Bleed 2 is a great game if you haven't tried it yet but I'd have to agree with the rest of this. The Raven is pretty bad, to put it mildly, and I'm wondering how many people are still on their 360's waiting for the 2 new free games every month. On one hand, hats off to Microsoft for continuing to support their legacy consoles, but we're 7 years into the Xbox One generation and another week or two into Series X/S territory here. Let the 360 stuff go, or at least give us some OG Xbox stuff that we might have missed.
@KelticDevil I'm with you on the Vita. I hacked mine a while back and have a 512GB SD card in it. Amazing machine. Such a shame they treated it (and its fans) the way they did. I'd give up my Switch before I'd part with my Vita.
Lists like this do nothing but fuel the stupidity of the console wars. I bought both Xbox Series X and PS5 day one here in the states and while I don't regret either purchase, neither one feels like a next gen console of old, more like getting a new iPhone. If I had to pick between them, I'd go with the Series X simply because of how well it improves on B/C games. The new Spider-man was ridiculously short and I've now double-dipped into Demon's Souls only to find out that I STILL don't get the appeal of the Souls games whatsoever. Once I got both of those things out of the way I fully stopped powering up the PS5 altogether. I'm sure that'll change in the months ahead but I so far, eh, it hasn't quite proven its worth here yet.
Still, between them I'm very happy. 2020 was a hard year, it's nice to have some games to play.
I bought an X for myself but an S for the rest of the family (because I'm a horrible dad, basically). The X has my massive library of games and the S has Game Pass. So far, I think the S has seen more use than my X by 20:1. Granted, I have a day job, the kids don't, but I think it's safe to say that the market for such a device is clearly not the die hard gaming set but the 8-18s. Game Pass has proven to be huge in my household, and the kid sit on a couch 6-10 feet away so they couldn't care less if its 1440p or 1080p vs 4K.
What they have noticed is that it's faster, Quick Resume is awesome (when it works), and the whole thing is infinitely snappier than the old XB1X was.
I suspect YouTube's impotent compression makes the differences quite a bit less impressive than they are in real life. I went through this with XBox One X as well.
I already bought a Series X for myself but Game Pass has made it very easy to justify a Series S for the rest of the family (why yes, I really am that selfish!).
Seriously though, I make a very decent living but the randomness and uncertainty of 2020 has made finances quite a bit more conservative than in years past. I appreciate Microsoft taking note and responding accordingly.
I'm holding off on Legion until next week when my XSX arrives but love both 1&2, having beat 2 about 2 weeks after it came out. I only finished the original Watch Dogs last week and ended up enjoying it quite a bit, even though I ignored it for about 5 years. Both are great, 2 just felt more polished (and a bit more silly at times).
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Re: Here Are Your Xbox Games With Gold For December 2020
Bleed 2 is a great game if you haven't tried it yet but I'd have to agree with the rest of this. The Raven is pretty bad, to put it mildly, and I'm wondering how many people are still on their 360's waiting for the 2 new free games every month. On one hand, hats off to Microsoft for continuing to support their legacy consoles, but we're 7 years into the Xbox One generation and another week or two into Series X/S territory here. Let the 360 stuff go, or at least give us some OG Xbox stuff that we might have missed.
Re: 10 Things Xbox Series X Does That PS5 Doesn't
@KelticDevil I'm with you on the Vita. I hacked mine a while back and have a 512GB SD card in it. Amazing machine. Such a shame they treated it (and its fans) the way they did. I'd give up my Switch before I'd part with my Vita.
Re: 10 Things Xbox Series X Does That PS5 Doesn't
Lists like this do nothing but fuel the stupidity of the console wars. I bought both Xbox Series X and PS5 day one here in the states and while I don't regret either purchase, neither one feels like a next gen console of old, more like getting a new iPhone. If I had to pick between them, I'd go with the Series X simply because of how well it improves on B/C games. The new Spider-man was ridiculously short and I've now double-dipped into Demon's Souls only to find out that I STILL don't get the appeal of the Souls games whatsoever. Once I got both of those things out of the way I fully stopped powering up the PS5 altogether. I'm sure that'll change in the months ahead but I so far, eh, it hasn't quite proven its worth here yet.
Still, between them I'm very happy. 2020 was a hard year, it's nice to have some games to play.
Re: TIME Magazine Calls The Xbox Series S One Of The Best Inventions Of 2020
I bought an X for myself but an S for the rest of the family (because I'm a horrible dad, basically). The X has my massive library of games and the S has Game Pass. So far, I think the S has seen more use than my X by 20:1. Granted, I have a day job, the kids don't, but I think it's safe to say that the market for such a device is clearly not the die hard gaming set but the 8-18s. Game Pass has proven to be huge in my household, and the kid sit on a couch 6-10 feet away so they couldn't care less if its 1440p or 1080p vs 4K.
What they have noticed is that it's faster, Quick Resume is awesome (when it works), and the whole thing is infinitely snappier than the old XB1X was.
Re: Video: Gears 5's Next-Gen Upgrade Looks Stunning On Xbox Series X
I suspect YouTube's impotent compression makes the differences quite a bit less impressive than they are in real life. I went through this with XBox One X as well.
Re: Xbox Boss Suggests PS5 Represents A Heavy Financial Investment
I already bought a Series X for myself but Game Pass has made it very easy to justify a Series S for the rest of the family (why yes, I really am that selfish!).
Seriously though, I make a very decent living but the randomness and uncertainty of 2020 has made finances quite a bit more conservative than in years past. I appreciate Microsoft taking note and responding accordingly.
Re: Pick One: Which Is Your Favourite Watch Dogs Game?
I'm holding off on Legion until next week when my XSX arrives but love both 1&2, having beat 2 about 2 weeks after it came out. I only finished the original Watch Dogs last week and ended up enjoying it quite a bit, even though I ignored it for about 5 years. Both are great, 2 just felt more polished (and a bit more silly at times).