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Can you use the Steam Deck with a tv, like you can with the Switch? I’d seriously consider getting it if you could. There’s plenty of PC games I’d like to play without having to get a proper gaming capable PC. Plus I’d use it to play Xbox games via xCloud while out and about too.

@Steel76 I agree with you, Back 4 Blood runs and looks fantastic but it’s just missing something(s) that made Left 4 Dead great and the game we know and love, I just can’t put my finger on what it is though.

I called it from an article about this from Monday, only I mentioned that the trilogy using the RAGE engine from GTA V. I’ve got about £30 worth of Microsoft Reward points I was gunna put towards BF 2042 but I think I’ll put it towards this if it turns out to be true. If not then towards GTA V next-gen upgrade, I’d be shocked if that was free to current owners.

@notleks_ Are you watching those videos on a 4K device? Until the game releases and your playing it on an Xbox Series X or PC with Ultra settings on either a 4K HDR tv/monitor, only then you’ll notice the real difference.

I honestly don’t get the hype surrounding this game, I mean what sets it apart from the rest in the genre?

I’ve already completed the game and unlocked all the achievements but I’ll be downloading this again just to check out the raytracing and may even play through the entire game again now I have the Xbox Wireless Headset.

Just imagine Rockstar have taken all these years since the release GTA V to make the GTA trilogy (3, VC & SA) to play and look exactly like GTA V. I’d be ecstatic but I doubt that’d happen if I’m being realistic. If not those then I’d love the Max Payne trilogy.

Back 4 Blood is Left 4 Dead 3 in all but name and that’s not a bad thing? I’d say that’s the best thing we could hope for.

Jim Ryan: “Putting games into a subscription model on day one, for us, just doesn't make any sense,”

Really Jim? 🤔

@VenomousAlbino He does say “let’s go finish this fight” when asked to do u-turn. He says a few other comments like when reaching a destination. I think I’ll be using this app from now on 😁

I’m only on the second main mission so I hope ray tracing gets added to the Series versions sooner rather than later.

@redd214 Have you already tried increasing the font size in the settings? Bumping it up to 21 should definitely be big enough as I’ve currently got it on 14 and I’m also playing on a 55” TV.

There’s been a couple of times where I’d fly over a football stadium and the 3D model hasn’t loaded, all of a sudden I’m free falling from 100K feet and the stadium has loaded properly but again I’m free falling if I fly anywhere near the stadium. Hope that has been fixed as well as some graphical glitches like black outlines on the ground with multi coloured textures.

I’ve flown over my area which is a newly built estate from just over 2 years ago, as I found it, it was still under early construction, the foundations of my house wasn't even started! I then went to my old address and my old house wasn’t there, it was a random area that doesn’t exist with buildings that aren’t even there. Also there’s too much use of trees in this game. I really hope the game gets updated from time to time with new satellite images for new areas.

I’ve noticed some glitches like flying over St James Park in Newcastle then suddenly I’m being catapulted into the air. Also some bridges near Tyne Bridge that are flat models are underwater. When flying close to the ground anywhere in the game the flat blurry models and textures are shockly bad but considering the scope and size of the game world, the entire Earth no less, I guess it’s expected and no surprise. I sound like I don’t like the game when I’m fact I absolutely love it.

@FraserG @Darylb88 Yeah I’m now downloading all five of the world updates as someone from the other article suggested. I did think it looked pretty bare bones as soon as I jumped straight into the world map on free flight mode but hopefully these world updates will make difference!

@SteveButler2210 Thanks for letting us know about having to manually install the world updates on our own. As I posted in the other MSFS article, I was flying through New York City and the detail on the Statue of Liberty looked very flat as does the football stadiums around the UK like Old Trafford and St James Park were just flat burly models!

So I just did a low fly-by over New York City and noticed as I approached One World Trade Centre the game forced my plane to climb and fly over the tower. It’s a nice touch to prevent people trying to fly something like a 747 into it.

Also the hand-crafted landmarks models of Old Trafford, St James Park, Statue of Liberty etc are all currently just flat models, as if it has not yet been updated?

I’m currently in the game’s menu then after pressing next it has took me to the ‘installation manager’ screen which has been checking for updates for the last 5 minutes and there’s still no change…

My internet speed is all over the place. I’m currently at 80% with 200+Mbps then suddenly dropping to nothing then back up to 200+Mbps. The game must really be popular for this to be happening.

I’m glad I’m with Virgin broadband with it running 150+Mbps, I feel for those with Sky/BT and other slower internet providers.

Yep same as others, I’ve just got the 27GB update prompt.

I’m still getting the ‘thank you for being excited’ etc message. I bet it’s going to be like this for the rest of the night.

Still way too expensive to me, knock another £100 off so it’s £79.99 then I’d consider it.

I’ve been using Xbox Live since the beginning over 18 years ago and I’ve not once had one of these free gift cards. I know they are sent out randomly but still it’s quite a kick in the teeth to those of us who have been loyal for a long time.

4pm seriously? That could not be a worse time for me as the wife finishes work by then, I’ll have to do the kids tea, the tv will be getting used by them and to top it all off I’m working a night shift. Looks like I’ll be waiting till Wednesday morning to take to the skies.

@sixrings Afraid you’ve missed out on an amazing sale for WRC 9 back in April when it was £3.19!

It’s currently downloading right now for me. I’m honestly looking more forward to this than even Halo Infinite. What’s to stop Asobo/MS releasing this to play right now? I know it not due till 27th but the game is ready to be played today so why we waiting?

Phil get on the blower to Joe Winter and get this game added to Game Pass.

I’ll definitely be trying out the Fifa 22 trial but won’t actually buy the full game till it’s around £15 next year. Which version will be available with the trial, Xbox One or Series X/S?

NetherRealm and TT Games to Phil and Microsoft:

I can wait another year to play this, at least we will eventually get to play this and future Arkane games unlike those on PlayStation unless they play on Xbox or PC.

UFC 4 still isn’t added to Game Pass as of yet.

@JetmanUK I’m the same I wouldn’t like Microsoft to stop making Xbox consoles either. If that did ever happen then I’d just have a PlayStation console.

Doom 3 for me. Like JayJ has already said, it’s unique compared to all the others due it being a slower paced horror game with an emphasis on exploration rather than mindlessly blasting demons. Plus I love games where at the beginning everything seems fine while exploring and interacting with npc before it hits the fan. There’s a few games like that such as Half Life, The Last of Us and others I can’t think of off the top off my head.

If true then this is a day one purchase for me. Hopefully it gets optimised for Series X/S with some lovely ray tracing effects.

I would like to see the price of this but I’m already wanting an LG CX by the end of July. Anyone have any idea when they’ll be discontinued? I really don’t want to miss out as the new Samsung Neo TVs are too pricey as I’m after a 65”

I’ll be pre-ordering one when I can but I’m expecting it’ll be no less than £250, maybe even £300 but I wouldn’t pay more than that.

@phoenix Are you seriously passing on a game just because you don’t like it’s soundtrack? That makes absolutely no sense to me at all 🤨

@mousieone UltimateOtaku91 will only say Flight Sim is a “niche game” but that “niche game” happens to be one of the most anticipated games I’m looking forward to. There’s no other game out there that recreates the entire earth in such detail, where you can literally fly over your own home.

It’s an A from me. I thought it was a fantastic showing, lots of games coming to Game Pass that adds to it’s already incredible value.

I see a lot of negative people saying they were underwhelmed, if that show didn’t excite you at all then I seriously think you should take up a new hobby. There was a lot of variety of games on show with a lot coming out in the next few months. No big surprises? Redfall didn’t surprise anyone? Sure it was all cgi but a new IP nevertheless.

Nothing in that sale for me that either interest me or that I haven’t already played/own. I’ve got a £5 gift from MS rewards so I’m going to put that towards Just Die Already. Looks like a fun game for me and my son to co-op on.

June 15th seems more likely which falls on a Tuesday. Games traditionally release on either a Tuesday or Friday whereas July 20th is on a Sunday so that seems unlikely. I’d be over the moon if it gets announced at E3 that it’s releasing next week on Tuesday.

Buying a game twice is one thing but 3 times? Usually I’d never buy the same game 3 times but GTA V will be the only exception. I’m really hoping for 60fps.

@Dezzy70 I still have my reservations about OLED with burn-in, faded pixels etc but it’s the price that is the deciding factor with the 65” being around £1,700. If I do get it I’ll be getting burn-in cover. I’d rather have the new Neo QLED but I wouldn’t settle for less than the flagship 4K and the 65” is £3,000 that’s too much for a tv for me.

Good luck trying to get a hold of these China, your gunna need it.

Hopefully I’ll be able to check out how good this Dolby Vision is as long as the LG CX isn’t discontinued in the next few months!

@Bartig I can confirm that this plays on Xbox One S, I watched my son play it earlier, so it’s not just a Series X/S game like The Medium.

DVDs will cease to exist in the near future. I honestly couldn’t say the last time I bought or used a dvd. The majority of people these days will be using Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Spotify etc.

Sony now doing deals to prevent games being put on Game Pass but not put it on PS Now? I know it’s a rumour for now but if it’s true, how pathetic of Sony. No worries thought as I’ll just rent it for Series X instead ☺️

@FraserG You can now change the ray tracing back to yes for Observer: System Redux now that it has been recently patched.

@JoakimZ How typical just when I bought it for £7.99 yesterday but I don’t think anyone would of thought it would of gone on this week’s sale after a massive price drop. I honestly thought it was a pricing error at £7.99 that’s why I bought it straight away. The Deluxe Edition is £23.39 in the sale too.