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@Titntin I meant processing power, not storage capacity. Sorry I though that would have been obvious to anybody.

If I add an extra SSD to my series X it doesn't magically make it a pro console

I support console manufacturers buying devs or publishers to help fill gaps in their portfolio. But I would not support Ms buying nintendo, or any of the console manufacturers buying one of the others. Competition is king and we need 3 healthy competitors in the industry, so we all win.

@S1ayeR74 according to the leaks it is not more powerful. But it is more energy efficient. Its just a sku refresh from the information we have, nothing more nothing less

@Ep_13 I think it's a mistake, and I personally won't be buying one if it does not have a disc drive

@S1ayeR74 they said they were not releasing a mid gen upgraded pro, and it looks like they are not. This is an revised series x and s, just replacing the older model with a refresh. Not a higher spec'd machine.

Think it's a mistake not including a disc drive in the top of the range console

So far I would go for a 9 but that could go up or down.

I have figured out things like using the scanner properly to navigate and how to identify which biome you are in for the fauna and how to unlock the planet traits etc.

Still have yet to try the space combat, base and ship building or any of the crafting/research. Maybe il give one a go tonight.

Still need to start the first Constellation mission...

I saw a post on twitter before the game launched and they were bragging about making 100s of accounts to review bomb Starfield. The sad part is, I actually thought they were joking!

Is anyone else refusing to move to the next moon/planet until you have researched all the forna, fauna etc or is it just me.

Found some angry weird spider like thing on jamieson or whatever its called and I swear one of them was trying to dragon call Fus Ro Dah me from miles away

I am hooked so far. Really great game

The music in this game is so awesome. Even the Mrs loves it!

Surprised by the graphic fidelity, a huge leap compared to their previous games.

Only played an hour, so cannot give any definitive verdicts yet, but I have enjoyed the start

The footage they showed at the recent direct looked great fun

The concerned trolling is getting out of hand

@Fiendish-Beaver I know. That's why I replied to you with some additional information you may not be aware of

@Fiendish-Beaver they are two totally different games, based on totally different engines, targetting different platforms (halo is crossgen). If i was to guess based on the information we have, they are not linked at all

@InterceptorAlpha "No necessarily Halo as it was cross gen, but Forza dropping it was definitely a S issue"

Phil Spencer confirmed to IGN at Gamescon that Forza missing split screen is nothing to do with the hardware capabilities of the X or S and is to do with prioritising resources.

"So if we think about Forza, it has nothing to do with any kind of hardware thing on S and X, just where they wanted to focus their time.

We obviously see the data in terms of how many people play local co-op for games. I love local co-op. Shout out to Vampire Survivors that just launched it. Fantastic. But there's also just a, let's go where the play is, in terms of where we're going to focus our dev resources."

You are conflating two separate issues

@Fiendish-Beaver according to the Phil Spencer Gamescon interview over on IGN, Forza Motorsport lacking split screen has nothing to do with the hardware capabilities of the S or X.

"So if we think about Forza, it has nothing to do with any kind of hardware thing on S and X, just where they wanted to focus their time.

We obviously see the data in terms of how many people play local co-op for games. I love local co-op. Shout out to Vampire Survivors that just launched it. Fantastic. But there's also just a, let's go where the play is, in terms of where we're going to focus our dev resources."

Seems a lot of people on here are conflating 2 separate issues

Considering almost all games have released on the S and X, with no problems. I really don't know why anyone would think the S would be dropped because of not even a handful of edge cases, where the studio themselves have admitted to not having the resources to work on several versions simultaneously.

Back in the day I loved stalker. Let's hope this is just as great

@Kaloudz its a wierd deal all round. Ubisoft + is currently PC and Xbox only, only Ubisoft Classics is available on Playstation.

So the Ubisoft + deal provides these games to pc and xbox gamers, who already have access to them via xcloud and gamepass.....

And Ubisofts cloud streaming is actually through Luna, so that is weird as well

@Kaloudz
"We're excited to announce a new agreement that will bring Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft+ via streaming upon the completion of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard!"

Seems its Streaming only, which would make sense, as that was the CMA's only concern

@antifyre Ubisoft plus including streaming is £14.99 a month, almost the same price as gamepass ultimate.

Never say never, but I very much doubt this will be included in gamepass ultimate, at the same price

The AVR I use is a Sony AVR and its hdmi 2.1, and I plug the xbox into the AVR and not the TV, which is the best way (if your equipment supports it) I also plug my ps5 and switch directly into the Sony AVR. My TV is a LG C2 OLED

I guess the people experiencing audio lag is because they are not doing this and are using an older hdmi AVR over eARC

I commented on the DF youtube piece aswell, but I get absolutely no perceivable lag what so ever when using my Dolby Atmos Home Theater Set up.

Audio can be a fiddly and tricky thing to set up correctly and it took me a while to get everything spot on.

The campaign of quake 2 has always been glorious

You cant really compare the Metacritic to Zelda (for example) as one has over 140 reviews and the other 14.

While I am sure Baldur's Gate 3 is a truly exceptional game, we should wait until all the relevant information is in, before comparing

I like the rumble on the dualsence (and joycons), but the triggers are horrible for playing difficult games (as I do alot) they get in the way and make it harder to play. The worst sin a controller can commit

Not only that, but on my first dualsence the LT broke and went floppy, and just the other week when finishing the platinum for Ragnarok, on the replacement controller the LT and RT are floppy and broken. They are not well made at all, build quality is shocking

Luckily last week the dualsence and ps5 were on sale, so I got a bit of a deal on a starlight blue replacement. Cant see it lasting more than a year at most.

@JokerBoy422 It's a direct port with the only additions being added languages. It's exactly what people are already playing on xbox via back compat

Charging $50 on PS and Switch is a sick joke, they deserve better. Rockstar are a shambles and their fall from grace has been spectacular

"Nobody really wants to think of that when you start making your game, when everything is possible"

That is a wild statement to say. Everything is not possible, even on a series x/ps5 or a 4090. No wonder games perform so badly if that is the attitude towards game development.

Its like nobody learned anything from Cyberpunk at all

I wonder how long their E3 show will be next year. We got between 1.5-2 hours this year with just Microsoft x Bethesda.

With Microsoft x Bethesda x ABK, I imagine its going to be a very long one

This just popped up on my Google news feed and thought it was appropriate:

Baldurs gate 3 dev does not believe Series S holds back gaming

Link: https://tech4gamers.com/baldurs-gate-3-xbox-series-s-hold-back/?fbclid=IwAR0zunxApa4ofoSiDrcsODkTc9jO5d3-kNuHvbQymL6qVA5kS_k-Z7AYKu0

"I think it’s an okay proposition to say we have two devices, we want compatibility across the devices.”

“To answer your question, it just defines parameters within which you have to develop and there are ways of doing that.

“They just take development efforts."

They liken the Series S to developing on PC is the short version.

"The PC platform has always offered a similar dilemma due to new graphics cards every two years, and the Xbox Series S is no different. According to Swen Vincke, Larian Studios does not have enough resources to work on all versions simultaneously."

The studio is just too small, it's more a dev issue than a hardware limitation

@Kevw2006 Thanks for the info, I had never heard of that.

I am not sure why anyone would say all versions should be delayed, that makes no sense. Just release each version as and when its ready.

@Kevw2006 The issue with Football Manager was that Sony did not send them any dev kits, so they could not make a Playstation version.

"because to make games for a platform, you need a dev kit. To get a dev kit, the platform holder have to want the game on the platform. We spoke with Sony, we have no dev kits. We spoke with Microsoft, they sent them to us."
— Miles Jacobson (@milesSI)

source: https://www.gfinityesports.com/football-manager/football-manager-playstation-coming-to-ps4-ps5-devkits-news/

I am not a developer I admit, but I cant help but think this is more an issue with the developer, over the Series S console itself.

We have seen much more technologically challenging games come out on the series s, with no issues.

Just sounds like a poorly optimised game

@Cashews most retro enthusiasts i know of rip their owned games to use on emulators, so they are not stealing/illegal or breaking the law

The quality of illegally downloaded roms is shocking usually

As an owner of the xbox series x, steam deck and a rog ally this is great news. One of my favourite things about xbox is how you can acess gamepass etc in various methods.

If my wife wants the 65inch OLED, i can jump on a handheld and continue gaming. If my kids are using a handheld I can use my phone as a last ditch effort to get some gaming time in.

Being a parent is so over rated! Lol

We really need to stop with these constant remasters and remakes. It's getting silly now

It's plays the games I want to play, so it's fine. It's a dashboard, it's hardly ever used at all. All 3 consoles have dashboards that are fine

Think it looks ok. Not like i spend much time on any of the consoles UIs. All 3 are fine. Usually im spending most of my time actually playing games. The dashboard is really not that important. Talk about an over reaction by some of you lol its been pretty funny to read to be honest

I had mentioned the supply issues with series x previously, but a few people didn't believe me for some reason, even though the evidence was obvious the whole time.

It was not surprising at all that they mentioned the issue themselves at their E3 presentation.

They need to do better

It does look pretty good, but it's a Ubisoft game and I have not really liked a game they for many years

@BrilliantBill was just a sarcastic comment as 343 have a history of hiring people who actually dislike the franchise, as one of the old managers that has now been let go, thought that was a good idea, for some reason

Cod was always going to remain on PlayStation, from day 1 the deal was announced.

Profit from COD will help fund gamepass expansion.

Wow 343 are finally hiring people who like Halo. What a crazy idea

@Banjo- looking back my initial post was worded poorly, sorry about that. I wrote appeal instead of extension.

my personal guess for the chances the ninth circuit grants an extension before 11:59 is 35%

@Banjo- the court of appeal motion was submitted 2 hours after judge Corley denied the appeal, 7pm PT yesterday.

The FTC wants the Ninth Circuit Court to grant emergency relief to extend the temporary restraining order until when the appeals court can rule on the preliminary injunction decision. If granted, this will block the deal from closing.

If the Ninth Circuit Court doesn’t grant an extension before 11:59PM PT today then Microsoft is free to close the deal over the weekend or early next week.

This is still an ongoing thing

@Banjo- the presiding judge almost always denies the appeal motion, they always back their own decision (obviously, or they would not have made it)

Now Judge Corley has denied the appeal, it will now go to the Court of Appeal and a 3 judge panel will decide

Usually this takes alot longer than 1 day, that's the big unknown in this current situation. Will they reject the appeal, will they grant a short extension to the TRO to allow the appeal court to properly look at it, or will they side with the FTC and kill the merger.

The FTCs gameplan in my opinion seems to revolve around confusion, hence the many points in their appeal motion. Usually in appeals they stick to one or two big points, and hammer them home so there is no doubt or confusion. The FTC have took a scattergun approach in the hope of confusing the appeal judges, and therefore them granting the appeal to allow for more time on thr subject. It's a risky play.

Taking an educated guess I would say there is a 65% chance the appeal is denied, and a 35% chance the appeal is granted. A little over 50/50. We should have a clearer view of the deal by the end of the day West Coast time

I predict the appeal in thr USA has a 65% chance of being denied and 35% chance thr appeal is granted. Just a little under 50/50.

The FTCs main weapon will be confusion, hence the many points of appeal. Usually you stick to one or two rock solid issues and drill them home so there is no doubt at all you are correct. Not the scattergun approach the FTC have took.

Confusion can win as a tactic for appeal, as the judges only have a few hours to decide.

Today should be interesting.

The CMA I honestly have no idea what it means. Maybe they have a gentleman's agreement to close. If not, I can't see the deal closing this weekend or Monday.

A short 6 week extension to the merger agreement seems more likely, if the CMA have signalled they are likely to approve the new concessions. But who knows at this point lol

They had to appeal first to the judge who presided over the case, Judge Corley. That is the only way. They can't appeal to anyone else.

Judges usually say no to the motion (obviously, judges always stand by their decision) which then sends it to the appeal panel of judges. Which will consist of 3 judges. Corley has already denied the appeal.

They will determine the fate of the deal Friday.

It's hard to put a number of it, but I would guess 65% appeal denied, 35% granted.

An appeal is never black and white, and the risk is never zero.

The main area the FTC may prevail in is confusion, hence so many lines of appeal. Usually the FTC would narrow down an appeal to one of two major points, to increase the chance of success. That's why I think they are trying to confuse the appeal court, in hope of them granting aTRO or PI, so the appeals court can take a closer/longer look.

I would guess the appeals court will see thru that tactic. But it's not guaranteed. Nothing is when law and courts are involved.

Later today should be interrsting