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Hoping most of this content will soon be on Gamepass. Shouldn’t be too much longer now.

I’ve never been all that convinced by Ray-tracing but will give it a go, in all likelihood will end up just using the 4K60 mode. No interest in racing games at 30fps but fair enough including the option for those that want it.

Doesn’t look completely smooth on the VGC footage (looks nice but a bit stuttery in parts) - hopefully that’s down to their capture or this being a pre-release build.

@OldGamer999 - I think a 40fps mode or 60fpsVRR mode (even if not completely stable) would be worth implementing. Digital Foundry put up an interesting video speculating how either or both would be possible in theory. Hope Bethesda work towards this.

7/10 for me but I’ve paused at 15hrs. I’ve tried and tried to not let the 30fps bother me because there’s obviously a great game there but it is actually giving me bloodshot eyes (literally) and headaches. Probably not helped by playing on a big OLED.

Hoping the Digital Foundry video speculating whether a performance mode is possible will inspire Bethesda to add a 40fps mode or 60fpsVRR mode. Either would help me enormously 🙏🤞

AoE4 on Series X, very impressed!

@tallythwack - nothing major at all for me (Series X) but I’ve had one or two stutters in outdoor areas.

You could try clearing out any games in quick resume and/or do a system restart and see if that helps you.

Nice review. c10 hours in and enjoying more than I thought I would but it does give me a headache!

Wish someone could combine the best bits of Everspace 2 and Deus Ex with the scope, detail and storytelling of Starfield.

Then we’d have a game on our hands.

@PJOReilly - no worries mate and thank you, enjoying the hints and tips 👍

@PJOReilly - thanks for the guides and tips. I’m sure you’re intending to have them all in one easy to access place but in case you don’t know the “Guide Home” link isn’t currently working.

@Pranwell - thanks mate, I know some people can’t see the difference between 30 and 60 but for me it’s a big issue, perhaps more so with age and the fact I’ve become accustomed to so many games running at 60. I could play games at 30 back in the day, but screens are much bigger now & the judder really sticks out on my OLED.

I’ll adjust the rotation speed to see if that helps - thanks.

Early days and want to get into this but can anyone suggest how to reduce the judder…

Movement forward/backwards and strafing left/right is fine and smooth enough (despite 30fps)

However, when I alter where I’m looking (ie moving the right stick) it is creating lots of panning judder

Tried turning motion blur and/or film grain off/on, also switched VRR on and off but all to no affect.

I’m on a 55 inch Sony OLED, so maybe that’s the issue?

No problem with any other games (but in all fairness they all run at 60fps, so maybe my eyes don’t want to play at 30).

Really want to give Starfield a fair go, but my eyes are not happy and that’s only after 3 hours.

iPad- Kingdom Rush
Series X - Everspace 2, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Halo Wars, Forza Horizon 4 and Worms WMD.

Day off on Wednesday 🤓…

Not a good look for Bethesda and Arcane - basically they are admitting they knew the game was rubbish at launch but they still let it out the door. Why? They should have delayed - we are now four months on from launch and there’s still no 60fps mode and more issues with AI, bugs, graphical glitches, etc on top.

Communication from the studio has been pathetic over the past few months - weeks and weeks of zero information despite constant requests from players (see their Twitter, sorry X, feed).

Bethesda might think it’s ‘ok’ to release a game in this state as its on Gamepass and users will be more forgiving but that’s a lame excuse and even if some are then what about those that paid £70 for this on Day 1 or £99 for the Bite-Back Edition?

I’d love to see this game fixed and deserving of my time (it was the game I was looking forward to most in 2023) but at the moment it is still an almighty Red-Fail.

I got one of those ‘Just for you’ offers that on the face of it looked tempting - Assassins Creed Valhalla Deluxe Ed with 94% off - discounted to £4.96.

Just a shame I already own it 🤔

I’d love a Nightdive remaster of Half Life 2. I know it’s backwards compatible and 4K, but some improved textures, etc and a 60/120fps upgrade would be awesome.

Is that off someone’s phone?! Pretty naff quality video and doesn’t do the game any favours.

Still hopeful this will look the part - more footage/coverage scheduled for today I think.

I prefer Horizon but look forward to trying this out on Gamepass.

@HonestHick - in all fairness I think Microsoft have upped their game for 2023-

AoE2
Hi-Fi Rush
Goldeneye
FH5 Rally expansion
Elder Scrolls Necrom expansion
Sea of Thieves Monkey Island DLC
Minecraft Legends
Redfall
Ghostwire Tokyo
Quake II remaster
AoE 4
Starfield
Forza Motorsport

Not too shabby!

“we're hoping that news of Devoted Studios jumping aboard to help out means the game might actually arrive in 2024.”

…..!

What makes you think it won’t? - it’s only 2 months since the Xbox Showcase announced the game was coming in 2024.

Rainbow Six co-op was a chuckle - not so much elite SWAT team, more like Keystone Cops.

@BrilliantBill - thanks Bill. Hope that’s right as I have lots to catch up with. Aside from playing the remaster of the original MW, the last COD I played was Black Ops 1 on XB360.

Going slightly off-topic….if/when the Activision/Blizzard deal goes through, what COD games can go straight onto Gamepass and how long until future COD games can go on there Day 1?

@RetroMan71 - agreed. Game now looks and plays much smoother following the patch.

Freezing/performance issues now fixed via patch (available now).

It’s a big one….26.1GB

https://x.com/everspace_game/status/1692110245063967102?s=61&t=aHTm1E0y6P7MYHfpnaoGbQ

@Qu1n0n3z - I had to switch location to install (I’m in the U.K. but switched to USA) and that worked.

Playing on Series X and it has annoying performance issues - game ‘hitches’ at regular intervals and is quite off putting. The developers are aware and are working on a fix…

https://x.com/everspace_game/status/1691832072917352467?s=61&t=aHTm1E0y6P7MYHfpnaoGbQ

Blimey I’m old ….I remember spending hours and hours playing this & Dropzone on my Atari 400

Very sad to see Tinykin leave, an absolute gem.

2.20pm U.K. and it looks like it should be available but won’t currently install from the console or the Gamepass app.

I’m more interested to know if a Day1 patch is needed, and, if so, whether it will be available immediately.

High on Life and Atomic Heart both pre installed but were in dire need of their patch to make them playable.

“It’s not going to be in for launch”…

You have to wonder if it will ever be added. Scrapped for Halo Infinite and we are still awaiting a 60fps patch for Redfall, over three months on from launch.

Anyway, still looking forward to giving this a spin on Gamepass this October.

I’ve never been confident about my internet connection for stuff like this and on the odd occasion I do dip into cloud gaming it seems to back up my fears. I guess in 5-10 years time we won’t be worried about slow connections, so maybe then it’ll be worthwhile for the likes of me, until then I’m old school and not that interested.

Not sure there’s gonna be enough hours in the day. Everspace 2 landing (or should that be taking off?) next week too.

Playing Deus Ex Mankind Divided on Series X - but not too much as I don’t want it to end.

Dipping into Quake II at 120fps, Forza Horizon 4 and a little bit of Halo Wars just for good measure.

Happy Days!

I have the XB360 disc version and although it plays at 4K on Series X it would be great to get a 60fps patch/fps boost. Probably not going to happen though?

I prefer Forza Horizon but still looking forward to giving this a go and hoping it will look the business on Series X. Not long now.

@Para1966 @Krzzystuff - thanks both. I was a bit too eager - it has now been redeemed.

Slightly off topic - but has anyone else had problems this month for auto-redeem? I’m comfortably past the 5500 points needed for a fiver credit but auto redeem hasn’t worked. It simply says I’ve (already) met the target for September (next redemption 31 days from now)…

…help!

@Banjo- I’m not a big Gears fan but there is definitely a Gears feel with the characters & voice acting. But it’s an arcadey first person shooter at heart that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Good fun, pretty good graphics and runs very smooth (I’m on Series X). Definitely worth three quid if you’re into that kind of thing.

Bulletstorm @£2.99 seemed a bit of a steal, especially with reward points.

Hopefully in just 40 days time we’ll all be talking about how great Starfield is and not worrying about how the dashboard looks!

Storming that beach in The Silent Cartographer level of Halo.

Splinter Cell.

Rallisport Challenge and its sequel (wish they were backwards compatible or remastered).

No thank you, but if there was a pro model with an upgraded CPU that could run Starfield at 4K 60fps then maybe.

@Markatron84 - but that’s not what this story is about, is it? There’s no mention of improvements to the service, just a suggestion that it will be (slightly) diminished.

It’s no biggie, but I think people have a valid reason to point that out, rather than being told to ‘settle down’ by you.

@Markatron84 - lol, you’re missing the point - all that is being said is that under this new system GPU subscribers will be getting a bit less for their $/£

Yes, GWG is often rubbish, but I’ve enjoyed a few titles that have dropped ‘free’ as part of my GPU sub - Aeero, Hoa, Hue, Iris Fall, Star Wars Racer, Sudden Strike, Truberbrook and the brilliant Portal 2 have all been on my playlist (from GwG in the past 2 years).

Flawed as currently GwG is, no one is ever going to convince me that getting nothing is better than getting something.

So presumably that means Gamepass Ultimate subscribers will now get less for their money? i.e. no additional monthly Games with Gold as part of their subscription…

Hope this appears on Free Play Days soon, I’d love to give it a trial first.

Think £9.99/$9.99pa might be the sweet-spot to lure in us oldies who want to hunt down some nostalgia.

Recently completed Tinykin for a second time, but I’d still miss it.

Hope Immortals Fenyx Rising stays, still have lots to do there.

@Kezelpaso - thanks mate, I had a feeling it wasn’t downloading correctly. I’ll go into manage game once the online bit has finished installing. Thanks for the advice.

@Kezelpaso - looking forward to giving it a go. How does the install work (I’m on Series X)….it seems to be installing GTA online (101 GB) and the Xbox One version of GTA V (another 70+ GB)

….is that correct?

Pleased to see GTA V on the list.

Downloading and looking forward to giving it a go.