@pamonmedia, I sold my first gen Ally for 400, but I played games like hades and balatro on it, so I thought I will get the xbox ally s, that'll be enough, but hey then I won $2000 with MS Rewards sweepstakes, so I pre-ordered the X version, not the lottery, but still a nice win
@cross717 Dollar was strong vs other currencies early nineties,
for the snes here in the Netherlands I paid like 199 (guilders) for games like Final Fight and U.N Squadron in 1992 , which equates to 200 dollars in 2025... so yeah gaming was more expensive then...
The 360 is sitting on top of a One X , both regularly used , the 360 primarily with the kinect , Kinect Sports 1 and 2 is still a lot of fun, the 2 series S are in kid's bed rooms, and dad's series X is in his 'office/man corner'
Skyrim, period, invested more time on that one than any other game on 360. Even only game I personally used Kinect with (my kids loved the rest of the kinect stuff ofc).
@Fiendish-Beaver Stayed up too for the show, on the Netherlands, was entertaining, agree mostly with your take, although you mentioned 4 exclusives announced for Playstation, haven't checked or anything, but outside of the free DLC for Gow, wow free stuff from Sony, amazing, I can't remember announced exclusives , and don't count Hellblade either that's been on TGA every year forever lol
Played both on GP Ultimate... Chivalry 2 was fun for a while, and my youngest daughter still plays Totally Reliable Delivery Service along with Fall Guys, Wobbly Live, Party Animals , fun games for the youngsters I guess.
@XxEvilAshxX I got an elite 2 which holds up pretty well till now about 2 years , was replaced by MSFT 2 times first year though, I normally personally don't have trouble with the Xbox controllers , but my kids demolish a official controller in months, went to Turtle Beach react-r for them all two still working perfectly after a year ...
played metal gear on MSX and Playstation 1 , I'll just leave it there, in the time it was all incredible, but revisit it would taint that memory I think , I'll pass
@Cherip-the-Ripper Agree 100% , it's a great game held back by terrible gameplay, pretty sad , they should definitely remaster it with better controls etc, would be worth it
Loved it, now one achievement left getting all the chores in the dlc, bit of a grind, but loving the rogue lite aspect of the dlc, very different from main game
Got mine yesterday, it's truly gorgeous, paid fully with reward points, so feels free. @Thenewguy same cannot be said about the Constellation Edition, jeez 300, but yeah I budged, got that one too, the game better be great, lol, but after deep dive I got full confidence in this one.
Why was the Spiderman-2 release date not on their own showcase, the same regarding Final Fantasy VII rebirth, why oh why wasn't that on the PS showcase, would definitely lifted the whole show.
@Kaloudz Yep for sure, What most people don't realize is the money ABK has in their treasure chest: 'Activision Blizzard cash on hand for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 was $12.516B'
And with Diablo IV out , this will only increase....
If MSFT closes the deal the eyewatering '$68.7B' sale immediately gets discounted to at least 56.2 billion.
@Banjo almost exactly the same here, although i started Ezio collection last year , I'm on Rogue now, also got everything up to Valhalla in gold, except Oddysey bought the ultimate for like 18, once I reach Valhalla it's gonna be less than a tenner for sure 😃, love the loosely historical aspect of it too and the music is awesome especially Ezio collection
Reading it once again, i think he didn't get a good deal that Dino Patti, there are so much deals to be had with Xbox , cry baby , and it don't say that last sentence often.
I have tried Somervile for 4 hours, it just isn' t it , it just isn't inside, love indies, play them all buy everything that deserves it, somerville has some great graphical stuff with the angle , but it misses on something .... i cant't tell didn't hit with me
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Re: ROG Xbox Ally Prices Finally Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
@pamonmedia, I sold my first gen Ally for 400, but I played games like hades and balatro on it, so I thought I will get the xbox ally s, that'll be enough, but hey then I won $2000 with MS Rewards sweepstakes, so I pre-ordered the X version, not the lottery, but still a nice win
Re: Talking Point: Would You Be Willing To Pay $80 For Xbox Games?
But the amount of sales for games back then were nowhere near what they sell today, and cartridges were very expensive to manufacture then.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Be Willing To Pay $80 For Xbox Games?
@cross717 Dollar was strong vs other currencies early nineties,
for the snes here in the Netherlands I paid like 199 (guilders) for games like Final Fight and U.N Squadron in 1992 , which equates to 200 dollars in 2025... so yeah gaming was more expensive then...
Re: Talking Point: What Should Microsoft Call The '2027' Xbox Console & Handheld?
Simple, liked the Go mentioned here, so
it will be Xbox 720 and Xbox Go for handheld.
Re: Two Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (March 11-13)
none of the above, Enter the Gungeon is not new to gamepass.... and don't like the look of the other game....
Re: Xbox Glitch Sees Alan Wake Remastered Get 100% Discount
Thanks for the tip, free stuff always fun
Re: Surprise! Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Launches Today On Xbox Game Pass
@Kaloudz yes definitely download this new one, i'm playing it now , and it looks amazing in UE5... high framerates too.
Re: Happy New Year!
Happy new year to everyone!
Re: Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From All Of Us At Pure Xbox!
Merry Xmas 🎁 everyone
Re: It Might Be Old, But The Xbox 360 Is Still An Amazing Console In 2024
The 360 is sitting on top of a One X , both regularly used ,
the 360 primarily with the kinect , Kinect Sports 1 and 2 is still a lot of fun, the 2 series S are in kid's bed rooms, and dad's series X is in his 'office/man corner'
Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think Of Gamescom 2024 Overall?
@Meehanuk_1987 Yeah thinking about that myself too....
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 9)
Already finished Kona on Gamepass last time around, nice little game, so gonna go for Botany Manor
Re: Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 22)
@abe_hikura , @Ab_
Yep same here, lol, and I was going to buy it at first, fun game , but I thought, hey let's try Tales of Arise first....
Re: Ubisoft Defends Skull And Bones Pricing, Insists It's A 'Complete' Package
This is not quadruple A, where's the team that made Black Flag? This is not on the same level as that 10 year old game...
Re: Disney Invests $1.5 Billion In Epic To Create New Universe Connected To Fortnite
For gaas games Fortnite is kinda the Borg .... kinda
Re: Happy New Year!
Happy new year everyone!!!
Re: Talking Point: What Was The Greatest Xbox 360 Game Of All Time?
Skyrim, period, invested more time on that one than any other game on 360. Even only game I personally used Kinect with (my kids loved the rest of the kinect stuff ofc).
Re: EA Adds 'Immortals Of Aveum' To The List Of 90% Discounts On Xbox
damn tempting
Re: It's Finally Time! Baldur's Gate 3 Is Available Now For Xbox Series X|S
@CutchuSlow don't know, it's got Crossdressing though 😁😁🤣
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Game Awards 2023?
@Fiendish-Beaver Stayed up too for the show, on the Netherlands, was entertaining, agree mostly with your take, although you mentioned 4 exclusives announced for Playstation, haven't checked or anything, but outside of the free DLC for Gow, wow free stuff from Sony, amazing, I can't remember announced exclusives , and don't count Hellblade either that's been on TGA every year forever lol
Re: Skull & Bones Will Finally Wash Ashore In February 2024
They would have cancelled it years ago if they could, but they got an obligation to put this out , this game is subsidized in some kind of form
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Core (December 6)
Played both on GP Ultimate... Chivalry 2 was fun for a while, and my youngest daughter still plays Totally Reliable Delivery Service along with Fall Guys, Wobbly Live, Party Animals , fun games for the youngsters I guess.
Re: Pick One: What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In November 2023?
Difficult to say with so much good games at the end, but Dune for me atm
Re: Turtle Beach's New Elite-Style Xbox Controller Seems Pretty Incredible
@XxEvilAshxX I got an elite 2 which holds up pretty well till now about 2 years , was replaced by MSFT 2 times first year though, I normally personally don't have trouble with the Xbox controllers , but my kids demolish a official controller in months, went to Turtle Beach react-r for them all two still working perfectly after a year ...
Re: Turtle Beach's New Elite-Style Xbox Controller Seems Pretty Incredible
@FraserG okay didn't know of that one cool
Re: Turtle Beach's New Elite-Style Xbox Controller Seems Pretty Incredible
Wow that's gotta be the first third party wireless controller for Xbox right?
Re: Review: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 - A Fantastic Collection Presented With Minimal Effort
played metal gear on MSX and Playstation 1 , I'll just leave it there, in the time it was all incredible, but revisit it would taint that memory I think , I'll pass
Re: UK CMA Grants 'Preliminary Approval' Of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Purchase
Yep, great news, almost there, greetings from the Netherlands also!
Re: Starfield: Digipick Guide - How To Pick Locks, Where To Find Digipicks
Love lockpicking puzzles in Starfield
Re: Hands On: Starfield's Constellation Edition Is A Thing Of Beauty
Was delivered the 31th of August and yes it's amazing, the game code etched in the same creditstick featuring is really well done, heavy thing too
Re: Early Access Players, What Are Your First Impressions Of Starfield?
Loving every second of it so far , the subtle music is amazing
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Favourite Horror Movie Adaptation On Xbox?
Alien Isolation for sure... great scary atmosphere... you got to play it with headphones though...
Re: Starfield Backstory Reveals What Happened Leading Up To 2330 A.D.
awesome getting even more hyped, Constellation Edition incoming... Very curious
Re: Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In September 2023
@RentedPanda Hardspace Shipbreaker is one of my favourite gamepass games of all time, hope you enjoy it too, if you get around to it....
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Enjoying Another 'Beautiful' Game Pass Title
@Cherip-the-Ripper Agree 100% , it's a great game held back by terrible gameplay, pretty sad , they should definitely remaster it with better controls etc, would be worth it
Re: Xbox 'Game Pass Core' Reportedly Replacing Xbox Live Gold This September
@NorthwestEagle Oops, my bad, it is only that way for Xbox 360 games.... not for all on GWG...
Re: Xbox 'Game Pass Core' Reportedly Replacing Xbox Live Gold This September
@Thaliard GWG games don't dissapear when you unsub though, you own them ...
Re: Major Nelson Announces His Departure From Xbox After 20 Years
Wow, what an icon in Xbox history, have fun playing Starfield Major To..uh Nelson
Re: Talking Point: What Was The Best Surprise Of This Year's Xbox Summer Showcases?
Clockwork Revolution, was bioshocked by that 😁, and of course Starfield and Fable
Re: Bethesda's Ghostwire: Tokyo Has Officially Passed Five Million Players
Loved it, now one achievement left getting all the chores in the dlc, bit of a grind, but loving the rogue lite aspect of the dlc, very different from main game
Re: Review: Starfield Xbox Wireless Controller - Don't Sleep On This Special Edition Delight
Got mine yesterday, it's truly gorgeous, paid fully with reward points, so feels free.
@Thenewguy same cannot be said about the Constellation Edition, jeez 300, but yeah I budged, got that one too, the game better be great, lol, but after deep dive I got full confidence in this one.
Re: Xbox's New Starfield Controller Includes A Special Dynamic Background For Series X|S
Mine is coming tomorrow.
Didn't go for the headphones.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2023 Showcase?
Why was the Spiderman-2 release date not on their own showcase, the same regarding Final Fantasy VII rebirth, why oh why wasn't that on the PS showcase, would definitely lifted the whole show.
Re: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Congratulates Blizzard On Diablo 4's 'Amazing Success'
@Kaloudz Yep for sure,
What most people don't realize is the money ABK has in their treasure chest:
'Activision Blizzard cash on hand for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 was $12.516B'
And with Diablo IV out , this will only increase....
If MSFT closes the deal the eyewatering '$68.7B' sale immediately gets discounted to at least 56.2 billion.
Re: Tell Me Why Is Completely Free To Claim On Xbox Throughout June 2023
Bought it for my daughter, definitely worth the download, it's great storytelling.
Re: You Can Now Try Out 'DREDGE' For Free On Xbox
oh yeah definitely gonna try it, got a huge backlog, but gonna test the waters , pun intended 😁
Re: Xbox Is Hosting A Massive Assassin's Creed Franchise Sale Right Now
@Banjo almost exactly the same here, although i started Ezio collection last year , I'm on Rogue now, also got everything up to Valhalla in gold, except Oddysey bought the ultimate for like 18, once I reach Valhalla it's gonna be less than a tenner for sure 😃, love the loosely historical aspect of it too and the music is awesome especially Ezio collection
Re: Ghostwire: Tokyo First Xbox Update Out Now, Includes 'Performance Enhancements'
Just finished it, ran fine on my X, now onto the spider thread dlc...
Re: Indie Dev Prefers Selling Games Outright Despite 'A Pretty Good Deal' With Xbox Game Pass
Reading it once again, i think he didn't get a good deal that Dino Patti, there are so much deals to be had with Xbox , cry baby , and it don't say that last sentence often.
Re: Indie Dev Prefers Selling Games Outright Despite 'A Pretty Good Deal' With Xbox Game Pass
I have tried Somervile for 4 hours, it just isn' t it , it just isn't inside, love indies, play them all buy everything that deserves it, somerville has some great graphical stuff with the angle , but it misses on something .... i cant't tell didn't hit with me