Xbox Series X / S

Is it only me or are downloads on the Xbox Series X completely fubar?

I spent about and hour last night trying to figure out how to make it happy. I'll preface this saying that I have a gigabit fibre connection with the Xbox wired.

I start trying to download a game and it's sitting at like 100Kbps, it may spike to 500Kbps at times. I try everything I find on the internet, no matter how absurd, to try and fix it and nothing changes. So I decide to connect via wifi instead and speeds start looking better at around 15-20Mbps. Still crap, but moving in the right direction. I then decide to plug the ethernet cable back in and the speeds now start going up to 150-200Mbps, erratic as all hell but at least it's doing something.

Speeds start falling again so I try the wifi/cable swap trick again and it goes back up, then it falls back down so I've about had enough and walk away for a bit. Come back after a while and now it's downloading at 350Mbps. 5 minutes later it's at 15Mbps again. At this point I've given up completely and the Xbox is just a brick sitting in my entertainment cabinet.

Anyone have some advice on this?
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Is it only me or are downloads on the Xbox Series X completely fubar?

I spent about and hour last night trying to figure out how to make it happy. I'll preface this saying that I have a gigabit fibre connection with the Xbox wired.

I start trying to download a game and it's sitting at like 100Kbps, it may spike to 500Kbps at times. I try everything I find on the internet, no matter how absurd, to try and fix it and nothing changes. So I decide to connect via wifi instead and speeds start looking better at around 15-20Mbps. Still crap, but moving in the right direction. I then decide to plug the ethernet cable back in and the speeds now start going up to 150-200Mbps, erratic as all hell but at least it's doing something.

Speeds start falling again so I try the wifi/cable swap trick again and it goes back up, then it falls back down so I've about had enough and walk away for a bit. Come back after a while and now it's downloading at 350Mbps. 5 minutes later it's at 15Mbps again. At this point I've given up completely and the Xbox is just a brick sitting in my entertainment cabinet.

Anyone have some advice on this?
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It's how the series X seems to be. Apparently they will be releasing a patch that will make games kill internet connections while they are in memory or something
 
Roger Banana said:
Is it possible to upgrade for free? Or is travelling the seas the way to go?
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www.zdnet.com

Can you still get a Windows 10 upgrade for free in 2025? Short answer: Maybe

Microsoft kept giving away free upgrades to Windows 10 on old hardware for more than eight years. The upgrades officially ended in 2023, but I've seen scattered reports that it still works for some people. But should you even bother?
www.zdnet.com www.zdnet.com

I used it back in December last year still worked back then
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Is it only me or are downloads on the Xbox Series X completely fubar?

I spent about and hour last night trying to figure out how to make it happy. I'll preface this saying that I have a gigabit fibre connection with the Xbox wired.

I start trying to download a game and it's sitting at like 100Kbps, it may spike to 500Kbps at times. I try everything I find on the internet, no matter how absurd, to try and fix it and nothing changes. So I decide to connect via wifi instead and speeds start looking better at around 15-20Mbps. Still crap, but moving in the right direction. I then decide to plug the ethernet cable back in and the speeds now start going up to 150-200Mbps, erratic as all hell but at least it's doing something.

Speeds start falling again so I try the wifi/cable swap trick again and it goes back up, then it falls back down so I've about had enough and walk away for a bit. Come back after a while and now it's downloading at 350Mbps. 5 minutes later it's at 15Mbps again. At this point I've given up completely and the Xbox is just a brick sitting in my entertainment cabinet.

Anyone have some advice on this?
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Kill any games that you have open or suspended.

Games kill your download speeds to prioritise traffic to the games. New patch should fix this...
 
www.gameinformer.com

Microsoft Removes Xbox Live Restriction For Free Xbox Games, Starting Today

The move first teased back in January goes into affect today.
www.gameinformer.com www.gameinformer.com

Xbox free games list​

Here's the full list as of today:

  • 3on3 FreeStyle
  • Aegis Wing
  • APB Reloaded
  • Apex Legends
  • Armored Warfare
  • Battle Ages
  • Battle Islands
  • Battle Islands: Commanders
  • Bless Unleashed
  • Brawlhalla
  • Call of Duty: Warzone
  • Crackdown
  • Crackdown 2
  • Crimson Alliance
  • Crossout
  • CRSED: F.O.A.D.
  • Darwin Project
  • Dauntless
  • DC Universe Online
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters
  • Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters
  • Defiance 2050
  • Destiny 2
  • Doritos Crash Course
  • Dungeon Defenders II
  • Enlisted
  • Eternal Card Game
  • Family Game Night
  • Fishing Planet
  • Fortnite
  • Galaxy Control: Arena
  • Gems of War
  • Happy Wars
  • Harm’s Way
  • Hawken
  • Hyper Scape
  • Killer Instinct
  • Korgan
  • Minion Masters
  • Neverwinter
  • Outriders (Demo)
  • Paladins
  • Path of Exile
  • Phantasy Star Online 2
  • Phantom Dust
  • Pinball FX2
  • Prominence Poker
  • Realm Royale
  • Rec Room
  • Resident Evil Revelations 2
  • ROBLOX
  • Rocket League
  • Rogue Company
  • Skyforge
  • SMITE
  • Spacelords
  • Spellbreak
  • Star Trek Online
  • Techwars Global Conflict
  • TERA
  • The Four Kings Casino and Slots
  • Too Human
  • Trove
  • Vigor
  • War Thunder
  • Warface
  • Warframe
  • World of Tanks
  • World of Warships: Legends
  • Yaris
 
Find myself wondering what the point of Gold is now that the online play part of it is free. I am starting to think it's only a matter of time until Gold is no more.

Great news for newcomers to the console - back in my 360 days I always thought paying to play online was lame. But sad news for Gamepass I think - no Gold means the Gamepass trick may not be possible once my current sub expires.
 
yes gold is being killed off and being "replaced" by game pass, eventually
 
mr_norris said:
Find myself wondering what the point of Gold is now that the online play part of it is free. I am starting to think it's only a matter of time until Gold is no more.

Great news for newcomers to the console - back in my 360 days I always thought paying to play online was lame. But sad news for Gamepass I think - no Gold means the Gamepass trick may not be possible once my current sub expires.
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True. R150 p/m is a tad rough and I don't see specials yet on annual cards. 3 Months is max on Ultimate that I can find.

Edit: Ok I found on CDkeys R2085 for 12 months. (cheaper to do 12 x R150 = R1800)
 
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AlphaJohn said:
True. R150 p/m is a tad rough and I don't see specials yet on annual cards. 3 Months is max on Ultimate that I can find.
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Killing gold makes sense otherwise I don’t see how Game Streaming invites are going to work for those not on the Ultimate sku
 
AlphaJohn said:
True. R150 p/m is a tad rough and I don't see specials yet on annual cards. 3 Months is max on Ultimate that I can find.

Edit: Ok I found on CDkeys R2085 for 12 months. (cheaper to do 12 x R150 = R1800)
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Yikes the xbl gold to gamepass trick is waaaay cheaper... shieeet
 
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