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@Kooky_Geezer Exclusives aren't the only reason people buy a specific console. I personally buy a console because I like the hardware, ecosystem and simplicity, among a bunch of other things. Exclusive games rarely have anything to do with my hardware purchasing decision. How can you say they don't care about Xbox users anymore? Are they taking something away from us? I could understand what you're saying if they released games on every platform except their own Xbox platform, but all they are doing is expanding where they sell their products. They are a business that is their job, it is their job to sell their products to as many people as possible in as many places as possible. It is their job to make as much money as possible. It has nothing to do with loyalty. It's getting really old hearing schit like this from people like you. They are trying to bring as many games to as many people on as many platforms as possible. Explain to me how that is a bad thing? I've been playing video games for over 40 years and I've been waiting all that time to see what's happening now, happen. I'm tired of different hardware from different companies having specific games. What is wrong with the games being everywhere possible? That's one of the problems PC people have with console people, that kind of exclusive nonsense mentality. If you want to talk about lack of loyalty, go look at PlayStation and how they are alienating their entire customer base and stealing from them.

Is it a free mod?

@BacklogBrad Oh ok, cool. Yeah it does look absolutely awful. I don't know what they're doing lately. I used to like going around in the UI and doing whatever, now I avoid it at all costs. Turn on Xbox, start game as quickly as possible and forget about the UI.

@BacklogBrad They asked us for our opinion.

@Nintendo4Sonic Is Dino Crisis 3 any good? I heard it sucked so I didn't get it. Now it is expensive for some reason.

@Ralizah So, like the Great Value brand at Walmart?

I'll give them a tip. Finish a game and I'll buy it and maybe if it's good enough, I'll pay full price for it.

Im playing, "Let's monitor router traffic to figure out how to block Microsoft ad servers on my Xbox."

The whole FU©K!NG thing is a game pass ad! They took away my groups and replaced them with ads! I didn't realize that I'm still pissed off about this until I read this article. I did some research on this. I have figured out that legally, we can charge Microsoft or any company for that matter, for advertising space on our screens. We can send them a contract asking for absurd amounts of money. I am asking for $10,000 per pixel per frame per second for example. If they do not respond or agree to said contract, which they won't, you can get a cease and desist order from a judge to force them to remove the ads. You can also claim that they changed your contract without your knowledge or consent. Contrary to popular belief, hitting an agree button is not legally binding because they cannot prove who who clicked the button, plus there is no disagree button. It's a funny trick they try to pull with that, they try to force you to agree to a new contract or deny your access to your device and content and that is illegal as well. If you have a contract with them that grants you access to a device and content they cannot take away access and content because you do not agree to a new contract. Both sides are still bound by the current contract. I found out they had to change the terms of service to allow the dashboard to contain ads and I never agreed to it. Also even if someone agrees to it they can always change their mind at any time and send Microsoft a letter in writing stating such and then at that time they will be legally required to remove the ads. I say everyone do this so these companies cannot take over our devices and get free advertising space in our homes. I think everyone should demand absurd amounts of money for advertising space on our TV screens in our private homes. Maybe then they will stop doing this or maybe everyone will get paid if we present them with a reasonable offer. Rant over.

You can claim the free Fallout 76 on Xbox and PC. On the website it says you can pick one, but I got codes for both and they both worked.

@kihaennem Damn it. So what other games are like that?

Wow, I've never seen a game like that. That's the kind of creativity we need going forward. Now if only the greedy corporations would let people work and create masterpieces.

@NEStalgia it is very interesting times in the video game industry. Just when I was thought it was going downhill enough for me to not really exit gaming, but exit new gaming on console, it seems like things are turning around a little bit. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I still think I made a good decision to buy two more Series X when they were dirt cheap to prepare for the all digital console refresh. I really hope if they go all digital with the next Xbox that they at least have a Blu-ray attachment drive.

Is its code name "payback" because it's gonna be free to play to payback everyone for being ripped off? What they did was straight up theft. They should've given a new DLC for free for every one of them they removed to the people who were affected.

@GuyinPA75 Same here. I destroyed my Destiny 2 disc when they started vaulting content. I did decide to keep my Destiny 1 disc because that one is alright.

Ubisoft are you listening? That is Sofa King stupid.

@GamingFan4Lyf that's what I do and I also wait until I can get it used. The clock is ticking on that last part though with everything going digital only.

@ChopperCampbell I just noticed you replied before me.

@BleedingDreamer You can't get your Microsoft account banned for saying something Microsoft doesn't like. I think party chats are the same way. I think only in game chats are monitored. Plus, I think Discord is multi-platform, so you can communicate with people no matter what they are using.

I use my Xbox 360 all the time. I have so many games for it it's not even funny. That's why I have six fully refurbished units. I have three matte S, 2 glossy S, and an E. I have a few more for parts as well and I plan on getting another E, I just need to find one that's not all scratched up.

@benseac I was wondering the same thing and I have my wallet ready. I've been holding out on Call of Duty Classic for years waiting for that one to be on sale. I already know as soon as I buy it full price the next day it will go on sale.

@nomither6 That's why I will be buried with mine. All 6 of them.

@SirStephenH The Xbox One, One S, One X, Series S and Series X stores are the same thing.

Damn it, why did I buy that? Maybe they will give me a refund or adjust the price.

@dreadful Please tell me my future as well fortune teller.

@PhileasFragg I was going to reply was something else, but then I realized I have a trained eye.

It better be 86 TFLOP 4090 power or GTFO!!! 😁

@cardcrusher29 You would be suprised how much action the back seat of my prius saw. Yet, simultaneously had about an equal about of ***** talked about it.

@NEStalgia They have a lot of new stuff on there as well. Like Baldur's Gate 3. I don't know if they have all the new releases but I saw quite a few on there.

@ShadowofTwilight I'm not sure you understand what you're talking about. For example, I have Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, I purchased it from GOG. How can Sony stop me from playing that game on an Xbox branded PC? DEAL WITH IT!

@NEStalgia You should check out GOG for PC games. They are DRM free and they allow you to download the install files. So, you could make a fully functioning physical copy or just store the files on a backup drive. It's the way it should be for digital purchases.

@ShadowofTwilight They are already on PC, how and why would they block them? Are they going to now dictate which PC hardware we can play our purchased games on? I don't see how they're going to pull that off.

@Feffster I'm guessing they are going to do something similar to steam's big picture mode but with the Xbox interface on Windows and maybe even allow PC games to play as well as Xbox games. I think down the line they will be one in the same. Xbox games will just be PC games with certain profiles for Xbox branded PC hardware. PC games already have automatic benchmarking on some of them and tell you what settings to put them at as well as the Nvidia game ready stuff. I can't imagine it would be very hard for them to do something similar for specific Xbox branded PC hardware.

I just thought of something else, they may get out of hardware altogether and just tell PC manufacturers what specifications to make for certain tiers of Xbox profiles and sell them as certain tiers of Xbox PC. That would make it a lot easier on Microsoft and they could focus on software.

@Grumblevolcano I was not aware that PlayStation backtracked on closing the stores. When they do eventually, I wonder if they will still make the content available or if it will go away as they originally planned.

@101Force I really think that's where it's going. The developers should love it because it's less versions of a game they have to develop. It will eliminate the problem we have with the Series S and Series X. They will just do what they've been doing on PC all this time. Especially if they decide to come out with different tiers of hardware which would actually work very well in that scenario. Maybe the Series S and X are just the precursors to that, to get people used to it.

@VoidPunk And I'm about to buy every single one that I don't have already. Well, the ones I like.

@Jenkinss Yeah that licensing bull$h!t seems to be causing a lot of problems. Hopefully part of this future proofing is the licensing. Since Microsoft is well aware of backwards and forward compatibility, hopefully they will build it into the licensing and we won't have to deal with any of this nonsense ever again.

@BAMozzy I didn't think of it like that, I was thinking more along the lines that both versions will be the same. Meaning since the server will be there to keep the game updated you would be playing the same version of the game whether you had the digital or physical.

@GuyinPA75 I feel ya man, I had to down a 5th of rum to feel better.

@cardcrusher29 I'm cool with that as long as it is fast and will get me laid.

@Jenkinss Xbox is already Windows based.

@BAMozzy Your physical version of Cyberpunk will be just as playable as the digital version as long as the digital version is available.

@Grumblevolcano I get what you're saying, but it's almost been 20 years and most of the games you can get on the new Xbox storefront and still play them on your Xbox 360. They need to bring the rest of the games over to the new storefront. Also, even with the store closed you will still be able to download your previously purchased content unlike PlayStation and Nintendo digital stores.

@BleedingDreamer Original Xbox's aren't hard to find or expensive. Get one of those pound HDMI adapters that is also readily available and inexpensive and probably the best one out of the easily available and affordable ones. Then get a wingman XB2 to use Series X controllers with it. That's all you really need to play original Xbox on original hardware in a modern way.

@RBRTMNZ It is the most comfortable piece of furniture that I've ever sat in. I fall asleep in it for hours sometimes. There was a time I was unintentionally sleeping in it more than my bed. I like the armrests that lift up and have storage.

@RBRTMNZ see if this works.

https://1drv.ms/i/s!Ary_UaxKSG2XvbJj3Pq4bvRAarBUKA

I measured. it's about 66" from TV to my eyes, depending how I'm sitting.

@nomither6 They should always at least just give us the option...... Like they used to when the One X came out.

@RBRTMNZ I'd show you a picture but I dont know how on here.