@sikthvash The only AC game previously added to PS+ was Freedom Cry. Black Flag, Rogue remastered, Ezio collection and Unity have never been on the service before and none are being unsupported. Only the 360/PS3 games are losing support.
@S1ayeR74 The UE5 demo on PS5 was 1440p with no RT and was running at 30fps, as for the Matrix demo it barely hit 30fps at all. That engine is a long way off reaching its maximum potential on consoles.
@Verzion214 It varies by sale, a few weeks ago Lost Judgment Ultimate Edition was £37 on Xbox and £43 on PS at the same time. Darksiders Genesis is often under £10 on Xbox and usually around £13 on PS. Swings and roundabouts.
As for CP2077 that was £20 in almost every Xbox sale until the current gen update. MS pumped a lot of advertisement money into that game so I expect they're just trying to claw some back wherever they can.
Looking forward to this dropping. I play all online coop stuff with my brother. We live in different countries and we both agreed to not play the campaign until coop released. Can't arrive soon enough!
Really glad this is being held back and sent over to the Montreal team. Ubisoft need to do right by this series and handing back the reins to the studio that pioneered the 3D PoP games seems like the right choice.
Unashamedly it's Resident Evil 6, I genuinely enjoy it and that version of Mercenaries is the best by far. RE4 is close but I detest escort quests of any kind so it only becomes enjoyable on a second playthrough when I can put the suit of armour on Ashley and forget all about her.
@blinx01 As a fan of the series I'd say yes. They're quite different from the Xbox versions. Sigma mainly has new enemy types and weapons but Sigma 2 has some major changes from NG2. New playable characters, new stages and bosses. Some changes are actually an improvement over NG2.
I know it's a year since you posted but staff bumped the review so I just thought I'd offer my 2c
Tried it via cloud for the Top 10 punch card and it was near unplayable with the input lag, installed it and it was the same. The achievement for playing one game randomly popped about 15 minutes after I deleted it from my XSX. It's a mess.
@themightyant Oof, no wonder. Some monster time sinks in that list mate and truth be told you already own the better NG2 version. I'll be skipping it too but only because I own it on PS. Good luck with that backlog!
@themightyant Thanks man, took me well over a year to do it but I ended up being damn good at the game by the time I was finished. You going to give the collection a go?
@themightyant The combat speed in NG2 was a massive shift up from Black, I got my arse handed to me too lol. I stuck with it though and ended up getting 1250/1250 GS. Definitely one of my stand out completions on the 360.
@LX_FENIX Same here though I did boot it up to check it out when it got added and it's buttery smooth. The boost is on by default too so there's no hit on the resolution. It plays as well as it looks now!
@PJOReilly That's a shame, I was genuinely amazed at how badly it ran on Series X. It was quite an impressive feat seeing it chug along on a system with that much power!
@Clankylad Yeah it's an easy game to forgive for all it's issues. Performance aside I loved every minute of it but I couldn't recommend it to anyone in the state it was when I played it.
@Clankylad Did Sable get fixed yet? I played it on Series X when it launched on GP and it was a stuttering mess that could barely hit 15fps. It was so bad I contacted the devs about it.
They said they were aware of the poor performance and working to fix it but I never went back to it after I'd got 100%, curious to know if it's in better shape nowadays.
Sweet Jesus, the naming of the Asura's Wrath DLC is absolutely baffling. I own the base game so if I buy the Episode Pack IV is that all I need for the complete story, or do I have to buy everything else as well?
@Microbius I get the reasoning for wanting Bethesda to change from the Creation engine but any new Rockstar games definitely won't use UE5 and Alan Wake 2 is already confirmed to be using Remedy's own Northlight engine.
We need to see how trees, dense foliage etc look in UE5 before I can get excited about Witcher 4. I love the stylistic look of it in RED and can't help feeling that will get lost in UE, time will tell I guess.
@frabbit That's probably because it started life as a spiritual successor to the True Crime series at Activision before they sold it on to Square Enix.
Had this happen on XSS at least a dozen times when I played the BC version of Control. Hardly surprising though considering how poorly optimized that game is on last gen.
Got a Series S day one to replace my VCR XBO and picked up a Series X a few months ago when Amazon UK had that big Xmas restock.
I've always been a multiplatform gamer, I own every XB and PS console so I take no sides but its great to see MS up there again and doing really well out of the gate this generation.
@awp69 It doesn't say they won't take a cut. Of course they will. It says they're not interested in the cut. As in it's not a major factor for them. Big difference.
Hmm, no. It was awful in paid games like RB6 Vegas with Axe/Lynx deodorant or Alan Wake's energizer battery ads and it got absolutely ridiculous in Burnout Paradise, where every single billboard, truck and van had Burger King and Gillette ads. I dread to think how bad it would be in F2P titles.
@RevGaming No I didn't know because you flip flop all over the place, going from gold profit to building sales. You fail on every level to put a concise argument together.
For the record I don't care about about PS3 profit. I couldn't care less if Sony and MS fell into an abyss tomorrow. Point is you claimed PS3 was a complete loss, I just wanted to show it wasn't.
Think I'll cash in £5 of rewards points and grab Split Second, pretty sure it released the same week as Blur back in the day so I opted for that, better late than never!
@RevGaming Not only did 360 not turn a profit, MS have never made a profit on any version of console hardware. This was even confirmed as recently as last year when Lori Wright, the VP of Xbox business development said so in court during questioning in the Epic vs Apple trial.
@RevGaming Oh please, the PS3 outsold the 360 and when it did become profitable Sony were raking cash in by putting out system sellers like Uncharted 2. How much money did the 360 haemorrhage with RRoD again?
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Re: Five Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 14)
@sikthvash The only AC game previously added to PS+ was Freedom Cry. Black Flag, Rogue remastered, Ezio collection and Unity have never been on the service before and none are being unsupported. Only the 360/PS3 games are losing support.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Ray Tracing Will Be 'On' During Gameplay, Not Just Replays & Photo Mode
@S1ayeR74 The UE5 demo on PS5 was 1440p with no RT and was running at 30fps, as for the Matrix demo it barely hit 30fps at all. That engine is a long way off reaching its maximum potential on consoles.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Ray Tracing Will Be 'On' During Gameplay, Not Just Replays & Photo Mode
@S1ayeR74 Let's see UE5 games running at 30fps on consoles before starting to get too giddy eh.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Ray Tracing Will Be 'On' During Gameplay, Not Just Replays & Photo Mode
@Kooky_Daisuke As far as RT/4K/60 is concerned they have delivered on all fronts. As for 8K, I agree that it was nonsense putting it on the box.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Ray Tracing Will Be 'On' During Gameplay, Not Just Replays & Photo Mode
@Kooky_Daisuke It's not misleading at all. If you expected the performance of a £2500+ PC from a £450 console then you mislead yourself.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Ray Tracing Will Be 'On' During Gameplay, Not Just Replays & Photo Mode
@Kooky_Daisuke I'm certain that nobody stated their consoles would do RT/4K/60 simultaneously.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Ray Tracing Will Be 'On' During Gameplay, Not Just Replays & Photo Mode
@Kooky_Daisuke Of course it will be a choice. Do you really expect £450 consoles to push 4K, RT and 60fps at the same time?
Re: Xbox Has Remastered A Bunch Of Classic 360-Era Gamerpics
Oof, that new Gum Boy looks terrible in direct comparison. Completely lost the style of the original.
Re: Xbox 'Deals Unlocked' Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Included
@Verzion214 It varies by sale, a few weeks ago Lost Judgment Ultimate Edition was £37 on Xbox and £43 on PS at the same time. Darksiders Genesis is often under £10 on Xbox and usually around £13 on PS. Swings and roundabouts.
As for CP2077 that was £20 in almost every Xbox sale until the current gen update. MS pumped a lot of advertisement money into that game so I expect they're just trying to claw some back wherever they can.
Re: Halo Infinite 'Campaign Network Co-Op' Flight Begins This July
Looking forward to this dropping. I play all online coop stuff with my brother. We live in different countries and we both agreed to not play the campaign until coop released. Can't arrive soon enough!
Re: Review: Assassin's Creed Origins - Better Than Ever On Xbox Series X
@XxEvilAshxX Not even close, the combat in Valhalla is awful.
Re: Ubisoft Issues Statement On Prince Of Persia As Pre-Orders Are 'Delisted'
Really glad this is being held back and sent over to the Montreal team. Ubisoft need to do right by this series and handing back the reins to the studio that pioneered the 3D PoP games seems like the right choice.
Re: Pick One: Which Is Your Favourite Resident Evil Game On Xbox?
Unashamedly it's Resident Evil 6, I genuinely enjoy it and that version of Mercenaries is the best by far. RE4 is close but I detest escort quests of any kind so it only becomes enjoyable on a second playthrough when I can put the suit of armour on Ashley and forget all about her.
Re: Review: Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection - Welcome Back Ryu Hayabusa, We Missed You
@blinx01 As a fan of the series I'd say yes. They're quite different from the Xbox versions. Sigma mainly has new enemy types and weapons but Sigma 2 has some major changes from NG2. New playable characters, new stages and bosses. Some changes are actually an improvement over NG2.
I know it's a year since you posted but staff bumped the review so I just thought I'd offer my 2c
Re: Pac-Man Museum+ Has Suffered A Rough Week On Xbox Game Pass
Tried it via cloud for the Top 10 punch card and it was near unplayable with the input lag, installed it and it was the same. The achievement for playing one game randomly popped about 15 minutes after I deleted it from my XSX. It's a mess.
Re: These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 1-7)
@themightyant Oof, no wonder. Some monster time sinks in that list mate and truth be told you already own the better NG2 version. I'll be skipping it too but only because I own it on PS. Good luck with that backlog!
Re: These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 1-7)
@themightyant Thanks man, took me well over a year to do it but I ended up being damn good at the game by the time I was finished. You going to give the collection a go?
Re: These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 1-7)
@themightyant The combat speed in NG2 was a massive shift up from Black, I got my arse handed to me too lol. I stuck with it though and ended up getting 1250/1250 GS. Definitely one of my stand out completions on the 360.
Re: Microsoft Rewards: How To Complete The Stranger Things Punch Card For 500 Points
It was 500 points but it's been knocked down to 75.
Re: Review: Sniper Elite 5 - The Best Sniper Elite To Date And A Sure Shot For Game Pass
@Dusk_Actual Signed in just to comment on that Moisten Nagant sub header. Genius!
Re: Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Update Reportedly Imminent
@LX_FENIX Same here though I did boot it up to check it out when it got added and it's buttery smooth. The boost is on by default too so there's no hit on the resolution. It plays as well as it looks now!
Re: Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Update Reportedly Imminent
@LX_FENIX AC Unity is already 60fps. It was done last year through the FPS Boost program.
Re: Best Xbox Open World Games 2022
@PJOReilly That's a shame, I was genuinely amazed at how badly it ran on Series X. It was quite an impressive feat seeing it chug along on a system with that much power!
Re: Best Xbox Open World Games 2022
@Clankylad Yeah it's an easy game to forgive for all it's issues. Performance aside I loved every minute of it but I couldn't recommend it to anyone in the state it was when I played it.
Re: Best Xbox Open World Games 2022
@Clankylad Did Sable get fixed yet? I played it on Series X when it launched on GP and it was a stuttering mess that could barely hit 15fps. It was so bad I contacted the devs about it.
They said they were aware of the poor performance and working to fix it but I never went back to it after I'd got 100%, curious to know if it's in better shape nowadays.
Re: Ubisoft Reveals Launch Dates For Two Xbox Game Pass Titles
@IronMan30 It's been found in the PlayStation database so assuming Xbox gets it at the same time it should be very soon.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/05/assassins-creed-origins-60fps-ps5-update-could-finally-drop-next-week
Re: Ubisoft Reveals Launch Dates For Two Xbox Game Pass Titles
@TuckNorris85 Yeah those tier names are terrible but it's safe to say that PS Gold was never really an option lol.
Re: Ubisoft Reveals Launch Dates For Two Xbox Game Pass Titles
@Kooky_Daisuke For Honor has a single player campaign mode. It's pretty short at 8 to 10 hours but it's in there.
Re: Ubisoft Reveals Launch Dates For Two Xbox Game Pass Titles
Hopefully the 60fps patch drops around then too. I have the complete edition ready to go the moment it does!
Re: Even Halo's Co-Creator Isn't Sure Where The Show's 'Inspiration' Is Coming From...
No matter how good or bad this show is I can't unsee Pablo Schreiber as Pornstache Mendez, so I just cannot ever take him seriously as Master Chief.
Re: Deals: All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (May 10-16)
Sweet Jesus, the naming of the Asura's Wrath DLC is absolutely baffling. I own the base game so if I buy the Episode Pack IV is that all I need for the complete story, or do I have to buy everything else as well?
Re: Reaction: Unreal Engine 5 Is Going To Add Crazy Intensity To Games That Utilise Its Tech
@Microbius I get the reasoning for wanting Bethesda to change from the Creation engine but any new Rockstar games definitely won't use UE5 and Alan Wake 2 is already confirmed to be using Remedy's own Northlight engine.
Re: Soapbox: Unreal Engine 5 Is Going To Add Crazy Intensity To Games That Utilise Its Tech
We need to see how trees, dense foliage etc look in UE5 before I can get excited about Witcher 4. I love the stylistic look of it in RED and can't help feeling that will get lost in UE, time will tell I guess.
Re: Sleeping Dogs Gets New R18+ Rating In Australia
@frabbit That's probably because it started life as a spiritual successor to the True Crime series at Activision before they sold it on to Square Enix.
Re: Random: Xbox Series X Owner Panics As Console 'Runs Out Of Memory'
Had this happen on XSS at least a dozen times when I played the BC version of Control. Hardly surprising though considering how poorly optimized that game is on last gen.
Re: Deals: Xbox 'Next-Gen' Sale Now Live, 70+ Games Included
Had a little over £10 in credit so finally grabbed Metro Exodus and The Surge for a grand total of £4, bargain!
@PanFriedSoup Maybe hold out for DkS2 to appear in another sale. It's been £7.99 the last 3 times it was reduced.
Re: Move Over Microsoft, Embracer Group Buys Square Enix's Western Studios
@UltimateOtaku91 Hitman is owned and developed by IO Interactive.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Wild Predictions For The Xbox Games Showcase?
@antstephenson Oh I know it'll never happen, won't stop me trying to wish it into existence though!
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Wild Predictions For The Xbox Games Showcase?
Unrealistic wish, as in never gonna happen. Project Gotham Racing makes a comeback starting with PGR2 Remastered.
Re: Halo Infinite Players Share Their 'Disappointment' Over 2022 Roadmap
@Zucaritas Plenty of people care about coop, Halo is the coop shooter for me and my friends. Might not be your bag but trust me, people care.
Re: Aaron Greenberg Thanks Fans For Xbox Sales Growth, Hopes Series X|S Supply Improves
Got a Series S day one to replace my VCR XBO and picked up a Series X a few months ago when Amazon UK had that big Xmas restock.
I've always been a multiplatform gamer, I own every XB and PS console so I take no sides but its great to see MS up there again and doing really well out of the gate this generation.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Building 'Advertising Program' For Free-To-Play Games
@awp69 It doesn't say they won't take a cut. Of course they will. It says they're not interested in the cut. As in it's not a major factor for them. Big difference.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Building 'Advertising Program' For Free-To-Play Games
Hmm, no. It was awful in paid games like RB6 Vegas with Axe/Lynx deodorant or Alan Wake's energizer battery ads and it got absolutely ridiculous in Burnout Paradise, where every single billboard, truck and van had Burger King and Gillette ads. I dread to think how bad it would be in F2P titles.
Re: Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Spring Sale 2022?
Just Split Second for me. Looking forward to getting stuck into it over the weekend.
Re: Infamous PS4 Video Wasn't 'Necessarily' Meant To Hurt Xbox, Suggests Ex-Sony Boss
@RevGaming No I didn't know because you flip flop all over the place, going from gold profit to building sales. You fail on every level to put a concise argument together.
For the record I don't care about about PS3 profit. I couldn't care less if Sony and MS fell into an abyss tomorrow. Point is you claimed PS3 was a complete loss, I just wanted to show it wasn't.
Re: Deals: All 25+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2022
Think I'll cash in £5 of rewards points and grab Split Second, pretty sure it released the same week as Blur back in the day so I opted for that, better late than never!
Re: Infamous PS4 Video Wasn't 'Necessarily' Meant To Hurt Xbox, Suggests Ex-Sony Boss
@RevGaming Not wrong at all. You seem to be getting confused between Sony the company and Playstation, a division of the company.
PS3 hardware became profitable after 4 years and had an 11 year production run, 7 of which it turned a profit. Look it up for yourself. We done now?
Re: Infamous PS4 Video Wasn't 'Necessarily' Meant To Hurt Xbox, Suggests Ex-Sony Boss
@RevGaming Lmao, you seem to care but hey, keep moving the goalposts there when facts don't suit you.
Re: Infamous PS4 Video Wasn't 'Necessarily' Meant To Hurt Xbox, Suggests Ex-Sony Boss
@RevGaming Not only did 360 not turn a profit, MS have never made a profit on any version of console hardware. This was even confirmed as recently as last year when Lori Wright, the VP of Xbox business development said so in court during questioning in the Epic vs Apple trial.
Re: Infamous PS4 Video Wasn't 'Necessarily' Meant To Hurt Xbox, Suggests Ex-Sony Boss
@RevGaming Oh please, the PS3 outsold the 360 and when it did become profitable Sony were raking cash in by putting out system sellers like Uncharted 2. How much money did the 360 haemorrhage with RRoD again?