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
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.
20-Jun-23 1:39pm
#2 Archer
The X has become my main console. My PS5 had the network card crap out shortly after going out of warranty. Ethernet is completely dead, and wifi drops constantly. Its impossible to stay connected to PSN, and while playing a game you get a million messages about the connection. And both the controller batteries are completely shot. One only lasts around 20 minutes, while the other about an hour. So instead of spending $70 per controller to replace them. And Sony telling me it could cost upwards of $150 for them to fix the console (with shipping both ways), I decided to just make a permanent jump this gen to Xbox. I'll let the PS5 sit until prices on controllers come way down.
#2 Archer
The X has become my main console. My PS5 had the network card crap out shortly after going out of warranty. Ethernet is completely dead, and wifi drops constantly. Its impossible to stay connected to PSN, and while playing a game you get a million messages about the connection. And both the controller batteries are completely shot. One only lasts around 20 minutes, while the other about an hour. So instead of spending $70 per controller to replace them. And Sony telling me it could cost upwards of $150 for them to fix the console (with shipping both ways), I decided to just make a permanent jump this gen to Xbox. I'll let the PS5 sit until prices on controllers come way down.
20-Jun-23 1:40pm
#3 Archer
Upcoming GP additions
June 22
Need for Speed Unbound (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S)
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (Console and PC)
June 27
Bramble: The Mountain King (Cloud, Console, and PC)
FIST: Forged In Shadow Torch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
June 29
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Console and PC)
July 3
Arcade Paradise (Console and PC)
July 5
Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (Console and PC)
#3 Archer
Upcoming GP additions
June 22
Need for Speed Unbound (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S)
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (Console and PC)
June 27
Bramble: The Mountain King (Cloud, Console, and PC)
FIST: Forged In Shadow Torch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
June 29
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Console and PC)
July 3
Arcade Paradise (Console and PC)
July 5
Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (Console and PC)
20-Jun-23 2:41pm
#4 Anxiouz
Has anyone played the Last Case of Benedict Fox? That looked great but I just haven't started it up yet.
#4 Anxiouz
Has anyone played the Last Case of Benedict Fox? That looked great but I just haven't started it up yet.
20-Jun-23 3:26pm
#5 SwiftJAB
The XSX is still my main console, but I've really only been playing Halo Infinite and Fall Guys with my brothers. I do some of the rewards quests to get points, but most of gaming time has gone into Tears of the Kingdom. I wish Yuzu was ported to UWP so I could emulate the Switch on the Series X. Every once in a while I'll see a video on TotK and clearly they're running on an emulator hitting 60fps and have mods making the game look much better.
As far as new games go, I've recently decided that I need to play through a good amount of my backlog before buying anything new. I sold off my Steam Deck just to discourage me from buying more PC games until I can get through what I've got on Xbox and Switch.
#5 SwiftJAB
The XSX is still my main console, but I've really only been playing Halo Infinite and Fall Guys with my brothers. I do some of the rewards quests to get points, but most of gaming time has gone into Tears of the Kingdom. I wish Yuzu was ported to UWP so I could emulate the Switch on the Series X. Every once in a while I'll see a video on TotK and clearly they're running on an emulator hitting 60fps and have mods making the game look much better.
As far as new games go, I've recently decided that I need to play through a good amount of my backlog before buying anything new. I sold off my Steam Deck just to discourage me from buying more PC games until I can get through what I've got on Xbox and Switch.
20-Jun-23 6:19pm
#7 Slickriven
Anxiouz wrote:
Has anyone played the Last Case of Benedict Fox? That looked great but I just haven't started it up yet.
I was excited about that one but heard plenty of complaints about it when it launched from meh gameplay (can't be fixed really) to bugs and such (which could be patched). I've been waiting to start it b/c of the bugs and haven't seen any updates to it yet unfortunately. So I played Tinykin and Somerville both before LCoBF and really like Tinykin, Somerville was alright.
Counter question, has anyone been playing Hi-Fi Rush? I have and it's pretty enjoyable. I'm only hitting on the beat around 60% of the time and really stink at the forced parry bits and don't really parry in battle, but the atmosphere, story and art style are solid and the music is generally great.
#7 Slickriven
Anxiouz wrote:
Has anyone played the Last Case of Benedict Fox? That looked great but I just haven't started it up yet.
I was excited about that one but heard plenty of complaints about it when it launched from meh gameplay (can't be fixed really) to bugs and such (which could be patched). I've been waiting to start it b/c of the bugs and haven't seen any updates to it yet unfortunately. So I played Tinykin and Somerville both before LCoBF and really like Tinykin, Somerville was alright.
Counter question, has anyone been playing Hi-Fi Rush? I have and it's pretty enjoyable. I'm only hitting on the beat around 60% of the time and really stink at the forced parry bits and don't really parry in battle, but the atmosphere, story and art style are solid and the music is generally great.
20-Jun-23 6:54pm
#8 Anxiouz
I really like Hi-Fi Rush but am not great at it. I lowered the difficulty so I could be less precise and that helped make it more fun. I dig the style and humor too but I'm not too far into it.
#8 Anxiouz
I really like Hi-Fi Rush but am not great at it. I lowered the difficulty so I could be less precise and that helped make it more fun. I dig the style and humor too but I'm not too far into it.
21-Jun-23 4:16am
#9 Bleed_DukeBlue
I’ve been playing Hi-Fi Rush a bit here and there. I think I’m on level 6? I like the story, but parts of the gameplay have annoyed me (particularly the part where an insta-kill heat wall chases you, and you have to use one of those partner assist moves without messing up the timing to survive). I got past that part but it killed some of my interest. I’ll play the rest eventually but over the long-term. The next Game Pass game I’ll probably check out is Exoprimal.
Slickriven wrote:
Anxiouz wrote:> Has anyone played the Last Case of Benedict Fox? That looked great but I just haven't> started it up yet. I was excited about that one but heard plenty of complaints about it when it launched from meh gameplay (can't be fixed really) to bugs and such (which could be patched). I've been waiting to start it b/c of the bugs and haven't seen any updates to it yet unfortunately. So I played Tinykin and Somerville both before LCoBF and really like Tinykin, Somerville was alright. Counter question, has anyone been playing Hi-Fi Rush? I have and it's pretty enjoyable. I'm only hitting on the beat around 60% of the time and really stink at the forced parry bits and don't really parry in battle, but the atmosphere, story and art style are solid and the music is generally great.
#9 Bleed_DukeBlue
I’ve been playing Hi-Fi Rush a bit here and there. I think I’m on level 6? I like the story, but parts of the gameplay have annoyed me (particularly the part where an insta-kill heat wall chases you, and you have to use one of those partner assist moves without messing up the timing to survive). I got past that part but it killed some of my interest. I’ll play the rest eventually but over the long-term. The next Game Pass game I’ll probably check out is Exoprimal.
Slickriven wrote:
Anxiouz wrote:> Has anyone played the Last Case of Benedict Fox? That looked great but I just haven't> started it up yet. I was excited about that one but heard plenty of complaints about it when it launched from meh gameplay (can't be fixed really) to bugs and such (which could be patched). I've been waiting to start it b/c of the bugs and haven't seen any updates to it yet unfortunately. So I played Tinykin and Somerville both before LCoBF and really like Tinykin, Somerville was alright. Counter question, has anyone been playing Hi-Fi Rush? I have and it's pretty enjoyable. I'm only hitting on the beat around 60% of the time and really stink at the forced parry bits and don't really parry in battle, but the atmosphere, story and art style are solid and the music is generally great.
21-Jun-23 1:25pm
#10 Slickriven
@Bleed_DukeBlue I think that I recently got past that same chase scene, though maybe there are more than 1. I have beat 2 main bosses for their security keys. I'm now stuck essentially at this one security area fight against a bot that will parry any of my attacks until he enters one of the forced parry sections by me. He hits like 6 times in very quick succession and after a handful of times failures such that Chai has died twice, I'm getting frustrated. Thanks to quick resume I've just paused the game and walked away twice, but it's annoying and halted my overall progress.
As for GP titles, I think I'm finally done with Horizon 5 as I've completed so much and the weekly things have become boring. So that's good, it's time to move on. I'm feeling like I want to try to get back in to Chained Echoes or Eastward next, as I started them both but didn't drive too deep yet. The soon to be released Bramble also looks cool.
#10 Slickriven
@Bleed_DukeBlue I think that I recently got past that same chase scene, though maybe there are more than 1. I have beat 2 main bosses for their security keys. I'm now stuck essentially at this one security area fight against a bot that will parry any of my attacks until he enters one of the forced parry sections by me. He hits like 6 times in very quick succession and after a handful of times failures such that Chai has died twice, I'm getting frustrated. Thanks to quick resume I've just paused the game and walked away twice, but it's annoying and halted my overall progress.
As for GP titles, I think I'm finally done with Horizon 5 as I've completed so much and the weekly things have become boring. So that's good, it's time to move on. I'm feeling like I want to try to get back in to Chained Echoes or Eastward next, as I started them both but didn't drive too deep yet. The soon to be released Bramble also looks cool.
21-Jun-23 1:37pm
#11 Archer
Anyone else play Ravenlock on GP? I really liked that one. I couldn't get into Hi-Fi though.
#11 Archer
Anyone else play Ravenlock on GP? I really liked that one. I couldn't get into Hi-Fi though.
21-Jun-23 2:55pm
#12 Archer
They just announced a price increase for GP.
Time to get 3 years now at the cheaper price if you are not stocked up already.
#12 Archer
They just announced a price increase for GP.
| Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass for Console pricing will increase starting July 6th. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will move from $14.99 per month to $16.99. The base Xbox Game Pass for Console pricing will also move from $9.99 a month up to $10.99. Microsoft is not changing PC Game Pass pricing, though. If you’re an existing Game Pass monthly subscriber, then these new recurring prices won’t take effect until August 13th. New Xbox Game Pass members will see the new prices immediately on July 6th. If you’re subscribed to Xbox Game Pass through a yearly code, the new pricing won’t take effect until you go to renew your subscription. |
Time to get 3 years now at the cheaper price if you are not stocked up already.
21-Jun-23 3:59pm
#13 SwiftJAB
I wonder if they'll change the point cost of auto redeem on Xbox Rewards
#13 SwiftJAB
I wonder if they'll change the point cost of auto redeem on Xbox Rewards
21-Jun-23 4:23pm
#14 TalonJedi87
Was just reading this article too. I think a price increase is long overdue given the amount of titles in there and ongoing new releases dropping day one. It’s not too bad though increasing only a couple of dollars a month.
#14 TalonJedi87
Was just reading this article too. I think a price increase is long overdue given the amount of titles in there and ongoing new releases dropping day one. It’s not too bad though increasing only a couple of dollars a month.
21-Jun-23 4:48pm
#15 Archer
SwiftJAB wrote:
I wonder if they'll change the point cost of auto redeem on Xbox Rewards
I'm sure they will. But I'd imagine not until the September redemption.
#15 Archer
SwiftJAB wrote:
I wonder if they'll change the point cost of auto redeem on Xbox Rewards
I'm sure they will. But I'd imagine not until the September redemption.
21-Jun-23 4:51pm
#16 Slickriven
It's interesting that they raised the price now, since I just saw headlines that they wouldn't raise it after the Activision-Blizzard acquisition, regardless of if that got approved or not. Oh well, for the price, it's still a solid deal, even if the game selection has tailed off the last 6-10 months, but I think that less a case of bad GP, but less top notch games to even add, especially newer releases.
#16 Slickriven
It's interesting that they raised the price now, since I just saw headlines that they wouldn't raise it after the Activision-Blizzard acquisition, regardless of if that got approved or not. Oh well, for the price, it's still a solid deal, even if the game selection has tailed off the last 6-10 months, but I think that less a case of bad GP, but less top notch games to even add, especially newer releases.
21-Jun-23 4:56pm
#17 Archer
I just realized this puts a year of GPU over $200. I wonder if Sony will raise the price of PS+ Premium now? As that is only $120 a year. Which was $50 less than GPU before. Now its $80.
#17 Archer
I just realized this puts a year of GPU over $200. I wonder if Sony will raise the price of PS+ Premium now? As that is only $120 a year. Which was $50 less than GPU before. Now its $80.
21-Jun-23 4:57pm
#18 Kommie
Honestly, I have both PS+ and GamePass. I've barely used them so to me, it's not worth it.
#18 Kommie
Honestly, I have both PS+ and GamePass. I've barely used them so to me, it's not worth it.
21-Jun-23 4:59pm
#19 PizzaTheHutt
I hope they wouldn't raise PS+ Premium. They're not giving us the latest new releases the way GamePass does. I feel it's just barely worth the price as it currently is.
#19 PizzaTheHutt
I hope they wouldn't raise PS+ Premium. They're not giving us the latest new releases the way GamePass does. I feel it's just barely worth the price as it currently is.
21-Jun-23 5:05pm
#20 Slickriven
RE: Hi-Fi Rush - Well I got past that Samurai bot where you have to parry like 6+ times to beat him, I even got him on the first try this play session. Then I progressed and faced a 2nd instance of that bot and got the parry right on the first or maybe second time. But some of the lasers that do the same thing nearly killed me. Also had 2 interactive things where you need to hit like 8+ buttons in a QTE and wow did I stink at those... but at least you can keep trying without other negatives like losing health, because after all of that progress I faced a 3rd Samurai bot with his 6+ parries required and by failing to parry, he killed me... So I took a break.
Thank goodness for Quick Resume as I really like quick pick/put down games/sessions like that. So I put in 20-30 mins and feel like I made some progress by triggering 2 of 3 nodes that I need to 'fix' - not major progress, but it's something.
I do enjoy the music, quirky story and bright vibrant graphics, but I'm bad with beat timing even though I can tap my foot in sequence. I get too engaged I guess and tend towards more button mashing vs. keeping rhythm, eh I will stick with it but will curse those parry and QTE sections every time.
#20 Slickriven
RE: Hi-Fi Rush - Well I got past that Samurai bot where you have to parry like 6+ times to beat him, I even got him on the first try this play session. Then I progressed and faced a 2nd instance of that bot and got the parry right on the first or maybe second time. But some of the lasers that do the same thing nearly killed me. Also had 2 interactive things where you need to hit like 8+ buttons in a QTE and wow did I stink at those... but at least you can keep trying without other negatives like losing health, because after all of that progress I faced a 3rd Samurai bot with his 6+ parries required and by failing to parry, he killed me... So I took a break.
Thank goodness for Quick Resume as I really like quick pick/put down games/sessions like that. So I put in 20-30 mins and feel like I made some progress by triggering 2 of 3 nodes that I need to 'fix' - not major progress, but it's something.
I do enjoy the music, quirky story and bright vibrant graphics, but I'm bad with beat timing even though I can tap my foot in sequence. I get too engaged I guess and tend towards more button mashing vs. keeping rhythm, eh I will stick with it but will curse those parry and QTE sections every time.
21-Jun-23 5:21pm
#21 Slickriven
GP has been great for me as I got around 2.5 years with the first $1 Gold to GP conversion 'trick' and then used that again for 3 full years with the trick costing $15 the 2nd time.
Since I signed up at some point in '19 I've beat ~85 games via the service, with most being on the XSX, but with my X1X still hooked up on a different TV I beat a fair amount on there too, plus a dozen or so for the
, 
and PC.
I've also played a decent amount of others that by trying out I learned I disliked and dropped, plus many that I have an active save in and simply haven't completed yet.
That said, if the Gold to GP trick isn't available when I need it again, I may not keep paying for it, not at $17/month. The unknown timed access to non-M$ internal titles has left me prioritizing those and largely ignoring M$-GP games, but also my sizable owned collection of digital games on the platform. So if I stop paying for it, I could refocus more on the games I already purchased and have neglected. And heck other systems that get less attention as well.
#21 Slickriven
GP has been great for me as I got around 2.5 years with the first $1 Gold to GP conversion 'trick' and then used that again for 3 full years with the trick costing $15 the 2nd time.
Since I signed up at some point in '19 I've beat ~85 games via the service, with most being on the XSX, but with my X1X still hooked up on a different TV I beat a fair amount on there too, plus a dozen or so for the
, and PC.I've also played a decent amount of others that by trying out I learned I disliked and dropped, plus many that I have an active save in and simply haven't completed yet.
That said, if the Gold to GP trick isn't available when I need it again, I may not keep paying for it, not at $17/month. The unknown timed access to non-M$ internal titles has left me prioritizing those and largely ignoring M$-GP games, but also my sizable owned collection of digital games on the platform. So if I stop paying for it, I could refocus more on the games I already purchased and have neglected. And heck other systems that get less attention as well.
Xbox Series X/S Discussion *xbs*