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Ch0pp3dM4ng0 t1_j3qtnhd wrote

With my understanding, I'd say kind of.

When you initially plug in the HDD, the console will ask to format it, wiping all the data you have stored. (I'm unsure of any bypass).

Also, with next Gen games (ps5, XboxSX) you can store them on HDD but you won't be able to play them from the HDD, unlike PS4 and Xbox one games

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Kear_Bear_3747 t1_j3pvmut wrote

I have two external HDDs on my Xbox Series X. One is for pre-SX titles, the other is for all of the huge SX titles to shuttle back and forth to internal storage.

I then use this console as the hub for network sharing to my other two Xbox’s so I don’t have to move the HDDs or re-download any games.

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darren_m t1_j3oyxc9 wrote

A few things I’d check based on what I read about the LG A1 on RTINGS.com: the PS5 uses variable refresh rate on titles that support it, while the XSX does not. HRD is quite dim (relatively) on that TV, so you could try calibrating the HDR and increasing the brightness all around. The TV does not support a refresh rate above 60 Hz, so make sure in all the video settings that they limit the video to 60 Hz. In the review they talk about the LG accepting a 1080p signal at 120 Hz, but dropping every other frame.

And as others have mentioned, the XBOX dashboard may be upscaled from 1080p with poor results (by the console). To me it doesn’t seem like Microsoft puts that much effort into the dashboard.

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Scorpiogamer2017 t1_j3ol1y4 wrote

The only way a console is more expensive is when you decide to upgrade the console the next year or two because something new came out. In the long run yes a pc is cheaper. Just not right away. The cost of a GPU is still a mortgage payment if not more.

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Brand_EX t1_j3o117z wrote

I have both consoles and on average the Xbox will usually run at a better resolution but it’s so close that it’s usually not even noticed. I have them plugged into a Sony x90j with hdmi2.1 and vrr on both, HDR and 120hz on

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