Thinking of Getting XBO Again... What Have I Missed?

Had an XBox One several years ago. Thinking of getting one again later in the year.

Wondering what all has happened on the XBox front since about mid-2015. Lots of games worth playing since then? What are people playing now? Any changes to the UI or hardware or anything like that?

I know there's now an XBox One S and XBox One X, but still have no idea how different they are from the original. Not really considering the X since it's crazy $$$, but wondering what everyone here would recommend. Any costs I might need to consider besides LIVE? And is Games With Gold any good lately?

Been thinking about if I want to try going all-digital, or stick to buying physical copies when I can. It seems like I can get physical copies of games cheaper than what they want on the store, and some even come with bonus games. Prices on old games are pretty reasonable too, compared to some of the competition.

There's quite a few games I missed out on that I'd like to play, and some I had downloaded that I would like to play again. Two games I am really looking forward to are Cuphead and the upcoming Crackdown 3. I would love to play some older 360 games that are BC also, like Toy Soldiers, but wonder if I would have to pay for them again to play on One?

Well... What's new on the XBox front these days?

@Ovirew: If you are looking to buy an Xbox again you really need the X, oh and since 2015 it's had a shit load of new UI's (some good other not so much) and a ton of features also (again some good and others not so much)

@i_p_daily: Why do I "need" the X? I don't care so much about graphics, though the extra processing power sounds nice. It can't play any new games that the others can't, right?

Is the XBox One S different than the old XBox One? I notice I don't see the original around as much, so I guess the S replaced it?

The thing is money. I just can't justify the extra $300. I am open to buying an XBO with more storage space than 500GB though, especially if I go all digital.

It'll be odd coming back to the system, it will probably have been 3 full years since I last used the One by the time I get a new one. I hope the new UI has improved since the days of 'Snap' functionality, lol.

No it can't play anymore or less games than the Xbox One, but it cleans up existing games that have certain performance issues, like on the base XB1 version of F1 2017, it has really bad screen tearing at a lot of tracks, but when I put it in my X almost all that was fixed without a patch making the game better and more immersive.

There is plenty of things that have changed and would take forever to mention. If you can't afford/justify the purchase of the X then the S would be good because it has HDR which is a nice feature, and yes it replaced the original XB1 and it is more compact.

Well, I'll have quite a while to think about which one I want to get. We'll see, this is a decision I will have time to think about. I might even buy some games before the actual console, if I find deals that I don't want to pass up.

@Ovirew: I bought the X because I went and bought a new tv (the one I was using was 9yrs old) so a 4K telly was essential and really takes advantage of my X.

The X will upscale your games to 1080p if that is the tv you use, so there is still some benefit for 1080p tv owners, do your research and choose what's best for you.

Best of luck.

I've actually been thinking I might bite the bullet and just get the 'X'. My TV is only 720p, which I am fine with, though I'm not sure how much of an impact the X will have. ...I'm sure there will be some improvement?

Xbone X is the Xbox worth owning this gen IMO. It's still there when you upgrade your TV, if you're planning on updating. Who says you gotta have a 4k TV first? I got my PRO first and later on upgraded my TV.

What $300 extra? there are sales all the time. I just got an Xbox one X with an extra controller, GTAV, Destiny 2 for $400.

@chriscoolguy: yeah, andh that's been another thought on my mind. If there's some deal going on and I can even get a free game or something with it then that'd be great.

I wouldn't mind paying the full price for the X, but since I'm still kind of waiting on a few factors to align before I get the system... It might be great if I can take advantage of some sort of deal.

Get an X if you have a 4K UHDTV TV, otherwise you might be okay with just an S model.

I dunno, what did you play on XB1, maybe we can make suggestions knowing what you haven't.

@Ovirew: Geez bro, upgrade that tv first lol. 720p is ancient, not just in resolution but other goodies too.