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@Kaloudz 1st party Nintendo stuff does go on sale from time to time. While the default price generally remains high, you're best to wait for when they do have sales.

@acmiguens Lol yeah I know, I was poking fun at a technicality. 😅

@ArmenianJedi13 Because it's not muskrat social, nor tied to Cuckerburg unlike FB and IG. It's the last platform which is free of robber barrons. 💡
❤️🦋

@nomither6 The exchange rate isn't the problem, it's the supply and the minimum spec that I'm willing to go with that's a reasonable mix of performance and future-proofing.

@acmiguens DKCR HD says hello. 🍌 🐒

@nomither6 Good luck actually getting a decent video card if one wants (needs) a new machine (me). 😢

@Kaloudz

Ahhhh I see now. Somebody on that marketing team should have done 5 minutes of research on the electronic Google machine before deciding on that statue design, lol. 😂 But was it worth yet another internet meltdown? No.

Ah yeah the stadium level was definitely awesome. 😁 DNF wasn't great, but it was enough of a novelty and guilty pleasure that I still found enjoyment from it. I'm probably too easy to please, lol.

@Kaloudz Last year, actually. My first game was Duke Nukem 64 from way back when. I adore the Duke series, even Forever I liked which most hated, but it was enjoyable to me. 🤷‍♂️

The AC Shadows thing I'm barely familiar with, at least the Torii gate element. There's some historical evidence for Yasuke maybe being real, maybe fictional, we don't know, but the main point with AC that the vocal online minority forgets is that it's supposed to be historical FICTION.

How relevant is Duke to a lot of audiences these days, if we're being honest? I doubt a lot of younger Gamers even have any idea who the character is. While I don't personally think the blowback would be that big of a deal, especially depending on the form the game takes, but until the publisher grows a pair and announces a new entry, it's open to speculation.
I remember there being a new Leisure Suit Larry game released as recently as 2020, and nobody gave a crap about that, and that series was known for being objectifying and raunchy.

I don't have terminal online social media brain rot, so I don't care about these hollow online controversies. Every side is doing it. It's ridiculous and beyond nauseating. I really couldn't care less. If something looks interesting, I'll check it out.

@Isolte @Kaloudz Comments like these always puzzle me because we have no shortage of violence in gaming; it's as violent as ever, yet that's not an issue.

Then we have games like Stellar blade which got most of its attention due to Eve's ass and her various outfits.

GTA6 is likely to be raunchy as hell, and that's likely be GOTY and sell 100M+ in no time.

Maybe I'm just the oddball in that I can separate reality from fantasy; don't act like or treat real people in real life like how some of these games depict their worlds. *Shocking * 🤯🤷‍♂️
To me I think the perception that another Duke or raunchy Saints Row would fail doesn't quite match reality. 🧐

*And for the record I enjoyed the Saints Row reboot from a gameplay perspective, at least as a co-op game w/ my friend, as we'd done with 3 and 4.

We're already seeing Sony branching out to PC over the past several years. Plus we've now got LEGO Horizon on Switch. I think it's definitely plausible we'll see Sony release some of their top franchises on Xbox in the future, espcially after all the money they've been losing on those cancelled/failed liveservice games.

Add another $20 for the chump tarrifs factor. 😡

"but but Mah eggs, brooooooooooo"

Always check Deku Deals to see what the all time low for any given title is. 😉

I love the Xbox Hardware but honestly unless you care about BWC and free Cloud backups, there's no reason to get an Xbox anymore. 😢

This US sales data really should be publicly available. 😡

@nomither6 As angry as I was with the XBOs launch, and ultimately going with PS4 at launch, I eventually got a XBO S on launch and quickly gained appreciation for it, the BWC really being a key factor.
Also bought a XSX at launch, with an extra controller (on the same bill), and through a mix-up/clerk error with returning that unopened extra controller a few days later, the store accidentally refunded me the entire console, which they never noticed! 😂 😂

@nomither6 As much as I prefer the Xbox hardware, this is still the greatest gaming troll since the E3 1995 PS1 "two ninety nine" one sentence speech. 😂

Well played here, Sony. 🍷🧐
https://youtu.be/kWSIFh8ICaA?si=H1SB09L3QUQ_EYRI

BWC is still my favourite modern Xbox feature. I've been snatching up the more expensive delisted BWC 💿 games lately like King Kong, 50 Cent and Deadpool (XBO). 🤗

@nomither6 And not say "used & borrowed game discs won't work".

@Banjo- @LogicStrikesAgain Ubisoft could become more profitable by actually making games people actually wanted to play, combined with streamlining their bloated development costs. POP The Lost Crown was their one genuinely exciting release I can remember in years.

@Scummbuddy You're in for a treat. The Thing (1982) is one of the greatest, most intense, tension-filled horror films ever, with some of the best practical effects imaginable. Definitely watch it first before playing the game. 🥹

Shutdown all the way, like I do with everything but my phone. Turn that s-t off when not in use.

@Deformedpye Half of "news" these days is just reposted randos from Twitter, Reddit, etc. 😩 I literally read the title as "Random XSS User". Accurate, lol. 😋

Life lesson: wear your helmet when biking, scooting, etc.. I always do. ⛑️ 👍

@InheritNegative Yeah Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection was outstanding. 🥰 if only they'd add a few extra Classics like Crazy Taxi and nights into dreams, it'd be perfect.

Well there's your problem.. ; Twitter/muskrat social was used to post something. 🤮

@Major_Player They're still salty about cross-play, and their majority hates even the idea of GamePass (regardless of the reported financials), so I'm sure play anywhere would be one of the worst things ever to them as well. 🙄😒🤦‍♂️

For Nintendo, well, every switch game is essentially "play anywhere", lol. 😝

@WildConcept6 "Re-list" is the word you're looking for. 😉

@Zaphod42 Yeah, 3 years later and not a single price drop on those. 😢

Speaking of spiking console costs, the chump tarrifs plan, assuming it gets fully implemented, will artificially spike costs of ALL IMPORTS, everything from Apples 🍏 to Xbox components 🎮. #wetoldyou 🌊

M$ never should have abandoned the BWC program. Still the best feature of the modern Xbox platform. ❤️

@ironcrow86 @Elbow The era of regular price cuts is over. It started with the previous generation. Now, waiting 4+ years to get your new console is foolish, cause one won't save anything. Buy early, enjoy the generation while it's current. 😊

Excellent. I've been a believer in this since it's announcement. As with Silent Hill 2 Remake, it pays to be optimistic, not the "boo everything sucks" mentality that so many seem to have.

The few times Ubisoft makes a great new original title, it almost never seems to be deemed successful. If not for Nintendo backing Sparks of Hope, that likely would've not been produced. POP finally returns, and it's deemed a failure. No follow-up to Starlink, or Fenyx. No sequel to Rayman legends... All genuinely good, fairly recent Ubisoft games. Ugh... So sad... 😔

@FraserG That one I've never had a chance to play, but I'm all for more classic Star Wars remasters. 🙏🥹

Sigh...still no Rogue Squadron.

@PhileasFragg Lucky! I've not played one in decades! I'd love to buy that repro version that Arcade1up made a few years ago, but I don't have space for it, lol. 😅

Not just a digital release, but a physical version too!

I've got SH: Downpour, albiet the NA version, but it still averages $50 USD on vgpc.com.
I always welcome these lists with "rare" games, so please make more. 🙂

Simpsons Arcade game needs a physical retail release. Hit and Run would be great as well, or even better, a sequel.

@ironcrow86 I was just thinking Scarface. I played the Wii port and it was absolutely fantastic. A direct sequel with an entirely original story, or even just a straight remaster/remake would be most welcomed either way. 😍

@PhileasFragg Nightfire absolutely deserves to be brought back for a new generation. Easily the best Bond game EA produced. Bloodstone from Activision was also very good and would be a great pick.

I'm still sad about Starcraft Ghost, even all these years later. It looked really fun. 😭

Three hundred, sixty nice games. 😉

$0 These "Pro" consoles are BS and a total waste.

I had an issue with a disc copy of barebones BLOPS III. The disc install failed 3 times, yet I located the game's store page and downloaded a digital copy, and now it loads up just fine. Very strange glitches these are. 😵

Coming to essentially everything now, that's great. 🍭 😃

@Elbow You're welcome, and thank you! 🙏😊

Just remember, Timesplitters, Smash Bros Melee and Metroid Prime all ran at 60FPS... on the GameCube...

Link to store page would help: https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/store/fuzzball/9n9z4ggbn0zc

@BAMozzy So take away GamePass, Xbox has pretty much nothing left. 😕 GP is nice, but I personally don't use it that much. I prefer to just buy stuff when it gets cheaper. And anyone who already has a decent PC can use PC GamePass, reducing the appeal of Xbox hardware further. More prices increases again so soon won't help either. These are just my objective observations, from someone who wants the hardware to continue. The Series hardware is barely at half of what Xbone reached nearly 4 years in (around 28M now). Not good.
https://x.com/Welfare_JBP/status/1674533475158835202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1674533475158835202%7Ctwgr%5Eca2f024f55857a5cc59a457604c0dd5fae9b6f23%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamingbolt.com%2Fxbox-series-x-s-has-sold-21-million-units-xbox-one-at-58-million-as-per-microsoft-brazil-presentation

@BAMozzy An essay wasn't needed to explain you're upset to see MS giving up on exclusives. I love my XSX but there truly is almost zero reason to own a physical Xbox at this point, aside from BWC and free cloud storage.

@UndyingInsurgent95 @GamingFan4Lyf

I third your excitement! Dark pictures is a great series! 😍

Big, fat no.

Microsoft logic: How to excite people and current players about Xbox? Answer; release games on competitors hardware... 🤦‍♂️

@CenturianShark The saying is "I couldn't care less".