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The AVR I use is a Sony AVR and its hdmi 2.1, and I plug the xbox into the AVR and not the TV, which is the best way (if your equipment supports it) I also plug my ps5 and switch directly into the Sony AVR. My TV is a LG C2 OLED

I guess the people experiencing audio lag is because they are not doing this and are using an older hdmi AVR over eARC

I commented on the DF youtube piece aswell, but I get absolutely no perceivable lag what so ever when using my Dolby Atmos Home Theater Set up.

Audio can be a fiddly and tricky thing to set up correctly and it took me a while to get everything spot on.

The campaign of quake 2 has always been glorious

You cant really compare the Metacritic to Zelda (for example) as one has over 140 reviews and the other 14.

While I am sure Baldur's Gate 3 is a truly exceptional game, we should wait until all the relevant information is in, before comparing

I like the rumble on the dualsence (and joycons), but the triggers are horrible for playing difficult games (as I do alot) they get in the way and make it harder to play. The worst sin a controller can commit

Not only that, but on my first dualsence the LT broke and went floppy, and just the other week when finishing the platinum for Ragnarok, on the replacement controller the LT and RT are floppy and broken. They are not well made at all, build quality is shocking

Luckily last week the dualsence and ps5 were on sale, so I got a bit of a deal on a starlight blue replacement. Cant see it lasting more than a year at most.

@JokerBoy422 It's a direct port with the only additions being added languages. It's exactly what people are already playing on xbox via back compat

Charging $50 on PS and Switch is a sick joke, they deserve better. Rockstar are a shambles and their fall from grace has been spectacular

"Nobody really wants to think of that when you start making your game, when everything is possible"

That is a wild statement to say. Everything is not possible, even on a series x/ps5 or a 4090. No wonder games perform so badly if that is the attitude towards game development.

Its like nobody learned anything from Cyberpunk at all

I wonder how long their E3 show will be next year. We got between 1.5-2 hours this year with just Microsoft x Bethesda.

With Microsoft x Bethesda x ABK, I imagine its going to be a very long one

This just popped up on my Google news feed and thought it was appropriate:

Baldurs gate 3 dev does not believe Series S holds back gaming

Link: https://tech4gamers.com/baldurs-gate-3-xbox-series-s-hold-back/?fbclid=IwAR0zunxApa4ofoSiDrcsODkTc9jO5d3-kNuHvbQymL6qVA5kS_k-Z7AYKu0

"I think it’s an okay proposition to say we have two devices, we want compatibility across the devices.”

“To answer your question, it just defines parameters within which you have to develop and there are ways of doing that.

“They just take development efforts."

They liken the Series S to developing on PC is the short version.

"The PC platform has always offered a similar dilemma due to new graphics cards every two years, and the Xbox Series S is no different. According to Swen Vincke, Larian Studios does not have enough resources to work on all versions simultaneously."

The studio is just too small, it's more a dev issue than a hardware limitation

@Kevw2006 Thanks for the info, I had never heard of that.

I am not sure why anyone would say all versions should be delayed, that makes no sense. Just release each version as and when its ready.

@Kevw2006 The issue with Football Manager was that Sony did not send them any dev kits, so they could not make a Playstation version.

"because to make games for a platform, you need a dev kit. To get a dev kit, the platform holder have to want the game on the platform. We spoke with Sony, we have no dev kits. We spoke with Microsoft, they sent them to us."
— Miles Jacobson (@milesSI)

source: https://www.gfinityesports.com/football-manager/football-manager-playstation-coming-to-ps4-ps5-devkits-news/

I am not a developer I admit, but I cant help but think this is more an issue with the developer, over the Series S console itself.

We have seen much more technologically challenging games come out on the series s, with no issues.

Just sounds like a poorly optimised game

@Cashews most retro enthusiasts i know of rip their owned games to use on emulators, so they are not stealing/illegal or breaking the law

The quality of illegally downloaded roms is shocking usually

As an owner of the xbox series x, steam deck and a rog ally this is great news. One of my favourite things about xbox is how you can acess gamepass etc in various methods.

If my wife wants the 65inch OLED, i can jump on a handheld and continue gaming. If my kids are using a handheld I can use my phone as a last ditch effort to get some gaming time in.

Being a parent is so over rated! Lol

We really need to stop with these constant remasters and remakes. It's getting silly now

It's plays the games I want to play, so it's fine. It's a dashboard, it's hardly ever used at all. All 3 consoles have dashboards that are fine

Think it looks ok. Not like i spend much time on any of the consoles UIs. All 3 are fine. Usually im spending most of my time actually playing games. The dashboard is really not that important. Talk about an over reaction by some of you lol its been pretty funny to read to be honest

I had mentioned the supply issues with series x previously, but a few people didn't believe me for some reason, even though the evidence was obvious the whole time.

It was not surprising at all that they mentioned the issue themselves at their E3 presentation.

They need to do better

It does look pretty good, but it's a Ubisoft game and I have not really liked a game they for many years

@BrilliantBill was just a sarcastic comment as 343 have a history of hiring people who actually dislike the franchise, as one of the old managers that has now been let go, thought that was a good idea, for some reason

Cod was always going to remain on PlayStation, from day 1 the deal was announced.

Profit from COD will help fund gamepass expansion.

Wow 343 are finally hiring people who like Halo. What a crazy idea

@Banjo- looking back my initial post was worded poorly, sorry about that. I wrote appeal instead of extension.

my personal guess for the chances the ninth circuit grants an extension before 11:59 is 35%

@Banjo- the court of appeal motion was submitted 2 hours after judge Corley denied the appeal, 7pm PT yesterday.

The FTC wants the Ninth Circuit Court to grant emergency relief to extend the temporary restraining order until when the appeals court can rule on the preliminary injunction decision. If granted, this will block the deal from closing.

If the Ninth Circuit Court doesn’t grant an extension before 11:59PM PT today then Microsoft is free to close the deal over the weekend or early next week.

This is still an ongoing thing

@Banjo- the presiding judge almost always denies the appeal motion, they always back their own decision (obviously, or they would not have made it)

Now Judge Corley has denied the appeal, it will now go to the Court of Appeal and a 3 judge panel will decide

Usually this takes alot longer than 1 day, that's the big unknown in this current situation. Will they reject the appeal, will they grant a short extension to the TRO to allow the appeal court to properly look at it, or will they side with the FTC and kill the merger.

The FTCs gameplan in my opinion seems to revolve around confusion, hence the many points in their appeal motion. Usually in appeals they stick to one or two big points, and hammer them home so there is no doubt or confusion. The FTC have took a scattergun approach in the hope of confusing the appeal judges, and therefore them granting the appeal to allow for more time on thr subject. It's a risky play.

Taking an educated guess I would say there is a 65% chance the appeal is denied, and a 35% chance the appeal is granted. A little over 50/50. We should have a clearer view of the deal by the end of the day West Coast time

I predict the appeal in thr USA has a 65% chance of being denied and 35% chance thr appeal is granted. Just a little under 50/50.

The FTCs main weapon will be confusion, hence the many points of appeal. Usually you stick to one or two rock solid issues and drill them home so there is no doubt at all you are correct. Not the scattergun approach the FTC have took.

Confusion can win as a tactic for appeal, as the judges only have a few hours to decide.

Today should be interesting.

The CMA I honestly have no idea what it means. Maybe they have a gentleman's agreement to close. If not, I can't see the deal closing this weekend or Monday.

A short 6 week extension to the merger agreement seems more likely, if the CMA have signalled they are likely to approve the new concessions. But who knows at this point lol

They had to appeal first to the judge who presided over the case, Judge Corley. That is the only way. They can't appeal to anyone else.

Judges usually say no to the motion (obviously, judges always stand by their decision) which then sends it to the appeal panel of judges. Which will consist of 3 judges. Corley has already denied the appeal.

They will determine the fate of the deal Friday.

It's hard to put a number of it, but I would guess 65% appeal denied, 35% granted.

An appeal is never black and white, and the risk is never zero.

The main area the FTC may prevail in is confusion, hence so many lines of appeal. Usually the FTC would narrow down an appeal to one of two major points, to increase the chance of success. That's why I think they are trying to confuse the appeal court, in hope of them granting aTRO or PI, so the appeals court can take a closer/longer look.

I would guess the appeals court will see thru that tactic. But it's not guaranteed. Nothing is when law and courts are involved.

Later today should be interrsting

It's tail time!

Looks like the CMA are backing down already and have asked for a stay of litigation to try and settle this without the CAT.

"In a further development today, Microsoft president Brad Smith has said the FTC's decision has prompted it and the CMA to agree that a "stay of litigation" is now "in the public interest" - sparking further hope for Microsoft of a breakthrough on these shores.

"After today's court decision in the US, our focus now turns back to the UK," Smith said today in a statement shared to Eurogamer. "While we ultimately disagree with the CMA's concerns, we are considering how the transaction might be modified in order to address those concerns in a way that is acceptable to the CMA.

In order to prioritise work on these proposals, Microsoft and Activision have agreed with the CMA that a stay of the litigation in the UK would be in the public interest and the parties have made a joint submission to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to this effect."

CMA are going to agree to remedies and it will be a big win for the UK regulator. This is what the FTC should have done the whole time but unfortunately ideology got in the way

It would not suprise me if after this, the FTC dropped their trial in August, as no matter what, they need a federal judge to side with them.

The FTC does not have the power to block or divest, a federal court does.

It's a really bad day for the FTC, especially as they failed on every one of their points. It's also a really bad day for the CMA, who now have no support from any regulator or judge around the world

Whatever the decision of the judge, I will back her. Throughout the whole process she seemed a very intelligent lady, and seemed switched on and asking alot of the right questions. She seemed to have a fairly decent understanding of the industry, more so than alot of the lawyers.

Iv made a point of keeping off PX and PS this last week as its been toxic from all sides. Il be taking another break until the decision, just wanted to give my thoughts on the Judge.

Approve or deny the motion, il back her decision 100%. Now we wait.

Xbox didn't seem to mind when they gave San Diego development kits before release.

Come on Jim, do us fellow Geordies proud, sign the deal and end this

Last time I played Quake 2 was on the 360. Great game

Nobody likes a price increase. Think its the wrong move. Trying to gain market share is hard enough without it. Bit stupid to be honest.
I think it's wild that getting my ps5 and series x on launch day actually saved me money. Usually being an earlier adaptor costs a premium, not this time

MGS1 looks really rough in the video

No Xbox one or PS4 version is really stupid when its coming to the switch

On a personal level, psvr1 is still the worst purchase I ever made due to the sickness. I was super hyped for VR, until i actualy purchased a headset.

I tried to get over it like the internet keeps telling people, but nothing helped. Getting your VR legs just didn't seem to happen for me. And what's really wierd is I don't actually get motion sickness or anything from anything else except VR.

Until VR/AR is technology like a holodeck or Ready Player One, its just not going to work for most people. It feels more like "monitor strapped to your face" than an "immersive vr technology"

I mean it was pretty obvious and a few of us have been saying this, with these very reasons, for a few months now at least

I own a 65inch LG C2 OLED and 30fps games like Zelda are fine on it. I also own an older 55inch LG B7 and 30fps is fine on that aswell.

It was always going to be 30fps on £500 console. Come on

Nice controller i have to say but il stick with my 20th anniversary clear black controller for now, its awesome and my favourite one

By the end of the month we should have a much clearer idea of the deals chances

If i had to buy it for £70, instead of using gamepass, this would stop me buying and playing it until it was really dirt cheap.
Single player campaigns should not be always online. Full stop.
The only saving grace is that its on gamepass and is included in my subscription

The bit I don't understand really is the FTC are still using the console theory of harm, when every other country has rejected it already. Is it because MS have a higher market share in the US?

End of the month and we should have a much clearer idea of the deals chances. I am pretty sure they will get the temporary order

We don't need mid gen upgrades at all

@NEStalgia zelda looks fine on my oled at 30fps. It's an lg c2 65"

@TakeItEasy because Starfield is a simulation and system heavy game with the size and scope of an entire galaxy. The game will be cpu limited not gpu limited. This means dropping resolution wouldn't help to get to 60fps. This is what alot of us have been saying for a while now. Starfield was never going to be 60fps on a £450 console

I tried to tell everyone that a game the size and scope, and with the very many systems would not be 60fps on a £450 console. You don't get a game this big if you aim for 60fps

If Starfields delivers on everything shown then it's going to be some achievement. It's the size of it that I was most impressed with. Talk about ambition.

I usually hit around 5-600 from my 600 virgin connection

JSRF, I'm pretty boring and say the same game everytime