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Hi folks,

I'm completely new to high end gaming. I know zilch. But since the quarantines, and since there's no Formula 1 season, I've gotten into watching The Race esports racing on ESPN. And I started googling the gear I saw the competitors using. Whoo! Nah, not gonna pay $1500 just for a wheel. Or a high end PC with three nVidia cards and three monitors. Wouldn't pass the wife test. 😲

But a modest setup is doable...so I ordered an Xbox One S Digital, a Dell 32" curved monitor, and I think I got the last Logitech G920 wheel/peddle set in North America! From Canada! And pay $100 more than retail for the privilege! 🤑 

I'm planning to get Forza Horizon 4 and Dirt 4. I'm mainly interested in driving sims. Like what they're doing with The Race. Road racing at various real tracks. I was also into World Rally Championship and wanted to try my had at that too.

I'm a fan of forums for learning about new things (I'm also into RC cars, and I have an electric vehicle, a Bolt EV), and I've been trying to glean some knowledge here, but I'm just too behind the times. And I haven't picked up the lingo. Haven't found an FAQ.

What I'd like to know: I'd like to know what to expect when I get all this stuff and set it up. Like I said, I'm looking for a driving experience, but I understand there is some sort of game play involved, and I earn credits to buy more cars? How does that work? I can't just pick a car to drive? What's a Wheelspin? 

Eventually, I'd like to be able to race against my buddy (who will eventually get a similar setup). How does that work? I read a little about Xbox's online gaming site, but I still don't get it.  I have to subscribe to the service to play? 

My internet connection is over the air, and I'm in the single digits for speed,  although I can upgrade. Would 15mbps be sufficient? 

Thanks in advance for any info and advice. I need it.

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On 5/21/2020 at 4:57 PM, Pvillerob said:

Hi folks,

I'm completely new to high end gaming. I know zilch. But since the quarantines, and since there's no Formula 1 season, I've gotten into watching The Race esports racing on ESPN. And I started googling the gear I saw the competitors using. Whoo! Nah, not gonna pay $1500 just for a wheel. Or a high end PC with three nVidia cards and three monitors. Wouldn't pass the wife test. 😲

But a modest setup is doable...so I ordered an Xbox One S Digital, a Dell 32" curved monitor, and I think I got the last Logitech G920 wheel/peddle set in North America! From Canada! And pay $100 more than retail for the privilege! 🤑 

I'm planning to get Forza Horizon 4 and Dirt 4. I'm mainly interested in driving sims. Like what they're doing with The Race. Road racing at various real tracks. I was also into World Rally Championship and wanted to try my had at that too.

I'm a fan of forums for learning about new things (I'm also into RC cars, and I have an electric vehicle, a Bolt EV), and I've been trying to glean some knowledge here, but I'm just too behind the times. And I haven't picked up the lingo. Haven't found an FAQ.

What I'd like to know: I'd like to know what to expect when I get all this stuff and set it up. Like I said, I'm looking for a driving experience, but I understand there is some sort of game play involved, and I earn credits to buy more cars? How does that work? I can't just pick a car to drive? What's a Wheelspin? 

Eventually, I'd like to be able to race against my buddy (who will eventually get a similar setup). How does that work? I read a little about Xbox's online gaming site, but I still don't get it.  I have to subscribe to the service to play? 

My internet connection is over the air, and I'm in the single digits for speed,  although I can upgrade. Would 15mbps be sufficient? 

Thanks in advance for any info and advice. I need it.

Let me breakdown the questions that you have asked. This is a very detailed post so please let me know if I have missed anything, thank you. 

A) Would you like me to make a suggestion for a video game in this niche? Most video games allow you to choose what car you'd like to have the driving simulation experience in. A wheel spin occurs when the rotation of wheels without any steady grip.

B) Yes, you are correct. You will have to subscribe to play if your friend is using Xbox Live. You will have to purchase the Gold Membership which costs £40.00 for a years membership. Please find attached a picture which compares the "features" of your benefits between consoles. 

C) Yes, your internet connecting is more than enough for the type of gaming which you have stated. 

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1 hour ago, Pvillerob said:

Really? No replies? No one willing to help a newby?

I've replied to your OP Post. Please see my reply above and let me know if there is anything else you would like to ask or clarify. I'm always here to help any fellow gamer enjoy their gaming experience and time at VGR Forums. 

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Ah, yes, thank you! I appreciate the reply. That's quite a list. I could have questions about each, but I presume that stuff is explained in the manual that comes with the Xbox? They do have some kind of user manual that comes with it? (I went to Microsoft's Xbox site for information and all I saw was advertising) 

Of course I'd love your suggestions. All ears.

Questions at the top of my mind: I'm getting the digital no Blu Ray Xbox One S, so I guess I'm downloading my games, and depending on how many games I get, store them in a cloud? How many games can you have on the console at once? 1 Terabyte.   Can you at least have one game loaded on the console ready to play without having to wait for the game to download each time? I'd like to be able to flip it on and go. 

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Just now, Pvillerob said:

Ah, yes, thank you! I appreciate the reply. That's quite a list. I could have questions about each, but I presume that stuff is explained in the manual that comes with the Xbox? They do have some kind of user manual that comes with it? (I went to Microsoft's Xbox site for information and all I saw was advertising) 

Of course I'd love your suggestions. All ears.

Questions at the top of my mind: I'm getting the digital no Blu Ray Xbox One S, so I guess I'm downloading my games, and depending on how many games I get, store them in a cloud? How many games can you have on the console at once? 1 Terabyte.   Can you at least have one game loaded on the console ready to play without having to wait for the game to download each time? I'd like to be able to flip it on and go. 

 

The games you download on XB1 will all be different sizes depending on the games. 1TB of storage will allow you to have several games installed at once, but how many depends on what games they are. The games will also install updates that need space, so games can take up more space over time. The cloud storage option, as far as I know, cannot to used to store games, but even if you could I wouldn't recommend it would potentially affect game performance. It's mostly for save files, screen captures and other smaller files.

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Ok, I have an issue....with networking. A Double NAT was detected,  which apparently will not allow me to play online.  I've looked at the Xbox troubleshooting guide about this, and I don't understand the issue. 

Nonetheless, I went into the router setup, looking for the Bridge mode setting. What I found was a choice of NAT or RIP.  Okay. So I selected RIP, exited the setup, and restarted the router. I no longer had an internet connection. So I reset the router to NAT.

I have microwave over the air internet. Cable comes in from a dish to a power adapter then to my router. I have the Xbox connected via cable.

I read that putting the router in Bridge mode could resolve the problem, but I also read that doing so disables the router firewall, and makes the router an "access point", which sounds kinda scary to me.  Anyone else experience this issue? Suggestions?

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