@GeeEssEff I can only agree mate. I put in nearly 60 hours before putting it aside as I desperately wanted to be hooked. There are others though that don't have the same issues with it, so it's good they receive these updates
I personally think this game is beyond redemption and wont go back, BUT it's still good how it's continually updated and refined for those who do enjoy it. Given the current operating concerns, I can't imagine this kind of support will always be there for under-performing titles, even when they are part of such a beloved franchise, so enjoy it while it's there!
Really didnt enjoy it at all.
As someone who has worked with people suffering serious mental health for 15 years, and who now suffers with issues of my own including PTSD, the idea that these games 'accurately portray' these conditions could not be more insulting.
@OldGamer999 Your not making sense mate. Ps4 launch games were £50, inflatiion means new games should cost £80 now, and thats ignoring the extra rise in dev costs due to the larger scope of some modern games. Whilst I admire your wishfull thinking, it doesnt withstand any objective or evidenced scrutiny at all. Indeed, as someone else who has seen every single gen since the atari vcs as an adult, gaming has seldom been as affordable as it is today and I spend less now as a proportion of my income then I ever have, yet have the largest backlog Ive ever had. Being more affordable is never bad, but thats got very little to do with the issues the industry faces imo.
Lots of sense in that interview, free from spin and PR speak.
MS still have the tools to be a strong creative force, but they will only do this if they can learn to manage studios to deliver exceptional product, and thats been a bit of a weakness. I wonder now if they will see that vision through, as ditching those studios so quickly after purchase is very worrying.
As someone who cares about the gaming buisness, I hope for a strong committed Microsoft no matter where I prefer playing games. The market is better and stronger with three key players, so I hope that situation remains.
Im not seeing many posts from the consolidation cheer leaders any more? Many of us called this BS out when they made their offer, but were burnt down in the comments sections of sites like these by those wanting free games at any cost...
Been unsubbed since last September, partially because I believed GP was killing the industry I cared for. Everything I feared about Microsofts behaviour seems to be coming true unfortunately. There is no satisfaction in being correct on this - the damage is done.
@UnlimitedSevens I assume you are another oldie that's seen this type of behaviour before? You can't tell those who didnt see it, they think it's in the past and doesn't effect their behaviour now, but it clearly does. That's just young people being young I'm not stifling anyone else's opinion, but I won't let them mute my own observations..
@RIghteousNixon Lol- way ahead of you dude - except I'm in the UK so I'll just sell on Ebay. Not used it since I let GP expire last september, and pretty unlikely to now... unless of course Avowed is good, its all I've been waiting for
@RIghteousNixon
I completely disagree.
I watched through the eighties as MS stifled competition and did anything to squash any small firms who might find a living, and then saw the resultant anti trust debacle.
I consider MS to be the most abhorrent of all the corps. If you were not there and haven't read the history, then fair enough, you do you, but anyone acting surprised that they act in this way is simply uninformed.
There will always be shills for this company irrespective of what they do.
I had hoped that Xbox itself would continue to be allowed its own 'autonomy', but that clearly was going to change after the acti/blizz buyout.
Only shareholders pockets count.
Microsoft care for nobody and nothing. This is proof. Those people that somehow think they care for xbox fans are very deluded.
My series X is getting dusty anyway, I think I'm done ever buying anything from Microsoft. I'm sure the shareholders will not care a jot, but I can no longer support corporate greed on the scale that MS do it....
Of course there will be no mention of rumoured plans to bring more titles to other platforms? This is to celebrate the launches it wants to showcase for Xbox - and we can all hope that there's plenty there to be excited about on the home platform.
No way they would mention such plans, if they exist, as that's completely not what this showcase is about. I believe there is a strong momentum for MS to be a 3rd party publisher with concurrent releases on all platforms, but there's no way they will discuss this here surely?
I'd like to see some information on the next 'Gears game', what ID are up to, more info on Fable and a few surprises. What I'm not at all interested in is COD - they should have their own show for that stuff imo, as for purely selfish reasons I don't want to see it in the Xbox show
Either way, the show is definitely something to look forward to!
Only rendering half the screen and still cant get above 30fps? The more I hear about this short interactive movie, the more I wander what they have been doing with MS money all these years. I hope the film is worth watching at least.
.... and I'm aware that many people are looking forward to this, I hope they get a great experience, I trully do.
@OldGamer999 Astonishing price.. Its at least £1700 everywhere else! They must have run out at costco as I went to see if I were tempted despite my overspending....
@OldGamer999 That X95L is a killer TV deal. Closer to reference than almost any other set, and bright enough to use in bright day lit rooms. For the money, it's a steal congrats dude, I'm jealous of your screen!
I wanted to buy one this year, but I'm a Hi fi Nut and just blown 10K plus on some new hi fi units - the wife wont let me spend anymore! For once I think she's probably right
...and back on point, it's good to see 60Hz coming and the god dam maps! Its still hard to believe they released the game without a fundamental part of almost every exploration game. Unfortunately it won't be enough for me to have another crack at it. I spent 80+ hours in it and the issues I had with it were far more fundamental to the design of the game for it to be fixed by these updates. But there are very many who loved it lots more than I, and I'm glad they are getting these updates..
Yes of course, I get that. But thats simply an appeal to the already coverted. It will take more than that to grow their market against some compelling rivals, especially as those rivals have a much larger fanbase already.. .. or we can hope they have some great unique hardware abilities or functions that will be compelling. I guess we will see if we get a design! I wouldnt wish it ill, Im just struggling atm to see a large market.
Interesting news, but not at all attractive to me. The Steam Deck and Rog Ally are already great options for PC gaming on the go, and my tastes lean far more towards Nintendo if you want a handheld, especially as we are awaiting the Switch 2 handheld. I can't see that a Microsoft branded alternative would shift many units at all, but I'm sure they will do their research before jumping in, so maybe I'm wrong.
As for PC type consoles - I already have a £4k PC I only seem to use when browsing these sites and dabbling in UE5. I much prefer a straight up console experience. I'd much rather see them go 'balls out' for a proper hardcore console thats not a rebranded PC, and use all the studios they have bought up to support that with 'must have games'. It looks to me like they are throwing in the towel before the impact of their dev team purchases can really shine, but again, I hope I'm reading that wrong.
Glad to see this happen. Whilst this is not an 'all timer' it's certainly a fun little game that well worth playing, and the more people get to play it the better! It was out on PS+, so maybe it will be targeted for GP? If it is, then you should certainly give it a try!
It was a consideration yes, as I won't pay the silly prices for Xbox expansion cards. Not a problem now as I'm not playing Xbox, and when I do it will only be for one or two titles.
As I can get 3rd party storage expansion on PS5 I've gotten a 2TB one on the main (£120), and 1tb (£80) on on the secondary. If we were using the series X mor,e I'd probably buy one anyway, but it does annoy me that the price is so high.
@IOI For those of us that buy games though, it feels better, I've had £35 this year for simply buying digital games I was gonna buy anyway. For those who don't buy many games though, and are prepared to do what's required, the MS scheme certainly used to be much better. I hope they adjust it so people get the same value from it in the future.
Nothing there that makes me want to resub quickly, but I'm pleased to note that Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is now on the service. I only finished the first one a few months ago and loved it, so its nice to know it will be on GP when I get to resub.
@Realist Maybe. But it remains at 75 to 80 on the meta sites, so consensus does not support that. The guy just doesn't get on with it, it happens! I highly doubt its availability on gp has anything to do with it, I suggested that with my toungue firmly in cheek 😊
They will nickel and dime you any way they can. With the fat cats in this business earning more in a year than they should in a lifetime whilst firing the devs that make the games, they will still put their collection cup out asking for more. Disgusting.
I don't find it intuitive and hate the adverts. There's a lot of hate for the PS5 UI in here, but it's infinitely preferable to this for me, even if it does need a good sort out!
@Fiendish-Beaver Delighted that someone else has the title! I won't be 60 till summer old man! I'm a relative spring chicken
From a tech perspective, this game is pushing it and Ninja Theory deserve praise. I'm not sure that's going to give it compelling game play mind you, but at least we get eye candy!
It will certainly push tech and that alone makes it interesting for me and I look forward to seeing it. Not really interested in playing it though, I didn't like the first one and I've seen nothing to suggest this one has any interesting or new gameplay - indeed gameplay may just amount to 4 hours or so from the info we have had so far. It won't get GOTY because it wont deserve it, not because of media bias. For those that liked the first one and are eagerly awaiting this, I really hope it delivers for you.
Not played on Xbox this year at all, but had a fantastic time so far this year. Hopefully when Avowed releases I'll have a great reason to switch the big black box on....
Always hot air. They should be delivering for those of us that bought 'the worlds most powerful console' first, not putting Xbox fans on a promise yet again...
That MS plans on staying in the hardware business is enough, without making the same unfounded promises..
@Blaa I hope you love it mate. Whatever else it will be, it will be an amazing tech demo too, and I'm excited to see that. I certainly don't want to spoil anyone's enthusiasm!
Can't wait to see what the coalition do with this series, but why is taking this long to come up with anything? I too hope they change the lead character. Im happy for it to be a female lead, but I would prefer an interesting one to the one we got..
I do hope we get more than a simple FMV movie, but I'm not holding my breath...
Whatever the frame rate, there IS some really good use of UE5 tech here, and I am excited to see what they can push out of the Series X. I have reservations on the game itself, but the tech should be extraordinary...
@GamingFan4Lyf Comparing older games and systems with todays is simply not comparing like with like. CRT's behave very differently from LCD, which is again different from OLED. I can cope fine with 30fps on my main TV which is still an LCD, but in the same room I have a LG C1 OLED and I genuinely find it uncomfortable playing the same game on the OLED if it at 30fps. Add to that the fact that different people have different sensitivities to this 'flicker' and its almost impossible to make blanket statements about comfortable FPS.
It's quite clear though, that the 'issue' is not simply one of people 'jumping on a bandwagon' (though there's many people that will), but it's very clear that different people, using different display technologies can have very different experiences without 'inventing them' as you seem to dismissively suggest.
As my main TV is an LCD where I'm happy enough to play 30fps, that's the least of this games issues for me. But I accept that for some people it's an issue, but its an issue they will have with lots of games...
I didnt enjoy the first game at all. 6 hours of mainly cutscenes with some gameplay here and there is a disaster to me, no one at MS made sure they were getting value for money from this dev. But I hope I'm wrong and it turns out to be fantastic.
@Phil-Spencer-Gate There is clearly no easy debate with you, you sound like an Ai bot.
I can't say any clearer that I don't care for revenue and business growth, it means nothing to me. I can't make it any clearer that I'm only interested in quality games (and I'd prefer Xbox to keep its games and have an identity).
Rather than receive an identikit response about business rather than games, I think in this case I'll agree that we can't agree and disengage, and I'll wish you and your shareholders a lovely day.
@Phil-Spencer-Gate
Strangely, I'm here as a games player.
But I spent 2 decades making AAA games , and yes I have worked on Microsoft products. If I post on gameindustry.biz, that's likely to be with a view to the whole market and business.
When I post here, I do so as a long time games player who simply wants games.
I see the decline of the Xbox brand, and you are seriously living in an echo chamber if you have not seen these concerns from some very notable industry observers.
Your arguments are not cogent. You state 'you make a statement on wrong facts', whilst acknowledging they are true with ' so we can't know the impact on the subscription growth'. My statement is factual now, your argument is it might not be in future, but that's not 'wrong facts'.
I'm not sure why you think think toeing the corporate line on this site is particularly useful. Not one of us cares for the shareholder revenue of a 3t dollar company. We are here for news of, and talk about, entertaining games. Fk console wars, just give us good games.
Loved Forza Horizon 5. Hi Fi Rush and Starfield were enjoyable, but didnt quite hit those heady heights to me. The rest are titles that just didnt gel with me - I prefered Ghostwire Tokyo to most on here and expected to see it on the list. I think if you want to understand Xbox's position in the current market, just looking at the lists and understanding that's 3.5 years worth, tells you why. I don't think it bares comparison with its rivals, but obviously that's personnel taste, and I understand many might place more value in games like Infinite for example.
I do hope for better this year and I'm pinning my hopes on Avowed and the Indiana game to do well and entertain. I have severe doubts on Hellblade 2, but maybe that will be great too...
@Phil-Spencer-Gate 'You have a wrong view about these games' No, I have my view and am perfectly entitled to it, as you are perfectly entitled to yours. I have no desire for any of these games, and reading the comments above, I'm not the only one who's not desperate to get hold of this catalogue. The acquisition of this company has hardly seen a spike in subs either from what we can gather, and judging by the new '3rd party publisher moves'.
That is of course a view from a games player who is not enamoured with these titles either before or after the deal, and has no reason at all to care for the 'business'. If you wish to be a corporation cheerleader and are therefore impressed by the funds made from Mobile and a couple of very tired but still very profitable IP's, then indeed you may decide this was a fantastic purchase and I'm sure shareholders will be in agreement as long as they see dollars.
You don't have a hotline to the 'truth' and have no business describing any other viewpoint as 'wrong' simply because you do not share it. You seem to value money. I value games I want to play. Either viewpoint is perfectly valid.
Isn't it amazing just how few decent IP's you get for 70 billion? Of course the value in the deal goes well beyond what games you can get for GP, but as someone who's just interested in games, the deal did nothing for me..
Tony Hawks is good, but the PS4 and Xbox one remasters are superb so there's no great desire to see this again..
I'm not a big fan of the current featureless Series X, but this thing literally looks like a fridge. It unbelievably ugly, but agree with everyone that this should have been the original offering, at this point its dead in the water, I predict sales will be awful. What a shame. I hope the rumoured new controller finally surfaces though, my wife won't even touch the Xbox because of its controller, so a new one might help me turn that around.. Whilst the handheld rumours seem to be gathering pace, I'm finding that even harder to believe. No doubt a hardcore fan would buy one, but you are directly pitching against the fantastic Steam Deck and the undisputed champ of handhelds, the Switch and Switch 2. No analyst alive could give them a hope in hell of shifting many such units, and I'd much rather have the other two options for handheld needs, as I'm sure would most of the gaming public.
I dunno guys, I'd rather not be fatalistic, but it seems to me Xbox has lost the plot. Sony could release a turd on a stick and it would probably sell more than this fridge.... Where is the design, where is the inspiration, where are the ideas?
Cant moan at these additions If I were not so full of unplayed games elsewhere, I'd resub to GP for these, but I simply wouldn't have the time to play them. Hopefully I'll get to try when I resub for Avowed, in the meantime I know many GP subscribers will be very happy with these!
As others have pointed out, every decision made is to bolster the profits of shareholders, even if that means killing the Xbox brand which is the only reason I'm here. Xbox used to be able to operate with a fair amount of autonomy from MS corp, which is why I could love Xbox's but hate MS corp. The amount of funds used by the Activision buyout means this is no longer the case and now the shareholders will control the reigns - the results are unfolding. All those who cheered that buyout failed to see it was the end of Xbox as we have known it. My Xbox series X is already very dusty, I'm not sure it will be used much from here on, but I'm still hopeful for Avowed.
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Re: These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 15 - June 4)
Good list.
Seen a few of these on PS+ already, but lords of the fallen is nice add!
I'm praying Hellblade 2 does OK - its not a game for me, but I'd hate it if Ninja Theory were at risk...
Re: Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 14)
Don't skip this unless you know you wont like it! Its been many years since I played it, but I really enjoyed it..
Re: Forza Motorsport 'Update 8' Arrives Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@GeeEssEff I can only agree mate. I put in nearly 60 hours before putting it aside as I desperately wanted to be hooked.
There are others though that don't have the same issues with it, so it's good they receive these updates
Re: Forza Motorsport 'Update 8' Arrives Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I personally think this game is beyond redemption and wont go back, BUT it's still good how it's continually updated and refined for those who do enjoy it.
Given the current operating concerns, I can't imagine this kind of support will always be there for under-performing titles, even when they are part of such a beloved franchise, so enjoy it while it's there!
Re: Poll: As Hellblade 2 Draws Near, What Do You Think Of The First Game?
Really didnt enjoy it at all.
As someone who has worked with people suffering serious mental health for 15 years, and who now suffers with issues of my own including PTSD, the idea that these games 'accurately portray' these conditions could not be more insulting.
Re: Talking Point: Is Sarah Bond Hinting At Eventually Moving Away From Xbox Hardware?
@OldGamer999 Your not making sense mate. Ps4 launch games were £50, inflatiion means new games should cost £80 now, and thats ignoring the extra rise in dev costs due to the larger scope of some modern games.
Whilst I admire your wishfull thinking, it doesnt withstand any objective or evidenced scrutiny at all. Indeed, as someone else who has seen every single gen since the atari vcs as an adult, gaming has seldom been as affordable as it is today and I spend less now as a proportion of my income then I ever have, yet have the largest backlog Ive ever had.
Being more affordable is never bad, but thats got very little to do with the issues the industry faces imo.
Re: Ex-Blizzard President On Xbox's Future: 'Xbox Can Find A Path To Great Success'
Lots of sense in that interview, free from spin and PR speak.
MS still have the tools to be a strong creative force, but they will only do this if they can learn to manage studios to deliver exceptional product, and thats been a bit of a weakness.
I wonder now if they will see that vision through, as ditching those studios so quickly after purchase is very worrying.
As someone who cares about the gaming buisness, I hope for a strong committed Microsoft no matter where I prefer playing games. The market is better and stronger with three key players, so I hope that situation remains.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 11-12)
Can I finally finish FF remake? Im going to try 🤣
After the sad news of last week Im tempted to play more ghostwire tokoyo or hifi rush in some useless gesture of solidarity. Rip.
Whatever you are playing, have fun!
Re: Tango Gameworks Founder Responds To Xbox Shutting Down Studio
Im not seeing many posts from the consolidation cheer leaders any more? Many of us called this BS out when they made their offer, but were burnt down in the comments sections of sites like these by those wanting free games at any cost...
Re: Xbox Reportedly Considering Game Pass Price Hike To Accommodate Call Of Duty
Been unsubbed since last September, partially because I believed GP was killing the industry I cared for. Everything I feared about Microsofts behaviour seems to be coming true unfortunately. There is no satisfaction in being correct on this - the damage is done.
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
@UnlimitedSevens
I assume you are another oldie that's seen this type of behaviour before?
You can't tell those who didnt see it, they think it's in the past and doesn't effect their behaviour now, but it clearly does. That's just young people being young
I'm not stifling anyone else's opinion, but I won't let them mute my own observations..
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
@RIghteousNixon
Lol- way ahead of you dude - except I'm in the UK so I'll just sell on Ebay. Not used it since I let GP expire last september, and pretty unlikely to now... unless of course Avowed is good, its all I've been waiting for
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
@RIghteousNixon
I completely disagree.
I watched through the eighties as MS stifled competition and did anything to squash any small firms who might find a living, and then saw the resultant anti trust debacle.
I consider MS to be the most abhorrent of all the corps. If you were not there and haven't read the history, then fair enough, you do you, but anyone acting surprised that they act in this way is simply uninformed.
There will always be shills for this company irrespective of what they do.
I had hoped that Xbox itself would continue to be allowed its own 'autonomy', but that clearly was going to change after the acti/blizz buyout.
Only shareholders pockets count.
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
Microsoft care for nobody and nothing. This is proof. Those people that somehow think they care for xbox fans are very deluded.
My series X is getting dusty anyway, I think I'm done ever buying anything from Microsoft. I'm sure the shareholders will not care a jot, but I can no longer support corporate greed on the scale that MS do it....
Re: Phil Spencer Set To Take Part In Big Interview After 2024 Xbox Games Showcase
Of course there will be no mention of rumoured plans to bring more titles to other platforms? This is to celebrate the launches it wants to showcase for Xbox - and we can all hope that there's plenty there to be excited about on the home platform.
No way they would mention such plans, if they exist, as that's completely not what this showcase is about.
I believe there is a strong momentum for MS to be a 3rd party publisher with concurrent releases on all platforms, but there's no way they will discuss this here surely?
I'd like to see some information on the next 'Gears game', what ID are up to, more info on Fable and a few surprises.
What I'm not at all interested in is COD - they should have their own show for that stuff imo, as for purely selfish reasons I don't want to see it in the Xbox show
Either way, the show is definitely something to look forward to!
Re: Talking Point: Would You Mind If The Next Xbox Was A Portable Console?
Even my switchgets played docked.
No intrest in such a machine and definitely would not buy it. Shame as Ive bought all previous xbox's.
Re: Hellblade 2 Will Display With Black Bars Outside Of Ultrawide Mode
Only rendering half the screen and still cant get above 30fps?
The more I hear about this short interactive movie, the more I wander what they have been doing with MS money all these years.
I hope the film is worth watching at least.
.... and I'm aware that many people are looking forward to this, I hope they get a great experience, I trully do.
Re: Starfield Is Getting A 60FPS Performance Mode On Xbox Series X
@OldGamer999 Astonishing price.. Its at least £1700 everywhere else! They must have run out at costco as I went to see if I were tempted despite my overspending....
Re: Starfield Is Getting A 60FPS Performance Mode On Xbox Series X
@OldGamer999 That X95L is a killer TV deal. Closer to reference than almost any other set, and bright enough to use in bright day lit rooms. For the money, it's a steal congrats dude, I'm jealous of your screen!
I wanted to buy one this year, but I'm a Hi fi Nut and just blown 10K plus on some new hi fi units - the wife wont let me spend anymore! For once I think she's probably right
...and back on point, it's good to see 60Hz coming and the god dam maps! Its still hard to believe they released the game without a fundamental part of almost every exploration game. Unfortunately it won't be enough for me to have another crack at it. I spent 80+ hours in it and the issues I had with it were far more fundamental to the design of the game for it to be fixed by these updates. But there are very many who loved it lots more than I, and I'm glad they are getting these updates..
Re: Microsoft Gauges Interest In 'Handheld Gaming' Devices With New Survey
@NEStalgia
Yes of course, I get that. But thats simply an appeal to the already coverted. It will take more than that to grow their market against some compelling rivals, especially as those rivals have a much larger fanbase already..
.. or we can hope they have some great unique hardware abilities or functions that will be compelling. I guess we will see if we get a design!
I wouldnt wish it ill, Im just struggling atm to see a large market.
Re: Microsoft Gauges Interest In 'Handheld Gaming' Devices With New Survey
Interesting news, but not at all attractive to me. The Steam Deck and Rog Ally are already great options for PC gaming on the go, and my tastes lean far more towards Nintendo if you want a handheld, especially as we are awaiting the Switch 2 handheld.
I can't see that a Microsoft branded alternative would shift many units at all, but I'm sure they will do their research before jumping in, so maybe I'm wrong.
As for PC type consoles - I already have a £4k PC I only seem to use when browsing these sites and dabbling in UE5. I much prefer a straight up console experience. I'd much rather see them go 'balls out' for a proper hardcore console thats not a rebranded PC, and use all the studios they have bought up to support that with 'must have games'. It looks to me like they are throwing in the towel before the impact of their dev team purchases can really shine, but again, I hope I'm reading that wrong.
Re: PlayStation Exclusive 'Kena: Bridge Of Spirits' Rated For Xbox Series X|S
Glad to see this happen. Whilst this is not an 'all timer' it's certainly a fun little game that well worth playing, and the more people get to play it the better!
It was out on PS+, so maybe it will be targeted for GP? If it is, then you should certainly give it a try!
Re: Talking Point: Do You Actively Avoid Xbox Games With Massive Download Sizes?
It was a consideration yes, as I won't pay the silly prices for Xbox expansion cards. Not a problem now as I'm not playing Xbox, and when I do it will only be for one or two titles.
As I can get 3rd party storage expansion on PS5 I've gotten a 2TB one on the main (£120), and 1tb (£80) on on the secondary.
If we were using the series X mor,e I'd probably buy one anyway, but it does annoy me that the price is so high.
Re: Microsoft Rewards Fans Are Preparing For A New Era On Xbox This Week
@IOI For those of us that buy games though, it feels better, I've had £35 this year for simply buying digital games I was gonna buy anyway.
For those who don't buy many games though, and are prepared to do what's required, the MS scheme certainly used to be much better. I hope they adjust it so people get the same value from it in the future.
Re: These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 17-30)
Nothing there that makes me want to resub quickly, but I'm pleased to note that Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is now on the service. I only finished the first one a few months ago and loved it, so its nice to know it will be on GP when I get to resub.
Re: Review: Harold Halibut (Xbox) - A Heartfelt & Handcrafted Narrative Adventure
@Realist Maybe. But it remains at 75 to 80 on the meta sites, so consensus does not support that. The guy just doesn't get on with it, it happens!
I highly doubt its availability on gp has anything to do with it, I suggested that with my toungue firmly in cheek 😊
Re: Review: Harold Halibut (Xbox) - A Heartfelt & Handcrafted Narrative Adventure
The 5/10 on Push seems little off the consensus - GP envy?
Re: Former Xbox Exec Likes The Idea Of 'Tipping' Developers After Beating Their Games
They will nickel and dime you any way they can. With the fat cats in this business earning more in a year than they should in a lifetime whilst firing the devs that make the games, they will still put their collection cup out asking for more. Disgusting.
Re: Talking Point: Almost A Year On, What Do You Think Of The Current Xbox Dashboard?
I don't find it intuitive and hate the adverts. There's a lot of hate for the PS5 UI in here, but it's infinitely preferable to this for me, even if it does need a good sort out!
Re: Xbox's Hellblade 2 Is 'On Another Level' Says Digital Foundry, Despite Series S Concerns
@Fiendish-Beaver Delighted that someone else has the title! I won't be 60 till summer old man!
I'm a relative spring chicken
From a tech perspective, this game is pushing it and Ninja Theory deserve praise. I'm not sure that's going to give it compelling game play mind you, but at least we get eye candy!
Re: Talking Point: Will Hellblade 2 Be A Genuine Game Of The Year Contender This Year?
It will certainly push tech and that alone makes it interesting for me and I look forward to seeing it.
Not really interested in playing it though, I didn't like the first one and I've seen nothing to suggest this one has any interesting or new gameplay - indeed gameplay may just amount to 4 hours or so from the info we have had so far.
It won't get GOTY because it wont deserve it, not because of media bias.
For those that liked the first one and are eagerly awaiting this, I really hope it delivers for you.
Re: If Q1 Is Anything To Go By, 2024 Should Be Another Fantastic Year On Xbox
Not played on Xbox this year at all, but had a fantastic time so far this year.
Hopefully when Avowed releases I'll have a great reason to switch the big black box on....
Re: Talking Point: Which Classic COD Would You Play First On Xbox Game Pass?
Not my thing, I don't play COD and have no desire to, but I recognise this will be popular with many and I hope they enjoy it.
Re: Xbox Doubles Down On Highly Ambitious Plans For Next-Gen Hardware
Always hot air. They should be delivering for those of us that bought 'the worlds most powerful console' first, not putting Xbox fans on a promise yet again...
That MS plans on staying in the hardware business is enough, without making the same unfounded promises..
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 6-7)
Trying to finish FF rebirth.
Picked up Robocop in a sale, so I may play a little of that too.
Whatever your playing, have fun!
Re: Xbox Series X|S Versions Of Hellblade 2 Confirmed To Run At 30FPS
@Blaa I hope you love it mate. Whatever else it will be, it will be an amazing tech demo too, and I'm excited to see that. I certainly don't want to spoil anyone's enthusiasm!
Re: Xbox Series X|S Versions Of Hellblade 2 Confirmed To Run At 30FPS
@Blaa
'No issue with 30fps as that's how the game was designed'
If this were true instead of an excuse, then the PC game would run at 30fps and not 60fps? They are the same game..
I'm OK with 30fps, but lets not be deluded here...
Re: Rumour: Gears 6 Could Appear At The Xbox Showcase This Summer
Can't wait to see what the coalition do with this series, but why is taking this long to come up with anything?
I too hope they change the lead character. Im happy for it to be a female lead, but I would prefer an interesting one to the one we got..
I do hope we get more than a simple FMV movie, but I'm not holding my breath...
Re: Xbox Series X|S Versions Of Hellblade 2 Confirmed To Run At 30FPS
Whatever the frame rate, there IS some really good use of UE5 tech here, and I am excited to see what they can push out of the Series X. I have reservations on the game itself, but the tech should be extraordinary...
Re: Hellblade 2 Sounds Like A True Next-Gen Showcase In First Xbox Previews
@GamingFan4Lyf
Comparing older games and systems with todays is simply not comparing like with like. CRT's behave very differently from LCD, which is again different from OLED.
I can cope fine with 30fps on my main TV which is still an LCD, but in the same room I have a LG C1 OLED and I genuinely find it uncomfortable playing the same game on the OLED if it at 30fps.
Add to that the fact that different people have different sensitivities to this 'flicker' and its almost impossible to make blanket statements about comfortable FPS.
It's quite clear though, that the 'issue' is not simply one of people 'jumping on a bandwagon' (though there's many people that will), but it's very clear that different people, using different display technologies can have very different experiences without 'inventing them' as you seem to dismissively suggest.
As my main TV is an LCD where I'm happy enough to play 30fps, that's the least of this games issues for me. But I accept that for some people it's an issue, but its an issue they will have with lots of games...
Re: Hellblade 2 Sounds Like A True Next-Gen Showcase In First Xbox Previews
I didnt enjoy the first game at all.
6 hours of mainly cutscenes with some gameplay here and there is a disaster to me, no one at MS made sure they were getting value for money from this dev. But I hope I'm wrong and it turns out to be fantastic.
Re: Which Activision Blizzard Game Do You Want Next On Xbox Game Pass?
@Phil-Spencer-Gate There is clearly no easy debate with you, you sound like an Ai bot.
I can't say any clearer that I don't care for revenue and business growth, it means nothing to me.
I can't make it any clearer that I'm only interested in quality games (and I'd prefer Xbox to keep its games and have an identity).
Rather than receive an identikit response about business rather than games, I think in this case I'll agree that we can't agree and disengage, and I'll wish you and your shareholders a lovely day.
Re: Which Activision Blizzard Game Do You Want Next On Xbox Game Pass?
@Phil-Spencer-Gate
Strangely, I'm here as a games player.
But I spent 2 decades making AAA games , and yes I have worked on Microsoft products. If I post on gameindustry.biz, that's likely to be with a view to the whole market and business.
When I post here, I do so as a long time games player who simply wants games.
I see the decline of the Xbox brand, and you are seriously living in an echo chamber if you have not seen these concerns from some very notable industry observers.
Your arguments are not cogent. You state 'you make a statement on wrong facts', whilst acknowledging they are true with ' so we can't know the impact on the subscription growth'. My statement is factual now, your argument is it might not be in future, but that's not 'wrong facts'.
I'm not sure why you think think toeing the corporate line on this site is particularly useful. Not one of us cares for the shareholder revenue of a 3t dollar company. We are here for news of, and talk about, entertaining games. Fk console wars, just give us good games.
Re: These Are The 10 Highest-Rated Xbox Exclusives Of This Generation So Far
Loved Forza Horizon 5.
Hi Fi Rush and Starfield were enjoyable, but didnt quite hit those heady heights to me.
The rest are titles that just didnt gel with me - I prefered Ghostwire Tokyo to most on here and expected to see it on the list.
I think if you want to understand Xbox's position in the current market, just looking at the lists and understanding that's 3.5 years worth, tells you why. I don't think it bares comparison with its rivals, but obviously that's personnel taste, and I understand many might place more value in games like Infinite for example.
I do hope for better this year and I'm pinning my hopes on Avowed and the Indiana game to do well and entertain. I have severe doubts on Hellblade 2, but maybe that will be great too...
Re: Which Activision Blizzard Game Do You Want Next On Xbox Game Pass?
@Phil-Spencer-Gate
'You have a wrong view about these games'
No, I have my view and am perfectly entitled to it, as you are perfectly entitled to yours.
I have no desire for any of these games, and reading the comments above, I'm not the only one who's not desperate to get hold of this catalogue. The acquisition of this company has hardly seen a spike in subs either from what we can gather, and judging by the new '3rd party publisher moves'.
That is of course a view from a games player who is not enamoured with these titles either before or after the deal, and has no reason at all to care for the 'business'.
If you wish to be a corporation cheerleader and are therefore impressed by the funds made from Mobile and a couple of very tired but still very profitable IP's, then indeed you may decide this was a fantastic purchase and I'm sure shareholders will be in agreement as long as they see dollars.
You don't have a hotline to the 'truth' and have no business describing any other viewpoint as 'wrong' simply because you do not share it.
You seem to value money. I value games I want to play. Either viewpoint is perfectly valid.
Re: Which Activision Blizzard Game Do You Want Next On Xbox Game Pass?
Isn't it amazing just how few decent IP's you get for 70 billion?
Of course the value in the deal goes well beyond what games you can get for GP, but as someone who's just interested in games, the deal did nothing for me..
Tony Hawks is good, but the PS4 and Xbox one remasters are superb so there's no great desire to see this again..
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 30-31)
Final Fantasy rebirth still, 70 hours in and loving it.
Tried the Steller Blade demo too and Im now looking forward to it.
Im resolved to breaking out the fighting stick today, and playing some selections from my shoot em up collection. I gotta scratch that itch sometimes!
Happy easter to you all - whatever you are playing, I hope you are having fun!
Re: Leaked Images Reveal 'First Look' At White, All-Digital Xbox Series X
I'm not a big fan of the current featureless Series X, but this thing literally looks like a fridge. It unbelievably ugly, but agree with everyone that this should have been the original offering, at this point its dead in the water, I predict sales will be awful. What a shame.
I hope the rumoured new controller finally surfaces though, my wife won't even touch the Xbox because of its controller, so a new one might help me turn that around..
Whilst the handheld rumours seem to be gathering pace, I'm finding that even harder to believe. No doubt a hardcore fan would buy one, but you are directly pitching against the fantastic Steam Deck and the undisputed champ of handhelds, the Switch and Switch 2. No analyst alive could give them a hope in hell of shifting many such units, and I'd much rather have the other two options for handheld needs, as I'm sure would most of the gaming public.
I dunno guys, I'd rather not be fatalistic, but it seems to me Xbox has lost the plot. Sony could release a turd on a stick and it would probably sell more than this fridge.... Where is the design, where is the inspiration, where are the ideas?
Re: Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 28)
Cant moan at these additions
If I were not so full of unplayed games elsewhere, I'd resub to GP for these, but I simply wouldn't have the time to play them. Hopefully I'll get to try when I resub for Avowed, in the meantime I know many GP subscribers will be very happy with these!
Re: Phil Spencer On Porting Exclusives: 'Every Decision We Make Is To Make Xbox Stronger'
As others have pointed out, every decision made is to bolster the profits of shareholders, even if that means killing the Xbox brand which is the only reason I'm here.
Xbox used to be able to operate with a fair amount of autonomy from MS corp, which is why I could love Xbox's but hate MS corp. The amount of funds used by the Activision buyout means this is no longer the case and now the shareholders will control the reigns - the results are unfolding. All those who cheered that buyout failed to see it was the end of Xbox as we have known it.
My Xbox series X is already very dusty, I'm not sure it will be used much from here on, but I'm still hopeful for Avowed.