbroken. It would probably be the most affordable gaming PC of all time.

It's far from a gaming pc would make for a good emulation box though

 

[historia]

I can't wait till the Series S is jailbroken. It would probably be the most affordable gaming PC of all time.

you can't, from what I understand the thing is running virtualized version of Windows on a highly secure TPM model.

Even if you managed to jailbreak and run retail Windows on it, it gonna be crap because of the lack of drivers.

Nintendo and PS running BSD, PS has a web browser that can be exploited.

Nintendo doesn't have anything to be exploit so it must be modded using a external chip

 

[historia]

Also because using virtualized Windows, the performance is poorer than PS5 because resources managements are more tight than PS5, DX12 is also crap.

That's how most UWP apps work actually.

 

[flaccidsnake]

you can't, from what I understand the thing is running virtualized version of Windows on a highly secure TPM model.

Even if you managed to jailbreak and run retail Windows on it, it gonna be crap because of the lack of drivers.

Nintendo and PS running BSD, PS has a web browser that can be exploited.

Nintendo doesn't have anything to be exploit so it must be modded using a external chip

eh, I wouldn't make declarative pronouncements like this when it comes to reverse engineering hardware. history is on the side of the hackers.

you're right about the drivers, but I would want to run SteamOS on it anyway.

 

[flaccidsnake]

It's far from a gaming pc would make for a good emulation box though

powerful enough to play lots of current gen games for $250. that's an unusual value. it sucks in the console market, but could make a huge library of PC games accessible.

 

[historia]

eh, I wouldn't make declarative pronouncements like this when it comes to reverse engineering hardware. history is on the side of the hackers.

you're right about the drivers, but I would want to run SteamOS on it anyway.

I am pretty familiar with OEM hardwares, they are not very transformative. Took manufacture softwares and drivers out, it became garbage. Maybe just some tinkering like undervolting could improve it.

Also you could build a PC like this for 300 USD pretty easy, money bet.

 

[flaccidsnake]

I am pretty familiar with OEM hardwares, they are not very transformative. Took manufacture softwares and drivers out, it became garbage. Maybe just some tinkering like undervolting could improve it.

Also you could build a PC like this for 300 USD pretty easy, money bet.

I don't think you actually can build a PC like this for $300. Comparable GPUs start around $175. And it would be a bottom shelf ATX build, not a slick little set top box.

 

[Systemshock2023]

For 250 it would be a great emulation box and complementary console to a PS/Nintendo user. Think you only need to pay one time developer fee to run emulators on it.

 

[historia]

I don't think you actually can build a PC like this for $300. Comparable GPUs start around $175. And it would be a bottom shelf ATX build, not a slick little set top box.

[OEM-未開封]AMD Ryzen 3700X 8C16T 3.6Ghz
14499 円
Powercolor AMD Radeon RX6500XT 8GB GDDR6 PCIExpress 4.0
16499 円
Crucial 16GB (8GB×2枚）DIMM DDR4 3000Mhz
7713 円
SAMSUNG 980 MZ-V8V500B DRAMバッファレス エ M.2 PCIExpress 3.0x4 500GB
4500 円
AsRock A520M-HDV Micro-ATX AM4
4199 円
玄人志向 KRPW-L5-400W 80PLUS
4950 円


Just search around, I think it should be around approximately 350USD.

I think PC price is cheaper in US so....

 

[anonpuffs]

[OEM-未開封]AMD Ryzen 3700X 8C16T 3.6Ghz
14499 円
Powercolor AMD Radeon RX6500XT 8GB GDDR6 PCIExpress 4.0
16499 円
Crucial 16GB (8GB×2枚）DIMM DDR4 3000Mhz
7713 円
SAMSUNG 980 MZ-V8V500B DRAMバッファレス エ M.2 PCIExpress 3.0x4 500GB
4500 円
AsRock A520M-HDV Micro-ATX AM4
4199 円
玄人志向 KRPW-L5-400W 80PLUS
4950 円


Just search around, I think it should be around approximately 350USD.

I think PC price is cheaper in US so....

you gave it more ram and better ssd than the actual series s

 

[Would_you_kindly]

For 250 it would be a great emulation box and complementary console to a PS/Nintendo user. Think you only need to pay one time developer fee to run emulators on it.

It's a piss take switching between Dev mode & retail mode you could get them from the Microsoft store when people would upload them & use them in retail mode but Microsoft put a stop to that

 

[historia]

you gave it more ram and better ssd than the actual series s

Yea if I can get a 1tb nvme ssd pcie 3 for the same price

But I don't think you can launch a game with 8GB ram these days

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

[OEM-未開封]AMD Ryzen 3700X 8C16T 3.6Ghz
14499 円
Powercolor AMD Radeon RX6500XT 8GB GDDR6 PCIExpress 4.0
16499 円
Crucial 16GB (8GB×2枚）DIMM DDR4 3000Mhz
7713 円
SAMSUNG 980 MZ-V8V500B DRAMバッファレス エ M.2 PCIExpress 3.0x4 500GB
4500 円
AsRock A520M-HDV Micro-ATX AM4
4199 円
玄人志向 KRPW-L5-400W 80PLUS
4950 円


Just search around, I think it should be around approximately 350USD.

I think PC price is cheaper in US so....

Changed a few things around and got this:

5500 XT 8 GB GDDR6 ($105) (similar pixel fillrate, texture fillrate of Series S GPU, higher TF, more RAM bandwidth for GPU)​

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Veineda 8 GB DDR4 ($27)​

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Samsung 980 500 GB SSD ($45)​

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AsRock A520M-HDV Micro-ATX AM4 ($69)​

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AMD Ryzen 3700 8C/16T ($105)​

Those are the main components...a bit around $350. With casing, fan, PSU, cooler and controller would probably be around $450 for something somewhat above Series S in performance (more RAM, more GPU RAM, faster SSD, better CPU, more capable GPU).

The benefit with this approach being, you'd have a true PC gaming box, will full Windows (or Linux) driver support, full freedom for various storefronts, and if you want it, VR compatibility. Something Microsoft still won't offer to its own Xbox customers.