Xbox General discussion **No Order Chat Here**

All my Xbox One and Series X controllers:

I most certainly did. I'm considering getting it. If I do get it, it will be my eighth Xbox controller.

I also have the 20th Anniversary controller.

No, because if I start using an elite, I might never pick up a standard controller.

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Series X/S were released three years ago. I still remember collecting my console and second controller from Gamestop on a cold and crisp day.

What are other people's experience with the series X in terms of it reconnecting to their wifi network after a power interruption?

Mine is the only device I own that can't reconnect, which is annoying as I am at 40 power interruptions this year so far, and counting. The box has to be fully shut down or restarted for it to reconnect to the wifi network. Is this just mine or do they all have this problem?

Another interesting defect is that the xbox has no internal clock. If it loses the wifi connection it also loses it's sense of time, telling you it's 03:15am at 17:30

I know the bigger issue is the poor quality of the power circuit I am unfortunately hooked too. It was even worse last year, when I also made inquiries and was brushed off with a 'we will look into it' with nothing further except the same crappy service.

Most of the power interruptions are brief, lasting about 10 seconds. I have been on to the ESB a couple of times and spoken to a useless POS 'engineer' who said he thought there was a problem with wet wood and swans flying into wires. Funnily enough, that same week I had an Electric Ireland rep come to the door trying to get me to switch, which I did so future complaints can go via them and we'll see if the clown who took me for an idiot is willing to try his wet-wood 36 unfortunate swans flying in the hills BS on them. When I mentioned this problem to the rep and the engineers excuses, he said he was spouting BS.

Leaving the power problem aside, it is not the subject of my issue, which is the xbox failing to reconnect to the wifi.

Perhaps I should rephrase the problem as the xbox not being able to reconnect to wifi if the router re-boots either intentionally or due to a power interruption. As I implied, the xbox has no problem connecting to a wifi network from a power off state, which is the equivalent of your returning from hols and turning the power back on. The problem is it doesn't connect to a wifi network if the network comes into existence after the xbox has booted.

Since it's the only device in the house that can't connect to a wifi network that comes into being after it was turned on, I'll continue to believe it's the xbox that has a problem. As for the clock, well I am sure it's by design, but I don't agree that it's reasonable to assume all users will have reliable 24/7/365 internet connections. I haven't encountered a motherboard battery clock issue in over 2 decades. I thought it was a probelm relegated to history about the time Windows 95 faded away.

Curry's. Your contract is with the vendor, not manufacturer.

And don't take any shiit from them either!

Brought the loud series x back to Currys and replaced with no hassle!

New hopefully quiet Xbox!

8bitdo are now doing an Xbox version of their Sega Saturn clone controller, the M30. Ideal for anyone who plays fighting games but doesn't like using an arcade stick. Should also work great with 2d platformers etc.

Oh that does indeed look nice. Wonder if it feels any softer.

The official Xbox controller is definitely harder than the ps5 dualsense or switch pro controllers. I'd go as far as saying uncomfortable. Definitely detracts from the experience. I have an 8bitdo wired Xbox controller which is softer.

Hmmm, sounds interesting. I definitely need to do a controller search. And also need to get rid of a load of stuff in CEX while I still can get some value from it.

Wouldn't surprise me if they are doing it because their own haptic controller is on the way.