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.
28-Dec-23 12:45am
#2 BucketofJustice
Get the Xbox Elite controller if you can. I love mine, and I have two of them, one for each of my consoles. I like the weight of the controller, there’s a ton of customization options, and the obvious high quality of the controller. I did have the left bumper issue on one of my controllers, but that was 3 years after I bought it, and a local retro game store fixed me right up for $40. Still recommend the controller.
#2 BucketofJustice
Get the Xbox Elite controller if you can. I love mine, and I have two of them, one for each of my consoles. I like the weight of the controller, there’s a ton of customization options, and the obvious high quality of the controller. I did have the left bumper issue on one of my controllers, but that was 3 years after I bought it, and a local retro game store fixed me right up for $40. Still recommend the controller.
28-Dec-23 7:17pm
#3 back4more
BucketofJustice wrote:
Get the Xbox Elite controller if you can. I love mine, and I have two of them, one for each of my consoles. I like the weight of the controller, there’s a ton of customization options, and the obvious high quality of the controller. I did have the left bumper issue on one of my controllers, but that was 3 years after I bought it, and a local retro game store fixed me right up for $40. Still recommend the controller.
Thanks. I did end up ordering a red Elite 2 core controller, didn't want to miss out on the $96 sake price. I'll order a third party paddle pack from Amazon.
#3 back4more
BucketofJustice wrote:
Get the Xbox Elite controller if you can. I love mine, and I have two of them, one for each of my consoles. I like the weight of the controller, there’s a ton of customization options, and the obvious high quality of the controller. I did have the left bumper issue on one of my controllers, but that was 3 years after I bought it, and a local retro game store fixed me right up for $40. Still recommend the controller.
Thanks. I did end up ordering a red Elite 2 core controller, didn't want to miss out on the $96 sake price. I'll order a third party paddle pack from Amazon.
29-Dec-23 7:16am
#5 Simon_Belmont
The Robocop game is super on sale, but only on Xbox and only as part of a the Microsoft "Countdown" promotion. Previous games from these Countdown sales made it to Gamepass days or weeks after the sale.
Is it safe to presume that Robocop will end up on Gamepass or should i jump on this deal?
Same thing with Modern Warfare III, it's the cheapest i've ever seen a new release COD game so close to its original release date. I know there's a higher probably of COD coming to Gamepass due to the Activision/Blizzard deal going into effect Jan 1st. Would Microsoft bring COD to Gamepass as a giant F YOU to Sony?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
#5 Simon_Belmont
The Robocop game is super on sale, but only on Xbox and only as part of a the Microsoft "Countdown" promotion. Previous games from these Countdown sales made it to Gamepass days or weeks after the sale.
Is it safe to presume that Robocop will end up on Gamepass or should i jump on this deal?
Same thing with Modern Warfare III, it's the cheapest i've ever seen a new release COD game so close to its original release date. I know there's a higher probably of COD coming to Gamepass due to the Activision/Blizzard deal going into effect Jan 1st. Would Microsoft bring COD to Gamepass as a giant F YOU to Sony?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
29-Dec-23 7:28am
#6 Simon_Belmont
Also, if you took advantage of having PC Game Pass ( i did, there's a couple games on there that i don't have to buy on Steam now)...you can Gift 5 of your friends a 14 day trial with a $5 Microsoft gift card.
That's a nice gesture from Microsoft
#6 Simon_Belmont
Also, if you took advantage of having PC Game Pass ( i did, there's a couple games on there that i don't have to buy on Steam now)...you can Gift 5 of your friends a 14 day trial with a $5 Microsoft gift card.
That's a nice gesture from Microsoft
29-Dec-23 12:06pm
#7 Slickriven
M$ did say that CoD and Activision games in general would not come to GP right away. We all know they'll come eventually, but when and how (all at once, over time, rolling, will any show up in the base package, etc) is yet unknown.
Activision was well known for keeping the price of new games higher and avoiding good sales for a months after release, so MW3 being on sale so soon likely is more a sign of M$ ownership and possibly a reaction to the poor reception of the very short campaign, vs a sign is coming to GP... But that's purely a speculative guess on my part.
I'm with you though on really disliking buying a game that goes on GP or is a freebie from some service before I play it.
#7 Slickriven
M$ did say that CoD and Activision games in general would not come to GP right away. We all know they'll come eventually, but when and how (all at once, over time, rolling, will any show up in the base package, etc) is yet unknown.
Activision was well known for keeping the price of new games higher and avoiding good sales for a months after release, so MW3 being on sale so soon likely is more a sign of M$ ownership and possibly a reaction to the poor reception of the very short campaign, vs a sign is coming to GP... But that's purely a speculative guess on my part.
I'm with you though on really disliking buying a game that goes on GP or is a freebie from some service before I play it.
30-Dec-23 10:47am
#8 back4more
BucketofJustice wrote:
Hell yeah. Let me know how you like it once you get it.
I love it. Why oh why did I wait so long?? Prime delivery is sucking right now so I got a set of the Scuf paddles, since that's all I could get within the 2 days (actually got them next day), and I'm trying to get used to not hitting the paddles on accident. The Scuf's are smaller and shaped different from the OEM paddles so they can be flipped and used in slots other than designed for. I'll probably use just 2 paddles for a while to adjust. So glad I got the Elite Series 2 though.
#8 back4more
BucketofJustice wrote:
Hell yeah. Let me know how you like it once you get it.
I love it. Why oh why did I wait so long?? Prime delivery is sucking right now so I got a set of the Scuf paddles, since that's all I could get within the 2 days (actually got them next day), and I'm trying to get used to not hitting the paddles on accident. The Scuf's are smaller and shaped different from the OEM paddles so they can be flipped and used in slots other than designed for. I'll probably use just 2 paddles for a while to adjust. So glad I got the Elite Series 2 though.
30-Dec-23 10:37pm
#9 BucketofJustice
I’m glad you like it. It’s probably my favorite controller of the generation, and maybe all time. There’s a couple nit picks, but really that’s all it is and they feel great to hold and use. I keep the paddles on the back but I don’t have a profile on most of the time, so it doesn’t really matter.
#9 BucketofJustice
I’m glad you like it. It’s probably my favorite controller of the generation, and maybe all time. There’s a couple nit picks, but really that’s all it is and they feel great to hold and use. I keep the paddles on the back but I don’t have a profile on most of the time, so it doesn’t really matter.
18-Jan-24 1:33pm
#10 Feeb
https://www.ign.com/...
Xbox ceo says Microsoft can now be a multiplat publisher. Not quite saying the inevitable corollary.
#10 Feeb
https://www.ign.com/...
Xbox ceo says Microsoft can now be a multiplat publisher. Not quite saying the inevitable corollary.
18-Jan-24 2:15pm
#11 benstylus
Feeb wrote:
https://www.ign.com/... Xbox ceo says Microsoft can now be a multiplat publisher. Not quite saying the inevitable corollary.
People who buy Xbox hardware from this point forward are suckers?
Or there won't be Xbox hardware from this point forward?
#11 benstylus
Feeb wrote:
https://www.ign.com/... Xbox ceo says Microsoft can now be a multiplat publisher. Not quite saying the inevitable corollary.
People who buy Xbox hardware from this point forward are suckers?
Or there won't be Xbox hardware from this point forward?
18-Jan-24 2:52pm
#12 Feeb
benstylus wrote:
Feeb wrote:> https://www.ign.com/...> > Xbox ceo says Microsoft can now be a multiplat publisher. Not quite saying the inevitable> corollary. People who buy Xbox hardware from this point forward are suckers? Or there won't be Xbox hardware from this point forward?
Yes.
#12 Feeb
benstylus wrote:
Feeb wrote:> https://www.ign.com/...> > Xbox ceo says Microsoft can now be a multiplat publisher. Not quite saying the inevitable> corollary. People who buy Xbox hardware from this point forward are suckers? Or there won't be Xbox hardware from this point forward?
Yes.
18-Jan-24 3:54pm
#13 Finn
I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon. Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better positioned as a 3rd party then 1st.
#13 Finn
I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon. Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better positioned as a 3rd party then 1st.
18-Jan-24 4:04pm
#14 Feeb
I’m not up on the details of the CoD stipulations. But I’m pretty sure there are some roadblocks to just saying “everyone pays for GP for CoD?” This is kinda the reason it met resistance. No one wants to do that.
#14 Feeb
I’m not up on the details of the CoD stipulations. But I’m pretty sure there are some roadblocks to just saying “everyone pays for GP for CoD?” This is kinda the reason it met resistance. No one wants to do that.
18-Jan-24 4:24pm
#15 Shane12m
Hmm was hoping/expecting more of an uncharted style gameplay with Indiana Jones. Definitely didn’t sell me on the game at all, but I’m not a big Indiana jones fan. Combat looked meh
#15 Shane12m
Hmm was hoping/expecting more of an uncharted style gameplay with Indiana Jones. Definitely didn’t sell me on the game at all, but I’m not a big Indiana jones fan. Combat looked meh
18-Jan-24 4:42pm
#16 benstylus
Finn wrote:
I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon. Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better positioned as a 3rd party then 1st.
Realistically, they could keep gamepass proprietary to Xbox / PC and make people buy the games on other platforms if they wanted to. MS can afford to play the very long game.
If they did that, then the future of Xbox is 100% digital starting with the next generation or possibly a mid-gen digital-only refresh. Next gen or the one after that I imagine they would be pushing hard for cloud everything too.
Gamepass on PS4 or Switch seems like it would be DOA. Right now, neither Sony or Nintendo want MS to compete against their subscription service on their own platform, so if it is ever allowed, Sony and Nintendo would be getting a significant cut of that $.
#16 benstylus
Finn wrote:
I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon. Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better positioned as a 3rd party then 1st.
Realistically, they could keep gamepass proprietary to Xbox / PC and make people buy the games on other platforms if they wanted to. MS can afford to play the very long game.
If they did that, then the future of Xbox is 100% digital starting with the next generation or possibly a mid-gen digital-only refresh. Next gen or the one after that I imagine they would be pushing hard for cloud everything too.
Gamepass on PS4 or Switch seems like it would be DOA. Right now, neither Sony or Nintendo want MS to compete against their subscription service on their own platform, so if it is ever allowed, Sony and Nintendo would be getting a significant cut of that $.
18-Jan-24 5:09pm
#18 TalonJedi87
This new Indy game looks awesome! Developed by Wolfenstein devs too. Troy Baker as Indy also.
https://youtu.be/htG...
#18 TalonJedi87
This new Indy game looks awesome! Developed by Wolfenstein devs too. Troy Baker as Indy also.
https://youtu.be/htG...
18-Jan-24 6:34pm
#19 Finn
benstylus wrote:
Finn wrote:> I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon.> Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now> that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need> to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach> GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better positioned> as a 3rd party then 1st. Realistically, they could keep gamepass proprietary to Xbox / PC and make people buy the games on other platforms if they wanted to. MS can afford to play the very long game. If they did that, then the future of Xbox is 100% digital starting with the next generation or possibly a mid-gen digital-only refresh. Next gen or the one after that I imagine they would be pushing hard for cloud everything too. Gamepass on PS4 or Switch seems like it would be DOA. Right now, neither Sony or Nintendo want MS to compete against their subscription service on their own platform, so if it is ever allowed, Sony and Nintendo would be getting a significant cut of that $.
I don't know if MS is all that keen on playing that long game though. They have lots of money sure, but how long do you want to bleed or prop up a model that is un-sustainable? I think for sure having some games come to other platforms will help open up other revenue streams... GP is great for the consumer but ultimately I don't trust it.
I think GP on other platforms would work but not like it currently is. I think for it to work on other platforms it has to offer just MS games and not other games, I think what can push Sony and MS away is if non MS first party games show up on GP then you are basically cannibalizing sales. If you just put MS games on a service and offer it at a competitive price it's a win win. Sony and Nintendo make some cash and MS has more subscribers, basically opens up another revenue stream for MS and Nintendo and Sony make money of something that otherwise would not be there.
#19 Finn
benstylus wrote:
Finn wrote:> I love it, been saying this for YEARS!! But I was brushed off as some looney toon.> Though I mentioned this before GP was even a thing, it just makes more sense now> that it is. GP to be sustainable needs to be on everything it can... You you need> to branch out and fine other sources of revenue to make up for the limited reach> GP would have. The GP model right now is NOT sustainable. I think MS is better positioned> as a 3rd party then 1st. Realistically, they could keep gamepass proprietary to Xbox / PC and make people buy the games on other platforms if they wanted to. MS can afford to play the very long game. If they did that, then the future of Xbox is 100% digital starting with the next generation or possibly a mid-gen digital-only refresh. Next gen or the one after that I imagine they would be pushing hard for cloud everything too. Gamepass on PS4 or Switch seems like it would be DOA. Right now, neither Sony or Nintendo want MS to compete against their subscription service on their own platform, so if it is ever allowed, Sony and Nintendo would be getting a significant cut of that $.
I don't know if MS is all that keen on playing that long game though. They have lots of money sure, but how long do you want to bleed or prop up a model that is un-sustainable? I think for sure having some games come to other platforms will help open up other revenue streams... GP is great for the consumer but ultimately I don't trust it.
I think GP on other platforms would work but not like it currently is. I think for it to work on other platforms it has to offer just MS games and not other games, I think what can push Sony and MS away is if non MS first party games show up on GP then you are basically cannibalizing sales. If you just put MS games on a service and offer it at a competitive price it's a win win. Sony and Nintendo make some cash and MS has more subscribers, basically opens up another revenue stream for MS and Nintendo and Sony make money of something that otherwise would not be there.
19-Jan-24 9:53am
#20 Simon_Belmont
TalonJedi87 wrote:
This new Indy game looks awesome! Developed by Wolfenstein devs too. Troy Baker as Indy also. https://youtu.be/htG...
And Todd Howard is exec producing it, the director of Wolfenstein New Order and Youngblood is behind it. I'm digging the gameplay, combat looks great.
It looks like it's 3rd person during exploration and 1st during combat, which i absolutely love, i wish more games would do this.
Its set between Raiders and Last Crusade, seeing Marcus in the trailer actually brought tears to my eyes. I love him in the series and the actor was a great man.
#20 Simon_Belmont
TalonJedi87 wrote:
This new Indy game looks awesome! Developed by Wolfenstein devs too. Troy Baker as Indy also. https://youtu.be/htG...
And Todd Howard is exec producing it, the director of Wolfenstein New Order and Youngblood is behind it. I'm digging the gameplay, combat looks great.
It looks like it's 3rd person during exploration and 1st during combat, which i absolutely love, i wish more games would do this.
Its set between Raiders and Last Crusade, seeing Marcus in the trailer actually brought tears to my eyes. I love him in the series and the actor was a great man.
19-Jan-24 9:55am
#21 Simon_Belmont
Shane12m wrote:
Hmm was hoping/expecting more of an uncharted style gameplay with Indiana Jones. Definitely didn’t sell me on the game at all, but I’m not a big Indiana jones fan. Combat looked meh
It is.
Exploration, puzzles, and interactions etc (like rope swings ) are in 3rd person like Uncharted and combat is in First Person.
"Players control Indy as they navigate through a mix of linear, story-sensitive areas and wider, exploratory landscapes. Combat can either be directly engaged with or circumvented entirely through the use of stealth mechanics, and the character's signature whip can be used as both a weapon, or as a means for traversing across obstacles, and solving various puzzles to uncover alternate paths and obscured collectibles."
#21 Simon_Belmont
Shane12m wrote:
Hmm was hoping/expecting more of an uncharted style gameplay with Indiana Jones. Definitely didn’t sell me on the game at all, but I’m not a big Indiana jones fan. Combat looked meh
It is.
Exploration, puzzles, and interactions etc (like rope swings ) are in 3rd person like Uncharted and combat is in First Person.
"Players control Indy as they navigate through a mix of linear, story-sensitive areas and wider, exploratory landscapes. Combat can either be directly engaged with or circumvented entirely through the use of stealth mechanics, and the character's signature whip can be used as both a weapon, or as a means for traversing across obstacles, and solving various puzzles to uncover alternate paths and obscured collectibles."
Xbox Series X/S Discussion *xbs*