Media remote works on SeriesX/S, they hid the ir sensor in the sync button!

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Very smart design. Im happy I dont have to buy another media remote.

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Nice, my Harmony remote should work just fine then.

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So I have a firestick that’s doing my head in now. We only use it for Disney+, however my wife hates the Xbox controller. Could I programme a firestick or Roku remote to use with the Xbox? If not what’s a cheap remote you’d recommend peeps? :grin:

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Fucking genius move.

So rapt both my Harmony and Official Media remotes will work as is.

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Yeah that’s pretty neat! I assume my Samsung remote will keep working with Series X.

My cousin was very happy to hear that! hehe

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Wow those engineers are wizards!

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the samsung tv remote works like a charm with the xbox

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Will my Bose universal remote work with this? lol

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Room for a dGPU under any other buttons maybe?

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Noice one. I don’t know why Xbox didn’t just add HDMI CEC. PS4, etc does it. It’s the one thing Xbox are behind on software wise.

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HDMI CEC has been already confirmed, no?

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Phew. Saves me having to buy a media remote as I’ll just use my TV remote then, like I do for all the devices I’ve bought in the last 5 years. :rofl:

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Any remote that works with the xbox one will work on SeriesX/S.

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I recommend the Xbox officially licensed Talon remote from PDP. Mine cost $20 from Walmart a couple of years ago. You can find them new on ebay for $20-$25. I love mine & so does the wife. They’re also making a newer media remote for the Series X launch that’s slimmer & doesn’t have all the buttons(number pad & few others). Ships 11/5 for $20.

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As someone who is prone to unconsciously open and close the battery compartment on a remote control, the Talon remote has been awful - it became loose super fast and now basically slides off at the slightest motion on the controller even when you don’t want to. The official remote I had earlier (the small one) never had that problem to a meaningful degree and my Sony tv remote is built in such a way as that never becomes an issue (because you actually need to push a button to detatch the battery bit).

No idea if anyone else cares about such things, haha.

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Not a problem on mine & my wife & 2 kids have been using it too.

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Nah, just hoping Xbox can catch up with the PS3 with technology and have HDMI CEC implemented. Much preferable.

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You’re in luck.

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pretty happy just got a Talon.