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Re: Xbox Is Officially Putting Time Limits On Cloud Gaming For Game Pass Members

JAYSMACK

I for one will miss the niche cloud gaming offers me. I have a Series X in the living room which I play 50% of the time, but i love the fact that i can fire up the docked chromebook downstairs and play something while my kid can still play on the X, both of us leveraging my GamePass sub. Sure, it's a wired LAN connection but it gave me options. And options was the benefit, AND what was marketed. I'm still waiting to see more details on what this exactly means for Play Anywhere titles, but it doesn't look good.

Maybe I'm a 4% minority but this will negatively influence my decisions in the future.

Re: Poll: How Many Hours Of Xbox Cloud Gaming Do You Use Per-Month?

JAYSMACK

I for one will miss the niche cloud gaming offers me. I have a Series X in the living room which I play 50% of the time, but i love the fact that i can fire up the docked chromebook downstairs and play something while my kid can still play on the X, both of us leveraging my GamePass sub. Sure, it's a wired LAN connection but it gave me options. And options was the benefit, AND what was marketed. I'm still waiting to see more details on what this exactly means for Play Anywhere titles, but it doesn't look good.

Maybe I'm a 4% minority but this will negatively influence my decisions in the future.

Re: Talking Point: What Do You Think Of Monster Hunter Rise So Far?

JAYSMACK

Counter-point from a MH semi-verteran here: Played MH3 on WiiU, MH4, MHG on 3DS, and MHU on 3ds AND Switch and MHW on PS4 (phew). I'm diving back in after playing on Switch, and this is the first in the series I lost interest in. I think it's these factors:
#1 QoL improvement overdone resulting in a lot of rinse/repeat gameplay: Monster immediately on the map - Run to it, or the other monster to silkbind it, monster vs monster, slam it into a wall, whittle down health. Shampoo, condition
#2 I feel Capcom followed the dollar and gave less meaningful special event quests. Before MHRise: Samus Aran armor/gun, Link Armor, shield, bow, Grappler Baki skins, Fairy Tale weapons, etc etc. Well aware some of those are Nintendo IP, but now you have a handful, and some of the rewards are... stickers?

In summary a step back in value in favour of a larger audience.