I'm not specifically talking about the stupid console war. I'm talking tribalism more broadly.

Do enlighten me then.

Sure. Doesn't outweigh the benefits though.

Leads to many more benefits than problems.

I have rechargeable AAs that are easy to replace and can be put in a wide array of devices. Why would I want a built in battery?

Is it a flaw or does it actually help us to build strong, high-trust communities which can protect us from outside threats and make us more prosperous?

Eh? Series X are £450

You are so wrong. I could have bought 4 Xbox Series X for the cost of my gaming PC and I'm not gonna spend that much on subscriptions for it over the lifetime of the console. The store thing is true but I haven't actually bought a single game for the Series X as I just use gamepass.

Except he says he can't download 33gb which means there's also no point having a gaming PC either.

What kind of Internet sub doesn't let you download 33gb? Could you not just upgrade to an Internet package suited to the current year.

PC is the best console.

I haven't had a PlayStation since the PS2. Main reason I like Xbox is

A) the controller is just better with the stick layout B) xbox gamepass is great value and also has PC games C) better integration between PC and xbox, I can save on my PC and then resume on my xbox with many games. Makes is easier to play on whatever device is most convenient at the time

PS does have more exclusives for sure but they're mostly single player, story driven games which is not something I really play these days. Xbox has Halo and Forza Horizon which is more my kind of thing.

You can just Google is "Does Elden Ring run at 4k in performance mode" to get your answer. Plenty of sources will tell you the same thing. And since your method of measurement is your xbox settings I'm inclined to say you don't actually know what you're talking about here.

The Series X is impressive kit, but it is not going to run high fidelity 3d games at 4k 60fps and no one sensible would claim it does.

The resolution you've selected in the Xbox setting does not mean the games you are playing are output in that resolution. According to Digital Foundry's tests, performance mode on Elden Ring can result in resolution being scaled down to as low as 2688x1512 and frame rates can vary between 45 and 60 FPS.

How did you check it was running at 4k the entire time then?

Yes

You cannot have been because the game simply doesn't do that on a Series X. It would have been dynamically changing the resolution to maintain that framerate.

It can probably do 4k 60 if there's not very much going on but if there's any kind of movement, action, fighting etc.. It won't be at 4k.

Honestly 4k 60 is very demanding. I have a gaming PC that cost 4x as much as my Series X and it would struggle to maintain 60fps at 4k in those games too.

I'm not playing it at all. The info is from Digital Foundry and is based on the Series X and PS5. In both cases it does not do 4k 60fps.

Elden ring is only 4k in quality mode. It uses dynamic resolution in performance mode.

What games are you playing? Because most of the big titles are not running at 4k in performance mode such as Halo, Forza Horizon 5 and Cyberpunk 2077 to name a few.

Sure some games do. But often only in quality mode at 30fps. If you want 60fps then any 3D game with reasonable visuals is going to be running dynamic resolution.

I didn't say it doesn't, but a lot of games are not running in 4k a lot of the time. They use dynamic resolution to maintain framerate.

A lot of the console games use adaptive resolution to maintain framerate so yes not true 4k though several games have a quality mode which maintains resolution at expense of framerate.

Yes it's called a PC.