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My Series X isn't plugged in to a 4K TV at the minute so performance for me. It will be plugged in to a 4K TV in the new year and then I will dabble with both.

We've reached the point where people are scalping fridges. Just nuke us all now and start again.

I can see the future headline now.
"Group of kids arrested after setting up a cockfighting ring in the suburbs after copying a video game."

If football was like that in real life there'd be no violence or racism as everyone would be laughing too much.

Not sure why Sony pay for timed exclusives. When you see that a multiplatform game comes out and 80+% of sales are on PlayStation you feel like they are wasting their money.
I have PS5 and Series X and I will wait until it is on the Series X as that is the game's console home.

@BionicDodo Definitely agree with you there. Got a Series X at launch but after failing for months to get a PS5 I got one within 2 weeks after signing up for stock alerts.

@robe Me too. Most of the XP I get when I play multiplayer games is the taking part XP. Hopefully this new system doesn't put us rubbish players off playing multiplayer. The good players need some cannon fodder.

I barely take photos in the real world, mainly because I take bad photos. If they still went to get developed they would be covered in stickers giving advice.

That design would look good on some pyjamas.

@Senua @TJ81 I would say playing on Game Pass means quality should be your main driver for playing a game anyway. If you are buying a game then replayability on a short game would come into effect perhaps depending on the cost.

@jarvismp The first sentence tells you that not everyone is buying it. Game Pass is there for people to play these "trash" 'games' without any monetary loss if they don't enjoy it.
Seems that some people are enjoying the game so as long as it isn't making you lose sleep at night then let them carry on.
They just need to put a comprehensive warning on the game and not change their vision for it. It's like they are selling out if they change the game to appeal to a wider audience.
This is the sort of advertising money can't buy though so the cynic in me thinks maybe it was intentional.

I wouldn't buy a controller with the face on of someone I know never mind a "celebrity" or a celebrity.

The more important question is how much are they going to charge for this so they can wring a few more pennies out of the game because it hasn't made enough already.

I own it but have never played it. Surely anyone who wants it has bought it by now anyway with all the sales it's had.

So what they are saying is that people want to play as real world teams in football games rather than the Uranus All Stars or Jupiter Banana Skins. I'd pick the Jupiter Banana Skins over a real world team any day of the week in a game that was free to play. Charge for the licensed skins for people that want that.

Fruit Ninja is better than Halo Infinite as it has better fruit physics.

Silent Hill 2 takes top spot on the podium. If we have to stick to second parts then Burnout 2 although 3 was better still, and Mercenaries 2 would round out my top 3 sequels.

I'm not really fussed if it is a straight up remake but will buy it anyway in the hope they do more with the franchise.

When you've been shot in the face in one game, you've been shot in the face in them all.
You need something to help you stick out from the crowd to make you try being shot in the face again. This looks like it doesn't have that.

@ralphdibny I would but I bought a mini fridge instead.

@thenewguy I buy speakers he recommends though!

Maybe the install size is meant to use up more space limiting your options for other games so you are more likely to play the game and hopefully spend some money.

@AgentGuapo I have a feeling some of them would have kicked their own grandparents in the head if they looked at them funny. Clearly no thought going on in their heads. They are probably perfectly fine on a normal day but once a football match is on they just turn their brain off for a few hours.

After seeing the behaviour of football "fans" this weekend I believe they could raise the price of the game even more and most of those people would gladly pay it as there is clearly very little going on upstairs when football is involved.

@LtSarge I meant does anyone base their buying habits on influencers? He may be enjoyable to watch but do you buy stuff he tells you to?

Does anyone above school age actually pay attention to influencers?

At least we have the videos of them on YouTube for now. Until they realise that’s the place the creator can make money from them.
Soon they’ll be closing real world locations where Bond films have been made as people can pretend they are James Bond walking through these areas.

Can you rearrange the letters and make a cool acronym? GLIBTAQ+. Rolls off the tongue a bit easier or, forgive my naiveté, is it wrong to rearrange the order?
This is yet more hollow marketing talk as I can't see them cutting players when they make homophobic remarks amongst many others online. They should, but the narrow-minded dollar is more important.

@LtSarge Fair enough. I thought if the kids I know had moved on already then others would have too. Not really my thing so don't follow it that much.

Will it arrive too late though? Aren't people already getting a little bored of it or are the "influencers" being paid enough to keep it alive?

The woman presenting scared me. She looked like she was auditioning for a part as The Joker the whole time.

My rewards point balance is ready to add more games to the backlog.

These people get free stuff all the time. Everybody knows it. Don't advertise the stuff you are giving them that the general public can't buy. It would negative press for any company surely.

I thought influencers were to there to persuade people who can't make informed decisions buy stuff or convince people their life isn't worth living unless they copy the influencer. They can't persuade someone to buy something that isn't available for purchase.
Talking of influence, seeing the rainbow has got me wanting some Lucky Charms.

"Customising your character is also a blast". Unless I can replace my arms and legs with sausages and head with a plane I am not interested. I want my character to look stupid otherwise I get bored within 30 seconds of creating characters.

@Chaotic_Goat I always find scores are nonsense. The description can be about the same in reviews and one person gives it a 6 and one an 8 (out of 10). Reviews are very subjective and you have to navigate the descriptions to see if it is your cup of tea.

@everynowandben 2/3 is bad though really. Although when I was at school if you got 60% in a test in class the you got a lunch time detention which I always thought was harsh. Same people every time in detention so clearly it wasn't working.

A lot of people would be happy with 65/100 in an exam. It's like B at A Level isn't it?

@eduscxbox The Netflix of Xbox's Netflix of games. NoXNog. Quick trademark it.

@FatalBubbles Everyone is different. If you only play AAA titles you end up with a drought so you either have to own more than one console or play some smaller titles. The main draw of Game Pass is the AAA games but you have to have variety on there to cater for as broad an audience as possible.

@FatalBubbles Halo sold me the OG Xbox. Gears of War sold me a 360. Rise of the Tomb Raider sold me a One. Game Pass plus quick resume and improvements to older games sold me a Series X. Lot of indie games on Game Pass are higher on my list than Halo Infinite so I appreciate his marketing spiel.

The Surge Duo is actually more expensive than the two separate in the UK. Unless there is some hidden DLC in the duo you are better off buying them individually.

Hopefully there will be a lot more first party games on the service to keep people subscribed once their promotions run out. You can still get the EA play codes on offer for about £15-16 so still a bit of a saving plus you can get Game Pass with the reward points so not as expensive for a full year as you would think.

Are our minds going to be blown or are we just going to be mildly indifferent to another pretty tech showcase following a game formula already played out thousands of times?

CEO and CFO promoting their products to help them buy bigger boats is all I see here.

@InterceptorAlpha I must keep my house at too low a temperature. I always have to slice it off and wait for it to melt on toast. Seen "hacks" online where people use a vegetable peeler for this purpose so it isn't just me. The people who use the phrase must have houses well over 25°C. My grandma used to put it by the fire about 30 minutes before mealtimes so it would spread.

Why do people refer to frame rates being buttery smooth? Butter is usually hard and nigh on impossible to spread unless melted slightly. Margarine is easier to spread. I want the term margariney smooth to be used from now on.

@JustinSane Pretty much the same thought process as me. The games seems like it has been on my radar almost as long as Cyberpunk 2077. Not so hyped so should have better launch.

@101Force My OCD doesn't follow sensible suggestions. I always quite liked the look of these games.

Need the first one on Game Pass. My OCD won't let me start on the sequel.