The Xbox Series X UI runs At 1080p

[cantbebothered]

more contest
edit:

I just read this while looking this up in relation to the One X...

" Microsoft set aside 1 GB of ram so the dashboard could be 4k but the game devs said they could use that 1 GB for games so Microsoft made the decision to do 1080p dash and let the game devs have the extra GB to use."

This allows games to use more RAM rather than taking up performance/memory for a higher resolution UI.


That actually sounds like a big positive. I'll take a 1080p UI if it means better performance/resources.



If it eats into resources, for no real gain, it's a smart move. I wouldn't have thought it has that big of a cost though....so it's interesting.

cantbebothered You could add in the OP that it may be a resources saver (how much I don't know), using the example above.

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[Beer Monkey]

Pre-order cancelled.


(But seriously, John is right and they should fix this)

 

[RockmanBN]

4K console without 4k UI? wat

 

[bing]

What? That's weird... I think he might be mistaken. He also said there would be no ray-tracing games at the Series X launch day before, when there are going to be multiple (Watch Dogs Legion and Black Ops Cold War, to name a few.)

Jeff Grubb , Samred , Dark1x, Dictator can you confirm?

Edit: Seems to be corroborated by Austin Evans and Tom Warren. I didn't really notice the difference using my One X -- I wonder how this will impact performance on the system.

 

[Bunkles]

Gross.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

That sounds like an error, there's NO WAY their UI is not native 4K...right?

Series S is one thing, but the X is the full package and should reflect that.

 

[Yerffej]

What? That I definitely did not expect.

 

[Deleted member 864]

A 4K console without a 4K UI? Odd.

 

[dm101]

seems odd.

 

[LilScooby77]

Yeah not a big deal.

 

[Bobbyleejones]

Hold up....... I thought once I set it up to 4k on my one x it was 4k

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Seriously? Again? MS always pulls this low-res UIs ever since the 360.

 

[Toumari]

Surely that cannot be true? Does it support HDR at least?

 

[Darkkahn]

4K on PS5. Nice, another win for the good guys!

 

[Einbroch]

Isn't it beta, with MS adding patches like every other day?

 

[FBGMM2]

Its the same UI as the xbone original and s so they need to adjust for that

 

[Gordon's Tulpa]

Why?

 

[FaviousM]

That's weird... Also, never noticed any issue with the X1X ui being 1080p sooooooooo I guess it wont be an issue for me anyway

 

[Ahti]

Is this final?

 

[Uzupedro]

Only on the preview units I imagine.

 

[--R]

Maybe some pre-release shenanigans?

 

[GameAddict411]

It explains why my Xbox one x has blurry UI on my tv. Gross.

 

[GMM]

Come on Microsoft, that is unacceptable when the selling point is 4K to begin with.

 

[Geode]

Oh the humanity....

I don't care, never noticed a difference between 1080p and 4k with PS4Pro on my 4k TV

 

[Wollan]

Do we know if it uses HDR?

 

[Izzard]

The one x is the same so if they are using the same ui then I guess that was going to happen.

 

[digitalrelic]

He's gotta be mistaken. I could've sworn this has been confirmed several times that the UI will be in 4K.

 

[Zhao_Yun]

Not important, but still baffling if true?

 

[Duck-Zilla]

XSX is doomed. RIP 2020-2020

 

[Jawbreaker]

That would be super disappointing if it doesn't change by launch.

 

[Tagg]

Hold up....... I thought once I set it up to 4k on my one x it was 4k

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Nope, Microsoft even said at one point that they decided to take the extra RAM in the One X and give it all to games instead of uprezzing the UI.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

must be with preview builds or something

 

[Snarfington]

That is so dumb. I wonder why on earth they did that?

 

[Hasney]

Whatever, I stare at it for like 2 seconds before booting a game. Put it in glorious 480p for all I care

 

[henhowc]

Weird.

 

[P40L0]

I couldn't care less.
It's just a launcher.

Actual allocated resources to games is more important.

 

[PunishedPrince]

But why though?

 

[LavaBadger]

That's got to be something they fix. I expect that kind of business from Nintendo, but MS has no excuse for that.

 

[Acquiescence]

Well there's something the PS3 and Series X share in common.

 

[Era of not Yakuza]

Probably something they will address with an update at launch

 

[Rndom Grenadez]

4K on PS5. Nice, another win for the good guys!

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Eww gross console war bullshit.

 

[RobotVM]

It is still pre-release. I can see them putting out a day 1 update for the OS.

 

[Equanimity]

It might just be the case that the prototype unit they have in studio is restricted to 1080p. I doubt Microsoft will lack native 4K UI support.

 

[Convasse]

4K on PS5. Nice, another win for the good guys!

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[oRuin]

That's very strange. I would of thought this was a given.

 

[Bobbyleejones]

4K on PS5. Nice, another win for the good guys!

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Also stop it with the BS

 

[Shadow Dancer]

I rather prefer they waste these resources on games than UI.

 

[Zeal543]

Weird, maybe they'll patch it?

 

[Acquiesc3]

This was and is my biggest complaint about Xbox One X and is 100% inexcusable it persists on Series X.

Disapointing. Absolutely BLURRY TEXT + ICONS on a 4K display. Gross.

 

[Terror-Billy]

Oh shit, down the toilet goes all the good will they have gained.