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@Fiendish-Beaver I think you may want to reread what I wrote. It seems that you miscomprehended the entire thing.

What I'm saying about PC and Xbox blending together is that the Xbox consoles will just be PCs with an Xbox front end and there will be an Xbox app with an Xbox front end on the PC, so it will all be the same and it will be the exact same piece of software.

I believe that they also may open up to allowing other companies to make Xbox hardware spec'd PC's. Basically what I'm saying is that each generation of Xbox will just be a certain set of PC hardware for Microsoft and other manufacturers to make into a console for the TV, but the same software will also work on dedicated gaming PCs.

@IOI I really miss Windows phone. I still have them. I tell my Android phone everyday how much I miss my Windows phone.

@Fiendish-Beaver Consoles will just be another way to play. I don't think they'll ever go away, especially with cloud gaming. I don't know why everyone is so against having more options. If when I buy a piece of software and my only option is in a digital only format, I'm going to want it accessible in as many places and ways as possible. These people that are getting upset about what Xbox is doing is completely unreasonable to me. Why would anyone want to limit where they can use their purchased software? To me that seems like those people are these weird fanboy, cultist, loyalist to a brand or a thing and that is really weird to me. I prefer platform agnostic software because I enjoy freedom. It also ensures that in the future my software will continue to be accessible and not rely on a specific piece of hardware to run. Like I said, I don't understand all these people wanting to artificially limit their access to their own software, it just seems weird to me. For example: look at movies and music, they work everywhere and they have apps where you can access them on anything. Gaming needs to get to the same place. I know that seems kind of weird, because you can only see certain content on certain apps and certain networks, but eventually those things go to other platforms and slowly but surely the exclusivity is going away with those as well. My point is, those things work on a wide variety of devices across multiple operating systems and ecosystems yet you can get the same content. The next step would be to not need multiple ecosystems, just one ecosystem on whatever device you choose you can access all of the same content.

I think also people are seeming to forget the Xbox and PC are blending together and going to become one thing soon, that's probably why a lot of developers are skipping Xbox yet bringing out on PC. Why would they develop a game for an ecosystem that's no longer going to exist once they convert everything Xbox to be compatible with PC? I'm pretty sure the next Xbox console is just going to be a PC with a software, whether it be an emulator or whatever way they want to do it to where it just runs Xbox games as well. From what I understand there's very little difference between the PC version and the Xbox version, so it's just making it easier on everybody.

Good, I think exclusives are dumb. Everyone should be able to enjoy an artist's creation no matter what machine they decide to use. Artificial limitations in this society should not exist in this day and age. How are we ever going to get to the Future if we keep living in the past? I think Microsoft has the correct idea with Xbox. I think they are finally accomplishing what they set out to do with the original Xbox. There should just be a universal platform for all software to exist no matter what hardware you're deciding to use. The only deciding factor should be if the hardware you're using meets the minimum requirements for the software you're trying to use with it.

In an ideal World we would have only one computing platform for everything so creators of any kind of software could make one version of it and scale to whatever hardware you have within reason. Like I said meets minimum requirements. It would also be nice because I wouldn't have to have 15 damn boxes to do certain things. Instead I could have 15 different boxes because I like to have different form factors for different situations, but they could all accomplish all of the tasks that I have for computing.

It would be awesome to be able to play Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation and whatever's left on PC games, movies, music, everything, as well as all computing software on one machine with the same operating system and ecosystem. They could very easily do it, it already works that way on PC basically. Just have different store fronts on one OS.

@shoeses Oh okay, I thought when they shut down those stores they took away the ability to redownload your purchases. I read that in multiple places, so maybe they backtracked like Sony did.

I think I we should all file a class action lawsuit, not to really get any money out of it, but to get our purchases back at least and to bring awareness so everyone else can participate and maybe they'll stop doing this. Power in numbers. People and companies seem to forget that we are the ones that control things. A company only exists to sell us what we want and if they're not selling us what we want, they have no reason to exist.

@Major_Player That was the one I forgot, the PS Vita. I haven't had a PlayStation product in a while but I do remember it being a mess trying to find my downloads. It's like they do it on purpose. There's no reason it should be so difficult and disorganized to download your purchases. I 100% guarantee you isn't that way on their side.

@Major_Player And what about all of the other digital stores that have closed and took your purchases with it, like the Wii, the DS and the Wii U. Didn't they do that with the PlayStation 3 but backtracked on it or something?

@MaseSco those are probably not showing up because they're not backwards compatible. Get an actual Xbox 360 and see if you can download them on that.

@Major_Player That's why I keep all of the emails for all of the purchases as well. I've already spoken with my attorney about this situation and he says these companies that are doing this are about to get sued and it's about to be one of the biggest lawsuits of all time. He says legally they cannot deny you access to your content that you have paid for no matter what it says in their terms of service, because when you bought it it said purchase or buy. You are purchasing a license with unlimited access. If it said rent or borrow or if in the terms of sale it had a date in which your access would end that would be a different story. Basically, he said if they deny you access to your content or remove it from your library, it is theft unless they reimburse you the purchase price and technically it's still theft unless they have your permission. If they do that with any content that I have paid for, I have it handled. He says most likely he will send them a letter and they will send him a check and keep it quiet. If everyone did this they would probably stop doing it in the first place, because it's going to cost them the purchase price of the content and the attorney fee. There needs to be legislation put in place to correct the situation.

@Feffster That doesn't work. I had a Sherlock Holmes game disappear that I got free with Games with Gold. I called them and they said I never owned it or never claimed it. I had play time on it with an achievement and they said I could have the disc or been on someone else's account. I found out the reason that it disappeared is because they came out with the Redux version. It doesn't make sense why both can't exist together, but I figured it out when the original version was delisted. I stopped buying digital games on Xbox and have only been buying them on PC. I buy them mostly on GOG because they are DRM free and they provide the installation files for download as well, so I can make a physical copy of the game or just back it up. I know how to backup my digital games on the other stores as well, so that's what I've been doing. Until that bull$h!t stops with the Xbox I'm not giving them anymore of my money.

@ChopperCampbell Me too. I have a very extensive and detailed Excel sheet that keeps track of all my physical and digital games.

@Major_Player You can see all of your purchase history on your Microsoft account.

@abe_hikura Sue them and call your bank to remove the charge.

What if, maybe, the reviewer was, maybe, smoking some of the, I don't know, rock variety while he was writing this review. All just speculation, but completely plausible.

@Battlefieldmedic I don't think Xbox is struggling. I think they're just trying different things, attempting to evolve gaming.

@JokerBoy322 Tell me about it, as I'm sitting here writing this comment, my dog walks by and he has a sweater on that says, "This is an Xbox". So I guess my dog is now an Xbox. That's cool though, I always wanted an Xbox that follows me around everywhere I go. I think instead of Microsoft claiming everything is an Xbox, they should have stated that everything can utilize the Xbox ecosystem. Maybe by somehow coming up with a slogan that emphasizes and acknowledges how everything is becoming digital and you can access your digital games in more places on more devices and more platforms than other ecosystems. I think what they're trying to do and not doing it correctly, is to convert Xbox into an ecosystem instead of a platform. They could pull it off, they just need to let people know that when you buy a game on the Xbox marketplace, no matter what device you're using, that purchase will follow you everywhere that there is an Xbox app or hardware. That's a huge selling point for a lot of people because it would build confidence in their purchase because they know that game will follow them between devices of different brands and different generations. That's one of the main reasons I have invested in the Xbox ecosystem.

We really need to stop catering to these people. People have the right to say whatever they want, they should not have to explain themselves or apologize to the people who may be offended. There will always be at someone who's offended by something. So, if we just ignore those people that are just trying to get attention, they will very quickly learn that whatever they're trying to do doesn't accomplish anything and they will stop. It really concerns me that everywhere I look, I see people are saying things and then immediately apologizing for everything they say. It's actually kind of weird and then I wonder why are they even speaking at that point.

How about all of them, and while they're at it make whatever they can 120 FPS.

@JokerBoy322 Maybe keep your Series X so you don't have to deal with the nonsense that is Sony and it's ecosystem, that allows your games to just disappear and oh well thanks for the money.

@Steel76 540p? Please not 480p. Either way that's bad. I personally would never buy a Series S unless it was my only option, but I see why they created it and why people buy it. I think it was a mistake. Plenty of games are on Xbox One, One S and One X for people who can't afford the new consoles. If you can't afford the new one just play the older one, I don't know why that needed to change. From what I've seen those consoles seem to outperform the Series S in some cases especially the One X.

@FraserG I guess that is a good price for the Microsoft store.

This isn't really a sale price, I see this priced at $249 more than I do at it's retail price. Wasn't this $199 last black Friday?

@Balaam_ Resolution isn't everything.

@JayJ I think there is gonna be some kind of crash soon and they will realize what they've been doing wrong, and in a few years I think we'll have another Xbox 360 like era again.

@JayJ My Xbox 360 and gaming PC look better and better everyday. If I hadn't invested so much money in digital purchases on Xbox One and Series X, I would just ditch it. I already decided I'm only buying new games on PC unless they are extremely cheap deals on the Xbox Series X. I also will not be buying the new Xbox console.

@NeutronBomb The movie setting is completely inaccurate and unrealistic for games. I just leave it on game for everything and only turn on performance mode when I'm playing first person shooters and sometimes I don't even turn it on for that. I've gotten to where I just leave it on game for everything and sometimes change it to music if I'm listening to music. Experiment back and forth a few times you may or may not see what I'm talking about, but it all comes down to personal preference. If that's what sounds good to you, that's all that matters. I will add, that when I used to use gaming headsets such as Arctis Nova 7X, I did tend to have it on the movie setting a lot and actually preferred it to the game setting. Since I've been using high-end IEM's, my preference has changed, because the IEM's are light years ahead in quality of sound.

I have a Series X and a 1000mb connection, but I never see anything over 200mb. It's been that way since Xbox one came out. I used to think there was something wrong with my xboxes, then I realized Microsoft just doesn't want to give me a full speed connection. It doesn't matter I use wired or wireless either. All of my other devices have no problems with getting the full 1000mb speeds.

I'm from the year 2089 and I traveled back in time just to tell you that I still have not received my refund.

@smoreon Exactly. Make the game withh 60 fps baseline. Problem solved. Graphics are already good enough. I've said this before, "There comes a point where you need higher frame rate to enjoy the additional graphic fidelity." At least 60 fps is needed to see the additional detail in motion. I don't care if it looks pretty in a screenshot if it's a blurry mess when I play the game. It's like what's the point?

How and why is it that past generation consoles have had no problem with 60 frames per second? We have the most powerful consoles ever and they seem to be struggling to get any kind of performance out of them. I have a series X and I have a gaming laptop, but I have decided I'm pretty much just only going to be buying games for PC from now on. If the Xbox store has good deals that are really cheap on some games I'll probably buy them, but my main focus will be PC. I think we're at a point with PC games where they are easy to install and configure and have all the benefits of increased graphics and frame rate. Like hellblade 2 on series X is 1080p 30 frames per second. I played hellblade 2 on my PC at 1440p 60 frames per second with everything maxed out and I only have a 4060.

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@SuntannedDuck2 When I saw the word Samson and high next to each other I thought of the movie Half Baked.

I wish they would release sales figures for the Ultimate Edition so we can see how many dumba$$e$ there are.

@anoyonmus Preference, just like any other product out there. You just choose the one you like.

@SuntannedDuck2 I'm just messing with you, I don't have those. I will be holding on to the Lollipop Chainsaw. I really have no reason to ever sell it. It would have to be worth quite a bit of money for me to part with it for the reason of money.

@SuntannedDuck2 Now I wonder what I should do with these sealed Little Samson and Bubble Bobble 2 NES games.

@DeanyBabyy just walk on the rope and you can go through the whole level.

@SuntannedDuck2 I have a physical copy of it on Xbox 360. I bought it new a while back, but I opened it so I could play it. I heard it's worth a good amount of money now.

Anyone else not able to login to Xbox live on an actual 360 or playing a backward compatible game on Xbox One and newer? It has been going on for like a week now.

All this bullsh!t with just about every industry, even politics has made me become an anti-social recluse until the world goes back to normal. I'm not sure wtf is going on, but I want no part of it. Wake me up when it's over. Oh yeah, I'm pretty much only getting new games on PC and Switch from now on unless they are really cheap and/or are on the older gens.

I didn't know Xbox had R1, triangle and square buttons.

@UltraGuy I probably just have it on normal difficulty maybe even easy. There was some part where I have to defend against all these dudes coming in from outside and they just kept infiltrating and I couldn't get past it. I tried so many times and just gave up.

@UltraGuy Call of Duty 2 is really hard. I just suck at it I guess.

@gollumb82 I'm playing Hellblade 2 and I think it's awesome, I don't know why everyone is speaking badly about it. It is one hell of an experience so far. If you think Hellblade 2 is one of the biggest disappointments of your life, maybe you should play ET on the Atari 2600 or Superman64 on the Nintendo 64. I could go on with a list of hundreds and maybe thousands of games that are worse than Hellblade 2. Speaking of a more modern game, maybe try Gollum and report back.

I'm playing Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions on Xbox 360, Hellblade 2 and Spanky the Monkey on PC and Touch Dic on DS. I might get around to playing some Dragon Wang if I can manage to pull out the Sega SG-1000.

I'm recording Spider-Man and Hellblade 2 on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/zydio1103

The first descendant looks good I'm just wondering how the experience will be without purchasing anything.

@Evilinsane I think it has gotten to the point that every time someone sees new games coming to Xbox, they automatically assume they are available on Game Pass. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

@No_Allegiance You're welcome.