Xbox Series X/S Discussion *xbs*
20-Jun-23 12:47pm
#1 Anxiouz
I was wondering why Xbox chatter got quiet but I see the old thread got closed (due to lack of activity I presume?). Spinning this back up.
I'm excited about some of the Xbox stuff coming later this year (can't wait for Forza to finally get here!) but for my gaming tastes GP has been pretty terrible most of this year. My son is getting a lot of mileage out of it but he and his friends jump games a lot so it works out great and makes for a nice deal.
#1 Anxiouz
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I was wondering why Xbox chatter got quiet but I see the old thread got closed (due to lack of activity I presume?). Spinning this back up.
I'm excited about some of the Xbox stuff coming later this year (can't wait for Forza to finally get here!) but for my gaming tastes GP has been pretty terrible most of this year. My son is getting a lot of mileage out of it but he and his friends jump games a lot so it works out great and makes for a nice deal.
16-Feb-24 3:11pm
#121 Feeb
I think it’s just a reflection of the current state of American society- overblown sensationalism and fake news. It’s all over MS a bit more so than the Japanese companies. They do a better job of not participating in the rigmarole of journalism.
All publicity is definitely not good publicity.
#121 Feeb
I think it’s just a reflection of the current state of American society- overblown sensationalism and fake news. It’s all over MS a bit more so than the Japanese companies. They do a better job of not participating in the rigmarole of journalism.
All publicity is definitely not good publicity.
16-Feb-24 4:27pm
#122 TalonJedi87
Archer wrote:
TalonJedi87 wrote:> I mean yeah...here's an article I found with some absurd gauging licensing fees for> GP games (present or future). Some are monthly fees, others are 1 time fees. And> for the record I wouldn't pay 50 cents to have Gotham Knights on my anything... that> game was just a barrel of disappointment.> > "Here’s the full breakdown of estimated costs for including games on Xbox Game> Pass (whether at launch, or years after launch in the case of GTA V and Red Dead> Redemption 2):> > Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – US $300 million> Mortal Kombat 1 – US $250 million> Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – US $250 million> Assassin’s Creed Mirage – US $100 million> Gotham Knights – US $50 million> Dying Light 2 – US $50 million> Lego Star Wars – US $35 million> Grand Theft Auto V – US $12-15 million per month> Red Dead Redemption 2 – US $5 million per month> Dragon Ball: The Breakers – US $20 million> Wreckfest 2 – US $10-14 million> Return to Monkey Island – US $5 million> Just Dance – US $5 million> Net Crisis Glitch Busters – US $5 million> Blood Runner – US $5 million> Baldur’s Gate 3 – US $5 million"> > https://www.gameshub... Yeah, more amazing journalism at work I see. Those numbers are not what they paid, or were willing to pay. Those numbers are what they thought the partner, a.k.a. the developer/publisher, would ask for their game to be on the service. That is all that is. And it has notes about the game and their thoughts on it being on the service. None of it is concrete or shows any of the actual money involved in any deals. They've never actually said themselves how it works or what they pay. We have just gotten little bits and pieces from smaller devs, and mostly all they have to say is it really helped them out due to the deal they made for it. Here is link to images of the actual emails with the info: https://imgur.com/a/... Its getting pretty bad with all these lame ass gaming new sites. None of them have legit info anymore. Just like all media these days really. They all just change the info to fit their own narrative with little regard for the actual truth.
Thanks for clarifying. I love some of the notes. Very entertaining. “EA-Jedi Survivor: Crown Jewel. They won’t do.”
#122 TalonJedi87
Archer wrote:
TalonJedi87 wrote:> I mean yeah...here's an article I found with some absurd gauging licensing fees for> GP games (present or future). Some are monthly fees, others are 1 time fees. And> for the record I wouldn't pay 50 cents to have Gotham Knights on my anything... that> game was just a barrel of disappointment.> > "Here’s the full breakdown of estimated costs for including games on Xbox Game> Pass (whether at launch, or years after launch in the case of GTA V and Red Dead> Redemption 2):> > Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – US $300 million> Mortal Kombat 1 – US $250 million> Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – US $250 million> Assassin’s Creed Mirage – US $100 million> Gotham Knights – US $50 million> Dying Light 2 – US $50 million> Lego Star Wars – US $35 million> Grand Theft Auto V – US $12-15 million per month> Red Dead Redemption 2 – US $5 million per month> Dragon Ball: The Breakers – US $20 million> Wreckfest 2 – US $10-14 million> Return to Monkey Island – US $5 million> Just Dance – US $5 million> Net Crisis Glitch Busters – US $5 million> Blood Runner – US $5 million> Baldur’s Gate 3 – US $5 million"> > https://www.gameshub... Yeah, more amazing journalism at work I see. Those numbers are not what they paid, or were willing to pay. Those numbers are what they thought the partner, a.k.a. the developer/publisher, would ask for their game to be on the service. That is all that is. And it has notes about the game and their thoughts on it being on the service. None of it is concrete or shows any of the actual money involved in any deals. They've never actually said themselves how it works or what they pay. We have just gotten little bits and pieces from smaller devs, and mostly all they have to say is it really helped them out due to the deal they made for it. Here is link to images of the actual emails with the info: https://imgur.com/a/... Its getting pretty bad with all these lame ass gaming new sites. None of them have legit info anymore. Just like all media these days really. They all just change the info to fit their own narrative with little regard for the actual truth.
Thanks for clarifying. I love some of the notes. Very entertaining. “EA-Jedi Survivor: Crown Jewel. They won’t do.”
18-Feb-24 1:28am
#124 Slickriven
I would imagine that MS seeks to have a contract along the lines of an initial flat fee to bring the game to the service for at least a year. Most games tend to last that long, often longer. Then I would expect that the publishers would want some sort of usage based compensation for both unique gamers playing the title and for certain time thresholds, possibly per gamer as well but maybe cumulative for all players. I also imagine options are discussed to allow for extending the time on the service, potentially incentive based.
Was Gotham Knights really that horrible? It's installing on my console now, I'm not expecting amazing things but wanted to give it a shot.
#124 Slickriven
I would imagine that MS seeks to have a contract along the lines of an initial flat fee to bring the game to the service for at least a year. Most games tend to last that long, often longer. Then I would expect that the publishers would want some sort of usage based compensation for both unique gamers playing the title and for certain time thresholds, possibly per gamer as well but maybe cumulative for all players. I also imagine options are discussed to allow for extending the time on the service, potentially incentive based.
Was Gotham Knights really that horrible? It's installing on my console now, I'm not expecting amazing things but wanted to give it a shot.
18-Feb-24 1:55am
#125 TalonJedi87
Gotham Knights is an insult to the Arkham games. It’s just tedious and repetitive gameplay with no lock on that gets frustrating. And to add salt to the wound caps out at 30fps on consoles. Meh.
#125 TalonJedi87
Gotham Knights is an insult to the Arkham games. It’s just tedious and repetitive gameplay with no lock on that gets frustrating. And to add salt to the wound caps out at 30fps on consoles. Meh.
18-Feb-24 3:13pm
#126 ryanflucas
Now that Cyberpunk is fixed and not a steaming pile of crap, it's actually a good game.
#126 ryanflucas
Now that Cyberpunk is fixed and not a steaming pile of crap, it's actually a good game.
21-Feb-24 12:44pm
#127 Archer
So Pentiment and Grounded are going to Switch. And Hi-Fi Rush is going to PS5. Officially announced. The fourth and final game has not been confirmed yet.
#127 Archer
So Pentiment and Grounded are going to Switch. And Hi-Fi Rush is going to PS5. Officially announced. The fourth and final game has not been confirmed yet.
21-Feb-24 2:16pm
#129 Archer
Yeah looks like Sea of Thieves is the fourth game, and for PS5. Prior to the link below being published, it was just info from the Nintendo direct and an early leaked trailer on youtube.
https://news.xbox.co...
#129 Archer
Yeah looks like Sea of Thieves is the fourth game, and for PS5. Prior to the link below being published, it was just info from the Nintendo direct and an early leaked trailer on youtube.
https://news.xbox.co...
18-Mar-24 8:56pm
#130 Anxiouz
I had an XSX around launch, but then got a PS5 a year or two ago and have only been playing that (my son has the XSX in another room). I want to revisit my decent Xbox library and the Forza games in particular so I'm looking to get another Series console.
I had an XSS at one point but I have lots of BC stuff on discs + the lower res bothered me.
I see the XSX is on sale for $350 on Amazon and a few places right now. That seems like my best option as used prices appear to be in that range? I know the hardware refresh is coming out soon but since it doesn't have a disc drive I don't want it. Anyone selling an XSX? Or is $350 likely my best bet?
#130 Anxiouz
I had an XSX around launch, but then got a PS5 a year or two ago and have only been playing that (my son has the XSX in another room). I want to revisit my decent Xbox library and the Forza games in particular so I'm looking to get another Series console.
I had an XSS at one point but I have lots of BC stuff on discs + the lower res bothered me.
I see the XSX is on sale for $350 on Amazon and a few places right now. That seems like my best option as used prices appear to be in that range? I know the hardware refresh is coming out soon but since it doesn't have a disc drive I don't want it. Anyone selling an XSX? Or is $350 likely my best bet?
18-Mar-24 11:05pm
#131 DCGX
Probably is. And the revision is just speculation right now anyway, after the info dump last year. Even then, that info was a couple of years old.
#131 DCGX
Probably is. And the revision is just speculation right now anyway, after the info dump last year. Even then, that info was a couple of years old.
19-Mar-24 8:59am
#132 Simon_Belmont
Anxiouz wrote:
I had an XSX around launch, but then got a PS5 a year or two ago and have only been playing that (my son has the XSX in another room). I want to revisit my decent Xbox library and the Forza games in particular so I'm looking to get another Series console. I had an XSS at one point but I have lots of BC stuff on discs + the lower res bothered me. I see the XSX is on sale for $350 on Amazon and a few places right now. That seems like my best option as used prices appear to be in that range? I know the hardware refresh is coming out soon but since it doesn't have a disc drive I don't want it. Anyone selling an XSX? Or is $350 likely my best bet?
I've seen them as low as $249 new. I know i should've waited.
Go to slickdeals and make a saved search for "xbox series x" and it'll email you when one pops up.
#132 Simon_Belmont
Anxiouz wrote:
I had an XSX around launch, but then got a PS5 a year or two ago and have only been playing that (my son has the XSX in another room). I want to revisit my decent Xbox library and the Forza games in particular so I'm looking to get another Series console. I had an XSS at one point but I have lots of BC stuff on discs + the lower res bothered me. I see the XSX is on sale for $350 on Amazon and a few places right now. That seems like my best option as used prices appear to be in that range? I know the hardware refresh is coming out soon but since it doesn't have a disc drive I don't want it. Anyone selling an XSX? Or is $350 likely my best bet?
I've seen them as low as $249 new. I know i should've waited.
Go to slickdeals and make a saved search for "xbox series x" and it'll email you when one pops up.
19-Mar-24 4:10pm
#133 Groo
Was the SX on sale the 18th only for $350? Not seeing it, post a link if possible. My Nephew wants one.
#133 Groo
Was the SX on sale the 18th only for $350? Not seeing it, post a link if possible. My Nephew wants one.
19-Mar-24 8:16pm
#134 Anxiouz
@Groo It's on the Xbox store on Amazon and I still see it for $350:
https://www.amazon.c...
#134 Anxiouz
@Groo It's on the Xbox store on Amazon and I still see it for $350:
https://www.amazon.c...
19-Mar-24 8:54pm
#135 Groo
Anxiouz wrote:
@Groo It's on the Xbox store on Amazon and I still see it for $350:
Awesome! Thank you!
edit: The Black fooled me, that is the 1TB S.
https://www.amazon.c...
#135 Groo
Anxiouz wrote:
@Groo It's on the Xbox store on Amazon and I still see it for $350:
Awesome! Thank you!
edit: The Black fooled me, that is the 1TB S.
https://www.amazon.c...
19-Mar-24 10:32pm
#136 Anxiouz
Oh man, I'm so sorry. Yesterday this had a toggle for XSX vs XSS but now it's just XSS and a lot of redirects take me to this now. Something did change.
#136 Anxiouz
Oh man, I'm so sorry. Yesterday this had a toggle for XSX vs XSS but now it's just XSS and a lot of redirects take me to this now. Something did change.
20-Mar-24 8:04pm
#137 Groo
Got Diablo 4 in today, pop in the disc says needs an update: 16gb from Disc 69 GB from Network. Was at about 121 speed. I have 1000mbps Fiber. I checked on the Xbox said DL was at 954. Why was it so slow? And why so little from the disc? Said it was going to take over an hour. I dont remember- this from Diablo 3. I hope I get to enjoy this game, I dont have Gold etc.
#137 Groo
Got Diablo 4 in today, pop in the disc says needs an update: 16gb from Disc 69 GB from Network. Was at about 121 speed. I have 1000mbps Fiber. I checked on the Xbox said DL was at 954. Why was it so slow? And why so little from the disc? Said it was going to take over an hour. I dont remember- this from Diablo 3. I hope I get to enjoy this game, I dont have Gold etc.
20-Mar-24 8:29pm
#138 Archer
Groo wrote:
Got Diablo 4 in today, pop in the disc says needs an update: 16gb from Disc 69 GB from Network. Was at about 121 speed. I have 1000mbps Fiber. I checked on the Xbox said DL was at 954. Why was it so slow? And why so little from the disc? Said it was going to take over an hour. I dont remember- this from Diablo 3. I hope I get to enjoy this game, I dont have Gold etc.
This has been an issue with xbox since the X1. Installs from a disc that also require a download take ages.
And you can play online (the only way to play game as its online only) without gold/gpu. But you can not do any of the network stuff. You wont see other players like you normally would. You can't do world events. You can't access a certain vendor (pvp vendor) because you can't earn pvp currency. And it will bug you to purchase it every time you log into the game as well. But you can still enjoy the main story and wonder around the world doing side quests/dungeons.
#138 Archer
Groo wrote:
Got Diablo 4 in today, pop in the disc says needs an update: 16gb from Disc 69 GB from Network. Was at about 121 speed. I have 1000mbps Fiber. I checked on the Xbox said DL was at 954. Why was it so slow? And why so little from the disc? Said it was going to take over an hour. I dont remember- this from Diablo 3. I hope I get to enjoy this game, I dont have Gold etc.
This has been an issue with xbox since the X1. Installs from a disc that also require a download take ages.
And you can play online (the only way to play game as its online only) without gold/gpu. But you can not do any of the network stuff. You wont see other players like you normally would. You can't do world events. You can't access a certain vendor (pvp vendor) because you can't earn pvp currency. And it will bug you to purchase it every time you log into the game as well. But you can still enjoy the main story and wonder around the world doing side quests/dungeons.
20-Mar-24 8:56pm
#139 Feeb
Archer wrote:
Groo wrote:> Got Diablo 4 in today, pop in the disc says needs an update: 16gb from Disc 69 GB> from Network. Was at about 121 speed. I have 1000mbps Fiber. I checked on the Xbox> said DL was at 954. Why was it so slow? And why so little from the disc? Said it> was going to take over an hour. I dont remember- this from Diablo 3. I hope I get> to enjoy this game, I dont have Gold etc. This has been an issue with xbox since the X1. Installs from a disc that also require a download take ages. And you can play online (the only way to play game as its online only) without gold/gpu. But you can not do any of the network stuff. You wont see other players like you normally would. You can't do world events. You can't access a certain vendor (pvp vendor) because you can't earn pvp currency. And it will bug you to purchase it every time you log into the game as well. But you can still enjoy the main story and wonder around the world doing side quests/dungeons.
Happy bday Archster!
#139 Feeb
Archer wrote:
Groo wrote:> Got Diablo 4 in today, pop in the disc says needs an update: 16gb from Disc 69 GB> from Network. Was at about 121 speed. I have 1000mbps Fiber. I checked on the Xbox> said DL was at 954. Why was it so slow? And why so little from the disc? Said it> was going to take over an hour. I dont remember- this from Diablo 3. I hope I get> to enjoy this game, I dont have Gold etc. This has been an issue with xbox since the X1. Installs from a disc that also require a download take ages. And you can play online (the only way to play game as its online only) without gold/gpu. But you can not do any of the network stuff. You wont see other players like you normally would. You can't do world events. You can't access a certain vendor (pvp vendor) because you can't earn pvp currency. And it will bug you to purchase it every time you log into the game as well. But you can still enjoy the main story and wonder around the world doing side quests/dungeons.
Happy bday Archster!
26-Mar-24 8:41am
#141 Feeb
Series x 299.99 refurb @ woot.
This is cheapest I’ve seen them retail from CAG this year.
https://electronics....
#141 Feeb
Series x 299.99 refurb @ woot.
This is cheapest I’ve seen them retail from CAG this year.
https://electronics....
Xbox Series X/S Discussion *xbs*