I liked Sarah & Phil because they had some character & soul to them unlike Mattrick that just seemed like the usual corpo mouthpiece in a suit telling people "buying this product is the best product"
I'm waiting for the PC version - because it's just grand theft auto at the end of the day but if they do another la noire id get straight on that via the Xbox.
I'm digging project windless, the character seems a little odd though but anything other than that is the Rayman & Metal gear products but I've still got them from back in the day 🙃😒
I had an Xbox one in that similar state, I used to do high round attempts on black ops 3 so id leave it on all night/day.
It came to a point were it was crashing so it was time to clean it but there was that much dust and cigarette muck inside it created a padding on the metal beneath the shroud that left a permanent burn mark on it because it was getting that hot 🙃.
I've not smoked in over five years & I'm seeing better days, good times.
They have 14k employees and they couldn't even get some extras on board remotely to speed up the products production.
I know the majority of them are there to work on assassins creed but it's seem they have some serious problems and way too many coffee breaks to not pull this off on the side.
@smoreon They probably just ran a stress test, updated the API calls and called it a day just so it doesn't mess up people's profile saves whilst also making sure it doesn't brick and overheat the device which will mitigate requests to Nintendo for refunds.
It's easy money for them but at this point on, day by day, release to release, it would seem they just don't give a phuck but unfortunately people still lap it up.
@TrollOfWar Probably naff all because they will have a premium, current gen only game brewing with an up-to-date engine that will attempt to capture some serious mind share from GTA 6 next year.
I assume Black ops 7 is a throwaway product that takes the stress off the developer's shoulders so they can add the extra bells & whistles, people will lap up the new one though and forget about this recent fiasco.
@Markatron84 🤣 spawning endlessly in a cod multiplayer match whilst those appear would lead the brain to fart with no cells left, f-that, no thanks.
At this point, I like to believe they're cooking/developing a good one that will compete for mind share close to when GTA 6 releases and black ops 7 is just a throwaway product to earn some easy money.
When looking at the product history and the releases it's usually the case anyways but I won't be buying this or the future games.
@fatpunkslim Exactly and if it's primarily windows based than that will give them a chance to stop doing it even more but if they can give people the option than that would great but money is money, the cloud is their dream ambition and people obviously buy more games digitally compared to physical so let's see how it goes.
I assume that means more bloated games that are designed for everybody which makes people pay for more in game items and the products/games also make subscribers subscribed for longer because of it.
Good luck with that Microsoft, we don't have the time to waste hundreds upon hundreds of hours into games like Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online never mind new ones.
I'm putting money aside for a new oled TV so it's a no from me but if I wasn't id be contemplating buying one because it isn't a dedicated Xbox software device that plays every single game that I have purchased over the years.
@carlos82 Most of the time, when people use them, it's a form of stressful emotional support that leads to malicious intent all because the pride, ego and a superiority complex someone has in a game has fallen flat.
It sounds nuts and absolutely pathetic but it's a fact because some people are way too emotionally invested in things unfortunately especially competitively.
With the amount of marketing they do for this compared to the console itself, it just shows they really want to drip feed this cloud garbage onto people so it becomes the norm.
Long live the days of blockbuster when getting the games on disc was like three for £20 and they lasted and appreciated that also didn't waste your time with bloat that you know, keeps you subscribed for longer.
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Re: Xbox Series X|S Is Getting Its First Dashboard Update In Ages, Quick Resume Upgrade Included
I wish we got a full blown new one on the release of the series X & S because it didn't quite feel right when buying a new console.
Re: Talking Point: What Should Xbox Call Its 'Project Helix' Console?
Eggs-box co-pilot
Re: Xbox Fan Shares Project Helix UI Concept, This Time Based On The 360 NXE Dashboard
Why would anyone want that when there was always something similar
Re: 'They Hurt People Building The Game' - Activision Takes Legal Action Against Call Of Duty Leaker
Surely he knew some people on the inside though to constantly get some correct info on upcoming events.
Re: Video: Phil Spencer Introduces New Xbox Leader At Microsoft HQ
@Globo Flushed still floats but leaves anyways.
Re: Xbox's 'Pivot Away From Console' Had Been Failing And Questioned At Microsoft, Claims Report
The fact that all of this is a thing for a trillion dollar software company is absolutely f pathetic.
They have lost their marbles that's for sure.
Re: 'No Tolerance For Bad AI' - New Xbox Boss Says Games Need 'Great Stories Created By Humans'
I'll give the chick credit for saying the word slop because everything else may just be forthcoming waffle.
Re: Xbox's Sarah Bond Issues Statement On Her Departure From Microsoft
I liked Sarah & Phil because they had some character & soul to them unlike Mattrick that just seemed like the usual corpo mouthpiece in a suit telling people "buying this product is the best product"
Let's see how it turns out with asha sharma.
Re: New Xbox Boss Makes Official Statement As She Takes Over From Phil Spencer
Eggs box being eggs box.
Re: Poll: As Things Stand, Will You Be Buying GTA 6 On Xbox This November?
I'm waiting for the PC version - because it's just grand theft auto at the end of the day but if they do another la noire id get straight on that via the Xbox.
Re: Microsoft Rewards Quietly Increases Its Prices For Xbox Gift Cards
What do Microsoft benefit from doing this? are the quizzes people play and answer a way to train their Ai models or something.
It has always baffled me since it's a trillion dollar company trying to devour as much money as it can get.
Re: Xbox Announces Social Clubs Will Be Removed From Consoles In April 2026
Well ain't that a shame. I used to use join them for black ops zombies easter eggs.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From February 2026's State Of Play
I'm digging project windless, the character seems a little odd though but anything other than that is the Rayman & Metal gear products but I've still got them from back in the day 🙃😒
Re: Xbox Series S Owner Shows What Smoking, Dust And Dirt Can Do To Your Console
I had an Xbox one in that similar state, I used to do high round attempts on black ops 3 so id leave it on all night/day.
It came to a point were it was crashing so it was time to clean it but there was that much dust and cigarette muck inside it created a padding on the metal beneath the shroud that left a permanent burn mark on it because it was getting that hot 🙃.
I've not smoked in over five years & I'm seeing better days, good times.
Re: Ubisoft Cancels Multiple Games, Closes Studios, And Unveils New Strategy For The Future
They have 14k employees and they couldn't even get some extras on board remotely to speed up the products production.
I know the majority of them are there to work on assassins creed but it's seem they have some serious problems and way too many coffee breaks to not pull this off on the side.
Re: Prince Of Persia Remake Team Shares Final Message Following Game's Cancellation
@evan23 Jeez thats rough especially for a remake.
Re: Loads Of Leaked Fable Concept Art Shows Open World Environments, Dungeons & More
The two player implementation in the older games was great, I hope they carry it on.
Re: Report: Microsoft Is Set To Launch An Xbox Cloud Gaming Ad-Tier This Year
Well, good luck with that.
Re: Xbox Updates 'Safer Gaming' Principles In Partnership With Nintendo & PlayStation
@JustinTimberlake Well said mate, they're the predators at heart.
Re: Fable Developer Hyped To Show 'Much More' Of The Game At January's Xbox Event
I'm guessing August.
Re: Xbox Exec Pays Respects To Beloved Influencer And 'Incredible Human', Lamarr Wilson
RIP Lamarr, his character and the way he expressed himself was great.
Re: Legendary Game Designer Vince Zampella Has Suddenly Died, Aged 55
RIP to the man, thank you for the products that you designed.
Re: Rumour: COD 2027 Will Be A New Sub-Series With 'Completely New Characters' On Xbox
I think theses cod studios should just make something not FPS related but I suppose the cow always needs to be milked .
Re: Skyrim On Switch 2 Suffers 'Kinect-Level Input Lag', Says Digital Foundry
@smoreon They probably just ran a stress test, updated the API calls and called it a day just so it doesn't mess up people's profile saves whilst also making sure it doesn't brick and overheat the device which will mitigate requests to Nintendo for refunds.
It's easy money for them but at this point on, day by day, release to release, it would seem they just don't give a phuck but unfortunately people still lap it up.
Re: Skyrim On Switch 2 Suffers 'Kinect-Level Input Lag', Says Digital Foundry
Well, you know, it just......
Re: Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros. For Even More Money Than Xbox's ActiBlizz Deal
@TrevorP86 Pft you won't be wrong about that.
Re: Battlefield 6 Is An Absolute Smash Hit, The Best-Selling Game On Xbox In 2025 So Far (US)
@TrollOfWar Yeah agreed, good shout.
Re: Battlefield 6 Is An Absolute Smash Hit, The Best-Selling Game On Xbox In 2025 So Far (US)
@TrollOfWar Probably naff all because they will have a premium, current gen only game brewing with an up-to-date engine that will attempt to capture some serious mind share from GTA 6 next year.
I assume Black ops 7 is a throwaway product that takes the stress off the developer's shoulders so they can add the extra bells & whistles, people will lap up the new one though and forget about this recent fiasco.
Watch this space.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Is 24 Years Old Today, What Do You Expect From Next Year's 25th Birthday?
@Markatron84 🤣 spawning endlessly in a cod multiplayer match whilst those appear would lead the brain to fart with no cells left, f-that, no thanks.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Is 24 Years Old Today, What Do You Expect From Next Year's 25th Birthday?
Advertisement's in games since they want to get too that next trillion.
Re: Black Ops 7 Campaign Review (Xbox): Black Ops Pedigree Can't Save This Mess Of A COD Campaign
At this point, I like to believe they're cooking/developing a good one that will compete for mind share close to when GTA 6 releases and black ops 7 is just a throwaway product to earn some easy money.
When looking at the product history and the releases it's usually the case anyways but I won't be buying this or the future games.
Re: It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
Well that's absolutely poo because I'm planning on holding it out till the PC version so that means it will be even longer wait but oh well.
Re: Microsoft CEO Says Xbox 'Wants To Innovate' With Its Next-Gen Console
@fatpunkslim Exactly and if it's primarily windows based than that will give them a chance to stop doing it even more but if they can give people the option than that would great but money is money, the cloud is their dream ambition and people obviously buy more games digitally compared to physical so let's see how it goes.
Re: Microsoft CEO Says Xbox 'Wants To Innovate' With Its Next-Gen Console
With this console, PC, windows hybrid approach I can imagine this may be their chance to stop doing physical media.
Re: Xbox Has More Competition From TikTok Than PlayStation, Claims Microsoft Exec
They might as well bring back Don Mattrick than 🙃
Re: These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 27-31)
I might get Magnetism X.
Re: Bethesda's Todd Howard Teases Future Projects At Fallout Day 2025
@Markatron84 🤣 Skyrim, the new doom on everything.
Re: Bethesda's Todd Howard Teases Future Projects At Fallout Day 2025
I think we should expect a mobile port of Fallout/Skyrim since it's Bethesda 🙃
Re: Report: Xbox Has Been Asking Its Studios To Hit 'Higher Profit Margins' Since 2023
I assume that means more bloated games that are designed for everybody which makes people pay for more in game items and the products/games also make subscribers subscribed for longer because of it.
Good luck with that Microsoft, we don't have the time to waste hundreds upon hundreds of hours into games like Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online never mind new ones.
Re: Microsoft Is Reportedly Increasing The Cost Of Xbox Dev Kits In Latest Price Hike
@BacklogBrad That is cool, I'd buy an extra Xbox just for that.
Re: Microsoft Passes The Buck To Asus For ROG Xbox Ally's Price Tag
Well I agree because of the Asus tax and all that.
Re: Poll: Are You More Interested In The ROG Xbox Ally Now That Reviews Are Out?
I'm putting money aside for a new oled TV so it's a no from me but if I wasn't id be contemplating buying one because it isn't a dedicated Xbox software device that plays every single game that I have purchased over the years.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 18-19)
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Re: Activision Lays Into Black Ops 7 Hackers As 97% Of Early Access Beta Cheats Shut Down Instantly
@carlos82 Most of the time, when people use them, it's a form of stressful emotional support that leads to malicious intent all because the pride, ego and a superiority complex someone has in a game has fallen flat.
It sounds nuts and absolutely pathetic but it's a fact because some people are way too emotionally invested in things unfortunately especially competitively.
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Ubisoft+ Classics Being Added To Game Pass Ultimate?
More bloat especially with ubisoft games.
Re: Microsoft Set To Announce 'Free' Xbox Cloud Gaming Tier With Ads
@JoyfulFire Yeah, well said man. I won't be going anywhere near it.
Re: Microsoft Set To Announce 'Free' Xbox Cloud Gaming Tier With Ads
With the amount of marketing they do for this compared to the console itself, it just shows they really want to drip feed this cloud garbage onto people so it becomes the norm.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Will Now Get 75+ Day One Titles Per Year, A '50% Increase' On Before
Too much bloat designed to keep the subscription going for longer.
Re: 'Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody' Says Xbox Exec Defending Game Pass Changes
Bring back gold eggsbox.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Major Overhaul With New Names, Games & Price Changes
Long live the days of blockbuster when getting the games on disc was like three for £20 and they lasted and appreciated that also didn't waste your time with bloat that you know, keeps you subscribed for longer.