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I imported a PS2 from Japan at launch in 2000, no single game looked as good as TOTK (and obviously no PS1/64/DC game did either.) Post-launch I got a few more, DOA2, X-Squad, Driving Emotion Type S..... Obviously TOTK is superior to 2000 games! That was a silly comment haha

@GamingFan4Lyf Was just thinking this, either that or the file sizes differ wildly between platforms. Even so, 500MB is cutting it fine

It won’t be unless they have the original soundtracks from 1 & 2

@Deljo Maybe they copied it from the upcoming PS5 port……

I initially read that title as “Forza Motorsport 4 now live”….. Well one can dream right?

Hopefully this means the older PC COD games will get a meaningful sale on steam

£50?? Crazy pricing. I got these games digitally in one of the last PS3 PSN sales a few years back for around £10 total. Even at full price back then they weren’t this expensive. They’re simple remasters/ports.

@Episode_13 Laptops are not always online. When travelling it is not always possible/convenient to be connected; connections can also be unreliable, resulting in you being booted from the game. You are also at the mercy of server outages (like GT7). Then you will get to the inevitable “end of life” with these licensed games. Before they would simply be delisted from stores whereas this time servers could be turned off completely rendering them permanently unplayable.

Just having 24/7 access to an internet connection doesn’t mean single player experiences should be forced online.

@GuyinPA75 60fps was actually the norm during the PS2 days, most things ran at 60. It was the PS3/360 gen where 30 became standard, mainly due to consumer demand for graphical fidelity over performance.

Reminds me of Namco’s JogCon

It only runs at 30fps? That’s a shame, PC emulation has been able to run this at 60 for years

@Cyberpsycho They can’t charge lower for digital day one. The reason is that they still need the brick and mortar retailers to distribute hardware and software currently. If they’d charge lower prices digitally then there would be no incentive for retailers to waste valuable shop space on products that people can buy cheaper digitally externally.

Hopefully the single player can be played offline…..

@Kooky_Daisuke There will be little incentive for devs to implement features for a controller that will be used by a tiny minority. Can’t see MS doing it until at least the next generation where bundled controllers have the tech so all players can take advantage.

@Snake_V5 That was my worry after reading this. I’d say it’s doubtful though, particularly as 360 games are still functioning on current platforms. It doesn’t make sense to cease achievements on 360 as they will be using the same servers. I can understand the phones losing support, in the same way as the PC live service was also shut down.

Yes. There is lots of potential for off-road racing too. You have mountainous terrain around Fiji, along with snowy environments from the north of the country. The whole game doesn’t need to revolve around rally. Having a larger city would make the game more appealing, to me at least.

@InfamousOrange Not recently they haven’t, all were released on battle.net only. The last COD to release on Steam was WW2. Crash 4 never came to steam either.

Hopefully this acquisition means that all future activision PC games will once again release on Steam

@BAMozzy I would hazard a guess that backwards compatibility greatly lengthened the online element of the 360 Halo games.

It’s not just 4K discs that cause problems, standard blu-rays also throw up errors. Specifically anything that is 1080p 50fps (BBC wildlife documentaries for example), these discs were completely crashing my series X last time I tried them. As soon as the disc loaded the console would shut down. Not sure if this has been fixed but it happened with anything that was 1080 50p, found a couple of threads with others reporting the issue too.

Messi couldn’t hack the Premier League, that’s why he copped out and went to PSG, Ronaldo on the other hand….

@GamingFan4Lyf Yeah, Sony should release a “PS5” WiFi 6 router haha

@Talkshowhost Small planes are ok with the controller, but airliners aren’t. Currently rudder control is broken (rudder doesn’t re-centre) on PC, hopefully they fix that with the console release/sim update 5. The flight sticks currently available on console are pretty rubbish too, they should allow more peripherals to be used really.

Probably more reliable than the elite

@Halucigens Rudder control is currently broken with controllers on PC, at least with the A320 & 747. The rudder fails to centre when you release the triggers. Everything works correct with twist grip joysticks and rudder pedals so this is something that needs fixing

@SplooshDmg I just watched a video on sim update 5 and performance looks to be massively improved! Looking forward to testing it out next week

@Darylb88 The heavier processing will be done in the cloud and streamed to the console, that’s how the Xbox versions will work

@SplooshDmg Hopefully they implement DX12 so CPU efficiency can increase. I recently built another PC and reinstalled the game and with all the extra data it still weighs in at 140GB, although the initial download was around 90GB

Current PC install is 140GB so maybe more content is streamed from Azure with the Xbox version

Maybe they’re going to reduce the input lag

@KonstantTrouble 30 is fine for this kind of simulator, better to have the resolution and settings higher, especially in the cockpit where you need a clear view of the various instruments

I’m thinking about memories from 2006….

I just hope my Thrustmaster Airbus stick is working on Xbox day one

I bought this last year on PC, I’ve since sold my PC (decided to cash in ha!) and look forward to this coming to Series X. Just hope they have the thrustmaster Airbus stick working on launch, I’ve kept that ready.

I now see physical games as "trading cards" anyway, there for the collection and to fill the shelf but will always be continually updated rendering the discs obsolete further down the line. I've no worries of MS closing the store so I will continue to buy physical xbox games. As for needing Internet, an online connection is pretty much as ubiquitous as an electricity supply (at least in markets where MS sell xbox) and the console doesn't operate without electricity.... I'm fairly confident I'll always be able to connect. Also for the future I'm sure MS will still allow legacy devices to connect to the network for the purposes of the stores and achievements.

Not too much of a surprise given the anniversary, but I hope for those CW Sonic mobile games and a 60Hz version of generations to be included, amongst others.

CEX had the Xbox version for £35 just a couple weeks back. I bought one online, then went and traded my PS2 copy in there and got £63 credit. The game came out in 2003, way after the movie and PS1 version so I imagine it only got a limited print run on the newer consoles, hence its relative rarity.

@torne You've got to pay extra for that resolution boost!!

This is what all manufacturers should do for new hardware releases. The first wave made available to existing customers through the existing console’s storefront. One purchase per console serial number.

Metro Redux physical version is not working with FPS boost

@Ocat The internal resolution is only around 900p in the battlefield games when set to 120Hz. The console will upscale to 4K for the purpose of outputting the signal via HDMI, but rendering is all 900p.

That is a very good turnaround with the fix

@Xeno_Aura Well that would be an issue if that’s what is occurring. DRM methods like this are the main reasons I won’t purchase digital games unless absolutely necessary. I’ve never had to do an online check in for PlayStation digital games though, even when not being connected/offline for extended periods. This is worrying if MS have stealthily implemented online check ins, but according to Xbox.com you should be able to play any games on a home Xbox even if servers are down so this is all very strange

@Xeno_Aura But that licence check should only occur once on your home Xbox, at the point of install. Any subsequent live outages shouldn’t have an effect be cause the licence has already been checked on install, unless they’ve changed the policy, which wouldn’t be good.

I thought digital games that are installed on your “home Xbox” could be started offline, regardless of the Xbox live status?

I wonder if they’ve attempted to implement some form of FPS boost with the 360/OG emulator? I’m not holding out much hope, due to the fact it’s emulation and would probably require a different workaround, but it would be great to have some of the 360 titles boosted to 60, the Gears games, Red Dead and the Fable games are some that I’d love to see.

@Kilamanjaro Currently no 360 or original Xbox games have been improved by FPS boost. I doubt it would work in the same manner given that they’re run using emulation. I’d really like to see 360 titles in particular take advantage but I’m sure it would take a lot more work, if it’s even at all possible with some games. Battlefront II OG was One X enhanced to take advantage of higher resolution years back though.

@Snake_V5 The resolution will be lowered to a degree, but the trade off will be worth it if you’re going from 30 to 60, lag will be reduced and motion will look cleaner. 60 to 120 is more subjective, for multiplayer twitch games it will be worth it but maybe not for slower paced single player titles. I’d rather play at 720p 60fps than 4K 30fps, playability would be much better.

I hope this starts to become a regular occurrence, a weekly/bi-weekly drop would be great!

@InfamousOrange Do you mean Far Cry 4? That got boosted a while back, it was one of the first batch released