@Titntin I can see the problem in regards to Xbox, but with Switch titles (that aren't downloaded required), most boot from the card directly. I get nearly everything physically for Switch, plus it saves on SD card space.
@BBB It doesn't. The whole debate comes from the idea that in principle, free speech should apply universally (aside from direct threats of violence, doxing, yelling "fire!" in a crowded theatre for no reason, etc...)
From the American context, their 1st amendment does NOT apply to any private platform, it only applies to the government being unable to silence you.
When you sign those terms of service agreements, one is agreeing to abide by the rules of the platform. Violate the platforms rules, you suffer the punishment for it.
Now we can have a debate if those protections should be expanded and apply to private platforms or not. It's easy to see the arguments in both directions.
What drives me nuts is that some individuals, especially those who lean right on the political spectrum, don't fundamentally understand the difference and distinction, and thus they call it "ERR MAH GURD BIG TECH CENSORSHIPZ". They especially cry and scream that they are being targeted, when in actuality right-wing voices and content dominates Facebook and Twitter in terms of popularity and engagement, as proven by data that tracks this information, easily found on Google.
This gets into an even bigger issue how powerful international corporations have far too much control over our lives, and they're to be held accountable, not praised and worshipped like heroes, which sadly far too many do. Personally for the more libertarian left-types like myself, these platforms are too restrictive and we should have such rights and civil liberties extended to them.
Personally I agree 100% with Joe, and I'm not even a fan of his. YouTube's crackdowns on fair use are draconian and need to stop. But he's delusional if he thinks he can take on CBS and/or Google in court and win.
Anyway, at face value, such blanket statements like "big tech is censoring free speech, full stop!" is both incorrect and highly misleading without the added nuances. Hope that helps.
Sony had the blueprint to match or surpass GPU, and they still failed to do that. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
I'm glad they're rolling the services into one, but they should've made the premium features part of the extra tier to really one-up GPU. Oh and not including the 1st party releases is baffeling.
@Martsmall Yep, same with them and cross-play. "It's stupid". "No one uses it/no one will use it". "I don't wanna play with other platforms.โ "It's unnecessary". "This will ruin gaming".
Honestly, what's the track record of Jeff Grubb? Using words like "probably" and "I'm thinking X" is more indicative of opinion, not fact. Granted, people in his position have insider knowledge that the general public doesn't have, but those who like dropping hints about rumoured projects need to be looked at very closely for consistency. ๐ค
Long, long, long, long overdue. Bring it over so we can see it sell very well, making Activision look like braindead morons for ignoring Switch for so long.
Expensive shipping, 6+ months wait times, manufactured scarcity, exclusive partners with Wayforward, and now bowing down to Konami, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, etc... LRG is truly terrible.
@UltimateOtaku91 Um, Nintendo doesn't ship non-functional, incomplete 1st party games that require a download to start. ๐ Unless by "Nintendo" you meant third party releases like LA Noire and GTA.
Enjoy Timesplitters, everyone! I still have my old GameCube discs but will get both digitally now that they've been patched. And we still have a new, official sequel to look forward to down the road! ๐
@Jsb5150 Haha, that's always the way. ๐ I haven't played the new BWC versions, so I can't say if it's actually worse, but TS2 always had aiming sensitivity trouble. ๐ค
M$ does deserve a lot of credit for their BWC efforts ever since they did the whole 180 damage control manoeuvre before Xbone came out. Old games really do deserve preservation.
Nintendo used to be the kings of BWC up through the Wii U. The loss of VC on Switch, and being unable to use Wii U discs with Switch really pains me. ๐ข
@jrt87 Timesplitters 2 always had an overly sensitive crosshair. It's not a "generational" thing. They fixed that problem with Future Perfect. Honestly, 2 is great but Future Perfect is the much better game. Why these writers always overlook #3 is whack. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
@InterceptorAlpha ๐ณ I played all 3 maxed out on Steam. Lol, remastered is much more than a "lighting update". The new re-texturing is a night and day difference.
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Re: Roundup: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Showcase Extended 2022
Starfield did look pretty cool, as did As Dusk Falls. A real shame GoldenEye wasn't announced, though.
Re: Talking Point: When Are We Going To Hear About GoldenEye 007 For Xbox?
@BBB Goldeneye's a masterpiece, and I for one appreciate remasters & remakes more often than not.
Re: Limited Run Announces 10+ Xbox Games Getting A Physical Release
@Titntin I can see the problem in regards to Xbox, but with Switch titles (that aren't downloaded required), most boot from the card directly. I get nearly everything physically for Switch, plus it saves on SD card space.
Re: Limited Run's First Xbox Release Has Finally Been Revealed
So glad this is getting a standard retail release! ๐ LRG F-ING SUCKS with their inflated costs and FOMO crap!
Re: YouTuber Angry Joe Threatens To Take CBS To Court Over Halo Dispute
@BBB It doesn't. The whole debate comes from the idea that in principle, free speech should apply universally (aside from direct threats of violence, doxing, yelling "fire!" in a crowded theatre for no reason, etc...)
From the American context, their 1st amendment does NOT apply to any private platform, it only applies to the government being unable to silence you.
When you sign those terms of service agreements, one is agreeing to abide by the rules of the platform. Violate the platforms rules, you suffer the punishment for it.
Now we can have a debate if those protections should be expanded and apply to private platforms or not. It's easy to see the arguments in both directions.
What drives me nuts is that some individuals, especially those who lean right on the political spectrum, don't fundamentally understand the difference and distinction, and thus they call it "ERR MAH GURD BIG TECH CENSORSHIPZ". They especially cry and scream that they are being targeted, when in actuality right-wing voices and content dominates Facebook and Twitter in terms of popularity and engagement, as proven by data that tracks this information, easily found on Google.
This gets into an even bigger issue how powerful international corporations have far too much control over our lives, and they're to be held accountable, not praised and worshipped like heroes, which sadly far too many do. Personally for the more libertarian left-types like myself, these platforms are too restrictive and we should have such rights and civil liberties extended to them.
Personally I agree 100% with Joe, and I'm not even a fan of his. YouTube's crackdowns on fair use are draconian and need to stop. But he's delusional if he thinks he can take on CBS and/or Google in court and win.
Anyway, at face value, such blanket statements like "big tech is censoring free speech, full stop!" is both incorrect and highly misleading without the added nuances. Hope that helps.
Re: YouTuber Creates Incredible One-Handed Xbox Series X|S Controller
My dirty mind instantly imagined a scenario where DOAX Beach Volleyball 4 was announced as the pack-in game with this... ๐คฃ๐
But seriously, very good for anyone with a hand disability or impairment of some kind. ๐
Re: Xbox Cheat Codes For LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
I miss cheat menus in games! ๐๐ญ
Re: PSA: Buying LEGO Star Wars On Xbox? Check Microsoft Rewards First
I'll enjoy my blue milk Luke mini figure and steelbook case preorder bonuses from Best Buy instead, TYVM.
Re: Roundup: Here's What's Coming To Xbox In April 2022
"I've been looking forward to this". ๐
Lego Star Wars, that is. ๐
Re: Deals: All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (March 29 - April 4)
@Grail_Quest "It's time to split!" ๐
Re: Here's How PlayStation's New Services Compare To Xbox Game Pass
Sony had the blueprint to match or surpass GPU, and they still failed to do that. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
I'm glad they're rolling the services into one, but they should've made the premium features part of the extra tier to really one-up GPU. Oh and not including the 1st party releases is baffeling.
And PS3 is STILL STREAMING-ONLY! ๐ต
Ugh, Sony... ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Re: Zero Escape Makes Its Franchise Debut On Xbox Game Pass Next Week
The first game was incredible. An absolutely amazing mindf***! ๐
Re: Video: GTA 5 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox One And Series X Versions
Wake me up when GTA 6 is revealed... ๐ด
Re: Perfect Dark And Avowed 'Probably' Coming In 2023, Says Jeff Grubb
If Perfect Dark releases next year, it'll be horribly rushed. At least that was my impression from the initial reveal. Grubb is an attention seeker.
Re: PlayStation Is Going Down The Xbox Game Pass Route With Shadow Warrior 3
@RevGaming
What a strange, somewhat hyperbolic response. To each his own.
Re: PlayStation Is Going Down The Xbox Game Pass Route With Shadow Warrior 3
@RevGaming
๐ค Use the traditional pro controller then? It's virtually identical to a PS/XB ๐ฎ.
Re: PlayStation Is Going Down The Xbox Game Pass Route With Shadow Warrior 3
@RevGaming By that logic, PS and Switch are also consoles, and would be of comparable similarity. Better to have the option than not.
Re: PlayStation Is Going Down The Xbox Game Pass Route With Shadow Warrior 3
@Martsmall Yep, same with them and cross-play.
"It's stupid".
"No one uses it/no one will use it".
"I don't wanna play with other platforms.โ
"It's unnecessary".
"This will ruin gaming".
This psychology is so bizarre.
Re: PlayStation Is Going Down The Xbox Game Pass Route With Shadow Warrior 3
Sony fanboys: GamePass sucks! Terrible business model! It's all fodder!
Also Sony fanboys: Wow! For one low monthly subscription fee, I can play a slew of new and classic titles together?! Awesome! Sony rocks!
๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐๐
Re: Rumour: GoldenEye 007 Remaster For Xbox Set To Be Revealed Soon
Honestly, what's the track record of Jeff Grubb? Using words like "probably" and "I'm thinking X" is more indicative of opinion, not fact. Granted, people in his position have insider knowledge that the general public doesn't have, but those who like dropping hints about rumoured projects need to be looked at very closely for consistency. ๐ค
Re: Microsoft Wants To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Switch
Long, long, long, long overdue. Bring it over so we can see it sell very well, making Activision look like braindead morons for ignoring Switch for so long.
Re: Battlefield 2042 Refund Petition Gathers Pace, Reaches Over 50k Signatures
You'd think people would learn by now... ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Re: Deals: All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 8-15)
@Would_you_kindly @JayJ
Maybe not cancelled, but delayed to an unknown future date. No wonder, as it looked like f-ing s-t when it was first shown.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22268455/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-delayed-indefinitely
Re: Blizzard Is Working On A Brand-New Survival Game For Console & PC
Kotick: Isolation. Survive the horrors that is Bobby Kotick as he stalks you for your COD Money, and maybe other personal things too... ๐คฃ
Re: Limited Run Is Releasing Its First Xbox Game This Summer
Expensive shipping, 6+ months wait times, manufactured scarcity, exclusive partners with Wayforward, and now bowing down to Konami, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, etc... LRG is truly terrible.
Re: Activision Blizzard Boss Expected To Leave Once Xbox Deal Is Done, According To WSJ Report
Good. F*** off, Kotick.
Re: Cat Ears Have Some Players Worried About The Future Of Halo Infinite
I'm not buying Halo Infinite until the co-op is functional.
Re: Halo Infinite's Disc Reportedly Doesn't Include The Full Game
@UltimateOtaku91 No problem. ๐ I know we all often use "Nintendo" interchangeably.
Re: Halo Infinite's Disc Reportedly Doesn't Include The Full Game
@UltimateOtaku91 Um, Nintendo doesn't ship non-functional, incomplete 1st party games that require a download to start. ๐ Unless by "Nintendo" you meant third party releases like LA Noire and GTA.
Re: Pick One: Which Is Your Favourite TimeSplitters Game?
2 was amazing when it launched, but 3 surpassed it in virtually every way in presentation, options, humour, etc...
Re: Xbox Fixes TimeSplitters Backwards Compatibility Aiming Issue
@BundyDanger @PhileasFragg @Gids147 @MetalGear_Yoshi @ymo1965 @JayJ @ChopperCampbell
Enjoy Timesplitters, everyone! I still have my old GameCube discs but will get both digitally now that they've been patched. And we still have a new, official sequel to look forward to down the road! ๐
Re: Xbox 'Investigating' TimeSplitters Issue With Backwards Compatibility
@Jsb5150 Haha, that's always the way. ๐ I haven't played the new BWC versions, so I can't say if it's actually worse, but TS2 always had aiming sensitivity trouble. ๐ค
Re: TimeSplitters Has An Aiming Issue With Xbox Backwards Compatibility
Even the original release of TS2 has overly-sensitive aiming. TS3 improved on virtually everything from 2, including controls.
Re: Phil Spencer Calls For Industry-Wide Support Of Emulation To Preserve Video Games
M$ does deserve a lot of credit for their BWC efforts ever since they did the whole 180 damage control manoeuvre before Xbone came out. Old games really do deserve preservation.
Nintendo used to be the kings of BWC up through the Wii U. The loss of VC on Switch, and being unable to use Wii U discs with Switch really pains me. ๐ข
Sony? ROFL. Colossal failures with BWC. ๐ก
Re: Ten Of The Best Backwards Compatible Games From Xbox's 20th Anniversary Celebration
@Beermonkey They had to audacity to refer to Chicken Little as a "fan favourite" in their marketing email I received. ROFL ๐คฃ ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Re: Ten Of The Best Backwards Compatible Games From Xbox's 20th Anniversary Celebration
@jrt87 Timesplitters 2 always had an overly sensitive crosshair. It's not a "generational" thing. They fixed that problem with Future Perfect. Honestly, 2 is great but Future Perfect is the much better game. Why these writers always overlook #3 is whack. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Re: Random: 20 Years Ago, This Xbox Ad Was Banned From British Television
@species8472 Shhhh, don't remind the puritans about reality existing. ๐๐คซ
Re: 10+ Classic Games Mysteriously Added To Old Xbox Marketplace
@FraserG
20th Xbox anniversary, you mean.
Re: New Screenshots Of GTA Trilogy Remaster Revealed Via Xbox Store
@InterceptorAlpha ๐ณ I played all 3 maxed out on Steam. Lol, remastered is much more than a "lighting update". The new re-texturing is a night and day difference.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With November 2021's Xbox Games With Gold?
@XxEvilAshxX No, you keep the 360 titles.
Re: Talking Point: What November 2021 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
@Zucaritas RE Code Veronica is awesome. ๐ง๐
Re: Crystal Dynamics Partnering On Perfect Dark Was Too Good To Pass Up, According To Xbox
Please, please don't suck like PD Zero did. ๐ ๐ฅบ
Re: Video: Xbox Exec Provides A Closer Look At The Series X Mini Fridge
Hate that tiktok voice, but the fridge looks so adorable. ^_^
Re: GTA Trilogy Will Reportedly Include New Lighting, Improved Textures And GTA V-Style Controls
@MyThoughts31 I'll reserve judgement for now.
Re: GTA Trilogy Will Reportedly Include New Lighting, Improved Textures And GTA V-Style Controls
@MyThoughts31 Dude, zero footage has been released. Stop jumping to conclusions.
Re: Xbox Series X Mini Fridge Pre-Orders Open Next Week, Arriving This December
Nice. Can't wait. Good price too.
Re: Bethesda & id Software Congratulate Nintendo On Metroid Dread's Release With DOOM Artwork
My Metroid Dread CE arrived Saturday, but sadly I'm too busy this weekend to play it. ๐ญ๐
Re: Rumour: Seven Original Xbox Games That Could Be Getting Backwards Compatibility
@Wyatt006 Thank you, someone finally mentioned the glorious, trailblazing spectacle that is Chicken Little in 4K/60FPS.
Re: Xbox Web Store Receives Significant Overhaul, Here's A First Look
@Bmartin001 @Krzzystuff whoooo Canada ๐. I'm glad they finally updated the web store!
Re: Roundup: Hereโs What The Critics Are Saying About Alan Wake Remastered
Pushsquare is a joke.