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Five Things You Need to Know Before Buying the Xbox One X<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Five Things You Need to Know Before Buying the Xbox One X:- The Xbox One X \u2014 Microsoft\u2019s answer to the PS4 Pro \u2014 finally went on sale last week in select markets. While the company is yet to confirm an Xbox One X price and release date for India, Gadgets 360 managed to spend some quality time with the console. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the Xbox One X before you put your money down for one.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Xbox One X comes with a 1TB hard drive. Out of the box you have 780GB that\u2019s usable, with the rest of it dedicated to the Xbox One X operating system. Granted, it\u2019s still a lot more space than the base Xbox One S 500GB console (that gives you all of almost 380GB to use), but you won\u2019t be able to fit too many games on it. Halo 5 for example, clocks in at around 107GB, while Gears of War 4 occupies almost 100GB of space. Quantum Break is close to 178GB. If you\u2019re looking to play these Xbox One exclusives you\u2019re essentially using more than half of the available space on the Xbox One X even if you\u2019re installing them off a disc. You can add up to three external drives to the Xbox One X thanks to its three USB ports. Between a 2TB external drive and the Xbox One X\u2019s internal drive, we were able to store 45 games, with around 200GB to spare.<\/span><\/p>\n

With 4K and HDR support comes bigger game sizes and therefore the need for better download speeds to get your games. So, if you want to make the most of the Xbox One X you\u2019ll need to wait a bit before you get into a game. In our experience it meant downloading a 1.8GB patch for Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins that enabled HDR and 4K support, but this one is on the smaller side.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other games like Quantum Break required 94.70GB before playing. Keep in mind that Microsoft\u2019s download system isn\u2019t the most reliable. While Halo 5 needed only 15GB for enhanced 4K functionality, we had to download the entire game all over again which was close to 100GB. The same applied to Gears of War 4. Despite Microsoft claiming you need to download just 26.93GB, we had to download the full game all over again. We noticed this to be a recurring theme with games developed by Microsoft \u2014 with Forza 7 and Halo Wars 2 requiring us to download them all over again on the Xbox One X, instead of the patch of 32GB and 17.89GB respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Things were a lot better with third-party titles \u2014 games developed for both the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. The Final Fantasy XV Xbox One X patch size was 7.91GB, and downloaded that only much, as was Injustice 2\u2019s 1.75GB, and Mafia 3\u2019s 400MB.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Sony labels games with technical advantages for the PS4 Pro simply by calling them \u2018PS4 Pro Enhanced\u2019 on the back of the box or on their digital store page, Microsoft\u2019s approach is a little more detailed. Games with improvements for the Xbox One X will sport logos for HDR, 4K Ultra HD, and what it\u2019s calling \u2018Xbox One X Enhanced\u2019. Here\u2019s what they mean:<\/span><\/p>\n

The somewhat long download phase was worth the wait in some, if not all, games that we tested. Mafia 3, for example, saw terrific gains in terms of a higher frame rate and enhanced visuals that trounced what we played on the Xbox One S a year ago, living up to its HDR and 4K billing. Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins \u2013 which is rated as an HDR, 4K, and Xbox One X Enhanced title \u2013 provided a slick upgrade in terms of effects like water and sand, along with improved reflections. While not hitting the 60fps mark that\u2019s achievable on PC, it has more than enough to make it a worthy option over the PS4 Pro and Xbox One S versions of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Middle Earth: Shadow of War proved that the Xbox One X allows for a degree of fidelity that\u2019s over and above what we\u2019ve come to expect from a console with 4K and HDR \u2014 they simply appeared more detailed with greater effects, with the ability to prioritise frame rate or graphics as needed. Not all games allow for this. Halo 5, for example while looking stellar in both 4K and 1080p, ran at a fluid 60fps all the way through. No HDR support for this game though, something Microsoft has said in the past is due to technical issues. This minor concern aside, as far as first impressions go, the Xbox One X leaves quite the mark. All while operating silently even in the most demanding of situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trying a host of games on both a 4K HDR TV and a regular 1080p display threw up interesting results. The benefit of a sharper 4K resolution translated well even on a full-HD screen in titles like Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of War. Even Forza 7 looked great regardless of the screen used, thanks to the Xbox One X super-sampling the 4K assets in these titles down to 1080p.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this regard, HDR proves to be a bigger incentive to upgrade. Day and night races in Forza 7 look stellar, as do the lighting effects in some of Star Wars Battlefront 2\u2019s scenes and Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins\u2019 take on ancient Egypt. Of course, it varies from game to game, though those that have implemented HDR seem to have done a good enough job to justify splurging for a 4K HDR TV.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re putting the Xbox One X through its paces, testing more games. Stay tuned to Gadgets 360 for a full review later this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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