I play on Xbox and PC. Mostly PC but Xbox in the bedroom and living room for lazy lounge sessions. I always always always check to see if a game is a Play Anywhere title for nearly a decade now. Gears 4 was my first play anywhere title. I will happily pay full price for any game I'm interested in that's play anywhere, but almost always wait for sales otherwise so I can buy a copy for both platforms I play on.
@TrevorP86 why? It was definitely worth it to start, then it increased and most of us were borderline ok with it, but on the fence. Then this recent insane jacking it another 50%, I doubt gamepass exists in a year because the sub base tanked.
I was GP ultimate since 2018, but I've cancelled. I'll sub to PC GP here and there if there's a few great games I can smash off in a month, but ultimate is history for me.
So basically Xbox is going to price itself out of the console market, open the flood gates to all the goofy issues that plague PC, making people ask themselves why they don't just build/get an actual PC instead, the hybrid will fail worse than any Xbox before it, and Xbox will leave the hardware market.
@chesheer You could say word for word what you just said replacing the game name with anything from Mafia to Grand Theft Auto to Resident Evil to Mortal Kombat, and it would sound just as ridiculous. Games are games.
Play the ones you want, let others play the ones they want. Don't dictate what should and shouldn't be allowed for everyone else just because you don't like something.
The core doesn't have less features, it just comes without the paddles basically. When my right bumper stopped working on my elite 2, I bought the core as a replacement, and just popped the paddles off the 2 and onto the core. All my profiles and stick setups transferred over seamlessly in the app. Sticks are still tension adjustable. Only difference is color. Every other feature is there, just the paddles need to be added separately (or just swapped from another in my case) Even the elite 1 paddles work for the 2 and the core, but they are a lot clunkier. Elite 1 sticks don't work on 2/core though.
I'll be trying this out on PC via GamePass. Those asking why the pre install isn't there yet, not 100% but I know on PC you need to download Activisions Battle.net launcher. The same goes for EA Play games through GP, need to download EA launcher and Ubisoft games through GP you need to download Ubisofts launcher. I know Activision is now first party but I don't think they've fully integrated everything yet and it is still operating as a separate entity, although I'm sure it will change at some point. Remember Bethesda, all those games got added to GP right away, but I don't think the Activision integration is there yet, and this is kind of just a response to everyone asking where all the games are on GP, lots being done behind the scenes to merge everything under Xbox. I think future Activision games on GP will have pre install options
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Re: Poll: How Important Is The Xbox Play Anywhere Program To You?
I play on Xbox and PC. Mostly PC but Xbox in the bedroom and living room for lazy lounge sessions. I always always always check to see if a game is a Play Anywhere title for nearly a decade now. Gears 4 was my first play anywhere title. I will happily pay full price for any game I'm interested in that's play anywhere, but almost always wait for sales otherwise so I can buy a copy for both platforms I play on.
Re: Poll: Now That The Dust Has Settled, Which Xbox Game Pass Tier Are You Subscribed To?
@TrevorP86 why? It was definitely worth it to start, then it increased and most of us were borderline ok with it, but on the fence. Then this recent insane jacking it another 50%, I doubt gamepass exists in a year because the sub base tanked.
Re: Poll: Now That The Dust Has Settled, Which Xbox Game Pass Tier Are You Subscribed To?
I was GP ultimate since 2018, but I've cancelled. I'll sub to PC GP here and there if there's a few great games I can smash off in a month, but ultimate is history for me.
Re: Xbox 'Magnus' Leak Suggests Next Console Will Be Powerful, Expensive & Maybe A Hybrid Device
So basically Xbox is going to price itself out of the console market, open the flood gates to all the goofy issues that plague PC, making people ask themselves why they don't just build/get an actual PC instead, the hybrid will fail worse than any Xbox before it, and Xbox will leave the hardware market.
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In September 2025
This is probably the least toxic and most respectful gaming comment thread I have ever read lol. Well done folks. Can't wait for Frostpunk 2 myself
Re: Drug Dealer Simulator Set For Xbox Release After Controversial Week
@chesheer You could say word for word what you just said replacing the game name with anything from Mafia to Grand Theft Auto to Resident Evil to Mortal Kombat, and it would sound just as ridiculous. Games are games.
Play the ones you want, let others play the ones they want. Don't dictate what should and shouldn't be allowed for everyone else just because you don't like something.
Re: Talking Point: Whatever Happened To The Xbox Elite Controller Series 3?
The core doesn't have less features, it just comes without the paddles basically. When my right bumper stopped working on my elite 2, I bought the core as a replacement, and just popped the paddles off the 2 and onto the core. All my profiles and stick setups transferred over seamlessly in the app. Sticks are still tension adjustable. Only difference is color. Every other feature is there, just the paddles need to be added separately (or just swapped from another in my case) Even the elite 1 paddles work for the 2 and the core, but they are a lot clunkier. Elite 1 sticks don't work on 2/core though.
Re: Diablo 4 Adds Console Ray Tracing Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Debut
I'll be trying this out on PC via GamePass. Those asking why the pre install isn't there yet, not 100% but I know on PC you need to download Activisions Battle.net launcher. The same goes for EA Play games through GP, need to download EA launcher and Ubisoft games through GP you need to download Ubisofts launcher. I know Activision is now first party but I don't think they've fully integrated everything yet and it is still operating as a separate entity, although I'm sure it will change at some point. Remember Bethesda, all those games got added to GP right away, but I don't think the Activision integration is there yet, and this is kind of just a response to everyone asking where all the games are on GP, lots being done behind the scenes to merge everything under Xbox. I think future Activision games on GP will have pre install options