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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.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUyx3NZOFKnu80i2-20Haue2xMnl9oZk-&si=fD40WrYQwlJolxmf

@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.

@No_Allegiance https://console5.com/store/microsoft-xbox-original-cap-kit.html

@No_Allegiance I have a good site for a capacitor kit if you want it.

@ozkrmz Thank you and you take care as well.

@No_Allegiance I know, that's why I keep multiple refurbished and new consoles of each kind. Plus I have way too to much invested in games and accessories to let them become unusable just because a console malfunctions.

@No_Allegiance I just did that to one of mine a few weeks ago. It's a1.6 but I'm still keeping it alive.

They could have named it Dragon Age: Chupacabra Chihuahua and I would be ok with it as long as it was a good game.

@ozkrmz Thank you and I"ll be fine soon, the worst is over. I think I'll get back to gaming today.

When I get better I'm gonna start Hellblade II, I just finished the first one. I'm also playing through Spec Ops: The Line again after playing it years ago. I record all of my gameplay if anyone cares to watch. www.youtube.com/zydio1103

@ozkrmz Browntails are the caterpillar to the browntail moth and they have all of the poisonous hairs all over them. They are overpopulating this area. The hairs linger for up to 3 years. People breathe them in, they fly through the air and land on people's skin. I got extra lucky and got a huge concentration of them while cleaning up the yard that's in the woods. My whole body waist down is covered and some on my arms and chest. It's so bad it made me sick and get no sleep for days.

@Titntin Thanks, It's pretty bad when something keeps me from my Xbox. I haven't played in 3 days I think. I haven't gone that long in probably 10 years.

Nothing, because I am burning in hell, covered in browntail stings. It sucks so bad.

I have 3 Xbox Series X, 1 currently using and 2 Diablo IV bundles sitting new in box. I bought the last 2 when those bundles were $349 instead of $559 at Walmart. What a deal. So, no I will not be buying a new Xbox anytime soon. I bought the extra Series X's because they were cheap and I was preparing for them potentially going all digital. I also have multiples of previous gen Xboxes for preservation purposes.

All of these companies need to lower their sales expectations. There are more games than ever to choose from and people only buy so many. They can't expect every game they make to sell millions and millions and millions of copies. They need to get their expectations straight because they are letting go all of their talent. Eventually these big companies like embracer will have no talent left. When that happens everything will be a AA title because all of the talent will have moved to or will have formed other development teams and companies.

@rustyduck You can download the PC version for free. Actually you can download the PlayStation 1 version for free also.

@Kooky_Geezer Well aren't you all sunshine and rainbows.