@fatpunkslim Sony funded and published it, Sony's money went into the the game and no they don't "need" to release it they just want to as the game made profit at around 1M sales meaning anything more is gravy. Also give me that source of Sony saying that as i feel context is missing.
@fatpunkslim Sony funded and published Stellar Blade. The game wouldn't even exist as is if not for Sony. The has game well and made a lot of profit so if its coming for Xbox its not because its needs too.
Also outside of SE most of the 2nd and 3rd party exclusives have been funded and published by Sony.
Got mine early on for £250 and as a way to play X1 games i missed out on and a way to BC games like Fallout 3 and such again its been fantastic. Honestly early on it was great for current gen games like Halo Infinite, Forza 5 and Starfield but in recent time i've stopped buying new games for it as the compromises are too big and most if not all of MS games are hitting PS5 so there's little point playing the "worst" version of games on my SS these days.
@TrollOfWar Look at this way Stalker 2 isn't cheaper on PS5 despite being a year later and Forza 5 was still full price. End of the day as long its still one price on one store it isn't going to be another price on another.
Without a GP deal this wouldn't even be played on Xbox anyway as games like sell really poorly on Xbox hence why Devs are "encouraged" to take a GP deal.
@Lup Dying Light The Beast and Baby Steps both got a 8 recently. Kingdom Come 2 got a 10, E33 got a 9/10. Silk Song is a 9/10 but yes let's make a false narrative up.
If you defend this then you're a corporate shill as far as i'm concerned. You're better off just buying the games then subbing yearly now. Its disgusting and makes freaking Plus a better deal.
Basically every console version of the game is pretty terrible and the Devs have no business making console versions of their mediocre games as clearly they only care for PC and will half arse console ports.
@Ricky-Spanish The game gets more chaotic and the bigger visual effects come at higher difficulties. When you're playing at higher difficulties the maps turn into never ending warzones especially with the machine enemies where the game turns into the future battles from Terminator. Early on the game can feel modest but you will find as you go along the carnage goes into insane levels.
@JON22 Higher res screens will make lower res games look worse. 720p on a 1080p or 720p screen will look fine but on a 4K screen it will look pretty bad and blurry.
@Ricky-Spanish If they had a deal why hasn't Sony said anything? Why there no footage of the PS5 version prior to launch except a 1 min vid from IGN Japan? Why is the PS5 version dreadful? Why is the Pro update dreadful? What exactly did Sony get from this supposed deal?
Want to know the likely story? The Devs put all the focus on the PS5 version as they had never made a console game before so rather then overwhelming themselves they focused on the PS5. Once they started working on the Xbox version they ran into problems with the SS and giving their lack of experience the issues were bigger to them then others. They picked August 20th as the release date for both PS5 last year and Xbox this year because that date is important to them.
@WildConcept6 The game can't even do 60fps on the Pro, its fake 60fps as in they framegen from 30fps and its awful. Res is pretty blurry as well no matter the mode or console and the visual settings are pretty low or very low PC settings with none of the visual stuff that makes the PC version so pretty.
@Ricky-Spanish You say that but Lies of P and the Nioh games are easily up there with the best of From games with LiP surpassing most of From's titles.
Will be interesting to how much of a mess it is on Xbox giving how much of a mess it is still is on PS5 and PS5 Pro. The console version is a scam imo.
@FarmDog08 Released a multiple GOTY award winner last year as well as one of the most popular live service games in recent time that's even getting an Xbox port next month.
Yeah i double dipped for PS5 mainly because i owned it on my Series S so i wanted that visual boost from the Pro. One of my fav games this Gen so had no issue buying it again.
@Ricky-Spanish Well its hard to be positive right now with MS to be fair. I will say i'm glad Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox, in fact i hope Sony adds Xbox to the day 1 releases for live service games like PC. I also thinks its really cool that Helldivers 2 and Gears are releasing the same day, its cool synergy and a nice handshake between Sony and MS. Also another positive one is one of my most hyped games is a MS published one in Clockwork Revolution, i thought it looked incredible and i'm happy MS are supporting it.
@Ricky-Spanish I joke all the time on there its just PQ can also take criticism and not get funny over the slightest slight against their favourite Corp and plastic gaming toy.
@somnambulance Helldivers 2 actually has a USP unlike Concord. Concord offered nothing new but Helldivers 2 is unlike anything else. Concord being sold at $40 also ran into the trouble of every other big hero shooter being F2P.
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Re: Poll: Which Is Your Favourite Xbox 360 Launch Title?
I always loved Kameo. I remember being blown away by its visuals when i played the demo at Gamestation (RIP).
Re: Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
@fatpunkslim I asked for the source for that quote and you didn't provide so....
Re: Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
@fatpunkslim Right so they never said the quote you made up then gotcha 🙄
Re: Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
@fatpunkslim Sony funded and published it, Sony's money went into the the game and no they don't "need" to release it they just want to as the game made profit at around 1M sales meaning anything more is gravy. Also give me that source of Sony saying that as i feel context is missing.
Re: Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
@TheGameThrifter If you think real women look like anime dolls then i suggest you get out more.
Re: Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
@fatpunkslim Sony funded and published Stellar Blade. The game wouldn't even exist as is if not for Sony. The has game well and made a lot of profit so if its coming for Xbox its not because its needs too.
Also outside of SE most of the 2nd and 3rd party exclusives have been funded and published by Sony.
Re: Five Years On, Xbox Series S Is Still A Fantastic Place For Current-Gen Gaming
Got mine early on for £250 and as a way to play X1 games i missed out on and a way to BC games like Fallout 3 and such again its been fantastic. Honestly early on it was great for current gen games like Halo Infinite, Forza 5 and Starfield but in recent time i've stopped buying new games for it as the compromises are too big and most if not all of MS games are hitting PS5 so there's little point playing the "worst" version of games on my SS these days.
Re: Xbox Store Accidentally Leaks November Release Date For Silent Hill 2
@TrollOfWar Look at this way Stalker 2 isn't cheaper on PS5 despite being a year later and Forza 5 was still full price. End of the day as long its still one price on one store it isn't going to be another price on another.
Re: Xbox Store Accidentally Leaks November Release Date For Silent Hill 2
@Kramlar Difference is Death Stranding was 5 years old when it came to Xbox. SH2 is only a year old and its still full price on PS5.
Re: The Timing Of Xbox's 25th Anniversary Just Got A Lot More Awkward
@fatpunkslim Its all but been confirmed that Sony has the marketing deal with GTA VI.
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@GameOverScreen Meanwhile the PureXbox review will be 10/10 😉
Re: Rumour: Xbox Won't Announce Starfield For PS5 Until 2026, It's Claimed
@fatpunkslim ROG Ally isn't an Xbox its a Windows PC with Xbox marketing.
Re: Absolum Studio Clarifies Xbox Situation, Tells Fans To 'Stay Tuned For Upcoming Announcements'
Hope it gets an Xbox release as its fantastic.
Re: Report: Battlefield 6 Sells Over 6 Million Copies, And A Good Chunk Of Those Are On Xbox
@BacklogBrad Battlefield is a PC series and always has been, its always been more popular on PC especially as its more hardcore then COD and the like.
Re: Report: Battlefield 6 Sells Over 6 Million Copies, And A Good Chunk Of Those Are On Xbox
@CallMeDuraSouka Lol pretty much.
Re: Report: Battlefield 6 Sells Over 6 Million Copies, And A Good Chunk Of Those Are On Xbox
Too bad Alinea Analytics are as credible as a nutless monkey with this stuff.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
@Jenkinss What's exclusive? Battlefield 6 can be played on Xbox.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
@Sindayl Of course because when MS does its fine but when Sony does it its bad.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
@HonestHick I'm amazed at how great the launch is. Other then the small wait queue yesterday its been flawless what for BF is a huge achievement.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
@Jenkinss Gamepass perks are still a thing.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
@Sindayl Yet Gamepass perks still exist so not really.
Re: Absolum Studio Admits Xbox Release 'Wasn't A Priority' Due To Small Development Team
Without a GP deal this wouldn't even be played on Xbox anyway as games like sell really poorly on Xbox hence why Devs are "encouraged" to take a GP deal.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
I'm sure if COD has something like this for Xbox it suddenly won't be "outdated".
Re: Xbox 'Magnus' Leak Suggests Next Console Will Be Powerful, Expensive & Maybe A Hybrid Device
$800 plus further price hikes will be a fantastic way of making it be the worst selling console in Xbox history.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Digimon Story Time Stranger
@Lup Dying Light The Beast and Baby Steps both got a 8 recently. Kingdom Come 2 got a 10, E33 got a 9/10. Silk Song is a 9/10 but yes let's make a false narrative up.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Major Overhaul With New Names, Games & Price Changes
If you defend this then you're a corporate shill as far as i'm concerned. You're better off just buying the games then subbing yearly now. Its disgusting and makes freaking Plus a better deal.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Gets Surprise Xbox Play Anywhere Support, Over Two Years Since Release
Play anywhere except on PS and Switch so not really anywhere.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Analysis Shows Completely Different Visuals On Xbox Compared To PS5
@Cikajovazmaj Yeah i have zero desire to support their next game. The fact the Pro still has framegen 60fps is a joke.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Analysis Shows Completely Different Visuals On Xbox Compared To PS5
Basically every console version of the game is pretty terrible and the Devs have no business making console versions of their mediocre games as clearly they only care for PC and will half arse console ports.
Re: No Man's Sky Gets Massive 'Voyagers' Update, Out Now On Xbox Game Pass
@Ninerguy1608 It doesn't actually place on Earth its just an "Earth like planet".
Re: Turok: Origins Dev Reveals Xbox Performance Targets, Admits 60FPS Is Too Difficult For Series S
@Balaam_ Starfield targets 60fps on the SS but it almost never reaches it.
Re: Helldivers 2 Has No Xbox Reviews Yet, So Here's What The Players Are Saying So Far
@Ricky-Spanish The game gets more chaotic and the bigger visual effects come at higher difficulties. When you're playing at higher difficulties the maps turn into never ending warzones especially with the machine enemies where the game turns into the future battles from Terminator. Early on the game can feel modest but you will find as you go along the carnage goes into insane levels.
Re: Helldivers 2 Has No Xbox Reviews Yet, So Here's What The Players Are Saying So Far
@JON22 Higher res screens will make lower res games look worse. 720p on a 1080p or 720p screen will look fine but on a 4K screen it will look pretty bad and blurry.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
@Ricky-Spanish Some people believe the Earth is flat but it doesn't make them right. The Devs have out right said there was no deal.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
@Ricky-Spanish If they had a deal why hasn't Sony said anything? Why there no footage of the PS5 version prior to launch except a 1 min vid from IGN Japan? Why is the PS5 version dreadful? Why is the Pro update dreadful? What exactly did Sony get from this supposed deal?
Want to know the likely story? The Devs put all the focus on the PS5 version as they had never made a console game before so rather then overwhelming themselves they focused on the PS5. Once they started working on the Xbox version they ran into problems with the SS and giving their lack of experience the issues were bigger to them then others. They picked August 20th as the release date for both PS5 last year and Xbox this year because that date is important to them.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Its not real 60fps its faked with framegen and it feels dreadful.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Black Myth: Wukong On Xbox Next Week?
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Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Black Myth: Wukong On Xbox Next Week?
@WildConcept6 The game can't even do 60fps on the Pro, its fake 60fps as in they framegen from 30fps and its awful. Res is pretty blurry as well no matter the mode or console and the visual settings are pretty low or very low PC settings with none of the visual stuff that makes the PC version so pretty.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Black Myth: Wukong On Xbox Next Week?
@Ricky-Spanish You say that but Lies of P and the Nioh games are easily up there with the best of From games with LiP surpassing most of From's titles.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Black Myth: Wukong On Xbox Next Week?
Will be interesting to how much of a mess it is on Xbox giving how much of a mess it is still is on PS5 and PS5 Pro. The console version is a scam imo.
Re: Talking Point: Would Halo Infinite Have Been A Bigger Success Using Unreal Engine 5?
Giving what a disaster Unreal Stutter 5 is things might have been worse.
Re: Forza Horizon 5 Is Seemingly The Best-Selling New PS5 Game Of 2025 So Far
@FarmDog08 Released a multiple GOTY award winner last year as well as one of the most popular live service games in recent time that's even getting an Xbox port next month.
Re: Forza Horizon 5 Is Seemingly The Best-Selling New PS5 Game Of 2025 So Far
Yeah i double dipped for PS5 mainly because i owned it on my Series S so i wanted that visual boost from the Pro. One of my fav games this Gen so had no issue buying it again.
Re: John Wick Hex Is Being Permanently Delisted On The Xbox Store This Week
@InterceptorAlpha Yeah at this rate you might as well charge £1.
Re: Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 (Xbox) - Another Great THPS Game, Despite The Odd Bail
Its really good but yeah not as good as 1+2 and part of me thinks it should have been an expansion rather then full game.
I will say i adore the Secret Shop and what it offers.
Re: Poll: Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
@Ricky-Spanish Well its hard to be positive right now with MS to be fair. I will say i'm glad Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox, in fact i hope Sony adds Xbox to the day 1 releases for live service games like PC. I also thinks its really cool that Helldivers 2 and Gears are releasing the same day, its cool synergy and a nice handshake between Sony and MS. Also another positive one is one of my most hyped games is a MS published one in Clockwork Revolution, i thought it looked incredible and i'm happy MS are supporting it.
Re: Poll: Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
@Ricky-Spanish I joke all the time on there its just PQ can also take criticism and not get funny over the slightest slight against their favourite Corp and plastic gaming toy.
Re: Poll: Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
@Ricky-Spanish Chill its a joke 🙄
Re: Poll: Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
@somnambulance Helldivers 2 actually has a USP unlike Concord. Concord offered nothing new but Helldivers 2 is unlike anything else. Concord being sold at $40 also ran into the trouble of every other big hero shooter being F2P.
Re: Poll: Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
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