@RazputinAquato They would need to change all the car models too. If they just changed the names, then the car companies would see it as circumventing the licencing.
@NEStalgia The Steam Deck in its stock configuration is not a walled garden though. It can run anything that is compatible with Linux. If Square-Enix, EA, Ubisoft or Microsoft wanted to release a launcher for it, they can. It sounds like you’re talking about compatibility - which is what they’re working on. The launcher on SteamOS makes sense for a handheld and gives it a good experience to use. Windows 11 ad spyware is not optimised for handhelds which is why the battery life sucks.
Not mentioned is that it only targets 60, and that you need a VRR display to use it or you will get heavy screen tearing. It even warns you in the menu.
Xbox 360 used to be really great for social features, voice chat and parties. I would never use them now because you can lose your whole account, purchases and progress just for cursing. It’s lame.
I can’t help but compare it to Stellar Blade. Another sci-fi release but with attractive characters and an interesting world. Outlaws will be typical Ubislop.
Xbox developers just aren’t listening to the gamers/customers. Fair enough, but don’t complain when sales and subscriptions are down, and you lose your jobs.
Are they building these games in new bloated engines that struggle on Xbox? They should roll it back so we get 4K60. Xbox One games boosted to 4K60 still look really good.
A huge contraction of AAA devs, publishers and budgets would be good for gaming right now. I would like to see smaller studios and indies dominate the market. People that actually have a passion for videogames.
Xbox is now a weak and lame brand thanks to Phil Spencer. In-game chat ruined. Achievements ruined. Game hubs pointless. They only care about virtue signaling now, instead of creating good exclusive experiences.
Hopefully at least one memorable, interesting character and storyline. The cringe writers really let down the whole team for the main game. It’s worse than the smaller issues that people always mention - like local maps and planetary vehicles.
The Original Xbox is the easiest Xbox to repair. Usually it just needs a modern HDD installed, a DVD drive clean with laser tweak, and capacitor removal/repair. Most special editions are super rare with the Mountain Dew green being sought after.
@IOI They could have been forced to pull the brakes on a few of their plans because of this backlash. It doesn’t necessarily mean everyone was wrong if they waited a week, discussed behind closed doors and changed their plans.
@Kaloudz It’s not that I don’t like them, but they’re a different genre and style of game. A narrative third-person shooter with heavy Uncharted influences. If they were the first Tomb Raider games someone played, I could understand why they prefer those.
These games are much better than the Survivor trilogy. I enjoyed that they didn’t hold your hand and give you waypoints on where to go next. You need to explore everything and do risky acrobatic moves. The old controls have a charm to them and make these games a different genre compared to a typical third-person shooter. Agreed on the lighting of some scenes in remastered graphics.
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Re: Microsoft Says FTC Is Being 'Misleading' In Response To Xbox Game Pass Criticisms
The FTC is clearly correct, but this just shows how incompetent they were at their job. They failed.
Re: Xbox Is Adding New Installation Options To 'Provide More Control' Over Downloads
Let’s bring Call Of Duty back down to a reasonable 200GB.
Re: Talking Point: If You Had To Limit Yourself To Three Xbox Games, What Would They Be?
Rocket League
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
GTA Vice City
Re: 22 Years Later, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Is Finally Coming To Xbox
More excited for this one than the Ubislop Star Wars game. Let’s get the OG Xbox Obi-Wan game next!
Re: Soapbox: Forza Horizon 4 Hosted The Best Racing In The Series, And I'll Be Sad To See It Go
@RazputinAquato
They would need to change all the car models too. If they just changed the names, then the car companies would see it as circumventing the licencing.
Re: Talking Point: How Are You Feeling About Fable After The Xbox Games Showcase?
Removed
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Brings BioWare RPG Back To Xbox In Fall 2024
Biggest disappointment, along with Fable. At least the showcase had plenty of other games that looked great.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Will See 'Changes' When Call Of Duty Arrives, Rumours Suggest
This would be another big mistake if true.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Considering Game Pass Price Hike To Accommodate Call Of Duty
I’m done with GamePass. Any Microsoft games that I like I will buy on Steam sales.
Re: Tango Gameworks Founder Responds To Xbox Shutting Down Studio
The one unique Japanese studio they owned gets shut down..
Re: Former Blizzard President Gives Support To Phil Spencer Amidst Xbox Negativity
@PROPS
Good riddance? We are only getting started. Woke video games are going the way of Disney, and it’s fun to clown on them. PROPS to Grummz.
Re: Reaction: Xbox's Push Towards 'Microsoft Gaming' Looks More Drastic Than We First Thought
@NEStalgia
The Steam Deck in its stock configuration is not a walled garden though. It can run anything that is compatible with Linux. If Square-Enix, EA, Ubisoft or Microsoft wanted to release a launcher for it, they can. It sounds like you’re talking about compatibility - which is what they’re working on. The launcher on SteamOS makes sense for a handheld and gives it a good experience to use. Windows 11 ad spyware is not optimised for handhelds which is why the battery life sucks.
Re: Reaction: Xbox's Push Towards 'Microsoft Gaming' Looks More Drastic Than We First Thought
Removing the Xbox name from PC Game Pass was an early indication. Microsoft are killing the Xbox brand and console.
Nintendo and Valve are the best stewards of gaming right now. Hopefully Valve will pull more people away from Windows and onto SteamOS/Linux.
Re: A Few Star Wars Games Are Reduced By 90-95% On Xbox This Week
I’m guessing Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be delisted from the store soon..
Re: Microsoft Revokes Access To 'Amazing' James Bond Movie Deal On Xbox
They should have honoured it for those that purchased. Big corporations are going to have a problem with resurgent piracy soon anyway.
Re: Talking Point: Will You Be Playing Through Starfield Again At 60FPS On Xbox Series X?
Not mentioned is that it only targets 60, and that you need a VRR display to use it or you will get heavy screen tearing. It even warns you in the menu.
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
Xbox is now echoing the last days of Windows Phone. The rebrand on PC to “PC Game Pass” makes more sense.
Re: Xbox Fans Seem Divided Over The New 'Happening Now' Social Feature
Xbox 360 used to be really great for social features, voice chat and parties. I would never use them now because you can lose your whole account, purchases and progress just for cursing. It’s lame.
Re: Bethesda's Todd Howard Says 'Really Good Updates' Are Coming For Starfield
@TheCrafter1578 It’s a terrible finished product. Local maps and planetary vehicles won’t fix the awful writing and boring characters.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Sparks Criticism Over Games With $100+ 'Ultimate' Editions
I can’t help but compare it to Stellar Blade. Another sci-fi release but with attractive characters and an interesting world. Outlaws will be typical Ubislop.
Re: Xbox Series X|S Versions Of Hellblade 2 Confirmed To Run At 30FPS
Xbox developers just aren’t listening to the gamers/customers. Fair enough, but don’t complain when sales and subscriptions are down, and you lose your jobs.
Re: Hellblade 2 Sounds Like A True Next-Gen Showcase In First Xbox Previews
Are they building these games in new bloated engines that struggle on Xbox? They should roll it back so we get 4K60. Xbox One games boosted to 4K60 still look really good.
Re: Phil Spencer Celebrates 10 Years As Head Of Xbox This Weekend
Phil Spencer is a very safe and boring person which now reflects the Xbox brand. Boring and inoffensive.
Re: Halo Support Studio Certain Affinity Axes 25 Jobs
A huge contraction of AAA devs, publishers and budgets would be good for gaming right now. I would like to see smaller studios and indies dominate the market. People that actually have a passion for videogames.
Re: Leaked Images Reveal 'First Look' At White, All-Digital Xbox Series X
More anti-gamer e-waste. Hopefully it’s a failure.
Re: Phil Spencer On Porting Exclusives: 'Every Decision We Make Is To Make Xbox Stronger'
Xbox is now a weak and lame brand thanks to Phil Spencer. In-game chat ruined. Achievements ruined. Game hubs pointless. They only care about virtue signaling now, instead of creating good exclusive experiences.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Rated In Multiple Regions As Ubisoft Seemingly Nears Xbox Release
@rustyduck
He’s worse than Don Mattrick. At least Xbox was still a cool brand back then.
Re: TopSpin 2K25 Unveils Full Roster Ahead Of April's Xbox Release
@AlwaysPlaying
That’s ridiculous.
Re: With A 'PS5 Pro' Now Rumoured For 2024, Where Does That Leave Xbox?
Not really interested in putting more money into the Xbox platform. It doesn’t have a good future under Phil Spencer and Satya Nadella.
Re: Halo TV Showrunner Admits Budget Limited Fall Of Reach Screen Time
Honestly they should just cancel the show. Phil Spencer and modern Microsoft have destroyed the Halo franchise.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Starfield's Shattered Space Expansion?
Hopefully at least one memorable, interesting character and storyline. The cringe writers really let down the whole team for the main game. It’s worse than the smaller issues that people always mention - like local maps and planetary vehicles.
Re: Former Xbox Boss Thinks Microsoft 'Would Love' A Cloud-Only Future
Cloud-only gaming is when I bounce and find a new hobby.
Re: Halo's Legendary Composer Marty O'Donnell Announces Political Career Switch
Hopefully he can get President Trump’s agenda through quickly.
Re: EA Cancels Respawn's Star Wars First-Person Project, Was Reportedly A 'Mandalorian Game'
Probably a good idea. The show went downhill fast after season 1.
Re: Fable Reboot Gets New Co-Developer To Work Alongside Playground Games
Hopefully they can get a decent animator to help on faces.
Re: Random: 'Hello Kitty' Xbox Sells For $10,000 On eBay, Despite Being Broken
The Original Xbox is the easiest Xbox to repair. Usually it just needs a modern HDD installed, a DVD drive clean with laser tweak, and capacitor removal/repair. Most special editions are super rare with the Mountain Dew green being sought after.
Re: Rumour: Xbox To Release White, All-Digital Series X This Summer
So it’s an inferior version of the current Series X.
Re: Xbox Insists It's Not Ditching Physical Games: 'That's Not A Strategic Thing For Us'
What about the upcoming adorably all-digital console? Hopefully they think about releasing an external disc drive for that and the Series S.
Re: 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2024
Most of these will be restored on PC versions where you have file access. Hopefully a version of Insignia is made for Xbox 360.
Re: Xbox Talks Game Preservation, Says Players Should Be 'Confident' Building Digital Libraries
Cancel the closure of the 360 store then. Let people buy the games and DLC for long into the future.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Immediate Reaction To Today's Xbox Announcements?
@IOI They could have been forced to pull the brakes on a few of their plans because of this backlash. It doesn’t necessarily mean everyone was wrong if they waited a week, discussed behind closed doors and changed their plans.
Re: Review: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered - Updated 90's Classics Finally Arrive On Xbox
@Kaloudz It’s not that I don’t like them, but they’re a different genre and style of game. A narrative third-person shooter with heavy Uncharted influences. If they were the first Tomb Raider games someone played, I could understand why they prefer those.
Re: Xbox Unveils Free 'Dune Expansion' For Microsoft Flight Simulator
An unlikely but interesting crossover.
Re: Review: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered - Updated 90's Classics Finally Arrive On Xbox
These games are much better than the Survivor trilogy. I enjoyed that they didn’t hold your hand and give you waypoints on where to go next. You need to explore everything and do risky acrobatic moves. The old controls have a charm to them and make these games a different genre compared to a typical third-person shooter. Agreed on the lighting of some scenes in remastered graphics.
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
@Tomato_Goose Thankyou sister goose!
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
The Xbox team will be the nervous ones. They don’t want another Xbox One moment.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Has 'No Plans' To Stop Making Consoles
Will the Xbox console become the Lumia of Microsoft Gaming though..
Re: Xbox Supposedly 'Very Surprised' At The Extent Of The Latest Rumours
Multiple failures mixed with terrible communication and bad management. It isn’t surprising that people are worried about the future of Xbox.
Re: Ubisoft Defends Skull And Bones Pricing, Insists It's A 'Complete' Package
This game looks more like a Disney pirate imitation.
Re: Subnautica 2 Report Hints At 'GaaS' Elements Alongside Multiplayer Integration
@Kaloudz
It’s a predatory business practice. See one of the thousands of video essays on YouTube to have it explained well.