Compressed air cans are for sissies. I've regularly taken a 6hp shop vac and ~135 PSI air compressor to every single console/PC that I've owned for the last decade, and never once had any issue with any of them afterwards.

And I've never been hurt once in my 12 years of skydiving. I guess it's completely safe!

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

My PS4 is super-loud for about 3 minutes after bootup. Then it settles down and is whisper-quiet for the rest of my gaming session.

I DO know that it only started doing THAT in the past couple of weeks. (I was startled and scared the first time it happened.) I wonder if it's gonna get worse?

Have y'all tried vacuuming it, and does it have a disk inside?

The PS4 and Xbone are always equally quiet on my end, unless I put a disk in, and the xbone starts doing a rapid tik-tik-tik noise, and the PS4 sounds like it's blow-drying the disk.

For the PS4, this noise continues even if I'm not playing the disk, so remove any disk that you're not playing (I don't think I've ever had a disk in the Xbone, so no idea if the same issue applies).

Compressed air is best. Just open it up and give it a few puffs around the dirty areas. Vacuums can damage electronics.

Compressed air cans are for sissies. I've regularly taken a 6hp shop vac and ~135 PSI air compressor to every single console/PC that I've owned for the last decade, and never once had any issue with any of them afterwards.

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

My PS4 is super-loud for about 3 minutes after bootup. Then it settles down and is whisper-quiet for the rest of my gaming session.

I DO know that it only started doing THAT in the past couple of weeks. (I was startled and scared the first time it happened.) I wonder if it's gonna get worse?

Have y'all tried vacuuming it, and does it have a disk inside?

The PS4 and Xbone are always equally quiet on my end, unless I put a disk in, and the xbone starts doing a rapid tik-tik-tik noise, and the PS4 sounds like it's blow-drying the disk.

For the PS4, this noise continues even if I'm not playing the disk, so remove any disk that you're not playing (I don't think I've ever had a disk in the Xbone, so no idea if the same issue applies).

Compressed air is best. Just open it up and give it a few puffs around the dirty areas. Vacuums can damage electronics.

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

My PS4 is super-loud for about 3 minutes after bootup. Then it settles down and is whisper-quiet for the rest of my gaming session.

I DO know that it only started doing THAT in the past couple of weeks. (I was startled and scared the first time it happened.) I wonder if it's gonna get worse?

Have y'all tried vacuuming it, and does it have a disk inside?

The PS4 and Xbone are always equally quiet on my end, unless I put a disk in, and the xbone starts doing a rapid tik-tik-tik noise, and the PS4 sounds like it's blow-drying the disk.

For the PS4, this noise continues even if I'm not playing the disk, so remove any disk that you're not playing (I don't think I've ever had a disk in the Xbone, so no idea if the same issue applies).

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

Dude, just put your PS4 outside and run a cable into the house. I hear Canada is cool in November, so the PS4 fan probably won't even have to turn on!

Really? I thought you want to insulate it from the heat of the outside world. Just put a blanket over it. This doubles as a way to muffle the sound as well!

lol - remember how that was a legit way of fixing a red-ringed 360? And it worked because you were remelting the solder and reseating the main chip?

lolol

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

My PS4 is super-loud for about 3 minutes after bootup. Then it settles down and is whisper-quiet for the rest of my gaming session.

I DO know that it only started doing THAT in the past couple of weeks. (I was startled and scared the first time it happened.) I wonder if it's gonna get worse?

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

Dude, just put your PS4 outside and run a cable into the house. I hear Canada is cool in November, so the PS4 fan probably won't even have to turn on!

Really? I thought you want to insulate it from the heat of the outside world. Just put a blanket over it. This doubles as a way to muffle the sound as well!

Done. I’ll let you know how it works out!

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

Dude, just put your PS4 outside and run a cable into the house. I hear Canada is cool in November, so the PS4 fan probably won't even have to turn on!

Really? I thought you want to insulate it from the heat of the outside world. Just put a blanket over it. This doubles as a way to muffle the sound as well!

Pretty much, yeah. ;-)

Let me clarify—you don’t need an Xbox One X if you already have an Xbox One. You should only buy an X if you don’t have a console in the first place, or your console breaks or is breaking for any reason.

If you have a 4K TV, sure go nuts! It’s literally the only reason; the difference on 1080’s isn’t even noticeable(obviously).

No, I don't agree with this. Any positive difference is good to have and myself and others I game with have noticed positive changes. I was on a 1080p TV for two weeks. The same improvements are there at 4K even though that should be no surprise to anyone.

Destiny 2 looks more clean and clear with possibly more content and content detail. Never experienced framerate slow down once while I could hear my other friends (Old One) complaining about it. Microsoft has already said some games will scale to the X's capabilities. Halo 3 is apparently an excellent example.

Audio also seems more clean with fewer instances of break down during intense action.

Let me clarify—you don’t need an Xbox One X if you already have an Xbox One. You should only buy an X if you don’t have a console in the first place, or your console breaks or is breaking for any reason.

If you have a 4K TV, sure go nuts! It’s literally the only reason; the difference on 1080’s isn’t even noticeable(obviously).

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

Dude, just put your PS4 outside and run a cable into the house. I hear Canada is cool in November, so the PS4 fan probably won't even have to turn on!

I'm just saying that you appear to be trolling and that I don't find that constructive, and "calling it how you see it" is a thinly veiled excuse for trollish behavior.

Korny trolling?! Why, I never! :P

Not sure why I'm bothering to call it out here.

I'm just saying that you appear to be trolling and that I don't find that constructive, and "calling it how you see it" is a thinly veiled excuse for trollish behavior.

Korny trolling?! Why, I never! :P

So far it's snappier and games seem to run better, but it's way too subtle on a 1080 TV to be worth it.

Looking forward to HDR Destiny after the DLC (and when I get a TV that supports it, which won't be long. I've owned one HDTV, which I bought a month before Halo 3 came out. It's time.). My hope is that I'll finally be able to see Calus' shield indicator. :)

Glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with that, lol

Not usually a fan of Paul Tassi of Forbes, but I'm where he is now.

Somewhere, Mig is feeling extremely disappointed in you and he isn't sure why ;p

The Xbox is my media hub. It's how I watch Blu-Ray, stream video, watch youtube, even do a bit a web browsing. Neither the Xbox or the PS UI is very good, but I've grown accustomed to talking to my Xbox for simple things, and it works.

No one really needs it, but I rationalize that gaming is still way cheaper than many other hobbies, and consoles are still affordable relative to high-end PCs, which I don't care to mess with.

YMMV.

All good points. The only thing I would add, after about an hour of messing around with my XboxOneX dashboard, is that the console makes much less noise than my PS4. But then again, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine. Even my 360 is quieter. Am I the only one?

I'm just saying that you appear to be trolling and that I don't find that constructive, and "calling it how you see it" is a thinly veiled excuse for trollish behavior.

I mean, I feel like I'm making valid points, which is the main goal whenever I post something. Initially, I made a jab at the replies that Cody was getting, but that was based on the truth of the replies, and like I said, the whole thing was very telling, and even the replies afterwards only really reinforced the point.

Yeah, I only bother to share with you how your posts make me feel because you often provide really interesting insights and I love your enthusiasm for Warframe even though I won't touch that with a 10 foot pole. Everytime you go in for the troll, I stop paying attention to what you're saying and start to resent you.

I'm just really annoyed that Sony is keeping me from playing with my PS4 friends. It's my go to game at the moment and Sony's choice seems petty, like something that XB1 launch era microsoft would have done.

I get that, yeah... But it would be a terrible business decision for Sony to allow crossplay. They have the huge playerbase (over 2:1 compared to Xbone). Would people have any incentive to buy a PS4 if they could simply play with the much larger playerbase from a competitor's console? No business would ever do that, no matter how good it made them look, because they can easily afford to look bad (though I will say that historically, success has led Sony to make lots of dumb, arrogance-driven decisions, but this is not one of them). And if you miss playing with those friends enough to turn on the PS4 to play with them, then you're kind of proving the point.

I'm too lazy to switch over to PS4 to see who's up for Rocket League, that's on me.

And yeah, I'm pretty thankful that Microsoft, Sony, AND Nintendo are each at least moderately successful because I've gotten the impression that any time one of them gains the advantage, they, how can I put this nicely, start churning out hot garbage decisions. I can only imagine the hell we would be in if one were to achieve true dominance.

Ok ok... I think I've got it, let me check the clipboard again:
Kinect Sports Rivals

Xbox One X has no native Kinect support, nor does it come with it, so that game wouldn't even work. :P

squints super hard at clipboard:
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

I'm just saying that you appear to be trolling and that I don't find that constructive, and "calling it how you see it" is a thinly veiled excuse for trollish behavior.

I mean, I feel like I'm making valid points, which is the main goal whenever I post something. Initially, I made a jab at the replies that Cody was getting, but that was based on the truth of the replies, and like I said, the whole thing was very telling, and even the replies afterwards only really reinforced the point.

I'm just really annoyed that Sony is keeping me from playing with my PS4 friends. It's my go to game at the moment and Sony's choice seems petty, like something that XB1 launch era microsoft would have done.

I get that, yeah... But it would be a terrible business decision for Sony to allow crossplay. They have the huge playerbase (over 2:1 compared to Xbone). Would people have any incentive to buy a PS4 if they could simply play with the much larger playerbase from a competitor's console? No business would ever do that, no matter how good it made them look, because they can easily afford to look bad (though I will say that historically, success has led Sony to make lots of dumb, arrogance-driven decisions, but this is not one of them). And if you miss playing with those friends enough to turn on the PS4 to play with them, then you're kind of proving the point.

Ok ok... I think I've got it, let me check the clipboard again:
Kinect Sports Rivals

Xbox One X has no native Kinect support, nor does it come with it, so that game wouldn't even work. :P

My whole friends list is loving theirs. And one of them is on a 1080p tv.

And it's pretty clear that multi-platform games are going to shine brightest on it.

Incorrect. Most of the games are also coming out on PC, where they shine brighter.

That extends to whatever "exclusives" Microsoft can scrounge up at this point. Microsoft knows that PC is where the player base is at... Though I do somewhat agree with Kid about playing console games on console, but I don't twirl my wine glass while I say it, since it's mostly because I favor a controller over a mouse and keyboard (plus, the PC community is the worst community).

That said, it's all but confirmed that Halo 6 will be on PC, and I played around with the Halo 5 Forge tool there, and can confirm that it will likely be the definitive experience, so I think the Xbone X will mainly just appeal to folks who have a PC that can't really play games, or those who have a 4K tv, which isn't a bad thing, but to defend the X beyond that comes off as pure fanboyism, IMO.

RE: Fanboyism, you should be mindful of how you write inflammatory comments like the above like we are in some kind of fanboy fight.

Eh, I was talking about it in a general sense, especially as it pertains to people dodging the Xbox's biggest glaring flaw. Didn't mean to trigger ya, sorry.

I own a PS4, a VR spec'd PC, a PS Vita (my spelunky machine), a switch, and an XB1. They are all pretty awesome and when someone asks me what they get my first question is:

Well, that sounds a lot like the old "I can't be racist!" defense, but I mean, I could totally play that same card. Right before I made my initial comment, I was playing on Xbox (BTW, do saved clips not auto-upload anymore? I saved one and can't find it listed), and around the same time I was trying to discourage Malagate from getting a PS4 Pro (I'd rather he get a Slim and more games over a Pro and only a couple of games, since he didn't have a 4K tv). What consoles you have don't really have anything to do with whether or not someone might think that you have a poor opinion of one or the other, nor does it automagically make you better informed that anyone else about it.

I'm just saying that you appear to be trolling and that I don't find that constructive, and "calling it how you see it" is a thinly veiled excuse for trollish behavior.

Because, hem and haw about exclusives all you want, there's an amazing selection of games you can get lost in on any of these platforms, and for a lot of people, what matters is having a group of friends to play with.

Indeed. But that clearly had nothing to do with the questions that Cody was asking. I guess it all comes down to ye olde reading comprehension...

Yeah, I missed addressing his actual query, that's my bad.

Do you want to play Rocket League with people across multiple platforms? Get something other than a PS4.

But PS4 Rocket League players have been able to play with PC players since Rocket League launched on PS4 (for free, no less). You'd think someone with all consoles, phones, and Microsoft Apples would know that. ;)

(I know you mean "play with the Switch community as well", but details matter, man!)

I'm just really annoyed that Sony is keeping me from playing with my PS4 friends. It's my go to game at the moment and Sony's choice seems petty, like something that XB1 launch era microsoft would have done.

Not sure what your deal is man, it seems like you've really got a grudge against Microsoft.

I'm a calls-em-as-I-sees-em guy, and Microsoft has had way more screw-ups than hits with Xbox since the days when the 360 reigned supreme. And yeah, I've had a history of picking on Xbox players, but I just as easily pick on the tools who got Battlefront 2, regardless of platform (and I have Battlefront 1, so I can't possibly be biased!).

But why do you pick on anybody. It just seems mean spirited.

Eh. Cody asked a question, people specifically dodged/deflected his question to promote their... let's call it "dedicated fan ideals", and at the end of the day, Kermit is the only one who has made any headway towards addressing Cody's concerns.

(PS. Ryse is also on PC, so not really exclusive :P ).

Ok ok... I think I've got it, let me check the clipboard again:
Kinect Sports Rivals