I've just been onto Rockstar live chat unless you bought the Xbox One version of it you need to pay £24.99 for it. I told them it was a messy launch and rubbish communication and that I would go play Battlefield 6 instead.
@Medic_alert Yes they seem to have messed it up on Xbox, I was told by support chat to raise it as an outage so it gets highlighted to the store team to look at.
It's good to see it getting a good amount of players still. A lot of people may go to it because of the CE remaster being the campaign only and wanting to play multiplayer on that game plus the others. I might move back MCC once this final season in Infinite is finished.
The campaign was only ok for me, I played through all of it and then went back through about half on co-op before giving up. I've put a lot of time into the multiplayer and once Forge and the updates were coming fairly regularly it's been a fun experience.
I have an Elite Series 2 controller which the rubber grips peeled off and I've had to replace the lower and upper shell myself after 5 years of ownership so no I don't think I'd get another Elite controller due to quality concerns. I also own a PowerA Fusion Pro Wireless Xbox controller and I have to say for £100 it's been a very nice controller doing everything I need it to and it's meant my Elite Series 2 has become my backup controller.
I got an odd email off Xbox but it was saying my price was going to be increasing and not staying the same. The reason it was odd is that it listed the price increase as a whole across a year not in terms of the individual monthly price increase.. here is a quote from it:
"Thank you for being a subscriber of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. We are planning to update our prices to address changing market conditions. This price change allows us to continue to bring you more value and great games for the very best gaming experience. Starting 4 November 2025, you will be charged £275.99 plus applicable taxes every recurrence period unless you cancel up to two days prior to your next scheduled payment date. You can manage your subscription, change how you pay or cancel your subscription by visiting your Microsoft account here. Your subscription price is changing from £179.99 to £275.99."
It's an odd way of advising the price increase lol
@FraserG I completely agree! I was checking the stream your own games in the app for 2 weeks post the Helldivers 2 release to no avail and then it seems when I stopped checking it they added it to the service haha. My Series X and S are often used by my kids so being able to stream it is useful to me 😊
@Markatron84 it was specifically the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI that I got which has an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB RAM, RTX 5070 TI Laptop GPU in it. I've not been in the PC gaming side of things since the mid 2000's when playing WoW when it came out so I'm really rusty when it comes to making sure it's doing what it should be for me. But up to now I've relied on the Nvidia recommended settings for the games I've installed on it haha
Thanks @FraserG I didn't know Helldivers 2 had joined the Stream your own game option, that's great news as I was hoping it would when I bought it on release 😊
@Markatron84 I got extremely lucky recently and won a gaming laptop competition so got an Acer Predator 50 series laptop for free. It's kinda made me think about switching entirely over to PC to be honest.
I'm prepaid up on Ultimate until August 2027, after that I see no reason to continue on Ultimate and will downgrade to Essential (depending on what the price is like then, if not then I may just fully cancel altogether) I think they've made a big mistake with this update to be honest.
@BaldB3lper78 ah ok interesting, I see they made some UI improvements to the whole device which seems to have improved it. There is one for £150 with a carry case at cash converters which seems a better price I agree.
@BaldB3lper78 the price of the G Cloud for what is essentially an Android tablet in a controller body is what has always shocked £300 for that is crazy.
The fact that 5 years after launch the Series X is going to cost $150 more and the Series S $100 more is crazy! I'm glad I got my Series X at launch and my Series S a year later as these prices are crazy.
@Blurd in the past they've told me that 1 and 3 month redemptions of Game Pass Ultimate have gone 'out of stock's and just to wait and the 3 month option should return again once 'in stock' I'm not sure why they do this but it should come back on for you.
@Fiendish-Beaver After 2 of my regular controllers got stick drift and I wasn't happy with the build quality of my Elite Series 2 controller, particularly the rubber grips peeling.
I decided to get the PowerA Fusion Pro Wireless controller and it's got hall effect sticks and a rechargeable battery and I've been happy with it so far after 6 months, it's been well worth the £120 I paid for it in the sale.
I own the original as a backer on Kickstarter, I played through a lot of it but didn't finish it. I think I'll just go back to the Xbox One version and try to finish that instead of buying this again 😐
I've really enjoyed it so far, I've noticed a few bugs in terms of getting stuck in water or terrain but overall it's been good. The other thing I've noticed is some rubber banding with players running on the spot then jumping forward to where they should have been but I'm guessing some of that is down to how busy the servers have been.
@Ricky-Spanish yeah we can play together definitely, but no my gamertag is different it's Pilot Nexus I will try to get on when my kids aren't on playing Minecraft or Roblox haha. If it's cloud enabled I'll be playing a bit more 😊
@Ricky-Spanish ah ok that's good to know then actually, I'm really looking forward to the game too. I do like Starship Troopers and I've put 60 hours into Starship Troopers Extermination as I love the film and it was the closest thing to Helldivers on Xbox before this haha 🤣
I've got it queued up ready on my Xbox, I'm looking forward to it! How much of a grind would it be to get the legendary warbonds needed to get this Halo ODST stuff? I'm not familiar with how they work since I've not played on PS5 or PC 😊
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Re: Rockstar Causes Confusion Over Red Dead Redemption Upgrade On Xbox
It now says 100% off as a Just for You price for me rather than 24.99 so it seems to finally be working now.
Re: Rockstar Causes Confusion Over Red Dead Redemption Upgrade On Xbox
I've just been onto Rockstar live chat unless you bought the Xbox One version of it you need to pay £24.99 for it.
I told them it was a messy launch and rubbish communication and that I would go play Battlefield 6 instead.
Re: Black Ops 7 Season 01 Maps Detailed, Free On Xbox Game Pass Ultimate This Week
I played a bit of Black Ops 7 on launch and it made me go back to Battlefield 6 and to never return 🤣
Re: Rockstar Causes Confusion Over Red Dead Redemption Upgrade On Xbox
This is a right mess, I've reached out to Xbox support earlier but some official response from either Xbox or Rockstar would be appreciated
Re: Here's What The Red Dead Redemption Upgrade Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
@Medic_alert Yes they seem to have messed it up on Xbox, I was told by support chat to raise it as an outage so it gets highlighted to the store team to look at.
Re: Here's What The Red Dead Redemption Upgrade Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
@Medic_alert it also shows as paid for me as well
Re: Halo: MCC Hit Its Highest Steam Player Count Since 2021 Over The Weekend
It's good to see it getting a good amount of players still. A lot of people may go to it because of the CE remaster being the campaign only and wanting to play multiplayer on that game plus the others.
I might move back MCC once this final season in Infinite is finished.
Re: Thank Goodness You're Here! Is Bringing Its Absurd 'Slapformer' To Xbox This December
I've been looking forward to this game finally coming to Xbox! I can't wait to check it out
Re: Xbox President Talks Positive & Resistant Feedback From Fans, How It's Shaping The Future
Insert Anchorman 'I don't believe you' gif
Re: Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In December 2025 So Far
I'm looking forward to playing Routine
Re: Hi-Fi RUSH Is Now Published By Krafton, And It's Staying On Xbox Game Pass
Thanks Krafton!! I still need to play this!
Re: Red Dead Redemption To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This December
I've still not played Undead Nightmare before so will gladly play this! 😊
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 8-9)
I've now finished Keeper so I've started on The Outer Worlds 2 and I've also been playing some Battlefield 6 for the double XP weekend!
Re: Halo Infinite's Final Major Content Update Arrives This Month
The campaign was only ok for me, I played through all of it and then went back through about half on co-op before giving up. I've put a lot of time into the multiplayer and once Forge and the updates were coming fairly regularly it's been a fun experience.
Re: It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
Well I guess it gives me more time to save up for it then
Re: Poll: A Few Weeks On, What Review Score Would You Give Keeper?
I've completed it, I enjoyed it for what it was and I would say it's an 8/10 as it's something a bit different.
Re: Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
I was waiting for the patches.. looks like I will buy it at some point but I'm now busy playing The Outer Worlds 2
Re: Two More First-Party Games Get Dynamic Backgrounds On Xbox Series X|S
I'm using The Keeper one at the moment, it's so lovely 😊
Re: Review: 8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller For Xbox - Rare 40th Anniversary Edition - A New Gold Standard
This looks really good and for £70 isn't bad when you think it comes with a charging stand and hall effect sticks
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Battlefield 6 For Xbox On Launch Weekend?
I got it on launch day but not on Xbox, I have it on PC via the EA app.
Re: The Casting Of Frank Stone Looks Set To Prove Popular On Xbox Game Pass Next Week
I like Dead by Daylight so I'm going to give this a try, I also like shorter narrative driven games.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 11-12)
I'm playing Battlefield 6 on PC and I've been enjoying it so far.
Re: If Your Battlefield 6 Crew Plays On Xbox, It'll Earn Less XP Than On PlayStation
This just seems old fashioned and silly
Re: Talking Point: Would You Still Buy An Elite Series 3 Controller For Xbox Series X|S?
I have an Elite Series 2 controller which the rubber grips peeled off and I've had to replace the lower and upper shell myself after 5 years of ownership so no I don't think I'd get another Elite controller due to quality concerns.
I also own a PowerA Fusion Pro Wireless Xbox controller and I have to say for £100 it's been a very nice controller doing everything I need it to and it's meant my Elite Series 2 has become my backup controller.
Re: Strange Xbox Email Suggests Game Pass Price Increase Doesn't Apply To Certain Members
I got an odd email off Xbox but it was saying my price was going to be increasing and not staying the same. The reason it was odd is that it listed the price increase as a whole across a year not in terms of the individual monthly price increase.. here is a quote from it:
"Thank you for being a subscriber of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. We are planning to update our prices to address changing market conditions. This price change allows us to continue to bring you more value and great games for the very best gaming experience. Starting 4 November 2025, you will be charged £275.99 plus applicable taxes every recurrence period unless you cancel up to two days prior to your next scheduled payment date. You can manage your subscription, change how you pay or cancel your subscription by visiting your Microsoft account here.
Your subscription price is changing from £179.99 to £275.99."
It's an odd way of advising the price increase lol
Re: 180+ Titles Were Added To Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game' In September
@FraserG I completely agree! I was checking the stream your own games in the app for 2 weeks post the Helldivers 2 release to no avail and then it seems when I stopped checking it they added it to the service haha.
My Series X and S are often used by my kids so being able to stream it is useful to me 😊
Re: Poll: What Are Your Plans For Xbox Game Pass After This Week's News?
@Markatron84 it was specifically the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI that I got which has an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB RAM, RTX 5070 TI Laptop GPU in it.
I've not been in the PC gaming side of things since the mid 2000's when playing WoW when it came out so I'm really rusty when it comes to making sure it's doing what it should be for me. But up to now I've relied on the Nvidia recommended settings for the games I've installed on it haha
Re: 180+ Titles Were Added To Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game' In September
Thanks @FraserG I didn't know Helldivers 2 had joined the Stream your own game option, that's great news as I was hoping it would when I bought it on release 😊
Re: Poll: What Are Your Plans For Xbox Game Pass After This Week's News?
@Markatron84 I got extremely lucky recently and won a gaming laptop competition so got an Acer Predator 50 series laptop for free. It's kinda made me think about switching entirely over to PC to be honest.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Plans For Xbox Game Pass After This Week's News?
I'm prepaid up on Ultimate until August 2027, after that I see no reason to continue on Ultimate and will downgrade to Essential (depending on what the price is like then, if not then I may just fully cancel altogether)
I think they've made a big mistake with this update to be honest.
Re: 'Ubisoft+ Classics' Joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Hugely Expanding The Library
I wanted to play some of these so I'm happy with these additions 😊
Re: ROG Xbox Ally Spotted With Price And 'Pre-Order Now' Banner At UK Retailer
@BaldB3lper78 ah ok interesting, I see they made some UI improvements to the whole device which seems to have improved it. There is one for £150 with a carry case at cash converters which seems a better price I agree.
Re: ROG Xbox Ally Spotted With Price And 'Pre-Order Now' Banner At UK Retailer
@BaldB3lper78 the price of the G Cloud for what is essentially an Android tablet in a controller body is what has always shocked £300 for that is crazy.
Re: Microsoft Announces New Price Increases For Xbox Series X|S In The US
The fact that 5 years after launch the Series X is going to cost $150 more and the Series S $100 more is crazy!
I'm glad I got my Series X at launch and my Series S a year later as these prices are crazy.
Re: Microsoft Rewards Might Be Ditching The 'Auto-Redeem' Offer For Xbox Game Pass
@Blurd that sucks about the limited searches, I don't know why they keep doing that to people.
Re: Xbox Adds More 'Stream Your Own Game' Titles, Including The Brand-New Borderlands 4
Helldivers 2 next please 🙏🏻 would like to play that on the cloud
Re: Microsoft Rewards Might Be Ditching The 'Auto-Redeem' Offer For Xbox Game Pass
@Blurd in the past they've told me that 1 and 3 month redemptions of Game Pass Ultimate have gone 'out of stock's and just to wait and the 3 month option should return again once 'in stock' I'm not sure why they do this but it should come back on for you.
Re: Football Manager 26 Is Officially Releasing On Xbox Game Pass This November
I liked 23 and 24 on console on Game Pass so I'm looking forward to playing this when it arrives. The new match engine looks decent.
Re: Halo Infinite Warpath Update Brings Back Classic Halo Reach Maps & Mode On Xbox
I've hopped on to have a go and this and its great fun. The new free battle pass for this operation has some good stuff in it too.
Re: Xbox Unveils New 'Breaker' Controller Design, With Three Variants Launching This Month
@Fiendish-Beaver After 2 of my regular controllers got stick drift and I wasn't happy with the build quality of my Elite Series 2 controller, particularly the rubber grips peeling.
I decided to get the PowerA Fusion Pro Wireless controller and it's got hall effect sticks and a rechargeable battery and I've been happy with it so far after 6 months, it's been well worth the £120 I paid for it in the sale.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox At Tokyo Game Show Next Month?
@RagnarLothbrok it's gunna happen at the same time as we get a new Banjo Kazooie game isn't it? 😬😬
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox At Tokyo Game Show Next Month?
Blue Dragon 2 for Xbox Series X
Re: Yooka-Replaylee Hits Xbox In October 2025, And It's Discounted If You Own The Original
I own the original as a backer on Kickstarter, I played through a lot of it but didn't finish it. I think I'll just go back to the Xbox One version and try to finish that instead of buying this again 😐
Re: Poll: If You Bought It, What Do You Think Of Helldivers 2 So Far?
I've really enjoyed it so far, I've noticed a few bugs in terms of getting stuck in water or terrain but overall it's been good. The other thing I've noticed is some rubber banding with players running on the spot then jumping forward to where they should have been but I'm guessing some of that is down to how busy the servers have been.
Re: Helldivers 2: Release Date, Release Times & Crossplay Details On Xbox
@Ricky-Spanish Yep that's me, I've accepted now 👍🏻
Re: Helldivers 2: Release Date, Release Times & Crossplay Details On Xbox
@Ricky-Spanish yeah we can play together definitely, but no my gamertag is different it's Pilot Nexus
I will try to get on when my kids aren't on playing Minecraft or Roblox haha. If it's cloud enabled I'll be playing a bit more 😊
Re: Poll: With 'Reloaded' On The Horizon, How Many Times Have You Completed Gears Of War 1?
I've completed it 4 times so far, I'm looking forward to playing through it again and trying it out on Insane again 🫣
Re: Helldivers 2: Release Date, Release Times & Crossplay Details On Xbox
@Ricky-Spanish ah ok that's good to know then actually, I'm really looking forward to the game too. I do like Starship Troopers and I've put 60 hours into Starship Troopers Extermination as I love the film and it was the closest thing to Helldivers on Xbox before this haha 🤣
Re: Helldivers 2: Release Date, Release Times & Crossplay Details On Xbox
I've got it queued up ready on my Xbox, I'm looking forward to it! How much of a grind would it be to get the legendary warbonds needed to get this Halo ODST stuff? I'm not familiar with how they work since I've not played on PS5 or PC 😊
Re: Seven New Games Have Joined Xbox Retro Classics In August So Far
Ohh Caesar 3 I was waiting for that to join it!