OldGamer999

Just finished the yooka reply demo.
Seems a lot more polished and proper camera controls etc.
shall buy this one in October.

Ninja Gaiden 4 & Outer World's 2
For me. 2 hopefully great games.

@Millionski
MP4 had a very low key video on Nintendo direct. Got me concerned so not thinking 90 plus now.

Correct me if I’m wrong but NOT one NEW game from a Sony or Xbox studio in the top 10 all formats.

As always 60fps for me with VRR engaged on the TV.

Played just over 2 hours on GPU and seems a delightful little cute game.
I’m lost and have not a clue what I’m really doing but it’s good.

@Ricky-Spanish
Indy, just finishing the main campaign and collectibles then onto the dlc.

Giving Hallow knight ago, I’m totally lost after an hour or so, enjoying but have not a clue what I’m sort of doing 🤣🤣🤣

Definitely Yooke demo for sure.

@Ricky-Spanish
Yep 30 to 60fps is a great improvement and I always play at 60fps.
I try 120fps for fun and the difference is very small playing wise and you then get the resolution drop etc.
Total waste of time gimmick 120fps for single player campaign parts of all games.

Maybe high end multiplayer COD battles it might help.

See a developer that has put the time, effort and learning into Unreal 5, that’s really all this moaning about Unreal 5 is.
Good old fashioned hard work and effort.
Can’t wait to see what results the coalition get with Gears E Day.

Outerworlds 2 and Ninja 🥷 4.
That’s me sorted for a while then.

@16BitHero
Well said.

@NobodyDom
I thinks a fancy technology to soon and games do suffer front it. Especially on consoles where you can’t upgrade.
I believe it’s totally done to get the PC people to buy hardware to keep up.
And makes us consoles owners buy the next generation of consoles.
It is all a bit over the top and money grabbing by the businesses.

Yep ray tracing for me has been a stranglehold on consoles this generation, creating lower base resolutions and struggling frame rates and lower levels of detail and probably longer development times and cost.

For me I have always preferred native 4K and 60fps and a reduction on all the fancy stuff.

Good choice to keep it off battlefield 6.

@Kaloudz
Yes you would have thought, that the studios the business has to make a profit or at least break even over a certain period of time.

@Kaloudz
That’s a view point, they could close in a few years once sea of thieves support is finished.

Not sure who is left there from the old BK days, else they could have worked on a 3d platform game.
But getting one to say Mario Odyssey or DKB level of standard will be a big ask.

Any idea what Rare are working on now
Anything new?

GPU has me covered for this one.

@Ricky-Spanish
Also the Coalition helped on Unreal 5 testing and proofing out.

@ElectricWizard
Correct series x has the better VRR and both versions.
PS5 only uses one version and stops at 48 so doesn’t work as low down at 40.
Also with PS5 you have to have HDMI 2:1
Series X you can use VRR in HDMI 2:0 as well as 2:1.

This is one reason why as a console the series x is better than PS5 to me.

Unreal 5 will shine with Gear E day on series x with the Coalition.

Some Doom dark ages
Some Indy to get ready for the DLC next week

Being honest didn’t go again as played the remaster on series a while ago.
Anyway need to deal with:
Finishing Doom dark ages
Indy DLC
Yooka remaster, will get it cheaper
Outer worlds 2
NG4
COD campaign

@Ricky-Spanish
Cheers buddy.
And will let you know what it is like and it will be the truth good or bad.

@Ricky-Spanish
As I got the premium upgrade when the game released day one early.
I think I get this DLC as well?

Think there will be some unknown game announced with a link to a Japanese studio.

@Millionski
Yep some good advice.
Have switch 2 and really enjoying DBK sub level 900 100% so far, so setup some way to go.

@Millionski
Thanks for the update.
I guess it’s depends how powerful this PC with the Xbox layer on top is depends on how good the PC downloaded natively running versions of the game will be.

I have GPU until March 2027 so I guess if the PC thing is out by then I just download and play natively the PC version of the game.

Not sure if this a great strategy overall but going on Xbox console sales for July 2025 worldwide 132 thousand it’s the only option left for what was a traditional sort of Xbox console to exist going forward.

GPU is still amazing value, look what’s coming the rest of this year and then hopefully 2026, but I’m not sure it’s enough.
I guess they are just a massive publisher now really moving forward.

@Millionski
So are you saying that the next gen Xbox will not play my current series x generation games like Forza Horizon 5 or a third party game like the up and coming resident evil 9, by fully downloading natively?

Or only if the game has a PC version of FH5 and RE9 it would run downloaded natively, because the next Xbox will basically be a full PC with an Xbox overlay?

@MrFrosty
Yes we usually get the best out of in house developers game engines as they created them. Also unreal engine games can look all a bit similar etc.

Of course in house engines cost of course.

I would expect the coalition to get the best out of unreal 5 with gears e day. As they worked with unreal very closely.

Simple vote with ya wallet and don’t buy like me.

Really enjoyed the last tomb raider games always go down well with the action and adventure.
Shame if a new tomb raider doesn’t arrive soon.

It’s simple and I know it’s a physical game chart but look what is riding high on the UK game charts Nintendo, even MK8 deluxe is still in the top 10.

If both Sony and Microsoft were that good and so amazing then they would be more in the top 10 game sales.

In Japan Xbox is nothing and Sony don’t do that great either.

It’s there to get the Sony gang on board and nothing else really.
Great game back in the day for me and a true Xbox360 highlight.

About 3 times ish I think.
Gears E day 2026 I hope.

Favourite console this generation Series X.
Shame it was not used to its full potential game wise.
Like having a top end Porsche and doing 70MPH on UK motorway.
We should have seen this coming with the whole Halo Infinite thing and series s and PC and cloud gaming. Series x was never going to have its day it really deserved.

Seems to be an average game sitting at 75 on meta.
Just what I thought it would be, won’t be buying this game. When I can play true AAA games that sit at 90 plus.

@SeaDaVie
Oh dear, not great then.
Surprised they bothering the cost of porting this to PS5.

@Millionski
Well it’s at 83 on meta for Xbox, which considering that was the not so great release day review and would probably push a bit higher now with update improvements.
I expect about a 87 ish for PS5.

I’m still not happy that Microsoft do not come out and say this.
As it is probably true, yet again hanging things on a thread and not telling anybody.

Not sure if they are trying to keep some sort of console sales ticking over or GPU subscriptions, but it is Microsoft’s usual trick.

@Kaloudz
Yep the blue shell is still there in MKW with a couple of new items since MK8

@WildConcept6
I totally understand what you are saying.
I’m totally glad Nintendo are Nintendo and like to stay as they are within reason.

There development talent producing games the way they do and just for their console keeps me gaming more.

I wish the other two where like that, well Sony sort of still are, as I have been gaming for decades and actually enjoy the console competition and seeing each company getting the best out of their own console, which Xbox have not achieved this generation and Sony just about.

Thank Nintendo for being Nintendo.

@Kaloudz
Must admit really enjoying DKB and MKW is good and the same online play that enjoy, also with the new knockout thing that I’ve never come first on yet online 🤣🤣🤣

@Millionski @Kaloudz
The more interesting one in the future is Nintendo.
Part of me thinks they have cost etc under tight control and also have very good merchandise sales, theme parks etc to offset if need be.

Probably the only the one of the big three that will stay the official exclusive console of Nintendo big AAA games.

@Millionski
Well if you look at say uncharted 4 and HZD or HFW they are old games that have sold what they have sold.
So why not take that code and make Xbox and/or switch 2 versions and make more money.

I’m thinking surely games that old won’t affect PS5 and Pro sales?

@Millionski
I think the big new games will be day one going forward.

Just get on with it Microsoft studios and give us some switch 2 and PS5 games.
They did great with FH5 and took good advantage of the PS5 Pro, now being the definitive console experience for FH5.

Would have been helpful if the studio that had 6 years to make the game, where actually micro managed by Microsoft’s top team, that’s if they can manage.
Should have been a game that launched millions of console sales the BOTW of Xbox consoles.
They could have not messed it up much more overall really for what it should have been, though I did enjoy the campaign and the fps mechanics and grappling hook.

Microsoft will never make a game well maybe FH5 that takes full advantage of the series x as they make for multiple consoles and PC and cloud.
They are just a multi publisher now and their series x a console that never got to show its pure full console potential.
Such a shame in the console world.

Not worried about all this faff on consoles.
One thing on a console is games for me and always has been.
Not used a single service on any console outside of games in all my gaming decades.

As most of you know I used rant about this from day one of the great series x release.
And basically it’s come true, well true enough.

Have your in house studio make a game and engine ground up for one console, the series x and you will get the very best out of it.
And that had never been done.

That is how Sony and Nintendo get the best from their respective consoles.
One console and nothing else, focus and develop just for that one console and sometimes a game engine for that as well.