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Weird to knock it for the time limit. That's one of the main features of the game, and it's what gives the story a sense of urgency. Removing that for a "remaster" would fundamentally change the game. Plus, the game has an infinity mode that has no timer.

If they brought official, native Gamepass support to handhelds like the Steam Deck, Legion Go, etc they could make a killing and not even need to produce their own hardware. An Xbox handheld would be welcome though, so long at it has acceptable performance.

If the PS5 Pro actually had a new CPU it could slightly justify its existence. The fact that it doesn't means that most sub-60 FPS games are going to remain that way, because in most cases it's a CPU bottleneck that constrains higher framerates on these consoles. You'll just get a slightly prettier 30 FPS slideshow lol. No thanks. I'll stick with my PC.

After watching more reviews I am pretty excited for this one, despite not being a Warhammer fan. Picked it up on Steam.

I guess it's something, for those who truly can't afford more than the Series S. Still, what a severely compromised experience this is. I mean, this is even lower resolution than VGA CRT televisions that were introducted in the late 1980's.

Performance mode gives "up to" 60 FPS at... 1080p? Yeesh. I'll play this one on PC.

@StylesT No need to be so defensive. If you're OK with it, more power to you.

The good news is that this generation should be the end of lousy framerates. The next generation of consoles will have much better upscaling as well as frame generation tech.

@Jenkinss It's not about the fact that it outperforms it, it's the fact that it can't produce a decent framerate. Even the Series X has to destroy the visuals to hold 60.

Oh wow... 35 FPS. Amazing! Yet another game I'll be playing on PC. I had hope at the beginning of this generation of consoles that 30 FPS would be a thing of the past. The hardware is capable, but developers insist on pumping the visuals, and don't properly optimize the games.

30 FPS means I won't touch this on Xbox. I'll pick it up on PC. 30 FPS is unacceptable in 2024.

@GuyinPA75 Ah, more insults... how surprising, lol. You need to learn that you can disagree with people without insulting them. I'm not insulting you for being OK with 30 FPS for example. Resorting to insults is typically what you do when you have nothing to add to a debate. Look how many of your previous comments have been deleted for that very reason.

@GuyinPA75 Calling people hipsters for having a different opinion, and saying they're "crying" is in fact insulting them. Sure, we played 30fps as kids because we essentially had no choice. People also rode in horse and buggies before cars were available, but I doubt many would want to go back. For me, 60 FPS is the ground floor. If a game can't sustain 60 or better, I'm not playing it. That's a big part of the reason I've become a PC player these days, where you have a choice between visuals and framerate, and can upgrade as you wish.

@GuyinPA75 This is research you can do on your own but, the basic idea is two-factor:

1. Videogames are active, film is passive. You don't interact with a film, you simply observe it. One of the core problems with low framerates in games is poor interaction. A game that is only polling input 24 times a second would feel awful to play for example.

2. Film is captured via a shutter, at a certain shutter speed, whereas game frames are rendered instantaneously. In short this means that a film frame has perfect, natural motion blur that helps it remain fluid, while game frames do not. A game has to make up for this by having more frames, or it looks jarring and unnatural as it moves from frame to frame. Gaming motion blur attempts to solve this problem but it's only a bandaid.

I suggest you do some reading on the topic on your own as it is quite interesting. But again, viewing a film and a videogame side-by-side with both running at 24 FPS should make this issue quite obvious. You should also not resort to insulting people who disagree with you.

@GuyinPA75 Don't tell me you think that film framerates and videogame framerates are even remotely comparible...

If you believe that, you need to do some research.

I'm sorry, but it's 2024. I'm not playing anything at 30 FPS, and I haven't for several years. This was the primary reason I have primarily become a PC player these days.

@anoyonmus Exclusives are a lame way to sell consoles. It should be about having the best user experience and hardware. These days, they're starting to learn this which is why we're seeing a ton of PS exclusives on PC now.

The gigantic climate change segment in the middle, sponsored by Tencent of all people, was very, very cringe. Don't get me wrong, I'm no climate change denier, but there's a time and a place.

@anoyonmus I'll never understand why anyone cares about exclusivity. Does it harm us that it's also going to be on Playstation? We need less exclusive games on all platforms, not more.

It's a great game, but I played it on PC. There's just no way I'm going to tolerate 30 FPS these days.

Not surprising. My hopes fell as soon as the first reveal trailer was shown.

That's a shame. For a brief moment, there was a false ray of hope for the Halo franchise.

For me it's Dead Rising 1, and it's not even close. That game was so far ahead of its time. I loved the humor and creativity of it and personally I feel like that slowly fell off with each new entry. Of course, it's also hard to beat TJ Rotolo as Frank West.

@TJ81 I'm actually glad it's a remaster. This game deserves to be modernized and preserved. Hopefully, if it's successful it could lead to a new game being made.

Unsurprising given the state the game was released in. I mean... a litany of fixes were deployed within the first few weeks, which to me says that the game should have been delayed at least a few weeks. You only get one chance to make a first impression after all. I'm sad that it failed, and for everyone that lost their jobs, but releasing busted games shouldn't be acceptable.

@TJ81 Speak for yourself. Myself and many others thoroughly enjoyed this game. I also consider Carpenter's The Thing to be my favorite horror movie of all time. I'm very happy to see it being modernized because it's not very accessible currently.

Sorry but if Japanese gamers supported Xbox it wouldn't be this way. The fact is that Japanese gamers prefer Japanese consoles. Microsoft will probably never make any headway there.

At the end of the day Microsoft is a business, and businesses exist to make money. Hifi Rush was moderately successful but not a big money maker while Redfall was an absolute disaster. With the gaming market the way it is today it's hardly surprising that they are trimming the fat so to speak. It's unfortunate, but it's reality. I agree with others that there are other problematic studios under Microsoft that need restructuring or closure as well, such as 343 who have repeatedly dropped the ball with Halo.

A portable option would be fine, but only if there is also a traditional console option. I have a Steam Deck for example... wonderful device, but it in no way can replace my gaming PC. It's just a nice accessory.

This Dusk Golem guy has been around for years and most of the time it just seems like he is guessing. Constantly refutes his own claims and gets stuff wrong. Not to mention if he is in fact legit then that means he's in a position of trust at Capcom and routinely betrays that trust for internet cred. Either way, not a guy I put much stock in.

It was a fun game that was absolutely crippled by not having online co-op in my opinion.

@PhileasFragg I think we're past the times of huge generational leaps in the console market sadly.

@GamingFan4Lyf I definitely noticed poor performance even back then. For example Starcraft on PC versus Starcraft on N64 we used to joke about how horrid the framerate was. I agree that developers are free to make what they want obviously, but the only reprisal they'll get from me if they're 30 FPS is that I won't purchase their games. Also, again I'll say that what was acceptable back then isn't acceptable today. It would be like going back to a 1990s PC today... sure it was fine back then, but it isn't fine today.

@GamingFan4Lyf No one complained that horses and buggies were slower than cars until cars came along lol. What was acceptable decades ago isn't acceptable now.

@BAMozzy Thanks for the history lesson I didn't need lol. I've been PC gaming since around 1995 and I currently have a 7800X3D/4090 build so yes I'm aware of the cost of PC gaming. Still doesn't change the fact that these consoles could easily handle 60 FPS in the large majority of titles if they would scale back the visuals and optimize the games. There were games on the Nintendo 64 that ran at 60 FPS lol. The original Xbox had some that ran at 720p60. The problem today is that they have set the floor at 30 FPS because a lot of gamers are willing to accept it. They could very easily raise it to 60 FPS. IMO 60 FPS should be the bare minimum performance target before anything else is considered.

Sorry, but I'm not playing any game at 30 FPS in 2024. There is no amount of graphical fidelity that makes 30 FPS worth it. The "cinematic" argument is long debunked and tired. These days I'm almost exclusively gaming on PC because of this.

Probably has more to do with the Switch and PS5 versions being "new."

Imagine having missed out on this gem and just casually discovering it via Gamepass. One of the greatest games of all time if you ask me. Resident Evil 2 classic was always my favorite Resident Evil game and while I cannot choose between it and the remake, I can say the Remake is my favorite modern Resident Evil.

Resident Evil 2 Remake by a long shot.

Agree completely. So many people fail to understand the difference between a Remake and a Remaster. A Remake is a brand new game on a new engine with new assets, etc and absolutely deserves GOTY contention. Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 are my top picks for GOTY this year.

Yikes... disagree with this ranking strongly. How is Dead Space not even on list? Starfield at #1? Opinions are subjective I suppose.

@eire-shabba I'll never understand this mindset. What does it matter if they are remakes? They are absolutely awesome games and bring older games to new audiences. Of my big three games that I was excited for this year, two out of three were remakes.

@InterceptorAlpha Agreed. Especially due to the fact that Jolene Anderson was absolutely killer as Ada in the RE2 Remake. She commented on Twitter that Capcom didn't even bother asking her if she was interested in the RE4 role.

@Fiendish-Beaver The fact that Starfield is on PC Gamepass and Baldur's Gate was not basically makes any comparison between Steam-only numbers irrelevant. The fact that it hit 330k concurrent users on Steam despite being available on PC Gamepass (which new users can pick up for $1) is quite remarkable.

You've heard of ray tracing... but have you tried function tracing?

Got it preloaded on Steam and will be playing it tonight!

This is a weird take.

2023 is off to a fantastic start with the Dead Space Remake and now with Hogwarts Legacy right around the corner it's a good time to be a gamer.

Preordered two copies (one for my girlfriend) and was happy to do so. If you boycott every piece of media in which someone involved has views you disagree with... you'd boycott pretty much everything.

Got my preorder locked in and can't wait to play it. Glad to support JK and free speech.