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The Ringer&#039;s Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion discuss whether &#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed: Origins&#039; innovates enough on the franchise&#039;s familiar formula to bring them back to the fold (0:15), then welcome Polygon senior reporter Samit Sarkar for a conversation about the benefits and shortcomings of the Xbox One X, the 4K and HDR difference, why the console&#039;s presence in the market makes for such a difficult purchasing decision, and what the Xbox One X signifies for the future of console releases and mid-generation hardware updates (15:15).
 
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Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

‘Assassin’s Creed: Origins’ and the Xbox One X (Ep. 61)

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