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@Deljo Just wait until you find out we're powered by Ryzen.

AMD just holding out the AI tier chops on y'all.

I know it isn't needed for me given my GPU already runs circles around the PS5 Pro.

@GamingFan4Lyf If there is something people less like than Microsoft store, it is the Blizzard launcher.

Only thing liked less is Epic Store.

So glad to no longer have to deal with a friend list that is 12000 people long and that's instead now strictly followers.

Like I've been saying for a couple years.

No need to make Xbox hardware when everything else is an Xbox.

I'd suspect one more gen of traditional Xboxes. Then either a mid-gen mobile, or the following generation switching to a mobile platform.

I remember saying they were going to do this, what, a year ago? Two years ago?

People thought it was crazy, now look where we are.

Death Stranding runs natively on iPhone.

I would have questions if it didn't run well.

Had it for years. Very frequently on sale too. It is a blast.

As much as I hate to say it, the key memories I have of these gen's consoles are pretty much all negative

Only positive thing was being able to secure two Series X preorders.

But even that, in hindsight, would have been better if I hadn't been able to. That way I could have seen the direction this generation was going before buying them.

Currently obsessed Batman Arkham Shadows and Metro Awakening.

Both VR titles.

Gonna be interesting playing Stalker after coming off of Metro.

They need to fix Warcraft 3 reforged first.

The game is an absolute mess. Embarrassing the state it has been in for years now.

@Fishticon That started around the time they started offloading support questions to Xbox Ambassadors.

Also around the time I quit with it. I was there to foster community, not be a free worker.

@Vordus You don't need it to come out, no. But when you look at it from outside the vacuum of yes or no to cancel, it is more sensible to release.

With how far the game was in development, it would be less detrimental to release and get something out of it instead of the bad press of canceling a marquee title.

And is one of the reasons you see it happen over and over in today's industry.

Just about the best Monster Hunter to date.

@WEB_78O Ah, so you have nothing to contribute aside from a lack of business acumen? Alrighty then. Have a nice day.

@WEB_78O If that is the case please provide information to the contrary.

@Vordus
That will vary depending on jurisdiction.

For example, Lamp Lighters League was $22 million that was written off.

In the US, provided they have the documentation to show the amount is reasonable, they can most definitely write it off as an expense on the 1120 form.

@Ryu_Niiyama I corrected the comment. Going back and rereading, I was attributing someone else's comment to you.

@Ryu_Niiyama And that is perfectly fine. There's nothing wrong with you not wanting DLC for a good game just like there's nothing wrong with me for wanting a good game to have DLC. I'd rather buy a game once and buy a dozen DLCs than to buy multiple releases.

That being said, f they don't release DLC it is because they do not feel the cost of producing it is worth what they'd make back.

At the end of the day that is the only thing that fuels such a decision for a game managed by a board.

@GamingFan4Lyf this does not mean to sound facetious so I apologize if so. What generation was this? Only time that really ever applied was pre internet games.

Once we got to early internet days, they definitely were expected.

The amount of begging for them on message boards when the likes of say Diablo or Warcraft dropped was wild.

I was personally part of a huge forum on requests for the rumored Warcraft 3 expansion that eventually turned into 2003's The Frozen Throne.

When Morrowind came out, despite no prior Elder Scrolls having DLC, expansions were one of the most pined for things.

Few things were more exciting when the latest RPG or RTS dropped with their "battle chest" that included all DLC and often a strategy guide. And sometimes other goodies.

@Ryu_Niiyama

Thanking fans is general PR. Most developers do. Even those of the ill-fated Concorde. So that's hardly a metric to go by

Witcher 3 told a complete story and still had DLC. The DLC was harolded as better than the base game itself. As was Phantom Liberty, but the bas egame had a washboard of issues, so we'll ignore that one lol. The original Dragon Age did as well. So unfortunately cannot agree on this point.

If a game does well, a developers supports it. They don't abandon it.

And I don't know about you, but if a game is good and I like it, I definitely want more. Not to be told, sorry no DLC. But at least they had the decency to let people down at the beginning unlike Spiderman.

@Ryu_Niiyama Where did you get that? You don't normally cut off DLC from a game that is doing well.

Marketing was completely botched by GameStop's magazine shutting down.

Then you had the articles about the low preorders for the game.

None of which point to anything particularly promising.

Of course not. They expect it to do poorly. They just needed it out the door for a tax break.

And that's honestly no surprise as Dragon Age has maintained being a one hit wonder. How they've release as many bad games after the first was so good, I'll never understand.

@sikthvash Ah wait. Yes, I forgot the PSVR2 has eye tracked FOVeated rendering on PS5.

That'll do it.

What weird is PSVR2 is running at 60FPS and it is rendering the game twice. Once for each eye.

So how isn't the PS5 capable of 120 on it? All I can figure is meow beautifying effects then have turned on for the non VR version.

That said, this is a slow paced game. The place 120fps would have been important is the PSVR2 side to smooth jerky movements when you inevitably get spooked in game.

I really do enjoy you keep this list up.

Thank you.

No four player, split screen Zombies, no buy.

@Fenbops Right along the same time people realize Phil has been a figure head with no real control for a while now.

Was obvious when Microsoft started stripping his power back during the backwards compatibility program. Then further solidified by him no longer really discussing things outside of Microsoft sanctioned interviews.

I wonder if experimenting with mouse on sticks is a prelude to gyro support.

Thought at this point I'm honestly running out of hope for it.

@Markatron84 There was no reason to assume to begin. The legal paperwork shows Sony owns Helldivers and has for years.

This is funny to me because I pack my Xbox up every other week for a gaming night. The drink of choice? Mostly SoCo. 😂

I would not expect it after how Microsoft has handled his projects.

That's a pretty decent jump from the 720p it did run at.

I know I personally skipped it because I wanted more 3D Prince of Persia.

Like Ninja Gaiden, the OG's are fantastic. But the 3D generation of them was just damn fine that I don't really have any interest in any PoP games that aren't similar.

@Kloppo I want a new one. But with how bad they botched Conviction and Blacklist, I don't know I want another Splinter Cell unless the IP changes hands.

Last thing I want is for them to do to it what they did to Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.

Well imma destroy this.

I still need to pick up the PC version so I can play the game maxed out since they won't update the Xbox release.

I hope this is a slam dunk for GSC and Microsoft mimic the conditions for other studios.

Sans active combat area, before someone makes the sour joke.

I've thought about the console wraps. But thay would also require me take my external HDD off the side of my Xbox which would just be too inconvenient with how much I travel with it.

They gotta do a tear down of the controller to confirm a gyro or not.

So no updated controller with gyro like was rumored?

Well that is disappointing.

I guess it is time to go third party. Even if that means giving up my chat pad.

@everynowandben PC supports gyro input. Not Xbox.

If you want all of those things on a PC controller, those already exist.

@everynowandben

Because Xbox does not support gyros currently.

Closest you will get is:
https://www.powera.com/p/fusion/controllers/wireless/fusion-pro-wireless-controller-for-xbox-with-lumectra-xbgp0278-01/

I definitely suggest getting it for VR instead of you have access.

Already have it.

Seems like Dead Money from New Vegas in space and I'm here for it.

And this is coming from one that played Dead Money for the first time this year. Though that extends to all of New Vegas, if we wanna be technical.

@Bionic-Spencer
And that's to say nothing of Oblivion which set the future of all Bethesda games. Reducing TES to mind numbing simplicity both in plot and gameplay. This continued into Fallout 3, as well as Skyrim.

It is honestly insulting to TES how they handedled both Mehrunes Dagon and Alduin despite how big of deals they were prior. And don't even get me started on the borderline insulting writing of the Skyrim Civil War which was written with all the nuance of a 12 year old.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner FFS. That's what I get for not actually digging.

Thanks for the heads up.

What happened to the days that everyone just stuck to the handle they made, any hate they got be damned?

I'm sounding like a geriatric now.

@Sifi Shattered Space only has 4 reviews from "critics" which seems to be the one you're interested. Concord has 46. Over a 10x difference.

You'll need to wait until more reviews are there because 4 is hardly a sample.

@Sifi Are you referring the scre that matters on metacritic, user score, which shows or 7.2 vs 1.7?

Or are you talking about the critics score, that only has 4 reviews for Shattered space while Concord has over 10x the reviews at 46?

Seems like a fairly disingenuous comment.

And this is from someone that is well known for pointing out Xbox's faults. Much to the chagrin of some here.

@NEStalgia Honestly sad to see. That Xbox edition Quest still confused me. I guess if you want black like the old Rifts.
To gh I guess had it been out when I got mine, I would have opted for the back version too.

The leg up they could have by providing native support for a wireless HMD would at least be nice.

I will say though, I use Virtual Desktop a lot to play 2D steam games like Foxhole on a movie theater screen. I've found myself using it over my 1440p/144hz monitor. 😬

I wouldn't be surprised after the last Meta inference where they were discussing the Quest having a direct line through Windows.

Still waiting on that partnership to bring VR to Xbox. But doubt that will ever come.

No interest on it.

If they had done something actually worthwhile I, such as a seamless game world, I would have

Instead they just released the OG, with a fresh coat of paint. Godawful loading screens and all.