@Scummbuddy Does it do anything extra? I'm still contemplating if I want to get the Stella internal mod, I forget exactly what it's called. I don't feel like installing it myself, so I'll probably just find another 1.1 Xbox and send it into them to have it done. I already have the Xbox2HDMI and the Pound adapters. They seem to work just fine even though I prefer the pound cable. It's just a little more accurate I think. I would really like a true HDMI output though.
@Gollum I have them packed away, they are nowhere in my way. I hate clutter so bad, so I know what you are saying. I'm just trying to do my part in video game preservation.
@Gollum I stack up on consoles when they are cheap or need minor repairs, refurbish them and then archive them for the future. I have 6 OG Xbox ver. 1.1, 8 Xbox 360 (5 are S, 3 are E). Then I went and got 2 more Series X Diablo bundles when they were $349.
I think there is hope. Indika and morbid look like the kind of games we should be getting from the AAA developers. I guess indie is the new AAA and AAA is just suck.
I went on the Xbox 360 store just to see what non B/C free games that I wanted and I finally got Doritos Crash Course. I'm not 100% sure but that one may actually be B/C. Anyways, I got it after all of this time. I still need to see what I'm gonna buy, other than Call of Duty Classic. I've been holding out for years just to see if that one will ever go on sale and it never has to my knowledge. I'm going to wait until July 23rd out of principle.
@CERBERUS40000 I have no problems with Xbox Live on my Xbox 360 or playing an Xbox 360 game on my Series X and connecting to Xbox Live that way. Maybe you are having some technical issues.
I will choose performance if my options are 30 and 60 fps. If my options are 60 fps and 120 fps, it really depends on the situation. What good is all of that extra detail if you can't see it properly? It is hard to see detail in motion at 30 fps. Games screens are moving a lot most of the time. One of the reasons higher frame rates exist is for that exact reason.
@Kooky_Geezer "Blah blah blah, Xbox is failing because they aren't doing what I want them to do, blah, blah, Microsoft doesn't know what they are doing, blah, I bend over for PlayStation blah, blah, my butt hurts, blah, blah, Xbox sucks, blah, its the end of Xbox, blah, blah, blah". Yes, yes, we've heard it a million times already. Nobody cares, we are too busy having fun, enjoying what we have. Meanwhile, I'm watching Sony and Playstation self-destruct and nobody seems to notice.
Maybe, just maybe.... We forget about all of the companies business and let them worry about it. We should all just focus on enjoying all of the wonderful games that exist, since that's what we are all in it for.
@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.
@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.
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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
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Re: Original Xbox 'XBHD' Adapter Gets Promotional Price Drop
@Scummbuddy Does it do anything extra? I'm still contemplating if I want to get the Stella internal mod, I forget exactly what it's called. I don't feel like installing it myself, so I'll probably just find another 1.1 Xbox and send it into them to have it done. I already have the Xbox2HDMI and the Pound adapters. They seem to work just fine even though I prefer the pound cable. It's just a little more accurate I think. I would really like a true HDMI output though.
Re: Original Xbox 'XBHD' Adapter Gets Promotional Price Drop
I wonder if this is better than the pound adapter and the Xbox2HDMI adapter.
Re: Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
@Gollum I have them packed away, they are nowhere in my way. I hate clutter so bad, so I know what you are saying. I'm just trying to do my part in video game preservation.
Re: Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
@Gollum I stack up on consoles when they are cheap or need minor repairs, refurbish them and then archive them for the future. I have 6 OG Xbox ver. 1.1, 8 Xbox 360 (5 are S, 3 are E). Then I went and got 2 more Series X Diablo bundles when they were $349.
Re: Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
@Yorozayu I am definitely not hinged or sane and have never claimed to be.
Re: Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
@Yorozayu Fu©k pronouns. As far as I'm concerned, if there is a they/them, they have a multiple personality disorder and need to seek mental health assistance. Male is male and female is female. If you feel like the opposite sex, by all means be how you want to be. Just don't try to tell me your something you are not. Gender is not an opinion and not negotiable. BTW, I go in the womens restroom all the time when the mens is jacked up. There is no law against it and if trans people can do it, I can do it too.
Re: 10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In May 2024
I think there is hope. Indika and morbid look like the kind of games we should be getting from the AAA developers. I guess indie is the new AAA and AAA is just suck.
Re: Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
I went on the Xbox 360 store just to see what non B/C free games that I wanted and I finally got Doritos Crash Course. I'm not 100% sure but that one may actually be B/C. Anyways, I got it after all of this time. I still need to see what I'm gonna buy, other than Call of Duty Classic. I've been holding out for years just to see if that one will ever go on sale and it never has to my knowledge. I'm going to wait until July 23rd out of principle.
Re: Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
@CERBERUS40000 I have no problems with Xbox Live on my Xbox 360 or playing an Xbox 360 game on my Series X and connecting to Xbox Live that way. Maybe you are having some technical issues.
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
@Doomcrow Your name suits you well.
Re: Talking Point: How Often Do You Pick 'Quality' Over 'Performance' Modes On Xbox Series X|S?
I will choose performance if my options are 30 and 60 fps. If my options are 60 fps and 120 fps, it really depends on the situation. What good is all of that extra detail if you can't see it properly? It is hard to see detail in motion at 30 fps. Games screens are moving a lot most of the time. One of the reasons higher frame rates exist is for that exact reason.
Re: Xbox's Gaming Revenue Is Up 51% YoY Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition
@Kooky_Geezer "Blah blah blah, Xbox is failing because they aren't doing what I want them to do, blah, blah, Microsoft doesn't know what they are doing, blah, I bend over for PlayStation blah, blah, my butt hurts, blah, blah, Xbox sucks, blah, its the end of Xbox, blah, blah, blah". Yes, yes, we've heard it a million times already. Nobody cares, we are too busy having fun, enjoying what we have. Meanwhile, I'm watching Sony and Playstation self-destruct and nobody seems to notice.
Re: Stalker 2's Open World Looks Mighty Impressive In New 'Not A Paradise' Trailer
@Scrubchub That's how long it takes to make games now. I should say that's how long it takes to correctly make games now.
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
Maybe, just maybe.... We forget about all of the companies business and let them worry about it. We should all just focus on enjoying all of the wonderful games that exist, since that's what we are all in it for.
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
@Moby Finally, I knew I wasn't the only one.
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
@PrinceOfPorgs98 Thank you.
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
@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.
Re: Fallout: London Suffers Delay, Dev Wasn't Told About Fallout 4 Update
Is it a free mod?
Re: Xbox Fans Seem Divided Over The New 'Happening Now' Social Feature
@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.
Re: Xbox Fans Seem Divided Over The New 'Happening Now' Social Feature
@BacklogBrad They asked us for our opinion.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox's New 'Game Preservation' Team?
@Nintendo4Sonic Is Dino Crisis 3 any good? I heard it sucked so I didn't get it. Now it is expensive for some reason.
Re: Alone In The Dark Performance Impresses Digital Foundry, Despite 'Sacrifices' On Xbox Series S
@Ralizah So, like the Great Value brand at Walmart?
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Re: Former Xbox Exec Likes The Idea Of 'Tipping' Developers After Beating Their Games
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.
Re: Alone In The Dark Performance Impresses Digital Foundry, Despite 'Sacrifices' On Xbox Series S
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 13-14)
Im playing, "Let's monitor router traffic to figure out how to block Microsoft ad servers on my Xbox."
Re: Talking Point: Almost A Year On, What Do You Think Of The Current Xbox Dashboard?
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.
Re: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (April 2024)
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.
Re: Horror Game 'Deceit 2' Is The Latest Free-To-Play Release On Xbox
@kihaennem Damn it. So what other games are like that?
Re: Horror Game 'Deceit 2' Is The Latest Free-To-Play Release On Xbox
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.
Re: Xbox Establishes New Team Dedicated To 'Game Preservation And Forward Compatibility'
@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.
Re: Rumour: Destiny 3 Is In Development At Bungie Under The Codename 'Payback'
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.
Re: Rumour: Destiny 3 Is In Development At Bungie Under The Codename 'Payback'
@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.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Sparks Criticism Over Games With $100+ 'Ultimate' Editions
Ubisoft are you listening? That is Sofa King stupid.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Sparks Criticism Over Games With $100+ 'Ultimate' Editions
@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.
Re: Here's What's Included In The Xbox April 2024 Update
@ChopperCampbell I just noticed you replied before me.
Re: Here's What's Included In The Xbox April 2024 Update
@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.
Re: Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store
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.
Re: Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store
@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.
Re: Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store
@nomither6 That's why I will be buried with mine. All 6 of them.
Re: Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store
@SirStephenH The Xbox One, One S, One X, Series S and Series X stores are the same thing.
Re: Random: Xbox Two-Game Bundle Priced At Ridiculous $2000 On Microsoft Store
Damn it, why did I buy that? Maybe they will give me a refund or adjust the price.
Re: Xbox Doubles Down On Highly Ambitious Plans For Next-Gen Hardware
@dreadful Please tell me my future as well fortune teller.
Re: Xbox Doubles Down On Highly Ambitious Plans For Next-Gen Hardware
@PhileasFragg I was going to reply was something else, but then I realized I have a trained eye.
Re: Xbox Doubles Down On Highly Ambitious Plans For Next-Gen Hardware
It better be 86 TFLOP 4090 power or GTFO!!! 😁
Re: Xbox Series X|S Versions Of Hellblade 2 Confirmed To Run At 30FPS
@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.
Re: Xbox Establishes New Team Dedicated To 'Game Preservation And Forward Compatibility'
@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.
Re: Xbox Establishes New Team Dedicated To 'Game Preservation And Forward Compatibility'
@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!
Re: Xbox Establishes New Team Dedicated To 'Game Preservation And Forward Compatibility'
@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.
Re: Xbox Establishes New Team Dedicated To 'Game Preservation And Forward Compatibility'
@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.