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@RBRTMNZ Exactly, I try to explain to people that higher resolution does no good unless you have a framerate that allows you to see the detail in motion. What's the point of having graphics that you can only appreciate while taking a screenshot? I think they should have gone with 1440p/60. I really think that at least 60fps should be required for 1080p and up and preferably 120fps for 1440p and up. I have tried 4k/30 and it looks about the same as 1440p/30 so why even bother. Like you said, you can't really see 4K at normal distances and I agree. I have 20/10 vision and while I can technically see the difference if I try, Its not noticeable otherwise. I use a 55" 4K TV sitting in a recliner with my eyes being 5ft. from the screen.

I guess I'm in the minority but I thought of Assassin's Creed Valhalla with all of its DLCs was a little short. I kind of felt ripped off even though I got it on sale for $15 new for the base game and then I got all the DLCs when they were on sale. I have about 290 hours in it. I felt like it should have been around 400.

@Martsmall The spacers choice edition is free with epic games right now on PC.

I was really hoping Big Santa breaks down on the side of the road was gonna be in this sale, I'm very disappointed. Now I'm probably going to have to wait until the Christmas sale. By then it's probably going to be bundled with Rudolph goes south and gets a Mohawk.

@RBRTMNZ I've actually taken a legitimate vision test in a doctor's office that says I can see between 480 and 600 fps. I completely agree with that based on what I have experienced. That being said, I can enjoy and have been enjoying 30fps games for my whole life. I do prefer at least 60fps though.

@Kris2fur Bye... Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you!

I usually play multiplayer on Sundays mixed in with my other Sunday games. I don't play it every Sunday though.

@Weebleman Haha.

Advent Rising and Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC and Forza Motorsport 7 and/or 8 and The Elder Scrolls Online on Series X.

@Monochrome321 You can already do all of that on Xbox with any phone, tablet, laptop or desktop and some TVs I think.

@endlessleep I think you nailed it with that, that is exactly what they should do and how they should do it. I think that is truly the future. I have another idea. I really like the size of the screen on gaming laptops like 16". I wish they would come out with a portable system that is meant to be table top or even in your lap. Like how yoga laptops do. Where it can be in laptop mode, flip it over in tablet mode or put it in tent mode so it stands up by itself. If they could do something like that without it being a laptop and basically look the same. Just make the lower half the hardware just like a laptop but have no keyboard. Then you use your Xbox controller. For audio, either use internal speakers, headset connected to the controller or maybe they could have Bluetooth and/or Xbox wireless built in. I think that form factor would sell just as well as a handheld device.

@Weebleman @UBERSICKO Are you 2 married?

@rustyduck Isn't that a staple of a good, old shooter?

@HeroYoshiko I wish. I've been waiting for that one just like I've been waiting for my dad to come back after he said he was going to the store.

@Ricky-Spanish If you buy something you should expect lifetime access unless it is stated specifically that there is a time limitation on your purchase. As far as physical items go, this has been the way it has been since the beginning of time. When I buy something, I expect it to be mine and have unlimited access to it until the item fails/reaches the end of it's useful life, gets lost/stolen or I choose to give/sell it to someone else. Corporations really are brainwashing people these days. People are already believing that they don't have unlimited access to their purchases.

@AlienigenX They do use the same Blu-ray technology as PlayStation 5. It's just that Xbox games compile differently so they are a different size. They may also have larger assets because the quality may be slightly better on the Xbox as well.

@Ricky-Spanish You should expect lifetime access.

I'm playing through Blades of Time on Xbox 360 and Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC. Playthrough videos uploaded daily at: www.youtube.com/zydio1103

@GeminiReign Also on the original Macintosh if you didn't have the second floppy drive.

@KillerBoy I know right, because I have such a hard time counting to four and keeping up with things. Ha ha.

@VoidPunk Why is there no reason to upgrade? I can think of plenty of reasons that are not games.

@eire-shabba Exactly!!! Because when we spend money on something that says "purchase", we don't want to be randomly denied access to it by the people who "sold" it to us. Such a weird and horrible concept I know.

@Rockboy247 Games don't go-to gamepass by default.

@Banjo- I just realized I said the same thing you said. Your response was below what I was responding to.

@Fiendish-Beaver You say it is cheaper to move to PlayStation, but I think you are forgetting about the libraries people have accumulated that could be worth 100's or 1000's of dollars. I highly doubt that people are more willing to move to a new platform and have to purchase new hardware and repurchase all of their games again, when it would be much easier and probably cheaper to get a decent gaming PC and have most or all games in their libraries be available on PC as well as the cloud and whatever device. I find it also highly implausible that any remotely sane person would invest in any kind ecosystem where they take away "steal" your purchases because they improperly contracted with the content providers.

@Grail_Quest The first 2 hours were boring after the first 30 min if that makes sense. Then it picked up and is pretty good so far. I've been live streaming it on YouTube if you care to check it out. www.youtube.com/zydio1103

SEGA IS FIZUKIN' BACK BABY!!!!

If Call of Duty goes to game pass, this whole entire discussion is irrelevant.

@Fiendish-Beaver Why do you and many others assume just because games are on different platform that people will leave Xbox to play games somewhere else? Myself and more than likely many others are perfectly happy where they're at. It comes off as sounding like Xbox is the most horrible place to play games and the only reason we're staying here is because certain games are not available on other platforms.

@IronMan30 Maybe because it's about Xbox games.

@rhyno_888 Why would they do that if they prefer Xbox hardware and ecosystem? Exclusive games are meaningless.

@GuyinPA75 I think when that happens, PlayStation will have been all digital for a while.

@Bobobiwan I have over a thousand Xbox games now and I already know that I don't have enough time left in my life to play them all. I can't even think about all the ones I won't get to play or I would just be sad, so I have a list with a random game choice generator and I usually play what it tells me to, haha.

@Bobobiwan Well, with all that being said coming from a person with first-hand experience, it's probably non-biased and I will give it a chance at some point. I have quite the backlog I'm working on.

@Bobobiwan So, it's actually a good game? I wonder why everyone is saying it's horrible. I'm so confused nowadays if a game is good or bad based on people's opinions. They are so all over the place.

I just finished the entirety of Asaasin's Creed: Valhalla after 290 hours. Now I'm playing Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC and Immortals of Aveum on Series X. Check out my YouTube channel, I livestream daily and past livestreams are saved. www.youtube.com/zydio1103

@Banjo- I agree again.

@101Force I think so, good thing I have it on disc.

@CaptainCluck I think you can still purchase the same games from the website and play them on the 360. Also you can purchase them on the One/Series X/S and play them on a 360, but those are just for BC games.

@TheSimulator Nobody cares about exclusives anymore. That is an archaic way of thinking and has been for a very long time. Don't worry about it affecting Xbox console sales either, it's not your job.

@Banjo- I feel exactly the same way for the same reason.

I'm currently playing it, it started off kind of slow but it seems to be getting interesting now. The frame rate is all over the place and that's on Series X. You can see for yourself as I've been live streaming it on YouTube. I'm only a few hours in so far. I save the live streams. You can see them at: www.youtube.com/zydio1103

@Phantasystar77 I bet you a small body part that you are wrong.

I think they are just gonna be having a meeting over lunch and will be talking back and forth with their mouths full, trying to get out as much as they can before their luck break is over. That's why it's a podcast. Either that, or they are going to announce a partnership with Nintendo.

@PhileasFragg Haha.

@Phantasystar77 Good for you skipper. 👋

Don't let the 🚪hit you where ✝️ 🪓 you.

I think they are going to announce the next Xbox and blow everything out of the water. A 50 TFLOP powerhouse. 10 Ghz 64 core CPU, Dual GPU's equivalent to 10x 4090's with 96GB video RAM each and 96GB system RAM. 12TB solid state drive with 48GB p/s. Capable of 16K 240fps. With support up to four screens. All consoles will include Xbox series 3 elite controller. All for the low price of $600 because Microsoft don't give a fooouuuck and they're going to whoop everybody because they got the money to foooouuuck around with.

@SAHgamer Please don't bring religion here, it's not appropriate.

@Phantasystar77 Where is the data supporting your statement of this, "a fanbase divided, lost console sales, tarnished reputation, and people walking away from your platform"? That's all I'm asking. If you don't care to respond oh well, I guess the world will end. Oh wait, no it won't.

Update: I just called all of my local game stores and none of them have had even the slightest increase in people selling Xboxes or Xbox games since the announcement was made and I checked online sites new listings and nothing out of the ordinary there either. So I have data to disprove your statements, do you have data to disprove mine?

Site your sources please, or is it just your little group of friends making all of this up and feeding off of each other? Stop talking out of your ass.

@Phantasystar77 I comprehend exactly why PR departments exist and it's not to deal with rumors or speculation. It is to deal with and communicate with people about real issues that actually exist. If you acknowledge and discuss things that are not true, that will actually lower trust and confidence. Do you have a source where the community is shattered, people are leaving Xbox and staying away, because I can't find anything that shows proof of that. You may think that's what's happening and you may want that to happen but that doesn't make it a reality of any kind. I am sure that you really believe what you're saying and that's fine, but remember it's just your own opinion. I guess I just don't care about it as much as you do because it's just video games. Also, I'll wait to react when I actually hear something from the source. I'm not going to waste my time otherwise. Maybe you should do the same because it just seems like a lot of wasted energy.