Because the 360 refresh was functionally the same, both the One S and One X added new functionality (4K Blu Ray, 4K Gaming).
Hey, he’s like, just this guy, you know?
Because the 360 refresh was functionally the same, both the One S and One X added new functionality (4K Blu Ray, 4K Gaming).
I just thought it was bad, probably AI generated, concept art.
One evolution went like this:
At launch, it came with Kinect and 10% of system resources were reserved for Kinect processing, even on games that didn’t support Kinect. That resulted in lower framerates and resolution than equivalent PS4 games.
Then Microsoft, wisely, removed the Kinect requirement and released a Kinect-free version of the one. With that extra performance boost, the One gained parity with the PS4.
Sony announced the PS4 Pro for 2016, but while it had more power than the stock PS4, it lacked a 4K Blu Ray drive.
Seeing the opportunity, Microsoft added a 4K drive to the Xbox One and launched the Xbox One S one month ahead of the PS4 Pro.
They also pre-emptively announced the Xbox One X which would be the powerhouse machine of the generation with 4K gaming and 4K physical media.
The idea being that hopefully people would choose the One S over the Pro due to the 4K drive, or would at least wait on buying anything until the One X dropped a year later.
Last generation was really weird as to one company having both the weakest and strongest hardware in the same generation.
Xbox One W/ Kinect
PS4 / Xbox One No Kinect
Xbox One S (same hardware + 4K Blu Ray)
PS4 Pro (stronger hardware, no 4K Blu Ray)
Xbox One X (strongest hardware + 4K Blu Ray)
Historic generations were about 5 years…
The big problem with the Xbox One was that it was underpowered because of the Kinect requirement, so they ditched Kinect then rebranded as the Xbox One S, throwing in a 4K Blu Ray player.
Still wasn’t enough, so the One X had full 4K capabilities.
If they had launched with the One X things would have looked a lot different.
Makes sense:
Xbox - 2001
Xbox 360 - 2005
Xbox One - 2013
Xbox One S - 2016
Xbox One X - 2017
Xbox Series S|X - 2020
4 years, 8 years, 3 years, 1 year, 3 years.
2028 would be on the long side but not unheard of. The reason for the big gap between 2005 and 2013 was the 2008 economic crisis.
2020 was the covid/supply chain crisis.
Oscar.
Directed by John Landis (Animal House, Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Coming to America)
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
Don Ameche
Tim Curry
Marisa Tomei
Linda Gray
Chazz Palminteri
Kurtwood Smith
Yvonne De Carlo
Martin Ferrero
Harry Shearer
Arleen Sorkin
Kirk Douglas
Dunno. I dropped out 30 years ago.
Wanted to teach high school.
Kinda need my undergrad first…
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I’d call your insurance company, they should be able to figure it out.
I was an admin at a company that was borderline psychopathic. Yeah, tons of abuse at all levels. No progression unless you were a member of the executive teams family or married to one of them. Completely dysfunctional workplace.
Abuse. Don’t take it. Know your worth.
Not sure how they could reduce it, right now it’s 3 taps. Center icon at the bottom of the screen -> Accounts -> Account to switch to.
I guess maybe if they had the accounts listed at the top under a drop down or something? Would still be 2 taps, one on the menu, one for the account you want.
Check to see if there’s a recall repair.
Recall repairs go beyond the warranty.
Buy books? 20 hours man, I could burn through at least two.
The ouch cowch!
My wife describes that as being a pizza cutter, all edge, no point.
Says less about the media and more about your friend:
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195419846/fukushima-radioactive-water-japan
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/23/asia/japan-fukushima-water-release-thursday-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.science.org/content/article/japan-plans-release-fukushima-s-contaminated-water-ocean
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/asia/japan-fukushima-water.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/fukushima-japan-nuclear-wastewater-pacific-ocean
Microsoft required 10% of system resources be reserved for Kinect support, even in games that didn’t support Kinect features.
https://www.eurogamer.net/how-the-xbox-one-gpu-reserve-unlock-actually-works
That reduction in horsepower for the actual games showed up in reduced resolution and framerate.
Lifting that restriction allowed the Xbox One to reach parity with the PS4.