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@HonestHick
Well I had a little look up and got this.
Goes to show how bad FSR is.

Nvidia DLSS is generally the best upscaler overall. It delivers the sharpest image, the cleanest motion, and the best handling of fine details. PSSR 2.0 is an incredibly close second and easily outperforms AMD FSR

@HonestHick
I think with Helix they are sticking with AMD as far as rumoured.
Have AMD when using a power PC a version of FSR that is up there with PSSR2.0 and DLSS or are they still behind.

See I’ve been spoilt on the Pro recently since PSSR2.0.

@Millionski
Well unfortunately we never got a Series Z mid gen update.
So it’s third party games on Pro like AC BF resynced.

And we get rubbish old FSR whatever.
Well apart from Pro that should get PSSR2.0.

Wish this generation of consoles had DLSS, even switch 2 does and it does well overall.

AMD FSR on consoles is not great

@HonestHick @Banjo-
The thing is if they want to keep Game pass subscription and going up, they are going to need more FH6, halo, gears and Fable after February 2027.
Mine runs outs early next year after Fable so will have to evaluate it all then.
COD has been removed as well now.

@Fiendish-Beaver
The thing is if they want to keep Game pass subscription and going up, they are going to need more FH6, halo, gears and Fable after February 2027.
Mine runs outs early next year after Fable so will have to evaluate it all then.
COD has been removed as well now.

@HonestHick
Hear hear, I second that
As us British say 🤣

@Banjo-
I just think the whole organisation that’s is XBOX managed from a distance and let studios get on, which some on here thought was a good idea.

You need great focused management to steer the ship in the right direction with milestones and project plans and strict timelines.

If my team where left on their own, they would be good but overtime start to stray and go off on tangents etc.
and that’s what a lot of XBOX studios did.

You end up with artists and game designers taking up most of the time scale and then get left with little time to actually programme and code and bring it all together. Let alone go through quality assurance within the processes.

Create an amazing top AAA game with top production values etc, you get the sales and rewards.

It’s have been like that for decades of gaming.
I hope XBOX carry on this trend now, no more mid scoring type games like Avowed and south of midnight, it does not work and sadly look what has happened.

If you are going to make a game make it top notch or don’t bother, fishing around in the middle does absolutely no good.

@Fiendish-Beaver
What will be interesting is we have a good few big AAA games FH6, Halo, gears e day and Fable February 2027.

Now after that and with all the studios disruption when are say the next big four AAA games going to make an appearance.

I think we will have a long gap between Fable and the next few AAA from Microsoft studios to the level of the next 7 months or 10 months including FH6.
MAY 26 to February 27.

Remember some studios are now not Xbox studios.

And back to the real general public world and fifa and cod and fortnight world.

It will make no difference to Sony or XBOX now and future sales.
An extremely tiny tiny little few.

And I’m back to my usual thing.
Sell a console sell a game pass you thick ***** microsoft. Being saying it for years.
More subscribers than the other two put together.

It was a great plan but they forgot about the amazing series x and s and how to sell them etc.
if console sales had double to 60 million that would another 15 million subscribers going on this data roughly.

Strikers, oops

The World Cup being in the USA could have been a massive sponsor for XBOX to reach the world especially Europe, but seen nothing from them.

Then again they miss more opportunities than most football stickers do.

It’s a shame it’s gone this way for those that like physical but also for those that use the disc drive to play dvd and 4k Blu-ray Discs as I know a few that do.

My partners son is not happy 26 year old, his PS5 Pro is used massively for 4k Blu-ray as well as games and an all in one solution suits him, especially as he is a physical collector.

Xbox could win some friends over

Definitely fantastic news for the environment. Less plastic and discs and also the energy and machines used to produce them.

Xbox Could have such fun and revenge with this.

ASHA standing next to Matt.
Asks how to play a Xbox Helix game.
Matt replies like this and hands her a disc.

Surprised this has not been canned.
Risky and won’t sell much.
If I’m wrong let me know if it gets released.

From a business perspective how much is Blade going to cost to make and how many will sell, will there be a return on investment.

It’s hardcore and hardline at the moment and if any business is not making any money on their investment then they are going to be looked at.

Another game with investment I would look into is kojimas OD, is this going to make any money?

Most of us all work for a business and if the business isn’t making money then at some point we won’t working there for much longer.

I know it’s harsh but I wouldn’t like to be paying out money if I know I’m not getting it back with some profit, else what is the point.
At very bare minimum a break even point guarantee.

Is my suspicious mind doing overtime or are they stream lining, cutting spending ready for looking slim and fit for some type of buyout.

@Coletrain
Buying a Pro now is very expensive, but if you are new to a next generation console then worth a consideration in August the Pro is only $100 more than a series x.

As for PSSR2.0 it really does shine and being honest I did not think after PSSR1.0 it would, but it does do it gracefully.

That is why I wanted a Series Z with the same features, which I would have purchased probably over the Pro. Actually if Xbox released a Series Z tomorrow for £800 and it matched the PS5 Pro in every upgrade, including upscaling etc, I would get one day of release.

@Balaam_ @Coletrain
Well TAAU left plenty of fizz and artefacts on series x so that seems as bad as FSR.

It wasn’t until I doubled dipped on Shadows on Pro with PSSR2.0 and saw the difference, I would have not believed it.

No fuzz on foliage and bamboo and thatched roofs and slightly sharper overall.
It looks ok standing still it’s when you start panning and moving about.

This is why I begged for a mid generation upgrade to series x say a series z.
The one x was one of my favourite consoles.

60FPS with standard ray tracing and that terrible upscaler they call FSR, leaving fizz and artefacts, especially when panning.

Of course my go to third party console is now PS5 Pro. So Microsoft are not getting that 30% cut but Sony are.
Series x for Xbox game pass ultimate games. Having said that Fable will probably be PS5 Pro for the enhancements.

Also why preorder a digital game.
Just wait for reviews a few days before release.
If you like what the games is and about and the reviews suit you, then preorder with pre download.

It’s obvious whatever platform the game is releasing on, in respective to that platforms other preorders it will have the most preorders, it is as simple as that.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Yep I think she is just playing to Xbox fans for now. I mean keeping just gears e day of PS isn’t really that doing much at all at the end of the day.

I think once Helix arrives of course it will be the PC version of the game and also series x with cross generation, which I can see lasting almost forever next generation at the prices we are seeing for next generation.

I think then Xbox will become a full publisher, she is just fan playing for now and holding onto some Xbox console and game pass subscribers.

Disappointed to see gears e day not in the top 10 even though only available early this month it is now the end of the month.
Had it been more popular it would in the top ten easily.
Let’s see if it rises up then.

Will I buy the game, firstly digitally if I do.

Will I wait for the reviews of course I will, no game gets a free pass, you never know it might not be all that.

I really hope this game is amazing and top AAAA for all those that play and they really enjoy many hours.
But it would be so funny if it was a below 90 or mid 80s review score.

Bring me the Halo remake.
My TV and sound system and me are ready.

Pragmata and FH6 series x this weekend.

@Fiendish-Beaver
The strange thing is next generation with Helix and of course cross generation games for years and years.
You will have one device that will play the series x native version I hope games and also the Helix PC which will be native and should be the best version of the two.

Correct me if I’m wrong please.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Basically for whatever reasons or many reasons they have both cornered themselves into a terrible next generation 2027? release schedule.

Potential going by the costs that have been mentioned it’s going to be gamers that will make up some initial buying then a massive hard slog to sell more.
Especially as cross generation will be massive next gen and we really are as each generation goes by seeing big diminishing returns.
Almost like buying this years new top tv and comparing it to last years.

Nintendo must be having a party over there 🤣

@Skinny-Pete
There is definitely fear of if you release we must release, I think more with Sony as they will remember the xbox360 released a year ahead of PS3 and didn’t go too well for them.
Ended up ok ish but not great for Sony overall, when comparing to the PS2 era.

@Fiendish-Beaver @Skinny-Pete
Ok seeing your comments they want to release new consoles as their current generation console sales are falling and fast as we can see in May’s sales numbers.

So releasing a new gen will stimulate their consoles sales into the new generation of consoles.

But they moan they loose so much money on a new generation release, me thinks they lie 🤣

Either way if they release in 2027 also when RAM prices will be more, they will have a disaster on their hands and cross generation will be massive in existing consoles.

They will probably try to make next generation to order and keep stock low, that will also create a FOMO and help sales.

Do we really think XBOX and PS will release new consoles November 2027.
We have only just seen the PS5 Pro start to shine with PSSR2.0.
We have just seen the series x start to shine it’s power with FH6 and gears e day.
And there is probably better to come if developers wish to.
These two consoles are just hitting their respective highs with a good few years left to get even more out of them as developers and development tools get better.
What drives these companies to want to release another generation way too early to my mind. They moan they don’t make money on consoles especially the first two years and with the prices it will be even worse and if new gen is released cross gen games will stay forever.
Why not just market and promote their existing consoles and make money of games and controllers and the ecosystem’s.
It’s almost like an extreme forced approach to release new consoles.

@Fiendish-Beaver @Skinny-Pete

Do we really think XBOX and PS will release new consoles November 2027.

We have only just seen the PS5 Pro start to shine with PSSR2.0.
We have just seen the series x start to shine it’s power with FH6 and gears e day.
And there is probably better to come if developers wish to.

These two consoles are just hitting their respective highs with a good few years left to get even more out of them as developers and development tools get better.

What drives these companies to want to release another generation way too early to my mind. They moan they don’t make money on consoles especially the first two years and with the prices it will be even worse and if new gen is released cross gen games will stay forever.

Why not just market and promote their existing consoles and make money of games and controllers and the ecosystem’s.

It’s almost like an extreme forced approach to release new consoles.

@oopsiezz
That is some serious usage of your Xbox.

@oopsiezz
I’ve never had a problem with it apart from Starfield a few time ages ok.
Use it currently with FH6, DOOM dark ages, Pragmata.
All start right were I left of in seconds, no loading or title screens etc.

How much were they day one, that’s how much.
However I have a white all digital model now, with white core elite controller.

@Banjo-
Sounds good, I’m staying away from any fable and gears and halo, waiting for the new games. Won’t be long.

@Banjo-
No I won’t have this as the best feature.
It’s quick resume 🤣 by a mile.

Well it’s reviewed well 4.9/5 🤣

@fatpunkslim
I have both but what Xbox exclusives you mean gears e day, I’m not sure it will stay that way. We love a U turn us gamers 🤣

I have game pass ultimate as well, totally agree currently amazing value especially this year and early 2027.
FH6
Halo
Gears
Fable 2027.

As for the graphics differences it’s more fizz and movement blur, like in ACShadows pro PSSR 2.0 removed fizz and noise from pan movement of thatched roofs and thick bamboo and even the NPCs a bit and a shaper look overall.
Let’s be honest console PS5 and XBOX FSR is a crap for 2026.

So for another $100 you can have a PS5 Pro and with 2tb of memory over a series x though with disk drive.
Me thinks pay the extra $100 for the Pro.

Pricing has gone mad, with weak steam machines.

The hot weather is getting me, let’s love:
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
And maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
If I made you feel second best
Girl, I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

@Millionski
Because Gears E Day is fresh new and exciting and looks very cutting edge graphics wise.
I think it would hit 5 million on PS5.

@Fiendish-Beaver
I agree consoles need exclusives and after the small success of FH6 and 12% increase of Xbox console sales in the UK, maybe we are getting some momentum.

Just take it all away now Xbox console wise stands zero chance.

Put Gears E Day on PS5 and make some money XBOX. I mean the game must have almost finished PS5 and Pro code.

@Fiendish-Beaver
It’s true what you say, but it seems almost suicidal with the current state of affairs etc.

Oh well they might sell a few I guess. With loads of cross generation games that won’t take full advantage of a nice new £1000 plus console.

@Fiendish-Beaver
This makes keeping Gears E Day off PS5 even more ridiculous, especially as it would probably have done as well as FH5 at 5 million plus sold.