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It sounds like they are handling the transition to free to play and cross platform really well. Credit to them.

I still think that the game isn't for me, I got bored very quickly on PS4, but I will download it to check out the changes.

I think the issue Sony have here is that their customers have been purchasing their first party games anyway so what value is there on a service with lots of older first party games on? Over time it will work, as people hold off buying but for now which PlayStation player doesn't own all those exclusives?! They are literally the strength of the platform. Sony will have to put new games in the subscription day one down the line.

As someone who always gets both MS and Sony consoles I think I'll continue to do what I do now. Buy Sony exclusives only and stay on the lowest tier PSN sub and get everything else on Xbox as it's my primary platform.

I played this game a little on my PS4 a long time ago and it's very very average.

The only thing I'm interested to see is if they have some Xbox and Switch related skins on their rumoured respective platforms. I would not pay money for this game and wouldn't even play it for free. Too average and too late.

I get that it's probably a curiosity for those who have not played it, give it a try and keep your expectations low and you might enjoy it. Maybe.

I think the franchise is on life support after some poor games, Hard-line, 5 and 2042. The next one had better hit it out of the park or it's time to rest the franchise for sure. If they do that of expect Medal of Honour to return in its place. An old familiar name basically giving EA' shooter game a new lick of paint. Still by Dice.

The best game series in its genre.... But they are gonna kill it by running it into the ground.

Please leave a longer gap between releases.

I have played since the first game and loved 1-3, 4 felt tired and 5 I've barely played.

In reality I fully recognise that 4 and 5 are probably the best in the franchise, but I just have fatigue now. Please slow it down MS!

Playground games are a very talented studio, let them work on some other games for a while, other than just Fable.

@Kezelpaso But it isn't a 540p game. It's a game with a dynamic res which bottoms out at 540p, it does not stay at the res all the time, also it's never displayed at 540p, it's a reconstructed 1080p from 540p on your screen. Your 540p comment in your article and reply is very misleading.

Here's some of the comments from the author of the video you linked in your article.
Remember this is the guy who performed the analysis:

'Xbox Series S in the 120fps mode uses a dynamic resolution with the highest native resolution found being approximately 1536x1080 and the lowest resolution found being 960x540. Xbox Series S in the 120fps mode uses a form of temporal upsampling to reconstruct a 1920x1080 resolution.

The native rendering resolution seems to usually be below 1280x720 on Xbox Series S when in the 120fps mode and seems to often be 960x540 in demanding scenes such as the open world part of the campaign. Note though that a 1920x1080 pixel count can be resolved due to the temporal reconstruction used'.

This is quite a negative spin on a great addition.

The 120fps mode is really more beneficial in the multiplayer mode, where it's quite stable, it's just a bonus for the campaign. 540p does not look like 540p due to the good quality reconstruction, watch the video to see that. It has a nice reconstruction to 1080p.

Anyway, anyone able to play a 120fps mode is most likely also able to utilise VRR too, so it's most certainly ok to play at 90fps, it's a nice bonus and will feel better than 60fps. I am aware that this game has had issues with VRR, but it is the exception and I am sure it will be fixed if it hasn't already been sorted in this patch.

For me personally I welcome 120fps modes on both Series consoles (and PS5) even with compromises, that is an obvious side effect.

I am just surprised by the negative tone of this article, especially on (my favourite) an Xbox site.

I'm gonna sit in just my underpants watching it whilst eating pizza. 🤪😁🍕

Not really, I'll probably have to catch up later, I will watch it in full though.

Credit to them for adding 60fps support for the XSS in both this and the sequel. I and many others were not happy with their initial comments, but they have redeemed themselves since then.

The high performance mode runs at 936p (1664×936), that's 87% of 1080p, not bad.

I haven't tried it yet but I believe that the 1080p and 1440p modes are still present too. It's pretty great to see three modes on the Series S. 👍🏻

Always a problem with wrestling games, wrestlers leave or change gimmicks... Statlander is no longer a colorful alien. She is now a plain black wearing badass. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Xbox have been so forward thinking with visual features at their bleeding edge (at least from a console point of view) in their Xbox consoles, every gen.

Xbox - HD output
Xbox 360 - Multiple HD outputs, resolutions.HDMI output after launch model
Xbox One - VRR, HDR, 4K, 120HZ, ALLM
Xbox Series - The above simultaneously, Auto HDR

Even if most people didn't have a TV to support them, MS offered these features and I think that's great. They have pushed and helped to bring standards to the fore and be adopted. They have to be applauded for that.

I have no doubt forgotten some features too.

Sony really dragged their heels on VRR, as above it was included on last gen Xbox consoles!
We all know why though don't we? And we all know why the rate is 48-120, and not 40-120 like on xbox.....

EDIT:
Here's the answer...
Sony TV's didn't support VRR until recently, and now they do it's the 48-120 range only. Funny that isn't it?
It's almost like they wanted you to buy their TV and purposely borked features on their premium console to discourage you from going to buy an LG (or other) in the meantime. Hmmm. They wouldn't do that would they?!?!?

@themightyant I def read about a lot of PS5 owners unhappy with it's new OS due to its lack of features and design, I saw some owners saying they had rather that Sony had done the same as MS.

I was happy that they kept the old dashboard for the launch and some time beyond. No rushing firmware out that is buggy and featureless.

I do agree that a redesign going forward is the way to go, but when the XBO gen is left behind.

They will no doubt have a new dash being worked on in parallel with the current one, but without a confirmed release date it can continue to be improved and refined ready for the next New Xbox Experience, as they like to brand it.

I just feel that the new console received a less troublesome launch and the old gen has had a nice benefit too. For me they've played it super smart.

Love this! I have wanted him to make an appearance in a first party game for a long time, it's just a fun thing. Xbox do this kind of thing a lot now, lean into memes on their Twitter, the fridge, Craig etc. Good stuff.

@ShadowofTwilight22 Well, I'm not saying that PS having exclusivity to Spiderman doesn't suck or that Xbox having exclusivity to Batman wouldn't suck either, but from a business perspective and with the franchise being up for sale then MS absolutely cannot allow Sony to add Batman to their portfolio of exclusives. That would 'suck' more

Speaking personally I'm a multi-format gamer, I play everywhere, exclusives have zero effect on my ability to play a game or not.

Ideally the likes of an EA or other large publisher would allow all formats to include future releases. I mentioned EA, hate comments incoming. 🤣
I did say or other.

@ShadowofTwilight22 Not hypocritical at all. I'm talking from a business perspective... and as this is an Xbox site from a MS business perspective.

Sony has Spiderman exclusively, so a Batman exclusive would match the status wouldn't it?

This is a great update, the way it works now is very clunky.

I'm glad that the OS for the Series generation is the same as the One gen as they had got to a good point by the end of last gen, so ripping it up and starting again would no doubt have introduced lots of new issues and short comings. They are just refining and adding features now.

The other benefit is that most features are still added and updated on the One consoles too, so QoL is improved for everyone.

It's a shame that they couldn't implement a 30fps mode with ray tracing, but as long as 60fps modes aren't skipped on the XSS then I am okish with this.

I'd be happy for these big acquisitions to pause for now, but if you could get Batman and make him an exclusive, that is a big thing!

Also a big thing to lose out on Batman, that can't be allowed to happen.

I had seen the post on Reddit as I was scrolling through, but had then forgotten about it, so thanks for the article!

The guy has done a really nice job on these. MS could definitely lean into nostalgia a little more with their backgrounds, maybe even in some of the OS design in general. The 360 era is so fondly remembered by so many.

I think this month's GWG are not bad, sadly for me I own these two, probably the highlights of the games too. Ah well, good for others.

This is nice release for XBOX as its a PC and XBOX exclusive, at least at launch. I assume that it will be on PS down the line.

The first game was released on PS4 before XBOX so it's a nice turn around and something that XBOX is often on the wrong end of.

What would I love to see?
Something that isnt going to happen... Some old Ultimate Play The Game reboots. We had Jetpac on the 360, more would be nice too. A new Underwurlde, Knight Lore etc, such rich franchises.

Good news. This is a good thing for both Microsoft and Activision. Would be nice if it all got wrapped up early, unlikely I know.

I am personally of the opinion that XBOX have this right and I am very happy that the correct version is delivered, sure you might occasionally get a higher frame rate if you play the last gen versions of a game on current gen, but these examples are rare and really shouldn't be encouraged..... optimise the current gen version developers! We should never have to downgrade to the Xbox One version to get a more stable frame rate, that's crazy! We have so much more CPU and GPU power now, use it properly devs!

I want a current gen version of a game if it's available, that's why I bought a new console.

Also storage isn't that much of an issue, the last gen version won't be thaaat much less and you can move games on and off external storage pretty quickly and easily. HDD's or even a memory stick are cheap options for backup storage. All previous gen games can be played from external HDD and proper management of storage means it's not an issue.

Back to Smart Delivery, I feel that this is not something that MS should be criticised for, they should actually be thanked, Smart Delivery is a seamless and stress free way of getting what you should be getting. Simple.

I had a pair of older Turtle Beach headphones (XO7), they were and are still really nice.
I replaced them with the official wireless headphones and I highly recommend them. You can pair with your phone and have a mix of game and phone audio too. I often listen to a podcast as I game.

@S1ayeR74 Agreed, that's the point that I was making.

@Snake_V5 Alright Mister Ed Haha

@S1ayeR74 I agree. I expect that the 'chip priority' that everyone is talking about is actually MS paying upfront for chips that they will require down the line, this in turn causes AMD to send sold chips to MS. MS have simply paid upfront for a product and therefore will take delivery of it ahead of others who have not.

As chip prices fall in the future it could mean that MS are overpaying on some of their stock as they have purchased at a rate that has changed, but it will still be worth it to get 'chip priority'.

I hate this.
Come on Sega, MS/XBOX have done so much for game preservation with back compat, they have really lead the field in the console space and yeah sure if you already bought it you can continue to play it.... But these games aren't being withdrawn from sale due to licensing issues (which are annoying in themselves), it is purely to make people buy the new shiny versions.

Crap decision Sega, I look at you in a worse light now. I won't be buying Origins.

EDIT:
I already owned Sonic CD, I just picked all the others up, so yeah Sega you got some money out of me, but you won't be getting any more.

On the bright side I am hoping that if my standard launch XSX breaks one day I may get a fancy Halo one returned to me!
Silver lining.

I know FOV seems to really be an issue to many players, some even saying that it can make them sick. I can honestly say that I have never played a games and wanted to change the FOV, on PC or console.

So whilst it's nice that they are adding an option for others, chalk this as a down as a I don't care, and I am glad for once that a feature is swerving the XSS as it would no doubt cause performance issues.

I often feel that copyright strikes are too easily handed out, fair use rules ignored. This guy though, is a self important *****. So yeah, ***** this guy.

Erm, it's obvious which game is the best.
My name is a clue, a game that came packaged with my 48K Spectrum, Jetpac. 💁🏻‍♂️

I use this feature semi frequently, usually if the other half and I are watching something on the TV and I remember I need to do a daily log in on game, want to quickly check the store, trigger an update etc. The stream is always great quality and very responsive on my laptop.

Nooooo, don't leave us Phil!
To be serious I think he will be around for a long time yet, he is seemingly in a great role and has done a fantastic job.

I think this version was getting too expensive to develop, hence bringing it back in house before it was finished. I don't blame them for that, if costs were spiralling it is really not worth it at this point. Finish it when you can, no crunch. It's not a big needle mover anyway, just a nice to have for fans.

I thought this game just looked weird and not in a good way.
I will skip it, but I am glad for people who wanted to play it but didn't have a PS.

Reading these comments make me feel better about my ever growing and crazy (mostly unplayed) backlog.

I am sure that MS would refer to me as a 'Whale' in their sales meetings.

Talking Point: Do You Own Any Xbox Games You've Never Played?

Erm, this could get embarrassing. I won't talk about the amount of games I've bought in sales, mostly because I don't know myself!

A small digital only XSX would be a good idea.

Of course you didn't mean it (rolls eyes). What a load of BS!
It was made for maximum damage and it succeeded, a good thing as it forced change at Xbox and stopped Sony from doing it themselves.
In spite of MS changing their DRM policy before the XB1 released the mud stuck and this was a great tool for Sony. Own it, don't walk back from it just because you look like dicks yourself with your own anti consumer policies.

Hahahahhahahahahhahahahhaahhaahhahaha

No.

The console is nice, those controllers though. 😬

@Would_you_kindly Yes, its an old game, yes its a free update.... but there's more going on here that you have not considered.

They released a Platinum Edition at the end of May last year, with the old version removed from the store, so it's a 10 month old game, released after this generation launched, only just patched.

Techland tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1505891991716040707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1505891991716040707%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwinfinite.net%2F2022%2F03%2Fdying-light-1-next-gen-patch-has-launched-for-xbox-series-xs%2F

They refer to it being a next gen patch, so they are hoping to drive sales of the game which digitally costs £47.99 on the MS store! Lets not paint this as an act of charity, they are hoping that people (including Series S owners) buy the game because of the patch.....

Do you want the punchline?

It's not even a native app! It's Gen9Aware!
(Which probably explains its poor update on both Series consoles)
So yeah, I think people can complain about this.

Plus the Series S versions of games are of the highest importance anyway, it is a digital only console so you have to pay digital prices, no cheap or used disc options, you have to wait for sales or hope to get a cheap code from somewhere like CDKeys.

A lot of things to consider here, I was not looking a gift horse in the mouth or being entitled, Techland are trying to sell their old game at a premium price repackaged as something that it is not.

I have a XSS and an XSX and I would not touch their games out of principle now.

I'd like an Elite Controller V3. I still have my first gen and I am trying to hold on for a new version. Fingers crossed.

@Xeno_Aura Yeah, it's indicative of how trash their engine is.
Time to send it to the glue factory guys, just use Unreal or even Unity.

Prepare for the backlash devs!
You must include a 60fps mode on XSS, no excuses in this old game. I don't care that your engine is garbage, the hardware isn't. Just do what you did with the sequel, lower settings and 900p.

Thats me settling for it.... In reality you should be using FSR performance mode and VRS to obtain a stable 60fps and actually look better too. The tools are there for you. SMH

That's pretty cool.

I watch AEW too, but not exclusively, I like impact too (the former TNA to those that don't know).
I'm hoping that the new AEW game is good, but let's see. These creation modes are great for getting the game you want anyway, so I could always buy the WWE game and download impact and AEW wrestlers. I really couldn't care less about the WWE guys.

I think I might enjoy this one, an interesting cross over like Golf Story I guess.

Oh look! They adjusted the gamma. Take my money! 😋🤣