I don't know if it's Stockholm syndrome or if there are real ripples of change happening here but I am starting to feel fairly positive about the direction and future of Xbox.

I absolutely just finished converting like 20 titles over to digital and wow, my library is currently at 70 games and it feels good knowing it is all coming with me moving forward.

Love seeing how many are available on cloud, how many are play anywhere. I'm starting to believe.

The Xbox ecosystem has the potential to offer something that no other platform can match if they can deliver without fucking it up somehow.

In 2024, I sold my Xbox One S to buy the PS5 I bought in 2025. After a year of use, I'm not happy with either the console or the decision to remove the discs. That's why I'm going back to Xbox, do you recommend any Xbox games that are worth catching up on? Or what's interesting in the game pass?

Saved up almost 12k points on my cc, got GTA 6 for free with my points! Only 9999 points. Thanks Barclays!

Finally we dreamed for times like this 😭 time to wipe the dust of some discs

Some of you may remember the original r/Xbox [Try & Keep] Looking for Best Gaming TV for Xbox? Try LG Micro RGB evo 100” TV post for the 100" LG Micro RGB. Due to availability in Canada, I ended up receiving the 86" model instead.

I have now had the TV set up and in use for about two weeks, so I wanted to share some of my initial impressions and the things that have stood out to me most so far. I am still planning a much more detailed review later this month, but this should give a good idea of my experience with it up to this point.

Setup and Size

At 86" this is by far the largest TV I have ever owned. I have traditionally used 65" TVs and I honestly underestimated how big the jump would feel. I used to be skeptical of anything much larger than 65" at 4K because of the lower pixel density, more visible aliasing and other image quality tradeoffs. Larger sizes can also sometimes come with their own compromises, such as reduced brightness or simply not getting quite the same panel performance as the smaller models.

After using this TV, I have completely changed my mind. The increase in immersion is massive, and I really don't think I would want to go back to 65" as my main TV. 75" would probably be my minimum going forward.

The TV weighs around 125 lbs so setup definitely required more care than usual. We used three people to safely unpack it, install the feet and move it into position. It wasn't overly difficult though, I just needed a few extra hands.

Xbox Gaming

I have mainly been using this display for the past 2 weeks with my Xbox Series X.

For context, I have owned an LG E7P, LG G2 and LG G4, so I have spent years gaming on high end LG OLED displays. Since moving to OLED I had honestly started to write off LCD as a technology. I always felt OLED was simply the better option and that even higher end LCD and Mini LED displays came with too many compromises. This TV has definitely changed my opinion on that.

I am going to save the full OLED vs Micro RGB comparison for the detailed review, but this is the first LCD display I have used that has made me feel like LCD can actually surpass OLED in certain areas while still retaining genuinely high-end picture quality.

The two things that immediately stand out to me are brightness and color volume.

For HDR I kept the setup simple. I used the default gaming picture preset, turned off additional tone mapping and enabled HGiG. Even with those basic settings, the 20% HDR window in the Xbox HDR Calibration app was reaching around 4,000 nits for both MaxTML and MaxFFTML.

Blinding is honestly the best way I can describe it.

On an 86" screen, that 20 percent window has roughly the same screen area as a 38"-39" display running full screen at 4,000 nits, and I genuinely found myself squinting when running the Xbox HDR test pattern. At night, both SDR & HDR scenes literally light up the entire room.

That brightness is also extremely useful during the day. My family room has a large window and skyline view, and this TV pushes through glare better than any TV I have owned. My newer OLEDs have been very good in bright rooms, but this is on another level. I can leave the blinds open and still comfortably see most of the picture.

In games, that brightness gives sunlight, headlights, reflections, explosions and other HDR highlights a lot more impact. That also seems to carry over into SDR. I don't have a meter to measure it, but subjectively even SDR can look extremely bright, somewhere in what feels like the 500-1000 nit range depending on the scene/content.

The other big standout has been color volume.

The Micro RGB has extremely wide Rec.2020 color coverage and the difference is noticeable to me in both HDR and SDR even without having another TV sitting beside it. Colors can look richer with more intense, reds, greens, blues etc. The TV also seems able to hold onto that saturation as scenes get extremely bright. Bright colors do not seem to "white wash out" nearly as quickly compared to WOLED, so things like neon signs, sunsets, fire, particle effects and highly saturated game environments can have a lot more depth and intensity.

It is not a night and day difference with every piece of content, and obviously the source material needs to be mastered in a way that actually takes advantage of the wider color capability. That said, I have still found the difference noticeable in normal everyday use with everyday content, all without needing a side by side comparison.

The best way I can describe it is that there are colors on this TV that I simply have never been able to see on any other display I've owned, and that is coming from someone who's only bought top of the line TVs.

For gaming features you also get 4K 120Hz, VRR, ALLM, FreeSync Premium, Dolby Vision gaming, Dolby Atmos and LG Game Optimizer. You can virtually max out almost all of the gaming features available on the Series X. The panel can go beyond 120Hz with compatible hardware, but of course the Series X tops out at 120Hz.

Initial Impression / TLDR

After two weeks, the combination of the 86" size, HDR brightness, color volume and 120Hz VRR gaming have made this feel very different from anything I have owned before. The size alone has completely changed my opinion on large TVs, while the brightness and color performance are clear high points to this display.

I will be doing a much deeper review later this month covering picture quality, HDR, local dimming, gaming performance, settings and a proper comparison with the LG OLEDs I have owned. If there is anything specific you want me to test with the Xbox Series X, or if you have any questions about the display, let me know and I will do my best to answer them.

Lastly, I want to thank the moderators over at r/Xbox as well as LG for giving me the opportunity to try out and review this TV.

Disclaimer: I received this TV for free from LG as part of [Try & Keep] Looking for Best Gaming TV for Xbox? Try LG Micro RGB evo 100” TV LG has asked me to share my experience, but all opinions here are my own.

Source: https://x.com/wickedgame/status/2094802463400341667

This message mentions steam and ps5 but no mention of xbox. I'm assuming preorders won't be available in January 2027, like on ps5.

From today till march there's like 7 months. That should be plenty of time to fix whatever optimization issues there were on the series s. If not, then we can all come to the same conclusion.

In a first-of-its kind premiere on Netflix, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look topped the English film list with 31.1M views and hit No. 1 in 87 of the 93 countries tracked globally.

Now is the time to prepare for the Remastered version if you don't have the disc anymore or haven't played!

Stumbled across this and thought that I should share. It says the code is world wide so I don’t see why people outside the UK can’t get a code as well.

https://www.loaded.com/dark-souls-hd-remaster-xbox-one

Unfortunately, I don't see this game being talked about enough - which means few sales which means no chance for next game and this makes me sad.

I didn't complete the first 2 games mainly because I hate the rats but they were really well made and looked great.

This game however has it ALL. Very well done dialogue and story. Great voice acting. Outstanding music( seriously it is otherworldly). Well paced. 0 technical issues ( no fps drops or stuttering for 14 hours ). Well placed puzzles that are not challenging enough but not boring. Great combat, it felt like every hit matters.

I genuinely clapped when the credits rolled. I know that there are plenty of games releasing now but please give this a chance, it is seriously amazing and my only hope that this studio continues to delight us with new stories.

Disc to Digital has come at a great time for me. I was subbed to Game Pass from 2019 before finally letting it lapse back in December. I felt burned out on the whole subscription model, even if I still think it's a good option for gamers. Personally, I wanted to get back to the fun of actually collecting games, which was further reinforced by the PlayStation news this summer.

Since I go back and forth between my living room XSX and office PC so often, I really want to prioritize games that are opted into both Disc to Digital and Play Anywhere. Since both were holes in my current-gen gaming, I figured Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 were a good place to start. Was able to get both new for $30.

Now I'm getting started on the PC version of MK1 while my son, who's getting over a cold, enjoys some TV time in the next room. It feels wild having a disc sitting on my bookshelf for the PC game I'm currently playing. It's like having physical PC games again.

Going forward, the emphasis Xbox should have is on getting the most entitlements possible for their users, in contrast to PlayStation, who's aiming to reduce entitlements and maximize per-unit revenue. As we're seeing with https://xct.live/disc2digital testing so far, not every publisher is going to be on board with D2D from the jump, but I think the ones that do are going to have a real opportunity to stand out among gamers who appreciate getting more mileage and flexibility out of their game purchases.

Is anyone else prioritizing D2D and XPA games going forward, or are maybe some of you into cloud? Do we think more publishers will opt in over time, or are some going to draw a hard line?

450 just for the box imagine that 💀💔
Please read the description before buying anything on eBay lol

Please note this is not meant as a self-promotion and is purely for informative purposes. There is two images! It wouldn't load otherwise, also if i made a mistake let me know!

Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EbGHsJjxt4VrpD8_0jPZn2JMB7WNz945S1hFgfXWddg/edit?usp=drivesdk

Disc to digital lets you digitize Xbox Series X exclusive games on an Xbox One, so that means you can play physical Xbox Series games on a Xbox Series S or on Xbox Cloud streaming