@JoakimZ Yes that's true, although surely if there's any internal comms going back and forth, MS could suggest to a publisher that a sale/discount is warrented. Purely speculation, mind you.
@NorthwestEagle There are literally hundreds that either never go on sale, or its been years since their last drop. MS has a lot to work with if they so choose.
@Utena-mobile No, if it's not on the modern store or on the old 360 Marketplace, then there's unfortunately no way to buy it digitally anymore. I was in the same boat with Splinter Cell just last week, so I went and bought a physical copy for $6.
@ArmoredMore I'm fully agnostic on Bethesda and the hype around SF. I thought the showcase had some interesting stuff, but didn't make me want to buy it day 1. Of my two friends who were very hyped for SF and like Bethesda titles, one enjoys it, the other requested a refund a few days after playing it. So, there's that.
@ArmoredMore If Starfield can't even get a fast travel system right, as all open world games should have (preferably with a few menu clicks) perhaps it's best for some like myself to wait until a sale before trying it. Here's when game pass is perfect for this type of game and players like myself.
@somnambulance Fair enough, lol. 🙂👍 The only forms I too even semi-regularly post on is within this family of sites.
@Lightweight Ouch, it sounds like such a broken system. I remember a few years ago, my PSN account was banned for 3 days. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why. I hadn't played online recently, or communicated with any one random around the time. I've had the same benign, official Sony avatar for years. I've never played on a hacked console. It's bizarre. I'm thinking a lot of these triggers are automatic, like when one submits an essay and the school's system auto-checks it for plagerism, sources sometimes are flagged despite it being cited correctly.
@Xbox_Dashboard @Snake_V5 Lots more games have been delisted recently I've noticed, like Unreal Championship 2, Armed and Dangerous, a few Splinter Cells, to name a small few. Very worrying... 😰
Quick resume and Auto-HDR has nothing to do with BWC.
Unless you missed it, there won't be any more updates this generation. Will that always be the case? Hopefully not (my personal guess is no), and hopefully BWC will improve with Xbox 5th gen, but don't just blindly assume it's set in stone.
We're also about to lose a number of XB360 games next year when the 360 store shuts down. That's not a win for game preservation. If it wasn't released on disc, and it doesn't work on the modern Xbox store, then bye-bye to those games. 👋
These companies will do what's best for themselves, not us, at the end of the day.
@dreadful Cute way to call someone a p-y. Life and ones actions have consequences, something ppl like you don't and will never understand. The real thin-skinned crybabies are individuals who think they can do whatever they want. Thanks for outing yourself. 😉
@Atlis54 You may have just outed yourself. The wild west of Xbox (or any platform) chat is one of the main reasons many like myself don't use it with randos. I see no issue with this. Private platform, private rules. Deal with it.
@Krysus Agreed. I rarely pay for GPU, so seeing every other MS story is "GP this, GP that", I honestly don't give a 💩. I love the feature, but MS need not be a one-trick pony with a single notable feature.
One of Microsoft's worst decisions was to end the BWC program. The final update was amazing with games like Timesplitters 2 and 3, and that should have continued with XSX.
@MaccaMUFC There was a ; after Capcom. The comment was framed as if it was addressed directly to Capcom themselves. Perhaps "Two words to Capcom; Dino Crisis" would've been more clear. I just want a new Dino Crisis! 😍
@Jark Neither, the C is taken from my name. I've used such a variation of this nickname online for over 20 years. No reason to stop now.
Ubisoft hasn't got a damn clue what their fans want. We can't have BG&E2. We can't have a new Rayman. We can't have a new Splinter Cell. We can finally have a new POP, albiet a 2.5D metroidvania with terrible trailer music. It seems they're just the Asscreed and Farcry company now. 😒
A C+/B- for me. Stuff like Fable, Forza, etc... doesn't appeal to me. RPGs in general do not.
Clockwork Revolution was my highlight, as I'm always down for a game with time travel mechanics. Overall, the lack of truly huge surprises is what brings it down, as many of these we already know about. Had they shown Perfect Dark, we'd be having a different conversation.
I've never played an original Bethesda IP, so Starfield will likely be my first. It looks interesting enough.
@Kienda Ohhhh, that's really cool to know. I wasn't aware such browser plugins existed. I know dislikes are visible to creators as I've posted many YT videos, but never investigated the hidden dislikes as a viewer. Thank you. 👏🙂
@darkswabber "Second party" isn't a thing. Insomniac was always third party who chose to mostly work with Sony. Also as Xbox fans are concerned, there's no reason to not have another quality studio under one's belt. Rare had turned to crap by the time Nintendo got rid of them, so such a purchase in hindsight is very questionable.
Easily one of the best games from 2022, and it was amazing to play the entire thing on Game Pass. I would happily buy this in the future, especially now that there's an FPS update.
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Re: Microsoft Says 'No' To Horror Game That's Apparently 'Too Crazy For Xbox'
Lol wow, that game looks awful, yet I can't help be intrigued by how bad it looks,. 🤣
Re: Alan Wake 2 'Excellent' On Xbox Series X & The Best Console Version, Digital Foundry Concludes
Series X for (most) multiplats.
PS5 for exclusives.
This is the way. 🧐
Re: Metal Gear Solid 4, 5 & Peace Walker Could Form Another 'Master Collection' On Xbox
We all want MGS4 ported to modern consoles/PC. Toss in Twin Snakes and GBC Ghost Babel, and that's a day 1 buy easily. 😍 🤤
Re: Deals: All 10+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (October 17-24)
@shoeses @old-dad For $2 I grabbed Alice, plus it comes with the original game as free DLC, which I never played either. 😊
Re: Xbox Boss Would Love To 'Revisit' Older Franchises More, Uses Quake 2 As An Example
Since MS now owns Activision, bring back Vigilante 8!!! At least remaster V8 Arcade and save it before it's delisted. 🙏🥺
Re: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Set To Leave The Company In Early 2024
An absolute scumbag.
Re: Deals: All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 26 - October 3)
@JoakimZ Yes that's true, although surely if there's any internal comms going back and forth, MS could suggest to a publisher that a sale/discount is warrented. Purely speculation, mind you.
Re: Deals: All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 26 - October 3)
@NorthwestEagle There are literally hundreds that either never go on sale, or its been years since their last drop. MS has a lot to work with if they so choose.
Re: Gallery: Here's A Closer Look At The New & Old Graphics In Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
@Fiendish-Beaver Are you forgetting magazines and Player's Guides? They helped me! 😂
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Arrives On Xbox In February 2024
@Utena-mobile Uh, there was both a Nintendo Direct and a PS State of Play on the same day.
Re: Deals: All 50+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 5-12)
@Utena-mobile No, if it's not on the modern store or on the old 360 Marketplace, then there's unfortunately no way to buy it digitally anymore. I was in the same boat with Splinter Cell just last week, so I went and bought a physical copy for $6.
Re: Starfield Players Are Loving Xbox Quick Resume, But Some Users Are Reporting Issues
Mine has been off since day 1. Just another thing that can go wrong. Rule #1 of gaming: SAVE OFTEN!
Re: Alone In The Dark Delayed To 'Avoid Competing' With Jam-Packed October 2023 On Xbox
A good decision. Alan and Spidey are absolute juggernauts.
Re: Poll: Starfield Explorers, What Do You Think Of Fast Travel So Far?
@ArmoredMore I'm fully agnostic on Bethesda and the hype around SF. I thought the showcase had some interesting stuff, but didn't make me want to buy it day 1. Of my two friends who were very hyped for SF and like Bethesda titles, one enjoys it, the other requested a refund a few days after playing it. So, there's that.
Re: Poll: Starfield Explorers, What Do You Think Of Fast Travel So Far?
@ArmoredMore If Starfield can't even get a fast travel system right, as all open world games should have (preferably with a few menu clicks) perhaps it's best for some like myself to wait until a sale before trying it. Here's when game pass is perfect for this type of game and players like myself.
Re: Poll: Starfield Explorers, What Do You Think Of Fast Travel So Far?
Every open world game needs a fast travel system. Starfield is no different.
Re: Before Xbox Games With Gold Disappears, Don't Forget To Download These Titles
@RetroMan71 You're welcome. I have a large collection of 360 games from GWG and I'd be enraged if I lost access to them, lol. 😅😂
Re: Before Xbox Games With Gold Disappears, Don't Forget To Download These Titles
@RetroMan71 "and the Xbox 360 games will actually be available to you regardless of whether you have a subscription or not."
360 Games will always work, regardless of subscription.
Re: Xbox Fan Sparks Huge Debate After Receiving First 'Strike' For Bad Language
@somnambulance Fair enough, lol. 🙂👍 The only forms I too even semi-regularly post on is within this family of sites.
@Lightweight Ouch, it sounds like such a broken system. I remember a few years ago, my PSN account was banned for 3 days. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why. I hadn't played online recently, or communicated with any one random around the time. I've had the same benign, official Sony avatar for years. I've never played on a hacked console. It's bizarre. I'm thinking a lot of these triggers are automatic, like when one submits an essay and the school's system auto-checks it for plagerism, sources sometimes are flagged despite it being cited correctly.
Re: Xbox Fan Sparks Huge Debate After Receiving First 'Strike' For Bad Language
@somnambulance Missed the part where I said "online gaming", I see. 😋
Re: Xbox Fan Sparks Huge Debate After Receiving First 'Strike' For Bad Language
As that one screenshot suggested, don't communicate with randos. This will solve many of one's online gaming problems.
Re: This Week's Xbox Sales Include Some Rarely Seen Backwards Compatible Games
@Boldfoxrd Same. I could never play it back in the day cause it skipped the GameCube.
Re: Phil Spencer 'Would Love To Find Solutions' For Xbox 360 Games Being Delisted In 2024
Losing Vigilante 8 Arcade is one of the saddest casualties of the store closure announcement. Why this was never made BWC I'll never understand. 😭
Re: Konami Confirms Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Performance Targets On Xbox
@Xbox_Dashboard @Snake_V5 Lots more games have been delisted recently I've noticed, like Unreal Championship 2, Armed and Dangerous, a few Splinter Cells, to name a small few. Very worrying... 😰
Re: Red Dead Redemption Comparison Shows How Well Xbox Version Holds Up Against PS4
@XboxTheBestBox Slight visual upgrades are nice, sure, as are frame rate boosts, but no, the concept of BWC existed long before HDR was a thing.
And again, quick resume reduces loading times....and then... ? It has nothing to do with the concept of BWC.
I gave a substantive example of some Xbox games being lost in 2024 with the 360 store closure, and you chose to highlight HDR and Load times...
@Kevw2006 Made a valid, concurring point. I think my work here too is done. As I suggested, don't assume.
Re: Red Dead Redemption Comparison Shows How Well Xbox Version Holds Up Against PS4
@XboxTheBestBox
Quick resume and Auto-HDR has nothing to do with BWC.
Unless you missed it, there won't be any more updates this generation. Will that always be the case? Hopefully not (my personal guess is no), and hopefully BWC will improve with Xbox 5th gen, but don't just blindly assume it's set in stone.
We're also about to lose a number of XB360 games next year when the 360 store shuts down. That's not a win for game preservation. If it wasn't released on disc, and it doesn't work on the modern Xbox store, then bye-bye to those games. 👋
These companies will do what's best for themselves, not us, at the end of the day.
Re: Red Dead Redemption Comparison Shows How Well Xbox Version Holds Up Against PS4
@XboxTheBestBox Things may change in the near future, since they're not actively pursuing BWC anymore, at least not publicly.
Re: Call Of Duty Game Page Update Confirms Modern Warfare 3 For Xbox One
@BrilliantBill This should've happened ages ago, years before the buyout.
Re: Call Of Duty Game Page Update Confirms Modern Warfare 3 For Xbox One
And still no Switch version either, despite 100M+ sales. "Grow the install base first", my ass.
Re: Here's A First Look At Xbox's New Voice Chat Reporting Feature
@Trmn8r You can be a proud tin foil hat model... RTFM.
Re: Here's A First Look At Xbox's New Voice Chat Reporting Feature
@dreadful Cute way to call someone a p-y. Life and ones actions have consequences, something ppl like you don't and will never understand. The real thin-skinned crybabies are individuals who think they can do whatever they want. Thanks for outing yourself. 😉
Re: Here's A First Look At Xbox's New Voice Chat Reporting Feature
@Atlis54 You may have just outed yourself. The wild west of Xbox (or any platform) chat is one of the main reasons many like myself don't use it with randos. I see no issue with this. Private platform, private rules. Deal with it.
Re: Random: Twitter's New 'X' Logo Is Getting The Attention Of Xbox Fans
Muskrat is a moron. Twitter is dying. Almost party time. 🎉
Re: Xbox Exec 'Gets Chills' From The Moment Phil Spencer Revealed Backwards Compatibility
@Krysus Agreed. I rarely pay for GPU, so seeing every other MS story is "GP this, GP that", I honestly don't give a 💩. I love the feature, but MS need not be a one-trick pony with a single notable feature.
Re: Xbox Exec 'Gets Chills' From The Moment Phil Spencer Revealed Backwards Compatibility
One of Microsoft's worst decisions was to end the BWC program. The final update was amazing with games like Timesplitters 2 and 3, and that should have continued with XSX.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of 'Exoprimal' On Xbox Game Pass?
@MaccaMUFC There was a ; after Capcom. The comment was framed as if it was addressed directly to Capcom themselves. Perhaps "Two words to Capcom; Dino Crisis" would've been more clear. I just want a new Dino Crisis! 😍
@Jark Neither, the C is taken from my name. I've used such a variation of this nickname online for over 20 years. No reason to stop now.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of 'Exoprimal' On Xbox Game Pass?
Two words, Capcom; Dino Crisis. 🦕
Re: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Supposedly In Development At Ubisoft
Ubisoft hasn't got a damn clue what their fans want. We can't have BG&E2. We can't have a new Rayman. We can't have a new Splinter Cell. We can finally have a new POP, albiet a 2.5D metroidvania with terrible trailer music. It seems they're just the Asscreed and Farcry company now. 😒
Re: It's Official! Stray Launches On Xbox Consoles This August
Amazing game. Buy it. Meow. 🐈
Re: Jim Ryan: Publishers 'Unanimously' Do Not Like Xbox Game Pass
I have a burning hatred of this D-bag. FIRE JIM RYAN! 🔥😡
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
A C+/B- for me. Stuff like Fable, Forza, etc... doesn't appeal to me. RPGs in general do not.
Clockwork Revolution was my highlight, as I'm always down for a game with time travel mechanics. Overall, the lack of truly huge surprises is what brings it down, as many of these we already know about. Had they shown Perfect Dark, we'd be having a different conversation.
I've never played an original Bethesda IP, so Starfield will likely be my first. It looks interesting enough.
Re: Ubisoft's New Prince Of Persia Game Is Getting Blasted On YouTube
@Kienda Ohhhh, that's really cool to know. I wasn't aware such browser plugins existed. I know dislikes are visible to creators as I've posted many YT videos, but never investigated the hidden dislikes as a viewer. Thank you. 👏🙂
Re: Ubisoft's New Prince Of Persia Game Is Getting Blasted On YouTube
The game itself looks pretty decent, but the music was absolutely atrocious, to be fair. I'm still interested in in.
How are the number of YouTube dislikes known publicly? YT hides the dislike ratio now. 🤔
Re: Tell Me Why Is Completely Free To Claim On Xbox Throughout June 2023
Really enjoyed this when I got it free last year. Worth a playthrough. 👍 🌈
Re: Some Big Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (May 30 - June 6)
@AlwaysPlaying I can almost certainly guarantee you that you'd do a more competent job than Ubi's actual VP of marketing. 👍
Re: Military FPS 'Six Days In Fallujah' Hits PC Next Month, Xbox Version Still In The Works
@ZuneTattooGuy It was, but was resurrected in 2021.
Re: Major Xbox Sale To Begin Next Week, First Few Discounts Revealed
@XxEvilAshxX I still remember Far Cry 6 going half price in 2 months. 😂
Re: Talking Point: Did You Know Insomniac Made An Xbox Game Before Sunset Overdrive?
@darkswabber "Second party" isn't a thing. Insomniac was always third party who chose to mostly work with Sony. Also as Xbox fans are concerned, there's no reason to not have another quality studio under one's belt. Rare had turned to crap by the time Nintendo got rid of them, so such a purchase in hindsight is very questionable.
Re: A Plague Tale: Requiem Adds 60FPS Performance Mode For Xbox Series X
Easily one of the best games from 2022, and it was amazing to play the entire thing on Game Pass. I would happily buy this in the future, especially now that there's an FPS update.
Re: Xbox Announces Permanent Price Cut For Series X|S Storage Expansion Cards
Oh thank goodness! I've been out of space for 2 years now.