COO was with Microsoft for 21 years. Previously in charge of Minecraft, but left this role just months after getting it. My first thought was that it’s just time to retire or maybe health issues. If that’s the case I wish them the best. The optics don’t look great though. Especially after the E-Day sales and the monthly console sales report.

A few games made my Xbox fan sound like a jet engine, most recently Arc Raiders was the worst offender. Due to limited space on my TV stand, my Xbox had to be placed like this. This was done with petg material and so far the max material temp has been 117° about 60° below the material limit. I've tested this 2 days in a row, the fan no longer kicks in overdrive because it's not circulating hot air over and over.

(I didn't know what flair to use) but this is my collection

Recently acquired this Xbox series s for very cheap but it had marker all over it what’s the best way to remove it?

For starters, I am a very casual gamer. I only play for fun and nothing goes much deeper than that.

I've been a PS haver for my gaming career. I have my current PS5 that's about 4-5 years old now (it is the digital version). I really like my PS and there's nothing wrong with it. However for the past couple years I've also been using my boyfriend's Xbox when I go to his house. I made an account on there and linked some of my accounts to it as well for games like Fortnite and Overwatch.

Recently I've been getting fomo when he talks about how many games he gets to play with the Xbox ultimate pass, (I do not have ps+) but Fallout 4 and just some of the random games he mentions that I'm like "oh I wanna play that." But then they cost money on PS.

I don't think I'm ready to give up my PS as a whole because I have too much fun with TLOU and other games that are PS only, or just the story games I've played through and the amount of games I've purchased but I'd REALLY love to have gamepass.

My initial thought is to maybe get an Xbox and start using it as my main console but keep my PS for the games that I can't play on xbox and for games that don't have a cloud kind of account to transfer over, which for me wouldn't be very many. I could possibly be persuaded to switching entirely but mostly I'm wondering if having both consoles would be worth it.

EDIT- Just told my boyfriend about this. He explained how ridiculous I sound and that I should just get ps plus 😭 I guess I was possessed by consumerism this fine Friday night

I’ve seen the arguments for loaded.com, formally CD Keys, but I’ve never seen anyone talk about whether it is safe to buy in-game currencies or gift cards off the site. I was looking at currencies for Overwatch and COD BO7 or even an Xbox gift card but I cannot figure out whether it is safe and I don’t really want to attempt it before knowing so. I’m wondering if anyone in this sub-Reddit has bought an in-game currency / Xbox gift card before and their experience? Anything mentioned helps, so thanks in advance.

Both of these consoles' hardware was so expensive that the companies actually lost money on each unit. That sounds insane and even stupid but if you look more closely you will see that it was a strategic move that made a lot of money for both MS and Sony in the long run.

Originally Xbox was an idea by Seamus Blackley: it was a strategic move to block Sony Playstation's entrance into the living room.

Someone offered it to me for 200 bucks, worth it?
Rn I have a ps4 and I always liked disk and I had an Xbox but traded it for a pc but I walways like halo metal gear solid and I plane to upgrade this to series x after a few years

I had some extra noctua fans laying around. And wanted to use them somehow. I put one in a desktop mount for a 120mm pc fan. And used a USB to 4 pin pwm fan controller as a dial. Turned it into a desktop fan.

It made me think I could use one with another controller to add a fan to my entertainment center. And power it off the PS5 usb ports. I just set the USB ports to power on and off when the PS5 turns on and off. Figure i might be putting in some serious sessions when GTA VI comes out.

I couldnt find my dremel, so I did it the hard way, a bit janky of a hole. Measured my fan from center to edge. Marked out a center spot on backboard. Then marked a circle out from center. I drilled like a 100 tiny holes then used a utility knife to cut between all the holes. Taped over the rough edge. Held the fan over the hole while drilling the holes where the fan screws go. I used these long rubber plugs that came one of my noctua fans.

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/10/microsoft-fsr-4-1-coming-very-soon-to-xbox-game-developers-for-series-x-series-s

I remember getting a web browser on the PS3 and being so excited. How has it not gotten any better in over 16 years? I literally tried watching a stream tonight and every other browser on any device can do it expect for my Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PS4. I just don’t understand.

Moin moin, Community! 👋
Ich bin momentan etwas im Zwiespalt mit mir selbst. Ich bin ein kleiner Grafik-Junkie, aber mittlerweile finde ich es schon ziemlich heftig, für eine PS5 Pro trotz Angeboten noch über 1.000 € bzw. mindestens 800 € hinzublättern.
Mein Ziel ist ganz klar: Ich möchte die bestmögliche Grafik für den niedrigstmöglichen Preis bekommen. Dabei besitze ich sowohl einen 4K-Fernseher als auch einen 4K-Monitor, weshalb mir die Bildqualität natürlich besonders wichtig ist. 😅
Gleichzeitig habe ich die Sorge, dass ich mit einer normalen PS5 eventuell enttäuscht sein könnte, da ich eigentlich PC-Gamer bin und war. GTA VI zieht mich jetzt allerdings doch in Richtung Konsole.
Deshalb frage ich mich, ob die Xbox Series X für mich eine interessante Alternative sein könnte. Leider gibt es bisher kaum grafische Vergleiche, abgesehen vom Cyberleak zur Xbox Series S. Meine größte Sorge ist, dass GTA VI auf der Series X am Ende ähnlich aussieht wie auf der Series S. Damit wäre ich vermutlich ziemlich enttäuscht.
Daher meine Frage: Wird GTA VI auf der Xbox Series X grafisch besser aussehen als auf der normalen PS5?
Da außerdem darüber diskutiert wird, ob zum Release FSR 4.1 zum Einsatz kommen könnte, würde die Xbox für mich dadurch natürlich noch interessanter werden.
Aktuell hätte ich die Möglichkeit, für unter 500 € an eine nahezu neuwertige Series X zu kommen. Preislich wäre das natürlich eine ganz andere Hausnummer als eine PS5 Pro.
Jetzt stellt sich mir allerdings noch eine andere Frage: Habe ich mir damit einen kleinen Flughafen ins Wohnzimmer gestellt, oder ist die Lautstärke der Series X absolut erträglich? 😂
Oder meint ihr, dass die Series X für meine Ansprüche ohnehin nicht infrage kommt und ich lieber etwas mehr Geld in die Hand nehmen sollte?
Was würdet ihr an meiner Stelle machen, wenn ihr die bestmögliche Grafik auf einem 4K-Display zum möglichst kleinen Preis haben möchtet? Lieber die Xbox Series X, eine normale PS5 oder doch in den sauren Apfel beißen und eine PS5 Pro kaufen?
Bin gespannt auf eure Meinungen und Erfahrungen! 🎮

1 TB Edition with 2 controllers Its almost new, me and my girlfriend decided we are gonna try to get the pro. It is os firmware 13.60 as well.