Porridge2215

Beyond Good & Evil 2 ?

As an Xbox fan, but owner of the main 3 consoles, and 3070ti gaming pc, is it wrong for me to say that this is the first time I've thought of getting the PS5 'Pro', just got this game?
As context, the PS5 hasn't been touched in 18 months...
Don't hate me...

I faded after the.... reset (!?) , having to start again with that shop I never really liked...
Will return to it, but too much on atm

I definitely prefer the modern ones from Odyssey. Played all the originals. Everyone reeld that mirage was back to basics.
Although it was very good, the main selling point of Assassin's Creed for me was the modern person going into the chamber to be transported back, to one of their ancestors, and when, why and where they were doing that, but it was completely missing from mirage!

I promise this is the last post on this, I've got carried away, sorry.
more AiChat stuff
could you write a limerick for me about how AI should NOT have been used by microsoft to create an image to use on twitter, and how it may have affected real artists?

In Microsoft's bid for Twitter fame,
AI-generated art came, oh what a shame!
Real artists now wary,
Their work seemed secondary,
For their craft, respect should claim.

"that was great, can you specify the impact on real artists though?"
Certainly! The use of AI-generated images by Microsoft on Twitter could have a significant impact on real artists. By relying on AI for image creation, it diminishes the value and recognition of the artistic skills, expertise, and creative efforts of human artists. This could potentially lead to marginalized opportunities for real artists, as their unique abilities are overshadowed by AI's convenience and accessibility. The authenticity and human touch that real artists bring to their work may be undervalued or even disregarded, creating challenges in maintaining a thriving artistic ecosystem. It is essential to balance technological advancements with the preservation and appreciation of human creativity and expertise.

i used https://deepai.org/chat/text-generator to create the previous post...
"can you suggest some text to use for a rant about how AI should NOT have been used by Microsoft to create an image to use on twitter"

Microsoft's use of AI to create an image for Twitter raises valid concerns regarding the potential ethical implications and the need for responsible AI development. By relying solely on AI-generated images, the authenticity and integrity of content can be compromised, leading to misinformation and the erasure of human creativity and expertise. It is crucial to prioritize transparency, accountability, and human involvement in the development and use of AI, rather than solely relying on automated processes that may not fully comprehend the nuanced complexities of human experiences.

AC Mirage tonight, too busy with drone yesterday for gaming. Trying to pick up courage for 2nd level of Aliens dark descent (pc)

Am really enjoying it, but a poll re "RPG of the last few games (origins, etc) vs return to roots" would have been interesting !
I see a place for both, hope they haven't abandoned the RPG for good, esp 'if' this one is a success.

After a feed into starfield NG+, I binged on Cocoon (brilliant!) And hope to start AC Mirage later. Should really prep for my job interview though...

Gee, didn't I read today or yesterday that players on Steam were into single figures - literally six people trying to play A4 player multiplayer game? I haven't been on game pass for the past year and hope that the player numbers are higher than on Steam.
Half guessing that if the bugs had been ironed out before release, and maybe Microsoft taking more care of the property as they alluded to (if I'm wording that correctly), then maybe it would not be in the state that it is in at the minute...
On saying that, well done to the development team for updates. Have to remember that Microsoft is not Sony, and does not give up easily on anything that may have had a bad start.
When I get back to joining game pass, once I get a job lol, then redfall is on my list !

I love Starfield, it's a real shame I don't find the time for the 'smaller' games these days, but guess/hope that the smaller games are slow burners, people WILL turn to them, and they WILL make their money, just... not yet...

I don't like it...

sorry of this was asked before, or if I'm just stupid/lazy/etc...
But can I stream games from my XSX instead of the actual game pass (which I don't have atm)
Or tell me how it can be done (ie what do I sideload) ?
thanks

Jes, handed notice yesterday, 6 weeks, so yes, lots of gaming time ahead, but also no rent money so that's me out on my ear...
(Yes, I'll look around and apply for other jobs, but struggled to get that job to begin with!)

Didn't notice a thing on LG c1, 55"... Dolby Vision recognised ok. Maybe just me

Lovely bit of kit, hope they continue to improve watch and app, some features not switched on yet (weather), eg could add daily steps taken to sync to the app.
But I wear it for show only!

Fat travel not very intuitive, good for making the big jumps, but when you do land and the screen is covered in blue destination dots it gets very confusing way too easy to end up at the wrong dot.
Also the loading screens just to go from inside a facility to outside just to speak to somebody to find out that you have to go back inside again.
I'm loving the plot and the freedom but it just doesn't seem held together very well. Maybe a better floor_arrow_system would be better, one without the scanner, and making your mission for purple specific place you need to go?

I pre-ordered the constellation edition as I fancy the watch. Not a touch screen but hey ho...
Shame there was no way of preloading it, especially with the patch.
As far as I know it's a digital download and not a disk

no back paddles, ps5 layout, no thanks

It made me smile when, after the headline on the front page, is "Fancy a try of the service? No...", (truncating "Now's a good time")
I thought "That's a bit bias !"

guessing the £££ will be pittance to the people making money streaming content, and lots will have a large enough following to pay for itself several times over

So play game pass games on Day 1 had sort of changed to Day 5 ? In a way... I understand the extra money is for some digital stuff, but, hmmm.
Not for me.
Joining game pass again after about 18 months, JUST to get this. If I can click the right option of course !

Have not been on xbox GP or GPU in, oh, a year, 18 months
busy on PC games since the 2nd hand 3070ti
but a quid to rejoin and, what, £12 a month, hmmmm... likely
THEN gonna wait til black Friday and use it to get 12months til the NEXT black Friday 2024, etc
That way, I'll save SOME money, AND pay the Green Team for Starfield (but probably little else game wise...)
At the very least, I'm not paying Sony to keep games off Xbox...

i love beth game in general but this seems so ambitious
cannot wait to play
am sure the 1000 includes dull, boring mine-only moons, but still
great show!!

glados everyone seemed to enjoy it ok. A halflife 3 announcement would have topped it off but hey-ho
seriously though, i enjoyed it, even if some games not for me, eg racing, city building, cell-shaded staff
biggest disappointment was " no indy"
but can starfield really be as good as it seems?
if it is, then the ps5 deficit could be reduced cocsiderably!!!!
hope you all had fun tonight

Am looking forward to this!

@InterceptorAlpha wish i had $2000 to not miss... seriously, if i had £20 (uk!) i'd be happy

they never got back the greatness of rewinding time in LiS, (or the sheer horror of the consequences changing the future ). All this other stuff, colours, etc doesnt cut it at all

Psy3 would make me get GPUlt for the 1st time in ... 14months or so. Been holding off for Starfield while I play a HUGE back catalogue, (XSX PC and NSW).
but wouldn't they use roman numerals "III" (3) instead of "XXX" (30) !?

I cheered when Phil came on at 34mins, lol

@Dezzy70 https://superlucky.me/should-we-pay-tax-on-prizes/
no tax on UK prizes, unless its a prize for your profession eg winning snooker, darts, golf etc

All these points are very good, but I still don't know what HFW is... Been out of the loop for too long

Worried to invest time/effort only for it to leave in 4 months and have to let it go (lol) or worse, buy it... Any microtransactions?

@Widey85 yep, no sympathy at all!
Get them to sign up to producing Horizon 1 and 2 for Xbox, fair swap
Not for the gamer, ever

I'm looking forward to A Plague Tale 2, first was a real unexpected treat. Still plenty in my back catalogue to play too

So Sony implement "NVVRR - Not Very Variable Refresh Rate", as it doesn't like to vary outside it's comfort range...

You've unlocked a skill in your skill tree.
Hold LB and assign it to get extra power for your Series S GPU.

@themightyant also, like real life, no matter how much you see and do, there is the fact that you only 'see and do' 0.0000000etc0001% of what there is to see and do.
It is a peaceful game, for me anyway, almost zen like, where you just accept that you can't see/do it all, but have to accept what you have seen, and try to be thankful for it.
Strange for a game to evoke such thoughts.
No 100% platinum here, not really.

Good thinking, MS will be profiting from sales of games and dlc on competing platforms. Win win

I must be missing something, what am I looking at? Doing the Xbox symbol - what?
Edit:
Oh I see now I was looking at the very first picture at the top of the story like an idiot, no hold on, surely the first picture should have been the Xbox symbol and not one of the guy looking at his phone

Even though I love 60fps, Always tempted by RT, I tend to stick with 30&RT, as you i) get a solid 30 unlike the old days of trying to maintain that 30 and ii) input lag - big improvements have been made this gen in the input pipeline to reduce lag from eg controller to 'GPU' (!) So that 30fps isn't as bad as it was.
(Search for input lag in next gen to find some stats saying it is half as much as last gen)
BTW, wonder if the RT supports VVR to go higher when it can (if that does not contradict (i) above !)

Wow just came in to comment I was excited by this, and some people are getting so... tense!
Thought I'd logged into eu##gam## by accident.
Let's keep it nice, please
(Half expecting a 'Who do you think you are, my mother?' reply...)

Merry Christmas everyone, I haven't posted as much this year, but nice to see some old faces popping up every so often

Psychonauts 2

Welcome to the party, everyone!

Can't believe I got pre-order at local Game at 3pm! Arrives Jan 22, before Christmas would have been nice, but ok, I can wait that long.
Worth the money for the novelty value, and enough space for snacks and cans for the man cave. Looks great

Had hoped to find no man's sky on here, just replaying it on xsx 4k etc, and inventory management is good, no issues, but would be better with kbm.
Ah well

Pretty much same here - spent about 2-hours trying to get the last figment, didn't help that some out of reach objects looked like figments!
Good they updated it though, let's hope they're now concentrating on on part 3... (Is it even announced yet?)