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@FraserG Thanks for not doing that thing that NintendoLife does to break copy paste here. (I get most of the indie games I like on Xbox because especially Unity / Unreal games they tend to work properly it is bad that it’s so difficult to find reviews but I think the genius VRR solves all. I haven’t had any issues with 9/10 games reviewed there and I had loads when I was getting them on Nintendo.
Seems bad though for the creators (Xbox seems to nearly have a very low split of sales.)
I appreciate the higher signal to noise ratio here than the other hookshot sites.

The Music is far better on this version of Super Meat Boy than e.g the Switch version. (Think it’s a choice on the Steam version also). Don’t think as much effort was put into the replacement soundtrack. (Or the composer wasn’t as good)

Sonic Racing Crossworlds digital deluxe. £50 all in was what I was willing to pay. (I can’t believe they copied the worst thing about Mario Kart though where if you do really well on the first two laps the AI suddenly becomes loads better for the last lap but if you don’t really try then try on the 3rd lap you will win most of the time.)

I have bought loads of indies and whilst they are almost never reviewed here I am far happier than I was playing the same games on Nintendo. I think a large part of it is how great the Xbox VRR is.

It is not a Unity or Unresl game so the Switch version might be alright. I have been generally getting indie games on Series X recently however. Even something like Freedom Planet 2 which Digital Foundry praised technically on Switch feels better on my Series X and noticeably so. (Dunno if it’s working good VRR or input lag or what.)

@Master_Cthulhu70 They have already said they won’t be adding a 60fps mode which is a deal breaker for me. (RDR2 had a 60fps mode (1080p)/in the stadia port which I played quite a bit of but I just can’t get any enjoyment out of the 30fps series X version don’t care what it looks like it won’t play right as far as I am concerned).

I will try it on my M2 iPad (via Netflix) and make a decision. I played a fair bit of RDR2 on Stadia before it was axed (in the 60fps mode I think at 1080p). I have bought 2 again but not touched it because I don’t like 30fps and I don’t absolutely love the game as it is.

I used to use Steam on a gaming PC when that was the only option to get 60fps versions of consoles style games. The problem of bad ports still seems to exist. I use a Mac desktop now and a series X/Switch 2. The things that really annoy me don’t seem to happen on Series X (Slowdown/framerate drops (probably VRR is so good that I just don’t notice it)/jagged lines/flickering). I try to avoid anything that uses Unreal/Unity on Switch because it nearly always ends up annoying me regardless of whether it’s a good game or not. I am not bothered for the really cinematic games that are 30fps with loads of cutscenes. It’s a bit annoying this site doesn’t seem to bother reviewing the games I want (Have to use the Nintendo Life reviews and make a guess as to whether it will be okay on Xbox.) I think most of the sales of what I like are on Switch/PC so I don’t know how long the situation can continue. I could tolerate a mini PC as long as it’s silent and everything works well but afaict there is no hdmi 2.1 in amdgpu so I doubt I will get as good an experience with a Steam Machine as I have now on Series X. (Maybe 4k/120 can work with hdmi 2.0b for it but I am not sure if it can).

I wish there was a way for me to play Balders Gate 3 with a mouse and keyboard with the copy I have already paid full price for. It’s bad that the Xbox version doesn’t support it but as it doesn’t support play anywhere I don’t have an option of using GeForce Now for a while. (Whereas the PC version supports both options seems stupid to me Xbox doesn’t). It’s very unusual for me to not want to use a controller but this game is an exception.

@MrStark Kinect with Dance Central was pretty good for what it is. Just Dance is pretty popular but far worse. I think they could have kept it around for those people.

@Questionable_Duck Gaming is still fairly cheap compared to some hobbies. Watching a film in the cinema once a week plus a few streaming subscriptions or Lego is much more than Game Pass even at the new high price not to mention stuff like skiing or parachuting or a premium gym membership. Some parts of the world it does seem prohibitively expensive but I wouldn’t say it is in the UK or US.

@smoreon afaik the controllers that do cost a fortune because of the licensing fees.

@smoreon I think Xbox controllers support both Bluetooth and a proprietary Xbox Wireless standard. (That is also supported by the usb adapter for Windows). When connected to the Xbox the Bluetooth support isn’t used.

@Damo What exactly makes the Dpad better ? (Other reviews say it’s squishy. I guess like the Switch pro controller one ?) I have had no issues with any particular type of game with the series X dpad. I generally find the squishy type of dpad okay for 4 way (But you can’t rest in the middle and move across like you can with a SNES/NES pad. (I was happier with Wii U or 3DS dpads didn’t have any issues like the standard Series X one.)

If it can work well for Street Fighter 2 specials and Tetris I guess it’s fine ?

Would appreciate a little more information about the dpad.

Thanks.

Does this apply to buying from e.g Iceland when you are in the UK ? (It just lets you do it.)