I hate DEV mode. Every single time I switch back and forth it freezes on the bootup screen and I get a heart attack thinking I'm going to brick my console. That should NOT happen.
I'm away this weekend so nothing for me :/ But come Monday I'll continue ESO which has become my main and probably some Ni No Kuni 2. Also have to progress Wo Long because I only played about an hour of that.
Hmm take this with a grain of salt. It would make sense for Candy Crush to be on consoles, sure, but it could also be something like that Death Stranding listing on Xbox that was for the PC release. I don't have it around but I remember there being a discussion about it before we found out that it was PC only.
@Kaloudz When Elder Scrolls VI drops it will be a glorious day. I had a conversation with someone on Reddit the other day and when they couldn't substantiate their arguments, they turned to personal insults. They called Pentiment and Hi Fi Rush bad and then brought up Spiderman 2 better because of its high Metacritic. I informed them that Hi Fi Rush and Pentiment had, in fact, higher Metacritic score than Spiderman. But what gets me the most is that they called Starfield and Redfall a timed exclusive. It's amazing how people still think these games will come to Playstation when it's been explicitly said that this is not the case.
@Kaloudz Lol, I'm not gonna lie but I am eagerly anticipating the comments on N4G when that happens. I swear the people over there are the blindest Sony fanboys ever. We're kinda fanboys too, sure, but on a site called PureXbox, not a third party multiplat website.
I immediately lost all interest right out of the gate. It feels like a game that I have played a thousand times, half of them on Gamepass. I'm completely over crafting, survival indies and I don't know if this brings anything new to the table.
I really don't see the reason. Xbox One needed an upgrade because it was abnormally weak for an Xbox. Series X is a beast. Besides, Xbox One X made sense because of 4K. What would an X Pro do better? Ray tracing? I think they should focus on getting a disc less Series X out or a Stream only option. In fact, when next gen comes Series S2 should be stream only or portable imo. Playstation could release a Pro though.
Part of me thinks that the only reason they haven't completely done away with the case is contracts and deals with retail stores. And that's probably not going to last much longer, either. My only issue is that these giant companies are total hypocrites with stuff like environmental concern. If you're serious about it, why not incentivize people to go digital by offering better prices that way?
Not really sure. There are definitely games I've played on GP that I wouldn't buy but most of these games I probably wouldn't buy anyway. On the other hand, I have bought tens of games I wouldn't have even played because of Gamepass but on key sites which might not contribute to sales numbers. So, for me I don't think Gamepass necessarily hurts sales except for first party titles. Btw, at the risk of sounding like an ass, which I don't want to, the correct term is fewer games, not less. I just see that particular mistake often.
@Would_you_kindly Why though? Not only would you get to play games you like but you could play them at no extra cost with a GPU subscription. If more and more games you are interested in are only available on Xbox, and at no extra cost at that, not getting an Xbox to play them is on you. If Nintendo had purchased Bethesda (in some bizzaro world) I would have gotten a switch. Or a playstation or an Ouya.
The most important thing they could change would be to be able to set up console streaming to the mobile app when you are on Power saving mode. The fact that you have to be on Instant On for iy to work makes no sense.
@Would_you_kindly It's probably a lot of wishful thinking but imagine how awesome it would be if they went the Hitman route and add the maps from past games (which is the only content not under licensing issues) I know that's not happening but it would be amazing.
Great deals with many games that are not often discounted. Night Call is an absolute masterpiece and 3 dollars is just a steal. Demon's Tilt is also pretty awesome.
@Chaudy But that's not how it works. It's not like every month there's a specific number of games added and Yakuza took three of them. It's not like they took other games' spot.
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Re: Microsoft Appears To Block Access To 'Retail Mode' Emulators On Xbox Series X|S
I hate DEV mode. Every single time I switch back and forth it freezes on the bootup screen and I get a heart attack thinking I'm going to brick my console.
That should NOT happen.
Re: The Witcher 3's Latest Patch Is A Big Upgrade For Xbox Series X, Confirms Digital Foundry
Removed
Re: Xbox's New 'Remix Special Edition' Controller Is Made Using Reclaimed Materials
For that price, I'd rather get a global warming controller if it's cheaper lol.
Re: New Xbox Game Pass Perk Allows You To Watch WrestleMania 39 For Free (US)
@Tasuki It's a deal with Peacock, not WWE.
And Peacock is US only, I believe.
Re: New Xbox Game Pass Perk Allows You To Watch WrestleMania 39 For Free (US)
@Mingus Well, I'd really like to watch Wrestlemania for free. We Europeans miss out on a lot of Xbox stuff, like XCloud.
At least here in Greece.
Re: New Xbox Game Pass Perk Allows You To Watch WrestleMania 39 For Free (US)
Damnit, this is the worst time ever to be European.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 25-26)
I'm away this weekend so nothing for me :/
But come Monday I'll continue ESO which has become my main and probably some Ni No Kuni 2. Also have to progress Wo Long because I only played about an hour of that.
Re: Xbox Begins Advertising 'Candy Crush Saga' As New Free-To-Play Release
Hmm take this with a grain of salt.
It would make sense for Candy Crush to be on consoles, sure, but it could also be something like that Death Stranding listing on Xbox that was for the PC release.
I don't have it around but I remember there being a discussion about it before we found out that it was PC only.
Re: Xbox 'Fails To Qualify' As Metacritic Reveals 2023 Game Publisher Rankings
Fair is fair and this is rightfully fair.
22 was bad for Xbox but at least we got Pentiment out of it which is an amazing gem.
Re: Report: Redfall Was 'Immediately Cancelled' For PS5 Following Xbox Takeover
@Kaloudz When Elder Scrolls VI drops it will be a glorious day. I had a conversation with someone on Reddit the other day and when they couldn't substantiate their arguments, they turned to personal insults.
They called Pentiment and Hi Fi Rush bad and then brought up Spiderman 2 better because of its high Metacritic.
I informed them that Hi Fi Rush and Pentiment had, in fact, higher Metacritic score than Spiderman.
But what gets me the most is that they called Starfield and Redfall a timed exclusive.
It's amazing how people still think these games will come to Playstation when it's been explicitly said that this is not the case.
Re: Report: Redfall Was 'Immediately Cancelled' For PS5 Following Xbox Takeover
@Kaloudz Lol, I'm not gonna lie but I am eagerly anticipating the comments on N4G when that happens.
I swear the people over there are the blindest Sony fanboys ever.
We're kinda fanboys too, sure, but on a site called PureXbox, not a third party multiplat website.
Re: Report: Redfall Was 'Immediately Cancelled' For PS5 Following Xbox Takeover
@Kaloudz You're probably right but this ABK crap has gone on too long. I feel like it's a personal trial lol. Hope they just get it done with already.
Re: Report: Redfall Was 'Immediately Cancelled' For PS5 Following Xbox Takeover
Why would you even go on record and say that with everything going on with ABK?
This guy has got to be an absolute moron wow.
Re: Talking Point: Did You Play Epic's Ill-Fated Gears Of War Spinoff On Xbox 360?
I actually liked Judgment. I thought the Declassified mechanic was genius and I could see an entire game being built around it.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Valheim On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
I immediately lost all interest right out of the gate. It feels like a game that I have played a thousand times, half of them on Gamepass.
I'm completely over crafting, survival indies and I don't know if this brings anything new to the table.
Re: The Xbox 360 Controller Is Being Revived By Hyperkin This June
Eh, I'm fine with a wired Duke but a wired 360 doesn't sit well with me.
Re: For Some Reason, Six Games Are Currently Free To Claim With Xbox Live Gold
Astria Ascending from Korea store as well.
https://www.xbox.com/ko-kr/games/store/astria-ascending/9mw7h0dvs9t6
Re: Reaction: Should Xbox Produce A Mid-Gen Upgrade If Sony Launches 'PS5 Pro'?
I really don't see the reason. Xbox One needed an upgrade because it was abnormally weak for an Xbox. Series X is a beast.
Besides, Xbox One X made sense because of 4K. What would an X Pro do better? Ray tracing?
I think they should focus on getting a disc less Series X out or a Stream only option.
In fact, when next gen comes Series S2 should be stream only or portable imo.
Playstation could release a Pro though.
Re: Forza Horizon 5 'Rally Adventure' Expansion Leaps Onto Xbox This March
I can't say I'm impressed.
Re: Redfall Physical Release Won't Contain A Disc, Download Code Included Instead
Part of me thinks that the only reason they haven't completely done away with the case is contracts and deals with retail stores.
And that's probably not going to last much longer, either.
My only issue is that these giant companies are total hypocrites with stuff like environmental concern.
If you're serious about it, why not incentivize people to go digital by offering better prices that way?
Re: Talking Point: Do You Buy Less Third-Party Titles Because Of Xbox Game Pass?
Not really sure. There are definitely games I've played on GP that I wouldn't buy but most of these games I probably wouldn't buy anyway.
On the other hand, I have bought tens of games I wouldn't have even played because of Gamepass but on key sites which might not contribute to sales numbers.
So, for me I don't think Gamepass necessarily hurts sales except for first party titles.
Btw, at the risk of sounding like an ass, which I don't want to, the correct term is fewer games, not less. I just see that particular mistake often.
Re: Two Free-To-Play Xbox Games Are Closing Down For Good Very Soon
That sucks, especially for Knockout City which didn't debut as a F2P game. People paid for it and noe they won't have access to it.
Re: Xbox Boss Still Thinks There's A 'High' Chance Of Activision Blizzard Deal Going Through
@Would_you_kindly Why though? Not only would you get to play games you like but you could play them at no extra cost with a GPU subscription. If more and more games you are interested in are only available on Xbox, and at no extra cost at that, not getting an Xbox to play them is on you.
If Nintendo had purchased Bethesda (in some bizzaro world) I would have gotten a switch.
Or a playstation or an Ouya.
Re: Microsoft Asks To Pause Gamers' Lawsuit Over ActiBlizz Acquisition, Judge Says 'No'
For a moment I thought we were getting Ace Attorney 4-6
Re: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Praises Sony's New PS5 Accessibility Controller
Mf'er, let Sony do their thing and post an update on Gamepass already.
Seriously, this guy thinks he works at Sony or something?
Re: Xbox November Update Launches Today With New Capture & Discord Features
The most important thing they could change would be to be able to set up console streaming to the mobile app when you are on Power saving mode.
The fact that you have to be on Instant On for iy to work makes no sense.
Re: Pure Xbox Game Club October 2022: Immortality
Watch November's game be Immortal Kombat lol.
Re: The Critically Acclaimed 'Norco' Arrives On Xbox Game Pass This October
Awesome, I wanted to play this.
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2022 Event
@Would_you_kindly It's probably a lot of wishful thinking but imagine how awesome it would be if they went the Hitman route and add the maps from past games (which is the only content not under licensing issues)
I know that's not happening but it would be amazing.
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2022 Event
You missed one about a Forza Horizon Anniversary. I don't know what that was.
Re: PlayStation Boss Heavily Criticises Xbox For 'Inadquate' Call Of Duty Offer
Jesus, what a crybaby.
Re: Deals: 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (September 6-13)
Great deals with many games that are not often discounted. Night Call is an absolute masterpiece and 3 dollars is just a steal.
Demon's Tilt is also pretty awesome.
Re: These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 19-29)
Pretty weak lineup imo but I do own three of these already. Excited for As Dusk Falls though.
Re: Deals: Xbox Summer Sale 2022 Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted
Got Yakuza 6 and The Remastered Ones for about 5 each. Awesome deal even if they're on Gamepass.
Re: PowerWash Simulator Is Heading To Xbox Game Pass Day One
Yeah, I'm playing this. I loved House Flipper.
Re: These 12 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 5-14)
@Chaudy But that's not how it works. It's not like every month there's a specific number of games added and Yakuza took three of them.
It's not like they took other games' spot.
Re: These 12 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 5-14)
@Chaudy Because they're awesome games?
So more people can play them?
Re: Talking Point: What June 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Realistically, we're looking at Cloning Clyde, R.A.W. and A Knight's Quest.
Re: Talking Point: What May 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Watch it be Cloning Clyde or some other awful game.