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I doubt many will have this issue but if you end up having two Xbox consoles in your house and you're worried about ferrying installed games between them just remember you can actually copy across the network.
I'd completely forgotten about this but it's pretty seamless to do.
Wirelessly transfer any Xbox One games and apps between consoles using the magic of home networks, following the latest system update.
Should help me manage what's installed on the Series S without farting around with usb flash drives
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Originally posted by cutmymilk View PostDoes anyone share Gamepass with a friend? My mate wants me to share his on my console. Any downsides to doing this?
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Originally posted by hudson View PostRegarding the Series S and its upscaling to 4K. Does anyone know if this will improve the look of the image? Sorry, not having a 4K display at the moment, I'm not sure what to expect.
The TLDR is it all depends on the quality of the source and the quality of the upscaler, potentially your TV could do a better upscale job than the console itself.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostThat's not really straightforward to answer - it depends on a number of different factors. It's not going to improve overall image quality because it's not changing post process effects, but it can improve sharpness. Essentially, upscaling is filling in the additional pixels with its best guess of what the brightness and colour of that extra pixel should be, based on surrounding pixels and they don't always get it right so you can end up with artifacting.
The TLDR is it all depends on the quality of the source and the quality of the upscaler, potentially your TV could do a better upscale job than the console itself.
On the flip of that, will I still see games looking lovely next-gen in 1080p? I do plan on getting a 4K TV at some point, but my mind started wondering about missing out on stuff being currently on a 1080p display and then the Series S when I eventually get a 4K TV.
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YMMV, too. Not many people see the benefits of 4K from further-than-normal viewing distances (me included, and I have good glasses).
Like Marty says, you might not see much of an improvement going from 1440p upscaled to 2160p to native 2160p.
On a 1080p screen the Series S will look no different than a Series X.
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I definitely notice a difference at 4K on my TV in the lounge. That's at say 7ft away from a 65" screen.
Plus I can also tell the difference between 1080p and 1440p on my 32" PC monitor sat at the desk but sitting back any further I'd be hard pushed.
I think the key thing here is whether it needs to upscale. I'm feeding my TV downstairs a 4K native image (mostly) from the One X and upstairs I'm either playing 1440p native with the One X or 1080p if I'm playing the odd game on my aging PC...
That said, upscaling has gotten very good in recent years. Go take a look at the Nivdia Shield and it's 4K upscaling.
The One X is no slouch either and most new TVs are pretty good at it now as well.
I'll hopefully have a Series S and X on launch day so I'll be able to compare on both the displays mentioned. Not that it will be amazingly scientific!
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