Arxagelos

Dragon's dogma 2 , visions of mana, Hellblade 2 and The First Descendant are my favorites so far.

They are running a business as Phil said! lol

if you already have GPU the conversion is 3:1, 6 months Core will give you 2 Months Ultimate and 12 months Core ===> 4 months Ultimate.

Devs need more time with UE5 optimizations and especially with the series s around! It's not a hardware issue, it just need more work from the devs and the roadmap tells us that eventually the game needs more time and that's why they change it's release schedule. Obsidian also hasn't coalition and Ninja Theory experience with UE5. A 60fps performance mode is possible and it will come later as redfall and starfield but if you ask me it surely seems bad for the "most powerful console" in the market

xbox consoles have never been more irrelevant than ever, they failed to compete in the traditional console model market by delivering good exclusives and they had to buy the whole industry to stay in the foreground as a 3rd party publisher now and by making xbox consoles and the brand even more useless

visuals don't look good tbh, hope the final release to live up to expectations, 1rst person cam is a no go too imo for this kind of game.

@Sifi If you're the traditional console user then you should wonder fair, but if you're in gaming for gamepass then it's clear that consoles isn't microsofts priority only, the ecosystem and gamepass is, consoles/pc/cloud/mobile and future handheld.

There is an update from Jez Corden that it's not Forza Horizon 5

@TheSimulator what first person? you're talking about hi fi rush? It's artstyle is amazing and it's not a first person game. It's a nitch game, the game mechanics with beat synchronization and combos is not for everyone.

Spencer said smaller ip's will go to ps and they will learn from that! I just can't believe they will drop 1 of the best games xbox has to ps, There where rumors back then that Starfield was coming for ps and it never happen! So till it''s an official announcement there is nothing to see here imo.

@fbnaulin +1000
I'll see the videos after the show on xbox youtube account! I just can't stand the guy.

I hope Bethesda will give as another The Evil Withing game witch was the best game Tango had developed and equivalent to Resident Evil series. Hi fi rush is a special game but it didn't managed to find audience on Gamepass, pc and ps, wish them better luck on the sequel.

@Th3Dud3Abid3s yeah, I played it on gamepass and then bought it, amazing game pure fun! can't wait for the sequel!

Smart Delivery doesn't work on mmo games, the servers kicks you out after some minutes of inactivity so the player will resume in main screen which is pointless. This is another issue here and it's literally downloads the whole game again, but why?

Finishing gears of war UE, Still wakes the deep and Callisto protocol.

one of the most unoptimized games with UE5, the game runs poor even on high end pc's

This rumor spread from Tom Waren, the guy is a joke if you ask me! don't believe anything this "insider wanna be" says!

Not interested in these models, if they had a pro model I would upgraded my series x, now the only thing that interested me is the Asus rog x Series x edition witch is sick af!

Gaas games should be multiplatform and crossplay, there is no point from a business prospective to lock them on one system!

That's why playing "mr nice guy" isn't working in this environment! Xbox and it's leadership will never learn, when the competition is constantly slapping your face you don't just turn the other cheek but fight back with the same terms. I believe Spencer should stop making this kind of interviews in the first place, especially at the IGN which is sponsored by Sony! wtf? they will never learn sadly!

I think they will change the date because AC: Shadows is at the same period, the game after the deep dive seems finished and they're doing polishing for the rest of 6 months, so I don't think there is a problem with the game rather the tight schedule of game releases at the end of the year

I always switching between the 2 modes when I'm playing, 3rd person for exploration and 1rst person for battle, this is great news, my most anticipated game of the year!

installing gears of war Ultimate Edition...check! let's gooooo

10/10 easy, xbox is cooking

Humanity, lords of the fallen, octapath traveler...gamepass is on fire!

This is the same guy who said in February that starfield will go to ps and got busted, he does that every time trying to get his moment as an insider

This is bulsh@t this guy's connections are proven wrong many times in the past, so don't take the bait!

Yeah Ninja Theory is way up there with Coalition, Avowed isn't a game that will push visual fidelity like HB2 and gears6 so don't expect jaw dropping visuals from an open world game with UE5, Obsidian will give us what they are best of, rich story telling, interesting characters and npc's dialogs, amazing rpg character progression elements eg.

I finished the game on pc for better fps than consoles, the only thing I can recall it was good was the shooting and feeling of the weapons, other than that it was an unfinished game with unacceptable performance with stutters and texture popin eveywhere plus the very bad quality assets. This game was rushed out in beta/early access stage witch eventually was very bad for the team and xbox overall.

Why they even bother to test a game on a beta state? We know the game is on early access and has issues, the developer noted this with a message when you start the game. If they wanted to be useful they should test the Series X version with the pc version especially steam ver.

first update rolled out
[Xbox Update]
Updates have been released for Xbox and Microsoft Store PC versions.
This update fixes some of the previously mentioned issues.

[The following issues have been fixed]
<Xbox>
・When starting the game app, it goes black and cannot proceed further.

<Microsoft Store PC version>
・When starting the game app, it goes black and cannot proceed further.
・Controller is not recognized
・Key guide display is not displayed correctly
・Exit game button is not implemented

@Thrussted if you think visuals are junky then the game is not for you, if you have played "the outer worlds" and pillars of eternity mostly and seen Eora world then you probably know what to expect from Avowed visualy. Eora does not have Helblade 2 dark world setting.
Then again the studio has small experience with UE, they have 2 games with UE4(the outer worlds+grounded) and another 2 with UE5 coming(Avowed+The outer worlds2), so with these facts taken as granted you can't expect top notch jaw dropping visuals and Sony's quality mocaps. Visuals are fine for the rpg gender, all that matters is the gameplay. If you expected Avowed to reach Starfield Visual then you are going to be disappointed, you should lower your expectations because no one is expecting Avowed to be a visual showcase in the first place. Hellblade 2, gears 6 and probably Fable will fill that role.

I like what I see and in the end of the day it's an obsidian crpg, no one cares about jaw droppind visuals, gameplay > graphics.

The game is very addictive and it really came from nowhere! amazing pick from the xbox/pc gamepass team. Palworld is the game that make me stop playing Starfield after ng+9 and more than 500ours. Was playin all weekend with my son co op.

I'm ng+9 now and took the Avitus Ver of the starborn space suit. Can't wait for Shattered space.

Merry Christmas everyone, still playing Starfield after 450h, well deserved xbox goty! Can't wait for shattered space.

I still use two xbox 360 controllers on my pc! those damn things are die hard! Definitely one of the best controller ever made!

Why UE5 and not the most optimized Id tech7 or 8?

@PJ301178 for 2+ years in the generation you couldn't find a ps5 lower than 600€-700€ and with forcing bundles 1rst party games, after that when shortages seems to be fixed Sony raised the price from August 2022 to ps5 from 499€ to 549€. MS raised the price of Series X after 3 years in the generation and raiced gamepass price only 2.5% and Sony +30%, yet on playstation you paid for next gen update path +10€ and your cloud saves are behind a paywall, full price remasters and many more anti consumer tactics jimbo and his team has been milking the fanbase, not the same.

He will be remembered as the CEO who believe in generations, who lied to ABK deal and his investors, who tried to convinced his investors that 3.5b Bungie Deal was better than 69b ABK deal, Console prices hikes, Game prices hikes, PS+ prices hikes, Psn hacked, CEO of remasters/remakes, CEO of gaas focus, CEO of pc exclusives, Ceo who wanted to kill ABK deal , Ceo who traveled the hole world crying to regulators, Ceo who thinks Nintento is for kids, Sony stop sharing 1rst party game sales that didn't sell well, sony stops sharing psn numbers because they are down bad and many many more that made Sony brand name big damage. Anyone who would took his place after a successful ps4 era and a covid period with tremendous console demand because people stayed in house couldn't fail to deliver numbers and sales, not his doing.

Starfield is the only game monopolizes my interest, 226h and keep going!!! Maybe after Starfield I'll catch up with BG3 will see.

IGN's article already been edited with new data, 50/50.

https://www.ign.com/articles/leaked-microsoft-documents-show-the-xbox-series-s-might-be-more-popular-than-you-think

I hope the roadmap is old and they have reconsidering a middle gen refresh with more power on cpu and gpu rather than more storage and psu. Give us a pro model with 16tflop+ gpu power/Zen4 cpu/24gb gddr6 2TB ssd and the elite 3 controller!

No i'm not disappointed, I had 250+ hours on rdr2 on my old xbox one x and i really enjoyed every moment, definitely one of the best games ever but I can't see my self playing again from the begging even if it has 60fps. Rdr2 was the game that pushed me into consoles in the first place.

Starfield by far! All the others are great but they shine only with mods, Starfield is the best RPG Bethesda made till now and it's almost perfect and doesn't need 100 mods to make it Shine! TES6 will raise the bar even higher!

Nice to see, the game is a system seller after all as expected! Forza is the next big thing for xbox with Black Friday and Christmas season on the horizon!

And why they used a similar gpu to ps5? Series X gpu is way faster, even the cpu is faster with fixed clocks and no variable like the ps5, wtf?
The game is heavy and demanding, I have non-issue with 30fps on my series x it runs pretty smooth most of the times with minor dips here and there. First I try to run the game on my pc (i5 10500+GTX 1660ti) but it was unplayable even with low graphics, so Series X, this is the way for me, really I don't care for a 60fps mode, I'm now at 130 hours in the game with no issues for me.

Series s is an entry console for mostly 1080p/60/30fps and for casual users, why is it disappointing for not having RT in game? Rt is the most demanding feature and even the most powerfull GPUs can't handle it. So no it's not disappointing, it's the Right thing to do, I don't think any series s owner bought the console with RT in mind.

I'm at 125h now Level 37, I give this game 10/10.
Starfield was never in my Radar, I don't like post apocalyptic setting and space setting in games. Avowed was my most anticipated ip till now for this generation. Yet here we are!

I started as early access playing the game buying the Premium Update 32€.
I had low expectations for this game truly and I was surprised from the outcome!
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Amazing worlds and gfx, Lighting effects are astonishing!
Amazing Music
Amazing Story line and side quests, fractions quests are near perfect!
Gunplay is dope and low gravity combat is sick!
Unlimited space suits and clothes with sick variety and details in textures, same with guns and all the endless items in the world!
Amazing space combat and ship building is on another level, you can spent ours building your ship!
I like a lot the skill tree and the outcome.
Hi level animations and Physics
Facial animations and NPC's are in very hi level from other BGS games!
Enemy AI is pretty good (playing at hard from the beginning) They constantly change positions so it gets harder to hit them and many times they try to surrounding you, it's not perfect but it's pretty good!

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Some minor crashes
Companion AI some times doesn't work as expected, in battles companion gets in the line of fire
I have experience only one major Bug till now at Ruyjin faction last mission, waiting for a fix.

I believe the game is on a very Hi polished state and modders will have a very low work to do. Textures are amazing, All the details in Space suits, clothes, guns, items are on a very hi level! UI for me is good with fast travel and shortcuts to go around fast. And all those little details the game trows at you like to hide/show customs and space suit in settlements, selling your items in vendors from the spaceship, space ship cargo and many many more!
I believe it's a masterpiece I really can't put the gamepad down, even at work I'm thinking returning home and continue playing!

This is very impressive!!! The engine is very very capable! they have done amazing job updating it for the future!