Junk Hunter Yoshida starts a new series! The appeal of the Xbox One X! The Xbox Way! Part 1]

When you go to major mass merchandisers or game stores, you will find Nintendo and Sony sections. However, there are many stores that do not have a Microsoft section (or if they do, it is only in a small corner).
In other words, it is because the wonderful game console called "Xbox" is completely separated from Japanese people's mind. 18 years will soon pass since the first console was released in the U.S. in November 2001, but Microsoft in Japan has not even turned on its motivation switch and is still branded as an unfortunate game console. We can't stand to see it being branded as an unfortunate game console. ......

The ultimate goal of this series is to meet with former Chairman Bill Gates and send him our loving series. When the first Xbox was released, he said in various media that "Microsoft will continue to release Xboxes until we become a winner in the video game industry." We would like to thank him for his ability to say and do what he did and hand him a letter of commendation.

First of all, since there is no demand in Japan (just writing this sentence makes the author, a heavy Xbox user, teary-eyed because he feels he is being confronted with reality), I will give a personal explanation of how great the current model, the top-of-the-line "Xbox One X" is.

The first Xbox One, released in November 2013, is now discontinued after six years, as expected, and the second, the Xbox One S, released in November 2016, is astonishingly small and has a built-in power supply, as well as 4K HDR video, 4K HDR video playback, and It also supports 4K HDR video, Ultra HD Blu-ray playback, and HDR games. The PS5, which is scheduled for release next year, will be the only home video game console that can play UHD Blu-ray discs (PS4 supports 4K games, but not UHD playback. ) It will finally take the lead in the battle for supremacy in terms of specs.
With 4K monitors slowly becoming more popular in the market, the Xbox One X, the highest-end model at this stage and the third model, was introduced in November 2017, supporting True 4K games, beating out the PS4 Pro, and now the current model is the machine with the most super-powerful specs by far! The Xbox One X is available at ......, but it is also a more powerful version of the Xbox One S. It is true that many people who bought the second model said it was a shame that they had to release a higher-end model after only a year had passed. I, too, sold my Xbox One S and decided to buy an Xbox One X, even though I had not mastered the Xbox One S. The "Xbox One S All Digital Edition" appeared in May 2019, but this was just the Xbox One S without the optical disc drive, so no matter how much I love Xbox, I couldn't get my hands on it.

Incidentally, the Xbox 360, which we have not mentioned so far, was released in November 2005, and as readers may have noticed, the Xbox series has been released in November each time, so we hope you will keep in mind that November is the launch month for Xbox (who tok!?). (Who's toque???). So, it is correct to start this series in November.

The Xbox One X is smaller than the PS4 and can be placed anywhere. This is a point so important that it could have appeared in a textbook. Many people have the huge size of the original Xbox burned into their brains, so I'd say it's been completely wiped out. And since I think Xbox users are pretty hardcore gamers, they must own all kinds of game consoles. Even when placed horizontally and stacked with several other game consoles, the Xbox is made by Microsoft. It's so sturdy that it won't shake.
It's also quiet. Compared to a game console (I won't mention which one) that once generated so much heat that it caused a thermal runaway, this is a world of difference. The controller is compatible with Windows, as it has been since the Xbox 360 days, and can be used as-is, so there is no need to buy a controller for PC games, which was a painful experience for the Xbox 360, which could not find a way ahead of its time to supply game software on DVD-ROM. With the ability to play Blu-ray discs coming to the Xbox One and beyond (which means Microsoft has raised the white flag), and the ability to play Ultra HD Blu-ray, which even the PS4 Pro can't do, isn't it great for movie lovers?

The Xbox One X loads faster than the Xbox One S, with game load times cut in half, and the nice thing is that you don't have to own a 4K monitor to use the Xbox One X. Even if you only have a 1080p monitor, the great thing about the Xbox One X is that it can "supersample" 4K content when viewing it in a 1080p display. The great thing about the Xbox One X, even if you only have a 1080p monitor, is that it comes standard with a "supersampling" feature that automatically shrinks the 4K content to reduce jagged edges and make it play back beautifully on a 1080p display. This is another feature that should be in the textbooks.

If you have the money, you can install Dolby Atmos speakers in your home to experience the difference from regular surround sound. The potential of the Xbox One is fully demonstrated in the game "Gears of War 4," which is not only a movie software but also a dedicated title, with its play accompaniment and sound effects that give you goose bumps. The staff from Hollywood movies and TV series have been pulled in to create the game, so the sense of gravity is different, and the immersive experience goes beyond video game technology. Unfortunately, due to a problem with my home environment, I had to use special 11-channel headphones, but even so, I was able to get an effect similar to Dolby Atmos. I was shocked when I played the game at a friend's house (a wealthy person!) who has a perfect speaker environment. I still have to explain more about the Xbox One, but I'm sure I'll have more to say.

There is still too much to explain about the Xbox One and not enough to present it as the console to buy. I have about 100 friends from my Xbox 360 days, but the only one who is always online is my gamer friend and game writer, Bun Bun. I have about 100 friends from my Xbox 360 days, but only a few of them, including gamer friend and game writer Bunbunmaru, are always online. I want to break out of this overpopulated situation. My gamer tag is "takeman1970". I have several gamertags, but this one is open to the public, so if you like, let's become friends and play online.

(Text by Junk Hunter Yoshida)